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• JPMorgan, Bank of America Say No to Crypto Transactions on Credit Cards

  02-02-2018 23:59
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  The top two US banks took what little wind was left in investors’ sails today. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have both placed a ban on cryptocurrency transactions via credit cards, according to Bloomberg reports. The bitcoin price is holding at about a 5.75% decline, trading at $8,589 in what is shaping up to
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• Report: Bank of America, JP Morgan Ban Credit Crypto Purchases

  02-02-2018 23:55
  Two of Wall Street's biggest banks are reportedly taking steps to bar customers from using credit cards to purchase cryptocurrencies.
  
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• India Announces Restrictions on Crypto Use, Values Slide

  02-02-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  In a budget speech before the Indian parliament, finance minister Arun Jaitley expressed a hostile stance toward the use of cryptocurrency as legal tender. Jaitley stated that the government does not consider crypto legal tender, and would take action to end its use as a method of payment. Jaitley’s comments come as Bitcoin and other blockchain assets are enjoying tremendous popularity in India. Jaitley stated that stopping their use was necessary to prevent money laundering and other &ldq
  
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• Canadian Regulators Approve Country's First Blockchain ETF

  02-02-2018 22:45
  Regulators have approved Canada's first blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF). Two other Canadian companies are seeking to launch blockchain funds.
  
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• Canada Approves Country's First Blockchain ETF

  02-02-2018 22:45
  Regulators have approved Canada's first blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF). Two other Canadian companies are seeking to launch blockchain funds.
  
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• Harvest Portfolios to Launch Canada’s First Blockchain ETF

  02-02-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  Two more providers file plans with regulators to join the blockchain sector, while Harvest Portfolios gets the go-ahead to launch Canada’s first blockchain ETF.
  Last month, Harvest Portfolios filed with regulators to introduce an ETF that tracks blockchain technologies. Yesterday, February 1st, the firm received approval by the Ontario Securities Commission to launch the country’s first blockchain fund: Blockchain Technologies ETF. The fund has a management fee of 0.65% and seeks to
  
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• Prescient Investor Predicts Stability and Bitcoin Price Back at $20,000

  02-02-2018 21:59
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  No need to hit the panic button. Ran Neu-Ner, a South African investor who was savvy enough to invest in his first bitcoin half a decade ago, said the recent volatility in the bitcoin price is nothing new and in fact, bitcoin is headed to $20,000 in 2018. He made the remarks to CNBC, where he
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• Santander to Roll Out Ripple-Powered App in 4 Countries

  02-02-2018 21:15
  Santander UK is working with Ripple to allow customers to make international payments using a new mobile app.
  
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• Psych! Ex-Iced Tea Co. ‘Long Blockchain’ Cancels Order for 1,000 Bitcoin Miners

  02-02-2018 20:36
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  Long Blockchain Corp. has canceled plans to open a 1,000 rig bitcoin mining farm. The firm, which was formerly known as Long Island Iced Tea, made its eyebrow-raising pivot into the blockchain space in December, just days after the Bitcoin price hit a record $19,891 on cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. At the beginning of January, Long … Continued
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• “Game Chaingers”: UNICEF Accepts Donations via Cryptocurrency Mining

  02-02-2018 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  UNICEF has launched Game Chaingers in an effort to bring together gamers and crypto-enthusiasts from across the globe to have them unite their computing power for a good cause.
  In an effort to raise funds for victims in war-torn Syria, UNICEF is putting solidarity in the blockchain, asking gamers and crypto-enthusiasts to lend their powerful graphics processors to help the humanitarian fund mine cryptocurrency — specifically, Ethereum. This is the new project named Game Chaingers
  
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• Botnet Infects Half a Million Servers to Mine Thousands of Monero

  02-02-2018 19:46
  A cryptocurrency miner botnet has infected more than half a million machines, hijacking them to mine as much as $3.6 million worth of monero.
  
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• Crypto’s ‘Positive Story Remains Intact’: Wall Street Strategist Undeterred by Bitcoin Price Decline

  02-02-2018 19:33
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  It’s been a dismal year so far for the cryptocurrency markets, and — as evidenced by the Bitcoin price’s more than 50 percent retrace from its all-time high — the volatility has begun to shake out investors with weak hands. Bitcoin bears have begun to take their victory laps, with skeptics forecasting that its plunge &hellip
  
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• Former Iced Tea Maker Cancels Purchase of Bitcoin Mining Rigs

  02-02-2018 18:45
  Long Blockchain announced Friday that it was no longer pursuing a purchase of 1,000 AntMiners.
  
