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• US charges cryptocurrency creators over $6 million scam - Engadget

  24-01-2018 23:36
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  US charges cryptocurrency creators over $6 million scam
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  US regulators are making good on their promise to get tough on crypto fraud. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed complaints charging My Big Coin Pay and two of its operators, Randall Crater and Mark Gillespie, with using the company's My ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase Hits $1 Billion in Revenues, Rejects Investors: Report

  24-01-2018 23:19
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  Coinbase, the global cryptocurrency market’s largest brokerage and wallet platform, reportedly made over $1 billion in revenue last year, according to technology publication Recode. The company saw its popularity explode when the cryptocurrency ecosystem started seeing most top cryptocurrency skyrocket. So much so, Coinbase reportedly has over 13 million users, and even su
  
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• Digital Marketplace Startup Completes $15 Million Token Sale

  24-01-2018 23:15
  Listia announced Wednesday it had raised $15 million in an ICO and will launch its decentralized marketplace Ink Protocol next month.
  
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• Bitcoin millionaire Erik Finman on new cryptocurrency project ... - Business Insider

  24-01-2018 22:49
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  Bitcoin millionaire Erik Finman on new cryptocurrency project ...
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  BI PRIME: Erik Finman bought his first bitcoin at age 13, when it was $12. But he's concluded that there's a need for a better cryptocurrency.and more »
  
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• English Football Giant Arsenal FC Lands an ‘Official Cryptocurrency Partner’

  24-01-2018 22:38
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  Arsenal Football Club has inked a landmark sponsorship deal with CashBet Coin in a move likely to attract criticism. CashBet Coin (CBC) is designed specifically for iGaming and will become the default cryptocurrency on the CashBet platform. The ERC20 currency will be launched during the company’s Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Pre-sales in the ICO commenced … Continu
  
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• Hackers lure victims with fake cryptocurrency SpriteCoin | CSO Online - CSO Online

  24-01-2018 22:10
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  Hackers lure victims with fake cryptocurrency SpriteCoin | CSO Online
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  Beware of the SpriteCoin double whammy: The fake cryptocurrency installs ransomware and more malware if the ransom is paid.
  MoneroPay Ransomware Disguised as Wallet for Fake SpriteCoin ...BleepingComputerall 3 news articles »
  
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• US government files charges in $6 million My Big Coin ... - TechCrunch

  24-01-2018 22:03
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  US government files charges in $6 million My Big Coin ...
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  On Wednesday, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed that it has filed a lawsuit against the creators of My Big Coin, an alleged cryptocurrency scam that took naive investors for $6 million. The case, filed on January 16 and ...
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• Bermuda Could Launch a Blockchain Land Registry

  24-01-2018 22:00
  Bermuda is moving toward setting up a blockchain-based system for recording property deeds, its premier said at Davos this week.
  
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• ‘Regulate it Out of Existence’: Nobel Economist Fails to Find a Purpose for Bitcoin [Again]

  24-01-2018 21:36
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  Economist Joseph Stiglitz won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001 for analyzing markets with asymmetric information, but he can’t find a useful function for bitcoin. This according to a recent article in Business Insider, which cited the Nobel-winning economists from Davos, Switzerland at the 2018 World Ecomomic Forum in an interview with Bloomberg
  
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• EXPREAD: Making Crypto-Economy Decentralized Again

  24-01-2018 21:25 via newsbtc.com
  Decentralized, immutable, and trustless networks as well as the digital technologies that underlie cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, and other record-keeping applications are steadily on the rise. Bitcoin, for example, is not controlled by a single entity or institution, thereby making it mathematically impossible to steal from the network’s users, freeze accounts or stop spending money without access to your wallet’s private key. Blockchain technology’s encryption method guar
  
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• 8 opportunities and limitations for AI making cryptocurrency predictions - VentureBeat

  24-01-2018 21:10
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  8 opportunities and limitations for AI making cryptocurrency predictions
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  Cryptocurrency is a fundamentally new type of investment, one that has investors and economists both excited and nervous about the future. Sometimes referred to as digital currency, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin utilize blockchain technology (or other ...and more »
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Cap Adds $50 Billion as Ripple, Stellar, and NEO Surge

  24-01-2018 20:33
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  The cryptocurrency market cap added $50 billion on Wednesday, rebounding from a correction that caused it to dip as low as $415 billion last week. The rally lifted the bitcoin price above $11,000, while Ripple, Cardano, Stellar, and NEO all posted double-digit percentage advances. At present, the cryptocurrency market cap is valued at $551 billion, … Continued
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• Rapper 50 Cent Is Now a Bitcoin Millionaire

  24-01-2018 20:30
  Rapper 50 Cent's move to accept bitcoin for his 2014 "Animal Ambition" album has resulted in a multi-million dollar windfall.
  
