The Daily Dood for 1-3-17

Today's bitcoin high was about $15,416 USD on BitFinex

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Headlines

Trade Crypto Futures and Options with Quedex’s Bitcoin-Focused Derivatives Platform https://coinidol.com/trade-crypto-futures-and-options-with-quedex-bitcoin-focused-derivatives-platform/ The Dollar Far Outstrips Cryptocurrency in Illicit Activity Usage http://bitcoinist.com/the-dollar-far-outstrips-cryptocurrency-in-illicit-activity-spending/ Verge’s Wraith Protocol Leaves Speculators Unimpressed https://themerkle.com/verges-wraith-protocol-leaves-speculators-unimpressed/ Gavin Andresen Original Bitcoin Developer Gets Involved In Bitcoin Cash With New Concept For Transcations https://coinivore.com/2018/01/03/gavin-andresen-original-bitcoin-developer-gets-involved-bitcoin-cash-new-concept-transcations/ Blockchain Redefines Emerging Markets: Capital, Assets and Securities https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-redefines-emerging-markets-capital-assets-and-securities Ripple’s XRP Left All Cryptocurrencies and ICO Tokens in the Dust in 2017 https://themerkle.com/ripples-xrp-left-all-cryptocurrencies-and-ico-tokens-in-the-dust-in-2017/ Zclassic Spikes 100x in December with ‘Bitcoin Private’ Fork Approaching https://www.ccn.com/zclassic-sees-incredible-run-bitcoin-private-fork-date-slowly-approaching/ Ripple Becomes First Cryptocurrency After Bitcoin to Surpass $100 Billion https://www.ccn.com/ripple-becomes-first-cryptocurrency-apart-from-bitcoin-to-surpass-121-billion/ DNotes Global, Inc. Announces Partnership with Geneca for Blockchain Technology Development https://themerkle.com/dnotes-global-inc-announces-partnership-with-geneca-for-blockchain-technology-development/ The Right ICO Could be the Golden Ticket to Great Wealth http://www.newsbtc.com/2018/01/04/right-ico-golden-ticket-great-wealth/ http://www.newsbtc.com/2018/01/04/right-ico-golden-ticket-great-wealth/ Ripple Pushes Past $3, Reaches Almost Half Bitcoin’s Market Cap https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-pushes-past-3-reaches-almost-half-bitcoins-market-cap Egypt's Top Cleric Declares Bitcoin Trading 'Unlawful' https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-violates-sharia-law-says-egypts-highest-religious-official-issues-fatwa

Youtube & Podcasts

Epicenter #213 Tim Swanson: Busting the great wall of hype.

Tweet Of The Day

A boy asked his bitcoin-investing dad for 1 bitcoin for his birthday.

Dad: What? $15,554??? $14,354 is a lot of money! What do you need $16,782 for anyway?
Ran Neuner (cryptomanran) December 8, 2017

STEEMIT

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The End

The Daily Dood is a review of my daily Twitter feed. If you're on Twitter hope you decide to join me here: https://twitter.com/BitcoinDood That's it for todays edition of The Daily Dood. If you found the information in this post useful I hope you decide to follow for the daily headlines and events happening in the altcoin & cryptocurrency space. Nothing here is meant as investment or financial advice. Please seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice, not some guy on the internets who refers to himself as The Dood. Thanks for reading and happy trading!