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• Brazilian Crypto Businesses, Exchanges Create “Rival” Cryptocurrency Associations - CCN

  15-04-2018 23:10 via ccn.com
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  Brazilian Crypto Businesses, Exchanges Create “Rival” Cryptocurrency Associations
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  Brazil's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, including Bitcointrade, Mercado Bitcoin, Foxbit, and others, recently joined forces to create a cryptocurrency association whose goal is to defend the interests of cryptocurrency users. The organization ...
  
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• Brazilian Crypto Businesses, Exchanges Create “Rival” Cryptocurrency Associations

  15-04-2018 23:10
  Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, including Bitcointrade, Mercado Bitcoin, Foxbit, and others, recently joined forces to create a cryptocurrency association whose goal is to defend the interests of cryptocurrency users. The organization, dubbed Associação Brasileira de Criptoeconomia (ABCripto) recently found out other companies created a “rival” association. Headed by fintech firm Atlas Project, other crypto-related companies
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• NEO, EOS, Litecoin, IOTA and Stellar: Technical Analysis April 16, 2018

  15-04-2018 23:01 via newsbtc.com
  Irrefutably, Bitcoin and most altcoins are bottoming up. However, it’s all about fundamental events and supply-demand dynamics that could affect price movement of most these altcoins especially EOS which had its EOSDAC air drop on April 15. In my view and basing my forecast on EOS technical analysis, prices might retrace back to $6.
  Let’s have a look at these charts:
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  In the last 24 hours alone, Stellar Lumens is up 1
  
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• Increased SegWit Adoption May have Finally Solved Bitcoin’s Fee Problem

  15-04-2018 22:16
  A couple months after two of the largest cryptocurrency trading exchanges, Bitfinex and GDAX, finally adopted the bitcoin SegWit protocol, transaction fees for the currency are finally back to reasonable levels. Bitfinex, on February 20 2018, announced support for bitcoin deposit and withdrawals using P2SH Segregated Witness (SegWit) addresses while GDAX, on February 23, introduced
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• Meet CoinDaddy: Mink Suit Wearing "Bitcoin Rapper" and ... - newsBTC

  15-04-2018 22:14 via newsbtc.com
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  San Francisco, a city with a respected hip-hop scene that has spawned rappers like Too Short and Mac Dre, has produced another star: “Bitcoin rapper” CoinDaddy. The 28-year-old behind CoinDaddy, Arya Bahmanyar, left a career in commercial real estate ...and more »
  
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• How Australia Is Becoming A Cryptocurrency Continent: Markets, Regulations And Plans - Cointelegraph

  15-04-2018 21:29 via cointelegraph.com
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  How Australia Is Becoming A Cryptocurrency Continent: Markets, Regulations And Plans
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  The very nature of cryptocurrencies dictate that regulation, control, and by extension, a centralized system, do not fit in with what they stand for. They are supposed to be totally decentralized, and therefore not dictated by many rules. This made a ...and more »
  
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• ‘Inevitable’ that Pensions and Endowments Make Crypto Play: Hedge Fund Exec

  15-04-2018 21:10
  Cryptocurrencies may soon land the white whale of the investing industry: institutional funds such as pensions and endowments. That’s according to Ari Paul, chief investment officer at cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital, who told CNBC that he believes it’s “inevitable” that these institutional investment funds will add cryptoassets to their portfolios — sooner rather than
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• Chilean Crypto Exchanges Go To Court To Fight The Banks ‘Killing An Entire Industry’

  15-04-2018 20:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Chilean cryptocurrency exchanges BUDA, Orionx, and CryptoMarket take banks to court to protect the rights of citizens to buy and sell cryptocurrency.
  
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• Meet CoinDaddy: Mink Suit Wearing “Bitcoin Rapper” and Cryptocurrency Enthusiast

  15-04-2018 20:43 via newsbtc.com
  San Francisco, a city with a respected hip-hop scene that has spawned rappers like Too Short and Mac Dre, has produced another star: “Bitcoin rapper” CoinDaddy.  The 28-year-old behind CoinDaddy, Arya Bahmanyar, left a career in commercial real estate after he said he made a small fortune in Bitcoin.
  CoinDaddy: Bitcoin Rapper
  CoinDaddy makes rap music about driving Lamborghinis, “slinging coin,” and indulging an urge to check the price of bitcoin on his phone wh
  
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• How Australia Is Becoming A Cryptocurrency Continent: Markets, Regulations And Plans

  15-04-2018 20:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Australia has taken the lead when it comes to cryptocurrency regulation, and has done so with many positive and balanced intentions #ANALYSIS
  
