The Daily Dood for 4 - 16 -18

Today's bitcoin high was about $8170 USD on BitFinex

Today's bitcoin high was about $8170 USD.
Total market cap for the day was above $136,000,000,000.

Total market cap for all cryptocurrency combined was above $326,000,000,000.
Bitcon dominance is currently 41.75%

Steem & SteemDollar

Steem is currently trading at $2.70 USD with a market cap above $722,000,000 USD
The SteemDollar is currently at $2.51 USD with a total market cap above $29,000,000 USD

The Days Headlines

Russian Court Bans Telegram on Heels of $1.7 Billion ICO https://www.ccn.com/telegram-banned-in-russia-on-heels-of-1-7-billion-ico/

HODL On: In Defense of Bitcoin's Best Strategy https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-in-defense-of-hodlers/

No, the Bitcoin Bubble is Not Bursting https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/04/16/no-bitcoin-bubble-is-not-bursting-price-recovery-began/

Interview with Decred’s CEO Jake Yocom-Piatt on Crypto Ad Bans and Market Volatility https://cryptoslate.com/interview-with-decreds-ceo-jake-yocom-piatt/

Top 10 Expert Bitcoin Price Predictions For 2018 http://bitcoinist.com/10-bitcoin-price-predictions-2018-beyond/

Big Players are Moving into Blockchain – Here Are 13 Examples https://www.coinbureau.com/blockchain/big-players-blockchain-13-examples/

Ripple Asks UK Government To “End the Wild West Days,” Introduce Regulations https://btcmanager.com/ripple-asks-uk-government-to-end-the-wild-west-days-introduce-regulations/

$2M Crypto Theft? Entrepreneur Ian Balina Got Hacked in the Middle of Live Stream - Cryptovest https://cryptovest.com/news/2m-crypto-theft-entrepreneur-ian-balina-got-hacked-in-the-middle-of-live-stream/

Stellar Lumens [XLM] in a win-win situation all along? - https://ambcrypto.com/stellar-lumens-xlm-in-a-win-win-situation-all-along/

Binance Coin (BNB): The Token of the Largest Crypto Exchange https://www.coinbureau.com/review/binance-coin-bnb/

Bitcoin Price: Is Hype or Substance Now Driving the Trend? http://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-price-is-hype-or-substance-now-driving-the-trend/

Bloomberg: Barclays Asking Clients About Crypto Trading https://cointelegraph.com/news/bloomberg-barclays-asking-clients-about-crypto-trading

Technical & Fundamental Analysis

Stellar Lumens [XLM], thrusters burned out? – Sentiment Analysis – April 16 - https://ambcrypto.com/stellar-lumens-xlm-thrusters-burned-out-sentiment-analysis-april-16/

Why Ripple's XRP Outperformed the Other Top Cryptos This Week https://www.coindesk.com/why-ripples-xrp-outperformed-the-other-top-cryptos-this-week/

NEO, EOS, Litecoin, IOTA and Stellar: Technical Analysis April 17, 2018 https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/04/16/neo-eos-litecoin-iota-stellar-analysis-7/

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, EOS: Price Analysis, April 16 https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ethereum-bitcoin-cash-ripple-stellar-litecoin-cardano-neo-eos-price-analysis-april-16

Ripple [XRP], is it showtime yet? – Sentiment Analysis – April 16 - https://ambcrypto.com/ripple-xrp-is-it-show-time-yet-sentiment-analysis-april-16/

Bitcoin Rallies Above $8,000, Takes Altcoin Market With It: Week in Review Apr. 16 https://btcmanager.com/bitcoin-rallies-above-8000-takes-altcoin-market-with-it-wir-apr-16/

Steemit

Next Months Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Will Bring Op-codes, Colored Coins, 32 Mb Blocks, & Smart Contract Functionality To The Network — Via @adambalm Steemit https://steemit.com/bitcoincash/@adambalm/next-months-bitcoin-cash-upgrade-will-bring-op-codes-colored-coins-32-mb-blocks-and-smart-contract-functionality-to-the-network

Some thoughts on how we can help Steemit to succeed — Via @steevc Steemit https://steemit.com/steemit/@steevc/some-thoughts-on-how-we-can-help-steemit-to-succeed

Memo — Via @cassidyandfranks Steemit https://steemit.com/bch/@cassidyandfranks/memo

Weekly Steem Stats Report - Monday, April 16, 2018 — Via @penguinpablo Steemit https://steemit.com/steemit/@penguinpablo/weekly-steem-stats-report-monday-april-16-2018

Meanwhile At your Trading Guru's Office. — Via @kryptokayden Steemit https://steemit.com/funny/@kryptokayden/meanwhile-at-your-trading-guru-s-office

Youtube & Podcasts

Kill the btc whales https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8cq00j/kill_the_btc_whales

Upcoming Events: Big News for Verge! Ethorse Mainnet Launch & NEO Meetup.

Where Bitcoin Billionaires Chill Out | Cointelegraph

PSA

How to Buy Bitcoin http://www.investopedia.com/tech/how-to-buy-bitcoin

Dnotes coin swap. Bag holders must upgrade to Dnotes 2.0
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/830295530697281536

Ripple [XRP] makes amendment announcement to all their users - https://ambcrypto.com/ripple-xrp-makes-amendment-announcement-to-all-their-users/

Breaking the Ledger security model. https://saleemrashid.com/2018/03/20/breaking-ledger-security-model/

Ledger's response to vulnerability. Firmware 1.4: deep dive into security fixes https://www.ledger.fr/2018/03/20/firmware-1-4-deep-dive-security-fixes/

Links

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Proof of Burn Explained – A Sustainable Consensus Algorithm https://www.coinbureau.com/education/proof-burn-explained/

The End

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