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• Commentary: Kodak's New Cryptocurrency: Ridiculous or Genius? - Fortune

  12-01-2018 23:31 via fortune.com
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  Commentary: Kodak's New Cryptocurrency: Ridiculous or Genius?
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  Kodak representive Paige English snaps a photo using Kodak's Printomatic instaprint camera at the Kodak booth during CES 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker Getty Images. By Sarit Markovich ...and more »
  
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• KFC Canada Teams Up with Bitpay to Launch Bitcoin Bucket

  12-01-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  KFC Canada has recently boarded the Bitcoin hype train with the launch of a new marketing ploy entitled the “Bitcoin Bucket.” The new menu item, which can be purchased exclusively with Bitcoin, offers Canadian KFC consumers the option to convert their crypto directly into fried chicken.
  The promotion was launched via the KFC Canada Twitter on the 11th of January:
  “Sure, we don’t know exactly what Bitcoins are, or how they work, but that shouldn’t come between you an
  
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• T.Mickauskas: Bitcoinus Will Rule the Blockchain Payments in 2 Years

  12-01-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  Global e-commerce revenues rise at around 20% annually and the pace should continue this way for at least several years to come. This year the numbers should exceed $3 trillion level when we combine all worldwide sales expectations.
  Now if we look at currently absolutely astonishing increase in capitalization of cryptocurrencies, there are a few assumptions to be made. Since 2017, Bitcoin alone rose over 1400% in value it gets very tempting and obvious that more and more retail consumers going t
  
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• Korea's Crypto Crackdown Talk Draws Backlash From Users and Politicians

  12-01-2018 22:15
  South Korea's citizens reacted angrily to a proposed ban on cryptocurrency exchanges, with politicians and residents alike condemning the move.
  
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• China Warns Against Funding Cryptocurrency Miners Through Initial Offerings

  12-01-2018 22:08
  The remarks further advised the public to remain cautious when ‎dealing with ‎the nascent fundraising mechanism‎.
  
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• Why South Korea's Cryptocurrency Crackdown Could Pop the Bitcoin Bubble - Money Magazine

  12-01-2018 21:30 via time.com
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  Why South Korea's Cryptocurrency Crackdown Could Pop the Bitcoin Bubble
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  On Thursday, after Justice Minister Park Sang-Ki announced that the South Korean government was considering making cryptocurrency trading illegal, the broad crypto market suffered another steep sell off. Bitcoin and Ethereum both fell by 14% on the ...
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• Photos of the Week: Snowy Sahara, Dancing Devils, Cryptocurrency J-Pop - The Atlantic

  12-01-2018 20:42 via theatlantic.com
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  Photos of the Week: Snowy Sahara, Dancing Devils, Cryptocurrency J-Pop
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  The Singapore Zoo shows off its babies, a church emerges from a drying reservoir in Spain, a different church is torn down for a coal mine in Germany, ice blankets in the U.S., fog drifts in the U.K., Saudi Arabia opens its first automotive showroom ...
  
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• Next Up, Paying Uncle Sam Taxes in Bitcoin

  12-01-2018 20:42
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  The ink is barely dry on President Trump’s tax legislation, and a new bill has surfaced in Arizona that kicks things up another notch. The bill proposes using bitcoin to pay state income taxes, and it was submitted by Senators Warren Petersen and David Farnsworth as well as Reps. Travis Grantham and Jeff Weninger, all
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• Tennessee Might Also Recognize Blockchain Data Through Proposed Law

  12-01-2018 20:00
  A lawmaker in Tennessee has filed a new bill that recognizes a blockchain signature as a kind of legal electronic record.
  
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• Korea’s Opposition Party Rallies Against Proposed Cryptocurrency Trading Ban

  12-01-2018 19:22
  The post Korea’s Opposition Party Rallies Against Proposed Cryptocurrency Trading Ban appeared first on CCN
  As recently reported by CCN, the cryptocurrency market took a hit after the South Korea Ministry of Justice revealed it plans to continue drafting a cryptocurrency trading ban bill. The market soon started to recover, after the South Korea Ministry of Strategy and Finance came forward and stated that it does not support nor agree
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• Counting Cryptocurrency Gains And Losses Without Running Afoul Of IRS Rules - Forbes

