If he did not talk to press before going there, he may succeeded in coming back safe.
but now I think ISIS will be waiting for him after he enters their territory . voted "to die'

US military officials say they briefly lost contact with two small Navy craft in the Persian Gulf

Iranian forces seized two US vessels crossing the Persian Gulf it has been claimed, later reassuring American officials that the craft and their crews would be returned unharmed.
The Pentagon has said it briefly lost contact with two small Navy craft in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday but has received assurances from Iran that the crew and vessels will be returned safely and promptly.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook tells The Associated Press that the boats were moving between Kuwait and Bahrain when the US lost contact with them.
Cook says, "We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly."
A Pentagon spokesman said that the boats were moving between Kuwait and Bahrain when US lost contact with them. Fox News claimed that they strayed into Iranian waters.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/12096275/Iran-holds-two-US-Navy-boats-in-Persian-Gulf.html

I downloaded from the link with FySMA at the end of the url now on vps and I unrarthe file and tested it on virustool and here is the result : https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/543e3874be615567bb08b509685b4d527175de09501c6d6de329b34e9c4daeb4/analysis/


so even virus total said it is not completely clean !

Edit: I remembered something, the link i downloaded was bigger than 10 megabytes as i best as i remember. the current one is 8 megabytes

so maybe there is two files as zazarb said

I do not Know which link i downloaded from. it was from mega and i downloaded yesterday as i remember. the one i mentioned in the thread i just copied it from the thread minutes later, so he may changed it after deleting my post

i will download the first link now and scan it to see what will be the result

Healthcare: Can the Blockchain Optimize and Secure It?


The disruptive nature of blockchain technology is easy for people to conceptualize in the field of finance. T+3 interferes in traders being able to maximize earnings – payments shouldn’t take days to process while an email can be sent in seconds. As the first use case in many to come, finance is a perfect use for the blockchain.
But a trend toward new use cases is emerging, and one industry that is ripe for optimization and increased efficiency using this technology is healthcare.
Consider all the sensitive information that is associated with health: identity, diseases, treatments, payment, etc. An individual’s health is one of the most private things they have, yet time and again, data breaches release considerable amounts of information about an individual’s health onto the Web.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/healthcare-can-the-blockchain-optimize-and-secure-it-1452624836

Hi

So, i was trying to download the candle coin wallet from its official thread a

and as soon as i unrar the file the anti virus (eset smart security) deleted it because it is a trojan

and when i posted on his thread asking what is wrong with the wallet, he deleted my post as the thread is self moderated

here is the pm i got because my post asking him what is wrong was deleted. some other guy posted that the virustool link on the thread is not for the wallet exe, it is another complete thing but the dev Dave4You also deleted that comment and i could not find it on google caches




so if you downloaded his wallet, you better scan your computer very well before you got hacked

and if your wallet is clean Mr dev Dave4You SO WHY DID YOU DELETED THE POSTS WITHOUT ANY REPLY OR CLARIFICATION ! ??


Edit: I found out that i am not the first one who warning against this wallet
check these threads :
 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1257893.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1296561.0

Charlie Lee Opens Up About Coinbase Shift Debit Card


Coinbase launched its Bitcoin debit card to much adoration by crypto-currency enthusiasts. Shift Payments, a fintech company, will issue the card, which enables Coinbase users in 24 US states to spend bitcoins online and offline at more than 38 million merchants across the globe.

http://bitcoinist.net/charlie-lee-coinbase-shift/

all block explorer are created for the same purpose so they are the same with different designs
some have additional features like verifying signatures, having a web wallet, having some statistics etc..

Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 12/01/2016 – Gearing up for a Breakdown?


Bitcoin price is sitting at the bottom of the long-term ascending triangle, still deciding whether to make a bounce or a break. RSI and moving averages are hinting at a break while stochastic is suggesting a bounce.



http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/01/12/bitcoin-price-technical-analysis-for-12012016-gearing-up-for-a-breakdown/

Russian Legislature to Review Updated Bitcoin-Ban Seeking Bill in February


A draft bill submitted to Russia’s legislative assembly, the Duma, is updated to a new draft edition that may be reviewed as early as February. The updated draft is likely to exclude harsh punishments such as imprisonment for trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, a punishment previously suggested by the Russian Finance Ministry.

The legislative initiative – originally forwarded in December – was initially seen as the first step to definitively criminalize cryptocurrency dealings and ban the use of bitcoin and other digital currencies.

The draft bill came in the aftermath of the severe punishment such as a 4-year prison sentence proposed by the Russian Finance Ministry to Russian citizens adopting cryptocurrencies.


https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/russian-legislature-review-updated-bitcoin-ban-seeking-bill-february/

What is staking in altcoin? I googled it but i did not understand it completely.

is it like mining for bitcoin ? and what i will get by holding the altcoin in the wallet ? is there a reward for it ?