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• Lightning Network Reaches 1,000 Mainnet Payment Channels

  02-02-2018 18:23
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  The Bitcoin price has entered a steep decline in 2018, leaving many recent investors heading for the exits to cut their losses. Behind the scenes, though, Bitcoin development continues to plug along without regard for market movements, and one much-anticipated technology — the Lightning Network (LN) — has quietly passed a major milestone. Lightning Network … Continued
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Near Term Reprieve?

  02-02-2018 18:11 via newsbtc.com
  We are closing in on the end of the European session in the bitcoin price and things have been pretty interesting today. We started out the session this morning by noting that action was relatively weak (in the sense that price was falling, and falling fast) and that this was primarily driven by a concurrent weakening of sentiment.
  When things move like they have done recently, it can translate to a sort of downward spiral-type action that feeds itself – that is, price falling, people pani
  
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• David Cohen Joins MeshBox, The Company That’s Building A Parallel Internet

  02-02-2018 18:03 via newsbtc.com
  Blockchain is touted as being the next revolution in the technology world and, over the last twelve months, we’ve seen a number of companies take the first steps towards executing on these expectations.
  MeshBox is one of those companies.
  Many reading might already be familiar with a company that’s closely affiliated with MeshBox – SmartMesh. For anyone that’s not, the company has developed a technology that facilitates mesh networking – a concept that allows multipl
  
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• Copycat Twitter Accounts Seek to Scam Crypto Users

  02-02-2018 17:10
  A new type of scam sees Twitter users copying cryptocurrency developers and companies and asking the public to send "donations."
  
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• GoldCoin Spikes, Delivering Improved Network Security And Transaction Speed

  02-02-2018 16:15
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• Opinion: Bitcoin Price Dip Could Get Worse Before the Inevitable Rebound

  02-02-2018 16:10
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  The valuation of the cryptocurrency market has nearly halved from its all-time high. Bitcoin has declined by more than 14 percent in the past 24 hours, while Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and other major cryptocurrencies fell by more than 20 percent. Throughout the past 12 months, the cryptocurrency market has experienced several 30 to 40 … Continued
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• Youtube for Professional Development LiveEdu ICO Reaches $10m Hardcap Early

  02-02-2018 16:02
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• Chinese Retail Giant JD.com Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance

  02-02-2018 16:01
  The logistics arm of Chinese retail and internet giant JD.com has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
  
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• Bitcoi Price Watch; Here’s Where We’re Looking This Morning

  02-02-2018 15:37 via newsbtc.com
  It is Friday morning out of Europe and it is time to take a look at how action overnight played out in the bitcoin price and, in turn, how we can try and use this action to formulate a strategy going forward. As many reading will probably already be aware, this hasn’t been a particularly strong week for any cryptocurrency in the market. The majors, as well as the more alternative coins, are down across the board and it’s looking as though we aren’t going to see any degree of ne
  
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• Mnuchin Calls for Crypto Regulatory Talk At G20 Summit

  02-02-2018 15:15
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has indicated he is planning to raise the subject of cryptocurrency regulation during an upcoming G20 summit.
  
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• 35% Leap: DigixDAO Price Makes Lonely Advance as Market Retraces

  02-02-2018 14:52
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  The DigixDAO price rose 42 percent on Friday, making it the lone cryptocurrency in the top 100 to resist the deepening market correction and achieve an advance against the value of the dollar. DigixDAO Price Makes Lonely Advance as Market Retraces First launched in 2016, DigixDAO was one of the first decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), … Continued
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• Red Tide: Double-Digit Losses Sweep Crypto Asset Market

  02-02-2018 14:32
  The cryptocurrency markets are a sea of red today, with all the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap reporting double-digit percentage losses for the last 24 hours (at press time). Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped 16 percent over the same period to 10-week lows below $8,000, and is heading towards its worst weekly loss (more than […]
  
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• Estonian Startup VLBToken Unveils Blockchain-Based Car History Registry

  02-02-2018 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The creators of CarFix, a Russian car service startup, are working on a new blockchain project that’s going after the US$1.8 trillion auto industry. The new venture, called VLBToken and based in Estonia, is developing the Vehicle Lifestyle Blockchain (VLB), a platform that promises to offer transparency into the data and history of a car’s […]
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• Texas Takes Aim at Overseas ICO with Cease-and-Desist

  02-02-2018 13:30
  The Texas State Securities Board is ordering another cease-and-desist to an overseas ICO that allegedly solicited investors from its jurisdiction.
  
