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• We’re Back! – Bitcoin Price Back Above $10,000

  15-02-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  The price of Bitcoin appears to be recovering well from the dramatic fall it experienced at the end of last year. The cost to buy a single unit of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency reached a two week high on Thursday, topping out at just above the $10,000 point. The second time passing, the five-digit psychological barrier seemed to offer little resistance as the price barely paused between $9,000 and the two week high.
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• CFTC Issues Investor Warning on Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Scams

  15-02-2018 22:20
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  The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a warning advising investors to avoid falling prey to cryptocurrency-based pump-and-dump schemes. The Customer Protection Advisory, which was published by the chief US market regulator on Thursday, urges investors to conduct their own research before investing in cryptocurrencies, particularly ones that have small market caps and illiquid
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• Decentralized Market Exchanges (Dex) – Why Should You Care

  15-02-2018 21:51
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  A decentralized exchange (DEX) is a marketplace for cryptocurrencies or blockchain investments that is totally open sourced. Who controls trading process then? Well, it’s completely automated, and trades are conducted and controlled by users themselves. How does it work? Basically, proxy tokens, which are crypto assets that represent a certain fiat or cryptocurrency, are created
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• Coinbase Users Cry Foul Over Unexpected Bank Charges

  15-02-2018 21:45
  A number of Coinbase users report unauthorized charges to their bank accounts, in some cases draining funds and leaving them with overdraft fees.
  
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• Coinbase Customers Cry Foul After Unexpected Bank Charges

  15-02-2018 21:45
  A number of Coinbase users report unauthorized charges to their bank accounts, in some cases draining funds and leaving them with overdraft fees.
  
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• US CFTC Commissioner Says Cryptocurrency Exchanges Adopting 'Self-Regulation' Could Spur Standards - Forbes

  15-02-2018 21:31 via forbes.com
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  US CFTC Commissioner Says Cryptocurrency Exchanges Adopting 'Self-Regulation' Could Spur Standards
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  A top commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Brian Quintenz, a Republican, has said operators in the cryptocurrency space could do well to consider adopting self-regulatory standards and “industry-wide” best practices ...and more »
  
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• Spain Planning to Lure Blockchain Companies With Favourable Tax Legislation

  15-02-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Spain looks like the latest nation to be warming up to the opportunities created by the ever-expanding blockchain industry. According to reports by Bloomberg, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s People’s Party is in the process of drafting legislation governing the space. This could include tax breaks for companies and individual cryptocurrency investors, as well as a regulated framework governing initial coin offerings.
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• Western Union Confirms XRP Integration of Ripple Blockchain Trial

  15-02-2018 20:46
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  Western Union has formally confirmed that its Ripple-based blockchain trial will include XRP integration, making the money transfer giant the largest firm to test XRP in its internal payment flows. As CCN reported, Western Union confirmed rumors about the partnership on Wednesday. Details about the trial were slim, but it seemed unlikely that XRP was
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• Game Maker Atari Is Planning to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency

  15-02-2018 20:45
  The maker of "Pac-Man" and "Pong" has struck a deal that will result in the creation of a new Atari-branded cryptocurrency.
  
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• Oh Great, Now Cryptocurrency Is Disrupting the Search for Aliens - Slate Magazine

  15-02-2018 20:27 via slate.com
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  If you believe the most breathless technology prophets, blockchain—best known for its role in the cryptocurrency boom, though it's far more complicated than that—is primed to disrupt almost everything around us. Late last year, Slate's Aaron Mak ...
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• SELFLLERY – Tokens for Likes

  15-02-2018 20:15 via newsbtc.com
  The future lies in digital technologies. And this future has already come! Remember how blockchain technology was something wild and rampant for many people? And now just imagine, the innovative social platform SELFLLERY is based on the same technology!
  This is not an ordinary social resource with the possibility of acquiring visual content, but a platform that provides an opportunity for its users to earn money on unique photos and videos that will gather maximum user involvement in the form of
  
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• Are you a Winner of a Jackpot? Learn How Jackpot, An Airdrop of Tokens, Works in the SP8DE ICO

