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• Bitcoin Among Year's Top Searches, Google Data Says

  28-12-2017 23:00
  New data from Google suggests internet users searched for information on bitcoin at a rate that outpaced some of the top news stories this year.
  
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• This Public Company Raised Cryptocurrency-Secured Funding

  28-12-2017 22:55
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  A U.S. company has raised $50,000 in what may be the first instance of a public company receiving cryptocurrency-secured funding. Public Company Raises Cryptocurrency-Secured Funding As detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Integrated Ventures, Inc. (OTCMKTS:INTV) issued a $50,000 convertible note to Global Opportunity Group, LLC in exchange for the
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• ATBCoin Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit After $20 Million ICO

  28-12-2017 21:19
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  Blockchain startup ATBCoin was hit with a class-action lawsuit, making it the latest in a string of projects to be sued by investors following initial coin offerings (ICOs). ATBCoin Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Dec. 21 in the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit (PDF) alleges that ATBCoin and its operators violated the
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• Singapore Court Dismisses Summary Judgment for $43 Million Bitcoin Dispute

  28-12-2017 21:00
  The Singapore court dismisses B2C2's attempt to reclaim 3,092 bitcoin from Quoine.
  
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• Singapore Court Dismisses Dispute Over $43 Million in Bitcoin

  28-12-2017 21:00
  The Singapore court dismisses B2C2's attempt to reclaim 3,092 bitcoin from Quoine.
  
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• EXMO Exchange CEO Kidnapped in Kiev, Ukraine

  28-12-2017 20:20 via newsbtc.com
  The CEO of EXMO, an exchange based in the UK, has been kidnapped in the Ukraine. According to a report in the Telegraph, Pavel Lerner was taken from outside his office in a district of Kiev called Obolon.
  The abduction took place on December 26. Reports from local media claim Lerner was dragged into a black Mercedes-Benz as he was leaving work. Exactly who is behind the incident is currently unknown. All the perpetrators concealed their identities using balaclavas.
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• Director of UK Cryptocurrency Exchange EXMO Kidnapped in Ukraine

  28-12-2017 20:15
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  According to Ukrainian news outlet Strana.ua, IT specialist and managing director of UK-based cryptocurrency exchange EXMO, Pavel Lerner, has been kidnapped on December 26 in Kiev. The 40-year-old reportedly has a number of startups linked to cryptocurrencies, including mining operations. Per most reports, the cryptocurrency exchange’s head was kidnapped near a street formerly known as
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• Waves Announces New Blockchain Investment Fund

  28-12-2017 19:20
  The Basics Fund will focus on investing in blockchain technology products.
  
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• 2018 and Beyond: Tokens Are Slowly Eating the Firm

  28-12-2017 19:15
  Think DAOs and tokens are just a joke? This lawyer believes they may be coming to bring an open-source ethos to your business model.
  
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• Bitcoin is Facing the ‘Moment of Truth’, Says Allianz Economist

  28-12-2017 19:07
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  A top economist at one of Europe’s largest asset management firms said that he believes bitcoin is facing its “moment of truth” as it endures its first significant correction since the launch of bitcoin futures contracts earlier this month. Bitcoin at ‘Defining’ Juncture Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz, wrote in a Bloomberg
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• Bitcoin Charity Makes $5 Million Donation to Basic Income Experiment

  28-12-2017 18:09
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  The anonymous founder of bitcoin charity Pineapple Fund struck it rich investing in bitcoin, and now they are using that wealth to help rural Kenyans trapped in extreme poverty. Pineapple Fund Makes $5 Million Donation to GiveDirectly On Friday, “Pine,” the alias of the Pineapple Fund’s founder, announced on the Basic Income subreddit that the
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• Massachusetts Securities Regulator: Bitcoin Fails 'The Smell Test'

  28-12-2017 18:00
  The top securities regulator in Massachusetts raised concerns on the bitcoin bubble and called the bitcoin market "entirely speculation."
  
