Donate Bitcoin: 3NqhJSAikoFiYmZm3ACGzdw9Lr86ZiLT7K Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/madbitcoins Listen to WCN Audio Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-crypto-network/id825708806?mt=2 Check out the brand new http://WorldCryptoNetwork.com/ Follow WCN on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldCryptoNet Track the Mayer Multiple on WCN: https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/price ---- ‎8099.36 USD / BTC - Average United States Dollar Bitcoin Price https://bitcoinaverage.com/en/bitcoin-price/btc-to-usd http://www.btcsatoshi.com/ Mayer Multiple (@TIPMayerMultple) | Twitter https://twitter.com/TIPMayerMultple Coinbase buys Earn.com for about $100M in a deal that is about one hire - Recode https://www.recode.net/2018/4/16/17242796/coinbase-acquisition-earn-balaji-srinivasan Donald McIntyre on Twitter: "Final Earn/Coinbase scam rant: 1. That $120m+ was paid in cash & stock is worse b/c that Coinbase stock will be worth billions very soon 2. Balaji as Coinbase CTO is a sham to embellish the story 3. a16z on both sides of the trade is the scam smoking-gun https://t.co/MSdLasSA53… https://t.co/harAFRpFKR" https://twitter.com/TokenHash/status/986015068352536576 Vake on Twitter: "If the $116 million invested in https://t.co/J0x38BYocw in 2015 had simply been used to buy Bitcoin, they would now have $3.17 billion worth of BTC." https://twitter.com/vakeraj/status/986016261707575297 Marc Bettinger on Twitter: "Happy Birthday Feathercoin! 5 Years! @Feathercoin #feathercoin #ftc $ftc #altcoins #cryptocurrency #blockchain #altsareback #bitcoin… https://t.co/4DTxSRZwEF" https://twitter.com/altcoindad/status/985899747755151360 Bitcoin Merchant Adoption Might Just Be Accelerating In Asia - CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-payments-are-booming-in-asia/ Bitcoin tools could make finance system safer, says IMF boss | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/16/bitcoin-tools-could-make-finance-system-safer-says-imf-christine-lagarde NFC and the Lightning Network Could Make Bitcoin Payments Practical Again | CryptoSlate https://cryptoslate.com/nfc-lightning-network-bitcoin-payments/ Report: Less Than 1% of Bitcoin Used for Illegal Purposes | NewsBTC https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/04/17/report-less-1-bitcoin-used-illegal-purposes/ Ryan Dippmann on Twitter: "At first; cell phones were "only for bad people & criminals." In 2018; nearly all men, women, & children have mobile phones in their pockets. Same FUD is said about #Bitcoin; "only for bad people & criminals." Similar to mobile; #Bitcoin will be (like) water off duck's back.… https://t.co/KgFNjgFe6E" https://twitter.com/RyanDippmann/status/985700709076156417 Support Forming? Why $7.9K Is Bitcoin's New Price to Watch - CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/8500-bitcoin-eyes-gains-with-key-support-at-7900/ Lucas Betschart on Twitter: "Vitalik on Brink of Second Bailout for Friends.… " https://twitter.com/lucas_lclc/status/986189447078260736 Vitalik "Not giving away ETH" Buterin on Twitter: "I recommend crypto discourse changes emphasis from "eliminating the middlemen" to some combination of "shackling the middlemen" and "making the market for middlemen more competitive"." https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/986107008892846080 Giacomo Zucco on Twitter: "So it ends the glorious era of Localbitcoins. So long and thank you for the fish. Let's take a look at @hodlhodl!… " https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/986206741695205377 LowCapWizard on Twitter: "… " https://twitter.com/LowCapWizard/status/985918958934085637