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• Huawei to Develop a Blockchain-Integrated Smartphone

  26-03-2018 23:54 via crypto-news.net
  Huawei Technologies Ltd, the Chinese phone maker plans to develop a blockchain-ready smartphone. In a move that could propel the blockchain technology to mainstream adoption, the company is working with Sirin Labs to license the SIRIN OS which will support decentralized applications.
  The SIRIN Operating System
  The SIRIN OS is an operating system developed by Sirin Labs that supports decentralized applications (dApps) developed on the blockchain platform. This is not the first time Sirin is makin
  
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• Twitter Next in Line to Ban Crypto Ads as Bitcoin Drops Sub $8,000

  26-03-2018 23:40
  Twitter resistance to banning crypto wanes as it follows suit after Facebook and Google
  
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• Bitcoin Drops Sub $8,000 as Twitter Makes Crypto Ads Ban Official

  26-03-2018 23:40
  Following weeks of uncertainty, Twitter joins Facebook and Google in banning all crypto-related ads within next 30 days.
  
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• Russian-Ukrainian Cybercrime Gang Arrested In Spain, Allegedly Used BTC To Launder $1.24 Bln

  26-03-2018 23:38 via cointelegraph.com
  A gang of criminals of Russian and Ukrainian origin has been apprehended in Spain. They have allegedly stolen $1.24 bln from various financial institutions over 5 years and converted money into BTC to get away. #NEWS
  
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• New Data: US Students, Payroll Becoming More Involved In Crypto

  26-03-2018 23:25 via cointelegraph.com
  21% of US students invest in crypto using student loans, while employees ask to be paid in crypto. #NEWS
  
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• Chicago Board Options Exchange Urges SEC to Move Forward With Bitcoin ETFs

  26-03-2018 23:23 via newsbtc.com
  According to a letter written by Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) President Chris Concannon, U.S. securities regulators should not stand in the way of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that hold cryptocurrencies from coming to the market, as they are essentially the same as other ETFs that hold commodities.
  The letter was in response to statements from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this year, in which the agency said “significant investor protection issues&
  
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• NEO, EOS, LTC, IOTA, Lumens: Technical Analysis March 27, 2018

  26-03-2018 23:02 via newsbtc.com
  According to statistics, 97% of all coins listed in the Top 100 list as per CoinMarketCap compilation are in the red. Ontology is the only gainer adding 12.56% while Bitcoin is down 8% trading below $8,000.
  Basing our finding on price action, we expect further depreciation with EOS possibly reversing last week’s gains and LTC testing $100 or lower by week’s end.
  Let’s have a look at these charts:
  XLM/USD (Stellar Lumens)
  XLM/USD Bittrex 4HR Chart for March 27, 2018
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• Nelson Mandela Golden Hands Collection Goes to Bitcoin Exchange

  26-03-2018 22:53
  Nelson Mandela’s hands were immortalized by how he changed the course of history, so maybe it’s destiny that solid gold casts of his hands will go to a bitcoin buyer. Ontario-based cryptocurrency exchange The Board of Arbitrade is buying what’s believed to be the last remaining set of gold artifacts comprised of Mr. Mandela’s hands for
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• Art Venture KnownOrigin is Aiming to Disrupt the Art World with Blockchain Technology

  26-03-2018 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Investment in the art industry is expensive for many people; however, the advent of blockchain technology is changing the art world, with one organisation aiming to bring people closer to art. According to figures from the Tefaf art market report, released by the European Fine Art Foundation, it showed that in 2016 global art market […]
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• Twitter Confirms Ban On Cryptocurrency Ads

  26-03-2018 22:38 via cointelegraph.com
  Twitter confirmed rumors that they will ban crypto advertising on the platform, ban includes ICOs, token sales, and exchanges. #NEWS
  
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• Crypto Startup Circle Hires a Square Vet as CFO to Aid Expansion

  26-03-2018 22:10
  Circle has hired Naeem Ishaq as its new chief financial officer, treasurer and executive vice president of risk as the startup expands globally.
  
