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• Bitcoin Startup BitGo to Buy Asset Custodian

  25-01-2018 23:20
  Blockchain security company BitGo will acquire Kingdom Trust in a new deal announced on Thursday.
  
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• Nordea Bank Bans Employees From Owning Bitcoin, Unions Consider Legal Action

  25-01-2018 22:54
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  Union reps call it an “overreaction” and are preparing for the worst. Scandinavian lender Nordea is drawing the line against bitcoin internally, throwing down the gauntlet on any activity that’s “unethical” or worse, “criminal.” Bank officials are citing a lack of regulation, likening bitcoin to gambling but favoring the latter for its regulat
  
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• Serenity Prepares for ICO on 25 January

  25-01-2018 22:19 via newsbtc.com
  Serenity blockchain platform announces the start of the main ICO period, which will start on 25 January 2018 and will last for a total of six weeks, ending on 7 March. The main ICO period offers a unique opportunity for investors to purchase Serenity tokens with a 40% discount.
  The pre-sale round (Pre-ICO period) that previously took place, resulted in $524,790 being raised.
  Vasily Alexeev, CTO Serenity:
  “At the Pre-ICO stage, we received valuable feedback from our investors and thank all
  
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• Bitcoin Takes the Stage at Davos in Currency Panel Debate

  25-01-2018 22:15
  Cryptocurrencies took the stage Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion on bitcoin.
  
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• Bitcoin Takes Davos Stage in Currency Panel Debate

  25-01-2018 22:15
  Cryptocurrencies took the stage Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion on bitcoin.
  
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• Tradable Platform Stops Supporting FXCM Platform

  25-01-2018 22:06
  Tradable is already a partner with a wide range of brokerages across ‎the ‎US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
  
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• Tradable Platform Greets 2018 by Bidding Farewell to FXCM

  25-01-2018 22:06
  Tradable is already a partner with a wide range of brokerages across ‎the ‎US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
  
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• Nousplatform Is Set To Revolutionize The Investment Sector

  25-01-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  A huge number of use cases for blockchain technology are currently under investigation, primarily driven by the wave of initial coin offerings (ICOs) to have hit the markets over the last twelve months and the relatively easy access to capital that this funding model affords the entities behind the offerings.
  Many of these are unlikely to ever gain any real traction fro a disruption perspective – at least in their initial iteration. A handful, however, are quickly attracting huge amounts o
  
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• ‘A Reasonable Chance’ Ross Ulbricht’s Case is Supreme Court Bound: Legal Expert

  25-01-2018 21:53
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  One of the foremost experts on the operations of the US Supreme Court has identified Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht’s case as one that raises questions that have “a reasonable chance of being granted” a hearing by the Court “in an appropriate case.” Tom Goldstein, the co-founder of respected law blog SCOTUSblog, selected Ulbricht v. &hel
  
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• Crypto Hedge: Exchange Will Pay Dividends Even if Prices Drop ICO to Hedge Risks of Crypto Price Shifts

  25-01-2018 21:42 via newsbtc.com
  No one is making easy money on Bitcoin crash as well as on its rise but cryptocurrencies exchanges. They successfully collect transaction fees for every payment. However, in April investors could get such an opportunity too. Crypto exchange CoinSpark will share 25 percent of its net profit with coins owners.  A dividend on a token could reach $1.125 every quarter, experts say.  
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  CoinSpark tradings exchange, allowing users to move assets around
  
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• Lawmaker Says 'Tennessee Is Ready for Blockchain' at Bill Hearing

  25-01-2018 21:15
  Tennessee legislators say the state is "ready for the blockchain."
  
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• “Bitcoin and Its Sisters” Seem like a Bubble, Says Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler

  25-01-2018 20:51
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  Nobel prize-winning economist Richard Thaler recently weighted in on bitcoin and the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Speaking to Portuguese publication ECO, Thaler stated that after taking a close look at the markets, cryptocurrencies are what “most looks like a bubble.” Despite his analysis, he doesn’t know when the bubble might burst. Thaler, known for his
  
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• Robinhood Brings Free Cryptocurrency Trading to the Masses