  12-01-2018 19:12 via forbes.com
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  Counting Cryptocurrency Gains And Losses Without Running Afoul Of IRS Rules
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  A collection of bitcoin tokens sit in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Billionaire Warren Buffett said on CNBC that most digital coins won't hold their value. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. 2017 is viewed by ...
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• Counting Cryptocurrency Gains And Losses Without Running Afoul ... - Forbes

  12-01-2018 19:12 via forbes.com
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  A collection of bitcoin tokens sit in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Billionaire Warren Buffett said on CNBC that most digital coins won't hold their value. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. 2017 is viewed by ...
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• Former Customers Sue Crypto Exchange Vircurex Over Frozen Funds

  12-01-2018 19:00
  Former Vircurex customers are suing the exchange, four years after it first froze their funds and allegedly failed to repay them.
  
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• The Public Relations Battle For Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency - Forbes

  12-01-2018 18:34 via forbes.com
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  The Public Relations Battle For Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency
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  Without a great PR campaign – communicating the benefits of the breakthrough - from innovators, early adopters, inventors, banks, regulators, investors who made money, investors who lost money, and the media who must translate this innovation to the ...
  
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• EOS Price Spikes 40% as South Korea Cryptocurrency Market Recovers From FUD

  12-01-2018 18:19
  The post EOS Price Spikes 40% as South Korea Cryptocurrency Market Recovers From FUD appeared first on CCN
  EOS has surpassed $9 billion in market valuation for the first time in history, recording a daily gain of over 40 percent as the South Korea cryptocurrency exchange market recovered from the trading ban FUD. EOS Popular in South Korea Over the past 48 hours, the global cryptocurrency market struggled to rebound from a major
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• China's Internet Finance Association Warns on 'Initial Miner Offerings'

  12-01-2018 18:00
  The National Internet Association of China warned against "initial miner offerings," referring to them as "disguised ICOs" on Friday.
  
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• Online Decentralized Marketplace PocketInns Changes the ICO Game

  12-01-2018 17:55
  The post Online Decentralized Marketplace PocketInns Changes the ICO Game 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. Imagine a shopping mall with numerous stores, but instead of these stores being owned and run by just the shopping mall directly these are operated by a diverse
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• Cobinhood Adds 14 New Altcoins to Its Fees-Free Exchange ‎

  12-01-2018 17:54
  Cobinhood has recently conducted its ‎own ICO where over ‎‎45K ETH were raised from 17,433 contributors.‎
  
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• Enjin Gets Listed on KuCoin

  12-01-2018 17:49
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• Aigang Gets Listed on KuCoin

  12-01-2018 17:46
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• Blockchain Startup ETHMS Is Implementing Ethereum Technology to Bring Cross-Border Services into the Digital Age

  12-01-2018 17:22
  The post Blockchain Startup ETHMS Is Implementing Ethereum Technology to Bring Cross-Border Services into the Digital Age appeared first on CCN
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• US Finance Regulators Form Crypto Working Group, Says Mnuchin

  12-01-2018 17:20
  Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that the Financial Stability Oversight Council has formed a working group focused on cryptocurrencies.
  
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• The ‘Bitcoin Bucket’: KFC Canada Accepts Bitcoin for Fried Chicken

  12-01-2018 17:13
  The post The ‘Bitcoin Bucket’: KFC Canada Accepts Bitcoin for Fried Chicken appeared first on CCN
  The biggest name in fried chicken has launched a cryptocurrency-themed “Bitcoin Bucket,” and yes, you can pay for it using the flagship cryptocurrency. KFC Canada Launches ‘Bitcoin Bucket’ KFC Canada began the publicity stunt on Thursday, advertising the Bitcoin Bucket on social media and livestreaming its price in bitcoin, which constantly fluctuates based on the
  
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Key Levels Heading Into The Weekend

  12-01-2018 16:47 via newsbtc.com
  We are closing in on the end of the European session in the bitcoin space on Friday and the end of the week is fast approaching. This has been something of a rough week for many bitcoin traders and holders, with price maintaining a pretty substantial downside trend throughout the majority of the major sessions and only temporarily recovering from said trend on the odd occasion.
  As far as executing on our intraday strategy is concerned, however, things haven’t been too bad.
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• ‘Next Coin to Surge’: Stellar Price Soars 28% after Hedge Fund Manager Pump