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• Fake Cryptocurrency App Lures Victims Into Installing Ransomware

  24-01-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Cyber researchers at Fortinet have managed to unearth a cryptocurrency app that is actually a ransomware in disguise.
  The cybersecurity firm, in its report, indicated SpriteCoin app to be a new kind of ransomware technique. It poses as a “sure-to-be-profitable” cryptocurrency, prompts targets into installing it for profits, and encrypts their files. The ransomware asks 0.3 units of Monero (~$100) to counterbalance the attack with a decryption key. But once the targets pay the sum, th
  
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• South Korea is Rapidly Moving to Regulate and Foster Cryptocurrency Market

  24-01-2018 19:34 via newsbtc.com
  The South Korean government has started to focus on fostering and regulating the local cryptocurrency market to protect investors and ensure businesses have robust infrastructure to secure sensitive information.
  Major Banks Supporting Cryptocurrency Exchanges
  Earlier this month, several officials in the South Korea Finance Ministry told local investors that banks and financial institutions within the country will begin cutting off money flow into cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms.
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• Deja Vu! JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Promises to Stop Talking about Bitcoin (Again)

  24-01-2018 19:17
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  JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is done talking about Bitcoin, or so he says. Jamie Dimon Promises to Stop Talking about Bitcoin (Again) The noted bitcoin critic made this resolution while in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. “I think you all have said enough, I’m not going to say anymore,” Dimon said of Bitcoin
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• VersaBank Unveils 'Digital Vault' Blockchain Service

  24-01-2018 19:00
  VersaBank, based in Canada, is developing a "blockchain-based digital safety deposit box" as part of an effort to tap the tech for new services.
  
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• Kroll Report Taps Bitcoin as Major Cyberthreat in China

  24-01-2018 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  China is a country where cryptocurrencies are frowned upon. This is for many different reasons, including disturbing the financial ecosystem. However, there is another big threat most people seem to be unaware of right now. A lot of new Bitcoin-related scams have appeared out of nowhere. These are the findings of Kroll, a global risk management firm. At this rate, it is highly unlikely China will ever soften its stance on cryptocurrency.The findings by global risk management firm Kroll paint a w
  
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• Canada's VersaBank Unveils 'Digital Vault' Blockchain Service

  24-01-2018 19:00
  VersaBank, based in Canada, is developing a "blockchain-based digital safety deposit box" as part of an effort to tap the tech for new services.
  
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• Arsenal seals cryptocurrency sponsorship deal | Technology | The ... - The Guardian

  24-01-2018 18:58
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  First such deal by a major sporting team will see club promoting CashBet at the Emirates.
  Arsenal become first major football club to sign cryptocurrency sponsorship dealThe Independent
  English Soccer Club Arsenal Signs up to Promote CryptocurrencyU.S. News & World Report
  Arsenal becomes first major sports team to partner with a cryptocurrencyBusinessTech
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• The Rising Crypto Economy And Digital Payment Solutions

  24-01-2018 18:43 via crypto-news.net
  We live in the age of convenience. I can prove this by asking how much cash you currently have in your wallet? Not much right? While cash will never be obsolete, it has practically been replaced by the convenience of plastic. Cards have become universally accepted by almost every store, making it even more convenient. And many want that same convenience to be transferred to the area of cryptocurrencies.
  With the boom of cryptocurrencies resulting in many new adopters, users are looking to make t
  
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• Cryptocurrencies Should Not be Banned: CEO of Russia’s Largest Bank

