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• 7 More Serial Entrepreneurs, Blockchain and Crypto Experts Join Viola.AI Advisory Board

  13-01-2018 23:12 via newsbtc.com
  (From Left to Right: Prakash Somosundram, Kenneth Tan, Alex Haxton, Peter Sin, Caleb Yap, Brian Condenanza, Gautam Seshadri)
   SINGAPORE, 12 JAN 2018 – The world’s first A.I-driven Marketplace for Dating and Relationships, Viola.AI sets to revolutionize the current love industry, leveraging on blockchain technology. 
   With 13-years proven success record in the dating industry, the team behind Viola.AI promises to build the most successful and smartest A.I to create a gl
  
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• Could Maker’s DAI Stablecoin replace Tether?

  13-01-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Maker DAO introduced their first generation stablecoin system (SAI) last summer, and by now, after they’ve had a couple of testing periods, DAI is available to the general public. It’s speculated that eventually, DAI will overcome Tether as the most dominant and useful token on the market. Is this a real possibility or just a wild speculation?Comparison:Before we can make a statement of any kind, we need to compare both currencies and identify whether or not they share any characteri
  
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• Crypto Exchange Kraken Returns with Zero Trading Fees After Multi-Day Outage

  13-01-2018 22:44
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  What was originally planned as a two-hour outage for popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, turned into a multi-day ordeal, and an emotional rollercoaster for customers. On January 10th, Kraken announced that they would be performing system upgrades on that would take all of their existing systems offline. However, no one expected a multiple-day outage, as Kraken
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• Malicious Bitmain Website Shows up in Facebook’s Advertisements

  13-01-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrency users have become a prone target for cybercriminals these nefarious individuals often target exchanges and digital wallets. However, it seems there is a malicious social media campaign related to a Bitmain phishing website as well. The site looks and feels like the real deal, but it is clearly a fake. Users need to be aware of these problems and remain vigilant at all times. Cryptocurrency mining is very popular and people aren’t always browsing the correct websites.
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• Zapit is All Set to Revolutionize the Online Shopping Experience

  13-01-2018 22:23 via newsbtc.com
  Zapit is a blockchain based application which reviews products. Currently, it is solely enabled for Amazon products. However, later its horizon is set to widen to include more online marketplaces. Amazon products can be reviewed on the Zapit website, or by installing Zapit plug-in for different browsers. The user can view reviews of the Amazon product he or she is viewing in the browser itself. Also, using the plug-in, users can post a review of the Amazon product they have used already. Zapit p
  
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• Kraken Exchange Is Back Online After Troublesome System Upgrade

  13-01-2018 22:21
  The cryptocurrency exchange has resumed services after a scheduled maintenance that was supposed to take two hours but instead took two days.
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is live after 2-day outage - San Francisco Chronicle

  13-01-2018 21:15 via sfchronicle.com
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  Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is live after 2-day outage
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  After hours of hair-raising uncertainty, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges is back online and seeking to assuage worried users. Kraken, a digital currency exchange based in San Francisco, went offline Wednesday night for a planned ...and more »
  
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• Project Districts Gears up for the North American Bitcoin Conference Following Their Participation at Dubai International Blockchain Summit

  13-01-2018 19:36
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• Binance: From ICO to the World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange in Six Months

  13-01-2018 19:20
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  A year ago, no one had heard of Binance. That’s because the cryptocurrency exchange — which is now the 376th-most popular website in the world — would not launch for another six months. Binance Goes from ICO to World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange in Six Months Binance was bootstrapped through a July 2017 ICO that raised
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• Debitum Network Leverages Ethereum Blockchain to Deliver Game-Changing Small Business Finance Solution

  13-01-2018 19:12
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• Warren Buffett Doesn’t Understand Cryptocurrencies ‘At All’, Says Binance CEO

