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• Mike Novogratz Remains Bullish on Bitcoin Despite Hedge Fund Plans Being Delayed

  23-12-2017 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  There are always some interesting developments in the world of Bitcoin. Mike Novogratz was forced to cancel his initial hedge fund plans. More specifically, the $500m fund will not launch after all. He also adjusted the Bitcoin price prediction of several months ago. In the long run, however, there is no reason to think his previous target of $40,000 won’t be reached.
  The recent Bitcoin price dip has forced people to rethink their original predictions. Mike Novogratz is no exception in thi
  
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• Bitcoin Price Recovers Within 24 Hours From $11,500 to $15,000, Optimstic Factors

  23-12-2017 21:50
  The post Bitcoin Price Recovers Within 24 Hours From $11,500 to $15,000, Optimstic Factors appeared first on CCN
  It took less than 24 hours for the bitcoin price to recover from a 30 percent drop. Earlier today, on December 23, the price of bitcoin recovered from $11,500 to $15,000, as the cryptocurrency market began to demonstrate optimistic signs of growth. Factors of Potential Short-Term Rally Since yesterday, the market valuation of cryptocurrencies has
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• NotNicehash is a Bitcoin Cash-only “Clone” of Nicehash

  23-12-2017 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  If there is one thing to take away from the Nicehash hack, it is how cryptocurrency mining marketplaces are very popular Although Nicehash successfully returned earlier this week, there’s a need for alternatives. One Bitcoin Cash community member has launched such a service, although it’s still in the early stages. Known as NotNicehash, it will be pretty interesting to see how this platform fares. The only accepted payment method for this platform is BCH, which isn’t a big surp
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Rebounds Within 24 Hours, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin Rally

  23-12-2017 19:26
  The post Cryptocurrency Market Rebounds Within 24 Hours, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin Rally appeared first on CCN
  Within merely 24 hours after experiencing a major correction during which every single cryptocurrency in the market plunged in value, the cryptocurrency market has completely recovered. Speedy Recovery The market valuation of cryptocurrencies surged from $480 billion to nearly $600 billion, to the point before the correction on December 21. Today, on December 23, all
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• Loomia Announces Partnership With L.L. Bean

  23-12-2017 19:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Loomia has announced a partnership with L.L. Bean, bringing their blockchain powered smart textile technology to the century-old outdoor clothing company. Loomia’s blockchain powered smart textile technology can enable companies to gather information on how their products are used, while also ensuring that the user’s information is shared securely and anonymously. Big data has enabled […]
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• Special Report: Ex-banker cheerleads his way to cryptocurrency riches - Reuters

  23-12-2017 18:22
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  Special Report: Ex-banker cheerleads his way to cryptocurrency riches
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  HONG KONG/NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Seventeen months ago, a former Wall Street investment banker who specialized in distressed assets took to Twitter to announce he had bought a cryptocurrency for 50 cents per coin. “At $0.50, risk/return felt right ...and more »
  
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• The A-SDR International Digital Currency Fund – The Missing Piece of the Global Cryptocurrency Jigsaw Puzzle

  23-12-2017 18:04
  The post The A-SDR International Digital Currency Fund – The Missing Piece of the Global Cryptocurrency Jigsaw Puzzle appeared first on CCN
  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. 2017 was indeed the “best of times” for early Bitcoin speculators and the “worst of times” for outdated institutions struggling to make sense of the twi
  
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• Utility: The Defining Word for Tokens in 2018

  23-12-2017 18:00
  A rising token tide may be lifting all boats, but when the water line lowers, utility will likely be their key defense.
  
