Vertcoin Updates the One-Click Miner Making it even Easier to Use

https://btcmanager.com/vertcoin-updates-one-click-miner-making-even-easier-use/

Vertcoin is a digital currency that can be exchanged over the internet. The altcoin stays true to the original vision of cryptocurrency; a financial system owned by its users, the people’s coin. 

Vertcoin developers recently updated their 'One Click Miner', which allows someone to begin mining Vertcoin within minutes. 

Recently the Vertcoin team announced Ledger Nano S and Ledger Blue support. The team announced it is also developing the support for the Electrum TOR Wallet, as well as the integration of Lightning Network into the new wallet under development.

Vertcoin support was officially added to Decred’s Atomic Swap recently, which will enable on-chain swaps using the Atomic Swap Utility.

PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Has ‘Great Potential Left’

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/paypal-co-founder-peter-thiel-bitcoin-great-potential-left/

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel believes bitcoin critics are “underestimating” the cryptocurrency’s “great potential” to become the “cyber equivalent of gold”.

“If bitcoin ends up being the cyber equivalent of gold it has a great potential left,” he said, “Bitcoin is mineable like gold, it’s hard to mine, it’s actually harder to mine than gold. And so in that sense it’s more constrained,” he added.

‘Metronome’: SegWit2x Developer Jeff Garzik is Also Building an Altcoin

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/metronome-segwit2x-developer-jeff-garzik-is-also-building-an-altcoin/

"Bloq intends to unveil Metronome today at the Las Vegas Money 20/20

The project is being developed by Bloq chief executive Jeff Garzik, a former Bitcoin Core developer who is also the lead developer for the contentious SegWit2x hard fork.

Metronome’s key feature is the ability to operate on top of multiple blockchains, which developers say will ensure its survival if the underlying blockchain — such as Bitcoin or Ethereum — becomes compromised or simply becomes supplanted by another cryptocurrency in the future. Additionally, users will be able to transfer metronomes across the various blockchains."

This definitely seems like one to watch out for; not sure how desirable or safe it is to allow the feature to jump between blockchains, but it definitely piques my interest.

Gotta Love Overstock $OSTK Right Now for Starting an ICO exchange

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/17/traders-bet-on-overstock-over-bitcoins-blockchain-technology.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-10/short-seller-cohodes-unveils-overstock-long-in-u-turn-on-old-foe

• Overstock.com shares surged to four-year highs as investors bet on the company's investment in blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin.
• Attention on the viability of blockchain has grown as IBM and JPMorgan Chase separately announced this week they are working on a blockchain-based platform to improve the efficiency of global payments.
• Long-time short seller Marc Cohodes also cited the potential of blockchain when he recommended Overstock.com in a presentation last week.

Opening up a market for ICOs is a huge deal. It's an even bigger deal that an established company like Overstock is the one starting it. This marks a historical occasion as it brings big attention to block chain technology as a whole to the traditional investor. It also marks a huge milestone in the adoption of cryptocurrencies as legitimate financial vehicles. 

This can be a huge money maker for Overstock once it launches, and will bring more volume to the cryptocurrency market as a whole, bringing it the attention it deserves. 

*I have no position in Overstock ($OSTK), but may be going long in this stock in the next 72 hours. Looking for an entry in the $33-$35 range with a PT of $48 and a stop loss of $29.*

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Stellar Lumens Co-Founder Presenting Alongside VP of Global PayPal Consumer Products

https://us.money2020.com/sessions/reimagining-cross-border-payments-simpler-faster-cheaper-more-accessible

Interesting play on the hype up to the presentation tomorrow, will be even crazier if they announce any sort of partnership.

MasterCard Announces That Payments Can Now be Made on Blockchain

https://futurism.com/mastercard-announces-that-payments-can-now-be-made-on-blockchain/

Launched during the Money 20/20 Hackathon in Las Vegas this past weekend after testing and validation had been completed, this service is slated to become available to customers this week. “MasterCard’s blockchain solution provides a new way for consumers, businesses and banks to transact and is key to the company’s strategy to provide payment solutions that meet every need of financial institutions and their end-customers,”