CEX.IO Bitcoin Exchange Presents Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

CEX.IO Bitcoin exchange released an official application compatible with iOS and Android mobile devices. The app allows exchange’s customers to track and control Bitcoin trading on their smartphones.

CEX.IO application brings together main functionality of the full desktop version and user-friendly interface, which makes it easy to buy and sell Bitcoins on a mobile phone. In the first release, users can instantly deposit BTC and LTC into their accounts via provided QR-codes, as well as place limit and market orders. An overview of available balance and the amount of funds placed in orders can be viewed in the wallet. Orders are easily manageable and can be cancelled at any time.Apart from trading, users are able to analyse cryptocurrency markets by using instant data obtained from other top exchanges. Real-time 24h volume, last price and exchange rate movements are available right in the app.

http://www.coinspeaker.com/2016/01/11/cex-io-bitcoin-exchange-presents-mobile-apps-for-ios-and-android/

Re- enroll

And I did not receive the payment for 7th to 10th Jan yet !

I dont want to be greedy , If the price reached 10K USD and i have 2 btc, i will be satisfied because when i exchange them to my local currency it will be a good ammount that i can live with.

Yeah, Bitcoin is real money for me, because I can pay for digital goods easily as if I am using a credit card. but the problem is not a lot of sites accept bitcoin now. and that can be solved when more people adopt using bitcoin.

Brookings Institution Holding Blockchain Technology Event on Jan 4th in DC with Barry Silbert

Washington policy think tank, the Brookings Instituion, is holding a seminar titled “Beyond bitcoin: The future of blockchain and disruptive financial technologies” this week in Washington, DC.

On January 14th, the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings will explore the future of distributed ledger technology, focusing on the  innovation’s impact on financial services and policymaking. According to the center, its director, David Wessel, will convene leading industry and policy experts for a panel discussion.


An announcement from Brookings described the technology in this way:


http://allcoinsnews.com/2016/01/10/brookings-institution-holding-blockchain-technology-event-on-jan-4th-in-dc-with-barry-silbert/

The Bitcoin Foundation Unveils 2016 Plan, Might Shut Down Instead

Is the Bitcoin Foundation Coming to an End?

Many of bitcoins earliest spokespeople have separated themselves from the group.

“It’s gonna cost money [to rehabilitate its image] and its lost so much credibility within the industry,”Trace Mayer said in a recent interview. “The problem is outside the industry people still kind of look at it and give it credence.” Mayer considered the notion of rehabilitating the foundation, but suggests “just winding it up.”  He does have one concern:

“What I would not like to see is it co-opted,” he said.

Moreover, law enforcement might also have its doubts about the group’s viability considering both Charlie Shrem and Mark Karpeles – two people who displayed disregard for law and order – sat on the foundation’s board. 

    According to the Bitcoin Foundation, it’s 2016 mission will remain to “help advance Bitcoin and related technology through education advocacy and outreach across the globe by focusing on three primary areas:

    1) Fostering Core Development

    2) Furthering education & adoption

    3) Working to limit harmful regulations and encourage technical rather than regulatory solutions

Core Development has grown more diffuse in recent years, with that trend speeding up in 2015. The Bitcoin Foundation has covered development funds in the past, but that does not necessarily need to only be done by the Bitcoin Foundation. Apparently the Blockchain can be used for that…

The Scaling Bitcoin conference has done nearly as much for Core Development than has the Bitcoin Foundation in a shorter history. The main tool Bitcoin cites for this is the DevCore conference, which has taken place in London, Boston and San Jose. That’s an average of one per year in the foundation’s existence since 2012.

http://bitcoinist.net/the-bitcoin-foundation-unveils-2016-plan/

U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North's nuclear test

The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that Wednesday's test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war.

North Korea's fourth nuclear test angered both China, its main ally, and the United States, although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt the North's claim that the device was a hydrogen bomb.

The massive B-52, based in Guam and capable of carrying nuclear weapons, could be seen in a low flight over Osan Air Base at around noon (0300 GMT). It was flanked by two fighter planes, a U.S. F-16 and a South Korean F-15, before returning to Guam, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Osan is south of Seoul and 77 km (48 miles) from the Demilitarised Zone that separates the two Koreas. The flight was "in response to recent provocative action by North Korea", the U.S. military said.


http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0UO01I20160110

Do you think a war may start ?

It might worked with him because he lives in US and there are a lot of bitcoin atms and available services like coinbase . but if he lives in a third world country where no one know what bitcoin is, it would be diffecult to live on bitcoin only even for one week

There is no problem with holding bitcoin in a wallet for ages. And this will not affect the market badly as you think. Because there is always buyers and seller.
If more people hold their coins the price will rise because the supply will decline.
But it will not go to 0 as you said because there is always traders