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• Belgium Central Bank Governor: Bitcoin is Not a Threat Because Its Not “Stable”

  23-12-2017 17:05
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  Earlier this week, the National Bank of Belgium governor Jan Smets said in an interview that bitcoin is not a threat to central banks because it is not stable. “It’s not stable like the euro,” said Smets, adding “creating blockchain-based digital cash could diminish our limitation to drop interest rates below zero.” Flawed Argument Smets
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• CryptoCurrency Markets Keep Know-It-Alls Humble | AIER - American Institute for Economic Research (blog)

  23-12-2017 17:00
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  From the time Bitcoin was introduced, it faced ridicule, disgust, smears, and anger. Incredulity would naturally greet a technology that achieved something never before thought possible.and more »
  
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• INFOCASH BRINGS SOLUTION FOR HOTEL SERVICE AND INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT

  23-12-2017 16:03 via newsbtc.com
  INFOCASH is a hotel – Restaurant management system and global payment platform that is on mission to bring era of digitalization to business and real life.
  Infocash Ecosystem has maximized functions with the launch of ICC – a secure, borderless and decentralized cryptocurrency. Infocash aims to build a digital ecosystem for the future. ICC would lay a foundation and ecosystem, where we foresee massive growth and potential not just for 1 or 2 years from now, but for decades into the f
  
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• MATRIX: A Safer, Faster and More Flexible Intelligent Blockchain.

  23-12-2017 15:57 via newsbtc.com
  December 22, 2017 – MATRIX AI Network today launched the MATRIX project, a new generation Blockchain that leverages the latest AI techniques to revolutionize the cryptocurrency landscape. With a fusion of Blockchain and AI technology, MATRIX has built a revolutionary cryptocurrency that supports significantly boosted transaction speed, superior accessibility to general users, enhanced security under malicious attacks, and highly flexible operations.
  “The MATRIX intelligent Blockchain
  
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• 2018 cryptocurrency crime wave - Yahoo Finance - Yahoo Finance

  23-12-2017 15:56
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  A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo. More. 2018 could be the year of cryptocurrency hacks. With bitcoin recently pushing past the $19,000 level (despite ...and more »
  
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• ‘Insider Trading Is a Non-Crime’: Roger Ver Bites Back as GDAX Re-Opens Bitcoin Cash Trading

  23-12-2017 15:49
  The post ‘Insider Trading Is a Non-Crime’: Roger Ver Bites Back as GDAX Re-Opens Bitcoin Cash Trading appeared first on CCN
  Outspoken bitcoin cash proponent Roger Ver downplayed accusations that Coinbase employees had engaged in insider trading prior to the public revelation that the company was adding full support for bitcoin cash. ‘Insider Trading Is a Non-Crime’: Roger Ver Speaking with CNBC on Wednesday, the early cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur — once
  
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• Cryptocurrency Continues To Spread Its Wings With Bitcoin Lottery

  23-12-2017 15:45 via newsbtc.com
  Chances are, you would have heard a fair bit about Bitcoin in the mainstream news recently. This is probably due to the fact that as of right now, one Bitcoin equals over $15,500 and that figure reached an all-time high of $19,783 on December 10, 2017. The cryptocurrency has been around since 2009 and to add to the mystique surrounding those pesky little gold ‘coins’, the creator of Bitcoin is unknown and only goes by the rather conspicuous alias, Satoshi Nakamoto. With the monu
  
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• Poof, Your Money's Gone: Building for Blockchain Users

  23-12-2017 14:45
  MyEtherWallet founder Taylor Monahan knows a thing or two about blockchain users, arguing they're not ready for the early blockchain tools of today.
  
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• Poof, Your Money's Gone: Building for a New Wave of Blockchain Users

  23-12-2017 14:45
  MyEtherWallet founder Taylor Monahan knows a thing or two about blockchain users, arguing they're not ready for the early blockchain tools of today.
  
