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• Bitcoin Mining Isn’t an ‘Environmental Armageddon’ : Credit Suisse Report

  19-01-2018 23:22
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  A Credit Suisse report downplayed fears that the growth of the bitcoin mining industry would initiate an “environmental armageddon.” Bitcoin Mining Not an ‘Environmental Armageddon’ The emergence of bitcoin as an economic force has had a correlative effect on the bitcoin mining industry, as increased profitability has attracted more miners to the ecos
  
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• CFTC Files Fraud Charges Against Another Bitcoin Scam

  19-01-2018 23:06
  Nearly all of the pool money was lost.
  
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• Venezuela Blasts 'False' White Paper for Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

  19-01-2018 22:30
  Venezuelan officials have denied claims that the petro token's white paper has been released, calling such claims "false information."
  
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• CFTC Files Fraud Suits Against Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes

  19-01-2018 21:39
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  The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed charges against several cryptocurrency investment schemes for allegedly defrauding customers and investors. The suits, which were filed on Thursday in US federal court in New York, accuse CabbageTech and the Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited of engaging in fraudulent practices to obtain cryptocurrencies from investors. CabbageTech, which operat
  
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• Report: India's Government Sends Tax Notices to Cryptocurrency Traders

  19-01-2018 20:15
  India has sent tax notices to tens of thousands of cryptocurrency owners within its borders.
  
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• Bitcoin Will ‘Totally Collapse,” Even if it Takes 100 Years: Nobel Prize Winner

  19-01-2018 19:37
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  Nobel laureate Robert Shiller is fairly confident bitcoin will collapse, but he’s not quite sure when that collapse will occur. Shiller, a Yale University professor who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2013, told CNBC that bitcoin will likely “totally collapse and be forgotten,” although it could linger for as long as 100 years.
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• Bulgaria Joins 'International Operation' Against OneCoin

  19-01-2018 19:15
  Bulgaria's government has revealed it is part of an international crackdown of OneCoin.
  
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• CannaSOS Aims to Cure the Headaches of Cannabis Dispensaries Through its Blockchain Solution

  19-01-2018 18:41 via newsbtc.com
  While Canada’s federal government may be preparing to legalize the sale and use of cannabis throughout the country, dispensaries around the world still face challenges when conducting everyday business practices as simple as advertising their products, banking or even accepting credit card payments. Due to uneven regulations across different jurisdictions, point-of-sale (POS) transactions continue to be a conundrum for the industry. Canadian-based CannaSOS is poised to put an end to these
  
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• Cryptocurrency Conference in Geneva to Discuss All the Details of Investing in ICO

  19-01-2018 18:23 via newsbtc.com
  February 21, 2018, for the first time, Switzerland (Geneva) will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland. The event is dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies, as well as to ICO – the cryptocurrency crowdsales.
  The conference participants’ will focus on the features of crypto economics, investment in the blockchain, data protection using cryptography and topical mining issues. Particular attention will be paid to ICO: the issue will be covered in one of the reports
  
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• OKCoin Eyes Cryptocurrency Exchange Launch in South Korea

  19-01-2018 18:20
  Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin is reportedly moving to launch in South Korea – possibly as soon as next month.
  
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• Zach Piester: We’re Finding Some Great Social Enterprises Coming Through in Middle East and Especially Africa

  19-01-2018 18:13 via newsbtc.com
  Zach Piester, a co-founder of Intrepid Ventures, works in Central Asia and refers this part of the world to a center of the universe for him and his colleagues. During the interview with the media office of Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Philippines, he described the region in terms of the growth of blockchain companies there and revealed why investments in cryptocurrencies and blockchain would be a prerogative of major investors soon.
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• MMA Title Contender Rory MacDonald Talks Dash Sponsorship Ahead of Bellator 192

