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• SEC warns investors about cryptocurrency scams - The Hill

  28-08-2017 23:13 via thehill.com
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  SEC warns investors about cryptocurrency scams
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  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday issued a warning about investing in companies promising to raise capital by selling cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The agency told investors to be wary of buying stock in ...
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• Blockchain.info Enables Support for Ethereum

  28-08-2017 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Blockchain.info is one of the biggest online bitcoin wallets. Its usage kept rising in conjunction with bitcoin’s growing popularity after it launched in the summer of 2011. The wallet service has since then adhered to its core principles by providing an easy way to create a new bitcoin address, while still allowing users to keep their private key and respecting their privacy.
  Through the years, other wallet services dropped standards that bitcoin had been built for. Many bitcoin wallet se
  
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• Rivetz and myGeoTracking Partnership, to Provide State of the Art Device Security for Mobile Field Employees

  28-08-2017 22:34
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• MobileGo Price Technical Analysis for 08/29/2017 – Major Reversals Underway?

  28-08-2017 22:32 via newsbtc.com
  MobileGo has staged strong gains against bitcoin and ether as rival cryptocurrencies appear to be attracting more investor interest in the past few days.
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• Cryptocurrency Mining Remains A Solid Tailwind For Nvidia - Seeking Alpha

  28-08-2017 21:44 via seekingalpha.com
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  Cryptocurrency Mining Remains A Solid Tailwind For Nvidia
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  Selling video cards (Graphics Processing Units) is Nvidia's lifeblood. Next to gaming, cryptocurrency mining is now a robust tailwind for GPU sales. The GPU-only Ethereum is now the world's second most valuable cryptocurrency mining platform. Profits ...and more »
  
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• SEC Warns Public Companies Are Using ICOs to Pump Stocks

  28-08-2017 21:40
  The SEC has a message for would-be investor in cryptocurrency companies with publicly traded stocks: watch out.
  
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• Exclusive: CrowdWiz Launches ICO to Fund its Crypto Investment Platform

  28-08-2017 21:34
  CrowdWiz is powered by Krypton Software, the cryptocurrency offering of fintech company TRADOLOGIC.
  
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• WHY DOES BITCOIN LEGEND CHARLIE SHREM BELIEVE IN VIBERATE

  28-08-2017 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  “If you want to succeed, you have to surround yourself with people who are smarter than you” is something we frequently hear from business gurus, entrepreneurs or VCs. And it’s true; even the most capable leaders will fail if they don’t find people who simply have more knowledge and experiences to help them maintain focus. … Continue reading WHY DOES BITCOIN LEGEND CHARLIE SHREM BELIEVE IN VIBERATE
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• Floating Island Project targets Fall 2017 for ICO

  28-08-2017 21:15
  Did Peter Thiel’s massive donation pay off after all? Seasteaders’ slow progress turned into a new opportunity when the government of French Polynesia reached out with an invitation.
  In the 2010 era, liberty activists moved forward with a big, first-rate idea and had a first-rate scalable plan for executing it. Known as seasteaders, they founded The Seasteading Institute, most known for their “Floating Island Project”.
  The idea is to create a habitat, called seasteads, wh
  
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• Russia's Vnesheconombank Unveils New Blockchain Research Centre

  28-08-2017 20:29
  Vnesheconombank is partnering with the Russian government to establish a new blockchain and quantum computing research hub.
  
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• Bolenum’s ICO Ends, Boleno Tokens Hit the Market

  28-08-2017 20:17 via newsbtc.com
  The Bolenum ICO has officially ended and participants will now be able to begin trading their Boleno (BLN) tokens. The project’s website will also be undergoing major changes in the coming months and include new security features, a full project implementation roadmap, and an alpha version of the Bolenum exchange itself. This project has many exciting things on the horizon. … Continue reading Bolenum’s ICO Ends, Boleno Tokens Hit the Market
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• Bitcoin Short: ETF Firm Rex Eyes Downside Potential With New Fund Launch

  28-08-2017 19:04
  Connecticut-based REX ETF wants to offer investors a way to short the bitcoin market, according to new SEC filings.
  
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• Bitcoin Short: ETF Firm Rex Eyes Downside Potential With Fund Filing

  28-08-2017 19:04
  Connecticut-based REX ETF wants to offer investors a way to short the bitcoin market, according to new SEC filings.
  
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• Together they stand: Bancor is becoming the strategic partner for KICKICO

  28-08-2017 18:15 via newsbtc.com
  The world’s first 3-in-1 platform for ICO’s, crowdfunding and crowdinvesting – KICKICO – will make KickCoin a “Smart token” and will offer Bancor “Smart token” solution to all the projects raising funds on the platform, bringing hundreds of new tokens to Bancor network. Together they stand: Bancor is becoming the strategic partner for KICKICO and … Continue reading Together they stand: Bancor is becoming the strategic partner for KICKICO
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• Blockchain Data Storage Startup Bluzelle Raises $1.5 Million Series A

  28-08-2017 17:59
  Blockchain data storage startup Bluzelle has raised $1.5 million in new funding from a trio of venture capital firms.
  