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• Bitcoin Mining Marketplace NiceHash Back Online, Promises Users Money Back

  23-12-2017 14:10
  The post Bitcoin Mining Marketplace NiceHash Back Online, Promises Users Money Back appeared first on CCN
  Earlier this month, as CCN reported, Slovenia-based bitcoin mining marketplace NiceHash was successfully breached, resulting in the loss of about 4,700 Bitcoin, at the time worth $62 million. Its users noticed that the marketplace’s website had gone offline for an abnormally large period of time, before the company finally revealed it had been compromised. At
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• There's a little-known cryptocurrency dedicated to scientific research that's soared a lot more than bitcoin - Business Insider

  23-12-2017 14:07
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  There's a little-known cryptocurrency dedicated to scientific research that's soared a lot more than bitcoin
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  Einsteinium, the foundation behind a blockchain of the same name, has a virtual token called EMC2, and it's value up 201,000% so far this year. Every time a block reward is paid out to miners for having proofed transactions, the foundation receives 2.5 ...
  
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• Germany Joins European Drive For Global Regulation Of Bitcoin

  23-12-2017 12:20
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  Germany has joined the European push to regulate bitcoin out of concern it is being used by money-launderers, drug traffickers and terrorists. Germany’s Finance Ministry welcomed French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire’s proposal to ask the Group of 20 to consider joint bitcoin regulation, Bloomberg reports. The Italian government shares these concerns and is open
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• BCH, Coinbase, and the Pipe Problem

  23-12-2017 11:00 via crypto-news.net
  The U.S. has truly woken up to the phenomenon of cryptocurrencies. And because of our need for having the best securities laws in the world (slight sarcasm), it is fiendishly difficult for Americans to get any kind of service by the industry. For months now, I’ve been holding the hands of my subscribers get started in cryptocurrencies. Dealing with the practical, basic issues of this new market and way of doing business is a nightmare for people without the technical background.
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• Crypto-Artwork by Artist Richard Prince

  23-12-2017 10:29
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• Post Malone and 21 Savage Host Crypto New Year’s Eve at the Legends Room

  23-12-2017 10:05 via newsbtc.com
  Las Vegas–The Legends Room, the world’s only blockchain-based nightclub, rings in 2018 with two of the hottest names in music -Post Malone and 21 Savage on New Year’s Eve.
  The Legends Room is the only nightlife venue anywhere in the world that accepts bitcoin, ethereum and other digital currencies for services including New Year’s Eve tickets and tables. The club even has its own digital token that trades under the symbol LGD on the Bittrex exchange. Users of the club&rsq
  
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• ALT COINS MINI FLASH CRASH AS LTC PRICES TEST $144

  23-12-2017 09:54 via newsbtc.com
  Most alt coins including LTC prices crashed momentarily on December 22. It was even clearer in DASH and IOTA while NEM seem to have handled it.
  Contrary to what we expected, this was happening within a steep buy trend but with IOTA, we need a strong confirmation of bull pressure to be confirmed. It is over-extended to the upside as the weekly chart shows.
  NEM PRICES DIP TO $0.51 BEFORE BOUNCING BACK
  XEMUSD 4HR Chart for December 23, 2017We now have a perfect buy opportunity folks. Our buy trigge
  
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• RCN and Decentraland Join Forces

  23-12-2017 08:27 via newsbtc.com
  Ripio Credit Network, the global credit network based on consigned smart contracts and blockchain technology will soon integrate its credit protocol to Decentraland, the virtual reality platform. With this new alliance, Decentraland users who own plots of land will be able to sign up for loans within the virtual world. Content and institutions created within the same platform will also be eligible for the said loans. Plans are expected to roll out in the second quarter of 2018 when both companie
  
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• The Future of Copyright: How Blockchain Will Solve Photography’s Oldest Problem

  23-12-2017 03:14 via newsbtc.com
  Photography can be doubtlessly regarded as one of the most thrilling inventions of modern times. The art dates back to the 19th century, where the earliest known surviving photograph captured by a camera was taken back in the late 1820s (either 1826 or 1827). Many regard this point in time as the birth of photography. However, the industry began to profoundly change with the invention of the first true digital camera in 1975, in a breadbox-size that took 23 seconds to take a single black and whi
  
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• Belarus Government Cuts Taxes For Crypto Businesses

  23-12-2017 00:00
  The government of Belarus has passed new statutes aimed in part at encouraging the development of companies around cryptocurrency and blockchain.
  
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