This is the pattern for suppressing bitcoin says a Chinese crypto exchanges CEO

A prominent figure in cryptocurrencies has a prediction for how governments worldwide will crack down on bitcoin: They'll follow the existing pattern.

Read more... https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/DB891D38-02A4-11E8-A71A-B69E3BC69E97?__twitter_impression=true

10 years after the recession began, have Americans recovered?

It's been ten years since the start of the Great Recession.

That's an arbitrary anniversary, sure. But downturns need beginnings, and the National Bureau of Economic Research decided this one happened in December 2007, when employment peaked and started to head south -- for two long years.

Read more... http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/01/news/economy/recession-anniversary/index.html

Marijuana industry booms in Arizona as suppliers seek to go mainstream

A worker in the back of a Mesa industrial building hunches over a table and meticulously twists marijuana into finger-size joints, but like many modern cannabis businesses, he doesn't use those words.

Read more... https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2017/12/01/going-mainstream-medical-marijuana-suppliers-seek-sophistication-business-booms/815340001/

FDA Approves First Digital Pill That You (And Others) Can Track

"Did you take that pill?'

Response: "Yes."

"Are you sure?"

Response: "Absolutely. I'm fairly certain. I think so. Maybe. What was your question again?"

"Let's ask the pill."

Read more... https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/11/13/fda-approved-first-digital-pill-that-you-and-others-can-track/

Top exec on ethereum versus bitcoin blockchain

Cryptocurrencies have been red-hot lately. The price of bitcoin and an ether token, for instance, have been on a tear and are up 121% and 490%, respectively, since April 6.

Read more https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-ethereum-price-2017-7#ampshare=http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-ethereum-price-2017-7

Crpyto Data Feed Platform Santiment Raises $12.215 Million in Token Crowdsale

Santiment, a data feed platform that provides information about crypto-markets, recently closed its two-stage token crowdsale, raising a total of $12,215,250 worth of ETH. Santiment also raised 32,000 ETH in a preliminary community sale, followed by a pre-sale facilitated by Cofound.it's Priority Pass community that raised 13,000 ETH in less than 60 seconds.

Read more... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cryptocoinsnews.com/santiment-raises-12-215-million-in-two-stage-token-crowdsale/amp/#ampshare=https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/santiment-raises-12-215-million-in-two-stage-token-crowdsale/

Bees are dying -- what can we do about it?

(CNN)Maybe you could stand to live in a world without honey. But what about almonds, pears, avocados, grapes and -- dare we say -- wine?

Read more... https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/03/20/world/bees-eco-solutions/index.html#ampshare=http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/20/world/bees-eco-solutions/index.html