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Hello Steemians here are today's crypto stories in the mass media. Innovation! Regulation! FUD! Today's news has it all:
Google bans crypto advertising
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Joining Facebook in banning advertisements. I wonder which banks paid them to do this? Legitimate companies are not permitted to advertise ICO's, trading advice or even wallets. Google wonders why people hate them. Looks like it may be time I dump Gmail. I don't think I have ever bought anything from a Google sidebar ad in my life anyway.
Bitcoin "tanking" after Google news
Todays FUD. It fell below 8000. I remember buying Bitcoin when it was 500 dollars. It's all relative. These stories always appear, it's the end of crypto etc. and a they bounce back soon after. Crypto isn't going away. One week Bitcoin graph:
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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/14/bitcoin-falls-below-9000-after-google-bans-cryptocurrency-ads.html
Coinbase adds crypto tax calculator
Image source: smartereum.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/tax-on-bitcoin-810x608.jpg
It is going to be a nightmare to report this stuff with Steem. Its not like buying Bitcoin and selling it 3 months later for a profit. I make a dozen transactions a day, buy, sell, convert. A nightmare. Great help for average crypto traders though, if they report it.
https://www.investopedia.com/news/coinbase-introduces-cryptocurrency-tax-calculator/
Company develops a stock ticker type of software for crypto
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I actually kind of think this is cool. Better than hitting refresh on Coinmarketcap. I think it makes us look more legit too. It's probably not something I would spend a bunch of cash on myself, but business with a crypto scene, or even just where they accept crypto could benefit for sure.
Today's mining malware story
image source: cryptomarketo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/bitcoin-miners-e1501159320776.jpg
The media is really latching on to this. Evil criminal masterminds are making Monero with your computing power! 8 million "attacks" a week versus almost zero last summer. I guess those anti virus guys need to get on this. But the article again tries to pimp the idea of regulating mining, which isn't going to be easy, and maybe impossible.
Congressional hearings into crypto in the USA
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The debate is still if crypto needs specific regulation or if existing regulations should just apply to them.
What about no regulations? Why does the government need to regulate everything? I can speculate on all sorts of things with no regulations, why are digital coins different than me buying a painting and speculating the artist is going to make it big and I can sell it for a million? I don't understand why people can't just take the risk on investments themselves? Why do we need the nanny state to regulate everything?
Article on why Neo is awesome
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I like this one, Neo is cool and should get more love. This article mentions Neo is concentrating on being regulation compliant. This could be big as regulation is probably coming. Great for smart contacts. It also stresses Neo could be the coin of China, and with a population like that, it's a pretty sweet market. There is a lot of good info about why Neo rocks, you should read it. Do you own Neo? Let me know in the comments!