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• Eticket4: A Blockchain Based Online Ticketing Ecosystem.

  01-02-2018 23:57 via newsbtc.com
  The ease of online commerce has significantly impacted the Online Event Ticket Sales industry in size, scope, and profitability. The economy is anticipated to continue its expansion and consumer disposable incomes are expected to rise. Online ticket sellers will remain the primary source of tickets for sporting events -such as the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018 in Moscow, Russia, music concerts, cultural festivals, public appearances and more.
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• New Crypto-Platform Will Help Beauty Salons Make Easy Bookings

  01-02-2018 23:19 via newsbtc.com
  Online beauty bookings startup JOLYY is building a Blockchain-based platform, which will improve the way beauty salons manage their appointments.
  The system is already operating as a scaled-down version, and now the company plans to build its next generation with the help of the blockchain. This will extend its capabilities beyond salons and to the wider market.
  The beauty industry has been growing steadily in the past decades, recently enjoying a healthy boost from different online channels. As
  
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• Bee Token ICO Stung by $1 Million Phishing Scam

  01-02-2018 23:15
  Due to a phishing scam, investors in the Bee Token ICO have actually sent nearly $1 million to malicious actors instead.
  
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• Quartet of blockchain ETFs try to cash in on cryptocurrency craze - MarketWatch

  01-02-2018 22:59
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  Quartet of blockchain ETFs try to cash in on cryptocurrency craze
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  Cryptocurrency markets might be cooling off, but the hype around blockchain isn't abating, judging by the popularity of exchange-traded funds centered on the technology. Four new ETFs, all promising to give investors exposure to blockchain technology ...and more »
  
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• Birdchain Brings Mass-adoption of Crypto

  01-02-2018 22:48 via newsbtc.com
  Birdchain is a decentralized app (dapp) that will create universal basic income by allowing regular people to monetize their phone. Users are not required to have specific knowledge or skills, all they have to do is to download the app.
  Although the idea is quite straightforward, successful implementation of it will have a tremendous effect on the crypto universe. Birdchain has all the right traits to bring about mass adoption of blockchain technology, especially with today’s world boastin
  
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• Bee Token ICO Derailed by Phishing Scam, Possible Theft of $1 Million in Ethereum

  01-02-2018 22:38
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  When the Bee Token ICO kicked off on Wednesday, thousands of investors rushed to fund “Beenest,” a commission-free home-sharing platform that aims to disrupt industry heavyweights Airbnb and VRBO. Unfortunately, hundreds of them unwittingly fell prey to an email- and Telegram-based phishing scam targeted at prospective Bee Token ICO contributors. Bee Token has spent the
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• India’s Finance Minister: Country Proactively Exploring Blockchain Technology Applications

  01-02-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  The Indian government isn’t looking too kindly on cryptocurrencies, but the country has certainly caught on to the potential applications for blockchain and associated technology.
  Blockchain technology is becoming a favourite in India, Asia’s third-largest economy, for solidifying information, sharing records, and preventing tampering. In his budget speech on February 1st, the country’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the following: “The government will
  
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• UPS Might Be Making a Locker That Accepts Bitcoin

  01-02-2018 22:00
  A new patent application filed by UPS indicates that bitcoin could be used as a payment system.
  
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• Decentralized Ethereum App Status Invests in P2P Messaging Platform

  01-02-2018 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Status, the Ethereum-based mobile operating system, has invested $5 million in Matrix, a peer to peer messaging application used by millions of active users globally. In an interview with CoinJournal, Status co-founder Carl Bennetts emphasized the similarities between Status and Matrix, explaining that both projects are essentially aiming to evolve into major decentralized communication platforms. Bennetts […]
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• (+) DigixDAO: The Only Crypto in the Top-100 to Rise on Thursday

  01-02-2018 21:39
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• Bitcoin Price Slump Merely “Growing Pains”: Cryptocurrency Brokerage Executive

  01-02-2018 21:31
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  It’s been raining on bitcoin in 2018, but one London-based broker is taking the pullback in stride. BitcoinBro CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie told Bloomberg that despite bitcoin shedding nearly 50% of its value in the past four weeks, he’s not worried. Instead, he pointed to “growing pains,” saying that he remains “very bullish over the long
  
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• Winding Tree Uses Blockchain to Restore Choice to the Travel Industry

  01-02-2018 21:27 via newsbtc.com
  Online Travel Agents are declining in popularity as people are looking elsewhere for real choice. Can Winding Tree rewind this?
  Does airfare make any sense to you? Are you completely flummoxed at how complex it is to really find an airline ticket at a decent price? Sometimes flying from an airport further away from your home or your destination is cheaper by leaps and bounds instead of taking a direct flight to the destination. Sometimes making multiple connections is cheaper than just buying a
  
