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• What Is in Store for Cryptocurrency In 2018?

  07-01-2018 23:32 via newsbtc.com
  There were many predictions by so-called experts in 2017 and no one was able to predict it correctly. Most thought Bitcoin was a bubble that was about to pop and others predicted moderate increases up to $4,000. No one expected it to get to around the $20,000 and even though it has dropped, it has still settled around the $15,000 mark. What the mainstream media seem to be forgetting are the huge returns it has made over the year than the occasional profits taking. Anyone with a Bitcoin Wallet wi
  
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• BUY IOTA AND AIM FOR $5.5

  07-01-2018 23:26 via newsbtc.com
  It’s no doubt that it IOTA has been on a rough patch with sellers pushing prices lower. However, after that close above $4.2, just buy IOTA. Yes, and while at it aim for $5.5.
  Of course, after last week’s higher high, retracements and break outs, I was hoping LTC to spice up after waking up from a 2 week slumber but it didn’t.
  Instead we are seeing a series of lower lows and that is okay since any reversal from $255 is a retest which is pretty inviting for buyers.
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• How Will Bitcoin Perform During The Next Financial Crisis

  07-01-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  You will see in the headlines that Bitcoin is a bubble and that you should not buy Bitcoin because it is about to burst but this could not be farther from the truth. What the mainstream media are not paying any attention to are the huge stock market and real estate bubbles. When the price of BTC drops dramatically the world economy does not come to a standing still halt as has been proven since 2008. When the stock market or real estate markets crash it causes great economic disasters that can t
  
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• Is the Third Revolution of the Internet Here Yet?

  07-01-2018 22:22 via newsbtc.com
  On December 14th of 2017, Acute Angle Cloud White Paper was released on their website. It’s said that this is an innovative project based on blockchain technology. It aroused heated discussion when the hardware, Acute Angle PC, was launched on their website on the 12th. Acute Angle Cloud is reported to establish a globally distributed IaaS platform, which addresses the shortcomings of Web2.0 and constructs cloud service infrastructure of Web3.0.
  Web2.0 is known to have many disadvantages:
  
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• Blockchain Technology Holds the Answer for the Prescription Drug Crisis

  07-01-2018 21:38 via newsbtc.com
  According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overdose deaths involving prescription opioids were five times higher in 2016 than 1999. In that seventeen year period, over 200,000 Americans have died from opioid-related prescription overdoses. Every day, more than 1,000 patients are treated in emergency rooms and emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids.
  One of the main reasons that the prescription drug crisis has gotten so bad is overprescriptio
  
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• e-Chat Is Ready For Its Additional Round of ICO with All Guns Blazing

  07-01-2018 20:08 via crypto-news.net
  e-Chat is a promising startup that has already run a number of ICOs and managed to get love and appreciation from millions of user, followers, and investors from all over the world. The additional round of ICO starts on January 8 and lasts until February 15, 2018! This is the first ICO run by the e-Chat team that provides the system of flexible discounts throughout the whole presale period.
  Depending on the day of the coming ICO, ECHT tokens are sold with different discount, starting from the mo
  
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• Bittrex Stops Creating New Ethereum Deposit Addresses Due to Network Congestion

  07-01-2018 19:59
  The post Bittrex Stops Creating New Ethereum Deposit Addresses Due to Network Congestion appeared first on CCN
  Bittrex, the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in the global market behind Binance and Bithumb, has temporarily paused Ethereum deposits due to the current congestion on the Ethereum blockchain network. Network Congestion According to Etherscan, the Ethereum network is processing more than 1.2 million transactions on a daily basis, settling more payments than all of the
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• Iranian Banker: “Digital Currencies… are Currently Shaping the Future of Banking”.

