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• Former FDIC Chair: Bitcoin Policies Shouldn't 'Feed the Frenzy'

  27-12-2017 23:45
  Sheila Bair, ex-chair of FDIC, argued that bitcoin shouldn't be banned. Instead, policies should be in place to protect investors.
  
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• Propy’s New Launch: It Is Now Possible to Buy Properties in the US for Bitcoin

  27-12-2017 23:01 via newsbtc.com
  December 23, 2017 – Propy is delighted to announce that the alpha open version of its real estate transaction tool is now up and running. Propy, which believes that it is the first international real-estate marketplace in the world, leverages groundbreaking blockchain technology to solve many of the problems relating to purchasing property across borders. It allows users to purchase property online, and is an excellent outlet for quickly transferring bitcoin wealth into hard assets.
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• SBI Ripple Asia Forms Credit Card Industry Consortium in Japan ‎

  27-12-2017 22:26
  Given the participating companies’ market dominance, this announcement ‎marks a major milestone for the blockchain industry.
  
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• South Korea Pushes Monero and Ripple Price Up While Other Cryptocurrencies Fall

  27-12-2017 22:03
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  The Monero and Ripple price has surged over the past 24 hours, while other cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and Ethereum fell by around 5 percent. Extreme Premiums Investors in the South Korean cryptocurrency market are driving the price of Ripple and Monero up, given that nearly every cryptocurrency in the local market are being traded with
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• Investor Ari Paul Bets $1 Million That Bitcoin Price Hits $50,000 by 2018

  27-12-2017 21:56 via newsbtc.com
  According to Business Insider, Ari Paul, the chief information officer and co-founder of cryptocurrency hedge fund Blocktower, has purchased $1 million worth of options that offers a 30-fold payout if the bitcoin price hits $50,000 by the end of 2018, on behalf of Blocktower.
  “On Wednesday, an unidentified entity made a $1 million bet on bitcoin trading above $50,000 by next December. The cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital was behind the bet, people familiar with the matter told
  
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• Privacy on the Blockchain: Where Are We Headed?

  27-12-2017 21:55
  Privacy may be an issue with major blockchains today, but 2017 saw innovations by leaps and bounds, argues VC Arianna Simpson.
  
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• Which privacy cryptocurrency is the most undervalued right now?

  27-12-2017 21:17 via newsbtc.com
  CLOAK is one of the few strongly privacy driven cryptocurrencies out there. And privacy is the last human right we have forgotten to fight for.
  CLOAK is also incredible, because it rewards every single coin holder that wishes to participate in maintaining the CLOAK transaction system called ENIGMA – something none of the top cryptocurrencies do for their users.
  Before the following description of CLOAK, in advance big news has to be announced. The source of ENIGMA will be open-source on 31
  
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• $6,500 or $22,000? Wall Street Analyst Sees Wild Bitcoin Fluctuations in 2018

  27-12-2017 20:51
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  Nick Colas argues bitcoin's in for a wild ride in 2018
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• ATB Coin the Latest to Face Class-Action Suit After ICO

  27-12-2017 20:15
  Early motions may force the court to rule on whether or not this coin should be considered a security under U.S. law.
  
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• Bitcoin Hard Forks: This is Not the SegWit2x You Are Looking For

  27-12-2017 20:04
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  In a stunning reversal, the SegWit2x hard fork has been revived from the ash heap and is scheduled to activate on Dec. 28 — or so a group of developers would have us believe. ‘SegWit2x’ Rises From the Ash Heap As CCN reported, SegWit2x would have raised the bitcoin blocksize to 2MB, easing network congestion … Continued
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• (+) Trade Recommendation: Short Bitcoin

  27-12-2017 19:38
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• “Imminent Divine Reclamation” – Vitalik Buterin Responds to Words of Doom

  27-12-2017 19:27
  Founder of Ethereum responds to a claim that Bitcoin has lost its way.
  
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• Israeli Finance Watchdog Seeks to Ban Public Firms from Bitcoin Trading

  27-12-2017 19:15
  Bitcoin trading companies in Israel may soon face a tighter rule imposed by the country's financial watchdog.
  
