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• Trade.io ‎Enhances Token Capabilities With Integration of Bancor ‎Protocol

  29-12-2017 23:10
  The integration of the Bancor-compliant tokens will take place shortly after ‎the conclusion of trade.io’s ICO.
  
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• Alive and Safe: Kidnapped Cryptocurrency Exchange Executive Found After 3 Days

  29-12-2017 23:08
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  EXMO revealed little details on how Pavel Lerner was found, on his current whereabouts, and on the case in general.
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• Healthureum: Blockchain and Healthcare Combined Seamlessly, Token Pre-Sale Begins December 16th

  29-12-2017 23:03
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• Payment Provider Bitrefill Runs Successful Lightning Transaction Test

  29-12-2017 22:31
  This may have been the first real consumer transaction using the Lightning network.
  
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• Blockchain in Healthcare: 2017's Successes

  29-12-2017 20:15
  Blockchain in healthcare might not be sexy, but it's moving forward according to one of the sector's leading female CEOs.
  
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• As Bitcoin Hard Forks Go, ‘SegWit2x’ Launches With Little Support

  29-12-2017 20:14
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  The “SegWit2x” hard fork activated on Thursday at Bitcoin block 501451, but so far it has struggled to gain support from both users and cryptocurrency services. ‘SegWit2x’ Hard Fork Activates Leading up to the fork, SegWit2x (B2X) futures surged in value, peaking above $1,200 on Dec. 27. This was likely because, due to the naming
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• (+) Hacked.com Weekly Webinar: Dec. 29 Edition

  29-12-2017 20:03
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• BITCOIN Fork – Segwit2X Revealed the Problems of Exchanges

  29-12-2017 19:55 via newsbtc.com
  Recall that after the announcement of the Segwit2X project, the price of B2X futures increased 3-fold, and the day before the fork, the price for them rose by another 75%. Right after the start, the most powerful support for Segwit2X was provided by the miners. The aggregate capacity of friendly mining pools accounted for more than 300 Th/s. All these facts point to the importance of BITCOIN Segwit2X for the crypto-community!
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• BYZANTIUM ICO Agency Annual Report – Madly Successful Year

  29-12-2017 19:17 via newsbtc.com
  This Year is Over…
  During 2017 BYZANTIUM has successfully provided their services to the most promising ICOs, including Crypviser, CryptoPing, Goldmint, Mircomoney, Naga Token Sale and Bankex. Moreover, they worked with The Token Fund. Most of the projects received Strategy & Consulting / Marketing & PR / Community management & Support / Branding & Web-development services from BYZANTIUM which resulted in more than 12,000 BTC gathered (in total for all projects based on th
  
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• Bitcoin Price Flirts With $14,000 as Ripple Nips at Ethereum’s Heels

  29-12-2017 19:06
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  The bitcoin price held relatively stable on Friday, continuing to flirt with $14,000 amidst its general downtrend. The ripple price, meanwhile, leaped nearly 35 percent and has begun to nip at ethereum’s heels as the two cryptocurrencies jockey for the second place in the market cap rankings. Buoyed by ripple’s rally, the cryptocurrency market cap
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• Indian Finance Ministry: Cryptocurrencies Are 'Like Ponzi Schemes'

  29-12-2017 19:00
  The India government doubled down its skepticism over cryptocurrencies, calling them like "Ponzi Schemes."
  
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• Ark Investment CEO: Bitcoin is Bigger Than Apple

  29-12-2017 18:06
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  Catherine Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management, told CNBC that bitcoin is a “bigger idea” than Apple. “I know a lot of people say, ‘don’t compare this to Apple, which is nearing a trillion dollars, but this is so much bigger than even Apple, which is a pretty big idea.” She said her fund cannot
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• Thai Finance Ministry Promotes Crypto Education Over Prohibition

  29-12-2017 18:01
  The Thai government has refrained from regulating cryptocurrencies because of a lack of system risk.
  
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• Kidnapped EXMO Analyst Found Safe, Company Releases Statement

  29-12-2017 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  A recent event involving the abduction of an employee of one of the cryptocurrency exchange platforms caused a stir in the community. The employee, Pavel Lerner– an analyst at EXMO, a UK based exchange was reported to have been kidnapped by a group of unidentified people in a black Mercedes Benz while he was leaving work in Kiev, Ukraine on December 26, 2017. According to recent reports, the abducted EXMO has since been found and the company has established contact with him earlier today.
  
