Our cryptocurrency news covers new market developments, blockchain technology and business cases and the growing noise about regulation of cryptocurrencies. The Wall Street Journal reports Goldman Sachs is exploring how to help its clients 
invest directly in bitcoin due to client demand. Bitcoin closes in on $4,400, NEO is up 15% and the market seems to have shrugged off the bitcoin fraud comments from some on Wall Street.
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said although bitcoin is “highly speculative”, they are “more than a fad.” Ian Freeman, host of internet radio show Free Talk Live talks about bitcoin Radio ads and payments for ads for more than six years.
Is the Industrial Revolution 2.1 just ahead and can blockchain be the building blocks of it? The US Center for Disease Control sees a role for blockchain technology in healthcare. Dragonchain, a former blockchain incubator at Disney is now independent and looking for investment to develop a next level security blockchain technology.
A group of 16 Ethereum-based ICOs have banded together to develop and promote guidelines for Project Transparency. Within 45 minutes of launching its 
ICO, Etherparty was hacked briefly and has offered to compensate investor victims. A June 2017 Ethereum “flash crash” has CFTC regulators investigating Coinbase.
Cryptovest shared an interesting timeline of ICO regulations around the world. Finance Magnates offered five excellent ICO investor tips. Thirteen blockchain companies are included in CB Insights Fintech 250 list.
WSJ: Goldman Sachs Planning Direct Bitcoin Trading
The Wall Street Journal broke the news that blue chip banking giant Goldman Sachs is mulling allowing its investors to trade in Bitcoin directly. The news would make Goldman the first leading Wall Street firm to allow its investors access to the rapidly growing cryptocurrency marketplace. Other firms have some products, like Grayscale’s platform (GBTC), but Goldman would open a whole new marketplace for investors. Via cointelegraph.com
What, Jamie? Bitcoin Price Regains Pre-FUD $4,400 Heights, NEO Jumps 15%
Bitcoin prices finally shrugged off the negative impact of Jamie Dimon and China Monday to pass $4,400. As of press time, BTC was trading at around $4,440, marking its highest level since Sep. 9. The achievement continues a trend which began in the last week of September, with prices jumping almost $1,000 in the intervening days, data from Bitcointicker shows. Via cointelegraph.com
Beware, Bitcoin Buffs, Bubbles Often Bite
Pro-tip for bitcoin traders: Just knowing something is in a bubble won’t protect you when it pops. You have to actually quit trading to avoid losing money. You know what comes next: Novogratz is starting a hedge fund to invest solely in bitcoin and other digital currencies. “Prices are going to get way ahead of where they should be. Via bloomberg.com
Free Talk Live’s Co-Host Discusses Bitcoin Radio Ads and Accepting Bitcoin Cash
The call-in radio talk show is syndicated on over 160 radio stations and was the first radio show in the world to start accepting Bitcoin for ad payments. The broadcast has national radio ads promoting bitcoin to thousands of listeners every week, and FTL just announced accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) for advertising spots during the show. Since 2011 the syndicated show has accepted bitcoin for advertising and FTL’s national radio spots have advertised bitcoin for over six years. Via news.bitcoin.com
Industrial Revolution 2.1: How Blockchain Can Finish What the Internet Started
The steam engine itself is just one example. Although rudimentary versions of steam engines existed as far back as the early 1700s, it wasn’t until a century later that the technology powered the British Isles to world conquest. The one thing that unifies them all is the Internet. Via cointelegraph.com
Blockchain Healthcare Promise Sees CDC Work on Dedicated Apps
The US investigative noises mark the latest members of the Blockchain healthcare bandwagon, which has accrued interest from state organs in countries across the world from China to Estonia. In the former, even Alibaba has got involved, teaming up with local authorities to secure data via its Ali Health extension in a Chinese first. Estonia, meanwhile, is well-known for its approach to healthcare data security using Blockchain. Via cointelegraph.com
Ethereum Challenger Built from Project Incubated by Disney
The foundation has also established the commercial company called Dragonchain Inc. to assist other firms in adopting the technology quickly and easily. The protocol was designed to be more private than the leading Blockchains such as the Bitcoin and the Ethereum protocols. However, in 2016, Walt Disney decided to abandon the project and opted to make Dragonchain an open source platform. Via cointelegraph.com
Ethereum Based ICOs Launch Self-Governance Initiative
16 ICOs have launched a self-governance initiative called Project Transparency to improve disclosure within the blockchain space, Trustnodes is told in a press release. The project is led by Santiment, which has confirmed it will provide funding and manpower to process applications and keep the initiative staffed. Participants in the initiative are voluntarily binding themselves to disclose wallets controlled by a project and to provide a voluntary explanation of any expenditure greater than 0.5% of the funds collected. Via trustnodes.com
Etherparty is Latest to Get ICO Website Hacked, Will Compensate Victims
Etherparty, a user-friendly smart contract creation tool, has announced today that its ICO website was hacked and the address for sending funds was changed to reroute the money to the hackers. The token sale was launched on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9 A.M. PDT and the hack occurred just 45 minutes later, according to the details released by the Etherparty team. Via financemagnates.com
CFTC Questions Coinbase Over June Ethereum Flash Crash
The regulator appears to be particularly interested in the role margin trading and leverage might have played towards the flash crash, Bloomberg says according to “two people familiar with the matter.” Coinbase only recently opened margin trading, limiting it to individuals that have $5 million invested or more, but disabled the service after the flash crash. The exchange has considerably grown recently in popularity, serving more than 10 million customers, but it struggled to scale operations for some months. Via trustnodes.com
A Timeline of National Regulatory Warnings on ICOs
The rise of ICOs has drawn the attention of regulators across the world in the last three months. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission was the first regulator to speak out on ICOs on July 25. The agency stated offerings and sales of digital tokens fell under the jurisdiction of federal securities law. Here is a timeline of regulators statements on ICOs. Via cryptovest.com
Five Tips for Investing in ICOs
Right now, ICOs are a dime a dozen and all of them want your money. Sadly, there is a very small, minute percentage of them which are feasible and have a future. The rest are mostly marketing gimmicks that will leave you holding a bag of tokens worth nothing. Via financemagnates.com
CBS Insights Fintech 250 Includes 13 Blockchain Companies
The worldwide fintech sector is booming as we speak. According to CB Insights, the blockchain industry has quite some interesting players. It is also one of the smaller fintech areas to date, which is rather remarkable. Here are 13 blockchain companies in a group of the Fintech 250 leaders. Via themerkle.com
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