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• South Korea’s Bitcoin Regulation is Highly Optimistic, False Reports Claim Ban

  28-12-2017 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Over the past 24 hours, a series of false reports from news publications including Reuters have claimed that the South Korean government is planning on banning or closing down cryptocurrency exchanges. An initial report from Reuters, which has since been corrected, stated that the South Korean government is expected to close down cryptocurrency exchanges in […]
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• Bitcoin ‘Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test’: Massachusetts Securities Regulator

  28-12-2017 17:01
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  Massachusetts’ top securities regulator cautioned investors against purchasing bitcoin, claiming that it “doesn’t pass the smell test.” Bitcoin ‘Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test’ Speaking with CNBC, William Galvin, the secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, said that the dramatic rise of the bitcoin price was based entirely on sp
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis December 29, 2017

  28-12-2017 16:30 via newsbtc.com
  DASH/USDDASH continues to be volatile against the US dollar, as we have slammed into the $1000 handle. Currently, we are in very thin markets, as we are between 2 major holidays. Because of this, I think we are more apt to continue the overall consolidation. That means we could very easily bounce towards the $1200 level. However, if we were to break down below the $900 level that would be cause for concern.
   
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• Ethereum Analysis December 29, 2017

  28-12-2017 16:24 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum fell initially during the trading session on Thursday, reaching towards the $675 level before bouncing. It looks as if we are ready to rally though, and I think the market is probably going to go looking towards the $770 level above. A break above the $775 level opens the door to $800 next. If we do fall from here, I expect to see massive support at the $600 handle.
   
  ETH/BTCEthereum continues to fight against Bitcoin which of course has been a bit soft. I think we are curre
  
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• Bitcoin Analysis December 29, 2017

  28-12-2017 16:18 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin fell slightly against the US dollar initially on Thursday, testing the $13,500 level. We are currently in the middle of consolidation, with $13,000 on the bottom being support, and the $16,000 level above is significant resistance. I believe that the market should continue to be very choppy and sideways, as volume is not a major part of the market between holidays.
   
  BTC/JPYThe Bitcoin market was also soft against the Japanese yen, reaching down towards the ¥1.6 million l
  
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• South Korea to Tighten Bitcoin Exchange Rules Amid ‘Speculative’ Boom

  28-12-2017 16:15
  The South Korea now bans domestic cryptocurrency exchanges from allowing users to make transactions through anonymous accounts.
  
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• South Korea is Not Banning Bitcoin but FUD Drives Price Down

  28-12-2017 15:59
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  Earlier today, unconfirmed and false rumors that the South Korean government will ban bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges led the price of bitcoin down. South Korea is Not Banning Bitcoin Reuters published a four-sentence article on December 27, claiming that the South Korean government will enforce new regulations and close down cryptocurrency exchanges. However, merely hours
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• St. Moritz Joins Handful of Ski Resorts Accepting Bitcoin

  28-12-2017 15:41 via newsbtc.com
  Legendary Swiss ski resort St. Moritz has announced today that they will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for lift passes. The 2017/18 season that has just begun will be the first in which the payment method is trialled.
  According to Swiss information port SwissInfo, the director of the ski lift company at the resort, Markus Meili claimed that he wasn’t concerned about Bitcoin’s volatile price. In a subtle jive against the European single currency which the resort also accepts, he ex
  
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• ICOs: The Beauty, the Beast and JFK

  28-12-2017 15:35
  What did ICOs get right in 2018? What went wrong? Attorney and entrepreneur Christine Duhaime unpacks a chaotic year.
  
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• oBike will Reward Bikers with Cryptocurrency Just for Riding

  28-12-2017 15:10
  The Singapore-based bike rental firm is set to benefit from the blockchain boom and will introduce oCoin next year.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Partners with Asia’s Most Popular Video Platform

  28-12-2017 15:03
  Binance signs with Uplive to take advantage of its enormous user base.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $50 Billion as Bitcoin, Ethereum Prices Skid

  28-12-2017 14:58
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  The cryptocurrency market cap shed $50 billion on Thursday as the result of a widespread market correction that forced a myriad of prominent coins into double-digit percentage declines. Cryptocurrency Market Cap Endures $50 Billion Decline Yesterday, the cryptocurrency market cap recovered back to $600 billion after last week’s severe correction, but today’s pullback dropped it
  
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• El-Erian Predicts Bitcoin Crash if Savvier Investors Sit Out Correction

  28-12-2017 14:30
  Either the investor base diversifies during this price correction or bitcoin will crash very hard, former Pimco chief predicts.
  