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• Crypto Startup Circle Hires a Square Vet as CFO

  26-03-2018 22:10
  Circle has hired Naeem Ishaq as its new chief financial officer, treasurer and executive vice president of risk as the startup expands globally.
  
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• Twitter Joins Facebook and Google in Banning Crypto Advertising

  26-03-2018 22:07 via newsbtc.com
  The global social media platform Twitter has announced today that it will no longer allow advertising for certain cryptocurrency products and services. The news follows similar moves from other internet giants Google and Facebook. The hope is that such bans will help to protect vulnerable investors from deceptive campaigns by fraudulent companies.
  Google, Facebook, Now Twitter
  According to a report on Reuters, the ban will come into effect starting on Tuesday. It will cover most but not all cryp
  
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• Bitmain Has Developed an Ethereum ASIC Miner, Wall Street Analyst Claims

  26-03-2018 21:48
  A leading Wall Street research firm has slashed price targets for leading chipmakers Nvidia and AMD, claiming that it has received confirmation that cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has begun producing Ethereum ASIC miners. Writing a Monday note to clients, Susquehanna analyst Christopher Rolland said that the firm had recently confirmed that the China-based Bitmain
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• South Korea’s Largest Multi-Billion Dollar Conglomerates Enter The Cryptocurrency Market

  26-03-2018 21:32 via cointelegraph.com
  South Korea’s largest companies, as NHN, Kakao, Upbit, SK Telecom, Nexon, and Korbit are funding cryptocurrency exchanges, allowing the market to mature. #ANALYSIS
  
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• GPU Manufacturers AMD and Nvidia Face Increased Competition From Bitmain

  26-03-2018 21:29 via newsbtc.com
  According to trading and technology firm Susquehanna Financial, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and competitor Nvidia will suffer this year as specialized cryptocurrency mining chips hit the market from Bitmain. Susquehanna’s Christopher Rolland, who recently returned from a tour of Asia talking with various individuals in the chip industry, is behind these predictions.
  Rolland explains that mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has developed an application-specific in
  
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• Crypto Market In The Red, Bitcoin Falls Below $8,000, Ethereum Dips Below $500

  26-03-2018 21:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrency markets are in the red, Ethereum has dropped below the $500 mark for the second time in the last month, Bitcoin is below $8,000. #NEWS
  
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• ‘We Got Too Excited’: Charlie Lee, Litecoin Foundation Apologize After LitePay Vanishes

  26-03-2018 20:56
  Litecoin creator Charlie Lee and the Litecoin Foundation have each apologized for failing to conduct due diligence on LTC-based payment processing startup LitePay, which has sparked allegations of conducting an exit scam due to its abrupt closure. As CCN reported, the Litecoin price had surged in mid-February on news that LitePay — which purported to
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• Twitter Will Ban ICO Ads Starting Tomorrow

  26-03-2018 20:50
  Twitter has revealed that it will ban ads for token sales and some cryptocurrency services starting Tuesday.
  
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• TradingView Officially Ventures into Crypto, Launches Trading via Poloniex

  26-03-2018 20:41
  Traders that have accounts with the crypto exchange can trade directly from within TradingView
  
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• Steven Seagal and Bitcoiin Founders 'Exit' As ICO Ends

  26-03-2018 20:30
  Steven Seagal will no longer serve as brand ambassador for the "Bitcoiin" cryptocurrency.
  
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• Bitcoin Drops Below $8K During Wider Crypto Market Slide

  26-03-2018 20:10
  Bitcoin's price is back below $8,000, a move that comes amid a broader decline in the global cryptocurrency market. 
  
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• Bitcoin Drops Below $8K Amid Crypto Market Slide

  26-03-2018 20:10
  Bitcoin's price is back below $8,000, a move that comes amid a broader decline in the global cryptocurrency market. 
  