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• Oraclize closes an investment from Digital Identity

  28-08-2017 17:07 via newsbtc.com
  London, August 22nd, 2017 — Oraclize LIMITED closed on €500’000 in their seed round led by Digital Identity SA, a growing firm delivering services for the fintech industry. After two years of self-funded development, this round of funding supports Oraclize’s plan to expand its service and the impact of the technology in different fields. Thomas Bertani, CEO of Oraclize, comments: “Since launching in … Continue reading
  
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• Over 6,100 People Choose to Invest in ATB Coin

  28-08-2017 17:03 via crypto-news.net
  ATB Coin is a cryptocurrency of the future, which aims to increase the introduction of micropayments into everyday life. Analysts visualize a great perspective for the project, noting its significant superiority over analogues due to technologies such as Lightning Network, Smart Contracts, and Segregated Witness. ATB Coin is created to become the most reliable, fast and secure payment system, guaranteeing exclusive functionality and preserving the anonymity of the users. All these qualities cont
  
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• Bank of England: DLT Shift Could Lead to New Securities Monopolies

  28-08-2017 16:59
  The U.K.'s central bank has warned that a shift to DLT could bring about both positive and unwelcome changes in the securities settlement industry.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Cap Up Nearly 800 Percent In 2017, Bitcoin Accounts for Half - CoinTelegraph

  28-08-2017 15:40 via cointelegraph.com
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  Cryptocurrency Market Cap Up Nearly 800 Percent In 2017, Bitcoin Accounts for Half
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  While Bitcoin holds top spot in terms of market capitalization, the broader asset classes of altcoins have seen the market cap of all cryptocurrencies expand by nearly 800 percent to date. That growth equates to a market cap of $158.5 bln as it stands ...
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• Bank of Mexico Governor: Bitcoin More Commodity Than Currency

  28-08-2017 15:30
  The highest-ranking official at Banco de Mexico has stated that the central bank is unlikely to classify bitcoin as a currency.
  
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• GroceryX Pre-ICO Fails to Raise Enough Funds, Investors Will get Refunded

  28-08-2017 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  Even though cryptocurrency ICOs are a real hype right now, not all projects will succeed. Some ventures won’t even make it to their ICO stage either. GroceryX is one of those projects which got canceled before the official ICO even began. Their pre-ICO event failed to raise enough money to keep funding the project. Having … Continue reading GroceryX Pre-ICO Fails to Raise Enough Funds, Investors Will get Refunded
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• Damn Strate: Post-Trade Pioneer Monica Singer Is Going Full-Time Blockchain

  28-08-2017 14:00
  Just days after resigning from South Africa's central securities depository, the former CEO reveals plans to enter the blockchain space full-time.
  
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• Suddenly, Russia Plans To Ban Cryptocurrency Sales To 'Ordinary People' - CoinTelegraph

  28-08-2017 13:54 via cointelegraph.com
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  Suddenly, Russia Plans To Ban Cryptocurrency Sales To 'Ordinary People'
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  Russia's deputy finance minister Alexey Moiseev has said it is “hard to argue cryptocurrency is not a pyramid scheme” amid sudden plans to ban sales. Speaking in an interview on local television channel Rossiya 24, Moiseev said the government wanted ...and more »
  
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• ATMchain? Card Giant China UnionPay Files New Blockchain Patent

  28-08-2017 13:15
  China UnionPay, the payment card giant, hopes to patent a system for connecting a network of ATMs using blockchain tech, public records reveal.
  
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• Technology, blockchain and the natural resource curse

  28-08-2017 13:10
  The “paradox of plenty,” natural resources are both a gift and a curse to emerging economies. Rather than providing a flourishing economy, often the result of discovering an abundance of new resources is quite the opposite.The story is repeated over and over again throughout the world. Countries rich in natural resources have fallen victim to poverty, unrest, and tyranny.
  In the 1997 study of Jeffrey D. Sachs and Andrew M. Warner, the writers suggest that rather than bolstering econo
  
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• Burger King has launched its own cryptocurrency in Russia called 'WhopperCoin' - CNBC

  28-08-2017 13:07 via cnbc.com
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  Burger King has launched its own cryptocurrency in Russia called 'WhopperCoin'
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  Burger King has waded into the cryptocurrency market with the launch of its own virtual coin called "WhopperCoin" in Russia. With each purchase of the burger chain's signature Whopper sandwich, customers can receive WhopperCoin tokens via a digital ...and more »
  
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• Burger King Russia launches cryptocurrency called WhopperCoin - CNBC

  28-08-2017 13:06 via cnbc.com
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  Burger King Russia launches cryptocurrency called WhopperCoin
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  Burger King has waded into the cryptocurrency market with the launch of its own virtual coin called “WhopperCoin” in Russia.and more »
  
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• Litecoin Price Surges to New All-Time High Over $60

  28-08-2017 12:30
  Litecoin prices have surged over the past 24 hours, reaching a new all-time high following a month of sideways trading.
  
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• Third in a Month: SEC Moves to Halt OTC Trading for Bitcoin Firm

  28-08-2017 12:00
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen the trading of shares for a bitcoin-related firm for the third time this month.
  