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• Avoiding Digital Feudalism Built on Blockchains

  29-12-2017 18:00
  Blockchains may be transformative for society, but if that's the case, we should ask what society will remain, regulator Cab Morris argues.
  
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• FLUX – Game Developers and Players Ready to Own the Gaming Market in 2018

  29-12-2017 17:53
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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. Ready or not, games are now playing and streaming from numerous new channels. Facebook, which launched Instant Games this year to entice gamers into game action sooner, has
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• EXMO’s Missing Executive, Pavel Lerner, Found Alive 3 Days After Abduction

  29-12-2017 17:49
  Pavel was captured by a group of unknown masked ‎people, and all the connection with him ceased for several days.
  
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• 2017: Crypto Review of the Year

  29-12-2017 17:48
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• Cryptocurrency Could Be Big Ponzi Scheme, Warns India’s Finance ‎Minister

  29-12-2017 17:25
  Cryptocurrencies aren’t ‘legal tender’ in India and they don’t have government ‎authorisation. ‎
  
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• Crypto Fish War Is Coming — Stop Breeding and HODL the Kitten!

  29-12-2017 17:20 via newsbtc.com
  Emerging of new dApps is an extremely important iteration of Ethereum network development. Even taking a form of funny games they help masses to adopt digital crypto wallets and earn some profit in Ether.
  It was “CryptoKitties” to generate $17 Million in sales of digital kittens (as of 27th of Dec. 2017) with some crypto cuties traded from 0.1 ETH (approx. $40-60) up to $120 000-150 000 within a month. Its popularity has resulted in congestion of whole Ethereum network for a cou
  
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• Monero Mining Bot Infects Facebook Messenger Chrome Extension

  29-12-2017 16:50
  The "Digimine" bot propagates itself on users' computers and sends itself to other Messenger users.
  
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• Ripple Mania: How Big Can the Bankers’ Cryptocurrency Get?

  29-12-2017 16:42
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  For a brief period of time, Ripple overtook Ethereum to become the second largest cryptocurrency in the global market behind bitcoin, with a $72 billion market valuation, on December 29. Ripple Mania in South Korea Since then, the market cap of Ripple has fallen slightly from $72 billion to $70.3 billion, allowing Ethereum to regain
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• Ripple Approaching $2 as XRP Price Doubles in Weekly Trading

  29-12-2017 16:35
  Ripple's token XRP nearly doubled within one week, becoming now the third largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Stabilizes at $14,200 After Dipping Below $13,500 Amidst Correction

  29-12-2017 15:38
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  The bitcoin price has stabilized at $14,500 after dipping below $13,500 yesterday. Analysts have attributed the recent dip in the price of bitcoin to now-refuted rumors that the South Korean government was planning to ban bitcoin exchanges. Bitcoin Demonstrating Signs of Recovery On December 28, CCN reported that unconfirmed rumors around a potential cryptocurrency exchange
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• Can Ripple Overtake Bitcoin as World’s Largest Cryptocurrency?

  29-12-2017 15:19
  Ripple's market cap just surpassed Ethereum's, making it second only to Bitcoin
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis January 1, 2018

  29-12-2017 14:48 via newsbtc.com
  DASH/USDDASH rolled over slightly during the session on Friday, but continues to find plenty of support at the $1000 level. Ultimately, I think that the $1200 level above is resistance. In the meantime, it looks like we are ready to bounce slightly, but I would not expect much in the way of significant moves. Short-term trading opportunities in a back and forth range is what I expect we will see.
   
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• Ethereum Analysis January 1, 2018

  29-12-2017 14:41 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum continues to be very noisy, but quite frankly at this time of year it’s very difficult to get a significant move. There’s little in the way of volume, so I think that the price action can’t be taken too seriously. The $600 level below should be a bit of a “floor”, just as the $775 level is the “ceiling.” I look at buying pullbacks as the best way to trade this market.
   
