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• New Crypto-Investor Psychology – Where Did These High Caps on High-Supply Coins Come From?

  21-01-2018 19:50
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  It was around noon – I was in my favorite bagel store getting my coffee when I overheard someone talking about cryptocurrency. I was quite excited, considering that I finally seem less of a cultist when I mention Bitcoin due to the media frenzy responsible for pulling in new investors. However, my excitement turned into
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• A Case for Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges

  21-01-2018 18:53
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  If 2017 taught the cryptosphere anything, it gave it a lesson in security.  The sheer number of hacks throughout the year–and the millions of dollars in coins stolen as a result–sent a clear message: cryptocurrency trading needs a makeover. The foundation for this makeover?  Decentralized exchanges. 2017: A Year Plagued by Hackings 2017 will likely
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• ICE Taps Blockstream to Create Real-time Cryptocurrency Data Feed

  21-01-2018 18:30 via newsbtc.com
  It has certainly been an interesting and busy week for Blockstream. Earlier this week, Gregory Maxwell publicly announced his departure from the company. To many people, said news came as a big shock, although it may be better for Bitcoin in the long run. There’s some good news for the company too, though. They are partnered with Intercontinental Exchange Inc to launch a new cryptocurrency data feed. A major feather in the cap for Blockstream, as they continue to make cryptocurrencies more
  
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• (+) Tron Rebounds 100% From Last Week’s Low Amid Controversy

  21-01-2018 18:00
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• South Korea’s Second Largest Bank Supports Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Traders Relieved

  21-01-2018 15:43
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  Bithumb and Korbit, two of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the South Korean market, have announced that Kookmin Bank deposits and withdrawals will be disabled by the end of January. Shinhan Bank Will Support Cryptocurrency Exchanges Kookmin Bank, the biggest financial institution in South Korea, has decided not to support cryptocurrency exchanges and provide virtual
  
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• Cryptocurrecy Market Suffers Minor Correction, Ripple and Cardano Down 10%

  21-01-2018 14:06
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  Earlier today, on January 21, the cryptocurrency market has experienced a minor correction as nearly all of the cryptocurrencies including Ripple and Cardano in the market declined in value. Minor Correction While major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and Ethereum dropped by a relatively small margin, Ripple and Cardano dropped by around 10 percent. Since a major
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• Contortions for Compliance: Life Under New York's BitLicense

  21-01-2018 13:40
  New York passed the BitLicense in a vacuum. Now state and federal laws are catching up, often with poor coordination, causing a compliance nightmare.
  
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• Public Blockchain's Lure Will Become Irresistible for Enterprises in 2018

  21-01-2018 13:05
  Decentralized public blockchains are the only way enterprises will commit to digitizing services in an interoperable manner, says EY's Paul Brody.
  
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• India’s Tax Authority Continues to Hound Bitcoin Investors

  21-01-2018 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  Governments all over the world are seemingly cracking down on cryptocurrency activity. In India, things are slowly evolving in such a direction. Not only are banks closing bank accounts related to cryptocurrency activity, but the tax authority is getting involved as well. More specifically, a fair few speculators do not declare their investments on tax returns It is not an illegal activity by any means, but it does raise some questions which need to be answered. All affected investors have recei
  
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• Bitcoin Futures: A Way to Control Cryptocurrency Markets?

  21-01-2018 12:31
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  Can Wall Street investors manipulate the cryptocurrency markets via Bitcoin futures? Based on the recent fall in the markets during the week of January 15th, it seems that “yes” is the answer to that question. During the market slump last week, there was some banter on Reddit that the crash was going to end Wednesday,
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• India’s Biggest Bitcoin Exchanges See Bank Accounts Frozen: Report

  21-01-2018 10:33
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  According to a report by the Indian news publication, The Economic Times(ET), bitcoin exchanges in India may be facing some disruption from the country’s top financial institutions. Over the past month since December 2017, several national banks, including State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank and ICICI Bank, have frozen accounts belonging
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• OneCoin Raided in its Hometown – Bulgarian Authorities to Question 50

  21-01-2018 10:07
  The operation in Sofia involved prosecutors, national security agents and an organised crime unit.
  
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• Bitcoin Gold Price Weekly Analysis – BTG/USD Facing 100 SMA

  21-01-2018 08:30 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin gold price formed a low at $143.92 and started a recovery against the US Dollar.
  There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $240 on the 4-hours chart of BTG/USD (data feed from Bitfinex).
  The pair has to break the $240 resistance and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours) to gain momentum.Bitcoin gold price is recovering above the $200 level against the US Dollar. BTG/USD now has to clear strong sell offers near the $240 and $250 resistance levels.
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• Blockchain tech enters the energy sector

  21-01-2018 07:26 via newsbtc.com
  The realm of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies is expanding exponentially. So much so that regular companies and huge multinationals are now looking towards applying the tech to improve their business operations, increase productivity, and reduce unnecessary expenses. The energy sector is slowly embracing the latest hot tech and oil giant Shell is making moves to integrate blockchain systems into its operations.
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• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis – Can BTC/USD Capitalize Further?

  21-01-2018 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price formed a major bottom at the $9096 low and recovered well against the US Dollar.
  The BTC/USD pair is currently attempting to settle above two bearish trend lines with resistance at $12,250 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from SimpleFX).
  The price must settle above the $12800 level to gain upside momentum in the near term.Bitcoin price is gaining momentum above $11,500 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is trading with a positive bias and it looks set to break the $12,800 resi
  
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis – Can ETH/USD Overcome This?

  21-01-2018 06:08 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsETH price is trading nicely above the $1000 level and is moving positively against the US Dollar.
  There is a monster bearish trend line acting as a resistance at $1150 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX).
  The pair has to settle above $1150 and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours) to gain traction.Ethereum price has recovered nicely against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD now has to break the $1150 and $1180 level to gain further momentum.
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• WooCommerce Store Owners Will Soon get Another Plugin to Accept Bitcoin Cash

  21-01-2018 00:00 via newsbtc.com
  Altcoins often struggle in the retailer adoption department. That is only normal, as most retailers want nothing to do with cryptocurrency. Especially complicated solutions are absolutely unacceptable in this regard. Anyone with an interest in Bitcoin Cash can soon accept such payments through a new WooCommerce extension. It is not the first of such plugins, but more competition can only be considered to be a good thing.Integrating cryptocurrency payments into WooCommerce has become a lot easier
  
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