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• Google's DoubleClick Ads Used to Distribute Crypto Mining Malware

  29-01-2018 23:20
  Security firm TrendMicro stated in a new report that Google's DoubleClick ad services were used to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware.
  
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• Major South Korean E-Commerce Firm’s Integration of Cryptocurrencies Will Fuel Adoption

  29-01-2018 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WeMakePrice, one of South Korea’s largest e-commerce platforms, will integrate 12 cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Ripple, Qtum, and Bitcoin Cash to its existing payment application, to allow its consumers to pay for products using cryptocurrencies. Local mainstream media outlets have reported that WeMakePrice will partner with Bithumb, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange to integrate […]
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• UK Bitcoin Traders Robbed at Gunpoint

  29-01-2018 22:59
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  Two British Bitcoin traders became the victims of what local media outlets are calling the “UK’s first Bitcoin heist” after they were robbed at gunpoint by masked men and forced to transfer an undisclosed amount of cryptocurrency to the criminals’ accounts. The incident — which took place on Jan. 22 — occurred in the tiny
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• WEF Trials Blockchain in Bid to Boost Air Travel Security

  29-01-2018 22:00
  The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.
  
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• The Curious Case of AriseBank

  29-01-2018 22:00 via crypto-news.net
  Last week the SEC raided the offices and homes of the officers of cryptocurrency startup AriseBank. AriseBank was in the middle of its ICO for its coin AriseCoin (ACO) and the SEC is arguing that the company was improperly selling a security.
  All of AriseBank’s assets and hardware have been seized. CEO Jared Rice gave a recent interview describing the raid. “I got woke up with guns pointed at me. So, you know, put your hands where we can see ’em, so obviously we did. It was pre
  
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• Canadian Government More Concerned With Underground Economy, Not Tax

  29-01-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said his country isn’t planning on making changes to existing tax code to deal with cryptocurrencies. Rather, the main focus will continue to be on “making sure that we understand what’s going on underneath that market, to make sure that we aren’t introducing any risks into our economy, whether they be risks like money laundering or terrorist financing.”
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• The Google Effect and Bitcoin Price Parallels Persist

  29-01-2018 21:39
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  If you want to know where the bitcoin price is headed, just ask Google. Datatrek Research’s Nick Colas, an early analyst to track bitcoin, suggested to CNBC that the key to unlocking bitcoin’s next rally is to observe Google search and the ensuing digtal wallet creation, both of which have been on the decline in
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• Russia's Newly Drafted Cryptocurrency Bill: 'Crypto Not Cash' - Forbes

  29-01-2018 21:26
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  Russia's Newly Drafted Cryptocurrency Bill: 'Crypto Not Cash'
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  An employee passes power supply units and cooling fans linked to cryptocurrency mining machines at the SberBit mining 'hotel' in Moscow on Dec. 9, 2017. Russia's FinMin says bitcoin miners will have to register as a company or as self-employed ...
  
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• 1-29 Price Analysis – Remain hovering without clear direction

  29-01-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Highlights:
  Price remains hovering without clear direction.
  BTC:
  Resistance: $12,200 & $13,000, support: $11,300 & $10,800.Data feed from AICoin
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  The correction represented by the short lower shadow this morning is basically within our expectation. This time, though the rally has continued for a little longer and BTC is away from the bottom, the lack of support from volumes makes it difficult for BTC to effectively remain above MA 20. Even though price still holds a chance to mo
  
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• Trading Communities for New Crypto Investors

  29-01-2018 20:47 via crypto-news.net
  As cryptocurrencies are soaring in value, so is the number of investors entering crypto markets. Not wanting to miss out on this unique opportunity, millions of investors are pouring into crypto-markets, so that they can get a piece of the action.
  Popular crypto-exchange, Binance, which executes almost $10 billion in trades each day, recently revealed that they are adding as many as 100,000 new accounts per day. Their platform demand was so high that they had to ban new account registrations tem
  
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• Crypto Hedge Fund Polychain Says No IPO in the Works

  29-01-2018 20:40
  Cryptocurrency hedge fund Polychain Capital has pushed back against a report that it is seeking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in an IPO.
  