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• Bitcoin Rally Leads Cryptocurrency Market Above $330 Billion - Hacked

  15-04-2018 20:08 via hacked.com
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  Bitcoin Rally Leads Cryptocurrency Market Above $330 Billion
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  Cryptocurrencies were back on the offensive Sunday, as bitcoin and the major altcoins extended their gains en route to fresh three-week highs.and more »
  
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• Bitcoin Already Crossed $8,400, Analysts Expect it to Surge Again After Tax Season

  15-04-2018 19:57 via newsbtc.com
  The price of Bitcoin seems to have switched to a bullish momentum after spending a period of two months on a downward path that shed about $5,000 of its value. The market rebounded across the $8,000 line on Friday and crossed $8,400 already. Bears argue that a short squeeze is behind what they call “a market correction”, but the tax season provides a reliable explanation for a bullish outlook.
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• Roger Ver, Founder of Bitcoin.Com, and COO, Mate Tokay, Join MoneyToken Advisory Board – bringing benefits to the BCH community

  15-04-2018 19:37 via crypto-news.net
  MoneyToken Financial Services welcomes the CEO and COO of Bitcoin.com onto the advisory board.
  MoneyToken.Com is a blockchain-based financial services platform founded by US and UK FinTech experts whose background includes years of experience at Goldman Sachs, Prudential Financial, Citibank, Ernst & Young, and Bloomberg.
  The company has launched it’s Public Token Presale at 15.00UTC March 22 with a first day 30% bonus.
  The platform, aimed at miners, projects that made their token sales
  
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• ICO Relief: Louisiana City Considers Own Cryptocurrency in Face of ... - CCN

  15-04-2018 19:37 via ccn.com
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  ICO Relief: Louisiana City Considers Own Cryptocurrency in Face of ...
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  The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has proposed the city create its own cryptocurrency to raise money for public finance, taking a cue from Berkeley, California, according to The Acadia Advocate. Such blockchain-based municipal borrowing, should it ...and more »
  
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• ICO Relief: Louisiana City Considers Own Cryptocurrency in Face of Funding Woes

  15-04-2018 19:36
  The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has proposed the city create its own cryptocurrency to raise money for public finance, taking a cue from Berkeley, California, according to The Acadia Advocate. Such blockchain-based municipal borrowing, should it materialize, could revolutionize local funding in the U.S. and beyond. Joel Robideaux, Lafayette’s mayor-president, made the proposal during his annual
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• Cryptocurrency Lending Service Aims to Expand to Fiat - Finance Magnates

  15-04-2018 19:05 via financemagnates.com
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  Cryptocurrency Lending Service Aims to Expand to Fiat
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  A cryptocurrency lending platform is campaigning to be allowed to also accept fiat money as collateral, according to a company announcement published in Medium. ETHLend has begun a licensing process which if successful will allow it to operate in more ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency Lending Service Aims to Expand to Fiat

  15-04-2018 19:05
  ETHLend is pursuing licences in more than 30 countries in Europe.
  
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• The Resurgence of DAOs: How an Ethereum Fork (eInc) Is Scripting It

  15-04-2018 18:42 via newsbtc.com
  A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is an organization where organizational decisions are made electronically by hard-coded rules (smart contracts) or through the voting among its members.
  The original concept of DAO was first released in the year 2016, which is sometimes referred to as DAO 1.0. The World’s first DAO was called “The DAO” – that was meant to operate like a venture capital fund for the crypto and decentralized space.It would allow anyone with a pr
  
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• HashCard Comes to Rescue: Enabling Traditional Spends With Cryptocurrency - BTCMANAGER

  15-04-2018 18:30 via btcmanager.com
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  HashCard Comes to Rescue: Enabling Traditional Spends With Cryptocurrency
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  In a comprehensive solution to users' ability to employ a cryptocurrency debit card, the HashCard project is offering a crypto-linked card that will enable traditional card payments but with digital currencies. With a prospective client base of ...
  
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• Bitcoin: The Return of The Volume

  15-04-2018 17:40
  “Everything is going as I foreseen” is probably one of the most epic lines I can remember, not only because those words were spoken by the dark overlord ruling the galaxy just before his demise, but also because it mirrors so many brilliant human minds, when voicing their opinions on fields of which they are
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• CNBC Fast Money’s Brian Kelly: Bitcoin Is Like The ‘Internet In The 1980s’

  15-04-2018 17:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin is neither a company, nor a stock, but a technology in its early stages comparable to the Internet in the 1980s, says CNBC’s Brian Kelly #NEWS
  
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• Russia: Crypto Bill Review Regulates Crypto-Fiat Transactions Over $9.6K, Report Says

