Coinbase Gets Summons From IRS

Coinbase dominated the news as the IRS issued a summons for all user information from 2013 to 2015.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-21/largest-us-bitcoin-exchange-extremely-concerned-irs-crackdown-targeting-its-users

http://www.coindesk.com/irs-coinbase-bitcoin-records-could-take-months/

http://coinjournal.net/controversial-irs-request-coinbase-highlights-need-updated-tax-guidelines/

Bitcoin Spam Attacks Delays A Large Amount Of Transactions.

Many bitcoin transactions remained in an unconfirmed state due to what appears to be a spamming attack. The spamming attack caused delays that lasted up to 24 hours or more in some instances.

http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/11/23/spamming-continues-on-bitcoin-network-delays-transactions/

Big Names Begin To Withdraw from R3 AKA R3CEV

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Santander all reported to withdraw from R3CEV or R3 blockchain consortium.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/santander-abandons-r3-blockchain-consortium-following-goldman-sachs-exit-1592865

http://www.coindesk.com/morgan-stanley-r3cev-blockchain-consortium/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/big-banks-scrambled-to-jump-on-r3-will-they-scramble-to-get-out-now

Ethereum Forks Again!

Ethereum continues to fork. How does this project stay so relevant?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-hard-fork-no-4-has-arrived-as-dos-attacks-intensify

http://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-forks-again-so-far-so-good/

http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/11/25/ethereum-geth-update-available/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/has-ethereum-just-forked-by-accident-some-transactions-may-disappear

Charlie Shrem , Back In The Crypto Game With New Company.

Charlie Shrem and Jason Granger launch Intellisys Capital. Intellisys will issue tokens issued on the Ethereum blockchain that will represent shares in various businesses.

http://bitcoinist.com/shrem-joins-ico-craze-intellisys/

http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-charlie-shrem-launch-intellisys-capital/

Factom Receives Grant From Gates Foundation.

Factom recieves grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for blockchain based medical records project.

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/gates-foundation-gives-factom-grant-deploy-blockchain-medical-records

Other mentions :

OKcash turned 2 years old this week. The Dood gets interview with OKtoshi, lead dev of OKcash and ROKOS.

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