  24-01-2018 18:39
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  Influential Russian banker and bitcoiner Herman Gref, head of Sberbank, has reaffirmed his position in opposing a ban of cryptocurrencies. While Russian authorities have considerably softened their previously-hostile stance on cryptocurrencies, the chief executive of Russia’s biggest bank has gone a step further in urging authorities to be patient with decentralized currencies – e
  
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• Epazz Buys CryptoFolio’s ‎Bitcoin and Altcoin ‎Portfolio Tracking App

  24-01-2018 18:38
  CryptoFolio app has been downloaded more than 3000 times ‎since its launch ‎on the Android Play Store. ‎
  
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• 4NEW and AFC Global Art Tour 2018

  24-01-2018 18:20 via newsbtc.com
  This is the premiere announcement video of the coming global crypto art tour and long-term collaboration between 4NEW and Art For Crypto. We will start the solo show tour sponsored by 4NEW from London, going to NY, Miami, LA, and end in Hong Kong.
  This is also done in collaboration with the Tranter-Sinni Gallery.
  See the video on youtube HERE
  4NEWis the world’s first eco-friendly, tangible, waste to energy blockchain solution.
  Art For CryptoV E.S A is the artist behind Art For Crypto, whic
  
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• Cashing in on Cashback

  24-01-2018 18:12
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• An Exchange Platform Built for Users: KuCoin Rewards Use of Its Platform, Now Offers Bitcoin Cash Pairs

  24-01-2018 18:05
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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. On top of its novel profit sharing practices, the KuCoin exchange is now the first major exchange to offer comprehensive Bitcoin Cash trading pairs. KuCoin is proving itself
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• Two More Companies Sign On to Test Ripple's XRP in xRapid Pilots

  24-01-2018 18:00
  IDT Corporation and Mercury FX announced Wednesday that they would pilot Ripple's XRP token to facilitate real-time, low-cost international transfers.
  
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• Davos: Blockchain is here to stay

  24-01-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin and blockchain has come under extreme scrutiny over the past few months and for good reason. It would be advisable to consider anything that increases in price parabolically as a very high risk. Banking bosses, politicians and TV pundits have had their say and it is usually negative but the bottom line is that the blockchain can no longer be ignored.
  There is a battle going on inside the offices of the world’s financial institutions. Do they join the misinformed media and authorita
  
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• Riot Blockchain Wins 500 BTC in Auction, CEO Predicts $50,000 Bitcoin Price in 2019

  24-01-2018 17:44
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  Riot Blockchain has claimed 500 bitcoins from an auction held by the US Marshals Service, the latest move in its pivot to the nascent blockchain industry. Riot Blockchain Wins 500 Bitcoins in US Marshals’ Auction The former biotech firm had sought to purchase an even larger slice of the 3,813 bitcoins that the US Marshals
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• 'Not True': Goldman Denies Bitcoin Trading Rumor

  24-01-2018 17:30
  The CEO of Goldman Sachs has denied a report from last year which said that the investment bank was moving to launch its own bitcoin trading desk.
  
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• Virginia Lawmakers Seek Study on Government Blockchain Use

  24-01-2018 17:00
  A new Virginia bill would form a subcommittee to research the impact of implementing blockchain technology within the state's government.
  
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• Bitcoin Analysis January 25, 2018

  24-01-2018 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin rallied slightly during the trading session on Wednesday against the US dollar but continues to look very vulnerable to pressure. One major concern of course is the lack of volume, and as long as that’s an issue, rallies can’t necessarily be trusted. At this point, I would need to see the market either pick up a lot of volume on a green candle or break above the $13,000 level to start buying. More than likely, we will see a short-term pullback.
   
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• The CFTC Files Fraud Charges Against My Big Coin Pay‎’s ICO Scam

  24-01-2018 16:47
  Last week, the CFTC filed federal charges for fraud and misappropriation ‎‎against three separate digital coins’ operators.
  
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• CashBet Coin Strikes Sponsorship Deal with Arsenal FC

  24-01-2018 16:42
  The deal is one of the first of its kind between a crypto venue and professional football club.
  