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• Tether’s Relationship with Auditor ‘Dissolved’: Reports

  29-01-2018 20:21
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  Embattled cryptocurrency startup Tether has reportedly severed ties with Friedman LLP, an accounting firm hired to audit the company’s balance sheet. Tether’s Relationship with Auditor ‘Dissolved’ Tether, the issuer of the dollar-pegged USDT token, had contracted with Friedman to verify that the nearly 2.3 billion USDT in circulation are fully-backed by real dollars st
  
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• Game Machine ICO Unleashes the Power of Blockchain

  29-01-2018 19:56 via newsbtc.com
  Gaming Industry has found a novel way to grow with the help of Game Machine, a crowdfunding platform presenting a huge analytics data and ratings from the participants. The token sale of the platform started on December 14, 2017 and is being almost completed – the ICO has only 2 days left.
  The Background
  Gaming industry showed remarkable growth, hitting $108.9 billion in 2017. The industry is further rising to new levels in view of increasing popularity of decentralized technologies. To ex
  
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• Hacker Steals $150,000 Worth of Ethereum from Experty ICO

  29-01-2018 19:22
  Leaked database equipped the hacker to attack potential investors with a classic phishing tactic.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Drops 4% as Cryptocurrency Market Struggles in Recovery

  29-01-2018 19:18
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  The price of bitcoin has dropped by 4 percent earlier today, on January 29, as the entire cryptocurrency market struggled to recover from its previous corrections. Other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Cardano, and Stellar have also fallen by small margins, in the 3 to 5 percent region. Bitcoin’s Performance The slump in the performance of
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• Bitoasis to Offer Ripple Trading Starting Next Week

  29-01-2018 19:16
  The largest Bitcoin exchange in Dubai opens its doors to the third most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap.
  
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• XWIN ICO: Days Left To Get In On The Ground Floor

  29-01-2018 19:01
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  This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Only a few days are left to participate in the XWIN ICO, allowing investors to get in on the ground floor of a prominent cryptocurrency betting platform. XWIN is
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• ‎Texas Banking Commissioner Strikes AriseBank with Cease and Desist Order

  29-01-2018 18:47
  AriseBank markets itself as a real-time crypto-banking.
  
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• Ripple Vets Raising Money for Crypto Hedge Fund

  29-01-2018 18:30
  Two former employees of distributed ledger startup Ripple are raising money for a new cryptocurrency hedge fund, public records show.
  
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• South Korean National Pension Fund Invests in Cryptocurrency Exchanges

  29-01-2018 18:28
  The NPS indirectly invested 2.6 billion won in four cryptocurrency exchanges.
  
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• Chinese Finance Association Cautions on Overseas Cryptocurrency Trading, ICOs

  29-01-2018 18:24
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  China’s internet finance association is warning citizens against participating in overseas cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offering (ICO) investments. The National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA), a major self-regulated internet finance guild has issued a new public notice urging investors to be wary of risks involved in cryptocurrency trading on overseas platfo
  
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• (+) $50,000 Bitcoin Could Come Sooner Than You Think, According to Portfolio Manager

  29-01-2018 18:15
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• Prodeum ICO Scams Investors, Greets (Trolls) Them With ‘p****s’

  29-01-2018 17:42
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  An initial coin offering called Prodeum has scammed investors and greeted them with a one-word ‘penis’ salute after the fact. A quick scan of the project’s Ethereum deposit address shows that less than two ether’s worth of funds were actually collected across 44 total transactions. Considering some of those transactions are withdrawals, it appears very
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• Philippines SEC Plans to Regulate Cryptocurrencies, ICOs

  29-01-2018 17:15
  The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission has said that it is developing rules around crypto trading to curb the risk of fraud.
  
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• UK Crypto Trader Forced to Hand Over Bitcoin at Gunpoint

  29-01-2018 16:30
  A British man who runs a cryptocurrency trading firm was yesterday forced at gunpoint to hand over an unknown quantity of bitcoin.
  
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• ‘Bitcoin is a Fork, Bitcoin Cash Is the Original Blockchain,’ Claims NIST Report

  29-01-2018 16:02
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  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a draft of its blockchain technology primer, and — consciously or not — it takes a controversial stand on the Bitcoin scaling debate. As currently written, the 57-page “Blockchain Technology Overview” (Draft NISTIR 8202), which was published by the institute’s Computer Secu
  
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• Ethereum Is Quietly Closing In on Record Price Highs

  29-01-2018 15:45
  Ethereum's ether token could revisit record highs very soon, courtesy of last week's bullish price action.
  
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• Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Just Got Acquired

  29-01-2018 15:30
  Bitcoin services startup BTCC said it's been acquired by a Hong Kong-based blockchain investment fund. It did not name the buyer or reveal the price.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Slips Into the Red as Robinhood-Fueled Rally Stalls

  29-01-2018 15:01
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  Cryptocurrency prices went south on Monday after Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced that it may conduct on-site inspections of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges in response to Coincheck’s $530 million hack. The Bitcoin price led the retreat with a five percent decline, and most other top-tier coins followed suit. As a rule, Japan has been very
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• Kansas Latest US State to Warn on Crypto Investment Risk

  29-01-2018 14:30
  The securities commissioner of the U.S. state of Kansas has issued a warning on the risks of cryptocurrency and ICO investments.
  