  13-01-2018 18:02
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  In a January 10th interview on Bloomberg TV, Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng briefly touched on Warren Buffet’s recent comments that cryptocurrenciesare headed for a “bad ending.” The interview covered a range of topics, including the situation in South Korea, Binance’s booming growth, and the exchange’s general customer demographics. Eventually,
  
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• Bitcoin is the New Gold, a Better Safe Haven Asset: Goldman Sachs

  13-01-2018 16:54
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  The $96 billion investment bank Goldman Sachs believes bitcoin is the new gold, the premier store of value in the global finance market. Bitcoin, Natural Progression From Fiat Money In a report sent to the bank’s clients, Goldman Sachs analyst Zach Pandl wrote that the rapid increase in demand for bitcoin has been triggered by
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• Betting against Bitcoin: Low Number of Shorts Shows Skeptics are Scared

  13-01-2018 16:00
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  Economists, bank executives, and a small portion of investors in the traditional finance industry have publicly condemned bitcoin, falsely describing the cryptocurrency as a fraud, a money laundering tool, and a bubble. No Shorts However, as demonstrated in the price trend of bitcoin and the volumes on the bitcoin futures exchanges on the Chicago Board
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• ICOs for Tech Startups: OnPlace’s Blockchain-Backed Ecosystem

  13-01-2018 14:53
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• Book of Fortune Leads Player to 19.2 BTC ($279,000) Win at BitStarz

  13-01-2018 14:45
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• A-SDR Digital Currency Basket to Bring Stability and Universal Application of Cryptocurrencies

  13-01-2018 14:37
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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. Cryptocurrencies were supposed to usher in a new revolution worldwide that transformed the idea of currencies with the help of decentralization and blockchain. Though they are progressing in
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• TriForce Tokens Annoucnes Beta Release of Mobile App and Token Sale

  13-01-2018 14:35
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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. Triforce Tokens, a blockchain gaming company, are scheduling their new RaidParty mobile app for beta release shortly before their next token sale as well, which is scheduled to
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• Automated Cryptocurrency Trading for Everyone-Gimmer Announces Token Sale

  13-01-2018 14:33
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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 – though theoretically simple enough to understand, is still a relatively new deal and the dynamics are very different from conventional trading in the stocks and
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• ZoZo Coin Joins Digital Distributed Technology Moldova Association for Blockchain Real Estate Investment Projects

  13-01-2018 14:30
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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. Since its launch in 2016, fintech startup ZoZo Coin has primarily focused its efforts on targeting real estate opportunities and leveraging the practical uses of blockchain-base
  
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• Charlie Shrem Joins Particl Team As Advisor

  13-01-2018 14:25
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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. Particl is a project working on bring privacy to the blockchain in a way no one has been able to achieve before. Now, industry veteran Charlie Shrem is
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• The Ethereum Sweepstakes Now Enables Group Play; The Same BEST Odds and Same Gigantic Jackpot – NOW at $1.9 Billion US

  13-01-2018 14:20
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• PLANCOIN | Best ICO of January and February – Pre-Sale 30 % off – ICO Open January 24

  13-01-2018 14:17
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• Blockchain CEO: Central Banks Will Hold Bitcoin and Ether in 2018

  13-01-2018 14:13
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  Peter Smith, the CEO of Blockchain, the second most widely utilized cryptocurrency wallet behind Coinbase, stated that central banks will begin to hold major digital currencies like bitcoin and Ethereum’s native token Ether in 2018. “I think this year will be the first year we start to see central banks start to hold digital currencies
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• Member of the European Parliament Joins Restart Energy

  13-01-2018 14:04
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• ValueCash Announces ICO to Reform E-Commerce With Its PoT Protocol

  13-01-2018 14:00
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• Snail Mail Bitcoin Scam Targets Unfaithful Spouses

  13-01-2018 13:27
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  There’s a new bitcoin scam extorting funds from unfaithful spouses, but it’s using an old-fashioned medium: the United States Postal Service (USPS). Cybersecurity researcher Brian Krebs reports that scam artists have begun sending personalized letters via snail mail, threatening to tell the recipient’s spouse about an alleged extramarital affair unless he or she pays the
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• 3 Web Giants That Could Be Decentralized on a Blockchain

  13-01-2018 12:30
  Blockchain-based startups, many of which are using their own crypto tokens, are taking aim at the centralized monopolies on the web today.
  