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• City of Taipei to Use IOTA’s Blockless Tangle for its Smart City Goals

  01-02-2018 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The IOTA Foundation has announced that it has teamed up with Taipei City to help it reach its smart city goals. The capital of Taiwan is to integrate IOTA’s blockless distributed ledger technology, Tangle, to explore the possibilities of meeting its ‘Smart City Living Lab’ needs through a variety of projects. The first project will […]
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• Have Bitcoin? This airport is starting to accept cryptocurrency - Lonely Planet Travel News

  01-02-2018 21:03
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  Have Bitcoin? This airport is starting to accept cryptocurrency
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  If you happen to have some wildly valuable Bitcoin hanging around, there's now a chance to spend some of the cryptocurrency at an Australian Airport. Pay for items with Bitcoin at Brisbane Airport. Image by Brisbane Airport. Brisbane Airport is working ...and more »
  
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• Cryptocurrency Regulation in 2018: Where the World Stands Right Now - Bitcoin Magazine

  01-02-2018 21:03
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  Cryptocurrency Regulation in 2018: Where the World Stands Right Now
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  If 2017 was the year of the ICO, it seems as if 2018 is destined to become the year of regulatory reckoning. Things have already begun to heat up as countries around the world grapple with cryptocurrencies and try to determine how they are going to ...
  Facebook Is No Longer Allowing Ads for Cryptocurrency, but the Ban Is 'Intentionally Broad'Adweek
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• Have Bitcoin? This is airport is starting to accept cryptocurrency - Lonely Planet Travel News

  01-02-2018 21:01
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  Have Bitcoin? This is airport is starting to accept cryptocurrency
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  If you happen to have some wildly valuable Bitcoin hanging around, there's now a chance to spend some of the cryptocurrency at an Australian Airport. Pay for items with Bitcoin at Brisbane Airport. Image by Brisbane Airport. Brisbane Airport is working ...and more »
  
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• Will Regulation Weigh on Cryptocurrencies?

  01-02-2018 20:45 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrencies have seen some significant, broad-based selling pressure in recent weeks that could be attributed to several factors. Without a doubt, the notion of increasing regulation has played a role in the recent downside, and ongoing changes in the regulatory environment could continue to fuel market volatility.
  South Korea has already taken some significant steps to regulate trading in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, as new rules are set to take effect this week. The South Korean Fi
  
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• January 2018: Cryptocurrency Bloodbath

  01-02-2018 20:31 via newsbtc.com
  Mere weeks after Bitcoin peaked at close to $20,000 in December 2017, a widespread crash brought the crypto top dog and rest of the cryptocurrency market, down to its knees. While Bitcoin was already on a steady decline since reaching its all-time high valuation, the magnitude of the situation worsened on January 15, 2018, as other major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Cash, Ripple and Litecoin followed its lead.
  It wasn’t just the major cryptocurrencies that declined by a significant percen
  
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• EU Launches Blockchain Observatory and Forum to “Unite” Economy Around Blockchain

  01-02-2018 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  The EU throws its weight behind blockchain technology – the European Commission launches the Blockchain Observatory.
  The European Commission announced in a press release today the launch of the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum, taking a great step forward aimed at “uniting” the economy around Blockchain. The project will bring together various sectors, including regulators, industry experts, and politicians, to develop new use cases. European Commissioner
  
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• Crypto Cleanup? Law Group to Focus on Tech Messes

  01-02-2018 20:30
  Stephen Palley's team will work on mediating disputes and what people in the traditional finance world call "workouts" – fixing distressed situations.
  
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• Crypto Cleanup Crew? New Law Practice Focuses on Resolving Messes

  01-02-2018 20:30
  Stephen Palley's team will work on mediating disputes and what people in the traditional finance world call "workouts" – fixing distressed situations.
  
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• BITCOIN 101: A beginner's guide to understanding the cryptocurrency, illustrated like a children's book - Business Insider

  01-02-2018 20:30
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  BITCOIN 101: A beginner's guide to understanding the cryptocurrency, illustrated like a children's book
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  Bitcoin, the digital currency that's been monopolizing conversations, has grown rapidly in value in the last year. Unfortunately, it's not always an easy concept to understand, much less to get involved in. Now, Cash App, Square's payment app that lets ...and more »
  
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• Square’s Cash App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Buy Bitcoin

  01-02-2018 20:18
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  Fintech startup Square rolled out full support for Bitcoin to the majority of US customers this week, making it easier than ever to buy bitcoin — and, as seems to be the prevailing trend this year — sell it. Square CEO Jack Dorsey revealed the rollout on Twitter, adding that the digital payments firm believes
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• CLOUT Lists On Industry Leading Cryptocurrency Exchange HitBTC Today

