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• Bitcoin Devs Release Long-Awaited Schnorr Paper for Scalability Gains

  18-01-2018 23:45
  Bitcoin devs have released the first paper on the Schnorr multi-signature protocol, which, if implemented, would increase bitcoin block sizes.
  
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• Bitcoin Will Be Back Up, Market Sell-Off an Overreaction: BitPay Executive

  18-01-2018 23:29
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  According to BitPay chief commercial officer, Sonny Singh, whenever Bitcoin’s price surges high or drops low, the situation is blown out of proportion. “You know every time there’s good news or bad news, the market tends to overreact. And now we are seeing an overreaction of the downward side”, Singh said in an interview with
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• Using Blockchain Technology to Control the Internal Business Environment.

  18-01-2018 23:06 via newsbtc.com
  Mastering some of the forces that affect your business can be pivotal to your company’s overall performance. The extent to which you as an entrepreneur can control them differs both internally and externally. Let’s consider the internal business environment which impacts the success and approach to operations of your business from within. Call it “the enemy within”, but unlike external factors, you have control over these factors. It only makes sense for you to recognize
  
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• Bitcoin Price Roller Coaster Makes Ransomware Cybercriminals Queasy

  18-01-2018 22:26
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  Bitcoin has done what regulators haven’t been able to accomplish — getting cybercriminals to lay off of cryptocurrencies as the ransom payment du jour in malware attacks. Bitcoin’s price swings over the past few days — from below $10,000 24 hours ago to more than $11,500 today — have stoked emotions ranging from fear of a
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• Cryptocurrency Exchange Shutdown Unrealistic: South Korean Finance Official

  18-01-2018 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On January 18th the chairman of South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission Kim Sang-jo stated during a radio show that shutting down cryptocurrency exchanges is not realistic. During the interview, chairman Kim went as far as to say that banning cryptocurrency trading is “not realistic at all,” and warned the government about the immense economic impact such […]
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• Virginia Beach Government Backs Bitcoin Mine With $500K Grant

  18-01-2018 21:45
  The U.S. city of Virginia Beach has granted $500,000 to help establish a new bitcoin mine in the area.
  
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• In February, ICO will begin, which minimizes the risks for investors by way of actual property as collateral

  18-01-2018 21:11 via newsbtc.com
  A group of companies with Austrian roots SHIFT created the first global tokenized platform for loans secured by cars – SHIFT.cash. The project opens new opportunities for all parties: borrowers to get the right amount secured by the pledge of their vehicles from anywhere in the world via a mobile offer; investors – to make investments with real collateral in the form of movable property. February 5, the company launching the project for the ICO.
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• NYSE Parent Company Launches Cryptocurrency Data Feed

  18-01-2018 21:00
  Intercontinental Exchange announced today that it was partnering with Blockstream to launch a cryptocurrency price data feed.
  
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• Soaring Bitcoin Price Leads $159 Billion Crypto Market Recovery

  18-01-2018 20:56
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  Well, somebody bought the dip. Just as critics were rushing to proclaim that the bitcoin bubble had burst, the markets staged a $159 billion recovery. The rally was headlined by the bitcoin price, which rebounded from its sub-$10,000 fling and is currently flirting with $12,000. Several other top-tier coins, meanwhile, returned single day increases in
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• ESMA Seeks Public Input on Cryptocurrency Derivatives Policy

  18-01-2018 20:00
  The European Securities and Markets Authority released a public call for input on cryptocurrency-based contracts-for-differences.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s Where We Are Looking This Evening

  18-01-2018 19:57 via newsbtc.com
  We are closing in on the end of another session out of Europe on Thursday and once again there’s plenty to discuss in the bitcoin price. Things have been pretty volatile this week so far (well, pretty volatile is something of an understatement) and we’re currently looking at a substantially weakened price as compares to the prices we were looking at towards the end of last year and into the early part of 2018.
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• Portugal Consumer Watchdog Scolds Bank for Blocking Bitcoin-Related Transactions

  18-01-2018 19:39
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  Shortly after revealing a proposal to tax bitcoin investors to make it fair on traditional investors who have to deal with the government taking one-third of their earnings, Portuguese consumer watchdog DECO has stressed that the country’s banks have “no known legal basis” to block bitcoin-related transactions. As CCN recently reported, the Portuguese branch of
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• Germany and France To Push For Global Cryptocurrency Regulation at ‎G20 Summit

  18-01-2018 19:23
  The concerns over cryptocurrency are already shared by several ‎governments ‏across the globe.
  
