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• BTC-e's Big Claim: Bitcoin Withdrawals to Begin Tomorrow

  01-09-2017 22:45
  BTC-e has posted a new update claiming that funds withdrawals will be activated starting tomorrow.
  
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• BTC-e's Big Claim: Bitcoin Withdrawals to Begin Today

  01-09-2017 22:45
  BTC-e has posted a new update claiming that funds withdrawals will be activated starting tomorrow.
  
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• Bitcoin Fees are Rapidly Decreasing With SegWit

  01-09-2017 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bitcoin fees are rapidly decreasing due to the integration of the Segregated Witness (SegWit) by leading wallet providers. According to the blockchain analysis platform OXT, less than 10 percent of current bitcoin transactions are SegWit-enabled. Which means, only a small portion of users are experiencing lower fees and reduction in transaction size. But, despite the gradual […]
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• Six Banking Giants Just Decided to Partner to Create a New - Futurism - Futurism

  01-09-2017 22:17 via futurism.com
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  Six Banking Giants Just Decided to Partner to Create a New - Futurism
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  Six of the world's biggest banks have partnered on a cryptocurrency that will enable the clearing and settling of transactions over a blockchain.
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• Six Banking Giants Just Decided to Partner to Create a New Cryptocurrency - Futurism

  01-09-2017 22:17 via futurism.com
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  Six Banking Giants Just Decided to Partner to Create a New Cryptocurrency
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  Financial institutions have been taking a good hard look at blockchain, and now, six of the world's biggest banks have decided the best way to take advantage of the decentralized, distributed digital ledger technology is by partnering on their own ...
  Cryptocurrency Market Cap Can Exceed $200 Bln by the End of 2017CoinTelegraph
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• A look into the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Blockchain Super Conference

  01-09-2017 21:37
  The Bitcoin, Ethereum and Blockchain Super Conference is taking place in Dallas, Texas, on February 16-18, 2018. Bitcoin is hitting all time highs daily, it’s only appropriate that more mainstream media comes on board to facilitate the crypto buzz and further legitimize the movement. The Bitcoin, Ethereum and Blockchain Super Conference is one such example, offering an opportunity to bring more people on board with the financial revolution.The question “is it too late to get involved
  
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• Russia Could Pass Cryptocurrency Law This Year, Senior Lawmaker Says - CoinDesk

  01-09-2017 21:33 via coindesk.com
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  Russia Could Pass Cryptocurrency Law This Year, Senior Lawmaker Says
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  An official for Russia's national legislature believes that new laws regulating the exchange of cryptocurrencies will be complete by the end of the fall. Anatoly Aksakov, who leads the State Duma's financial markets committee, told Russian media this ...
  
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• Russia Could Pass Cryptocurrency Law This Year, Senior Lawmaker Says

  01-09-2017 21:25
  Russia may have a finalized cryptocurrency trading bill by the end of the summer, according to a senior lawmaker.
  
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• AxionV: AI Cryptocurrency Fund Leading the Way in ICO Security - HuffPost

  01-09-2017 21:12 via huffingtonpost.com
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  AxionV: AI Cryptocurrency Fund Leading the Way in ICO Security
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  Earlier this year, we reported that, for the first time, a major venture capital firm, Union Square Ventures, invested in a blockchain hedge fund. But that's not all that's been invested in blockchain technology. By next year, 90% of central banks and ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Cap Can Exceed $200 Bln by the End of 2017 - CoinTelegraph

  01-09-2017 20:50 via cointelegraph.com
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  Cryptocurrency Market Cap Can Exceed $200 Bln by the End of 2017
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  10 years ago the cryptocurrency market did not exist, Bitcoin had yet to emerge from the mysterious brain of Satoshi Nakamoto, and Ethereum's founder had just turned 13 years old. In other words, the crypto market barely existed. Perhaps it was a glint ...
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• HEROcoin is the Ethereum based cryptocurrency for gamers who gamble - TNW

  01-09-2017 20:17 via thenextweb.com
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  HEROcoin is the Ethereum based cryptocurrency for gamers who gamble
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  Herosphere is preparing an ICO to issue HEROcoin, an Ethereum based cryptocurrency for betting. On September 14th customers will be able to spend ETH for HERO and become part of a community that's being designed to rub out the middle-man, and ...
  