  01-02-2018 19:18 via newsbtc.com
  The cryptocurrency space has had a tough couple of weeks if you look at the bellwether of the sector, the bitcoin price, and this has caused a wave of FUD type coverage across the mainstream media outlets.
  Take a look behind the scenes, however, and things are far from slowing down. Those companies that are pushing to revolutionize the global technological space by applying blockchain technology to the existing framework are making strides regardless of wider market sentiment and this has served
  
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• Mysterious cryptocurrency co. buys out land around Tesla's Gigafactory - Teslarati

  01-02-2018 19:15
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  Mysterious cryptocurrency co. buys out land around Tesla's Gigafactory
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  Tesla's Gigafactory in Nevada will soon be joined by Blockchains, LLC in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, with the cryptocurrency firm purchasing 67,125 acres of the 105,000-acre industrial area. Blockchains, LLC's massive site would be home to its ...
  
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• India rejects cryptocurrency, but it isn't giving up on blockchain - Engadget

  01-02-2018 19:11
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  India rejects cryptocurrency, but it isn't giving up on blockchain
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  India officially will not treat cryptocurrencies as legal tender and will try to stop their use in payments, according to a Bloomberg report. This isn't unexpected, given how the country sent tens of thousands of tax notices out after realizing virtual ...and more »
  
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• Most Cryptocurrencies Decline by Over 15% in Market Slump: Factors and Trends

  01-02-2018 19:02
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  The price of bitcoin has fallen below $9,400, by more than 8 percent, as the cryptocurrency market experienced yet another major correction. Trend Most cryptocurencies in the market fell by more than 15 percent, as major cryptocurrencies like Ripple, Cardano, Bitcoin Cash, and Stellar have fallen in the range of 12 percent to 16 percent.
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• SPECTRE Creators Propose 'PHANTOM' Blockchain Protocol

  01-02-2018 19:00
  The researchers behind the SPECTRE project have developed another blockchain scaling solution called the PHANTOM protocol.
  
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• 2-Month Low: Bitcoin Price Drops Below $9K

  01-02-2018 18:22
  The price of bitcoin has fallen below $9,000 for the first time in two months, representing a decline of roughly 11% on the day.
  
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• Austrian Startup Completes First Lightning Transaction on a Bitcoin ATM

  01-02-2018 18:05
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  An Austria-based cryptocurrency startup has completed what it believes to be the first Bitcoin ATM transaction made using the Lightning Network (LN). Austrian Startup Coinfinity Completes First Lightning Transaction on a Bitcoin ATM Coinfinity, which operates out of Graz, already held the distinctions of deploying the first Bitcoin ATM and web-based cryptocurrency trading platform in
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• What cryptocurrency means to NVIDIA - Motley Fool

  01-02-2018 17:46
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  What cryptocurrency means to NVIDIA
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  Last quarter, NVIDIA reported that its cryptocurrency-related revenues had dropped 53% sequentially to $70 million, or 3% of its top line. That slowdown indicates that direct purchases of new NVIDIA GPUs for mining were slowing down, but that low ...
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• Cryptocurrency is big, but there are still reasons to be skeptical - TechRepublic

  01-02-2018 17:43
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  Cryptocurrency is big, but there are still reasons to be skeptical
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  Bitcoin, and other digital currencies like it, are soaring in value. That doesn't mean it's a good idea to just jump in, according to TechRepublic's Brandon Vigliarolo. By Brandon Vigliarolo | February 1, 2018, 8:41 AM PST. 0. Email; Print; Reddit ...and more »
  
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• Facebook Is No Longer Allowing Ads for Cryptocurrency, but the Ban Is 'Intentionally Broad' - Adweek

  01-02-2018 17:29
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  Facebook Is No Longer Allowing Ads for Cryptocurrency, but the Ban Is 'Intentionally Broad'
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  Zuckerberg wrote, “With the rise of a small number of big tech companies—and governments using technology to watch their citizens—many people now believe technology only centralizes power rather than decentralizes it. There are important counter ...
  Facebook banned cryptocurrency ads but it still shows them anyhowTNW
  Facebook bans advertisements for cryptocurrency exchange
  
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• India's Finance Minister Strikes Stern Tone on Cryptos in Budget Speech

  01-02-2018 17:15
  During his annual budget speech, Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley confirmed his position that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender.
  