  15-02-2018 20:08 via newsbtc.com
  SP8DE is the next-generation, blockchain-based gaming ecosystem that forms a revolutionary protocol for online casinos. Developed on Ourobros, the POS protocol forming Cardano blockchain, SP8DE enables casino operators to develop and execute feature-rich gambling applications with a close-to-zero transaction fee, zero-house edge and auditable fair random numbers.
  What makes the project interesting and distinguishing in the industry is its futuristic model and the jackpot prizes in its ICO. This
  
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• Salon Wants to Use Your Computer for Cryptocurrency Mining - Investopedia (blog)

  15-02-2018 19:35 via investopedia.com
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  In their quest to generate revenues in a declining business, news publications have resorted to several innovative tactics. Now they are turning to cryptocurrencies. Online news and opinion site Salon.com became part of the news cycle itself recently ...
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• CFTC Chief: US Should Tread Lightly on Crypto Exchanges

  15-02-2018 19:30
  The head of the CFTC told lawmakers Thursday that any federal approach to crypto regulation should be "carefully tailored" to the risks involved. 
  
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• Bitcoin Price Tests $10,000 as Market Cracks $475 Billion

  15-02-2018 19:29
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  The cryptocurrency market recovery continued on Thursday, with nearly every top 100-cryptocurrency rising in value against the US dollar. The Bitcoin price headlined the advance, testing the $10,000 for the first time since Feb. 1. Ripple, meanwhile, surged on the surprising news that money transfer behemoth Western Union is trialing XRP integration in a pilot
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• Divorce Dispute: Couple Fights Over $830K Of Bitcoin

  15-02-2018 18:59 via newsbtc.com
  Thankfully, the noxious love-a-thon that is Valentine’s Day is now out of the way for another twelve months. The Hallmark holiday once again drummed up suitable trade for restaurants, jewellers, and purveyors of assorted heart-shaped tat across the planet. No doubt after being indoctrinated into making the most flamboyant display of affection possible, countless blokes got down on one knee to ask their nearest and dearest to spend the rest of their life with them. We all know how it’
  
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• Leading Social Trading Platform, eToro, Throws Its Weight Behind Cryptocurrency

  15-02-2018 18:49
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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. Created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, cryptocurrencies are championing new channels of exchange, remittance, and investment. Built on a tamper-proof and decentralized technology known as the blockchain, cryptocur
  
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• Hayver Launches App to Fight Drug and Alcohol Addiction Using Blockchain Technology

  15-02-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Research suggests that there are 240 million people worldwide who are dependent on alcohol, according to results published in the journal Addiction. Figures from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) show that around 29 million people suffer from drug use disorders. Yet, what if it was now possible for those suffering from […]
  
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• Catch, Train, and Battle Monsters For Ether on Etheremon Decentralized World of Ether Monsters

  15-02-2018 18:40
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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. Estimated at $108 billion annually, the gaming industry is one of the fastest growing and most engaging industry in the world. Digital games account for $94 billion of
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• Dragon Coin’s Public Token Sale is Open!

  15-02-2018 18:37 via crypto-news.net
  Dragon maintains its momentum to revolutionize high-stakes gaming and junkets
  (ASEAN – February 15th, 2018) Dragon Inc., which is on track to drastically transform the high-stakes and the junket gambling marketplace through its blockchain-based solution, launched its Public Token Sale today.  The sale is set to run for 30 days from February 15th until March 15th, 2018, or until the allotted 83 million tokens are sold. The price during this stage of the token sale is set at 0.005 ETH p
  
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• True Reply Intelligent Survey Platform To Integrate Voice Technology With Blockchain, Revolutionizing Market Research While Boosting Cryptocurrency

  15-02-2018 18:34
  The post True Reply Intelligent Survey Platform To Integrate Voice Technology With Blockchain, Revolutionizing Market Research While Boosting Cryptocurrency appeared first on CCN
  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. Voice is the interface of the near future, allowing us to interact with our cars, homes, offices, and soon integrating into every aspect of our
  
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• Bitcoin Price Tops $10K Across Major Exchanges

  15-02-2018 18:29
  Bitcoin's price is back above $10,000.
  