  12-01-2018 16:35
  The post ‘Next Coin to Surge’: Stellar Price Soars 28% after Hedge Fund Manager Pump appeared first on CCN
  The stellar price surged 28 percent after cryptoasset hedge fund manager and CNBC contributor Brian Kelly said that XLM could be the “next coin to surge.” Stellar Price Leaps 28 Percent The stellar price entered 2018 knee-deep in a breakneck 338 percent rally, rising as high as $0.92 on Jan. 4 after trading at $0.21
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• Ripple Price Earns MoneyGram Bounce as Market Recovers from Mid-Week Dip

  12-01-2018 15:51
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  The cryptocurrency markets achieved a near-comprehensive advance on Friday, bolstered by several reports that South Korea was not currently seeking a blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading. The ripple price headlined the day after MoneyGram revealed that it would adopt XRP in an open-ended pilot, while every other top 15-coin or token rose against the dollar
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• InsurePal Welcomes Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem to Its Advisory Board, Sold-Out Pre-ICO

  12-01-2018 15:41
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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. InsurePal, the world’s first social proof insurance platform, is proud to welcome Bitcoin pioneering evangelist, Charlie Shrem to its illustrious advisory board. Charlie Shrem joins InsurePal as business de
  
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• Upside Break on the Way? Zcash Eyes Gains Against Bitcoin

  12-01-2018 15:40
  Privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash is solidly bid against the dollar and could soon see a spike against bitcoin.
  
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• South Korean Police Did Not Raid Cryptocurrency Exchanges, FUD Triggers Market

  12-01-2018 15:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This week, several Western mainstream media outlets have falsely reported that South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges were “raided” by local police and authorities. More inaccurate reports regarding the current state of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange market led the entire cryptocurrency market to decline in value, demonstrating a similar effect to that of the various “China […]
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• Portuguese Bank Santander Totta Blocks Bitcoin-Related Transactions

  12-01-2018 14:48
  The post Portuguese Bank Santander Totta Blocks Bitcoin-Related Transactions appeared first on CCN
  Banco Santander Totta, the Portuguese branch of Spanish bank Santander, is reportedly halting bitcoin-related transactions, according to local publication ECO. Per the publication, the bank has recently started blocking transactions from various cryptocurrency exchanges, claiming these exchanges are transacting in non-regulated financial products. In an email the bank sent to a client who complaine
  
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• Bitcoin Analysis January 15, 2018

  12-01-2018 14:09 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin bounce from a trend line during the trading session on Friday, as well as the $13,000 level. Because of this, looks like we may get a little bit of bullish pressure, but quite frankly, it’s not until we break above the $15,000 level that I feel comfortable buying. This could end up being an opportunity to sell for another attempt at the uptrend line, but I suspect we are going to see volatility more than anything else. Monday as Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in Ame
  
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• Blockchain in Your Pocket? The Phone Behind Sirin's $157 Million ICO

  12-01-2018 14:00
  Sirin says its Finney phone will fill a gap in the crypto market. But as the adage goes, "hardware is hard," and in blockchain it may be even harder.
  
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• Bitmain Sets up Shop in Switzerland’s Crypto Valley

  12-01-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin companies are always looking to expand their presence. This is especially true for mining hardware manufacturers. Bitmain is the number one company in this particular industry right now. They recently announced a plan to set up shop in Zug, the Crypto Valley capital. An interesting decision by the Chinese company. It is evident this little part of Switzerland has attracted a lot of attention in quick succession. It may even become the European hub of all cryptocurrency activity.Crypto Va
  
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• China’s Search Engine Giant Baidu Launches Blockchain Open Platform

  12-01-2018 13:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Baidu, China’s search engine giant, has launched its very own blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) offering. The new open platform intends to provide the “most user-friendly blockchain tool” to businesses. According to the dedicated webpage, Baidu Trust is “a self-developed project based on blockchain technology.” The platform allows “safe, efficient and low cost traceability and trading, ideal for […]
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• Ripple Price Surges 18%, as MoneyGram Finds Use Case for XRP

  12-01-2018 13:46
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  Over the past 24 hours, the price of Ripple’s native cryptocurrency XRP has increased by more than 18 percent, recovering back to $2 after dipping below $1.7 during a major cryptocurrency market correction that occured on January 11. Ripple Surges in Value Analysts have attributed the recent increase in the value of XRP to the
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• Blockchain Payment System That Benefits Both Developers and Users in Apps Marketplace