  07-01-2018 18:35 via newsbtc.com
  A prominent Iranian banker has come out in support of digital currencies. Masoud Khatouni, a senior member at Iran’s largest bank, has called for Bitcoin and other cryptos to be recognised and accepted into the nation’s banking system. According to Bank Meli Iran’s deputy for information technology and communications:
  “Iran must formally recognise activities using digital currencies as they are currently shaping the future of banking. Banks themselves must also enter this
  
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• Another Weekend Full of Delayed Bitcoin Transactions

  07-01-2018 17:30 via newsbtc.com
  It has proven to be another difficult weekend for the Bitcoin network. With the number of unconfirmed transactions rising again, the scaling issues become more apparent. It is not the first time we see incidents like these occur either. Until Bitcoin scales, such problems will only become more common.Especially users with low-fee transactions will feel the brunt of these problematic developments. Waiting over two full days for one network confirmation is anything but fun.Bitcoin network issues a
  
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• As Ethereum Surpasses $100 Billion, Can Powerful Decentralized Applications Justify its Market Cap?

  07-01-2018 17:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ethereum, the smart contracts protocol that supports decentralized applications, has surpassed $100 billion in market valuation for the first time in its two-year history. Over the past three months, Ethereum has seen the emergence of some of the most popular decentralized applications in the market such as digital kitten breeding and trading platform CryptoKitties, and […]
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• Japan’s Virtual Currency Girls Educate the Masses on Cryptocurrency

  07-01-2018 16:43 via newsbtc.com
  Raising more awareness for cryptocurrency has not been easy. In fact, one could argue there need to be far more efforts in this regard. Over in Japan, things are being done very differently in this regard. A group known as the Virtual Currency Girls is trying to bring more awareness to the masses. Considering how every member of this group represents a different currency, the initiative is well worth keeping an eye on. Some of the represented coins may raise a lot of questions, though.
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• Bitcoin Cash Surges to $3,800 in Korea amid Flurry of Mainstream Media Coverage of Roger Ver

  07-01-2018 16:24
  The post Bitcoin Cash Surges to $3,800 in Korea amid Flurry of Mainstream Media Coverage of Roger Ver appeared first on CCN
  Within the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange market, the price of Bitcoin Cash has surpassed $3,800, due to a flurry of mainstream media reports that have emerged over the past few days. Mainstream Media Earlier this week, Roger Ver, an early investor in bitcoin and the CEO at Bitcoin.com, did an interview with SBS (Seoul Broadcasting
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• US Government to Sell 513 Bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash Seized From Dark Web Dealer

  07-01-2018 15:07
  The post US Government to Sell 513 Bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash Seized From Dark Web Dealer appeared first on CCN
  The US government has been approved by a federal judge in Utah to auction off 513 bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash seized from an investigation into Aaron Michael Shamo, a dark web dealer. 8.5 Million Sale In the upcoming weeks, the government is expected to sell all of the assets seized after the arrest of
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• Exclusive: Valutrades to Launch Cryptocurrency CFDs

  07-01-2018 14:21
  The London broker's announcement mentions Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
  
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• On the Verge of a Crypto Controversy: John McAfee, Twitter Hacks, and a Mess of Questions

  07-01-2018 14:11
  The post On the Verge of a Crypto Controversy: John McAfee, Twitter Hacks, and a Mess of Questions appeared first on CCN
  Cybersecurity forefather John McAfee is ringing in the New Year on a contentious note.  The programmer turned multi-millionaire recently claimed that his Twitter was hacked in the days following Christmas, stating that a series of promotional coin of the day tweets were not his own.  To complicate matters further, McAfee has come under fire from
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• Welcome to World of Trident : New Method of Investing in Crypto

  07-01-2018 13:34
  The post Welcome to World of Trident : New Method of Investing in Crypto appeared first on CCN
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• ‘Commodities King’ Dennis Gartman Predicts Bitcoin Price Drop to $5,000, Then Implode

  07-01-2018 12:19
  The post ‘Commodities King’ Dennis Gartman Predicts Bitcoin Price Drop to $5,000, Then Implode appeared first on CCN
  Dennis Gartman, the editor and publisher of The Gartman Letter, who has also been called the “commodities king,” continues to call bitcoin one of the silliest ideas he has heard in a long time, a position he expressed on CNBC’s “Futures Now.” He said he expects the bitcoin market will fall when its value drops to
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• A Legal Renaissance, Blockchain Style

  07-01-2018 12:00
  Last year, lawyers and law firms finally got over themselves and worked together in the blockchain space. In 2018, such teamwork will be critical.
  
