E023 – 2017 Data Digest

This episode reflects on some of the hottest topics from 2017 and their impact their data has on our lives this year and into 2018. Cryptocurrency Many of these data points come from here. Since the year began, the aggregate market cap of all cryptocurrencies combined has increased by more than 3,200% as of Dec. 18 Bitcoin went through the roof, hitting an all-time high of 1 BTC = $19,891 on 12/17/2017. BTC makes up 54% of the aggregate $589 billion market cap of all cryptocurrencies The graphics-card hardware needs of miners has been a big reason why NVIDIA and Advanced Micro Devices have seen a double-digit percentage surge in sales recently Back on Dec. 10, CBOE Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) became the first to introduce bitcoin futures trading, with CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) following a week later 612 new cryptocurrencies began trading in 2017 Top 10 cryptocurrencies in 2017 as of 12/29 according to BitInfoCharts.com (pretty similar list on AtoZForex.com): Cryptocurrency Price in USD Price in BTC First Trade Exchange volume 24h BTC Bitcoin $ 15,030.33 +9.79% ($1,340) in 12h +9.56% ($1,312) in 7d 1 BTC +0% in 12 hours +0% in 7 days 2010-07-17 100,317 BTC 100,316.59 BTC 1,250,728,823.58 USD XRP Ripple $ 1.4 +11.79% ($0.15) in 12h +28.92% ($0.31) in 7d 0.000093 BTC +1.82% in 12 hours +17.67% in 7 days 2014-08-14 462,239,606 XRP 36,699.78 BTC 551,610,001.98 USD ETH Ethereum $ 750.82 +9.3% ($63.9) in 12h +12.07% ($80.9) in 7d 0.05 BTC -0.45% in 12 hours +2.29% in 7 days 2014-09-30 784,632 ETH 34,510.75 BTC 518,708,138.27 USD BCH Bitcoin Cash $ 2,571.87 +8.04% ($191) in 12h +6.17% ($149) in 7d 0.171 BTC -1.59% in 12 hours -3.1% in 7 days 2017-08-01 209,597 BCH 33,824.21 BTC 508,389,215 USD LTC Litecoin $ 255.88 +11.54% ($26.5) in 12h +0.89% ($2.26) in 7d 0.017 BTC +1.59% in 12 hours -7.91% in 7 days 2012-07-13 1,156,615 LTC 18,070.26 BTC 271,602,057.82 USD IOT IOTA $ 3.87 +11.04% ($0.38) in 12h +2.12% ($0.08) in 7d 0.00026 BTC +1.14% in 12 hours -6.8% in 7 days 2017-08-30 37,838,946 IOT 9,288.14 BTC 139,603,822.48 USD XMR Monero $ 366.67 +7.1% ($24.3) in 12h +9.42% ($31.6) in 7d 0.024 BTC -2.46% in 12 hours -0.13% in 7 days 2014-06-04 275,568 XMR 6,354.54 BTC 95,510,916.21 USD DASH Dash $ 1,126.09 +10.81% ($110) in 12h +2.5% ($27.5) in 7d 0.075 BTC +0.93% in 12 hours -6.45% in 7 days 2014-02-20 85,797 DASH 6,073.26 BTC 91,283,097.97 USD XVG VERGE $ 0.168 +41.89% ($0.05) in 12h +60.02% ($0.06) in 7d 0.000011 BTC +29.23% in 12 hours +46.05% in 7 days 2016-02-18 606,321,139 XVG 5,940.19 BTC 89,283,020.8 USD ICX ICON $ 5.73 +4.78% ($0.26) in 12h +183.99% ($3.72) in 7d 0.00038 BTC -4.56% in 12 hours +159.21% in 7 days 2017-11-11 13,061,177 ICX 5,072.57 BTC 76,242,347.41 USD Data Breaches Equifax – 9/7/2017 – 143mm US consumers affected Stock plunged nearly $4bn in the aftermath https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/ RNC Voter List – nearly every registered voter, ~200mm Americans Yahoo’s 2013 breach revelation – affected accounts went from 1bn to 3bn Uber – 57mm user accounts and drivers, paid to keep it under wraps 560mm Passwords – a massive list of 560mm credentials compiled into one database of breaches from at least 10 services You can check if your account is part of a compromise at have i been pwned or SpyCloud.   World Affairs The World Bank has a fascinating article with 12 charts covering food assistance, climate change, education, nutrition, elections, energy and a tribute to Hans Rosling, who made us see the world in new ways with breathtaking visualizations. Other Data Tidbits Most popular Instagram Post: Beyonce – https://www.instagram.com/p/BP-rXUGBPJa/ Most retweeted Twitter Post: Carter’s quest for Wendy’s Chicken Nuggest – https://twitter.com/carterjwm/status/849813577770778624/photo/1 Oracle bought API management firm Apiary. Be on the lookout for how that evolves for the tool and for Oracle RPA saw continued growth and implementations. Expect more in 2018. Kubernetes is becoming the de facto standard for container management and was upgraded to Adopt by TechRadar. Expect it to continue to gain steam and start influencing data solutions more in 2018. Music: Auld Lang Syne by Fresh Nelly, from Free Music Archive. 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