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• Monopoly-Resistant Mining? Paper Claims Bitcoin Centralization Fears Overblown

  01-09-2017 19:05
  A new paper suggests bitcoin mining may naturally resist centralization – a finding with potential implications for the long simmering scaling debate.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Investors In A Pinch For Cash Need Look No Further Than The Nearest Bitcoin ATM - Benzinga

  01-09-2017 18:54 via benzinga.com
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  Cryptocurrency Investors In A Pinch For Cash Need Look No Further Than The Nearest Bitcoin ATM
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  Many cryptocurrency investors see long-term value and opportunity in deregulated, inflation-free digital currencies. But outside of being long-term investments bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital currencies are actual currencies as well. In other words ...
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• European Leader in Domain Name Drop Catching announces ICO to Build Blockchain-Powered Auction Platform

  01-09-2017 18:45 via newsbtc.com
  French hypergrowth startup DomRaider aspires to develop an open-source solution dedicated to real-time management of auctions based on blockchain technology. Tristan Colombet, DomRaider CEO, explains the operation in the video   Over the last four years, DomRaider has become the European market leader for the auctioning of expired domain names. Today, its Founder, Tristan Colombet, … Continue reading European Leader in Domain Name Drop Catching announces ICO to Build Blockchain-Power
  
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• Central Bank-Backed Group Plans Blockchain Platform Launch in India

  01-09-2017 17:15
  Researchers in India supported by the country's central bank are planning to launch a new blockchain platform this year.
  
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• PayThink Custom tokens are the future of cryptocurrency - PaymentsSource

  01-09-2017 17:03 via paymentssource.com
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  PayThink Custom tokens are the future of cryptocurrency
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  At more than 850 crytpocurrencies already in less than a decade, it is no wonder that explorations are now diverting to use of custom tokens to address the immediate needs of specific industries. Major industries are grappling with major constraints in ...
  
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• Bitcoin – Recent Trends in Cryptocurrency - newsBTC

  01-09-2017 17:01 via newsbtc.com
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  Bitcoin has established itself as a strong financial asset as the global markets continue to reel under uncertainties, one after another. Read more... bitcoin, trading, exchainges. Over the past decade, the world's financial markets have been ...
  
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• Bitcoin – Recent Trends in Cryptocurrency

  01-09-2017 17:01 via newsbtc.com
  Over the past decade, the world’s financial markets have been characterized by uncertainty, not least in the wake of the global ‘great recession’ that began unwinding in December 2007. This impacted in many areas, and certainly placed the activities of central banks under increasing scrutiny. Less than a year after these tumultuous events, the term … Continue reading Bitcoin – Recent Trends in Cryptocurrency
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• Connect With Some of the Biggest Players in The Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry - The Merkle

  01-09-2017 15:39 via themerkle.com
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  Connect With Some of the Biggest Players in The Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry
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  DALLAS, TX – In February 2018, more than fifty pre-eminent blockchain developers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists are coming together to brief investors and crypto enthusiasts on where the industry is headed and to provide insight on where, they ...and more »
  
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• China's Internet Finance Association Issues ICO Warning

  01-09-2017 15:30
  An organization representing the interests of online finance firms in China has issued a warning on initial coin offerings.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What We Are Looking At Heading Into The Weekend

  01-09-2017 15:06 via newsbtc.com
  So we have come to the end of another week out of Europe for our bitcoin price trading efforts and what a week it has been. What started out as a relatively slow session on Monday pic picked up as we saw the US and European session cross over and things haven’t really slowed down … Continue reading Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What We Are Looking At Heading Into The Weekend
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• F2Pool is the First Mining Pool to Back out of Supporting SegWit2x