  25-01-2018 20:04
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  Commission-free trades are coming to the micro-finance giant Robinhood’s stock trading app. Robinhood is offering the following features to its app: Instant deposits: ACH bank transfers will be immediately available in your account for trading. Commission-free trading: Just like the stocks on Robinhood, cryptocurrency trading will be free. Secure and Established Trading Platform: Robinhood has be
  
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• Canadian Central Bank Chief: Bitcoin is Gambling not Investing

  25-01-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  The governor of the Bank of Canada thinks Bitcoin is nothing more or less than gambling.
  Stephen Poloz, 62, told CNBC he does not believe in the term cryptocurrencies, arguing that new payment technologies like Bitcoin are definitely “cryptos but not currencies.” He made further statements about how Bitcoin cannot be called either an asset or a security due to its zero intrinsic value. At last, the term he thought could suit the digital currency was gambling.
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• ugChain is Creating a New Gaming Ecosystem Using Blockchain Tech

  25-01-2018 19:16
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• $39 Million Mobius ICO Sells Out in 2 Hours on Stellar, Not Ethereum

  25-01-2018 19:04
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  Mobius Network, a turnkey blockchain-enabling data platform, closed its MOBI token ICO in just two hours. More than 55,000 registered for the public token sale, the first to be built on and supported by Stellar, as opposed to Ethereum. The sale was originally scheduled to run through Feb. 18. The token sale hit $39 million, … Continued
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• ICO Launch Aims to Reinvent Freelancer and Gig Economies

  25-01-2018 19:03
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• World Leaders Are Talking Crypto at Davos

  25-01-2018 19:00
  World leaders have struck a cautionary tone on cryptocurrencies in statements made during the World Economic Forum event in Davos.
  
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• May, Lagarde, Mnuchin: World Leaders Are Talking Crypto at Davos

  25-01-2018 19:00
  World leaders have struck a cautionary tone on cryptocurrencies in statements made during the World Economic Forum event in Davos.
  
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• PhD Student Successfully Hacks a DNA Strand, Promptly Wins a Bitcoin

  25-01-2018 18:17
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  University of Antwerp student Sander Wuyts has reason to celebrate. He is the proud new owner of a full Bitcoin after deciphering a code hidden in strands of DNA. British professor Nick Goldman laid out a challenge to scientists at the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The challenge was for a scientist to … Continued
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• Bitcoin Won't Cause Lehman-Style Meltdown, Says MAS Fintech Chief

  25-01-2018 18:15
  The fintech chief at the Monetary Authority of Singapore believes bitcoin won't cause a financial meltdown like the 2008 Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
  
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• Thrive: Decentralized Advertising Marketplace

  25-01-2018 18:09
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• Cryptocurrency Scammers Are Running Wild On Telegram - BuzzFeed News

  25-01-2018 17:59
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  Cryptocurrency Scammers Are Running Wild On Telegram
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  Messaging app Telegram started out as a WhatsApp alternative, but it's fast becoming a petri dish for cryptocurrency get-rich-quick schemes, propped up by dubious trading bots and bogus celebrity endorsements from Christopher Walken and Dwayne “The ...
  
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• Wyoming Lawmakers Want Exemptions for ICO Utility Tokens

  25-01-2018 17:25
  Lawmakers in Wyoming have filed a bill that, if approved, would exempt some creators and sellers of blockchain tokens from securities regulations.
  
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• $6 Million Ponzi: CFTC Charges “Gold-Backed” Crypto My Big Coin With Fraud

  25-01-2018 17:19
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  My Big Coin is the cryptocurrency regulators warned you about. The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed charges against My Big Coin (MBC) and its founders for misappropriating more than $6 million from customers in a cryptocurrency-fueled Ponzi scheme. While the company gave the illusion it had inked a deal with Mastercard, not to … Continued
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• Coinbase Partners with Trading Technologies, Bridging Crypto and Futures Markets

  25-01-2018 17:09
  This partnership will allow Trading Technology's clients to trade spot and derivative markets side-by-side
  
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• Vigilantes hunted down a cryptocurrency scammer and called his dad - The Outline

  25-01-2018 17:08
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  Vigilantes hunted down a cryptocurrency scammer and called his dad
  The Outline
  Earlier this month I wrote about how I spent $25 on a cryptocurrency “mystery box,” a twist on gambling where you pay a flat fee to a semi-anonymous entity via PayPal and get back a supposedly randomized amount of cryptocurrency. I had my doubts about ...
  