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• Ripple Price Surges 38%, Unseats Ethereum as Second-Largest Cryptocurrency

  29-12-2017 14:36
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  Ripple price surged by 38 percent on Friday, enabling XRP to unseat ethereum as the second-most valuable cryptocurrency. Ripple Unseats Ethereum as Second-Largest Cryptocurrency Ripple’s late-December rally has been nothing short of breathtaking. The ripple price has managed to tread water during the market downturns, and it has surged during the calm periods in between.
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• Bitcoin Analysis January 1, 2017

  29-12-2017 14:33 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin did very little during the trading session on Friday, as traders are focusing on the new year celebration more than anything else. Having said that, there is plenty of support just below at the $13,000 level, and because of this I think it’s only a matter of time before the buyers get involved on a pullback. I also recognize that the 16,000 level above is massively resistive. In the short term, I think we continue to go back and forth.
   
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• From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin's Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited

  29-12-2017 14:30
  Bitcoin's price started the year off by crossing $1,000, culminating with a run that brought it close to $20,000.
  
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• Upcoming event: the 7th China Forex Expo 2018

  29-12-2017 14:26 via newsbtc.com
  Date: May 18th~19th, 2018Location: Great China International Exchange Square, Shenzhen China
  The 6th China Forex Expo was a great success for both exhibitors and attendees. The 7th China Forex Expo will strongly return on May 18th~19th, 2018 at Great China International Exchange Square, Shenzhen China. It gears up for brokers, IBs, affiliates, fintech providers, media, investors, blockchain experts, and companies to achieve a better result in the new year.
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• Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Mandates ID Requirements for Legacy Users

  29-12-2017 13:49
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  US-based cryptocurrency-only exchange Poloniex is pushing legacy customers to comply with updated customer identification requirements. Among the earliest crypto-only exchanges, Poloniex is mandating new customer identification and verification requirements upon legacy account holders as the platform pledges its commitment to complying with all relevant laws as a registered money services fi
  
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• Darenta Launches ICO and Already Plans to Capture Half of the Chinese Private Car Rental Market in 2018

  29-12-2017 13:46 via newsbtc.com
  Darenta, an international decentralized IT platform for rental of private automobiles (carsharing), opens the public sale of its ProducTokens (PROD) on December 31. A successful P2P carsharing venture headquartered in Moscow, it currently has a fleet numbering around 1,000 cars and more than 5,000 registered users in 120 cities worldwide. The company plans to secure a foothold in the Chinese market by the end of 2018, scaling up its business by at least twofold. Darenta’s service is unique
  
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• trade.io To List on Along With 100,000 Trade Token Giveaway

  29-12-2017 13:23 via newsbtc.com
  Friday 29 December, 2017, Zug, Switzerland – trade.io is extremely proud to announce that it has received approval to list on one of the largest global digital asset exchanges, OKEx, based in Belize with its main operation hub located in Hong Kong. OKEx is an international company specializing in blockchain technology and digital asset development and applications. OKEx.com, its flagship platform, is often ranked as the Top 3 (overall) in daily trading volume. To celebrate this partnership
  
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• BlockYard 2018 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Conference in Poland to Shape the Future of the Industry

  29-12-2017 12:51 via newsbtc.com
  Whether you’re a neophyte hoping to pick up a thing or two from industry veterans—or a veteran seeking new customers or business parters; a startup owner looking to attract investors—or an investor searching for a hot new project to back; attending trade events is a great way to jump-start your efforts. Conferences in particular can be tremendously helpful in establishing bridges across geographical distance, technological gaps, and cultural differences. As such, they are of vi
  
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• PAGAREX – The Community Coin with a Holistic Ecosystem

  29-12-2017 12:30
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• Ethereum-Based Advertising Network to Tackle Digital Fraud, Launches ICO

  29-12-2017 12:23
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  Adbank, an Ethereum blockchain platform for digital publishers and advertisers that has been designed to prevent digital advertising fraud, has announced an ICO after raising $3 million in a private presale. The Adbank token will create an ecosystem that will allow payments from advertisers to publishers to be traced. The ecosystem is designed to mitigate
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• DNotes Global, Inc. Announces Partnership with Geneca for Blockchain Technology Development