  15-04-2018 16:56 via cointelegraph.com
  A review of Russia’s bill “On Digital Financial Assets” puts large volume exchanges of crypto to fiat under “mandatory exchange regulation”, local sources report #NEWS
  
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• Bitcoin Price Surges 5% to $8,450 as Cryptocurrency Market Eyes $350 Billion

  15-04-2018 16:14
  The bitcoin price has surged to $8,450 after recording a 5 percent increase within the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency market is eyeing a move towards the $350 billion region and it has already crossed $334 billion. Is the Bull Market Back? It is too early to confirm whether the bitcoin price can continue its
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• America should build on the Swiss model to regulate cryptocurrency - The Hill

  15-04-2018 16:06 via thehill.com
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  America should build on the Swiss model to regulate cryptocurrency
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  With the explosion of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, technology today has once again leapt far ahead of existing regulatory systems, causing a negative reaction from those who live in regulatory bubbles. Regulatory responses have varied, from China ...
  
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• Understanding Your Cryptocurrency Space On A Holistic Scale - Forbes

  15-04-2018 15:30 via forbes.com
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  Understanding Your Cryptocurrency Space On A Holistic Scale
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  "I can tell you right now, if you were to give me a topic in the cryptocurrency space, I could send you a very compelling whitepaper, in 72 hours. It has nothing to do with my experience in the industry or any ability to build a team that could build a ...
  
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• China’s Bitmain Gets Approval for US Bitcoin Mining Operation

  15-04-2018 15:12
  Bitmain, Chinese cryptocurrency mining company, has been given a green light to set up a blockchain facility in Western Walla Walla County, a county in the U.S. state of Washington. Local newspaper Union-Bulletin wrote that the decision was in complete agreement of the three commissioners involved in the situation. Last month, CCN reported that Ant Creek … Continued
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• Mastercard Ireland Looking For Blockchain Specialists Among 175 New Hires

  15-04-2018 14:13 via cointelegraph.com
  Mastercard Ireland is looking to boost its numbers by hiring 175 new people, including Blockchain specialists. #NEWS
  
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• The cryptocurrency bubble stems from our STEM obsession - Salon

  15-04-2018 14:10 via salon.com
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  The cryptocurrency bubble stems from our STEM obsession
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  Imagine if I created a system of currency based on knowledge of art history — call it, say, "ArtCoin." ArtCoin could be a cryptocurrency, akin to bitcoin — except instead of being mined by computers performing complex calculations, ArtCoins would ...
  
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• Lithuanian Central Bank Initiates Dialogue On Crypto Between Banks, Regulators, Traders

  15-04-2018 13:53 via cointelegraph.com
  Lithuania’s central bank believes that understanding and working with the crypto sphere is necessary, as “blind denial leads nowhere.” #NEWS
  
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• Hobbyist in Hell: Tracking My Crypto Assets for the Taxman

  15-04-2018 13:30
  The spreadsheet got more and more complicated, until one day it took two minutes to load.
  
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• A Hobbyist Crypto Trader's Life in Tax Hell

  15-04-2018 13:30
  The spreadsheet got more and more complicated, until one day it took two minutes to load.
  
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• Börse Stuttgart and Barclays Bank Latest Institutions to Go Crypto

  15-04-2018 13:07
  The German exchange is launching a trading app and the British bank is opening a trading desk.
  
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• An Ethereum Blockchain Is Restoring the Identity of Syrian Refugees

  15-04-2018 13:03
  This sounds like the type of social impact that the blockchain pioneers were talking about when they designed the technology. Just as Syria has gotten the world’s attention for a suspected horrific chemical attack on its citizens, refugees who have fled the war-torn nation for refuge in bordering Jordan have stumbled upon a humanitarian program
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• Why Leading Crypto Devs Don't Work In Silicon Valley

  15-04-2018 12:00
  A recent back-and-forth between Coinbase and a bitcoin developer shows there's still a big gap between the industry and the open-source community.
  
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• Malta Regulator Seeks Feedback On Proposed Crypto Financial Instrument Test

  15-04-2018 11:55 via cointelegraph.com
  Malta’s proposed Financial Instrument Test would determine whether a virtual asset falls under EU regulation or Malta’s potential Virtual Financial Assets Act. #NEWS
  
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• The Bulls Are Back, Trump’s Petro Ban Backfires and Karmic Justice: This Week in Crypto

  15-04-2018 11:48
  Make sure you check out last weeks post here, now let’s go over what happened in crypto this week.  Price Watch: Bitcoin is up 15% this week after a slight gain last week and a nearly 20% drop the week before. After stabilizing at $7,100 earlier this week, the price rocketed above $8,000 in a dramatic green candle. The price
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• Malta Proposes Financial Instrument Test for Cryptocurrency ... - Finance Magnates

  15-04-2018 10:16 via financemagnates.com
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  Malta Proposes Financial Instrument Test for Cryptocurrency ...
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  The Malta Financial Services Authority has released a consultation paper relating to its ongoing cryptocurrency regulation process. The paper follows a discussion paper published on the 30th of November 2017 in which the regulatory authority proposed a ...and more »
  
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• Malta Proposes Financial Instrument Test for Cryptocurrency Companies

  15-04-2018 10:11
  If approved, the legal status of DLT-related projects will be determined by a mandatory test.
  