  12-01-2018 13:20 via newsbtc.com
  The benefits of Blockchain and tokenization is finding expression in new ways as the adoption of the emerging technology continues to encroach into new spheres, disrupting existing systems and providing more efficient ways of solving existing problems.
  A fundamental market determinant
  App purchasing is a market that is growing significantly, especially due to its synchronized relationship with mobile technology. The Google Play Store and Apple Store are currently playing significant roles as the
  
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• Bitcoin Eyes Consolidation as Price Flirts with $14K

  12-01-2018 13:00
  Bitcoin is back around $14,000 and could be in for a phase of rangebound trading as the markets come to terms with regulatory noises from South Korea.
  
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• Blockchain Insider: FarmaTrust CEO on Saving Lives with Blockchain Technology

  12-01-2018 12:52
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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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• P2P Investment Loan Platform Enters Blockchain Sector with ICO Launch

  12-01-2018 12:51
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• Two Huge Flaws in the Bitcoin Ecosystem

  12-01-2018 12:47
  Sooner or later the EU will likely have some kind of ban on cryptocurrencies, implementing regulatory controls
  
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• KKT Is the Valid Stable Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency for Trading

  12-01-2018 12:45
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• Search Giant Baidu Launches Blockchain-as-a-Service Platform

  12-01-2018 12:00
  Chinese web search giant Baidu has launched its own blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform based on its own technology.
  
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• KFC Canada Introduces a Limited-Time Offer Bitcoin Bucket

  12-01-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  It is evident the term “Bitcoin” has become so much more than a designation of the world’s leading cryptocurrency. For many companies, it has also become a marketing gimmick these days. More specifically,  KFC Canada feels now is the best time to introduce a Bitcoin-related product. Their limited-time offer Bitcoin Bucket is an interesting creation in this regard. It can even be delivered to one’s doorstep in select regions.
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Ending The Week On A High

  12-01-2018 11:43 via newsbtc.com
  It is Friday morning and it’s time to take the penultimate of our final two looks at what happened in the bitcoin price across the last 24 hours or so and how we expect things to move near 10 in an attempt to piece together a strategy that we can use to draw a profit from the market if and when things move.
  As many reading will likely already be aware, it has been a pretty rough week as far as sentiment (and in turn, price action) is concerned. A range of fundamental developments have tran
  
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• Ukraine Will Regulate Bitcoin, Considers Issuing State Cryptocurrency

  12-01-2018 11:10
  The post Ukraine Will Regulate Bitcoin, Considers Issuing State Cryptocurrency appeared first on CCN
  Ukrainian authorities have formed a working group comprised of major government watchdogs, authorities and the central bank to introduce ‘comprehensive regulation’ of the cryptocurrency sector. A statement released by Ukraine’s security council yesterday reveals a prolonged discussion on the advent of cryptocurrencies in Ukraine during a meeting centered on matters related to th
  
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• AgriTech Meets Crypto ATFS Project Launches Long-Awaited Token Sale

  12-01-2018 11:02
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• Russia's Sberbank Has Launched a Blockchain Lab

  12-01-2018 11:00
  Sberbank, one of the largest banks in Russia, has built a blockchain laboratory to develop and test blockchain-based solutions.
  
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• ADAMANT — the Most Anonymous and Secure Messenger on an Independent Blockchain Conducts a Pre-ICO

  12-01-2018 10:45
  The post ADAMANT — the Most Anonymous and Secure Messenger on an Independent Blockchain Conducts a Pre-ICO appeared first on CCN
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• KFC Canada Has Started to Accept Bitcoin For Cryptocurrency-Themed Fried Chicken

  12-01-2018 10:27 via newsbtc.com
  Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), the beloved US-based fried chicken chain, has started to accept bitcoin from its customers.
  KFC’s Bitcoin CampaignFor a limited period of time, KFC is selling a bucket of fried chicken for $20 presented in a bitcoin-themed container demonstrating the price of the fried chicken bucket at the time of the sale. For instance, at the time of reporting, $20 is equivalent to $0.0011204, and upon the request of a delivery, KFC embeds the amount of bitcoin equivalent t
  
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• 2018: The Year Blockchain, AI and IoT Converge

  12-01-2018 10:14
  Cryptocurrencies emerged as a leading tech in 2017, but 2018 may find them merging with other technologies to become even more ubiquitous.
  
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