This week's crypto news: April 1-7, 2018

In brief: Here I share the urls of the things I read this week on cryptocurrency with you.

Happy reading and enjoy the wild ride of the crypto world.

Articles
Is the price of bitcoin being driven down artificially?
https://medium.com/@super.crypto1/4th-dimension-bitcoin-manipulation-cartel-can-it-be-burnt-no-way-c53de65c166a

The author thinks Bitcoin was invented by the US government
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-30/bitcoin-headed-zero-nsa-plan-plays-out

Everything is down even more…
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-01/cryptogeddon-bitcoin-breaks-below-7000-ether-down-75-highs

Is the crypto market dying out?
https://www.rt.com/business/422896-cryptocurrency-market-dying-out/

Could banks entering the crypto market be a good thing?
https://www.ccn.com/investor-banks-like-goldman-sachs-entering-crypto-will-lead-to-bitcoin-price-surge/

Wyoming became the first US State to officially recognise cryptocurrency as a new asset class
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-02/wyoming-challenging-fed-can-it-become-americas-crypto-valley

The head of Russia’s security service is worried about cryptocurrencies
https://www.rt.com/politics/423155-crypto-currencies-terrorists-fsb/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

Is Binance the cause of the latest drop in Bitcoin price?
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-04/bitcoin-tumbles-below-7000-after-binance-hack-fears

An exchange removes Bitcoin Cash as a trading pair
http://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-cash-gets-axe-kucoin-removes-bch-trading-pairs-citing-user-feedback/

Bitcoin Cash again: This time it’s being used for good causes in Venezuela
https://news.bitcoin.com/meet-the-charity-eat-bch-the-p2p-electronic-cash-to-food-system/?utm_source=Meet%20the%20Charity%20‘eat&utm_medium=telegram&utm_campaign=Telegram%20Channel

The British paper The Independent gives a lot of coverage to crypto. Here, an analyst expects Bitcoin to rise again and surpass last year’s highs by the end of the year
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/bitcoin-price-cryptocurrency-prediction-worst-year-drop-rise-experts-a8288781.html

Are American investors cashing out to pay their tax bills???
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-05/i-just-discovered-i-owe-irs-50k-i-dont-have-because-i-traded-cryptos

India is not too happy with crypto
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-05/india-bans-bitcoin-wallets-bank-funding-all-cryptocurrency-services

Here’s India’s press release about it. They don’t seem to have read the memo about making press releases easy to read: Just go straight to section 13.
https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=43574

The former Mount Gox boss isn’t interested in pocketing the $1 billion left over after liquidation
https://www.rt.com/business/423375-mt-gox-liquidation-leftover/

And a bit of fun
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-06/friday-humor-didnt-hodl

Videos
Benneton is accepting payment in crypto in Lithuania

Osher Astrology forecast doom and gloom for the world, with the side-effect of a rise in the price of Bitcoin