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• BTCC Acquired by Hong Kong Blockchain Fund, Aims to “Aggressively Grow”

  29-01-2018 14:25
  BTCC receives cash injection, aims to push its three business arms outward.
  
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• Coincheck Hack May Lead to On-Site Inspections of Other Japanese Exchanges

  29-01-2018 14:03
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  Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) said that it may conduct on-site inspections of other domestic cryptocurrency exchanges in response to last week’s Coincheck hack. Japanese Regulators May Inspect Other Exchanges in Wake of Coincheck Hack The FSA, the regulatory body which oversees cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan, made this announcement during a press conference on Monday
  
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• In Their Own Words: Real Companies Talk Ripple XRP Pilots

  29-01-2018 14:00
  Coming off several weeks of intense criticism enterprise blockchain startup Ripple has revealed several clients using its native cryptocurrency, XRP.
  
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• Japanese Electronics Retail Giant Launches Bitcoin Payments

  29-01-2018 13:15
  Major Japanese electronics retailer Yamada Denki is partnering with the BitFlyer exchange to trial bitcoin payment in two of its stores.
  
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• Starbucks Chairman Interested in Cryptocurrency Market, Just Not Bitcoin

  29-01-2018 13:06
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  Howard Schultz, who recently revealed an ambitious 30,000 square-foot Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai in partnership with Alibaba, expressed his enthusiasm towards the cryptocurrency market. Cryptocurrency For Retailers In the next few years, Schultz stated that he believes several legitimate cryptocurrencies will emerge, endorsed and adopted by retailers. He said: “I personally believe t
  
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• ionomy Studios Partners with Kasey Kahne Racing and Announces “Offroad Heat” Racing Game

  29-01-2018 12:58
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• Bitcoin Price Looking Heavy As News Turns Negative

  29-01-2018 12:45
  Bitcoin's possible upside appears capped by a recent run of negative news, most notably a major Japanese exchange hack.
  
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• Regalcoin Platform Launch Regalseven (R7)

  29-01-2018 12:36
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• Fairmeet Has Reached Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Central Finova

  29-01-2018 12:15
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• The DAOx Project: How Blockchain-Based Entities Will Reshape the Business

  29-01-2018 12:07
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• Japan’s Largest Consumer Electronics Chain Now Accepts Bitcoin

  29-01-2018 12:07
  The retail chain has launched this service on a trial basis at two of its largest stores in Tokyo.
  
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• South Korea’s Largest E-Commerce Platform is Integrating 12 Cryptocurrencies Including Bitcoin

  29-01-2018 12:06
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  WeMakePrice, better known as Wemepu, one of South Korea’s largest e-commerce platforms, is integrating 12 cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin in collaboration with Bithumb, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. First Major Retailer and E-Commerce Platform in South Korea According to local mainstream media outlets, WeMakePr
  
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• Coincheck Must Report on Security Failures, Says Finance Watchdog

  29-01-2018 12:00
  Following last week's huge hack, Japan's Financial Services Agency has said Coincheck must report on the issues and its plan for improvements.
  
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• Decentralized Video Sharing Platform Viuly Offers Video Makers Unrestricted Earnings

  29-01-2018 11:57
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• Fintech and Blockchain Mavens Launch International Digital Asset Exchange Council (“IDAXC”) to Accelerate the Mainstreaming of Rapidly Emerging “Real-Asset” Crypto Sector

  29-01-2018 11:55
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• PayPro – How the Banks of the Future Will Look Alike Thanks to Bitcoin

  29-01-2018 11:51
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• Blockchain Technology Gives Rise to Innovative Marketing Solutions: Introducing Pluscoin

  29-01-2018 11:47
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• Philippines Authorities to Issue Cryptocurrency Regulations in 2018

  29-01-2018 11:37
  "Unfortunately, there have been a lot of cases where ICO promoters vanish into thin air. We don't want that to happen here."
  
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• Texas Halts Crypto Banking Operation over Regulatory Violations

  29-01-2018 11:02
  A Texas financial regulator has issued a cease-and-desist order, this time to decentralized banking platform AriseBank.
  
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• Japan’s Financial Services Agency Isn’t Happy With Coincheck

  29-01-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  Last week’s big news was how Coincheck got hacked. With hundreds of millions in funds lost, things are not looking great. The company will refund all users by using money from their own reserves, though. Moreover, the exchange now faces additional scrutiny in Japan as well. The local financial regulator ordered the company to get its act together. A very strong warning not to be taken lightly.To put this into perspective, Coincheck being hacked is a very real problem. Cryptocurrency exchan
  
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