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• New York Attorney General’s Office Launches Inquiry Into Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms

  17-04-2018 23:55 via cointelegraph.com
  The New York Attorney General sent letters to thirteen major cryptocurrency exchanges, asking them to disclose information on internal controls to “improve transparency and accountability”. #NEWS
  
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• Survey: Almost Half of Crypto Investors Who Profited in 2017 Are Not Disclosing to the IRS

  17-04-2018 23:45 via newsbtc.com
  Today, April 17th, is tax day here in the U.S, but a significant number of investors have apparently not reported gains from digital currency trading to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).TeamBlind and Credit Karma
  According to a survey from TeamBlind, the anonymous messaging app popular in fintech circles, 46% of people who made money trading cryptocurrencies in 2017 have chosen not to disclose their taxable profits.
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• Cambridge Analytica Was Behind Gambling Token Sale Dragon Coin

  17-04-2018 23:39
  Dragon, which is betting its focus on Asia’s gaming industry, ‎claimed earlier ‎this year that it has raised $320 million ‎
  
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• Russian Gov’t Blocks 20 Mln IP Addresses To Ban Telegram, App Still Operational

  17-04-2018 23:38 via cointelegraph.com
  Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tries to block Telegram app: dozens of unrelated services suffered network failures, Telegram still works. #NEWS
  
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• Data Firm at Center of Facebook Controversy Planned $30 Million ICO: Report

  17-04-2018 22:57
  Cambridge Analytica, a British data analytics firm, was planning to raise as much as $30 million by issuing a new cryptocurrency through an ICO before it got swept up in a scandal surrounding the misuse of Facebook Inc. personal data, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Cambridge Analytica had approached a company
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• Security Firm Avast Demonstrates Cryptojacking Risks to Smartphones and IoT Devices

  17-04-2018 22:45 via newsbtc.com
  Global digital security firm Avast will be demonstrating the risks posed to smartphones and IoT devices by cryptojacking. The company has a stall at the RSA 2018 conference being held this week and will be performing live demonstrations mining Monero.
  Cryptomining Poses Risks to More Than Just Computer Uses
  The demonstration hopes to show people how malicious cryptocurrency mining can affect both their privacy and the performance of their infected devices. Ondrej Vlcek, the CTO, EVP and GM
  
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• Ex-Google Employees Form Blockchain Alliance As Cryptocurrencies Catch Fire

  17-04-2018 22:35
  Blockchain is sizzling amid escalating media hype about its vast potential applications in finance, supply-chain management, healthcare, and even the music business. Now, a trio of former Google executives have launched a new blockchain community whose goal is to develop and promote blockchain initiatives. The xGoogler Blockchain Alliance (GBA) is comprised of blockchain project managers, investors,
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• Cambridge Analytica Reportedly Planned To Release Digital Currency

  17-04-2018 22:29 via cointelegraph.com
  Sources say that Cambridge Analytica had consulted with a firm that advises companies on how to structure Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). #NEWS
  
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• Amazon Sees Bitcoin Use Case in Data Marketplaces

  17-04-2018 22:00
  The e-commerce giant describes how merchants and law enforcement could make a bitcoin transaction stream more valuable by splicing it with other data.
  
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• Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Dives Below $7,900 after New York Opens Probe into Exchanges

  17-04-2018 21:29
  Bitcoin price dove below $7,900 on Tuesday after the New York Attorney General’s office announced that it had opened an inquiry into the cryptocurrency exchange industry. The flagship cryptocurrency had traded above $8,000 for most of the day, with many analysts arguing it would embark on a bull run now that tax season is coming … Continued
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• Sharia, Taxes And Short Squeeze: Versions Behind Bitcoin’s $1000 Bounce

  17-04-2018 21:20 via cointelegraph.com
  While the exchange rate of Bitcoin stands at around $8,157 after the weekend, it’s about time to sum up all the versions. #FOLLOW_UP
  
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• Chilean Crypto Exchanges Taking Banks to Appeals Count Amid Account Closure

  17-04-2018 21:03
  Though the court agreed to hear the exchanges' argument, the accounts will remain shut.
  
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• Telegram's CEO Is Using Bitcoin to Bypass Russia's App Ban

  17-04-2018 20:55
  Pavel Durov is paying network administrators in bitcoin to bypass a Russian ban on Telegram.
  