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• Cryptocurrency Guru Sees Bitcoin Going Up to $400,000

  26-03-2018 20:04 via newsbtc.com
  Ronnie Moas, founder of Standpoint Research and cryptocurrency guru, says the price of Bitcoin will surge towards $300,000 and $400,000 to become the most valuable currency in the world.
  Ronnie Moas Sees 75% Chance of Bitcoin Retesting $20,000
  Standpoint Research, a self-described ‘one-man operation’ based in Miami, serves as Ronnie Moas’ investment advisory firm. He is a top-ranking stock picker from 2008 to 2017 and became famous f
  
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• HBO’s Silicon Valley Gives Nod to Bitcoin in Opening Title Intro

  26-03-2018 19:52
  It’s about time the network gave bitcoin a cameo in its tech-fueled hit comedy series. Silicon Valley, which is a show that is roughly based on co-creator Mike Judge’s time in the Valley during the eighties, added the logo of US-bitcoin exchange Coinbase to the intro, which seems to have a Jetsons vibe going for … Continued
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• Nvidia CEO: GPU Production Boost Needed Because of Crypto Miners

  26-03-2018 19:50
  Nvidia must produce more graphics processing units to offset demand from crypto miners, says its CEO.
  
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• Bitcoin Is Dead

  26-03-2018 19:48 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin is dead – or so we have been told over and over again. It has been killed off innumerable times in its short life, which began in January 2009 – less than a decade ago – when it was released as open-source software by the mysterious and still unknown Satoshi Nakamoto.
  As early as 2010 Tim Harford, ‘The Undercover Economist’, penned the cryptocurrency’s obituary in an article titled: ‘Why Bitcoin can’t be a currency.’ At that point, Bi
  
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• Venezuela’s President May Have Falsified Information on the Petro

  26-03-2018 19:15
  Venezuela’s token El Petro, the world’s first state cryptocurrency, would have raised $ 5 billion in its initial money offer (ICO), according to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. However, upon a review of the claim CCN and Criptomoedas Fácil, the numbers announced by Maduro have great chances of being false given that the announced value is … Continued
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• Tron, Monaco Card Voice Interest in Malta after PM Welcomes Crypto-Sector

  26-03-2018 19:12
  Justin Sun applauds Joseph Muscat's plans to turn European island into 'Cryptopia'
  
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• Votem Launches Proof of Vote Protocol Providing an End-To-End Voter Verified Digital Voting System

  26-03-2018 19:04
  This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned … Continued
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• Cboe Prods SEC on Bitcoin ETF Approval in New Letter

  26-03-2018 18:45
  In a new letter, Cboe Global Markets president Chris Concannon addresses some of the SEC's concerns about bitcoin derivatives markets.
  
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• Following Successful Test Dukascopy Makes USD/BTC CFDs Available

  26-03-2018 18:34
  The FX broker is planning to expand its crypto services with new developments in the pipeline.
  
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• Going to War: Monero Sticks to Anti-ASIC Guns with Emergency Software Update

  26-03-2018 18:00
  Say what you will about their position, but the developers of Monero are sticking to their guns. Over the weekend, Riccardo Spagni — lead maintainer of the privacy-centric cryptocurrency — released Lithium Luna, the latest version of the Monero source code. The update itself was planned, but included in the software is an emergency provision
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• Crimean Government Employees Fined for Mining Bitcoins at Work

  26-03-2018 17:45
  Two former Crimean government employees were fined 30,000 rubles each for using official resources to mine bitcoin.
  
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• Democratizing Social Networks with Blockchain Technology

  26-03-2018 17:18
  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. In 2012 the IPO of Facebook brought a cool $104 billion into the coffers of one of the biggest tech corporations. This resounding approval from the finance establishment
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• (+) Crypto Update: Coins Plunge Below Support as Bounce Fades

  26-03-2018 17:15
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• German Securities Exchange Deutsche Börse Group Partners With HQLAx For Blockchain Platform

  26-03-2018 17:08 via cointelegraph.com
  Deutsche Börse Group will develop a Blockchain securities lending platform in collaboration with HQLAx #NEWS
  
