BlockShow Asia, Bitcoin Crash Warning, India Delays Crypto Ban: Hodler's Digest, Nov. 11-17

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BlockShow Asia 2019: Calls for clarity and caution on crypto regulationCrypto regulation was another hot button during the two-day event powered by Cointelegraph.

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"Crypto is evolving, and the government can't try to regulate things it still doesn't understand. I am still in favor of crypto regulation, but [it] needs to be done very carefully."

Prediction of the WeekExpert: Bitcoin may "Crash to zero" because of institutional adoptionThe CEO and co-founder at Distributed Lab, Pavel Kravchenko, has warned that increasing institutional interest in crypto could see Bitcoin's value crash to zero.

Dallas Mavericks CTO: Crypto payment option still "a cottage industry"David Herr, the chief technical officer of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team, has said that only a small number of fans are using crypto to purchase things such as merchandise and tickets.

Herr said Bitcoin was "Still complicated to 99% of the population" - and he compared the crypto world to a cottage industry.

Best Cointelegraph FeaturesBitcoin revolution means Protestant Reformation, crypto drives change?A new white paper is packed with bold predictions about what the future holds for crypto and blockchain - and claims there could even be parallels with the Protestant Reformation that shook Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

China walks back hardline media rhetoric toward crypto and blockchainChina's state-run media recently turned heads by featuring pro-Bitcoin comments, with the flagship digital currency being referred to as the world's "First successful application of blockchain technology." Cointelegraph's Shiraz Jagati explores whether Beijing is attempting to row back its hostility toward crypto and blockchain.

Turkey's unexpected rise to the top of global crypto adoptersTurkey may not be the first country that springs to mind when it comes to above-average crypto adoption, but new research suggests 1 in 5 residents are familiar with it.

As the country gears up to finalize testing of the digital lira in 2020, Cointelegraph's Sritanshu Sinha explores the rapid rise of crypto and blockchain in Turkey.

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