@Bttzed03. I am not implying, we have to see that it is very clear that those blockchain patents might be an attack on the cryptospace. Many of them will be patent trolls that would stop innovation and many of those patents might also be used to control development. Is that not an attack?

@wozzek23. Do not be brainwashed by mainstream media. We in the cryptospace are here for a reason hehehehe.

They can try to impeach Trump again if that was real. Also, many Democrats that said it have withdrawn their statements and do not say it anymore.

In any case, whatever their real motivation to nominate Joe Biden as the Democrats' candidate, I reckon they removed the only person on the list that wanted real change. Bernie Sanders.

@malevolent. It might also not be good for innovation. The most blockchain patents filed lately was also from Chinese companies Tencent and Alibaba. I reckon for the intention of patent trolling.

@exstasie. I showed that picture to express how I feel on what Dan Morehead has said hehehe. He might be correct about the stock market, however, he might be wrong on bitcoin. Investors might be conservative and invest in safe bluechip stocks first before volatile speculative investments similar to bitcoin.

What is wrong with poorly_timed_legolas? I remembered that he was a very loyal and passionate Aeon holder before. He did not approve of our new roadmap on Asics?

The Chinese attack is arriving hehehe. We are already witnessing the beginning of its occurrence with Changpeng Zhao and Justin Sun's purchases of popular websites, exchanges and blockchain businesses.

In any case, did anyone pay for theblock subscription? Share the paid analysis please hehehe. Thank you.



Tencent and its affiliates filed for 718 blockchain patents out of a total of over 5,800, while Alibaba Group filed 470. Together, they accounted for over 20% of the total.

Tencent and Alibaba were followed by WeBank, Ruize Technology, and Ant Financial, in that particular order - and all these three companies are also based in China.

Overall, about 63% of firms with over 20 blockchain patent filings are based in China. The U.S. follows next. It is worth noting that while 2019 saw over 5,800 patent applications, only 3% of them were granted in the same year.

Source https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/61547/chinese-tech-giants-tencent-alibaba-filed-for-the-most-blockchain-patents-last-year

It appears that Changpeng Zhao might grab more available cryptocoin businesses after coinmarketcap.com hehehe. I speculate that his next purchase might be a small exchange that holds a popular brand. Bittex?



According to a report from local news media South China Morning Post, the virtual asset market in Asia, which is currently fragmented, draws further regulatory scrutiny.

Purportedly, this would increase mergers and acquisitions in the field, and their numbers are already going up. While the number of M&A deals fell 40 percent to 114 and the US accounts for half of them, Asia’s share increased to 22% from 14%. The acquisition of the popular data monitoring resource CoinMarketCap by Binance added up to the list.

“In Asia, we are interested in exchanges that have existing banking relationships, which enable them to accept trading in local fiat currencies,” commented CZ.

Moreover, the executive also expects that there will be a consolidation as the higher regulatory requirements will make it more challenging for smaller exchanges to survive.

Read in full https://cryptopotato.com/cryptocurrency-operators-in-china-to-team-up-as-regulations-tighten-binances-cz-says/

I am happy about his optimism. However, similar to other speculative investments, bitcoin also abides by a similar level of uncertainty like the stock market, does it not?

The level for bitcoin might also be higher.



Pantera Capital co-founder and chief executive Dan Morehead says he believes Bitcoin will explode in a matter of months.

In a new episode of What Bitcoin Did, Morehead says he expects central banks to steadily debase fiat currencies in response to the coronavirus crisis, leaving investors to seek alternative assets with a fixed monetary supply. The Pantera Capital CEO describes the devaluation of the UK pound sterling as an example.

Meanwhile, Morehead expects the stock market to struggle big time. He says that an immediate V-shaped recovery many are hoping for is not going to happen.

“I think this is the most complicated and really crazy environment that I’ve ever experienced. There’s so much uncertainty. The only thing that I’m certain of is it’s not going to be a V-shaped recovery.”

Read in full https://dailyhodl.com/2020/04/12/pantera-ceo-says-bitcoin-btc-will-explode-in-three-to-nine-months-warns-equities-wont-see-v-shaped-recovery/

The article also mentioned that Binance Singapore froze customer's accounts because it does not tolerate transactions that are directly and indirectly associated with businesses that offer gambling, darknet and mixing services.

