Bitcoin and cryptocurrency round-up 1 May 2018

What's happening in cryptocurrency?
The blockchain solution insurance needs, a simple guide to Ethereum vs EOS, ASIC ICO crackdown, blockchain opiate tracking and Ethereum price analysis.
1. "Back in my day..."
"Back in my day we had to process batched payments by insurance brokers on behalf of their clients, including every single time someone requested a quote, paid their premiums or renewed a policy. And we did it all by hand. None of those fancy blockchain universal source of truth things the younger generation takes for granted."
"Psh, whatever gramps," said the young upstart to the grizzled old insurance administrator.
2. Spot the difference
Two smart contract-focused platforms – EOS and Ethereum – might look similar from the outside, but the more similar two things are the more important their differences become.
3. Australian consumer law rule number one: Don't be a jerk
Some ICOs are apparently having trouble with the cardinal rule of Australian consumer law.
4. A catastrophic opioid epidemic... on the blockchain!
Is there anything distributed ledger technology can't do?
Yes. Solve America's opioid epidemic.
5. Ethereum price analysis: Walk it off edition
Ethereum's prices have been looking rather healthy over the last month, despite running into some trouble lately.
But it's probably nothing, right? Shake it off, Eth, you'll be alright. Probably.
Disclosure: At the time of writing the author holds ETH, IOTA, ICX, VEN, XLM, BTC, NANO
Latest cryptocurrency news
- Key indicator suggests Ethereum’s price could rebound to $2,450 by next week
- CoinFlex launches US$47 million token to fix cash crunch
- Investors exit crypto investments at record pace
- 14-day crypto predictions: As cryptocurrencies continue to drop, sentiment remains slightly bearish on Ethereum and Solana
- Today’s crypto movers: Bitcoin (↓3.78%), Ethereum (↓6.27%), Shiba Inu (↓6.52%) and 1inch Network (↑15.14%)
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