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• Ripple Officially Overtakes Bitcoin Cash, Surpasses $51 Billion Market Valuation

  28-12-2017 14:05
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  Over the past 24 hours, Ripple has overtaken Bitcoin Cash to become the third largest cryptocurrency behind bitcoin and Ethereum, with a staggering $51 billion market valuation. Why Did Ripple Surge in Value? Earlier today, the entire cryptocurrency market experienced a major correction, as nearly every cryptocurrency in the market with the exception of a
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• How Blockchain is Pumping Life into Stale Business Models

  28-12-2017 14:04 via newsbtc.com
  Most people associate blockchain with cryptocurrencies – but its uses extend far beyond this. Blockchain is so much more than just Bitcoin.
  The blockchain is being adopted by more and more businesses. In many cases, it is completely transforming old business models and pumping new life into companies. IBM is only one example of this. In as little as three to five years, the number of businesses using blockchain is expected to increase exponentially.
  What Actually is Blockchain?
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• (+) Crypto Update: Bitcoin Price Down $3000 in Two Days as South Korean Regulation Worries Drive Majors Lower

  28-12-2017 13:35
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• John McAfee Twitter Handle Hack Results in Pump and Dump of Multiple Coins

  28-12-2017 13:24
  The fake tweets recommended buying coins like Siacoin, NXT, PTOY, BAT, and XRP.
  
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• $105 Million in Bitcoin…in a Landfill: Council Denies Owner to Recover Missing Hard Drive

  28-12-2017 13:08
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  James Howells, the IT worker who unwittingly discarded a hard drive containing what is now estimated to hold $75 million worth of bitcoin, knows where the missing hard drive is, but he can’t try to retrieve it. That’s because the city in which the fortune is buried won’t allow him to dig in the landfill. The
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Low Volume Trading

  28-12-2017 12:04 via newsbtc.com
  The final week of December is always something of a strange period in the equities markets and, indeed, in many of the major financial asset markets across the globe. Most markets have reopened by now subsequent to the Christmas break but many are trading on relatively low volume and this can impact not only how much things move but also the way in which they move into the New Year.
  In all honesty, things don’t really get going again until January 2.
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• Vitalik Buterin Support Ethereum Classic

  28-12-2017 12:03 via newsbtc.com
  Vitalik Buterin, a young man from Russia who pledged to change the real economic system with blockchain, has his platform recognised by big names including IBM, Samsung, Barclay, Credit Suisse, etc. He received the Thiel Fellowship when he was 20, established Ethereum Foundation, unveiled his Ethereum Plan at the Miami Bitcoin conference and was later funded 31,000 bitcoins (valued at approximately $18.4 million at the time). The next year, he launched Frontier, Ethereum’s first live relea
  
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• Pineapple Fund Donates $1 Million to the Internet Archive

  28-12-2017 11:45
  The fund has pledged to donate Bitcoin totaling $86 million and donated $15 million so far.
  
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• trade.io Partners with Bancor Protocol to Provide Continuous Liquidity to Token Holders

  28-12-2017 11:44 via newsbtc.com
  Thursday, 28 December 2017, Zug, Switzerland – trade.io, a next generation blockchain based financial exchange, continues to add to its impressive list of partnerships by announcing plans to integrate Bancor Protocol, a standard for autonomously convertible blockchain cryptocurrencies called Smart Tokens.
  The integration allows the trade.io ERC20 token known as Trade Token or “TIO”, to be converted to and from Ethereum ERC20 tokens in the Bancor Network directly from a simple w
  
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• India’s Tax Sleuths are Looking Into Bitcoin Profiteers’ Overall Wealth

  28-12-2017 11:39
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  India’s income tax (IT) department is taking a closer look at the overall wealth of individuals making gains in bitcoin trading through exchanges. After outlining their intent to collect taxes from bitcoin adopters raking in profits from this year’s soaring gains, India’s official tax authority will reportedly zero in on certain individuals’ overall wealth wh
  
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• An Interview with Alexander Shishow, CEO of NVB (Native Video Box)

  28-12-2017 11:29 via newsbtc.com
  Native Video Box is on its way to change the way people host and share videos. The platfrom, referred to as NVB in short is leveraging the blockchain technology to create a holistic monetary ecosystem for video content industry. In order to gain a better understanding of the platform we spoke to Alexander Shishow, the CEO of NVB.
  NewsBTC: NVB, sounds like a great concept. Can you please let us know how it is different from the already existing video sharing platforms?
  Alexander: If we look at Yo
  
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• South Korea to Ban Anonymous Accounts in Cryptocurrency Transactions

  28-12-2017 11:26
  The government has announced that real names will be required across crypto exchanges.
  