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• Robinhood adds zero-fee cryptocurrency trading and tracking - TechCrunch

  25-01-2018 17:02
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  Robinhood adds zero-fee cryptocurrency trading and tracking
  TechCrunch
  No-commission stock trading app Robinhood will let you buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum without any added transaction fees starting in February, compared to Coinbase's 1.5 to 4 percent fees in the US. And as of today Robinhood will let all users track ...
  Robinhood Is Adding Cryptocurrency TradingBloomberg
  Startup Robinhood to launch commission-free cryptocurrency tradingReuters
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• Robinhood Makes Big Bet on Bitcoin Trading

  25-01-2018 17:00
  Mobile stock trading provider Robinhood is now providing bitcoin and ethereum trading alongside the traditional assets it offers.
  
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• 'Micro' Finance Giant Robinhood Makes Big Bet on Bitcoin Trading

  25-01-2018 17:00
  Mobile stock trading provider Robinhood is now providing bitcoin and ethereum trading alongside the traditional assets it offers.
  
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• What Is A Cryptocurrency? - Nasdaq

  25-01-2018 16:59
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  What Is A Cryptocurrency?
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  It wasn't long ago that very few people had heard the word “cryptocurrency,” and even less knew what it meant. These days, the word is ubiquitous; the dramatic rise of bitcoin's price raised the level of interest in that and other cryptocurrencies to ...and more »
  
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• UK Government Says Bitcoin Monitoring Should be Considered ‘Very Seriously’

  25-01-2018 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The U.K.’s prime minister has said that governments should be looking ‘very seriously’ at digital currencies like bitcoin because of their potential to be used by criminals. Speaking in a televised interview with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Theresa May, spoke about the positivity of technology companies, the regulation […]
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• India Cryptocurrency Committee Taps Fintech Entrepreneur Ajeet Khurana ‎as CEO

  25-01-2018 16:18
  Mr. Khurana has a long and storied career spanning multiple industries. ‎
  
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• Security Firm Guardtime Unveils Crypto Asset Storage Product

  25-01-2018 16:15
  Guardtime and Metaco launched yesterday, "SILO", a new cryptocurrency asset management solution for banks and financial institutions.
  
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• Cardano, Stellar Prices Post Strong Returns as Market Makes Sluggish Advance

  25-01-2018 15:58
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  The cryptocurrency markets were mixed on Thursday, as the mid-week recovery slowed and many top-tier coins and tokens fell back into the red. Ethereum, Cardano, and Stellar, however, continued to post strong advances even against the backdrop of the sluggish market. These rallies, though isolated, were sufficient to enable the cryptocurrency market cap to post
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• Op-Ed: The Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings Are Laughably Bad - Bitcoin Magazine

  25-01-2018 15:50
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  Op-Ed: The Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings Are Laughably Bad
  Bitcoin Magazine
  In the current cryptocurrency hysteria, everyone is a level 70 blockchain wizard launching a new hedge fund. Weiss Ratings released their cryptocurrency ratings yesterday. In response, they received a lot of criticism on social media. And rightly so. I ...
  Bitcoin Price Rises as First Cryptocurrency Ratings Are ReleasedInvestopedia (blog)
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• International Blockchain Summit Moscow 2018

  25-01-2018 15:23 via crypto-news.net
  March 1, 2018 will be International Blockchain Summit Moscow, which will gather more than 1000 participants and 30 speakers from around the world.
  The summit will be held in two parallel streams from 10:00 to 18:00 in the event-hall “Infoprostranstvo” (1st Zachatevsky pereulok, Dom 4).
  For more information please visit: http://ibsmoscow.ru/
  Blockchain – future technologies.
  And the main task of conference is to make you part of it right now.
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• First bot-based platform wants to make cryptocurrency trading available to everyone - TNW

  25-01-2018 15:23
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  First bot-based platform wants to make cryptocurrency trading available to everyone
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  Regardless of whether we're headed toward the next dot-com bubble or not, there's no denying the allure surrounding cryptocurrencies. There's now more money in digital currencies and tokens than anyone could've predicted a few years ago. A handful of ...
  
