Consumers' Research, the independent educational group and organiser of a recent blockchain workshop at Bretton Woods, has published a new white paper on blockchain technology.

This paper sets out to identify the opportunities presented by the technology, the challenges present today and potential solutions to those concerns.

Yet the report often invokes the possible advantages of transacting in digital currencies like bitcoin. Joe Colangelo, executive director for Consumers’ Research, writes in the preface to the report:

Colangelo goes on to write that the paper aims educate those unfamiliar with the technology and inform members of the bitcoin community of potential hurdles that may impede their ability to effect change.

Overall, the report is pitched as a vehicle for grasping the technology in what could be a key year for bitcoin and the blockchain.

Read more : http://www.coindesk.com/bretton-woods-bitcoin-white-paper-consumers-research/

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State legislators have introduced a bill that would make digital currencies, like bitcoin, equal to the U.S. dollar in bank transactions.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1SAOS9G) that the bill brought by a bipartisan group of lawmakers would amend the Wyoming Money Transmitter Act to allow digital currencies to be a permissive investment.

Currently, businesses that deal in monetary transactions need to have an equal amount of both bitcoins and U.S. dollars in reserve when doing business in bitcoins.

Under the legislation, those businesses would only need to have bitcoins in reserve in those cases.

The bill's main sponsor, Republican Rep. Tyler Lindholm of Sundance, says the legislation aims to "level the playing field" for bitcoin and other digital currencies.

http://trib.com/news/state-and-local/legislation-looks-to-ease-bitcoin-transactions-in-wyoming/article_9c88cf0e-e518-5839-a46f-52386ea37cf6.html

PwC just announced the launching of a Blockchain Team in Belfast. Here's what we know so far.

It seems the corporate and government related adoption of blockchain technology is picking up pace. Over the last couple of days we’ve seen China announce its intentions to introduce a block chain based digital currency for mainstream adoption and Australian banks initiate blockchain tech hubs in Hong Kong with plans to do the same in London next quarter. We’ve also seen German banks predict that cash will be redundant as soon as ten years from now. It seems as if – after a long period of uncertainty – these institutions are finally realizing that the future of domestic and international finance is just around the corner, and that blockchain technology could very well be the foundation of this future. In turn, they are scrambling to understand its underlying mechanism and potential applications.

Today we got word of yet another household name financial services company venturing into blockchain tech. The company is PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). For those not familiar with the company, PwC is a global organization that employs more than 200,000 people across primarily the US, Europe and Asia. It generated a little over $35 billion revenues last year. It is considered one of the big four accounting firms in the world, is the sixth largest private company in the US, and is the go-to audit entity for 35% of the fortune 100, attracting more than 43% of Fortune 100 audit expense dollars last year. And now, its turned is attention to the blockchain.

So what do we know so far? Well, as yet, not much. The little we do know, however, is enough to get us excited. Here goes. PwC has started to put together what it calls its blockchain team. The team will be located in Belfast, UK, and PwC expects to expand its 15 core staff to more than 40 before the end of this year. The teams remit will be to investigate potential blockchain applications for PwC’s clients, as well as to improve general understanding of the technology across the financial sector.

Here’s a couple of quotes from the big names associated with the move.

Steve Davies, PwC partner and EMEA FinTech Leader, said:


http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/01/22/pwc-announces-entry-into-bitcoin-and-blockchain/

Bitcoin price declined today without printing a new low. It may only be the first wave of decline towards a Classic(TM) induced low but, ultimately, we know that Core development has a mid-year block-reward halving rally in store.


Bitcoin price has entered bearish chart territory and only a surpise reversal could see price recover the current downturn. With no need to predict price’s next mood, let’s wait for a decisive signal up or down.


Disclaimer

The writer trades Bitcoin. Trade and Investment is risky. CCN.LA accepts no liability for losses incurred as a result of anything written in this Bitcoin price analysis report.



read more: https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/classic-bitcoin-price-not-happy-about-classictm/

I just don't think this will work. I think it's a laudable idea -- produce less intrusive ads, displayed in a standard manner that don't include bothersome AUTO-START VIDEOS (the WORST content/traffic offenders!) and don't allow intrusive pop-ups. That said, you have to get current advertisers and sites to ALLOW your browser! What if they detect and BLOCK your browser altogether, due to the fact that you block standard advertising? Then you will have a useless paperweight.  Bottom line: Content is FREE on most sites precisely BECAUSE of ADs. If you start holding hostage the people who already PAY for normal ads, then you won't have very many content producers willing to use your service or allow your product. That said, current advertising, though absolutely necessary for us to have the content that we have, is overly-draining on IT resources, overly-intrusive and incredibly annoying --- especially AUTO-PLAYING VIDEO!!!!