  19-01-2018 18:01
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  When Rory MacDonald squares off against welterweight champion Douglas Lima in Saturday’s Bellator 192 title fight, he will be sporting branded gear from what may seem to be an unlikely sponsor: Dash. MMA Title Contender Rory MacDonald Lands Dash Sponsorship However, as his Twitter followers know, the 28-year-old MacDonald has been active in the cryptocurrency
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• Bitcoin Price Watch; Tonight’s Key Levels

  19-01-2018 17:51 via newsbtc.com
  We are closing in on the end of session on Friday it’s time to take the last of our looks for the week what has happened in the bitcoin price today and where we expect things to go as we move forward into the weekend and beyond.
  Action, as expected, has been pretty volatile today, with a number of key level breaks translating to some pretty nice entry opportunities, at the same time, some relatively unfavorable chop outs.
  As we move into Friday evening, we fully expect action of the same s
  
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• Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s High Fees are Forcing Companies to Optimize Their Interactions with the Blockchain, And That’s a Good Thing

  19-01-2018 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There have been quite a few proposals to raise Bitcoin’s block size limit by way of a hard fork over the past three years, but none of them were able to gain consensus among the nodes on the network. The key selling point of such an increase to the block size limit has always been […]
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• Could the Fishbank Game be a Safe Shelter for Crypto Assets during Storm?

  19-01-2018 17:22
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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. As the number of ICOs collected millions of dollars previous year had gone to develop their products it became quite obvious that the only practical implementation of blockchain
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• CFTC Files Charges of $1.1 Million Binary Options Fraud Against ‎Bitcoin Dealer

  19-01-2018 17:20
  If convicted, Dean could serve up to 20 years in prison.‎
  
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• TEPCO Invests in Blockchain Startup in Bid to Decentralize Systems

  19-01-2018 17:15
  The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings announced it had invested in blockchain startup Electron to develop an asset management platform.
  
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• Portuguese Bank Santander Totta Backs Down, Allows Bitcoin-Related Transactions

  19-01-2018 16:56
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  Earlier this week, CCN reported that Portuguese branch of Spanish bank Santander, Banco Santander Totta, was blocking bitcoin-related transactions. The financial institution was blocking the transactions while claiming cryptocurrency exchanges were transacting in non-regulated financial products. Following a backlash, the bank has seemingly backed down, and is now processing these trans
  
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• PBoC Reportedly Orders Payment Services to Stop Serving Crypto Traders

  19-01-2018 16:00
  The PBoC's Beijing division has reportedly issued a document requiring payment services to stop facilitating crypto trading activities.
  
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• Ripple Price Continues to Outperform Index as Market Recovers

  19-01-2018 15:49
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  The ripple price continued to outperform other top-tier coins as the cryptocurrency markets made slight gains against their previous-day levels. Cryptocurrency Market Cap Nears $600 Billion Friday’s contribution to the recovery was not as pronounced as the one fate dealt the markets on Thursday, but the cryptocurrency market cap nevertheless climbed to $592 billion, a
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• Warning Shot: US Regulators Commit to Going After Crypto Fraud

  19-01-2018 15:27
  The SEC and CFTC's joint statement against crypto abuse reflects some of their harshest rhetoric to date
  
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• Dash Announces New Business Partnerships And US$300K R&D Initiative With Arizona State University

  19-01-2018 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cryptocurrency Dash has announced three new business partnerships with GoCoin, Strike Social and Piiko to enable Dash holders to pay for good and services at additional partnering companies. Dash has also unveiled a new US$300,000 initiative with the Arizona State University to accelerate research, development and education in the blockchain field. The integration of Dash […]
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• CFTC Files Suits Against Crypto Investment Schemes for Alleged Fraud

  19-01-2018 15:09
  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission brought two lawsuits against allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes yesterday.
  
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• Massachusetts Sues ICO Organizer for Alleged Securities Violations

  19-01-2018 15:00
  Massachusetts' securities enforcement office is suing a resident and his company for selling unregistered securities in a token sale.
  