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• UK Prime Minister Theresa May: We’ll Look into Bitcoin ‘Very Seriously’

  25-01-2018 15:11
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  UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said her administration will look into the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin after concerns of their abuse by criminals. Speaking to Bloomberg on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UK prime minister Theresa May was discussing a possible ‘clamp down’ on technology companies like
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• Does Professionalism Matter in Cryptocurrency? - The Merkle

  25-01-2018 15:09
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  Does Professionalism Matter in Cryptocurrency?
  The Merkle
  With the global crypto market exploding to a capitalization of over half a trillion USD, the space has seen a surge in new teams, projects, and ambitions for the future. Recent graduates and established PhDs alike are joining the sphere every day in ...
  
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• Why a $39 Million ICO Chose Stellar Over Ethereum

  25-01-2018 15:00
  Mobius Network has raised $39 million in its token sale, opting to use the Stellar network instead of the more popular ethereum.
  
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• DASH and Litecoin Analysis January 26, 2018

  25-01-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  DASH/USDDASH traders offered little in the way of volume during the trading session on Thursday, as we danced around the $800 level. I believe that the market is going to continue to go back and forth between $750 level underneath, and $850 above. There is a serious lack of volume, so I suspect that if we do get a significant move, it is probably going to be to the downside.
   
  LTC/USDLitecoin has done nothing during the session on Thursday, as we continue to see the market hang around the $
  
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• ONEm is Minting a Cryptocurrency That Can Be Traded Without the Internet

  25-01-2018 14:56
  Anyone can access mCoin simply by using SMS.
  
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• Ethereum Analysis January 26, 2018

  25-01-2018 14:54 via newsbtc.com
  ETH/USDEthereum markets fell a bit during the trading session on Thursday, as the $1100 level offered a bit of resistance. Low-volume is a concern as we have seen it around the crypto currency markets. Because of this, I believe that we will probably stay somewhat range bound, with $900 offering a bit of a “floor” going forward. Expect choppy and lackluster trading.
   
  ETH/BTCBoth of these crypto currencies are essentially doing nothing at the moment, so it makes sense that we co
  
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• Neurogress Enables Anyone to Take Control of Devices With Thoughts Using Blockchain

  25-01-2018 14:48 via newsbtc.com
  Through the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology, the development team behind Neurogress has created a system with which anyone can take control of devices simply with thoughts.By enabling an Internet of Things (IoT) network using a decentralized blockchain network, Neurogress allows users to access neuro-controlled devices such as drones, smart home appliances, and virtual reality (VC) technologies. Essentially, without the necessity of physical controllers, use
  
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• Bitcoin Analysis January 26, 2018

  25-01-2018 14:48 via newsbtc.com
  BTC/USDBitcoin fell a bit during the trading session on Thursday, as we continue to drift around between $10,000 on the bottom, and $12,000 on the top. I believe that if we can break above the $12,000 level, we could go to the $13,000 level, but the lack of volume still causes a significant amount of concern. Because of this, I suspect that we are going to consolidate at best, unless we get some type of catalyst to bring in massive amounts of money. Expect quiet range bound trading.
   
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• The Cryptocurrency Glossary (Volume 1) - Forbes

  25-01-2018 14:36
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  The Cryptocurrency Glossary (Volume 1)
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  Karl Kaufman , Contributor I help investors think differently about finance & the stock market. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 13, 2018: Visual representations of cryptocurrencies, Litecoin ...
  
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• Steem Price Mounts 50% Rally After Ratings Firm Issues Bullish Grade

  25-01-2018 14:28
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  Steem price experienced a 50 percent rally after market research firm Weiss Ratings assigned Steem a B- grade, making it one of only five cryptocurrencies to achieve a rating higher than a C+ and ranking it ahead of Bitcoin. Steem Price Mounts 50 Percent Rally Steem, the blockchain-based social media platform co-founded by serial entrepreneur
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• US-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Lists Dash

  25-01-2018 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dash has been integrated into US-based cryptocurrency exchange Mercury Cash, joining Ethereum. The integration means that Dash is now available to buy and sell online via debit and credit card. Mercury Cash holds a Money Transmission License (MTL) in Florida but the company’s biggest market is actually South America where over 50% of its current […]
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• How Talented Individuals Can Leverage SelfSell?

  25-01-2018 14:26
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