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Introducing: Fee Ratio Multiple (FRM) (https://medium.com/@matteoleibowitz/introducing-fee-ratio-multiple-frm-1eada9ac9bec?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-59------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-1§ionName=top)

A novel metric for measuring the distance PoW chains have to cover in order to sustain current security…
Matteo Leibowitz (https://medium.com/@matteoleibowitz?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
in Coinmonks (https://medium.com/coinmonks?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
8 min read


Ethereum Holdings in the ICO Treasury Accounts (https://medium.com/@jaiprasad/ethereum-holdings-in-the-ico-treasury-accounts-ba16ff0bb74f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-59------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-1§ionName=top)

ICOs have already realised US$727m in profits by selling Ethereum at a higher price than when received it
Jai Prasad (https://medium.com/@jaiprasad?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
in TokenAnalyst (https://medium.com/tokenanalyst?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
7 min read


What is Dai, and how does it work? (https://medium.com/@sharonmanrique/what-is-dai-and-how-does-it-work-742d09ba25d6?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------2-59------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-1§ionName=top)

An in-depth explanation of DAI, stablecoins in general, and the intricacies surrounding them.
Sharon Manrique (https://medium.com/@sharonmanrique?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
in MyCrypto (https://medium.com/mycrypto?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
9 min read


Bitcoin Cash vs. Ethereum: Comparing a Currency to a Computer (https://medium.com/@SFOX/bitcoin-cash-vs-ethereum-comparing-a-currency-to-a-computer-105386c574b2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------3-59------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-1§ionName=top)

In August of 2017, crypto broke new ground in redefining money and the raising of money.
SFOX (https://medium.com/@SFOX?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
in SFOX Edge (https://medium.com/sfox-blog?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
9 min read

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Philosophical Teachings of Bitcoin (https://medium.com/@dergigi/philosophical-teachings-of-bitcoin-97f4b96f455f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-59------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-16§ionName=recommended)

What I've Learned From Bitcoin: Part I
Gigi (https://medium.com/@dergigi?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
12 min read


Discreet Log Contracts: invisible smart contracts on the Bitcoin blockchain (https://medium.com/@gertjaap/discreet-log-contracts-invisible-smart-contracts-on-the-bitcoin-blockchain-cc8afbdbf0db?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-59------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-16§ionName=recommended)

On May 19, 2018, MIT's Digital Currency Initiative and Fidelity Labs and organized the Layer 2 Summit in…
Gert-Jaap Glasbergen (https://medium.com/@gertjaap?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
11 min read


Bitcoin, Chance and Randomness (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen/bitcoin-chance-and-randomness-ba49a6edf933?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------2-59------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-16§ionName=recommended)

Randomness forms the cornerstone of Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work (PoW). But how did we get here?
Hugo Nguyen (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
8 min read

Best in Cryptocurrency

Is the Price of Bitcoin Based on Anything at All? (https://medium.com/@jeffwise_54358/is-the-price-of-bitcoin-based-on-anything-at-all-8989790678e9?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

The cryptocurrency market's reliance on Tether is a recipe for disaster
Jeff Wise (https://medium.com/@jeffwise_54358?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
13 min read


Coin Talk #63: 🐑 Ska, Selling Out, & the Bitcoin ETF (https://medium.com/@cointalk.show/coin-talk-63-ska-selling-out-the-bitcoin-etf-fd7f3a789842?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

The death of the CBOE Bitcoin ETF, cypherpunk-ska-pop, changing the system from the outside vs. the inside…
Coin Talk (https://medium.com/@cointalk.show?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
29 min read


Applause from Medium Staff
What Could Blockchain Do for Music? (https://medium.com/@stuartdredge/what-could-blockchain-do-for-music-4f60220e9709?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------2-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

Musicians are exploring blockchain as a 'big spreadsheet in the sky' that could help them seize back control…
Stuart Dredge (https://medium.com/@stuartdredge?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
6 min read

Best in Politics

Trump Is a Mental Health Story (https://medium.com/@amandaripley/trump-is-a-mental-health-story-652c340f4503?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

Reporters need to stop covering him as if he's strictly a political one
Amanda Ripley (https://medium.com/@amandaripley?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
6 min read


