The Bitcoin News Show for the week of Feb 26th with your host @theonevortex and special guest @IvanOnTech! Quick Bits: Current Mayer Multiple (spot price / 200 MA): 1.27 We just added 2 new podcasts to the WCN audio stream: Ansel Linder's BitcoinAndMarkets.com and JW Weatherman's Under the Microscope https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-crypto-network/id825708806?mt=2 Bitcoin Core 0.16 released with the main features being further optimization, A new Bech32 address format and Replace-by-Fee turned on by default https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0160-released-heres-whats-new/ Jameson Lopp, former developer lead of Bitgo has left to start his new venture which is a premium cold storage solution for Sovereign Individuals who want to be their own bitcoin bank without having to overcome tons of technical hurdles. https://twitter.com/lopp/status/969604047618691072 From calling it a fraud to now saying they may have to 'Adapt' to counter crypto adoption JPMorgan has come full circle in only a matter of a few months https://www.coindesk.com/jpmorgan-says-it-may-have-to-adapt-to-counter-crypto-adoption/ SegWit Transactions in Bitcoin Hit 30% For First Time https://bitcoinist.com/segwit-now-used-30-bitcoin-transactions-first-time/ Coinbase Hit With TWO separate class action law suits in 2 days! The first Claiming Insiders Benefited From 'Bitcoin Cash' Launch, the second, unlawfully holding onto cryptocurrency amounts sent via its email feature but never claimed https://www.law.com/therecorder/2018/03/02/coinbase-hit-with-class-action-claiming-insiders-benefitted-from-bitcoin-cash-launch/?slreturn=20180203100029 https://bitcoinist.com/coinbase-hit-second-class-action-lawsuit-violating-unclaimed-property-laws/ The Bullish Case for Bitcoin by Vijay Boyapati https://medium.com/@vijayb_24615/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-6ecc8bdecc1 68% of people out of 811 votes chose "Zapps" as opposed to "Lapps" for the name of applications built on top of the lightning network https://twitter.com/theonevortex/status/968281320341127168 Topics: Crypto Exchange Poloniex Acquired By Payments Startup Circle https://www.coindesk.com/circle-acquires-poloniex/ https://twitter.com/eric_lombrozo/status/970040569593413632 The ASICBoost technology has been opened under the blockchain defenseive patent liscense https://www.asicboost.com/single-post/2018/03/01/opening-asicboost-for-defensive-use/ AMD: GPU Business Could Take Hit If Crypto Miners Stop Buying https://www.coindesk.com/amd-gpu-cryptocurrency-miners-hit/