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• Cryptocurrency 101: Digital currencies soar in value, but subject to ... - The Straits Times

  15-07-2017 23:02 via straitstimes.com
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  Cryptocurrency 101: Digital currencies soar in value, but subject to ...
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  Digital currencies like the bitcoin were once the preserve of programmers, geeks and digitally-savvy traders but they have made it to the mainstream, grabbing ...and more »
  
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• Coinbase Lets Users Pay 100 Times the Normal Bitcoin Withdrawal Fee

  15-07-2017 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  For quite some time now, people have been wondering why is pushing up Bitcoin network fees. For some reason, an unknown entity is trying to up the average transaction cost. It now appears Coinbase is the guilty party. In fact, they are overpaying fees by as much as 10,000%. This is not good news for … Continue reading Coinbase Lets Users Pay 100 Times the Normal Bitcoin Withdrawal Fee
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• To Regulate Cryptocurrencies or Not? Bitcoin Foundation Says, Not Right Now!

  15-07-2017 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The growing Bitcoin adoption and the popular cryptocurrency’s performance this year has got governments rallying to introduce cryptocurrency regulations in their respective jurisdictions. These attempts have received a mixed reaction from the community as a poorly drafted law can spell the doom of Bitcoin and businesses that are using the cryptocurrency to develop innovative solutions. … Continue reading To Regulate Cryptocurrencies or Not? Bitcoin Foundation Says, Not Right Now!
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• Top 4 Cryptocurrency-oriented Operating Systems - The Merkle

  15-07-2017 21:05 via themerkle.com
  
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  Mining, storing, or staking cryptocurrency is a concept that baffles most people, even in 2017. Even though these processes have become a lot easier, setting up your computer to accommodate all of these tasks is still a hassle. Thankfully, there are ...
  
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• Bitcoin Trading and Investments Continue to Attract Mainstream Support

  15-07-2017 20:51 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin is dead, a prediction we have heard more than hundred times already. Well, who is keeping count? (Some platforms are actually keeping count of these grim forecasts). But time and time again, the cryptocurrency has received support from unexpected quarters, thanks to its rising importance in the global economic system. Recently, the cryptocurrency received … Continue reading Bitcoin Trading and Investments Continue to Attract Mainstream Support
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• Agrello Smart Agreements Platform Announces Crowdsale on July 16, 2017

  15-07-2017 20:38 via newsbtc.com
  
  Agrello, a blockchain startup developing “smart agreements”, announced a token sale for July 16 to fund its “Self-Aware Contracts”. Based on blockchain technology, Agrello’s mission is to allow those  “without coding or legal skills to form legally-binding agreements on the blockchain”. The Estonia-based startup developed a graphical interface enabling individuals to assemble their own contracts … Continue reading Agrello Smart Agreements Pla
  
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• Harbour DAO Updates Their ICO Model and Voting System to More Closely Align with a Commitment to Community-Driven Governance

  15-07-2017 20:27 via newsbtc.com
  
  ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, July 14, 2017 – Harbour, a DAO for managing and holding token assets built on the Ethereum blockchain, released an updated version of their white paper to announce key changes to their ICO model that more closely reflect the DAO’s value of community-driven governance. Dean Eigenmann, Co-founder and CEO of Harbour, explained in … Continue reading Harbour DAO Updates Their ICO Model and Voting System to More Closely Align with a Commitment to Community-Drive
  
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• Bitcoin Price Drops Below $2,000 as Crypto Markets Fall Toward $70 Billion

  15-07-2017 16:15
  
  The price of bitcoin hit a 49-day low today, falling below $2,000 for the first time in weeks amid a broad sell-off across crypto assets. The value of the total supply of all cryptocurrencies and crypto assets tracked similarly, dropping to $72bn, a figure that was 37 percent lower than its all-time high of $115bn […]Source
  
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• Kik CEO: Doing an ICO Is Our Only Way to Compete With Facebook

  15-07-2017 13:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In June, Kik CEO Ted Livingston appeared at the San Francisco Bitcoin Meetup to chat with World Crypto Network host Thomas Hunt about the creation of Kin, a new cryptocurrency that will be used on the Kik platform. 5 percent of the total supply of Kin will be made available in an upcoming initial coin […]
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• How Initial Coin Offerings Sidestepped Traditional Disruption Models

  15-07-2017 12:00
  
  Medici Ventures' Steve Hopkins dissects developments in blockchain, arguing that the tech's use for fundraising sets the stage for massive disruption.Source
  
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• Mr. Blockchain Goes to Washington

  15-07-2017 11:30
  
  CoinDesk profiles a recent effort to educate US lawmakers on the impact and benefits of blockchain technology in Washington, DC.Source
  
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• RootProject Aims to Tap the Most Important Aspect of Cryptocurrencies

  15-07-2017 11:16 via newsbtc.com
  
  The full extent of the potential of cryptocurrencies remains yet to be completely tapped. Even the industry insiders are still to comprehend their full power. One way to think about cryptocurrencies is to ask what new institutional capacities they create. The reason being that it is the institutions that determine who wins wars, what countries … Continue reading RootProject Aims to Tap the Most Important Aspect of Cryptocurrencies
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• Tim Draper Invests in Another ICO

  15-07-2017 07:00 via crypto-news.net
  
  Draper Associates is investing in the initial offering of the Credo cryptocurrency.
  Bay Area, CA—Tim Draper is at it again. The billionaire VC has bought 10% of all Credo tokens in the initial coin offering (ICO) for Credo, a new cryptocurrency that solves the problems of email spam which costs the global economy an estimated $20 billion per year. Credo’s official ICO for the public is taking place on July 26th.
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• Daily Roundup – July 14, 2017

  15-07-2017 00:44
  
  According to Bloomberg, the former CEO of Morgan Stanley has invested in an agency brokerage for cryptocurrencies through Venture One. Venture One is the only investor in the startup at this point, which is called Omega One.
  According to CoinDesk, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives has called for tighter anti-money laundering rules around digital currencies. The congressman who made the comments on the house floor also indicated that the technology is useful for people who li
  
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• Portfolio Diversification With Low Correlation Cryptos

  15-07-2017 00:15 via crypto-news.net
  
  The crypto economy has allowed quite a few currencies to prevail and provide for different markets by catering to very different needs and demands. Other than the speculative interest that stands behind the support for many cryptocurrency tokens, the few tokens that have services behind them are basing at least a part of their value on demand for the service or their technology in general. By extension, this would mean that price movements of said cryptocurrencies are affected by a multitude of
  
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