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• VALID Makes IDs as Secure as a Swiss Bank Vault and Valuable Too

  19-12-2017 23:57 via newsbtc.com
  In the digital age identity is a nightmare. There’s no other way to put. We’ve all been through password hell. We’ve all had alerts on our phones telling us we’ve just requested to change our password when we didn’t or received unsolicited phishing emails trying to get information under false pretenses.
  There have been solutions offered up to end the pain but none are total solutions.
  You can store all your passwords behind one master password for example, but you a
  
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• Decentralized Token Exchange Radar Relay Raises $3 Million

  19-12-2017 23:30
  The team behind Radar Relay, a decentralized token exchange built on top of the 0x protocol, has raised $3 million in venture funding.
  
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• Hugely Successful TGE Shows SophiaTX Means Business

  19-12-2017 23:28 via newsbtc.com
  SophiaTX’s Token Generation Event (TGE) has officially come to a close. The project, led by CEO Jaroslav Kacina, has made some noise in the blockchain world as of late. A true testament to that was proven in the first round of their TGE when they generated 30,000,000 SPHTX tokens in just over 24 hours.
  That first round set the bar pretty high and the team seems to have rose to the occasion, raising a total of $23,470,356.50 (according to coinmarketcap rates on Monday, December 18, 2017), d
  
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• Bitcoin.com Co-Founder Switches To Bitcoin Cash, Says Transaction Issues Doom Bitcoin

  19-12-2017 23:26
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  Emil Oldenburg, co-founder and chief technology officer at Bitcoin.com, has sold his bitcoin and switched to Bitcoin Cash because he is skeptical about its future, according to Breakit, a Swedish website. Oldenburg said bitcoin is now the riskiest investment a person can make. He said bitcoin’s transaction times, costs and lead times have undercut bitcoin’s
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• (+) Technical Analysis: Bitcoin Slides as Litecoin and Ethereum Hit Highs Again

  19-12-2017 23:20
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  It’s been a two-faced session in the cryptocurrency segment, as the most valuable coin drifted lower in a choppy fashion, while several major altcoins posted lofty gains amid the capital rotation before turning lower in late trading. The total value of the market is still above the $600 billion mark, and BTC us holding up right at
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• DEX – The Proprietary Algorithm Of CEDEX For Diamond Tokenization

  19-12-2017 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  A sparkling, beautifully cut and polished diamond presents class, elegance, sophistication and value, but more than this, it represents financial stability. Diamond is the asset having potential of being leveraged for monetary gain. CEDEX, a certified, blockchain based diamond exchange and trading platform bridges the gap between an existing diamond ecosystem and financial markets. Possessing expert and profound industry knowledge, the team at CEDEX intends to empower investors to invest and tra
  
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• $17k Breached: Bitcoin Price Now Down 15% from All-Time High

  19-12-2017 22:21
  Bitcoin's price has dipped below $18,000, marking a decline of more than $1,300 since the start of the day's trading.
  
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• $17k Breached: Bitcoin Down 15% from All-Time High

  19-12-2017 22:21
  Bitcoin's price has dipped below $18,000, marking a decline of more than $1,300 since the start of the day's trading.
  
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• The Ultimate Comeback: Bitcoin’s SegWit2X Fork Scheduled for December ‎‎28

  19-12-2017 22:20
  BTC holders will receive B2X in ‎the ratio of 1 to 1, and a number ofSatoshi ‎Nakamoto`s bitcoins. ‎
  
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• Famed Short Seller ‘Pounding the Table’ on Bitcoin Investment Trust

  19-12-2017 22:10
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  Famed short seller Andrew Left said that he believes the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTC: GBTC) represents one of the easiest — and most profitable — short opportunities, regardless of what happens to the bitcoin price. Trader Says to Short Bitcoin Investment Trust Left, a trader at Citron Research, is “pounding the table” on the Bitcoin
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• RBVC Group Undertakes Massive Investment in IOTA, Focusing on IoT

  19-12-2017 21:42
  This investment and collaboration uniquely positions IOTA and Bosch to collectively take on challenges of IoT.
  
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• One Third of Millennials Will Buy Cryptocurrencies in 2018, Study Finds

  19-12-2017 21:10
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  The London Block exchange recently conducted a study involving 2,000 Britons. The study demonstrated that 5 percent of people under the age of 45 already have cash invested in a cryptocurrency and 11 percent are planning to invest in cryptocurrencies next year. A further 17 percent, are seriously considering investing in a digital currency by
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• Augur's App Token Doubles in Price to Top $100

  19-12-2017 21:00
  The price of the digital token underlying Augur's ethereum-based prediction market has risen sharply in the past day, market data shows.
  