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• Wild West Days for Crypto Investment Are Coming to an End

  15-02-2018 18:19
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• Questions Mount Over $170 Million BitGrail ‘Hack’

  15-02-2018 18:09
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  Questions continue to mount over $170 million worth of Nano (XRB) tokens that have gone missing from little-known cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail. As reported by CCN sister site Hacked, there is growing suspicion among Nano (formerly Raiblocks) community members that BitGrail, which is based out of Florence, Italy, was insolvent long before the alleged hack and
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• European Authorities Seek Arrests in Bitcoin Scam Investigation

  15-02-2018 18:05
  Austrian authorities are pursuing suspects across Europe in an alleged bitcoin scam that led to millions of dollars in losses for investors.
  
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• How Ethereum’s Co-Founder Is Playing The Crypto Crash

  15-02-2018 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It’s no secret that crypto incubators and hedge funds get access to the best deals because of their inside connections… But, now, for a short time, there is a way for regular investors to ride on the coattails of one of the most connected teams in crypto…Right in your brokerage account. In short: The team […]
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• 5 Tips Before You Buy Or Sell A Home With Cryptocurrency - Forbes

  15-02-2018 17:40 via forbes.com
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  Cryptocurrencies are fast becoming the payment method of choice for real estate buyers and sellers. Credit: Shutterstock. Cryptocurrency has created a frenzy all over the world. The 2017 crypto boom has both buyers and sellers frantically searching for ...
  
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• Hedge Fund Managers Pounce on Bitcoin Volatility

  15-02-2018 17:00
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  Sophisticated hedge fund traders are drawn to speculation, as evidenced by a more than a twofold increase in the number of crypto-driven hedge funds in recent months. Fintech analysis firm Autonomous NEXT told CCN hedge funds are currently overseeing between $3.5 billion and $5 billion in assets under management (AUM) across 226 crypto funds, in
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• CFTC Joins SEC In Warning Against Crypto Pump-and-Dumps

  15-02-2018 17:00
  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday issued a warning about cryptocurrency pump-and-dump schemes.
  
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• Austrian Bitcoin Scam: 10,000 Victims Lose 12,000 BTC ($115 Million)

  15-02-2018 16:01
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  An alleged scam involving investments in bitcoin in Austria has reportedly affected over ten thousand investors in the country and around Europe. Details are emerging about an Austrian investment scheme, dubbed “Optioment”, where its operators have reportedly stolen some 12,000 bitcoins (approx. $116 million in current prices) from over 10,000 victims invested in the scheme.
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• Philippines Banks to Use Visa's Blockchain Payments Platform

  15-02-2018 15:45
  Five banks in the Philippines are teaming up to use Visa's blockchain-based payment system, according to a report.
  
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• Tether is Minting Ethereum-Based Tokens

  15-02-2018 15:18
  The tokens will likely increase the liquidity on Ethfinix exchange.
  
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• ‘Humans Die. Cryptocurrencies Don’t’: Why You Should Begin Planning Your Estate Immediately

  15-02-2018 15:03
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  Five years ago, 26-year-old Matthew Moody was killed as the result of a tragic plane crash in California. Moody, a prolific Bitcoin miner, left behind what is likely a small fortune. “My son was actually one of the earliest people to mine it,” said his father, Michael Moody, in a Bloomberg interview detailing the family’s
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• Surging Litecoin Is Leading the Crypto Price Recovery

  15-02-2018 14:15
  The recovery of the wider crypto market is looking stronger by the day, and litecoin is leading the way.
  
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• MIT Professor Raises $4 Million to Build a Better Blockchain

  15-02-2018 14:00
  The developers of the Algorand blockchain protocol have raised $4 million in seed funding from VC firms Pillar and Union Square Ventures.
  
