On today's episode of The Cryptoverse: The Bitcoin community at large and the Internet boards have been abuzz this week over the IRS (Internal Revenue Service, the national tax authority) of the United States launching a privacy attack on Bitcoin wallet provider Coinbase’s user base. Please Support The Cryptoverse And Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption By Becoming A Cryptoversity Patron: Make a regular contribution and you'll get unlimited access to all Cryptoversity courses as well as a private Telegram chat group where you get direct access to me: https://www.cryptoversity.com/podcast/ Pay As You Go With Bitcoin Tips: 1Lak8zkQbUB5FgDD6ci6M82oTVBveuBxBT Subscribe to the podcast here: https://www.cryptoversity.com/podcast/ Today's episode is sponsored by Vaultoro, the one of a kind online exchange where you can trade between Gold and Bitcoin. Reserves can be audited online at any time and are protected from confiscation and company failure. [Sign up for a free account today by clicking here](https://www.vaultoro.com/?a=100678) Sources: [Original Article on The Coin Telegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-will-take-irs-to-court-over-consumer-privacy-attack) [Coinbase Announcement](https://blog.coinbase.com/2016/11/18/protecting-customer-privacy/) [IRS Article on Special Procedures for John Doe Summonses](https://www.irs.gov/irm/part25/irm_25-005-007.html) Produced by Cryptoversity.com the online school for learning about Bitcoin, crypto-currencies and blockchains. https://www.cryptoversity.com/

Here is a special edition of The Cryptoverse where I brought in Josh Scigala, co-founder of Vaultoro to provide commentary on recent news stories in the world of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, blockchains, gold and economics. **Sign up for your free Vaultoro account at https://www.cryptoversity.com/vaultoro Signing up through this link generates commission to fund the show but doesn't cost you anything. Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vaultoro Support The Cryptoverse Podcast by visiting the Cryptoversity Store: https://www.cryptoversity.com/store Subscribe to the podcast here: https://www.cryptoversity.com/podcast/ Sources: http://fortune.com/2016/09/15/larry-summers-wall-street-too-big-to-fail/ http://www.wsj.com/articles/german-savers-lose-faith-in-banks-stash-cash-at-home-1472485225 http://www.coindesk.com/circle-brings-blockchain-payments-iphone-ios-10-update/ Produced by Cryptoversity.com the online school for learning about Bitcoin, crypto-currencies and blockchains. https://www.cryptoversity.com/ Please upvote to support the show, I really appreciate it. https://steemit.com/crypto-news/@marketingmonk/bitcoin-via-imessage-germans-hoarding-cash-at-home-and-why-newbies-are-so-illogical-the-cryptoverse-107-feature-length-episode

**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:** A former employee of the US central banking system, the Federal Reserve, was issued a fine of $5,000 and sentenced to 12 months’ probation for mining bitcoin on a Fed-owned server. **Please Support The Cryptoverse And Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption By Becoming A Cryptoversity Patron:** Make a regular contribution and you'll help to secure Cryptoversity's future, get unlimited access to all Cryptoversity courses as well as a private Telegram chat group where you get direct access to me: https://www.cryptoversity.com/podcast/ **Or Pay As You Go With Bitcoin Tips:** 1Lak8zkQbUB5FgDD6ci6M82oTVBveuBxBT Today's episode is sponsored by Vaultoro, the one of a kind online exchange where you can trade between Gold and Bitcoin. Reserves can be audited online at any time and are protected from confiscation and company failure. [Click here to learn more](http://www.vaultoro.com/?a=100678) **Sources:** [Cryptocurrency Prices Provided by CoinMarketCap.com](http://coinmarketcap.com/) [The Bitcoin Price Chart Provided by BitcoinWisdom.com](https://bitcoinwisdom.com/markets/bitstamp/btcusd) [The Original Post on CryptoCoins News](https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/former-fed-employee-fined-5000-for-mining-bitcoin-on-federal-reserve-server/) Produced by Cryptoversity.com the online school for learning about Bitcoin, crypto-currencies and blockchains. https://www.cryptoversity.com

**On Today's Episode Of The Cryptoverse:** While everyone else is talking about the Bitcoin price reaching an all time high, let's take a look at the Storj blockchain project. I'll even show you how I am renting out some of my hard drive space to them. Skip to the news segment by clicking here 6:36 **Please Support The Cryptoverse And Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption By Becoming A Cryptoversity Patron:** Make a regular contribution and you'll help to secure Cryptoversity's future, get unlimited access to all Cryptoversity courses as well as a private Telegram chat group where you get direct access to me: https://www.cryptoversity.com/podcast/ **Or Pay As You Go With Bitcoin Tips:** 1Lak8zkQbUB5FgDD6ci6M82oTVBveuBxBT Dash Detailed is a weekly YouTube show about the privacy focused digital currency known as Dash. It is hosted by the lovely Amanda B. Johnson and keeps you right up to date about all the exciting developments in the Dash ecosystem. [Click this link and subscribe today](http://bit.ly/2jFop0C) **Sources:** [Win Bitcoin By Filling Out The Cryptoverse Feedback Survey](https://www.cryptoversity.com/podcast/survey/) [Cryptocurrency Prices Provided by CoinMarketCap.com](http://coinmarketcap.com/) [The Bitcoin Price Chart Provided by BitcoinWisdom.com](https://bitcoinwisdom.com/markets/bitstamp/btcusd) [The Original Post on CoinDesk](http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-startup-storj-targets-enterprise-cloud-3-million-raise/) [Get Early Access To My Secrets Of The Bitcoin Triangle Course: Discover 21 Fast Track Ways To Make and Save With Bitcoin](https://www.cryptoversity.com/courses/secrets-of-the-bitcoin-triangle/) [LiteCoin SegWit Tracker](http://litecoinblockhalf.com/segwit.php) [Coin Dance Bitcoin SegWit Tracker](https://coin.dance/blocks) [The Cryptoverse Livestream Coverage Of The Peerplays Crowdfund ICO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68qj8S4HreE) [Crossing The Chasm Book Link](http://amzn.to/2mku5ef) [Learn The Vocabulary Used In The World Of Venture Capital Funding](http://www.techrepublic.com/article/glossary-startup-and-venture-capital-terms-you-should-know/) Produced by Cryptoversity.com the online school for learning about Bitcoin, crypto-currencies and blockchains. https://www.cryptoversity.com