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• Bitcoin Dominance Drops Below 50%, Litecoin and Other Altcoins Surge Rapidly

  19-12-2017 19:44
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  The bitcoin dominance index has fallen below 50 percent for the first time since October, as alternative cryptocurrencies in the market such as Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple demonstrated strong performance over the past week. After a week-long rally, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Cardano, IOTA, Dash, NEM, and EOS, all of the top 10 cryptocurrencies with the
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• Coinseed – Invest Your Spare Change in Cryptocurrencies – ICO Pre-Sale

  19-12-2017 19:10
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• Investors Commit $100 Million to tZERO ICO

  19-12-2017 18:55
  Overstock.com's blockchain subsidiary tZERO has already attracted millions in committed funds for its forthcoming token, just a day after opening.
  
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• Investors Commit $100 Million to Overstock's tZERO Token Sale

  19-12-2017 18:55
  Overstock.com's blockchain subsidiary tZERO has already attracted millions in committed funds for its forthcoming token, just a day after opening.
  
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• Investors Commit $100 Million in First Day Funding to Overstock's tZERO ICO

  19-12-2017 18:55
  Overstock.com's blockchain subsidiary tZERO has already attracted millions in committed funds for its forthcoming token, just a day after opening.
  
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• Studio pioneering cryptocurrency for competitive video game franchise

  19-12-2017 18:36 via crypto-news.net
  LONDON, December 19 2017 — A London and Barcelona based video game company is turning its game’s currency into a blockchain based cryptocurrency that can be traded on exchanges.
  The reason? Enormous opportunity.
  Skara’s CEO Pablo Rodriguez leads an award winning gaming company that specialises in AAA quality competitive fighting.
  Since inception in 2012, SKARA – The Blade Remains has clocked more than 30 awards and hundreds of thousands of players. Now Rodriguez and team
  
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• Augur Price Jumps 100%, for No Apparent Reason?

  19-12-2017 18:35
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  The augur price doubled on Tuesday in what may be a coordinated pump-and-dump — or at least a case of FOMO run wild. Augur Price Doubles Against the Dollar Augur, of course, is a much-anticipated decentralized prediction market that was bootstrapped through a token sale in 2015 — long before the initial coin offering (ICO)
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• dYdX is a decentralized protocol for cryptocurrency derivatives - TechCrunch

  19-12-2017 18:20
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  dYdX is a decentralized protocol for cryptocurrency derivatives
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  While some financial derivatives like futures trading are slowly coming to Bitcoin, we're still a long time away from these financial products being widely available for the entire cryptocurrency asset class. So dydX is building a decentralized ...and more »
  
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• SEC Suspends Crypto Firm's Stock After Big Price Boost

  19-12-2017 18:15
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended trading of a publicly-listed cryptocurrency firm.
  
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• Bitcoin.com Co-Founder and CTO Has Sold All of His Bitcoin

  19-12-2017 17:54
  Emil Oldenburg is now buying Bitcoin Cash in place of his previous holdings of Bitcoin.
  
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• Nobel Winner Robert Shiller: Bitcoin Is Too 'Ambiguous' to Value

  19-12-2017 17:30
  Nobel prize winning economist Robert Shiller believes there's no clear way to put a price on bitcoin, according to recent statements.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Drops $1,100 in Less Than Two Hours

  19-12-2017 16:53
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  Bitcoin price fell by more than $1,100 in less than two hours during intraday trading on cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Bitcoin Price Sheds $1,100 in 80 Minutes The bitcoin price had already been in decline leading into Tuesday morning, causing it to dip below the $19,000 level shortly before midnight ET. The downward slide continued throughout
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• 17% of Bitcoin Reserves Stolen: Korean Exchange Youbit Declares Bankruptcy after Hack

  19-12-2017 16:47
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  The company that operates South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Youbit filed for bankruptcy after the trading platform was breached for the second time this year. Youbit Files for Bankruptcy After Second Hack This Year Tuesday morning, the Seoul-based Youbit published an announcement informing users that a hacker had successfully breached the exchange’s hot wallet, absconding
  
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• Bitcoin Exchange Youbit to Declare Bankruptcy After Hack

  19-12-2017 16:30
  A South Korean bitcoin exchange is moving to declare bankruptcy following what it said was a debilitating cyber attack.
  
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• XTB Suspends Cryptocurrency Offering, Switches CFDs Trades to Close ‎Only Mode

  19-12-2017 15:51
  Another broker that notified clients that crypto pairs have been placed ‎under trading limitations is IC Markets.
  
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• Estonia Inches Closer to National 'Crypto Token' Launch

  19-12-2017 15:45
  The Baltic nation of Estonia has revealed more concrete plans for the launch of its own digital token, dubbed "estcoin."
  
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• Singapore’s Central Bank Cautions Against Cryptocurrency Investments

  19-12-2017 15:40
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  The meteoric gains in value by bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have “concerned” Singapore’s central bank into issuing a public caution against cryptocurrency investments. In a notice today, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) urged the general public to “act with extreme caution and understand the significant risks” involved in investing in cryptocurren
  
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• South African Tax Authority Seeks to Track Crypto Trades

  19-12-2017 15:24
  The South African Revenue Service is to take appropriate steps to tax crypto gains.
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis December 20, 2017

  19-12-2017 15:24 via newsbtc.com
  DASH/USDDASH continues to look bullish overall, but did suffer a significant pullback at the highs during the trading session on Tuesday. Because of this, I think we are trying to dip a little bit lower to look for more support, and then extend towards the $1250 level. We have seen in overextension of the market as of late, so it’s not a huge surprise to see this market pull back a bit.
   
