This is episode #019 of the Bitcoin Sage show (@bitcoinsage).
Today’s episode about bitcoin & crypto-currencies on January 4, 2018 – let’s get started with:

It looks like some account in Australia are having issue withdrawing or access their accounts related to bitcoin translocation.  Australian Banks Allegedly Blocking Cryptocurrency Transactions, Freezing Accounts
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/australian-banks-allegedly-blocking-cryptocurrency-transactions-freezing-accounts/
Canadian Bank RBC has created a great analysis of bitcoin and the lighting network’s transaction capacity. RBC Report: Crypto and Blockchain Could Unlock $10 Trillion Market
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-blockchain-create-10-trillion-market-rbc-analyst-says/
The Next Wave of Crypto Investments Are Coming – Legal and Compliant ICOs
https://www.ccn.com/next-wave-crypto-investments-coming-legal-compliant-icos/
Ripple Becomes First Cryptocurrency After Bitcoin to Surpass $100 Billion
https://www.ccn.com/ripple-becomes-first-cryptocurrency-apart-from-bitcoin-to-surpass-121-billion/
China’s central bank can tell local governments to regulate the power usage of bitcoin miners: Source
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/bitcoin-mining-power-usage-comes-under-government-regulation-in-china.html
It’s only a matter of time before China lifts crypto exchange ban, entrepreneur says
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/china-to-eventually-lift-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-exchange-ban-bobby-lee-btcc.html
Bitcoin is neither legal nor illegal in India—and everyone’s confused
https://qz.com/1171183/bitcoin-is-neither-legal-nor-illegal-in-india-and-everyones-confused/
Merrill Lynch bans its clients, advisors from trading bitcoin-related investments
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/merrill-lynch-bans-its-clients-advisors-from-trading-bitcoin-related-investments-report-says.html
Bitcoin rises after report says early Facebook investor Peter Thiel is buying massive amounts
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/02/bitcoin-rises-after-report-says-early-facebook-investor-peter-thiel-is-buying-massive-amounts.html
Ripple’s co-founder is one of the world’s richest people after XRP’s 37,000% rise
http://markets.