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• SEC Denies FOIA Request on Controversial Tezos ICO

  09-02-2018 23:55
  The SEC's denial of a FOIA request for records about the troubled blockchain project does not state that Tezos is under investigation.
  
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• Betrium, The First Partly-Decentralized Global Betting Exchange Platform Witnesses High Demand as Crowdsale Enters Final Stage

  09-02-2018 23:48 via newsbtc.com
  The pre-sale ICO campaign of Betrium, the world’s first decentralized betting exchange platform, is live now, with 9,198,555 Betrium tokens (BTRM) already sold out. The pre-ICO started on January 30, 2018, will end on February 18, 2018. Hence, if you want to participate in the pre-ICO, it’s the high time to go for it.
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  Betrium is the platform developed by an intellectual group of entrepreneurs belonging to MIT and MIPT. It is the first partly-decentralized global betting
  
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• Elite Universities in U.S. Offering More and More Cryptocurrency Courses

  09-02-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Several elite universities in the U.S. have added — or are rushing to add — cryptocurrency courses that teach about Bitcoin and associated record-keeping technologies.
  This semester, graduate-level courses are available at Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Duke, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Maryland, among other schools. This helps highlight public interest in the technology across several academic fields, as well as the assumption that it will outlast the
  
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• MyEtherWallet Co-Founder Rebrands Twitter Page, Launches Rival Venture

  09-02-2018 22:05
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  Popular Ethereum wallet service MyEtherWallet (MEW) recently became the center of the cryptocurrency community’s latest controversy, as co-founder Taylor Monahan recently announced a new, rival venture, dubbed MyCrypto.com. The new venture, for now, boasts a user interface nearly identical to that of MEW. Per the new company, an entirely new website will soon be launched,
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• Meet Brian Forde: Californian Congressional Candidate and Crypto Enthusiast

  09-02-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over the past year, Bitcoin’s meteoric rise has captivated the financial world, but the political world has had trouble catching on. Washington, for the most part, remains ignorant of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Fortunately, that may soon change, with Brian Forde running for Congress in California.
  A roster of prominent crypto investors has come together to support first-time Democratic congressional candidate, Brian Forde, who is hoping to unseat the incumbent Re
  
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• Bitcoin Has Triggered the Energy Arms Race

  09-02-2018 21:50 via newsbtc.com
  4NEW, Powerledger, Wepower, Jibrell Networks, Earth Token, KWHCoin are some of the players within the energy sector to have entered crypto over the past six months. One could argue that Bitcoin may have triggered the Energy arms race as each company attempts to redefine how energy should be accessed by the community in the most scalable manner.
  Crypto-markets have experienced quite the turbulent journey over the past year. Not only has it risen sharply, it has also fallen sharply sparking fears
  
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• Hedge Fund Manager: Floored Bitcoin Price is Under-Owned

  09-02-2018 21:45
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  Bitcoin and the other leading digital coins are trading in the green on Friday. The bounce doesn’t surprise Dan Morehead, head of Pantera Capital, a $1 billion long/short cryptocurrency and blockchain hedge fund, who as an early bitcoin investor has seen this movie before, telling CNBC that bitcoin in recent days had reached a bottom. Bitcoin closed
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• Cryptocurrency This Week - Investopedia (blog)

  09-02-2018 21:14 via investopedia.com
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  Cryptocurrency markets were in the red for most of this week due to a variety of developments that ranged from China intensifying its crackdown on cryptocurrencies to Congressional testimony by the heads of the SEC and CFTC. The news was mostly ...
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• Nvidia CEO Says Cryptocurrency Is 'Not Going to Go Away'

  09-02-2018 21:00
  Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang commented on the rise of cryptocurrencies in an interview Friday, saying they are "not going to go away."
  