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• New York’s Attorney General Requests Information on the Operations of 13 Cryptocurrency Exchanges

  17-04-2018 20:55 via newsbtc.com
  New York State’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is requesting information from 13 cryptocurrency exchanges in attempts to improve transparency and accountability and help protect digital currency investors.The initiative is meant to complement a first-in-the-nation licensing protocol established by New York State’s Department of Financial Services that requires digital currency trading platforms and other firms engaged in digital currency business activities to receive approval
  
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• Philippine Senator Demands Harsher Penalties For Crypto-Involving Crimes After Local Scam

  17-04-2018 20:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Philippine Senator calls for tougher penalties for crypto-involving crimes, following local news of an alleged $17.2 mln Bitcoin scam. #NEWS
  
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• Could Blockchain Overcome Data Privacy Issues in Light of the Facebook Scandal?

  17-04-2018 20:32 via crypto-news.net
  Facebook has dominated news headlines since mid-March. For the benefit of anyone who may have somehow missed it, the web giant was subject to an investigation and subsequent exposé undertaken by The New York Times and British news outlet The Guardian. Reports from both publications detailed how a third-party organization called Cambridge Analytica was harvesting data from Facebook user profiles. The data was subsequently used to predict and influence votes within key political campaigns s
  
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• Data, Security, Insurance: How Blockchain Is Disrupting The Health Industry

  17-04-2018 20:22 via cointelegraph.com
  The potential effectiveness of Blockchain-based technologies doesn’t come unnoticed by governmental bodies and private firms #ANALYSIS
  
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• LocalBitcoins User Claims Traders Must Submit ID For ‘Significant’ Volumes, Reddit Reacts

  17-04-2018 20:08 via cointelegraph.com
  A Reddit post alleging that personal ID is now required on LocalBitcoins for high volumes has outraged some users of the platform. #NEWS
  
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• New York Tells Cryptocurrency Exchanges to be More Transparent

  17-04-2018 20:04
  Cryptocurrency exchanges need to make transparency a greater priority, the New York Attorney General’s office said on Tuesday. Writing in a letter addressed to 13 cryptocurrency exchanges, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office requests that companies provide information on a range of topics related to the operation of their trading platforms. “Representing a technological … Continued
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• Korean Blockchain Association Reveals Self-Regulatory Rules For 14 Member Exchanges

  17-04-2018 20:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Korean Blockchain Association announces self-regulation investigation for its member crypto exchanges in an effort to boost transparency. #NEWS
  
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• Pornhub Starts Accepting Verge As Payment, Calls The Move ‘Critical’ For Crypto Adoption

  17-04-2018 19:36 via cointelegraph.com
  “The future has come,” says adult entertainment site Pornhub in reference to new ability to pay for services in Verge #NEWS
  
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• Verge (XVG) Penetrates the Adult Entertainment Industry With Pornhub Partnership

  17-04-2018 19:11 via newsbtc.com
  Privacy-based cryptocurrency Verge (XVG) has announced today that they’ve partnered with Pornhub. The move means that users can now pay for premium subscriptions using an anonymous cryptocurrency.
  Verge’s Price Takes a Pounding Following Pornhub Announcement
  The partnership has been teased for weeks now. Earlier in March, Verge were slated for their appeals to users to contribute $3 million to reveal the name of the company they’d be working with.
  The announcement of the Pornhu
  
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• World’s Biggest Porn Site Pornhub Partners Verge to Accept Crypto XVG

  17-04-2018 19:09
  Verge have been hyping the announcement of their new mystery partner for days, with the initial date pushed from yesterday to today, 17 April. After recent controversy over allegations of paid price pumping and issues with the Wraith Protocol, not everyone in the market reacted well to Verge asking for a crowdfund of 75 million
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• Binance, Bitfinex and More: NY Launches Inquiry Into Crypto Exchanges

  17-04-2018 19:09
  New York's attorney general is taking a closer look at some of the most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges.
  
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• Binance, Bitfinex and More: New York Launches 'Inquiry' Into 13 Crypto Exchanges

  17-04-2018 19:09
  New York's attorney general is taking a closer look at some of the most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges.
  
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• Crypto Market Holds Gains On News Of More Wall Street Talent And Money Moving In

  17-04-2018 19:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto markets rebound after slight losses yesterday, as more institutional money and talent move into the industry #NEWS
  
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• Police Officers Arrested in India for Extorting Bitcoin

  17-04-2018 18:58
  Bitcoin millionaires are advised to take precautions.
  