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• OKOIN: New Year Promo “+50% Free Tokens” and New Partnership with District 7

  28-12-2017 10:14
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• ARK and OKEx Announce Partnership Listing ARK to Trade Immediately!

  28-12-2017 09:41
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• Open Trading Network Leverages Cross-chain Technology to become the First Ever Platform to Unite all Blockchain Networks

  28-12-2017 09:35 via newsbtc.com
  December 28, 2017 – Open Trading Network Foundation, a non-profit organization based out of Zug, Switzerland, is all set to revolutionize the rapidly expanding global crypto economy by developing a secure system combining numerous isolated blockchain networks into a unified open network. World’s first 100% collateralized decentralized exchange, OTN will allow instant transactions between a wide myriad of blockchain networks. Open Trading Network Foundation claims that this
  
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• South Korea to Enforce Ban on Anonymous Bitcoin Trading: Reports

  28-12-2017 09:31
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  South Korean authorities are reportedly introducing curbs on the trading of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin within the country. Reuters is reporting that South Korea’s government is weighing in with new rules on the country’s cryptocurrency trading market that is firmly among the largest in the world. While unverified by CCN at press time, the Reuters report
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• LAToken Research: ICOs Disrupting VC Market with $5B Raised in 2017

  28-12-2017 09:10
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• Russian Cryptocurrency Exchange Manager Kidnapped in Kiev

  28-12-2017 08:27
  "Unknown persons in dark clothes dragged the detachment specialist into the car, and disappeared."
  
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• True Flip Trading Promotion on KuCoin: Trading Starts on December 27, 39,000 True Flip in Prices

  28-12-2017 08:08
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• What you have to know about the largest Forum-Exhibition of 2018 Forex & Money Expo

  28-12-2017 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  Forex & Money EXPO is going to take place in Singapore on October 25-16, 2018. Suntec Singapore Convention Centre in the very heart of Singapore was chosen as a venue for this spectacular event.The expo itself is expected to welcome over 50 speakers and 5000 attendees from all over the world there.
  Everyone will get an opportunity to take part in the biggest show filled with exhibitor booths, lounges, bars, a Speaker Hall and Workshop rooms. The two-day event will include not only large exhi
  
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• Analysis: the New SegWit2x has Nothing to Do with the Cancelled SegWit2x

  28-12-2017 07:52
  The new SegWit2x has benefitted from the association with the previous fork of the same name.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Falls 10% as Cryptocurrency Market Endures Another Big Correction

  28-12-2017 07:41
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  The bitcoin price has fallen by more than 10 percent over the past 24 hours, as the cryptocurrency market endured yet another major correction for the third time in December. Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, IOTA, and Others Fall With one exception in Ripple, major cryptocurrencies in the market including bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum,
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• (+) Asian Market Update – Thursday: Cryptocurrencies Tumble; Asian Stocks Move Up

  28-12-2017 06:46
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• South Korean selloff on crypto clampdown

  28-12-2017 06:32 via newsbtc.com
  After a brief day or two of recovery all cryptocurrencies except a couple were back in the red again during the Asian trading session. Bitcoin showed a strong rebound but failed to break resistance below $17,000 yesterday and fell sharply back to $14,700 where it currently trades. Likewise Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin have all slid back around 12% on average at the time of writing.
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• MOST ALT COINS ARE GIVING UP THEIR GAINS WITH DASH AT $800 A POSSIBILITY

  28-12-2017 05:45 via newsbtc.com
  DASH at $800? Yes, maybe, maybe not. Who knows, no one got future prices mapped out but if it does hit that level and some buyers jump in, please don’t look back. Just buy.
  Like other crypto-currencies, the 61.8% Fibonacci level drawn from last week’s high lows is proving significant.
  DASH, Monero and IOTA are turning from the same level. If sellers clear critical supports, then we all ramp up sells.
  NEM SELLERS DRIVING PRICES LOWER
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