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• German National Tourist Board Now Accepting Cryptocurrencies as Payment for Services

  29-03-2018 23:35
  Starting March 5th, 2018, the German National Tourist Board, headquartered in Frankfurt, is accepting payment in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin for services, as a response to their interest in utilizing the blockchain technology supporting cryptocurrencies in the German and international markets. Primarily financed by the German National Ministry of Economy & Technology, the GNTB serves to
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• Ether Drops Below $400 to Hit Lowest Price Since November

  29-03-2018 23:31
  The price of ether, the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network, fell below $400 on Thursday for the first time since November.
  
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• China To Develop Centralized Crypto, Protects Yuan Against Non-State Digital Currency

  29-03-2018 23:26 via cointelegraph.com
  The deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China continues a hard gov’t line toward cryptocurrencies in China. #NEWS
  
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• Two More Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Shut Down as Regulations Tighten

  29-03-2018 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two Japanese digital currency exchanges, Mr. Exchange and Tokyo GateWay, will be closing operations and returning customers’ cash and cryptocurrency holdings.  These two exchanges are following the lead of three other Japanese exchanges, Raimu, bitExpress and Bit Station, which have also announced that they will be halting operations in Japan. In 2017, Japan became the […]
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• Intel Wants to Patent a Bitcoin Mining Hardware 'Accelerator'

  29-03-2018 23:05
  Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.
  
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• UK Police Appeal for Leads Relating to 18 Missing Mining Rigs

  29-03-2018 22:51 via newsbtc.com
  UK police are seeking information relating to the theft of Bitcoin mining hardware in Derbyshire. Units were taken from a property on the evening of March 21 in the West Bars House area of Chesterfield.
  Mining Equipment an Easier and More Profitable Target for Criminals
  The Derbyshire Police are appealing for any information relating to eighteen missing Antminer S9 Bitcoin mining rigs. Each unit is worth well over £1,000 new and despite demand for them waning somewhat since the price of Bi
  
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• John McAfee’s $1 Million Bitcoin Price Bet Just Hit a Major Technical Hurdle

  29-03-2018 22:25
  Eccentric cybersecurity pioneer and long-time cryptocurrency bull John McAfee just hit a major technical hurdle in his gamble that the Bitcoin price will reach $1 million by mid-2020. On Thursday, the “McAfee Bitcoin Price Prediction Tracker” — which charts the price of Bitcoin relative to McAfee’s ambitious prediction — fell more than two percent below
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• Ripple Gives Away 'The Largest Donation Of Cryptocurrency' To Support Public Schools

  29-03-2018 21:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Ripple donated $29 mln worth of XRP to the public school charity fund DonorsChoose. #NEWS
  
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• Email Service MailChimp to Block ICO, Crypto Marketing

  29-03-2018 21:32
  Email distribution company MailChimp will bar marketing campaigns for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings next month.
  
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• Cryptos on the Brink: Ethereum, Ripple Prices Plunge as Coins Post 2018 Lows

  29-03-2018 21:20
  The cryptocurrency markets continued to sour on Thursday, as the first quarter’s bearish wave continued to reverberate throughout the nascent industry. A variety of altcoins sunk to year-to-date lows and large-cap coins like Ethereum and Ripple were not immune from the bloodbath. Altogether, the cryptocurrency market cap shed another $17.8 billion — a daily decline
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• “Death Cross” Sparks Bitcoin Sell-Off

  29-03-2018 21:15 via newsbtc.com
  Talk of a “death cross” in Bitcoin on Thursday has sparked an investor sell-off down to the $7,500 line, where it met resistance. The digital currency was struggling at the $8,000 mark since earlier this week.
  Bitcoin Down to March Lows at $7,500 Amid Bearish Pattern
  Bitcoin, the most valuable cryptocurrency in the market, continues its steady drop in price ever since failing to break the $12,000 resistance in early March.
  Apart from exceptions such as ERA (+45%) or Skycoin (+27%), t
  
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• DMFX Financials Launches a “Mini Conference” in London

  29-03-2018 20:59 via crypto-news.net
  DMFX Financials is specialized in the organizing of financial events with the main topics of Trading, Cryptocurrencies, ICO’s and the Blockchain technology.
  The participants are mostly people who would like to invest in these new currencies, without necessarily having a great knowledge of the subject.
  The “Mini-Conferences” are hosted purposely to have up to 300 attendees or below.
  They only focus on keynote speakers with different expertise in cryptocurrencies and they are bei
  
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• Game Giant Unity to Work With Kik's ICO Token

  29-03-2018 20:30
  The Kin Foundation, which governs the cryptocurrency developed by Kik, announced a partnership with Unity Technologies on Thursday.
  