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• Warren Buffett-Owned Railroad Joins Blockchain Transport Consortium

  09-02-2018 20:38
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  It may be the closest the billionaire investor ever gets to bitcoin. Berkshire Hathaway-owned BNSF, a US and Canadian railway based in Ft. Worth, Texas, is the newest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), which is comprised of 200-plus freight and logistics plays that are interested in incorporating distributed ledger technology into their
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• Russian Engineers Arrested for Mining Bitcoin at Federal Nuclear Center

  09-02-2018 20:15 via newsbtc.com
  A team of Russian nuclear engineers have been arrested for allegedly using a powerful government supercomputer at the Federal Nuclear Center to mine Bitcoin. In a statement, the center’s press service said: “There has been an unsanctioned attempt to use computer facilities for private purposes including so-called mining.”
  The supercomputer was not supposed to be connected to the internet — to prevent misuse — and once the scientists got online, the nuclear center&rs
  
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• Russian Scientists Arrested for Crypto Mining at Nuclear Lab

  09-02-2018 20:00
  Several scientists working at a Russian nuclear weapons research facility have been arrested for mining cryptocurrencies at the site.
  
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• Curated Just For You: People Can Earn Free Tokens by Joining the Platform

  09-02-2018 19:35 via newsbtc.com
  Crowdfunding for ICOs is going to help crypto startups make their way through but, firstly, building a sustainable platform is required by its creators. CoinStarter’s marketing is the solution?CoinStarterBox is world’s first and largest coin membership club and a marketing company for ICOs both inside and outside of our platform which was built-up on giving free tokens to users after every registration. It is a marketing campaign which was developed to support CoinStarter– a fu
  
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• Russian Firm Launches Bitcoin Anxiety Hotline as Correction Leaves Investors Nervous

  09-02-2018 19:30
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  A Russian company has launched a “Bitcoin anxiety hotline” targeted at cryptocurrency investors who find themselves struggling to stomach the market’s recent downward trajectory. The Moscow-based Blockchain Fund established the service and began answering calls from distraught investors earlier this week, according to a report from Russian-language publication Lif
  
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• Ethereum Devs Call for Public Debate on Fund Recovery

  09-02-2018 19:05
  A controversial proposal that would seek to alter how ethereum's developers approach software changes saw debate at a meeting Friday.
  
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• Blockchain-Friendly Arizona Moves to Allow Bitcoin Tax Payments

  09-02-2018 18:27
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  Lawmakers in Arizona, a blockchain friendly state, have proposed allowing residents to pay their taxes in bitcoin. State Rep. Jeff Weninger, a co-sponsor for the bill, which the senate finance committee has already passed, said the measure will send a signal to the U.S. and possibly worldwide that Arizona is a place for blockchain and digital
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• New Jersey Issues Cease-and-Desist to Crypto Investment Firm

  09-02-2018 18:00
  New Jersey regulators have sent a cease-and-desist letter to an online cryptocurrency investment site called Bitstrade.
  
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• Arizona Moves One Step Closer to Accepting Bitcoin for Taxes

  09-02-2018 17:30
  The Arizona Senate has cleared a bill that aims to allow residents in the state to pay their taxes with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
  
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• IRS Prepares to Bring Down the Hammer on Bitcoin Tax Cheats

  09-02-2018 17:24
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  US residents still have two more months to submit their annual federal tax returns, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has already begun preparations to bring down the hammer on Bitcoin tax cheats. The tax collection agency has assembled a team of 10 investigators to focus on international crimes, and one of its chief mandates
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• Ripple Price 25% Gain Headlines Crypto Markets Recovery

  09-02-2018 16:30
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  The cryptocurrency markets extended their recovery on Friday, adding $14 billion to inch their way back above the $400 billion threshold. This time, however, it was the Ripple price’s turn to lead the rally, and the third-largest cryptocurrency posted a large-cap-best 21 percent increase. At present, the cryptocurrency market cap is valued at $413 billion,
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• Gibraltar on Pace to Discuss & Draft ICO Laws, Regulations

  09-02-2018 16:25
  "We remain fully committed to ensuring that we protect consumers and the reputation of our jurisdiction"
  
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• French, German Finance Ministers Call for G20 Crypto Discussion

  09-02-2018 16:15
  France and Germany have called for the G-20 to discuss cooperative action on cryptocurrencies ahead of a summit next month.
  