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• What the Data Tells Us About Bitcoin in 2017

  13-01-2018 12:00
  Statistics show bitcoin is at the forefront of an increasingly complex ecosystem that continues to grow in a variety of ways. And it refuses to die.
  
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• U2 Frontman Bono Directs Investment Fund into FinTech

  13-01-2018 11:02
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  Bono’s investment startup, The Rise Fund, is diving into fintech, with its maiden investment in the segment going to a robo advisor. The Rise Fund, of which Bono is a co-founder alongside Bill McGlashan and  Jeff Skoll, is backing micro investing app Acorns Grow Inc., taking a page out of the books of Ashton Kutcher (who incidentally
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• Cryptocurrency: Can you invest in Bitcoin, others without losing your shirt? - Asbury Park Press

  13-01-2018 11:00 via app.com
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  Cryptocurrency: Can you invest in Bitcoin, others without losing your shirt?
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  It's not like investing in Apple or IBM. Cryptocurrencies with names such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple have captured the attention of people willing to take a chance on the latest investment craze. The market is blazing hot, unregulated ...
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• JCO: A Solution to Brewing ICO-palypse

  13-01-2018 10:41 via newsbtc.com
  Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been under steadily increasing scrutiny by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leaving many companies and would-be investors wondering if they should risk getting into the ICO craze or leave well enough alone.
  In early December, the SEC even filed charges against PlexCorps, a company that had raised over $15 million by promising to deliver returns in excess of 1,354% percent over a one-month period. Later in the month, the SEC froze trading on
  
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• NewsBTC Collaborates as Media Patron For Blockchain Tech Congress

  13-01-2018 09:50 via newsbtc.com
  We are pleased to inform that our editorial has become the Media Patron of @BlockchainTech Congress!It’s the first event of it’s kind in Poland which is completely dedicated to the topic of the blockchain. During the congress, you’ll gain a great and unique dose of knowledge, which will definitely inspire you to work.
  More information about the event can be found on the website. -> http://blockchaintechcongress.com/We encourage you to follow social media channels: Facebook -
  
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• The Right ICO Could Be the Best Way to Enrich Yourself

  13-01-2018 09:48 via newsbtc.com
  It is known, the investment process can eventually be destroyed by the initial coin offering (ICO) or ensuing token generation events.  The new business model existing in the world of blockchain technology changes traditional fundraising campaigns in the way of clarity, transparent success and safety. The generation of held-for-trading tokens raises the capital in this process.
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• LTC HOOKE’S LAW? BUY OR SELL?

  13-01-2018 09:45 via newsbtc.com
  Back to physics and LTC Hooke’s Law is what’s in play folks. From historical price set ups, the longer the stretch, the stronger the break out and I have emphasized that enough times.
  So maybe you should look at buying NEM, IOTA and Monero especially if it closes above that double top as trend resumes.
  Let’s have a look at other alt coin charts
  NEM IS BACK IN LINE
  XEMBTC 4HR Chart for January 13, 2018
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• Forking Bitcoins bring two new cryptos

  13-01-2018 06:11 via newsbtc.com
  Last year Bitcoin forked multiple times but the most successful one was Bitcoin Cash providing a rival chain that caused a rift within the BTC community. This year both versions are forking again and two new blockchains are imminent, with World Bitcoin already arriving.
  WBTC has already split from the Bitcoin chain at block 503,888. According to its founders it has been created to solve a number of existing problems with Bitcoin. Anyone that has used it is well aware of the transaction fees and
  
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