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• Ledger-to-Ledger? Hardware Wallet Integrates with Decentralized Exchange

  18-01-2018 18:40
  Decentralized exchange Radar Relay has partnered with Ledger to allow for hardware wallet-to-wallet direct transfers.
  
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• First Bitcoin Futures Contract Settles at $10,900 and the Bears Won Round #1

  18-01-2018 18:31
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  Bears 1. Bulls 0. That’s the score following the settlement of CBOE’s January bitcoin futures contracts, which closed on Wednesday at $10,900 following a steep correction in the spot markets. First Bitcoin Futures Contract Settles at $10,900 as Bears Win Round One CBOE had listed these contracts on Dec. 10, making them the first bitcoin
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• BCDiploma’s ICO Is Live: Hardcap = 1,800 ETH

  18-01-2018 17:53 via newsbtc.com
  BCDiploma thanks the entire BCDiploma community who contributed to the success of the presale: 64% of the hard cap was reached on January 18th!BCDiploma is presenting a breakthrough proposition by making the best of Ethereum to offer a world-beating one-click diploma and data certification service.
  Real use case, huge potential for every kind of data: BCDiploma is going to change the lives of millions of people by revolutionizing access to academic and administrative credentials. The global stan
  
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• NYSE Owner Will Launch Cryptocurrency Data Feed for Institutional Clients

  18-01-2018 17:27
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  The owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced that it will launch a Cryptocurrency Data Feed to provide institutional clients with real-time market information from cryptocurrency exchanges located throughout the world. NYSE Owner to Launch Cryptocurrency Data Feed for Institutional Clients Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) — best known as the operator of the
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• TSMC Expects 'Strong' Crypto Mining Demand to Continue

  18-01-2018 17:20
  Cryptocurrency mining demand provided a boost to TSMC's fourth-quarter revenue, according to new statements from the foundry giant.
  
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• Psst! Morgan Stanley is Helping Clients With Bitcoin Futures Contracts

  18-01-2018 16:30
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  Morgan Stanley, the world’s fourth-largest investment bank, has been quietly clearing bitcoin futures contracts for clients amid a wider remit to engage cryptocurrencies even further. Morgan Stanley has become the second major Wall Street mainstay to offer bitcoin futures contracts for clients, after Goldman Sachs began offering the service last month. Speaking to Bloomberg, Morgan
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• Ripple and Stellar Lead the Way as Crypto Market Shakes Off Rout

  18-01-2018 16:20
  The cryptocurrency market is showing early signs of possible recovery, with Ripple and Stellar performing best among the top 10 currencies.
  
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• Vestarin Developers Have Finally Announced the Definite Release Date for Pre-ICO

  18-01-2018 16:18 via newsbtc.com
  The realm of blockchain industry is growing in full pelt. So long as the vast majority hadn`t previously realized the pros of it, at the moment some of shops, services and venues open the new horizons for business by accepting the payments in crypto-currency. Straight away lots of various platforms and digital tokens are in business, wide scale of new crypto-currencies are springing up. However, one cannot help but notice a mishmash here and there in the field.
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• Ethereum Analysis January 19, 2018

  18-01-2018 15:55 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum rallied a bit during the trading session on Thursday, after bouncing from a significant trend line. It did struggle at the $1100 level from what I see, so having said that I am a bit cautious. If we can break above the $1100 level, then I think we could go bit higher, perhaps as high as $1300 level. The lack of volume continues to be a serious problem, as rallies continue to be very light. Because of this, I am a bit cautious, so I would be very slow to add to any long positions.
  