The Secret to Getting Top-Secret Secrets (https://medium.com/@jfagone/the-secret-to-getting-top-secret-secrets-1f693eaf609a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

How a journalist with a dark past learned to pry info from the government-and redeemed himself in the process
Jason Fagone (https://medium.com/@jfagone?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
in Matter (https://medium.com/matter?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
25 min read

Best in Photography

The Woman Who Sees Space First (https://medium.com/@shannonstirone/the-woman-who-sees-space-first-914a00d8bd62?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

Candice Hansen-Koharcheck is a first-hand witness to some of the most iconic images of outer space.
Shannon Stirone (https://medium.com/@shannonstirone?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
4 min read


Flickr's Big Change Proves You Can't Trust Online Services (https://medium.com/@LanceUlanoff/flickrs-big-change-proves-you-can-t-trust-online-services-e34af51ed4a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

Here's a scary warning for anyone who puts their photos in the cloud
Lance Ulanoff (https://medium.com/@LanceUlanoff?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
4 min read


Einstein's Camera (https://medium.com/@readmatter/einsteins-camera-88aa8a185898?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------2-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

How one renegade photographer is hacking the concept of time
Matter (https://medium.com/@readmatter?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
22 min read

Best in Poetry

Chicago Is the Land of the Listener (https://medium.com/@kevin_59850/chicago-is-the-land-of-the-listener-b5bf821d35dd?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

Introducing my nonprofit, Young Chicago Authors
Kevin Coval (https://medium.com/@kevin_59850?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
3 min read


From Instapoets to the Bards of YouTube, Poetry Is Going Viral - and Some Poets… (https://medium.com/@washingtonpost/from-instapoets-to-the-bards-of-youtube-poetry-is-going-viral-and-some-poets-hate-that-b67eac9a68ca?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

How social media is upending an age-old art
Washington Post (https://medium.com/@washingtonpost?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
5 min read


Can Kevin Young Make Poetry Matter Again? (https://medium.com/@esquire_67482/can-kevin-young-make-poetry-matter-again-1ff4ce3c6b6e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------2-49------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-11§ionName=topic)

He's written poetry about Prince, has a new book about our love affair with fake news, and has just been…
Esquire (https://medium.com/@esquire_67482?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
17 min read

Most read

Reality TV Mattered, and We Should Have Realized It (https://medium.com/@kitanyaharrison/reality-tv-mattered-and-we-should-have-realized-it-cf4ad1da4091?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-62------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-21§ionName=evergreen)

The genre changed much more than entertainment
Kitanya Harrison (https://medium.com/@kitanyaharrison?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
8 min read


The Prepper Moms (https://medium.com/@emfriedlander/the-prepper-moms-dc2b3a3b541c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-62------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-21§ionName=evergreen)

Not all doomsday survivalists are macho men with bunkers and chainsaws. Meet the women preparing for the…
Emilie Friedlander (https://medium.com/@emfriedlander?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
15 min read


How K-Beauty Conquered the West (https://medium.com/@FUERTESKNIGHT/how-k-beauty-conquered-the-west-f8bf81d28bf7?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------2-62------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-21§ionName=evergreen)

Fueled by support from the Korean government, sheet masks and glass skin have taken over the world
Joanna Fuertes (https://medium.com/@FUERTESKNIGHT?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
7 min read

Editors' picks

What Your Microbiome Really Needs Is Fiber, Not Kombucha (https://medium.com/@khcourage/what-your-microbiome-really-needs-is-fiber-not-kombucha-7b4d73aaeaeb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------0-13------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-6§ionName=suggested)

Some microbes reside permanently in our guts. Others are just passing through
Katherine Harmon Courage (https://medium.com/@khcourage?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
7 min read


The Mystery of Color (https://medium.com/@MostlyCogent/the-mystery-of-color-e45ab2faa6a4?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader------1-13------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f-6§ionName=suggested)

A guide for the 'purplexed'
Ben Hersh (https://medium.com/@MostlyCogent?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549889329881-digest.reader-------------------------ae44572d_7343_4afe_bbcc_8dba908b711f)
14 min read

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