The World Economic Forum discussion on financial services at Davos in Switzerland this week centered around popular financial technology, including Bitcoin and the blockchain.

While some of the Davos elite believed such intense focus on the emerging technology is premature, others believe the sector is swiftly growing and should be a consideration in the wake of the financial crisis which engulfed Davos discussions in prior years. Despite increased emphasis on rising payment technologies, the general feel for the global economy remained neutral to optimistic.

said Andrea Orcel, president of UBS investment bank.

says Mr Orcel.

...



https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/davos-elites-talk-bitcoin/

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There's no denying the Bitcoin block size will need to be increased, as even the Chinese mining pools are in agreement with that statement. Whether this will happen through a hard fork or soft fork, remains to be seen, though.

The ongoing Bitcoin block size debate is causing a fair bit of controversy and concern within and outside of the Bitcoin community. Even though everybody wants to see an overwhelming consensus support for either Bitcoin Core or Bitcoin Classic, a lot of the “voting power” lies with the Chinese mining pools. Whereas a few people misinterpreted support for Bitcoin Classic by F2Pool and HaoBTC, it turns out the final verdict still far away.

Similar to just about any Bitcoin community member, all of the mining pools powering the digital currency ecosystem would love nothing more than to see a clear path of development. The Bitcoin block size debate has been going on for several months now, and it has taken far too long to come to a proper consensus regarding this matter.

Things only become even more worrying when certain individuals paraphrase certain statements by a Chinese mining pool operator. F2Pool, which controls roughly 25% of the entire Bitcoin network hashpower, welcomed the options proposed by Bitcoin Classic developers. But at the same time, a few people saw this as a vote of confidence for that particular Bitcoin proposal, and how F2Pool would support Bitcoin Classic when push came to shove.

Nothing could be further from the truth, however, as F2Pool never openly indicated their support for Bitcoin Classic. Trouble start on Reddit when a post by F2Pool operators was looked upon as a way to enforce Bitcoin Classic upon the people mining there.Furthermore, that message clearly stated how the mining pool “welcomed” the Bitcoin Classic solution, but never mentioned how they will be actively supporting it.

The list of Bitcoin Classic supporters has grown quite long and includes Antpool, HaoBTC, Genesis Mining, Bitfury, and various other mining companies. However, most of the big mining pools are either in favor of Bitcoin Core or remain on the fence until we get closer to reaching a decision.

It is in the best interest of every Bitcoin mining pool out there to keep an open mind towards both Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Classic. Even though history is not favorable towards solutions that are not Bitcoin Core, it is ultimately up to the entire community to determine which solution has their preference. No one is knocking down the efforts by either project, as they both have their merits. If only all of that development work were put into one solution everybody could agree upon; things would look far better by now.

Read more : http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/01/22/f2pool-welcomes-bitcoin-classic-hard-forking-solution-but-does-not-actively-support-it/

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Politics is the problem, there's a reason Governments tax INCOME, and not WEALTH(it's how you prevent social-mobility).

That seemingly little-factor is how the wealthy, have an exponentially growing fortune, and how people that merely work-hard are paying too much tax to grow their own wealth in any substantial form.

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Limited has announced that it is building a blockchain as a replacement for its current platform for clearing and settlement of trades.

In an announcement today by Australia’s biggest stock exchange, the ASX has confirmed that it is developing a private blockchain with US-based firm Digital Asset as a post-trade solution for the Australian equity market.

The announcement also revealed that the ASX paid AUD $14.9 million for a 5% equity interest in Digital Asset Holdings (DAH), a fee that will also fund an initial phase of development of the private distributed ledger solution. Furthermore, the deal also includes the ASX for a warrant that will allow the Australian exchange to purchase further equity from DAH and appoint a director to the board of the blockchain startup.

Elmer Funke Kupper, managing director and CEO of ASX spoke about the need for new innovation in post-trade systems. If embraced, Australia would lead the way in adopting blockchain technology for large stock exchanges. He stated:

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/australian-stock-exchange-confirms-upcoming-blockchain-for-settlements/

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