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• FedEx Turns to Blockchain to ‘Transform the Logistics Industry’

  02-02-2018 13:11
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  Shipping and logistics behemoth FedEx is firmly turning to decentralized technology by implementing blockchain solutions into its core processes. Global delivery giant FedEx is working with the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) – a working group of leading freight, shipping and logistics companies coming together to develop and implement blockchain technology among everyday oper
  
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• Bitcoin Slides Towards $8K Amid Market Slump

  02-02-2018 12:45
  Bitcoin could be heading for its worst weekly loss since April 2013, but the charts indicate a defense may be in the offing.
  
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• Play2Live Will Host and Broadcast Worldwide the First Esports Tournament with Crypto Prize Pool

  02-02-2018 12:18
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• Proof of Toss – A New Ecosystem That Is Aimed at Modernizing and Changing the Betting Industry

  02-02-2018 12:06
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• Philippines Investigates Crypto Firm over Use of Politician's Name

  02-02-2018 12:00
  The Philippines' Department of Justice has ordered an investigation over the alleged misrepresentation of the senate president by a crypto firm.
  
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• Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin are Lifelines to People in Latin America

  02-02-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  Many people often wonder what the point of cryptocurrencies is. In the Western world, the demand for financial freedom is not overly apparent. Consumers are content with entrusting their money to third parties without giving it a second thought. In countries suffering from an economic crisis, there is a dire need for Bitcoin and consorts. It is the only path of financial freedom residents have at their disposal as of right now. Venezuela has always been a great example of why Bitcoin matters in
  
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• The “Fix & Flip” Market Is Now Open to Cryptocurrency Investors

  02-02-2018 11:57
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• Adhive: Adtech and ICOs Can Mix

  02-02-2018 11:45
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• Bankera’s Co-Founders Have Announced They Have Fully Acquired the Pacific Private Bank Limited

  02-02-2018 11:42
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• Bitcoin Fever Catches the Attention of Nigeria’s Lawmakers

  02-02-2018 11:34
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  Nigeria has been a hotbed for bitcoin trading, at least among African nations. Now the West African country’s policymakers want to examine the digital coin to determine whether or not it has a place in the Nigerian economy, as per a report in Bloomberg. The concerns surfaced during a Senate session earlier this week in Abuja … Continued
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• Napoleonx, the First 100% Algorithmic Crypto-Asset Manager, Officially Launched Its ICO on January 22nd

  02-02-2018 11:27
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• Blockchain-Based Loyalty Ecosystem BitRewards Has Launched a Public Pre-Sale of BIT on January 12th, 2018

  02-02-2018 11:20
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• Matchpool Enters the World of Crowdfunding with fund0x – Finally Giving Cryptocurrency Holders Something Real to Do with Their Funds

  02-02-2018 11:09
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• Skycoin Delivers Net Neutrality Solution with Skyminer

  02-02-2018 11:05
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• Skycoin Signs Partnership with Bitcoin PR Buzz Agency

  02-02-2018 11:03
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• This Hedge Fund Manager Would Never Consider Betting Against Bitcoin

  02-02-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  Opinions on the Bitcoin price are not hard to come by these days. The results are also very interesting and contradictory. Some people, like John McAfee, expect a Bitcoin price of $500,000 or more. BK Capital Management founder Brian Kelly feels very different. In his opinion, it’s still overvalued by at least 15%. An interesting statement, considering the price has dropped below $8,600 overnight.It is evident Brian Kelly isn’t the biggest fan of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Mo
  
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• The Coingaming Group Beta Tests Its Game-Changing Lightning Network

  02-02-2018 11:00
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• Regulators Probe Coincheck's Hack Compensation Claims

  02-02-2018 11:00
  Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection at Coincheck to see if it can afford to compensate victims of its recent hack.
  
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• Japan's FSA Probes Coincheck's Ability to Issue Hack Compensation

  02-02-2018 11:00
  Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection at Coincheck to see if it can afford to compensate victims of its recent hack.
  
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• EBCoin Announces Future Listings and Launch of New Cryptocurrency Exchange

  02-02-2018 10:47
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• Crypto-Repo Trading: Oxygen Announces Launch of Platform Bringing Mainstream Features

  02-02-2018 10:40
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  This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Repo or repurchase agreement is a widely used tool for the traditional assets. It is a way to raise money or increase liquidity with a promise to purchase
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• Napoleonx: A World-First in Crypto Asset Management Raises $5 Million Within 24hrs of ICO Launch

  02-02-2018 10:34
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• Job Matching Service Job.com Moves To Blockchain-Based Platform

  02-02-2018 10:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Job.com, a job-seeking service that claims 60 million users, has announced the transition of its platform to be entirely blockchain-based with the mission of eliminating middlemen recruiters from the hiring process. The new platform is set to launch in the spring of 2018. According to Job.com co-founder Paul Sloyan, the recruitment industry has been ripe […]
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