Newsletter #38

16 - 22 August 2014

# BITCOIN PRICE (BITSTAMP) 

# LATEST NEWS

• BTER Hacked, 50 million NXT Stolen, Hacker Demand Ransom, No NXT Blockchain Rollback
• Kraken to Open Bitcoin Exchange in Japan
• Bitcoin API Developer Chain Raises $9.5m in Funding
• Coinbase Acquires Blockr.io

# MARKET

• Meet Gavin Andresen, the Man Who Really Built Bitcoin
• Cloud Mining and Network Centralization Explained
• Modern Portfolio Theory and Cryptocurrencies – An Introduction

# ECOSYSTEM

• Mapofcoins - Origin of every altcoin and which coin it is forked off
• Cloud Storage Startup Storj Raises 910 BTC in Crowdsale
• Bali’s BitIsland Initiative Launches Bitcoin Travel Agency

# LEGAL

• New York Extends Comment Period for BitLicense Proposal
• Ben Lawsky: New York Can’t Risk Getting Bitcoin Regulation Wrong
• Europe Inches Towards a Decision on Bitcoin VAT
• Australian Bitcoin Industry Unhappy After Tax Office Issues Guidelines

# LEARN

• A Different Kind of Crowd Sale: AngelShares AGS Campaign
• Reinvestment of Crowdsale Donations (AngelShares AGS Part 2)
• Low-level Bitcoin