I reckon those 3 are bitcoin's biggest use cases hehehe.



Samourai Wallet’s Whirlpool has seen a notable increase in user activity during 2020 so far.

While Whirlpool saw a retraction in user activity at the end of 2019 after posting a record of 303.55 BTC in volume during October, each month of Q1 2020 set consecutive records for the number of Bitcoin’s mixed on the platform

In January, a new record of 356.65 BTC was set, followed by 529.05 BTC in trade during February, and 1,523.45 BTC in March.

April appears on-course to set yet another record for the service — with 1,020.80 BTC or 67% of March’s total having been mixed just 11 days into the month.

Read in full https://cointelegraph.com/news/coin-mixers-record-breaking-month-proves-bitcoin-users-want-anonymity

@smooth. Someone mentioned this on the aeon subreddit.

original emission curve was scrapped and restarted, and aeon is now at the end of total coins to be emitted.... forever....

Scrapped and restarted? I do not know anything about this. Can you give an explaination on what occured?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Aeon/comments/f8fiml/what_is_the_future_of_aeonfunding/

@TalkStar. Trump as the Russian agent theory is fake news created by the Democrats and it remains to be unproven.

In any case, my speculation. Hillary will become the running mate of the senile Joe Biden. Biden will not finish his term and America will witness its first female president.

Are they dumping bitcoins?

This might not be a coincidence hehehe. She was also accused of dumping stocks after receiving infomation from a private hearing of a government health commitee.

Is she dumping their holdings because they know something or is she preparing to pay for lawyers fees hehehe?



Following major accusations of insider stock trading during the coronavirus-induced market crash, Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), the former CEO of Bakkt, is liquidating her holdings along with her husband.
In an April 8 tweet, Loeffler said that she and her husband Jeffrey Sprecher, CEO of ICE, which is the company that owns Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts regulator Bakkt, are liquidating their holdings in managed accounts to focus on tackling the coronavirus situation.

The former CEO of Bakkt has also published an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, emphasizing that her action is not caused by Senate requirements but rather a strong commitment to defeat the coronavirus.

Read in full https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-bakkt-ceo-to-sell-all-holdings-after-insider-trading-accusations

@Lucius. I did not quote my own post. It was hv_. I quoted him with my post quoted, however. Edited hehehe.

@stompix. Bisq is closer to the definition of decentralized than the scam decentralized exchanges created on Ethereum. It was mentioned one of them would begin asking for KYC hehehe.

@Febo. Did you see the pump and support by the whale? It might be the americanpegasus. She might be back with her money from driving on Uber hehehehe.

@bigslimvdub. It might not be a random pump. The whale is buying up to now and supporting the price hehe.

In any case, do we have a hardfork about to occur? Also, where can we find some data on Aeon's hashrate?

I disagree. Obama was not very popular among the people because he did not do the expected job during his terms. Hillary was only the sour icing on the cake.

Why did Trump win the independent votes and some of the blue states? The people were disappointed, I reckon.

In any case, let us wait for the announcement of Joe Biden's running mate and understand why he was chosen hehehehe. Hillary?

@eaLiTy. Dana might be doing it for the money, however, I reckon that it might not be money to make for himself. It would be for the fighters, the staff and the UFC as a company. He is company president, it is his responsibility.

Also, it will be ramadan. I speculate El Cucuy's next fight might be Conor for interim champion.

I shake my head on why this news article was ignored by everyone. Factom is one of the first ICOs created on 2014. This should be a lesson that some ICOs projects will also begin dissolution if they cannot find new sources of funding after the sales of tokens during ICO stage.

In any case, what are the ICO token projects that have the adequate funding for another 5 year roadmap?

I reckon something similar can be said on centralized exchanges also. It appears that many of the bitcoins used in the darknet are sent to them for mixing? I hope they did not give personal information hehehe.



Source https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/darknet-markets-cryptocurrency-2019

I speculate that Dana is creating a new storyboard for Conor and Khabib where Conor might be made to fight the winner of El Cucuy versus Justin Bieber. If Conor wins the interim championship, Khabib cannot avoid him anymore.

Also, Dana might not forgive Khabib for leaving America, I reckon. He will make certain that his pet will fight the Russian this year hehehe.