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• AirPod: A Peek into Its Tokenization

  15-04-2018 09:49 via newsbtc.com
  AirPod has a revolutionary internal economic ecosystem that makes it probably the world’s most profitable and stable business opportunity. Its establishment of own cryptocurrency dubbed APOD has set the ball rolling. APOD is projected to start circulating soon among Airpod’s customers. This will, in turn, create one internal economy. Customers will then be encouraged to make use of APOD tokens when renting pods and thus benefit from a significant discount. This will effectively mean
  
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• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis – Can BTC/USD Break $8,500?

  15-04-2018 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price surged higher this past week and broke $7,500 resistance against the US Dollar.
  There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $7,600 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is currently trading above $8,000 and is facing a monster resistance near the $8,500 level.Bitcoin price is trading in a bullish zone above $7,500 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD has to move above $8,500 to extend gains in the near term.
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• Asian Cryptocurrency Trading Roundup: Top Altcoin is Iota

  15-04-2018 06:41 via newsbtc.com
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  Many were expecting markets to correct this weekend following a couple of days of solid gains across the board. The good news is that they have remained above $300 billion total cap level and Bitcoin has held its ground trading just over the key $8,000 level. The big daddy of crypto has remained stable in the last 24 hours gaining just over one percent, altcoins have also stayed largely in the green and the rally is holding up for now. As usual one crypto is outperforming its brethr
  
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• Bitcoin Cash Price Weekly Analysis – BCH/USD To Continue Higher?

  15-04-2018 06:08 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin cash price started a decent upside move and traded above $720 against the US Dollar.
  There was a break above a crucial bearish trend line with resistance at $720 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is now back in an uptrend and it may continue to trade higher towards the $850 level.Bitcoin cash price is trading nicely in a bullish zone against the US Dollar. BCH/USD is likely to gain traction for a run towards the $850-900 zone.
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• Switzerland Risks Losing Cryptocurrency Haven Status Over Increasing Regulation

  15-04-2018 04:33 via newsbtc.com
  Switzerland, a country renowned for its safe-haven status in capital markets, may have missed the opportunity of becoming a top jurisdiction for initial coin offerings. Tim Draper, a high-profile bitcoin enthusiast and early investor of Tesla, SpaceX, and Skype, has crossed the country off the map after the government allowed regulation to dissuade startups from launching ICOs there.
  Switzerland Risks Losing Blockchain Haven Status Over Growing Regulation
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• BotBird – Your cryptocurrency investment partner for modern trading! - AMBCrypto

  15-04-2018 03:02 via ambcrypto.com
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  BotBird – Your cryptocurrency investment partner for modern trading!
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  While the blockchain and cryptocurrency market is on a mission to conquer every need of mankind through the power of technology, the necessity of having a highly secure and completely reliable platform to trade money is on demand. BotBird is an ...
  
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• Company Aims To Become ‘Amazon Of Sharing Economy’ With Blockchain App

  15-04-2018 02:33 via cointelegraph.com
  A Blockchain platform wants to unite the sharing economy in a single app – bringing fragmentation in this fledgling industry to an end #SPONSORED
  
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• Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency: Unsuitable At Any Speed - Forbes

  15-04-2018 00:25 via forbes.com
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  Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency: Unsuitable At Any Speed
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  Investment suitability is a concept which means that a particular investment or financial strategy that is recommended to a particular investor be appropriate for that particular investor. Suitability is very important for financial planners and ...
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• A New Coin Aims to Be the Currency of the Future Gaming Industry: Here’s How They’re Doing It

  15-04-2018 00:11 via newsbtc.com
  The Tap Project seems to be going from success to success in recent months, after their ICO and wallet release going off without a hitch, they are now ramping up their functionality with a view to an up-and-running ecosystem by the end of 2018.
  Tap is an innovative undertaking that is targeting millions of dollars worth of value that is locked away in gaming platforms and inaccessible to players; a gamer might spend hours and hours in one game amassing rewards and points which are then useless o
  
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