  29-12-2017 12:21
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• Allabout.me: The Future That Has Already Happened

  29-12-2017 11:44 via newsbtc.com
  Today social networking sites make billions of dollars from users’ activity and content merely by showing ads to them, while users don’t get anything in return. All the profit is taken by corporations and none of them tend to share it with their users.
  But the world is changing fast. Allabout.me is a new generation social network based on an advanced principle of fairness and transparency between the social media and a user. It combines the benefits of the digital currency of the fut
  
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• EXMO Announces Development of First Margin Loan Dividend Coin

  29-12-2017 11:39
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  This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Currently, cryptocurrency market is worth well over half-a-trillion dollar, an impressive growth of over 1600% this year alone. As investors acclimatize to this emerging market and increasing support from
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• Tokens Will Change How You Are Incentivized to Share Knowledge

  29-12-2017 11:32
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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. One thing Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger always emphasize is the power of incentives. People always act in their own self-interest and to assume otherwise is to ignore
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• The Bot in the Blockchain

  29-12-2017 11:28
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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. Cryptocurrency trading is an expanding market that’s becoming impossible to track. With every week that goes by, a new altcoin finds its place on the Blockchain. Keeping up
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• Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies are Like Ponzi Schemes, Says India’s Government

  29-12-2017 11:13
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  In a public warning on Friday, India’s finance ministry cautioned citizens against investing in virtual currencies like bitcoin, likening them to ponzi schemes. India’s Ministry of Finance issued a statement today cautioning people ‘against risks investing in virtual currencies including Bitcoin’, claiming they lack intrinsic value and aren’t backed by any
  
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• Finwise Summit Macau to Be Held in Macau from Jan 12 – 13, 2018

  29-12-2017 10:56 via newsbtc.com
  The Finwise Summit Macau 2018 will be held in Macau from 12-13 January 2018. The summit aims to encourage interaction among global fintech industry participants and to drive global fintech developments. Focused on blockchain technologies on the bleeding edge of the financial technology landscape, the event will gather outstanding fintech and blockchain companies from around the world and outline the opportunities that lie ahead for fintech and blockchain applications.
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• Let the Games Begin: Will Vegas Casinos Switch to Crypto Slot Machines?

  29-12-2017 10:48
  The advent of an Ethereum-based hardware roulette table could revolutionize the gambling industry.
  
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• If Bitcoin and Dash had a baby…

  29-12-2017 10:43 via newsbtc.com
  Throughout 2017 we have witnessed a plethora of Bitcoin “hard forks”. Some of them were just a simple cash grab, some of them offered interesting improvements to the Bitcoin technology. But Bitcoin Flash seems to be outpacing them all, finally introducing much needed instant confirmations feature to Bitcoin, and other interesting aspects like the opportunity to earn Bitcoin Flash by running a masternode.
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• Introducing Quadum: Beating the Market, One Algorithm at a Time Through Quadum

  29-12-2017 10:40
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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. Alfred Winslow Jone put the Hedge in Hedge Fund. With him began the most traditional way of making investment decisions called Fundamental Hedge Funds. We’ll understand this more
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• $1.52: Ripple Price Surges 15%, Now Worth More Than Uber

  29-12-2017 08:21
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  For the second time this week, the Ripple price has achieved a new all-time high at $1.52, surging by more than 15 percent overnight and obtaining a market cap of $59 billion. According to The Wall Street Journal, the $70 billion market valuation of Uber dropped by $20 billion over a period of 24 hours
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• DASH AT THE PRECIPICE AS NEM BUYERS PUSH FOR $1.1

  29-12-2017 07:51 via newsbtc.com
  Interesting formation in the last 24HRs, NEM buyers might end up clearing last week’s highs at $1.1.
  While at it, USD bulls might drive LTC prices even lower to $200 and $150 now that $250 was sliced though like butter.
  LTC is not alone, look at DASH and check the triple bottoms…while sellers close below this significant level? Let’s wait and see.
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• Bitcoin or Blockchain? Bet That Both Will Thrive in 2018

  29-12-2017 07:00
  Competing technologies? Not so much argues Symbiont executive Caitlin Long who believes the best of both bitcoin and blockchain will prevail in 2018.
  
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