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• OKCoin: Formerly Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange in China to Launch in South Korea

  19-01-2018 14:53
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  Following the roadmap of its competitor Huobi, formerly the largest cryptocurrency exchange in China OKCoin will launch a trading platform in the South Korean market. OKCoin’s South Korea Expansion Earlier today, on January 19, local media outlets in South Korea reported that NHN Entertainment, one of the biggest multi-billion dollar game developers in the country
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• IMF Urges Global Cooperation on Crypto: Sees Both Benefits and Risks

  19-01-2018 14:20
  The stance of the global lender of last resort is not clear after comments in a press briefing
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis January 22, 2018

  19-01-2018 14:20 via newsbtc.com
  DASH/USDDASH continues to try to rebound after the bloodbath in the crypto currency space, but all low-volume like we have seen a lot of the currencies. Currently, the $900 level is the next resistance barrier to overcome, but until we get a strong push in volume, I’m not necessarily convinced. I suspect we will probably see sellers come back given enough time.
   
  LTC/USDLitecoin markets have rallied as well, but also are missing a lot of the necessary volume to make it a reliable trad
  
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• Visa CEO: We Won’t Accept Bitcoin Directly

  19-01-2018 14:01
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  Visa will not directly accept bitcoin, according to company CEO Alfred Kelly in a recent CNBC interview during the National Retail Federation trade show in New York City. “We at Visa won’t process transactions that are cryptocurrency-based,” he said. “We will only process fiat currency-based transactions.” Kelly pointed to the problem posed by a currency like
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• KeepKey Hardware Wallet now Supports Bitcoin Cash

  19-01-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  The demand for services supporting Bitcoin Cash continues to grow. Especially when it comes to exchanges and wallet providers, there’s plenty of room for improvements. KeepKey, one of the world’s leading hardware wallet manufacturers, now supports BCH. Users will need to upgrade to the latest production client. For nearly all users, this process should happen automatically once they connect their devices.
  Hardware wallet support is a big boon for any cryptocurrency in the world. Alth
  
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• 2018's Challenge: Promote Responsible Blockchain Innovation

  19-01-2018 14:00
  The chief innovation officer at the U.S. regulator for national banks details the agency's efforts to support fintech while still mitigating risk.
  
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• Ethereum Analysis January 22, 2018

  19-01-2018 13:55 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum has rallied slightly during the trading session on Friday, but quite frankly we still have a major problem with volume. $1100 looks likely to offer resistance, and we will probably roll over to consolidate some more. The next move that has significant volume will lead the way going forward. With lack of bullish volume, this market is more likely to roll over and fall than anything else.
   
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• Bitcoin Analysis January 22, 2018

  19-01-2018 13:49 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin markets rallied a bit during the day on Friday, but continue to find resistance at the $12,000 level. The stochastic oscillator is in the overbought area, and looks likely to cross soon. There is very little in the way of volume, so I suspect that the market is going to continue to favor selling. It is not until volume picks up on a move higher that I am comfortable going long. At this point, I think we are much more likely to see the market drop to test the lows again. If we were
  
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• To Reach Full Market Potential, Half of Crypto’s Future “Must Be Female”

  19-01-2018 13:35
  In order for the blockchain space to reach its full potential, women must be more present.
  
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• What Kind of Problems Can Zeepin Blockchain Help Designers to Solve？

  19-01-2018 13:17
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• Russia’s Largest Bank Has Launched a Blockchain Laboratory

  19-01-2018 13:10
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  Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank by assets, has opened a blockchain lab to develop, test and pilot blockchain projects. The newly established blockchain lab will focus on developing business solutions for the wider Sberbank Group in addition to cooperating with startups, associations, communities and alliances to further blockchain awareness and development. Blockchain specialists will arrive as
  
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• Retail Conglomerate Launches Online Mall Accepting Only Megax and Bitcoin Cash

  19-01-2018 13:10
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• Stuck at $12K: Bitcoin Price Needs Quick Progress to Avert Further Losses

  19-01-2018 12:57
  With its recovery stalled, bitcoin needs a quick break above $12,500 or the tide may turn in favor of the bears.
  
