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<h1>2016: The Year of Blockchain Hubris</h1>
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<p> <em>Chris DeRose is a software developer, bitcoin evangelist and the controversial co-host of the podcast Bitcoin Uncensored.</em> <em>In this </em><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/category/features/2016-review/"><em>CoinDesk 2016 in Review</em></a><em> special feature, DeRose provides his recap of the year that was, looking at ideas he believes proved fruitless for innovators.</em> ..... <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/2016-year-blockchain-hubris/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1> Not Just Bitcoin: The Top 7 Cryptocurrencies All Gained in 2016</h1>
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<p> 2016 has been an exciting year for cryptocurrencies. With most of the major open-source currencies showing growth this year and with some expected to see significant expansion in 2017, 2016 reflects a loss of faith in traditional money systems in light of the global populism trend and a growing confidence in the underlying technologies in play for crypto transactions ...... <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/not-just-bitcoin-the-top-7-cryptocurrencies-all-gained-in-2016/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h2>Cheers, Tim: Bitcoin’s Stellar 2016 Means New Year’s Toasts For All</h2>
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<p> At the end of Bitcoin’s rags-to-riches year, it’s hard to think of a bigger industry winner than Tim Draper – the ‘Warren Buffett’ of Bitcoin. The venture capitalist, who <a href="http://www.cityam.com/1417872668/tim-draper-revealed-winner-second-us-bitcoin-auction">purchased just shy of 32,000BTC</a> at two US government auctions in 2014, is now sitting on a Bitcoin fortune of around $31 million. ..... <a href="http://bitcoinist.com/tim-bitcoin-2016-new-years-toasts/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1>Markets Update: Massive Gains Year-to-Date Across Crypto-Markets</h1>
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<p> Bitcoin’s price increased thanks to demand and technicals in the second half of 2016. Bitcoin has increased 7 percent throughout its final week of the year and currently trades at $962. Altcoins have not traded as strong heading into the end of the year, but numerous enjoyed an impressive year. ....... <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/markets-update-gains-year/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1>14 Industry Luminaries (and an Ode) on the State of Bitcoin 2016</h1>
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<p> Call them what you want; dignitaries, pundits, bigwigs, luminaries or – even – enemies. There are always headstrong debates raging on in the Bitcoin space, and some people’s names get tossed around more than other’s. We decided to reach out to a few of them and ask them a simple question. ...... <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/14-luminaries-ode-state-bitcoin-2016/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1>Here Are All the Dankest Crypto-Memes of 2016</h1>
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<p> In the bitcoin space memes are a popular way of showing enthusiasm within the community. Memes give people a laugh and promote bitcoin adoption in an artistic and sometimes hilarious way. As the new year approaches, Bitcoin.com gathered some of the dankest memes floating around social media this year representing everyone’s favorite digital asset. ....... <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/the-dankest-crypto-memes-of-2016/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1> 2016 Review: There’s New Momentum For Bitcoin and the Blockchain Industry</h1>
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<p> 2016 set the bull charging again. A combination of events, beginning with bitcoin’s popularity as a hedge that protects assets from the forces afflicting traditional markets, set the stage for the price more than doubling in 2016. The good news on the price front tempered the volatility that has historically plagued the cryptocurrency, helping to solidify its role in society. ...... <a href="https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2016-review-theres-new-momentum-bitcoin-blockchain-industry/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1>Op-ed: Vitalik Buterin – Blockchain’s Person of the Year</h1>
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<p> Since Nakamoto, no one has advanced this space more than Vitalik Buterin, the <a href="https://backchannel.com/the-uncanny-mind-that-built-ethereum-9b448dc9d14f#.id1x9ztm8">22-year-old child-prodigy</a> who in 2013 began thinking of extending blockchain’s capabilities beyond just money, launched his vision in 2015 and saw it explode this year with ETH increasing by more than 700%. ...... <a href="https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/op-ed-vitalik-buterin-blockchains-person-year/">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1>With Legality Unclear, You Can Still Buy and Sell Bitcoin in Iran</h1>
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<p> The legality of <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/want-to-be-a-millionaire-two-main-rules-of-bitcoin-investing">Bitcoin</a> in Iran is still unclear, as the local authorities continue to avoid addressing regulatory conflicts and frameworks in regards to Bitcoin trading, exchange operators and transaction settlement. Still, exchanges including WMIRAN provide the necessary infrastructure for the general population to trade Bitcoin using fiat money. ....</p>
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<h1>Why Bitcoin Boomed in 2016, What Will Happen in 2017</h1>
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<p> What else could someone holding <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/2017-beginning-of-bitcoin-era">Bitcoins</a> wish for in the New Year? After a stretch in which the price of Bitcoin held relatively stable, the world’s first and most famous cryptocurrency has been skyrocketing! Bitcoin saw an annual gain of nearly 54 percent this year, outperforming all fiat currencies, most of which stumbled in 2016...... <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-bitcoin-boomed-in-2016-what-will-happen-in-2017">[Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1>S7 Airlines and Alfa Bank Test Blockchain for B2B Payment in Russia</h1>
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<p> Blockchain, a technology behind the widely known digital currency Bitcoin, is more actively integrating decentralized data storage and secure communication between business partners. Impossibility to steal, change or delete registered data makes platforms built using this magic technology the most secure business solution. ....<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/s7-airlines-and-alfa-bank-test-blockchain-for-b2b-payment-in-russia"> [Read Full News]</a></p>
<h1>Europe’s PSD2 Allows Third Parties to Offer Banking, Means Collapse of Traditional Finance</h1>
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<p> Following the EU’s adoption of its revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), an industry player has said it will cause “the collapse of the traditional banking infrastructure.” PSD2, which <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/psd2-to-accelerate-digital-revolution">allows</a> third-party companies to offer banking services to consumers, could eventually transform banking in 67 countries worldwide through a ripple effect ....... <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/europes-psd2-allows-third-parties-to-offer-banking-means-collapse-of-traditional-finance">[Read Full News]</a></p>
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