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• Analyst: Now is the Best Time to Invest in Bitcoin, Even After Recent Correction

  24-01-2018 16:37
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  Brian Kelly, cryptocurrency hedge fund BKCM manager and CNBC Fast Trader contributor, believes now is the best time to invest in bitcoin, even after the major correction that hit the global cryptocurrency market. Nearly 50% from All-Time High Since reaching an all-time high at around $19,000 in December 2017, the price of bitcoin has decreased
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• CFTC Sues Obscure Crypto Scheme 'My Big Coin' for Fraud

  24-01-2018 16:04
  The Commodity Future Exchange Commission (CFTC) has charged two individuals and a Las Vegas-based business in connection with a cryptocurrency scam.
  
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• Skuchain, NTT Data Partner on Blockchain Supply Chain Venture

  24-01-2018 16:00
  Blockchain technology startup Skuchain and NTT Data Corporation have partnered to bring blockchain's benefits to supply chains.
  
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• Brian Kelly: “The Time to Invest in Bitcoin is Right now”

  24-01-2018 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  Investing in Bitcoin is always a bit difficult. Most people remain uncertain when the best time to do so comes around. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will gladly tell people there is never a bad time to invest in Bitcoin. Brian Kelly, the founder of BK Capital Management, proclaims now is the best time to make an investment. With the Bitcoin price still struggling for traction, Kelly may be on to something. We all know Bitcoin isn’t dead yet, but it remains to be seen if there is upward potent
  
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• Bitcoin Trader Made Millions Trading on Margin — And Then Lost It All

  24-01-2018 15:42
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  A bitcoin trader allegedly lost nearly 200 bitcoins during the recent cryptocurrency market correction, which forced the bitcoin price as low as $9,231 after peaking at $19,891 last month. The tragic story, which was posted on the Bitcoin Markets subreddit, is a stark reminder of how fleeting crypto wealth can be — and how bitcoin
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• (+) Populous Coin (PPT) Jumps Amid Broader Market Slump

  24-01-2018 15:26
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• Stellar Run Ahead? XLM Flirts With Price Breakout

  24-01-2018 15:25
  Having rallied 27 percent in the last 24 hours, Stellar's XLM token is eyeing a bullish breakout on the price charts.
  
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• Hundreds of Fake Cryptocurrency Apps Available for Download Now!

  24-01-2018 15:21
  661 blacklisted cryptocurrency apps were found across 20 app stores.
  
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• Here's The Fundamental Bitcoin Valuation Metric That Determines The Cryptocurrency's Price Moves - Forbes

  24-01-2018 15:20
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  Here's The Fundamental Bitcoin Valuation Metric That Determines The Cryptocurrency's Price Moves
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  Kyle Torpey , Contributor I've been a full-time Bitcoin writer and researcher since early 2014. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Shutterstock. Note: This piece is a sort-of follow up to “Comparing Bitcoin and Other ...
  
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• ICO Funded Projects Hit By Attackers 100 Times A Month, Study Says

  24-01-2018 15:07
  The unregulated ICO market is becoming a hot target for hackers - over $400 million has been stolen.
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis January 25, 2018

  24-01-2018 15:05 via newsbtc.com
  Dash/USDDash traders did very little during the day on Wednesday, although it was positive. There was little in the way of volume, and that is the most concerning part. I suspect that we will probably see the market roll over again, but if we were to break above the $1000 level, regardless of volume, I would be convinced to start buying. In the meantime, I suspect that we are going to get a pull back.
  LTC/USDLitecoin had a little bit more volume, but quite frankly still looks very anemic. I beli
  
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• Ethereum Analysis January 25, 2018

  24-01-2018 14:56 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum rose slightly during the day on Wednesday as the crypto currency markets have gotten a bit of a reprieve. Regardless, one thing that I am concerned about is the lack of volume that we are seeing. Because of this, I don’t necessarily trust the move higher, but I do recognize that if we break to a fresh, new high, extensively clearing the $1125 level, then buying is the only thing that can be done. I need to see more volume to be convinced otherwise.
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• Stellar Price Soars 20 Percent After Stripe Teases Support

  24-01-2018 14:34
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  Stellar price leaped by 20 percent after payment processor Stripe teased that it may add support for XLM in the future. Stellar Price Soars by 20 Percent The cryptocurrency markets made a bullish pivot this morning, and Stellar is leading the charge. After spending most of January on a gradual decline, the Stellar price leaped
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• carVertical: Tesla Model S as Prize for carVertical Listing on KuCoin

  24-01-2018 14:05
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