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• Trade.io‎ Token Pre-sale‎ Reaches Milestone, Raises $20 Million Ahead of ‎ICO

  27-12-2017 18:56
  Trade.io is now able to further strengthen its liquidity pool and to continue ‎building out its seed funding initiatives. ‎
  
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• South Korean Regulators Conduct Onsite Inspections of Bitcoin Exchanges Following Youbit Hack

  27-12-2017 18:07
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  South Korean authorities have begun conducting onsite inspections of domestic bitcoin exchanges following the hack of Korean exchange Youbit earlier this month. Korean Regulators Conduct Onsite Inspections of Bitcoin Exchanges According to an official notice published by the Office for Government Policy Coordination, regulators conducted onsite inspections of more than a d
  
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• Chinese Investor Buys Stake in Delaware Blockchain Exchange

  27-12-2017 17:15
  A Chinese-based cloud company, headed by a high-profile media mogul, has moved to purchase a Delaware blockchain-based stock exchange. 
  
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• TEMPORARY NEM BEARS MIGHT DRIVE PRICES TOWARDS $0.51

  27-12-2017 17:12 via newsbtc.com
  Almost all strong cap alt coins look over-valued and are due for correction. From the look of things and following last week’s spike, NEM bears might temporarily drive prices lower towards $0.51.
  Other BTC alternatives are also inching higher but December 22 highs remain definitive.
  TEMPORARY NEM BEARS MIGHT DRIVE PRICES TOWARDS $0.51
  XEMUSD 4HR Chart for December 27, 2017Undoubtedly, NEM buyers are in charge but with the current set up, I really think the pressure is fizzling out.
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• Russia’s Finance Minister Confirms Upcoming Bitcoin Regulations

  27-12-2017 17:08
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  The Russian Ministry of Finance has prepared a sweeping regulatory law that will cover many facets of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in Russia. In an interview with state-owned television broadcaster Rossiya 24 over Christmas, Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov confirmed the ministry’s draft law on a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. The regulation, as expected, will cov
  
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• First Decentralized Casino on Ethereum is Legalized by The Curaçao Government

  27-12-2017 16:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The government of Curaçao, a Dutch Caribbean island well known for its scuba diving market and regulated casino industry, has officially legalized and issued a casino license to Edgeless, a decentralized application launched on top of the Ethereum protocol, as a legitimate casino business. Thomas Draksas, the founder of Edgeless, said in a statement: “Curacao […]
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• Ripple Price Tests All-Time Highs on News of Further Penetration into Asian Markets

  27-12-2017 16:00
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  The ripple price leaped more than 15 percent on Wednesday in response to news that SBI Ripple Asia had entered into a partnership with several major Japanese credit card issuers. Ripple Price Leaps 15 Percent The cryptocurrency markets made a general advance on Wednesday, but no top-tier coin rose at a quicker pace than ripple.
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• Chinese Crypto Enthusiasts Find Way Around Government Regulations

  27-12-2017 15:09
  China is still the leader in the crypto mining business.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Cap Climbs to $600 Billion as Bitcoin Price Recovery Continues

  27-12-2017 14:53
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  The cryptocurrency markets continued their Christmas recovery on Wednesday. Led by strong performances from both the bitcoin price and ripple price, the cryptocurrency market cap recovered back above $600 billion for the first time since Dec. 23. At one point this morning, the cryptocurrency market cap rose as high as $620 billion, although it has
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• Why Crypto Looks A Lot Like Wall Street

  27-12-2017 14:45
  Crypto may have set out to rethink Wall Street, but a decade into the experiment, advisor Jill Carlson isn't convinced the industry has it right.
  
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• On Greed and Growing Up: Why Crypto Looks A Lot Like Wall Street

  27-12-2017 14:45
  Crypto may have set out to rethink Wall Street, but a decade into the experiment, advisor Jill Carlson isn't convinced the industry has it right.
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis December 28, 2017

  27-12-2017 14:39 via newsbtc.com
  DASH/USDDASH continues to look very quiet during holiday trading, as the $1200 level has offered a bit of resistance. We are rolling over in the stochastic oscillator, so this suggests that we will eventually start looking towards lower levels, perhaps finding support closer to the $1000 level. I would be much more comfortable buying at that level than trying to go long here.
   
