82 Story #17: The Space Based Economy Grows “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” – ELON MUSK Wall Street Predictions on Space Based Economy As the space based economy grows, brokerage houses started to pay more attention in 2017. • “Space Age 2.0” Will Be Worth Almost $3 Trillion in 30 Years China, Russia and US Space Deals While corporate news made us all out to be enemies, the cooperation in space continues. • Russia, US Shoot for the Moon with Joint Lunar Station Project • Space Arms Race as Russia, China Emerge as ‘Rapidly Growing Threats’ to US • The Second Moon Race • The Space Race Is Now “Privatized” – But You’re Still Paying for It Story #18: Why Bitcoin is Insecure – and Everything Else! I used this quote in our 3rd Quarter Wrap Up – Control 101: “I’ve been in a room in Silicon Valley where on the wall they have 160 industries they think blockchain can disrupt. We picked six of them to focus on.” – PATRICK M. BYRNE I spent a lot of time in 2017 warning subscrib- ers about how insecure cryptocurrency exchang- es and transactions are. • Ethereum Bandits Stole $225 Million This Year • Quantum Computers Pose Imminent Threat to Bitcoin Security • Bitcoin Heist Adds $77 Million To Total Hacked Hauls Of $15 Billion • More than $60 million worth of bitcoin potentially stolen after hack on cryptocur- rency site • $300m in Cryptocurrency’ Accidentally Lost Forever Due to Bug • List Of High Profile Cryptocurrency Hacks So Far (August 24th 2017) • Chaos and Hackers Stalk Investors on Cryptocurrency Exchanges • Hackers Stole $32 Million in Ethereum in Second Heist this Week • Even a $31 Million Hack Couldn’t Keep Bitcoin Down I strongly recommend you listen to our Solari Report – Bitcoin – the Op with Harry Blazer. IV. NEWS TRENDS & STORIES