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• Binance Reopens Trading Following Day-Long Downtime

  09-02-2018 15:45
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  Cryptocurrency exchange Binance reopened trading on Friday morning following more than a day of system maintenance and rumors that it had become the latest trading platform to succumb to a hack. Binance Reopens Trading Following Daylong Downtime Trading resumed at 10 am UTC, approximately six hours after the company had said the platform would be
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• Lesser-Known LSK Was Crypto's Big Weekly Winner

  09-02-2018 15:20
  After a rough week across the markets, CoinDesk looks at the cryptocurrencies in the top 25 that have fared well, and not so well.
  
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• Republican Senate Candidate Accepts The Largest Single Bitcoin Donation in Federal Election History

  09-02-2018 14:53
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  Missouri Republican candidate, Austin Petersen, the former Libertarian, has received 24 bitcoin donations so far in his campaign for Senate – the largest of which, valued at $4,500, is officially the largest single Bitcoin donation ever accepted by a US politician according to the Federal Election Commission. According to the Federal Election Commission, Senate
  
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• Decentralized Marketplace With Multilevel Cashback

  09-02-2018 14:06 via newsbtc.com
  IAC is an automated platform that combines the best features of payment systems, cashback services, and affiliate programs. In other words, this is a system of marketplace with a multilevel recommendation system that allows you not only to make purchases at favorable prices but also to earn money on the referrals’ cashbacks.
  For the first 4 years, the platform has increased the number from several hundreds of users to 650.000, reached a turnover of $10 million dollars and laid the groundwo
  
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• Why Crypto Needs to Start Talking Seriously About SpankChain

  09-02-2018 14:00
  SpankChain is gaining a reputation in the developer community for moving fast to make payment channels work with a thoughtful user experience.
  
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• Why Crypto Needs to Start Taking SpankChain Seriously

  09-02-2018 14:00
  SpankChain is gaining a reputation in the developer community for moving fast to make payment channels work with a thoughtful user experience.
  
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• India's Tax Department Is Sending Notices to Crypto Investors

  09-02-2018 14:00
  The chairman of India's Central Board of Direct Tax says the agency is sending notices to crypto investors that haven't declared their gains.
  
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• KodakOne Official Rejects Criticism: “We Had to Play By the Rules”

  09-02-2018 13:53
  An interview with WENN Digital CEO Jan Denecke on navigating the regulatory space in blockchain.
  
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• Hacked Japanese Exchange Coincheck to Resume Yuan Withdrawals on Tuesday

  09-02-2018 13:49
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  Japanese exchange Coincheck has announced it will re-enable customers to withdraw their fiat yen deposits next week. In an announcement today, the embattled exchange confirmed it will remove the temporary suspension of Japanese Yen (JPY) withdrawals from customers’ accounts at the exchange. The suspension was put in place to ‘protect and ensure the integrity of
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• Hacked Japanese Exchange Coincheck to Resume Yen Withdrawals on Tuesday

  09-02-2018 13:49
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  Japanese exchange Coincheck has announced it will re-enable customers to withdraw their fiat yen deposits next week. In an announcement today, the embattled exchange confirmed it will remove the temporary suspension of Japanese Yen (JPY) withdrawals from customers’ accounts at the exchange. The suspension was put in place to ‘protect and ensure the integrity of
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• Bitstrades Coin Offers Investors Returns for Just Holding the Coin

  09-02-2018 13:29
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• The Cryptocurrency Future Lies with PLAAK

  09-02-2018 13:19
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• Japan’s Financial Regulator Begins On-Site Inspections Of Cryptocurrency Exchanges

  09-02-2018 13:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Japan’s financial regulator said on Friday that it has begun on-site inspections of cryptocurrency exchanges following the hack of Coincheck last month. After the late-January theft, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) requested cryptocurrency exchange operators in Japan, both licensed and those awaiting approval, to report to the authority on how they manage risks to protect […]
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• Korean Exchange Bithumb Is Accepting New Users Again

  09-02-2018 13:05
  Bithumb is now accepting new investor registrations after a successful integration of "know-your-customer" procedures.
  