  LTC/USDLitecoin continues to grind higher, as we broke above the $350 level during the trading se
  
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• Control Your Identity in a Digital World

  19-12-2017 15:20 via crypto-news.net
  There are billions of dollars that are circulating in crypto-world every day.
  Exchanges are vulnerable and prone to attacks that can cost the customers heavily. Hackers know that crypto-market is worth over $300 billion now, and it is also not 100% secure or safeguarded from all sides.
  There are a lot of loopholes that exist, and while we might have moved on to cryptocurrency from traditional FIAT currency, our identity verification methods and credential systems are still old and traditional.
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• Ethereum Analysis December 20, 2017

  19-12-2017 15:18 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum markets rallied initially during the day on Tuesday, reaching as high as $875. However, we had a significant selloff based upon volume later in the day, but found enough bullish pressure to turn things around and rally a bit. Because of this, I believe that the market is going to go looking to break above the $875 handle, and extend its reach towards the $900 level. Buying on the dips continues to be the best way going forward.
   
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• Kibo Lotto Giving Back To Investors, Making Platform Advances

  19-12-2017 15:14
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• News BTC Bitcoin Analysis December 20, 2017

  19-12-2017 15:11 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin markets drifted a little bit lower during the trading session on Tuesday, as we touched the $17,500 level, and then bounced a bit. I think we are going to see the market soften a bit in the short term, as we head into the holiday season. Volumes will drop, especially considering how much of the Bitcoin market is driven by retail buying. Between now and New Year’s Day, it’s likely the buyers will be like, but the one thing I would point out is that the most volume us ca
  
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• Bankera: Banking Innovation ICO Raises $38 Million from 16,000 Backers

  19-12-2017 15:02
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• Ethereum Price Posts All-Time High Near $900 as Bitcoin Dominance Slips Below 50%

  19-12-2017 15:00
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  The ethereum price exploded to a new all-time high on Tuesday, headlining an altcoin rally that briefly forced bitcoin’s market share below 50 percent for the first time in more than a month. At the height of the rally, which was buttressed by a stagnant bitcoin price, the cryptocurrency market cap rose to a record
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• EthereCash: Blockchain-Based Lending Solution to Make Loans Simple and Less Risky

  19-12-2017 14:55
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• $2,300 and Rising: Bitcoin Cash Gains Against Bitcoin

  19-12-2017 14:45
  Bitcoin cash is surging, setting new all-time highs at a time when bitcoin's growth is slowing amid competition for gains.
  
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• $2,300 and Rising: Bitcoin Cash Eyes Gains Against Bitcoin

  19-12-2017 14:45
  Bitcoin cash is surging, setting new all-time highs at a time when bitcoin's growth is slowing amid competition for gains.
  
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• ARK Paves the Way for Cryptocurrency Regulation Becoming France’s First SCIC

  19-12-2017 14:44
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• Blockhain Based Platform Hamster Market Place Launches Pre-Token Sale

  19-12-2017 14:32
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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. Blockchain retail platform Hamster Marketplace, after receiving $600,000 in private investments, will be launching a presale December 11th, that will run until the 31st. Funds generated during the
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• PIN Community Pioneering Sharing Economy 2.0

  19-12-2017 14:25
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• Theta Labs Raises US$12M in Pre-Sale for Blockchain-Powered Video Streaming Network

  19-12-2017 14:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Theta Labs, a subsidiary of esport live streaming platform SLIVER.tv, has raised US$12 million in its token pre-sale to build a decentralized, blockchain-powered video streaming network. Led by Danhua Capital, additional strategic partners for the pre-sale include Silicon Valley venture capital funds DCM, Sierra Ventures, and VR Fund, Chinese institutional funds Heuristic Capital, ZP Capital, […]
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• Top 100 Blockchain Technology Influencer Paolo Tasca Joins the Linker Coin ICO as an Advisor

  19-12-2017 14:08
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• Blockchain's 2018 Goal? Human Rights Over Financial Gains

  19-12-2017 14:00
  Financial gains may be attracting new entrants, but that's all the more reason to increase the emphasis on blockchain as a means for change.
  
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• Bitcoin’s Economic Moat: The Network Effect

  19-12-2017 13:55
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  Recently, the Winklevoss twins stated that Bitcoin will ultimately become a trillion dollar asset. The twin’s primary argument is the network effect of bitcoin, ultimately, will create a moat protecting it from the onslaught of other cryptocurrencies. Cameron Winklevoss put it this way, “Social networks grow in value exponentially based on the number of users
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• Node: Intelligent Technology for Wireless Energy

  19-12-2017 13:29
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• KryptoBonds – A Revolutionary Investment Blockchain in the Cryptocurrency World

  19-12-2017 13:08
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