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• Clock Ticking on Cryptos in China as Central Bank Spells Out Latest Crackdown

  19-01-2018 12:32
  Banks are given until January 20 to shut down payment channels funding cryptos
  
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• Israel Tax Authority is Looking to Collect from ICOs

  19-01-2018 12:16
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  Israel is calling for a tax on upcoming ICOs for both issuers and investors, opting in a double-edged sword scenario to tighten the noose on regulation as opposed to a more severe approach taken by China and South Korea. Israel’s Tax Authority, which is comparable to the IRS, has published draft legislation with details of … Continued
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• CRYCASH Forms Attractive Alliance with Social Gaming Innovators Plink

  19-01-2018 12:16
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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. Gaming revolutionaries Crytek; notably famous for creating the graphics titan Crysis back in the day and other great titles, are continuing their “next-gen” approach to gaming. This time … Continued
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• QTUM and Matchpool Issue a $50,000 Developer Challenge

  19-01-2018 12:07
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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. Matchpool, the matchmaking platform for decentralized services, have announced a $50,000 development contest for participants to create a MVP QTUM app. Following its successful launch, Matchpool has turned … Continued
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• Gregory Maxwell Departs Blockstream to Focus on Bitcoin’s Deep Protocol Work

  19-01-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  The world of Bitcoin always has some interesting developments to keep an eye on. Some of those developments take months to come to light, though. The departure of Gregory Maxwell from Blockstream, for example, was known back in November 2017. For some reason, the information was only made public last night through an email. This sudden departure causes a lot of uproar in the world of cryptocurrency. How all of this affects the future of Bitcoin, remains to be seen.
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• Global Securities Watchdog Warns Investors on ICO Risks

  19-01-2018 12:00
  An organization of global securities regulators has issued a notice alerting investors to the perceived risks associated with initial coin offerings.
  
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• Morgan Stanley Becomes Second Wall Street Bank to Clear Bitcoin Futures

  19-01-2018 11:09
  Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are now the only two banks clearing Bitcoin futures for select institutional clients
  
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• SEC Outlines Reasons for Reluctance to List Cryptocurrency ETFs

  19-01-2018 11:00
  An SEC letter states there are "significant investor protection issues" to be examined before opening up crypto-ETFs to retail investors.
  
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• South Korea Insider Trading: Employee Made Profit of 700,000 Won

  19-01-2018 10:04
  The action was not technically illegal; the authorities are deciding what to do.
  
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• Why São Paulo Wants to Pay for Infrastructure with Cryptocurrency

  19-01-2018 10:00
  The Brazilian state wants to pay for feasibility studies with a token designed for the construction industry. Can such a coin achieve network effect?
  
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• Petro Discount: Venezuela is Luring Qatar to Invest in State Cryptocurrency

  19-01-2018 09:44
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  A delegation of officials from Venezuela’s government is reportedly pitching the country’s upcoming cryptocurrency petro in Qatar in an attempt to gain the latter as an early investor. Citing source with knowledge of the diplomatic meetings, Bloomberg is reporting that a group of Venezuelan officials led by ‘crypto superintendent’ Carlos Vargas is currently in Qatar,
  
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• Bitcoin Gold Price Technical Analysis – BTG/USD Approaching Key Support

  19-01-2018 09:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin gold price is slowly recovering and is currently trading above the $200 level against the US Dollar.
  There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $250 on the hourly chart of BTG/USD (data feed from Bitfinex).
  The pair may continue to move higher, but it could face sellers near the $240 and $250 resistances.Bitcoin gold price is recovering from the $140 support zone against the US Dollar. BTG/USD might recovery further and it could test the $240-260 resistance zo
  
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• The ECB Wants to Hear Your Cryptocurrency Questions

  19-01-2018 08:00
  The European Central Bank is soliciting questions for president Mario Draghi, specifying that cryptocurrency-related questions should be a topic.
  
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