  01-09-2017 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  The SegWit2x Bitcoin scaling proposal has always gotten a lot of attention. That is not necessarily for the right reasons, mind you. A lot of people still oppose this concept first and foremost. It now turns out F2Pool is the first mining pool to officially back out from supporting this solution. An unsurprising turn of … Continue reading F2Pool is the First Mining Pool to Back out of Supporting SegWit2x
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• Cannabis Revolution and the Blockchain it Will Be Built On

  01-09-2017 14:47 via newsbtc.com
  The Cannabis revolution has been raging for the past few years as many states in the US have legalised it, but its standardization, regulation and overall functioning as an economic ecosystem has been heavily fractured. This has caused Jessica Versteeg to head up Paragon to try and revolutionise the Cannabis industry on Blockchain technology. Versteeg … Continue reading Cannabis Revolution and the Blockchain it Will Be Built On
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• Microsoft Joins Cornell Blockchain Research Group

  01-09-2017 14:30
  Tech giant Microsoft has joined the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) research effort, it was announced today.
  
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• $4,880: Bitcoin Price Climbs to Another All-Time High

  01-09-2017 13:40
  Having briefly topped the $4,800 mark for the first time yesterday, bitcoin's price has bounced back to achieve a new high of almost $4,880 today.
  
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• $4,830: Bitcoin Inches Up to Set Another All-Time High

  01-09-2017 13:40
  Having only briefly topped the $4,800 mark for the first time yesterday, bitcoin's price has bounced back to achieve a new high of over $4,830 today.
  
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• Inevitable Bust? GPU Makers See Crypto Mining as Short-Term Sales Boost

  01-09-2017 13:00
  Interest in crypto mining has boosted the revenue of GPU makers at a time that's traditionally their slowest. But some fear the boom won't last.
  
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• Litecoin Prices Surge Above $70 as Crypto Market Tops $175 Billion

  01-09-2017 12:01
  Gains have been made across many of the top cryptocurrencies today, with litecoin achieving a new all-time high.
  
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• Six Major Global Banks Partner up to Bring Utility Settlement Coin to Life

  01-09-2017 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  Several banks around the world show a keen interest in creating a new digital currency. Most of these efforts include the involvement of a central bank. This latest venture by six of the world’s biggest banks, however, does not. Instead, it seems the plans for Utility Settlement Coin are still in place. UBS is spearheading … Continue reading Six Major Global Banks Partner up to Bring Utility Settlement Coin to Life
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What’s On At The End Of The Week

  01-09-2017 11:52 via newsbtc.com
  Friday is here already and it is time to get things set up for another day of trading in the bitcoin price. The buzzword of the week bullishness. Price has continued to appreciate throughout the majority the week so far, only really settling down to correct now and again and passed through a small consolidation … Continue reading Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What’s On At The End Of The Week
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• LibraryChain? US Government Grants $100k for New Blockchain Research

  01-09-2017 11:00
  A U.S. federal agency has awarded a $100,000 grant to a research group in Arizona looking to apply blockchain to public library systems.
  
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• Perkins Coie Joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s Legal Industry Group

  01-09-2017 10:43
  Perkins Coie helped form the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and serves as legal counsel to the organization.
  
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• Cryptopia vs Waves

  01-09-2017 10:39
  Cryptopia delisting ALL Waves tokensThis was received by one of the Cryptopia users while trying to withdrawal. Unfortunately, this means Mercury will be delisted from Cryptopia in the next 30 days. PLEASE, withdrawal all Mercury to your Waves wallet and continue trading on the DEX or on https://tidex.com. Mercury is here to stay and we have already reached out to other exchanges for listing.Unfortunately we are unable to process your withdrawal at this time.Status: Maintenance
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• Burger King launches own cryptocurrency in Russia - CCH Daily inc Accountancy Live (subscription) (blog)

  01-09-2017 10:33 via cchdaily.co.uk
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  Customers will be able to claim one virtual coin for every rouble (1.3p) they spend and once they have accumulated 1,700 WhopperCoins, they will be able to buy the eponymous Whopper. Burger King will be launching accompanying Apple and Android ...
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• Americans Can Now Invest Their Retirement Funds in Ripple’s XRP via Bitcoin IRA

  01-09-2017 10:08
  Bitcoin IRA's self-directed cryptocurrency retirement accounts are secured with BitGo multi-signature wallets.
  