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• Litecoin Price Cracks $235 as Rally Extends Another 16 Percent

  15-02-2018 13:54
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  The Litecoin price extended its rally on Thursday, rising 16 percent to briefly crack the $235 barrier and achieve its highest mark in a month. Litecoin Price Rally Continues Yesterday, the Litecoin price achieved the $200 mark and raised LTC/BTC to its highest value in nearly three years. Today, Litecoin’s bullish advance continued, and LTC
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• IBM Wants You to Know Blockchain Can Go Wrong

  15-02-2018 13:00
  IBM has a team of cybersecurity experts working with enterprise clients to make sure their distributed ledgers are free from vulnerabilities.
  
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• IBM Wants You to Know All the Ways Blockchain Can Go Wrong

  15-02-2018 13:00
  IBM has a team of cybersecurity experts working with enterprise clients to make sure their distributed ledgers are free from vulnerabilities.
  
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• South Africa’s Central Bank Launches Ethereum-Based Blockchain PoC

  15-02-2018 12:42
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  The central bank of South Africa has launched a new proof-of-concept (PoC) project to replicate interbank settlements on an Ethereum-based blockchain. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the country’s central bank, has announced a new FinTech initiative that will include ‘Project Khokha’ – a blockchain PoC endeavor via a partnership with Ethereum coder collective Con
  
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• Coinbase Introduces New Merchant Solution, Accepting Cryptocurrencies

  15-02-2018 12:41
  The platform will support multiple cryptocurrencies.
  
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• How to Profit From the Bitcoin Bloodbath

  15-02-2018 12:30 via newsbtc.com
  The Bitcoin bubble seems to be bursting. The bottom has fallen out, just as it did in the DotCom bubble in 2000.
  But investors shouldn’t give up on cryptocurrencies: this is just the beginning. Take a look at the below chart to see what happened to Bitcoin every time it had a steep correction.People have missed the real power of cryptocurrencies. So far, they’ve been thought of as alternative currencies, taking the place of fiat currency in transactions.
  But that’s only half th
  
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• Now or Never! Join the Game with Exclusive Terms

  15-02-2018 12:22
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• Open Source Blockchain Computer Theano

  15-02-2018 12:19
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• VALID Explores Integration of NEO’s Digital Identity Protocol and Confirms Key Investment from NEO Council

  15-02-2018 12:12
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• Serenity ICO Reaches Soft Cap, Raising $2 Million

  15-02-2018 12:05
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• Zero Edge Raised Significant Funds in Pre-Sale

  15-02-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  Zero Edge Raised 5 million USD from Private Investors
  Zero Edge is set to fully revolutionize the online casino industry with its brand new cryptocurrency-based online gambling model. In its run-up to Pre-ICO and ICO, Zero Edge has already attracted widescale global investment, giving it the impetus it needs to push through with their plans to turn the online gambling industry inside out.
  At the time of writing, the Zero Edge online gambling model, which includes a unique cryptocurrency-based mo
  
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• Litecoin Lifted on LitePay and Upcoming Litecoin Cash Fork

  15-02-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrencies have their moments, each day one will outshine the rest on the back of good news or a FOMO (fear of missing out) moment. Today Litecoin has been on a roll as a double whammy of news has awoken the crypto coin from a long slumbering down trend.
  At the time of writing Litecoin is trading at just over $232 according to Livecoinwatch (including South Korean markets) which puts it around 28% higher than this time yesterday. This time last week the altcoin was hovering around $145 so
  
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• Ethereum Developer Resigns as Code Editor Citing Legal Concerns

  15-02-2018 12:00
  Ethereum dev Yoichi Hirai has resigned as GitHub editor, airing concerns that a contentious proposal may be in violation of Japanese law.
  
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• Token Sale Launch of Decentralised Cryptocurrency Exchange EOZ

  15-02-2018 11:59
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• India’s Banks Tigthen Cryptocurrency Regulation, Prohibit Use of Credit Cards in Trading

  15-02-2018 11:52
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  Several weeks after Western banks banned the usage of credit cards in cryptocurrency investment, banks in India have prohibited debit and credit card usage in cryptocurrency purchases. In a statement sent to its customers obtained by Quartz, Citibank wrote: “[There have been] concerns, both globally and locally, including from the Reserve Bank of India, cautioning
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