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• Bitfinex Adds New Fiat Trading Pairs and Deposit Options to Platform

  29-03-2018 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges on Earth is adding additional trading pairs and fiat currencies to its platform. Bitfinex stated in a blog post today that they have expanded the number fiat currencies they will accept to include both Japanese Yen and British Pound Sterling.
  Additional Trading Pairs Add Convenience and Reduce Fees for Altcoin Traders
  The announcement from Bitfinex will see the likes of NEO, ETH, EOS, and IOTA benefit from additional trading pairs. Previously, users co
  
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• OTC Markets Flags Cryptocurrency Stocks

  29-03-2018 20:25
  “Anonymous, paid stock promotion should have no place in the public markets. We are taking responsibility to provide transparency to investors and encourage public companies to disclose and correct misinformation that can harm the efficient market pricing process,” R. Cromwell Coulson, the CEO of OTC Markets, an exchange which lists 10,000 symbols from the world
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• Did Futures Markets Negatively Affect Bitcoin Price and the Entire Crypto Industry?

  29-03-2018 20:15
  Late last year, the cryptocurrency community highly anticipated a surge in bitcoin price after the launch of the bitcoin futures market operated by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) and CME Group, two of the largest options exchanges in the global market. Almost immediately after the entrance of Cboe and CME Group in the cryptocurrency
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• Scammers Are Posing As Crypto Exchange Support Staff, Says FBI

  29-03-2018 20:00
  The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center warned against criminals who pretend to be tech support for crypto exchanges.
  
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• Bitcoin ‘Death Cross’ Lures Market Bears

  29-03-2018 19:29
  With Easter just around the corner, it almost seems ironic that the bitcoin price is technically nearing a death cross. Everywhere you turn, there’s a new forecast for the bitcoin price — from $30,000 to $3,500. Technical analysis, which is used by traders to forecast whether securities are going to move higher or lower, has been around
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• Monero and SiaCoin Reject Bitmain’s ASIC Miners, Who Could Be Next?

  29-03-2018 19:14 via cointelegraph.com
  Mining wars. Siacoin and Monero strike back at Bitmain. #ANALYSIS
  
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• 'Colored Coins' Startup Coinprism Is Shutting Down This Weekend

  29-03-2018 19:00
  Coinprism was arguably ahead of its time. But much has changed on the tech and regulatory fronts since its debut in 2014, and the startup is closing.
  
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• 'Colored Coins' Startup Coinprism Is Shutting Down

  29-03-2018 19:00
  Coinprism was arguably ahead of its time. But much has changed on the tech and regulatory fronts since its debut in 2014, and the startup is closing.
  
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• London-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Adds Ripple to Its Token Listing

  29-03-2018 18:31 via newsbtc.com
  The U.K.’s only multi-digital currency exchange has announced that it has added Ripple’s XRP token to its platform, making the coin available to its customers.
  Launched in November for over-the-counter trades (OTC), London Block Exchange (LBX) remains the only cryptocurrency exchange to offer Ripple to GBP pairing. The addition of the third most valuable digital currency by market value joins bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, and litecoin, which are already available on the exchange.
  
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• Launch of Cryptonia – A Crypto-Currency to Play Poker Online

  29-03-2018 18:30
  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. Cryptonia Poker, an upcoming online poker platform, based on blockchain technology, is all about fair play, transparency and liquidity. The company has been running Cryotonia Poker game rooms
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• Newegg Extends Bitcoin Payment Option to Canada

  29-03-2018 18:00
  BitPay will process all crypto-related transactions for 36 million customers of the platform.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Bull Tom Lee Says Hodl on Amid Market Slump for Later Gains

  29-03-2018 17:42
  Fundstrat’s Thomas Lee is emerging as a voice of reason for cryptocurrency investors even as bitcoin continues to trade in the doldrums. JPMorgan Chase’s former chief equity strategist is applying the lessons of the stock market to bitcoin investing. Trying to time the market is “challenging” because bitcoin even in its short history has proven to generate
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• Major Cryptocurrencies Are Hitting 2018 Lows Today

  29-03-2018 17:00
  Ripple's XRP, ether and bitcoin cash have all hit fresh lows for the year, amid broader crypto market weakness.
  
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• Romania Sees First Cryptocurrency Organisation

  29-03-2018 16:09
  The United Blockchain Association of Romania will aim to promote the industry in the country.
  
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• MEDP.AI All in Blockchain, Increasing Technical Support for AIDOC Project

  29-03-2018 16:09
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• Ethereum Users Support Hard Fork to ‘Brick’ Ethereum ASIC Miners: Poll

  29-03-2018 16:09
  Ethereum users would support adopting a hard fork that renders Ethereum ASIC miners obsolete, a new poll shows. The poll, which was published on Twitter by Ethereum developer Vlad Zamfir, asked respondents whether they would support a hard fork that makes ASIC miners incompatible with Ethereum’s Proof-of-Work (PoW) Ethash mining algorithm. Would you support a
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• Report: Korean Insurer Denies Claim from Bankrupt Crypto Exchange

  29-03-2018 16:00
  A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has reportedly had its insurance claim denied months after it closed following a debilitating hack.
  