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• Credit Card Firms Are Charging Fees for Buying Cryptocurrency - Investopedia (blog)

  01-02-2018 17:12
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  Credit Card Firms Are Charging Fees for Buying Cryptocurrency
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  Coinbase, the most popular cryptocurrency exchange and the one most associated with recent speculation by retail investors, sent an email to some customers early Feb. 1, alerting them that credit card companies are beginning to treat cryptocurrency ...and more »
  
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• Malicious Cryptocurrency Mining: A $100 Million Hacker’s Dream

  01-02-2018 17:01
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  Talos, a leading cyber security intelligence firm, estimates that malicious breaches in cryptocurrency mining operations could be netting hackers more than $100 million a year. Why Hacking Miners Is The New Trend Hackers aren’t just going after mining operations because cryptocurrency is worth a lot of money (we’ll do the math in a minute). They
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• Developer of ‘Clean Master’ App Launches Cryptocurrency Wallet

  01-02-2018 16:39
  Cheetah Mobile has a raft of well-known mobile apps such as Clean Master ‎and anti-virus software CM Security. ‎
  
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• The High-Minded Cryptocurrency in $500 Million Heist: QuickTake - Bloomberg

  01-02-2018 16:21
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  The High-Minded Cryptocurrency in $500 Million Heist: QuickTake
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  When hackers broke into a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan last week, they made off with about $500 million. But what they stole wasn't Bitcoin or Ether. They swiped a digital currency called XEM. If you have no idea what that is, you're not alone. XEM ...
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• Samsung Confirms It's Now Making Cryptocurrency Mining Chips ... - CoinDesk

  01-02-2018 16:02
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  Samsung Confirms It's Now Making Cryptocurrency Mining Chips ...
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  Samsung has confirmed it is now manufacturing specialized cryptocurrency mining chips after reports to that effect surfaced this week. South Korean news outlet The Bell first revealed the news on Jan. 30, stating that Samsung was kicking off ...
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• Zcash Price Could Hit $60,000 by 2025, Predicts Grayscale Analyst

  01-02-2018 16:01
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  An analyst at the investment firm behind the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTC: GBTC) predicted that the Zcash price could reach $60,000 by 2025 if investors begin to use it in place of traditional offshore banking services. Last week, Grayscale Investments published the investment thesis for the Zcash Trust, the latest fund in its lineup of
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• Samsung Confirms It's Now Making Cryptocurrency Mining Chips

  01-02-2018 16:00
  Samsung has confirmed it is now manufacturing cryptocurrency mining chips after reports earlier this week.
  
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• Samsung Confirms It's Now Making Crypto Mining Chips

  01-02-2018 16:00
  Samsung has confirmed it is now manufacturing cryptocurrency mining chips after reports earlier this week.
  
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• Back at $1: Ripple's XRP Retreats Amid Market Sell-off

  01-02-2018 15:46
  Down to a two-week low, Ripple's XRP token is taking a beating amid a broad losses across the cryptocurrency markets.
  
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• SportyCo Sports Financing Project Rebrands, Taps World Famous Athlete And Technology Partner

  01-02-2018 15:17
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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. Everyone loves sports, so it makes sense that today’s most transformative technology – the blockchain – should help give athletes from all over the world a better chance to
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• Olympic Athlete’s Crypto Sharks Won First Battles in the New Blockchain Game

  01-02-2018 15:05
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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. The era of blockchain games has arrived. Started from trading crypto collectibles it has finally got to massively multiplayer action. With some crypto pets made thousands of dollars
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• Illinois Eyes Blockchain for IDs and Public Asset Management

  01-02-2018 15:00
  An Illinois government task force is eyeing blockchain tech in the management of state citizens' identification and tokenizing public sector assets.
  
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• Cash Carrying Japan Crazy for Crypto

  01-02-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  When China banned ICOs and crypto exchanges last year it fell from grace in crypto land. The People’s Republic had the highest volume of trade in the world and produced 80% of all the Bitcoins. Today China is a crypto wasteland and that accolade has moved over to neighboring Japan who can’t get enough of the stuff.
  Japanese investors are going crazy for crypto but according to reports they are still in love with cash. Global financial strategist at Deutsche Bank, Masao Muraki, cited
  
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• Winding Tree Seeks to Redefine Travel

  01-02-2018 14:48
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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. One of the greatest frustrations of purchasing tickets and planning holidays is the opacity of the whole process. There is no explanation why something costs what it costs
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• Artemine Introduces Genesis Addresses Trading: A New Market?

  01-02-2018 14:40
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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. Logistically, financially, and environmentally: conventional methods of coin mining are highly unsustainable. Artemine eliminates the requirement of users to purchase and operate expensive energy guzzling hardware and purpose
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• Blockchain-Based Project Aims to Develop a Neobank 2.0

  01-02-2018 14:28
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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. Upon the development of the first online banks back in 2007, the scope was to target a defined clientele and provide the people with an complete 100% online
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