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• Decred Support is Coming to Ledger’s Hardware Wallets in the Near Future

  28-08-2017 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturers are always looking for ways to improve their product. Ledger is clearly one of the market leaders in this regard. Their hardware wallet supports a few different currencies and additional coins will be supported soon. One of those to-be supported currencies is Decred. According to Twitter, DCR support will come to … Continue reading Decred Support is Coming to Ledger’s Hardware Wallets in the Near Future
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• 'Submarine Sends': Inside IC3's Plan to Clamp Down on ICO Cheats

  28-08-2017 11:00
  One blockchain's most notable research groups has alleged there's cheating in the red-hot initial coin offering market. But they have a solution.
  
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• Submarine Sends: IC3's Plan to Clamp Down on ICO Cheats

  28-08-2017 11:00
  One of blockchain's most notable research groups is alleging there's cheating in the red-hot ICO market. But they have a solution.
  
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• Annyeong Bitcoin: South Korea, Canada and a Changing Crypto Market

  28-08-2017 10:00
  CoinDesk's Ash Bennington charts the explosive growth in South Korea's crypto trading volume, contrasting it with Canada's continued woes.
  
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• Mailbox: Curious case of a R33bn trade in a UAE-linked cryptocurrency - BizNews

  28-08-2017 09:49 via biznews.com
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  Mailbox: Curious case of a R33bn trade in a UAE-linked cryptocurrency
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  JOHANNESBURG — A potentially seismic event happened in South Africa's financial industry last week, but it barely caused a flutter because it occurred on a little-known cryptocurrency exchange and has been surrounded by mystery. Global websites that ...
  
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• CryptoMart raises $1.5 Million in first 24 hours of CMC Token Sale

  28-08-2017 09:04
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  Ethereum-powered online marketplace CryptoMart raised $1.5 million in the first hours of its CMC token sale. CryptoMart wan
  
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• Launch of Terrastream, a Blockchain-Powered Platform Offering Token Based Funding Solutions

  28-08-2017 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  Coinsilium Group Limited (NEX: COIN), the blockchain venture builder and investor that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain technology companies, is pleased to announce the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Terrastream Limited (“Terrastream”), in Gibraltar. Terrastream aims to build an Enterprise standard blockchain-powered platform for the generation of token-based alternative funding solutions designed … Continue reading Launch of Terrastream,
  
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• Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Breaking Higher

  28-08-2017 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key Highlights ETH price climbed higher and broke the last resistance of $344 against the US Dollar. There is solid connecting bullish trend line with support at $330 forming on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX). The pair is likely to surge higher and it might soon test the $360 level in … Continue reading Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Breaking Higher
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• Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD Holding Uptrend

  28-08-2017 06:08 via newsbtc.com
  Key Highlights Ethereum classic price is back in the bullish zone and trading above $15.50 against the US Dollar. The last week’s highlighted a major connecting bullish trend line with support at $15.50 on the hourly chart of ETC/USD (Data feed via Kraken) is still active. The price is trading nicely above the $15.00 handle … Continue reading Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD Holding Uptrend
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• Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 08/28/2017 – Testing Range Resistance

  28-08-2017 04:50 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price is testing the top of its range, possibly waiting for more catalysts to determine if a bounce or break is in order.
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• China drafts rules on cryptocurrency fundraising - China Economic Review

  28-08-2017 04:13 via chinaeconomicreview.com
  China drafts rules on cryptocurrency fundraising
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  The State Council, China's cabinet, has released draft rules to oversee fundraising through virtual currencies amid surging investor interest in cryptocurrencies. The draft legislation, which builds on policies released in February 2016, was released ...and more »
  
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• Crypto Analysis Engine Trackr Raises nearly $100K – ICO is currently LIVE with 10% bonus!

  28-08-2017 01:00 via newsbtc.com
  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (August 28, 2017) — Trackr, the highly anticipated crypto analysis engine, has been met with success in its public crowdsale. The project has already gathered a lot of interest and raised nearly $100k in the first week with another 3 weeks still to go. The team have recently conducted a video … Continue reading Crypto Analysis Engine Trackr Raises nearly $100K – ICO is currently LIVE with 10% bonus!
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• Cash Poker Pro Presale Goes Live as Company Works on Blockchain Technology for Poker Industry

  28-08-2017 00:56 via newsbtc.com
  Cash Poker Pro, an innovative online gambling solutions company has come up with an innovative blockchain based project. The company, to meet its fundraising goals for the development and implementation of the blockchain-powered poker room, has announced a crowdsale. The team behind Cash Poker Pro is comprised of veterans in the gambling industry, with over … Continue reading Cash Poker Pro Presale Goes Live as Company Works on Blockchain Technology for Poker Industry
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• Cryptocurrency's Total Market Cap Has Risen Nearly 800% This Year - Forbes

  28-08-2017 00:08 via forbes.com
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  Cryptocurrency's Total Market Cap Has Risen Nearly 800% This Year
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  I cover securities markets, namely stocks and cryptocurrencies. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Cryptocurrencies's total market cap has surged nearly 800% this year. Shutterstock. The total market capitalization (market cap) of ...and more »
  
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