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• Bitcoin Analysis January 19, 2018

  18-01-2018 15:53 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin has been absolutely pummeled over the last couple of sessions, but during the trading session on Thursday, we are starting to see an attempt to rally. By breaking above the $12,000 level, we have a potential reversal happening, but I would be very cautious about this, as it could be a “bull trap.” One of the things that I am truly concerned about is that although the candlestick looks likely to show a bullish proclivity, the volume simply is not there. In fact, I would
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis January 19, 2018

  18-01-2018 15:52 via newsbtc.com
  DASH/USDDash traders rallied during the session on Thursday, breaking above the $800 level. However, even though this is a bullish move, we have a significant lack of volume. The question now is will we see more people coming back into this place? A break above the $900 level would be a bit more convincing, but at this point I think that it’s likely that we will see a move below $750 again.
   
  LTC/USDThe Litecoin markets rallied slightly as well, but on even less volume. We are reachin
  
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• Antpool Adds Support for Siacoin Mining Amid Bitmain Miner Launch

  18-01-2018 15:45
  AntPool adds support for the siacoin token, as the mining pool's parent firm, Bitmain, launches a device that can mine it.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Recovers as Bitcoin, Ethereum, et al. Spike 20%

  18-01-2018 15:30
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  After experiencing a 2-day slump during which the price of most cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Bitcoin Cash declined significantly, the cryptocurrency market has started to recover. Major Cryptocurrencies Surge in Value Cryptocurrencies in the top 20 rankings of the global cryptocurrency market have recorded large gains over the past few hours. Ripple in
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• Bull Run or Just Bull? Take CoinDesk's State of Blockchain Sentiment Survey

  18-01-2018 15:00
  Do you care about prices? Which innovations have you most excited? If you've strong opinions on the state of the industry, make your voice heard.
  
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• Have a look inside Forex & Money EXPO at Singapore on October 25-26

  18-01-2018 14:55 via newsbtc.com
  The largest B2B & B2C event Forex & Money EXPO organized by FINEXPO is going to take place on October 25-26, 2018 at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. This event pretends to become the biggest world Financial Expo-Forum covering Financial and FX Trading Industry with experienced speakers and well-known exhibitors.
  Forex & Money EXPO claims the role of the most favorable way to build up the business connections and widen industrial knowledge as it is expected to wel
  
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• Crypto EXPO Asia promises to gather the whole financial world together as it goes live alongside Forex & Money EXPO in Singapore

  18-01-2018 14:45 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto EXPO Asia goes live on October 25-26, 2018 and Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre hosts the world of blockchain and bitcoins for two days straight. Another outstanding show organized by FINEXPO is going to take place and promises to become a success as crypto world gained its popularity worldwide. Crypto EXPO Asia will be held alongside another huge event at the same place and the same time – Forex & Money EXPO.
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• Ripple Price Surges 49% as Market Shakes Off Wednesday Woes

  18-01-2018 14:31
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  The ripple price surged by 49 percent on Thursday as the cryptocurrency markets made a $177 billion recovery from Wednesday’s low-point. Ripple Price Makes 49 Percent Recovery Like all cryptocurrencies, this week’s market movements have dealt ripple a losing hand. After peaking near $4 earlier this month, the ripple price plunged as low as $0.88
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• Ledger Raises $75 Million in Series B Funding Round

  18-01-2018 14:22
  After selling a million hardware wallets in 2017, the firm is now targeting banks and hedge funds.
  
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• Bitplay Club Has Launched a Spectacular Blockchain-Based Lottery

  18-01-2018 14:20
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• Russian Tourists Lost 4 Million Baht in Bitcoin to Fake Interpol Officials

  18-01-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over the years, we have seen multiple stories regarding people scamming Bitcoin holders. It is a very worrisome trend which only grows more popular, it seems. More specifically, a group of fake Interpol agents scammed Russian tourists out of their Bitcoin holdings. A total amount of 4 million Baht worth of BTC was taken from them. It is not the first nor the last time such incidents will occur. An official investigation is underway to hopefully retrieve the stolen money.
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• Tap Coin Spanning the Gaming Economy Universe through the Blockchain

  18-01-2018 13:36
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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. Games, and the gaming ecosystem, has transcended the antisocial individualistic pastime. It has become big businesses with entire sports being born from it. But more than that, there
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• Study Shows that Bitcoin and Ethereum Are “Very Centralized”

  18-01-2018 13:30
  A two-year study describes some weaknesses of the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.
  
