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🍂 🍂 November 15, 2017 🍂 🍂 "The differences between a tart, a pie and a quiche are a blur." –  Yotam Ottolenghi Got this from a friend? SUBSCRIBE HERE THE FEATURE Turning Tide? Bitcoin Tops $7,000 As Price Pushes Up What a difference a day makes… After a period of uproar and disarray, the cryptocurrency markets appear to be tuning back in to their regular programming. Bitcoin is pushing higher, testing the waters above a $7,000 price figure. Bitcoin cash, once ascendant, is relatively flat on the day, but still trading at a healthy $1,200. Indeed, it seems that things are once again settling into an established order. Still, this weekend's drama aside, it's perhaps impressive just how normal these outsized numbers have become. While it can be tempting to worry about the trees, so to speak, the fact remains, the forest boasts an impressive view as well. Combined, $150 billion is now invested in both versions of bitcoin. Sure, even as the end of year approaches, there's unlikely to be a revival of holiday spirit amidst the camps. That said, those involved in the vitriol would do well to step back. Quiet days like today serve to show just how big the change wrought by 2017 has been. Read the whole story Tweet Share ⭐ COINDESK SPONSOR ⭐ Let the Experts Grow Your Blockchain Investments What if you had a full-time team of proven crypto investors and technologists to grow your blockchain investments? Protos uses active trading strategies to generate returns from price fluctuations and opportunities to provide liquidity. The team has deep knowledge of crypto technology, tooling, and markets.  Learn more! Wait, there's more: You Want Democracy? Try a Hard Fork The mere option of forking not only empowers cryptocurrency users when they leave a project, but also when they stay, writes Taylor Pearson. Code Name Babylon: Cobalt Is Spinning Off a New Blockchain Subsidiary Distributed ledger startup Cobalt is seeking to spin off part of its technology in a bid to win ground in a wider variety of enterprise use cases. Turning Tide? Bitcoin Tops $7,000 As Price Pushes Up Analysis of the bitcoin price charts suggests the tide is slowly turning in favor of the bulls, although $7,000 could be a stumbling block. Square's Cash App Pilots Bitcoin Buying and Selling Some users of Square's Cash App have quietly been given the option to buy or sell bitcoin within their accounts, according to reports. SecureKey Taps IBM Blockchain for Digital Identity System Launch Canadian startup SecureKey has revealed it will soon launch an ID verification system built with IBM Blockchain. Shitshow to Success? Bitcoin Gold's Launch Has Been Anything But Smooth Following user confusion and controversy, many in the bitcoin gold community, including developers, think the new cryptocurrency is running smoothly. Blockchain Advocacy Group Launched in Wyoming The Wyoming Blockchain Coalition launched on Tuesday, aiming to boost adoption of the technology in the Equality State. UK Hedge Fund Man Group Mulls Bitcoin Futures Offering British hedge fund Man Group's CEO Luke Ellis told Reuters Tuesday that the company would add bitcoin to its investment portfolio. Singapore's Central Bank Outlines When ICOs Are and Aren't Securities Singapore Central Bank issued guide to digital token offerings providing general guidance on the application of securities laws administered by MAS. Bitcoin Bulletproofed: Wuille, Maxwell and More Propose Scalable Privacy Tech A paper outlining "Bulletproofs" contends to cut the down the size of confidential transactions, a long-anticipated privacy technology for bitcoin. UK Finance Regulator Warns Against Cryptocurrency Derivatives The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority warned against investing in cryptocurrency-based contracts in a post published Tuesday. Morgan Stanley Predicts 2018 Plunge in GPU Mining Sales Cryptominers will likely purchase fewer graphics cards in 2018 as ethereum's hard forks make mining a less profitable exercise. Top SEC Accountant Wants Auditor Eyes on Crypto The SEC's chief accountant is taking distributed ledger technology seriously, exhorting other accountants to do the same. Russian Central Bank Official: ICOs Have 'Huge Potential' A senior official at Russia's central bank said earlier today that he believes initial coin offerings could drive funding opportunities for startups. Go to CoinDesk  BTC: $7,224.36 +11.12% ETH: $336.50 +2.61% @8:30 EST - More price details 👋 CoinDesk is Hiring 👋 Come join our great team here in New York City! Copyright © 2017 CoinDesk, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk 636 Avenue of the Americas New York City, NY 10011 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list