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• Alicoin Cash Brings in Robot to Help with Online Investing

  29-03-2018 15:57
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• ImmVRse Announces Partnership with Origin Protocol

  29-03-2018 15:40
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• PATRON Launches Token Event, Riding Momentum of 15 Million USD Pre-Sale and Major Partnership Announcements

  29-03-2018 15:36
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• Soundeon Leverages Blockchain to Eradicate Malpractices in Royalty Collection and Ticketing

  29-03-2018 15:32
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• IoT Data Marketplace DataBroker DAO Announce Exchange Listing on CoinFalcon and Partnership with AllThingsTalk

  29-03-2018 15:29
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• Blockchain Based Decentralized Phone and Messaging Application ySign to Reverse Present Orwellian Practices

  29-03-2018 15:25
  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 centralization of messaging data is a hotly discussed topic; we as humans value privacy above many other facets of our life, it’s an instinctual desire to know
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• DatatBroker DAO Lists Token on CoinFalcon and Teams up with IoT Data Processor, AllThingsTalk

  29-03-2018 15:20
  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. Internet of Things (IoT) device industry has grown very large in the last few years. The ability of devices with sensors to gather data and act upon predefined
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• Ambit: The Next Generation Mining Infrastructure Announces Token Pre-Sale Beginning 10th April 2018

  29-03-2018 15:17
  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. Ambit Mining has just announced their pre-sale event is imminent, beginning on the 10th of April, 2018. Additionally, participants taking part in the pre-sale can claim up to
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• Popular Football Manager Gaming Gets the Provably Fair, Decentralized Treatment with Soccer Manager™

  29-03-2018 15:13
  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. UK-based Soccer Manager™ has announced a new blockchain-based version for their flagship game, bringing blockchain innovations of provably fair concepts to one of the world’s most popular football
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• Who Created the Story of Sierra Leone's Blockchain Election?

  29-03-2018 15:11 via cointelegraph.com
  Despite the media calling Agora, the company alleging a Blockchain election in Sierra Leone, out, they seem to have done enough to keep the government interested #FOLLOW_UP
  
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• Sierra Leone’s Fake Blockchain Election: Who Is to Blame?

  29-03-2018 15:11 via cointelegraph.com
  Despite the media calling Agora, the company alleging a Blockchain election in Sierra Leone, out, they seem to have done enough to keep the government interested #FOLLOW_UP
  
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• Sierra Leone’s Fake Blockchain Election Hasn’t Damaged the Technology’s Reputation

  29-03-2018 15:11 via cointelegraph.com
  Despite the media calling Agora, the company alleging a Blockchain election in Sierra Leone, out, they seem to have done enough to keep the government interested #FOLLOW_UP
  
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• Sociall: The Decentralized Social Network Protecting the Privacy of Users in an Uncertain Age

  29-03-2018 15:10
  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. Sociall, a decentralized social media platform, is trying to answer a renewed call for alternatives to the monopolized industry dominated by the likes of Facebook, Google, and Twitter.
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• UK Financial Watchdog Warns Over Unregistered Crypto Brokerage

  29-03-2018 15:00
  The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors over an unregistered brokerage that appears to be offering crypto-related derivatives.
  
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• Two Largest Cryptocurrency Exchanges Look to Exit Asia Due to Impractical Policies

  29-03-2018 14:58
  Binance and Bitfinex, two of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the global digital currency market, may completely move out of Asia this year, due to impractical policies. Binance and Malta Last week, Binance, easily the biggest digital currency trading platform with a $1.4 billion daily trading volume, moved out of Asia and relocated to Malta,
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• Bank Of Montreal Staff Memo Appears To Show Bitcoin ‘Block’ Due To ‘Volatility’

  29-03-2018 14:41 via cointelegraph.com
  Leaked memo shows Bank of Montreal blocked cryptocurrency merchant transactions citing “volatility.” #NEWS
  
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• London Block Exchange Adds Ripple, More Coins to Follow

  29-03-2018 14:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  London Block Exchange (LBX), the U.K.’s only multi-cryptocurrency over-the-counter exchange, has announced that it has added Ripple’s digital asset, XRP to its list of coins available to customers. As a registered Electronic Money Services Directive (EMD) for e-wallet functionality by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), this means that LBX is not only the sole […]
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• China's Central Bank Eyes Crypto as Possible Yuan Risk

  29-03-2018 14:00
  The People's Bank of China says cryptocurrencies will be a top priority for the agency this year, in an effort to protect the national currency.
  
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• OmiseGO Donates 1 Million Dollars to GiveDirectly

  29-03-2018 13:55
  The money was sent in OMG tokens.
  
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• Bitcoin Drops Below $7500 As Twitter Ban Takes Toll On Markets

  29-03-2018 13:52 via cointelegraph.com
  Twitter joining Facebook and Google in banning crypto ads may have toppled prices, but traders are calm. #NEWS
  
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