  LTC/USDLitecoin looks similar, and struggling as there is almost no volume. I think there is significant support n
  
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• Ethereum Analysis December 28, 2017

  27-12-2017 14:33 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum did almost nothing against the US dollar as we continue to walk around the $750 neighborhood. However, the 20 SMA is starting to turn slightly positive on the 4 hour chart, so I think it’s only a matter of time before we rally. I suspect that there is a massive amount of support near the $650 level, and resistance at the $800 level. If we can break above $800, I think that fresh, new money will flood into the marketplace.
   
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• Move Over, Silicon Valley: Crypto Valley is World’s Most Promising Tech Hub

  27-12-2017 14:30
  Zug, Switzerland has established itself as the global leader in fostering blockchain startups.
  
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• Bitcoin Analysis December 28, 2017

  27-12-2017 14:27 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin rallied a bit during the trading session on Wednesday, but seems to be struggling with the $16,000 level. The stochastic oscillator on the 4-hour chart is crossing over in the oversold area, so I think we are probably going to pull back. However, there is a significant amount of support below, especially near the $13,000 level. I think it is only a matter of time before the buyers return to this market, but I would like to see some type of bounce first before putting money to work
  
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• Ethereum-Powered Blockchain Real Estate Platform Goes Live In The U.S.

  27-12-2017 13:57
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  ShelterZoom, an Ethereum blockchain-based online offer and acceptance platform for the real estate industry, has gone live in the U.S., with global markets to go live in the first quarter of 2018. New York City-based Cyrus Charter, the first real estate listing customer, is in the midst of an initial test for the ShelterZoom platform that
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• 2017 Was Bitcoin's Year. 2018 Will Be Ethereum's

  27-12-2017 13:45
  A long-time bitcoin investor is now staking his claim to a new blockchain network, one he believes will enable more value creation in the long term.
  
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• Indian Police Busy Busting Bitcoin Brigands

  27-12-2017 13:43
  Police in Uttar Pradesh target a gang that was pretending to sell Bitcoin.
  
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• 300-Member Strong Ethereum Enterprise Alliance Launches Three Working Groups

  27-12-2017 12:37
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  The Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA) has launched three working groups in digital identity, energy and multiplatform interoperability to create and deliver specific advancements in those fields using Ethereum technology. With over 300 members since its launch in February 2017, the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance is now the world’s largest blockchain consortium. The working group, whos
  
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• South Korean Banks Backing Off from Bitcoin

  27-12-2017 12:02
  Amid tightening regulations, Korean financial institutions are pulling back from the crypto economy.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Surges to $16,500; $1 Million by the End of 2020?

  27-12-2017 11:24
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  Earlier today, on December 27, the bitcoin price surged to $16,500, recording a major gain for the first time since December 22, prior to Christmas. Analysts Optimistic Analysts including John McAfee and cryptocurrency hedge fund co-founder Ari Paul expressed their optimism towards the short and mid-term growth trend of bitcoin, given its latest momentum and
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• Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Launches Three New Work Groups

  27-12-2017 10:47
  With these new additions, the total number of workgroups in EEA has reached seventeen.
  
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• The BANKEX Token Sale Comes to an End with the Company Earning Its Place in the TOP – 20 of the Most Successful Token Sales of All Time

  27-12-2017 10:23
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• Japan’s Biggest Financial House MUFG Prepares to Secure Bitcoin Adopters

  27-12-2017 10:23
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  Japan’s largest financial group, MUFG, is preparing a service that will secure bitcoin adopters’ holdings against any failure or losses suffered by the cryptocurrency exchanges they use. In what could be the first trust service of its kind anywhere in the world, the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust is preparing to offer bitcoin holders a service wherein … Continued
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• Open Trading Network Leverages Cross-Chain Technology to Become the First Ever

  27-12-2017 10:13
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• Cannabis-Based Alzheimer’s Treatment Gets Blockchain Boost

  27-12-2017 10:07
  India Globalization Capital plans to release the drug in 2018.
  
