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• XinFin Introduces TradeFinex in Africa, Will Announce ICO Soon

  12-08-2017 23:34 via newsbtc.com
  XinFin, the Ethereum driven permissioned Blockchain network has announced the successful completion of its Africa awareness drive. Held across three nations — Botswana, Zambia, and Kenya, the drive was focused on familiarizing buyers, sellers, and financiers to the new TradeFinex platform. The awareness drive and the following announcement about the launch of Internet of Things … Continue reading XinFin Introduces TradeFinex in Africa, Will Announce ICO Soon
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• Fake Craig Wright Twitter Account has Been Suspended all of a Sudden

  12-08-2017 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  It looks like we have another interesting plot twist in the world of Bitcoin. A fake Twitter account claiming to be Craig Wright has been officially suspended by the social media company. Many people are confused about this, even though it isn’t his real account. It is unclear why the @realcraigwright handle is suspended from … Continue reading Fake Craig Wright Twitter Account has Been Suspended all of a Sudden
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• Nvidia to Focus More on Cryptocurrency Mining Market - Bitcoinist

  12-08-2017 20:23 via bitcoinist.com
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  In the wake of record-setting growth for digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, graphics card manufacturer Nvidia has expressed their intent to focus more on the cryptocurrency mining market.
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• What Would Happen if Cryptocurrency Became More Popular Than Cash? - Futurism

  12-08-2017 17:22 via futurism.com
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  What Would Happen if Cryptocurrency Became More Popular Than Cash?
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  It's not outlandish to think that our current financial system will soon be replaced by cryptocurrency, and the shift will bring about some big changes to the global economy. The Flippening. For a time, Bitcoin seemed unassailable in its dominance of ...
  
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• Overstock.com Becomes First Major Retailer to Accept Altcoins

  12-08-2017 15:11 via crypto-news.net
  In an industry first, Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) will now accept altcoins, in addition to Bitcoin, as payment. Customers will have the option to pay with dozens of cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Ripple, Dash, and Bitcoin Cash. Overstock.com has accepted Bitcoin since 2014, and its CEO, Patrick Byrne, is a long-time advocate for bringing cryptos into the retail space.
  To process payments, Overstock.com has partnered with Shapeshift.io, a Swiss cryptocurrency processor. At checkout, custom
  
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• Open Questions for Coinbase: Will Users Benefit from Its $100 Million Raise?

  12-08-2017 14:00
  After securing $100 million in funding, CoinDesk looks at the key challenges facing the best capitalized US bitcoin and cryptocurrency startup.
  
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• Ethereum + Lightning? Buterin and Poon Unveil 'Plasma' Scaling Plan

  12-08-2017 13:15
  Vitalik Buterin and Jospeh Poon hope to fix ethereum's scaling problem with a Lightning Network-like system, Plasma, but does it have what it takes?
  
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• Blockchain is the Future of Healthcare

  12-08-2017 07:49 via newsbtc.com
  Everything we know about health care can benefit from blockchain technology. Especially when it comes to medical records, sharing patient information, and making data more interoperable. Right now, there are  a lot of intermediaries involved in sharing patient data as very few systems are compatible with one another. The blockchain will effectively create a new … Continue reading Blockchain is the Future of Healthcare
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• Daily Roundup – August 11, 2017

  12-08-2017 01:31
  According to Bitfinex’s official blog, the digital asset exchange is making service changes regarding their U.S. customers. As part of the changes, U.S. customers will no longer be able to trade Ethereum-based ICOs.
  According to CNBC, the bitcoin price has surged to a record high while global stocks have fallen due to worries about the North Korea nuclear threat.
  Bitcoin developer Jack Mallers has announced Zap on his Medium blog, which is a user interface for Bitcoin’s Lightning Net
  
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• Bitfinex to Bar US Customers from Exchange Trading

  12-08-2017 00:20
  Bitfinex has become the first major cryptocurrency exchange to halt the trading of ICO tokens in response to U.S. regulators.
  
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• Unpublished Satoshi emails reveal early Bitcoin insight

  12-08-2017 00:00 via crypto-news.net
  A series of email correspondence from 2009-2011 with the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has recently surfaced on the Internet. An anonymous researcher, CipherionX, posted the emails on the bitcointalk forum on August 11th, having retrieved them from the former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearst.
  Curiously, the first email and reply were already shared on the Bitcoin Foundation website years ago, but Hearst had mistakenly thought that following conversations were also publishe
  
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