Bitcoin and Blockchain News Jan 25, 2016

Bitcoin and the Politics of Non-Political Money -  Following the increasingly heated war of words in the block-size debate, as well as the high-profile exit of Mike Hearn, the Cato Institute's Jim Harper discusses how bitcoin needs level-headedness from its community members to survive as a non-political digital currency. Jim Harper / Jan 25, 2016 10:06 am 5 Must-Read Excerpts from the UK Government's Blockchain Report -  A new report on blockchain and distributed ledger tech from the UK's chief scientific adviser has made what are being considered broad and insightful recommendations to the government. In this article, CoinDesk examines five of its most potentially impactful suggestions. Daniel Palmer / Jan 24, 2016 03:17 pm Read More Bitcoin News → Consensus 2016 Registration Now Open We are hosting Consensus 2016 on May 2-4 in New York City in collaboration with DCG and Coin Center. We've already confirmed several speakers and registration is now open. Industry Press Releases 25 Jan - Diginomics Releases Premium Bitcoin Economics Course 21 Jan - BTL Announces Launch of Its Blockchain Remittance Platform (Interbit) at BC Tech Summit 18 Jan - OBITS Positions for Bright Future with OpenLedger on BTS 2.0 Read More Press Releases →   Share this email Copyright © 2016 CoinDesk Ltd, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk Ltd Treviot House 186-192 High Road Ilford, Essex IG1 1LR United Kingdom Add us to your address book view in browser / unsubscribe / update subscription Advertise on CoinDesk