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• The HeartBout Social Network with a Unique Decentralized Reward System Completes the First Stage of the Pre-ICO

  27-12-2017 10:00
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• Blockchain Insider: How ODEM is Looking to Transform Global Education

  27-12-2017 08:08
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  Blockchain Insider is a new column dedicated to interviewing leaders in the blockchain world. These include founders, traditional industry veterans turned ICO participants and everything in-between. The weekly interviews will cover a wide range of questions and try to explore the motivation behind blockchain-based ideas and the problems blockchain technology is being used to solve.
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• Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD to Break $32

  27-12-2017 07:30 via newsbtc.com
  Key Highlights
  Ethereum classic price has formed a support base at $25 against the US Dollar.
  There was a break above a major bearish trend line at $29.00 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair (Data feed via Kraken).
  The pair might continue to move higher towards or above the $32 level in the near term.
  Ethereum classic price is slowly gaining pace against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETC/USD may continue to move higher above the $32 level.
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• Stick a fork in it; SegWit2x is back

  27-12-2017 06:57 via newsbtc.com
  All the forking around in recent months has caused a lot of confusion, not to mention some unhealthy chart spikes for Bitcoin. However according to the project’s official website the controversial SegWit2x hard fork will go ahead on December 28. Months of infighting and debate were the result of SegWit2x which was originally planned to fork from BTC in November but was cancelled at the last minute.
  Project leader, Jaap Terlouw, now says it will fork off at block 501451, which is due t
  
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• Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Turkey: Istanbul to discuss blockchain technologies and future of digital economy

  27-12-2017 06:53 via newsbtc.com
  On March 1, Istanbul will host a large-scale event Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Turkey, dedicated to the study of the role of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in the modern world.
  Why Turkey? The country experiences an active development of the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency market. Currently, the country has successful digital assets exchanges Lira-Bitcoin and BTCTurk, and cryptocurrency payment systems Payza and Bitwala. In September, Turkey offered for sale apartmen
  
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• (+) Bigger than Wall Street

  27-12-2017 06:38
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• Ripple Price Technical Analysis – XRP/USD Gaining Momentum

  27-12-2017 06:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key Highlights
  Ripple price is gaining momentum and is currently above the $1.00 handle against the US Dollar.
  There is a major bullish trend line forming with support at $1.05 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  The pair might correct a few points from the current levels, but it remains supported above $1.05.
  Ripple price is moving in the bullish zone against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD might continue to move higher towards the $1.25 level.
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• Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 12/27/2017 – Rebound Underway?

  27-12-2017 04:53 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin Price Key Highlights
  Bitcoin price appears to be recovering from its pre-Christmas slump, forming higher highs and higher lows again.
  Price is trading inside an ascending channel pattern and is currently testing the resistance.
  A pullback to support could be due and using the Fib retracement tool shows the potential inflection points.
  Bitcoin price is slowly starting to trend higher once more, possibly rebounding from the slide in the previous week.
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• Bitcoin's Real Bottleneck

  27-12-2017 03:00
  Bitcoin's markets may be booming but it's the network's rare development talent that may be most valuable.
  
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• Bitcoin's Real 2018 Bottleneck

  27-12-2017 03:00
  Bitcoin's markets may be booming but it's the network's rare development talent that may be most valuable.
  
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• ShipChain Using Blockchain to Change the Shipping & Logistics Market

  27-12-2017 00:17 via newsbtc.com
  January 1 will be the start of the Public Sale for ShipChain, the project that will use blockchain to change the shipping & logistics market.
  ShipChain encompass all methods of freight, and will include an open API architecture that can integrate with existing freight management software.
  Simply put, it’s a fully integrated system across the entire supply chain, from the moment a shipment leaves the factory, to the final delivery on the customer’s doorstep; trustless architecture
  
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