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• Mexico´s Congress Approves Cryptocurrency, Crowdfunding Regulations

  03-03-2018 23:54
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  Mexico’s lower house of Congress recently approved a bill that’s set to regulate the financial technology (fintech) sector in the country. The bill addresses both crowdfunding and cryptocurrency regulations, and puts Mexico among a small group of countries regulating the cryptocurrency space. According to Reuters, the bill seeks to “promote financial stability and prevent mo
  
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• BitPay Visa Top-Ups Become a lot Cheaper With Bitcoin Cash

  03-03-2018 22:52 via newsbtc.com
  BitPay is the world’s leading Bitcoin payment processor. The company is looking well beyond the world’s leading cryptocurrency as well. Their support for Bitcoin Cash has been quite interesting to keep an eye on. It is now possible to sue BCH with the BitPay Visa debit card as well. More importantly, this is done at no fee.
  BitPay Continues to Surprise
  It is evident there is more to cryptocurrency than just Bitcoin. Even companies such as BitPay acknowledge things are changing rapidl
  
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• Young South Koreans Invested in Cryptocurrency For Hope, Lost Nearly Half of Their Money

  03-03-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over the past six months, the vast majority of South Korea’s youth and millennials have invested thousands of dollars in the cryptocurrency market, with hopes to make big returns in the short-term.
  However, the massive market correction that occurred in January led most of the investments of South Korean millennials to decline by half, especially those that have invested in cryptocurrencies like Ripple, which is down 3x since its all-time high.
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• Coinbase User Files Class Action Against Company, Claims Insider BCH Trading

  03-03-2018 20:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Coinbase user files class action lawsuit against the platform, accusing them of non-public disclosure of plans to launch BCH in December, 2017. #NEWS
  
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• Upstart MMA Promotion Primal FC Wants to Pay Fighters in Bitcoin

  03-03-2018 18:01
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  Upstart MMA promotion Primal FC has a plan to set itself apart from industry heavyweights UFC and Bellator, and it involves Bitcoin. The Phuket, Thailand-based promotion held its inaugural event, Dark Moon Rising, in 2017 and is preparing to begin adding sponsors for its next one, slated for later this year. Primal FC CEO Joe
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• Privacy Altcoin Zcash Announces First Network Update, ‘Not Expected’ To Be A Fork

  03-03-2018 17:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Anonymity-oriented altcoin Zcash announces their network upgrade Overwinter, clarifying the transition is “not expected” to result in a hard fork #NEWS
  
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• US: TechCrunch Founder’s Crypto Fund Becomes Yet Another Target Of SEC Crypto Probe

  03-03-2018 16:46 via cointelegraph.com
  TechCrunch founder’s crypto fund is one of 80 crypto businesses targeted in the SEC’s ongoing crypto probe #NEWS
  
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• Bitcoin Price Napkin Math – $15,882

  03-03-2018 16:30
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  Economist 1, “Look, there is a $20 bill on the ground!” Economist 2,  “Can’t be. If there was a $20 bill on the ground, somebody would have already picked it up.” It’s an old joke, not exactly very funny, but it does illustrate how economists think.  Economists have the luxury of making assumptions.  If the government
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• ‘EcoCoin’: Uber Co-Founder Unveils a New Cryptocurrency

  03-03-2018 15:04
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  The ride-sharing co-founder is already known for disrupting one industry, and now he’s reportedly going after bitcoin, gold and fiat money. Garrett Camp, who co-founded ride sharing giant Uber, is behind a new cryptocurrency dubbed Eco, a decentralized global currency protocol, and he’s looking to the world’s top universities to run a verified node network. … Continued
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• Dubai To Launch Blockchain Marketplace For Tourism Industry ‘To Be 10 Years Ahead’

  03-03-2018 14:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Dubai plans to launch a Tourism Blockchain Marketplace by 2020, giving travellers broader, more transparent access to the city’s tourist inventory #NEWS
  
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• ZeroEdge.Bet Casino Launched Its Pre-ICO and Offers 79% Discount for a Very Limited Time

  03-03-2018 14:13
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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. Today, February 28th, A unique blockchain based gambling platform ZeroEdge.Bet launched their Pre-ICO. The presale event will last until March 15th, 2018 or until the hard cap is … Continued
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• How Cryptocurrency and Blockchain are Changing Philanthropy: Expert Take

  03-03-2018 14:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Because once you have enough money, money doesn’t matter, is the motto of charity fund started by an anonymous donor of 5,057 Bitcoins #EXPERT_TAKE
  
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• Louisiana Attorney General Probes Own IT Dept Over Bitcoin Mining Allegations

  03-03-2018 14:05
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  The Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, has opened a criminal investigation into his own office’s information technology division, including its recently ousted director, over allegations that former employees used state resources to mine bitcoin. While half a dozen IT employees were fired in September, Landry has until now refused to acknowledge the inquiry. State And …
  
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• 8 Ways Telegram Thinks Its Own ICO Could Go Wrong

  03-03-2018 13:45
  From tech flaws to regulatory interventions, a document sent to prospective investors in Telegram's $2.5 billion token sale spells out the risks.
  