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• Bitcoin Is Back Above $11,500, But Bulls Not Out of the Woods Yet

  18-01-2018 13:30
  Despite a sharp recovery to over $11,500 today, bitcoin's price is still on shaky ground, the charts suggest.
  
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• ‘Impossible’ to Shut Down Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Govt. Lacks Authority: Korea’s Fair Trade Chief

  18-01-2018 13:27
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  The chairman of Korea’s Fair Trade Commission – the economic competition regulator – has blasted efforts to shutter cryptocurrency exchanges before calling on the government to regulate the industry instead. In a radio interview yesterday, FTC chairman Kim Sang-Joo plainly opined it is “not realistically possible” to sh
  
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• ZED Network Eyes US$600B Remittance Market With Stellar-Powered Payments Platform

  18-01-2018 13:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Canadian startup ZED Network is looking to launch a new blockchain-powered global payments platform that promises to enable faster and cheaper remittances services. The platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering will be built on the Stellar distributed network with connectivity to bitcoin and ether as methods of payment. It intends to provide money transfer operators with an integrated […]
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• FUTR, The First Ether Derivative Contract, Hedges Investors as Market Sells Off

  18-01-2018 13:10
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• Taiwan’s Semiconductor Giant Set to Make Profits from Crypto Mining

  18-01-2018 13:00
  Cryptocurrency mining is a very lucrative sector to aim for, at least in the short term.
  
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• People Love Making Purchases in Cryptocurrencies: CEO of Payment Gateway TheBigCoin

  18-01-2018 12:55
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• Paycent Debit Cards Keep Hopes of Mass Digital Payment Adoption Alive

  18-01-2018 12:45
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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. There have been a few blows in recent times to the digital currency revolution. The Bitcoin price boom came with a rise in fees which made it hard
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• Korean Regulator Investigating Staff Insider Trading of Cryptocurrencies

  18-01-2018 12:40
  A Korean financial regulator has reportedly indicated it is investigating possible insider trading of cryptocurrencies by its own staff.
  
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• Blockchain-Powered Betting Platform Selected to Pitch at Ice Totally Gaming

  18-01-2018 12:30
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• (+) ICO Analysis: Metronome

  18-01-2018 12:15
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• ConfirmTX Transaction Accelerator Isn’t Processing Requests Despite Receiving Payments

  18-01-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  Transaction accelerators have become a lot more popular as of late. This is mainly due to Bitcoin’s network issues as of late. People don’t like to pay high fees or wait for network confirmations. Unfortunately, there aren’t too many free acceleration services out there for Bitcoin users. ConfirmTX is one of those services, but they charge a hefty fee to get transactions through. It seems that paying for this service will not necessarily result in any success whatsoever.It is a
  
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• Bitcoin Wallet Ledger Raises Mammoth $75 Million in Series B Funding

  18-01-2018 11:52
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  French cryptocurrency hardware startup Ledger has announced a new $75 million Series B round of funding to ramp up operations and keep up with demand for products like its hardware bitcoin wallet. Paris-based cryptocurrency and blockchain security firm Ledger has raised €61 million ($75 million) from investors in a Series B round led by UK-based
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• VISA CEO Does Not Consider Bitcoin to Be a “Payment System”

  18-01-2018 11:47
  VISA is slowly cutting ties with all crypto businesses, so such comments from its CEO are not surprising.
  
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• Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Nets $75 Million in Series B Funding

  18-01-2018 11:45
  Ledger, the maker of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, has raised $75 million in Series B funding.
  
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• GS Mining Company Launches ICO for Their Operational Gold Mine

  18-01-2018 11:37
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