| | NOVEMBER 23rd, 2016
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
– Cicero
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Who is the most influential person in blockchain in 2016?
There is no shortage of candidates, from leaders of large enterprise initiatives to founders of new startups. Perhaps it’s a developer, researcher, regulator, speaker or investor… Or could it be a mysterious character, such as The DAO hacker or Satoshi Nakamoto?
We’d like to know what you think. Please take a couple of seconds to send us your vote using our form. By all means write in other names if the person you think most deserves the title is not on our list. We’re collecting results until December 10th, after which we will publish the winner. (Click here to go to the form.)
Wait, there's more:
· Another exit? Morgan Stanley is planning to leave the R3 blockchain consortium, according to reports. This follows the departures of Goldman Sachs and Banco Santander. Read more.
· Full steam ahead. Steem’s ecosystem is gathering strength, as evidenced by the recent celebration in Amsterdam of Steemfest, a pilot gathering of community participants. Over 200 attendees came from 35 countries – only 25% of them were developers, which indicates broad non-tech support. Read more.
· Bitcoin regulation in Africa. Uganda has quietly begun moving to regulate bitcoin. A meeting in July that included the Bank of Uganda, a UN criminal justice organization and legal experts has created a think tank and drafted a framework for future discussions. Read more.
· Token investment. Just months after his release from prison, early bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem is launching a new venture. Intellisys Capital will issue tokens representing blockchain-based shares in a private equity investment portfolio. Instead of bitcoin, it will run on ethereum. Read more.
· Milestone achieved. Blockchain has activated over 10 million wallets, indicating a growth of more than 3x in 20 months. 600,000 were added in the past month alone, largely as a result of the US presidential election, Brexit and the devaluation of the Chinese yuan. Read more.
· Extended battle. The first major court date in the IRS bid to access Coinbase’s records won't take place until mid-February. Meanwhile, Coinbase has said that it will fight the petition. Read more.
· Strengthen defenses. Ethereum’s latest hard fork activated yesterday, with minimal disruption so far. The upgrade creates a way to “debloat” the blockchain, and should make it harder to attack. Read more.
· Caution. Regulators in Belize and the Seychelles have issued a warning about Xmaxbit, which claims to be a cryptocurrency and mining service, asserting that the regulation certificate posted on their website is fake. Read more.
As the US team heads off to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends, we won’t be publishing a daily newsletter tomorrow or Friday. However, you'll no doubt be glad to hear that our weekly will be out on Sunday as usual. (If you don’t subscribe to our weekly, you can do so here.)
On behalf of all of us here at CoinDesk, Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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