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• 2017: A Legal Renaissance, Blockchain Style

  07-01-2018 12:00
  Last year, lawyers and law firms finally got over themselves and worked together in the blockchain space. In 2018, such teamwork will be critical.
  
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• Regulatory Whack-a-Mole Won’t Beat Cryptocurrency Sanctions Evasion

  07-01-2018 11:00
  If the U.S. government just tries to go after each problematic example of crypto on an ad-hoc basis, it'll never get ahead of the issue.
  
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• Regulatory Whack-a-Mole Won’t Beat Crypto Evasion

  07-01-2018 11:00
  If the U.S. government just tries to go after each problematic example of crypto on an ad-hoc basis, it'll never get ahead of the issue.
  
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• This Ethereum Blockchain Platform Could Revolutionize Financial Securities

  07-01-2018 10:41
  The post This Ethereum Blockchain Platform Could Revolutionize Financial Securities appeared first on CCN
  Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) have raised more than $4 billion USD since 2013, and government agencies are analyzing their regulatory implications. Some tokens issued through such an offering may be considered ‘securities tokens’ and even be in violation of securities laws. A new, decentralized protocol, however, is setting out to make it easier than ever
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• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis – BTC/USD Bullish above $15,500

  07-01-2018 09:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price is recovering and is currently placed nicely above the $15,000 level against the US Dollar.
  There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $14,100 on the 4-hours chart of BTC/USD (data feed from SimpleFX).
  On the downside, there is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $15,800 on the same chart.Bitcoin price is moving positively from $12,500 low against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is currently eyeing more gains as long as above $15,800.
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• Bitcoin Gold Price Weekly Analysis – BTG/USD Showing Positive Signs

  07-01-2018 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin gold price is moving nicely and is forming support around the $210 level against the US Dollar.
  There is a major bearish trend line forming with current resistance at $270 on the 4-hours chart of BTG/USD (data feed from Bitfinex).
  The pair has to move above the $270 and $290 resistance levels to move back in the bullish zone.Bitcoin gold price is slowly gaining pace above $220 against the US Dollar. BTG/USD must clear the $270 and $290 hurdles to gain traction.
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis – ETH/USD Target $1105

  07-01-2018 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsETH price is moving nicely above the $1,000 level and it heading higher against the US Dollar.
  There are two major bullish trend lines forming with support at $990 and $770 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX).
  The pair might continue to move higher and the next target for buyers is around $1105.Ethereum price is making a nice move against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD is likely to accelerate higher and it could test the $1105 level.
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• Bitcoin Cash Price Weekly Analysis – Can BCH/USD Break This?

  07-01-2018 06:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin cash price is struggling to move above the $2600 and $2700 resistance levels against the US Dollar.
  There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2600 on the 4-hours chart of BCH/USD (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair has to move above the $2600 and $2700 levels to gain traction in the near term.Bitcoin cash price is finding bids above the $2200 level against the US Dollar. BCH/USD must close above $2700 to move back in the bullish zone.
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• January update — Darcrus swap details and marketing fund for Sigwo

  07-01-2018 03:20
  Hello loyal DAR and MER fans. It’s time now for another blog post!It was a heck of a 2017 for both Darcrus and Mercury, and 2018 is on pace to be another tremendous year for Sigwo Technologies.As you may know, the swapping period for nDAR (Nxt DAR) to wDAR (Waves DAR), as well both Sigwonet and Sigfarm NXT assets ended at the stroke of midnight UTC on January 1st 2018.Here’s a recap as to the outstanding balances left un-swapped at the expiration time.Nxt DarcrusAsset ID: 1
  
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• Visa Suspends All Bitcoin Debit Cards Issued by WaveCrest

  07-01-2018 00:00 via newsbtc.com
  There are quite a few issues in the world of cryptocurrency debit cards. More specifically, Visa seemingly suspended nearly all debit card providers. This includes the likes of Bitwala, Wirex, TenX, and even CoinsBan. All of these companies rely on WaveCrest as a card issuer and their partnership with Visa. It is evident, things are not looking all that great for the affected companies. Whether or not this issue can be rectified in the near future, remains highly unlikely.Using a Bitcoin debit c
  
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