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• Bitcoin is Gaining Legitimacy in Europe as Dutch Court Deems it Transferable Value

  26-03-2018 16:55
  Earlier this week, a Dutch court described bitcoin as a transferable value during a case that requested Koinz Trading BV to pay mining proceeds worth $5,000, or 0.591. The court explicitly stated that property rights apply to bitcoin, given that as a cryptocurrency, it is able to transfer value in a peer-to-peer manner. The court
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• Wall Street Analyst Lowers Price Targets Of AMD, Nvidia Shares In Reaction To Bitmain Competition

  26-03-2018 16:48 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitmain’s projected second quarter release of ETC ASIC miners leads Wall Street analyst to downgrade AMD’s share rating, lower Nvidia’s price targets #NEWS
  
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• Tradewind Launches Blockchain Platform for Gold Trading

  26-03-2018 16:45
  Precious metals trading startup Tradewind announced its first blockchain project, a system meant to help trade gold, on Monday.
  
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• IEX Spinoff Tradewind Launches Blockchain Platform for Gold Trading

  26-03-2018 16:45
  Precious metals trading startup Tradewind announced its first blockchain project, a system meant to help trade gold, on Monday.
  
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• CEO Of Ant Financial: Blockchain ‘Is The Cornerstone Of Trust For The Digital Society In The Future’

  26-03-2018 16:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Ant Financial’s CEO Eric Jing takes a positive stance on Blockchain, slams ICOs. #NEWS
  
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• Reddit No Longer Accepts Bitcoin Payments

  26-03-2018 16:09
  The website has also closed a discussion group focused on anonymous trading venues.
  
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• Collector Courts Bitcoin Millionaires for Record-Setting Baseball Card Auction

  26-03-2018 16:06
  Cryptocurrency proponents and skeptics alike have compared the nascent asset class to digital baseball cards, so it makes sense that the world’s highest-grossing baseball card auction will accept Bitcoin as payment. The seller is Evan Mathis, a former lineman who played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), and the item is a 1952
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• Belarusian Ministry Of Finance Releases Cryptocurrency Accounting Framework

  26-03-2018 15:32 via cointelegraph.com
  Belarus’ new crypto accounting standards classify tokens depending on their future use. #NEWS
  
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• Why Coinbase Won't Add New Cryptos Anytime Soon

  26-03-2018 15:00
  Adding new cryptocurrencies is a "top priority" for Coinbase, and it's becoming more clear how the exchange makes decisions about which to support.
  
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• Waiting Game? Why Coinbase Won't Add New Cryptos Anytime Soon

  26-03-2018 15:00
  Adding new cryptocurrencies is a "top priority" for Coinbase, and it's becoming more clear how the exchange makes decisions about which to support.
  
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• Healthcare is Becoming more Accessible across the Globe through Blockchain Implementation

  26-03-2018 14:53
  As an emerging technology, blockchain is growing significantly in terms of awareness and public participation. Most of the involvements in the blockchain ecosystem are perceived to be motivated by curiosity and the opportunity to earn value. However, the actual reasons behind this increasing growth is practically due to increased implementation of the technology across different
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• Crypto Exchange Pick Indicates the next Big Cryptocurrency

  26-03-2018 14:47 via newsbtc.com
  When cryptos are focused on platform/community development, everybody wins.
  It has long been said by many that the true value of any cryptocurrency should be placed more in its present and future potential function rather than temporary and relatively volatile hour-to-hour or day-to-day shifts in value.
  For diligent long-term investors, as well as active traders, it can be argued that the most profitable approach is to purchase new and under-valued coins in their early stages and holding for a y
  
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• South Korean Crypto Exchange Operator Dunamu To Invest Up To US$93M In Blockchain Startups

  26-03-2018 14:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange platform Upbit, announced on Monday that it is allocating as much as KRW 100 billion (US$93 million) to invest in blockchain technology in the next three years. In particular, the Kakao-backed company said it will invest in blockchain startups tackling areas that include data analytics and management, […]
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