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• $26 Million: Ethereum Microfinance Startup Everex Closes ICO

  01-09-2017 10:00
  An ethereum-based microfinance startup has become the latest to close a successful ICO, raising $26 million in ether and bitcoin in its token sale.
  
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• Blockchain Platform Polymath to Take “Securities Tokens” Mainstream

  01-09-2017 09:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Toronto-based Polymath is building a securities tokens platform, enabling financial companies to launch their own asset-based securities easily and inexpensively. The Polymath platform, officially launching on October 01, intends to serve as a “launch pad” for companies looking to create and issue securities tokens, and promises to automate the legal and technical functions of an […]
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• DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis September 1 2017

  01-09-2017 09:05 via newsbtc.com
  Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 1. DASH/USD DASH continues to do almost nothing against the US dollar, as we hover slightly above the $370 level. I believe that this market will continue to be very quiet, and currently I believe there are other crypto currencies a can bring in much more in … Continue reading DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis September 1 2017
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• ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis September 1 2017

  01-09-2017 08:58 via newsbtc.com
  Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 1. ETH/USD Ethereum went sideways most of the session on Thursday, but found enough buying pressure near the $380 level to turn around and rally. I believe that the market is going to continue to go higher, probably looking for the psychologically significant $400 level. That area … Continue reading ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis September 1 2017
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• BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis September 1 2017

  01-09-2017 08:50 via newsbtc.com
  Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 1. BTC/USD Bitcoin rose during Thursday trading, as we start looking towards the jobs number today. We are most certainly in a bullish move, and I believe the pullbacks will offer buying opportunities. Because of this, it is only a matter of time before the buyers get … Continue reading BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis September 1 2017
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• Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD To Test $403?

  01-09-2017 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key Highlights ETH price is gaining bids and moved above the last high of $389.24 against the US Dollar. This week’s crucial bullish trend line with current support at $388 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX) is acting as a strong buy zone. The pair is likely to trade higher and … Continue reading Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD To Test $403?
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• Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – BCH/USD Breaks Higher

  01-09-2017 05:30 via newsbtc.com
  Key Points Bitcoin cash price finally made a nice upside move and traded above $550 against the US Dollar. This week’s important descending channel pattern with major resistance near $575 on the hourly chart of BCH/USD (data feed from Kraken) was broken. Yesterday’s idea of a possible break worked and the price is now above … Continue reading Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – BCH/USD Breaks Higher
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• Cryptocurrency Dash Team Schedules Free Conferences in Venezuela - CoinTelegraph

  01-09-2017 05:00 via cointelegraph.com
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  Cryptocurrency Dash Team Schedules Free Conferences in Venezuela
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  The Dash network is sponsoring twelve free conferences in Venezuela from September through the end of the year. The goal of these events is to increase Venezuelans' knowledge of virtual currencies in general, and Dash in particular. The nation's ...
  
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• Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 09/01/2017 – Taking Advantage of USD Volatility

  01-09-2017 03:40 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price is safely inside its ascending channel pattern visible on the 1-hour time frame, but there are signs of slowing upside momentum.
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• Daily Roundup – August 31, 2017

  01-09-2017 00:22
  According to CoinDesk, F2Pool has reneged on the New York Agreement regarding the SegWit2x proposal because they do not support a hard-forking increase to the Bitcoin block size limit.
  According to Forbes, a former SEC attorney has explained which types of initial coin offerings (ICOs) will be targeted by the SEC. The comments regarding ICOs were made during the most recent episode of Epicenter.
  According to TechCrunch, a new startup called Dharma wants to let anyone get a small cryptocurrency l
  
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• Illinois Launches Blockchain Pilot to Digitize Birth Certificates

  01-09-2017 00:00
  Illinois' state government has launched a new blockchain pilot focused on the digitization of new birth certificates.
  
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