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• Japan: Registered Crypto Exchanges Join Forces To Self-Regulate Local Market

  03-03-2018 13:44 via cointelegraph.com
  Japan’s 16 registered exchanges have come together to create a new self-regulatory body, operations to begin in April #NEWS
  
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• Cryptocurrencies ‘Failing’ as Money: Bank of England Governor

  03-03-2018 13:03
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  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has doubled down on his recent criticisms of criticisms of cryptocurrencies, arguing Friday that they are “failing” in their quest to fulfill the roles of money. Cryptocurrencies ‘Failing’ as Money: Bank of England Governor Carney, who also serves as the Chairman of the G20’s financial stability board, made this
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• Bitcoin's 'Kimchi Premium' Has All But Evaporated

  03-03-2018 12:45
  CoinDesk data shows that the gap between South Korea's bitcoin prices, and those shown by the global market, closed over the course of February.
  
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• Tron Price Climbs 25% in a Day

  03-03-2018 11:37
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  Tron has jumped 25% in price against the dollar. Tron’s TRX tokens were trading for $0.045 yesterday, with the price jumping to $0.056 earlier today. The move places Tron as the fourteenth most valuable cryptocurrency in terms of market cap, with a total valuation surpassing $3.4b and overtaking Ethereum Classic. It’s possible that the price
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• TOSS: The Future of Betting Industry

  03-03-2018 08:45 via newsbtc.com
  How the Blockchain Could Help Revolutionize the Betting Sector
  PROOF OF TOSS is a betting ecosystem on the blockchain. The aim of this project is to revolutionize the gaming industry with the help of cryptocurrency’s underlying technology.The TOSS ecosystem is a revolutionary project that aims to bring the blockchain into the gaming sector. Through this platform, anyone will be able to create a wager, bet, and judge. The aim of all activities on this platform will be to win TOSS tokens. Th
  
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• Blockchain Shatters Barriers to Healthy Retail Engagement

  03-03-2018 07:41 via crypto-news.net
  The retail industry is like an onion, with countless layers of intermediaries and supplementary services behind a customer portal like Amazon.com, all contributing to the convenience that customers experience when shopping. Any online platform that purports to serve some retail function is no different, even those with relatively straightforward business models. Discount and promotion sites that help local retail businesses pull customers from the web and into their store are some of these, and
  
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• Asian Altcoin Trading Roundup: Top Cryptocurrency is Monero

  03-03-2018 05:35 via newsbtc.com
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  As we roll into the weekend markets have gone predictably red once again. Bitcoin is up a couple of percent but most of the altcoins are sliding during the morning trading session in Asia. One however stands out from the rest and today the leading altcoin is Monero.
  Coinmarketcap reports that XMR is up over 15% today. From a trading level of around $320 yesterday the anonymous private altcoin has jumped to $372 today. Monero has been one of the better performing cryptocurrencies dur
  
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• Chile Adopts Blockchain Technology For National Energy Grid

  03-03-2018 03:17 via cointelegraph.com
  Chile on board with Blockchain, hopes it will provide a more secure data network. #NEWS
  
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• Possible Scam At South African Investment Group Leads To $50 Million Lost

  03-03-2018 02:08 via cointelegraph.com
  Possible Scam at South African Investment group affects over 27,000 investors, millions lost #NEWS
  
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• Price Analysis, March 02: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, EOS

  03-03-2018 01:48 via cointelegraph.com
  You can say whatever you want, the crypto market remains strong 🚀 #PRICE_ANALYSIS
  
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• ATM Giant Cardtronics Considers Cryptocurrencies As Threat To Its Business

  03-03-2018 01:24 via cointelegraph.com
  Cardtronics, the world’s largest ATM operator, considers virtual currencies a risk to their business. #NEWS
  
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• Major Dutch Bank Rabobank Exploring Idea Of Launching Own Cryptocurrency Wallet

  03-03-2018 01:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Rabobank, a major Dutch bank, is considering the possibility of launching its own cryptocurrency wallet. #NEWS
  
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• Credit Suisse and ING Group Complete $30 Million Securities Lending Transaction Using Blockchain Technology

  03-03-2018 00:30 via newsbtc.com
  Yesterday, Credit Suisse and ING Group completed a 25 million euro ($30.48 million) securities lending transaction using blockchain-based software. The transaction involved the banks swapping baskets of securities through an application from fintech company HQLAx, which was built with a blockchain created by bank consortium R3.
  The trade was one of the first examples of a capital markets transaction made possible through blockchain, a distributed ledger that is maintained by a network of compute
  
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