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• 2018 Guide to Participating in ICOs

  09-02-2018 13:04
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• Crypto Exchange Coinbase to Use Machine Learning for Customer ID Verification

  09-02-2018 12:44
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  The demand for Cryptocurrencies increased exponentially over the past few months and exchanges have not been able to keep up with the demand. Some exchanges have entirely stopped new user sign-ups. One of the biggest exchanges of them all, Coinbase, has also faced many issues and admitted poor customer experience for verification in a blog
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• Blockhive Introduces the ILP – The New and Improved Crypto Fundraising

  09-02-2018 12:41 via crypto-news.net
  The advent of blockchain technology has been apply described as the new internet, and despite the frequent attacks of naysayers, it’s here to stay. Already, it is revolutionizing the way people think about, handle, and process financial transactions.
  In the summer of 2017, U.K. based bank HSBC published a survey indicating that blockchain technology is the least understood new technology. About 80 percent of the respondents don’t know what blockchain technology is, and though it&rsqu
  
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• CareX Conducts First Crypto Healthcare Transaction in Texas, Raises over $10 Million

  09-02-2018 12:40
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• Neurogress: A Decentralized Platform for Neuro-Controlled Systems

  09-02-2018 12:24 via newsbtc.com
  For years, scientists have been working on neuro-controlling technology. Various studies and tests have been conducted to ascertain the long-term viability, merits and demerits of using these technologies. Among various concepts, the notable ones include prosthetic limbs that could be attached to bone, muscles and nerves of the patients, instead of conventional procedures where sockets are used to connect prosthetics to the body and surface electrodes to help control them. This could allow peopl
  
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• Coincheck Exchange Confirms Yen Withdrawals to Start Next Week

  09-02-2018 12:20
  Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has said it plans to allow users to start withdrawing local currency from their accounts next Tuesday.
  
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• Delisted: Hong Kong Cryptocurrency Exchanges, ICO Issuers Back Down on Regulator’s Orders

  09-02-2018 12:01
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  Hong Kong’s securities regulator is ramping up its scrutiny of domestic crypto exchanges by ordering them not to trade cryptocurrencies that are deemed as ‘securities’. Following a previous notice where Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission announced that some digital tokens offered through initial coin offering (ICO) sales would be deemed
  
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• A Hybrid-Decentralised Marketplace and Content Sharing Platform Poised to Disrupt the Virtual Reality Industry

  09-02-2018 12:01
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• Binance Resumes Services as System Upgrade Completes

  09-02-2018 11:30
  Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the resumption of trading following a systems upgrade.
  
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• Serenity Is the Main ICO in the Forex Market

  09-02-2018 11:18
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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 article is penned by Vasily Alexeev, CTO @Serenity Serenity blockchain platform is the most eagerly awaited and talked about ICO of 2018 in the financial industry. The main
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• DIWtoken.Com – The Future of Securing Sensitive Data and the Revolution Brought by Blockchain Technology

  09-02-2018 11:06
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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. DIWtoken.com plans to introduce a blockchain based Digital Vault for the storage of sensitive data, which grants access to a Payment Gateway for both crypto and fiat currency,
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• Cryptocurrency Mining Boosts Nvidia Earnings During Q4 2017

  09-02-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  The public interest in cryptocurrency mining has never been higher. Graphics cards are flying off the shelves. Everyone with access to relatively cheap electricity wants to capitalize on this cryptocurrency craze. As such, companies such as Nvidia see a nice increase in quarterly earnings. In fact, the concept of cryptocurrency mining boosted the company’s revenue during Q4 of 2017. A positive trend for the company, as AMD has noted similar revenue increases as well.
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• Bitcoin Price Looks North as Stock Market Falls Again

  09-02-2018 11:00
  While the stock market suffers, BTC looks set to make further gains amid mixed action in the crypto markets.
  
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• MoneyToken Has Announced the Private Sale

  09-02-2018 10:49
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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. All of us were thrilled by the MoneyToken’s advances and successes recently. During the last several months, the team has achieved a lot: applied for a crypto-backed loans
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