The U.S. federal government is running out of lenders. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen tries defending Fed “independence” & banking regulations. Erik Voorhees discusses “the true cost of Bitcoin transactions.” Two of China’s “Big Three” Bitcoin exchanges stop BTC withdrawals for one month. Rumors swarm that JP Morgan & Santander joined new “Enterprise Ethereum” blockchain group. Vitalik blogs with updates on Ethereum core development. World Government Summit in Dubai focuses on “Smart Cities” and “Building the Hyperconnected Future on Blockchains.” Jaguar releases first in-car “Pay-for-Gas” app. Plus our friend Pedro joins us in-studio once again! All this and more on the Neocash Radio podcast, episode 194 — Wednesday, February 15th, 2017! We’ve written out short overviews and provided links for the topics discussed on today’s show: http://neocashradio.com/blog/ep194-china-freezes-bitcoin-withdrawals-ethereum-gets-big-banks-u-s-debt-reckoning /// Tune in to Neocash Radio EVERY Wednesday night and subscribe to Neocash Radio on iTunes/ Soundcloud/ Stitcher/ YouTube/ Google Play & iHeartRadio! We’re also on Tunein, Player.FM, Overcast.FM, Podcast Addict, Blubrry, LBRY and more! http://NeocashRadio.com /// BTC tips: 1KNrZdhxr6kroWCfkyLeYKpkXAAR6KQtrn