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• IMF Head Says Underlying Technology of Cryptocurrencies Could Aid Finance System

  17-04-2018 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The price of bitcoin saw a boost in value, which coincided with remarks from the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after she wrote about the benefits the industry can have on the traditional finance system. In a blog published yesterday, Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, wrote that cryptocurrencies enable fast and […]
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• CryptoKitties Isn’t as Popular as You Think It Is

  17-04-2018 18:12
  Here’s a question. How many active users does CryptoKitties, one of the most well-known decentralized Ethereum applications (DApps), have? The answer is probably a lot less than you think. The game, originally created by Canada-based venture studio Axiom Zen, burst onto the DApp scene last year, and in almost no time at all the game
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• Blockchain Securities Platform Gets $28 Mln In Funding From Big Name VC Investors

  17-04-2018 17:54 via cointelegraph.com
  Harbor’s Blockchain securities tokenization nets $28 mln in new funding from big VC names #NEWS
  
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• Sell the News? Verge Token Drops After Porn Partner Reveal

  17-04-2018 17:30
  Verge's XVG token is fast losing altitude after today's Pornhub partnership announcement.
  
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• Prosecutors: Options Seller Duped Investors With 'Worthless' Crypto

  17-04-2018 17:30
  A New York resident has been indicted on fraud charges for tricking residents into investing in worthless binary options and a proprietary token.
  
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• Hash Card To Allow Cryptocurrency Spending Wherever Fiat Cards Are Accepted

  17-04-2018 17:28
  This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Attempts have been made to create a bitcoin card that offers instant conversions to fiat currency and reliable exchange rates, but up until now, such efforts have not come
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• Bitcoin Workshop: A Comprehensive Platform for Crypto Investors

  17-04-2018 17:23
  This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Most new cryptocurrency investors are quickly overwhelmed by the sheer volatility and trading volume of any given cryptocurrency currently on the market. Given that swings of 20 to 30
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• Union is Changing the Way We Access Capital

  17-04-2018 17:17
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• IMF’s Lagarde Calls for Open-Minded, Even-Handed Cryptocurrency Policies

  17-04-2018 17:17
  Cryptocurrencies are growing on IMF Chief Christine Lagarde. The bitcoin price is trading in the green again today and oddly enough may be getting some of its lift from some positive remarks from Lagarde, who is at the helm of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Her message to the world is that “crypto-assets do not pose an immediate
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• BitImage: Next Gen Digital Marketplace Announces Token Presale Beginning April 26, 2018

  17-04-2018 17:10
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• Havven Launches eUSD, Its First Stablecoin

  17-04-2018 17:01
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• TNC Cross-Chain Asset Converter Officially Released, Marking a New Era for Cross-Chain Asset Exchange

  17-04-2018 16:51
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• EncryptoTel: Perhaps the Most Undervalued ICO Startup

  17-04-2018 16:50 via newsbtc.com
  Application of blockchain technology has gone far beyond the financial industry. Today, many companies in a wide variety of industries are testing the potential of this innovation to streamline complex processes and transactions, making them faster, cheaper and more transparent. The telecommunications industry is no exception and industry players are now considering how blockchain can impact their businesses. EncryptoTel, an intriguing implementation of these new technologies, offers privacy-ori
  
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• Blockchain Taps Former Goldman Exec for Institutional Investor Push

  17-04-2018 16:47
  Blockchain's new hire oversaw Goldman Sachs' relationships with institutional clients managing $1.49 trillion in assets.
  
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• Platform Offers ‘Plug and Play’ Blockchain Tech to eCommerce Platforms

  17-04-2018 16:39
  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. A company that empowers eCommerce platforms by enabling them to integrate Blockchain technology into their existing systems on a “plug and play” basis has launched its token sale.
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• Pornhub Adds Crypto Payment Option With Verge Token

  17-04-2018 16:30
  Adult entertainment website Pornhub has announced that it will begin accepting the cryptocurrency verge as payment.
  
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• Icon Shows How Startups Bypass South Korea’s ICO Ban

  17-04-2018 16:30 via newsbtc.com
  The issuance of new cryptocurrencies, which were banned in South Korea six months ago, has returned to the country via overseas listings for local trading. ICON (ICX), which is being called ‘Korean version of Ethereum’, was issued in Switzerland and is leading the new trend.
  Foreign-Issued Cryptocurrency Allows South Korean Startups to Bypass Legislation
  South Korea banned initial coin offerings (ICO’s) in September 2017. Market watchers in the country have
  
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• Ripple Wants Governments to End ‘Wild West’ Era of Cryptocurrencies

  17-04-2018 16:22
  A senior Ripple official has called on British regulators to revisit their ‘wait and see’ approach to cryptocurrencies and called for new rules introduced by the likes of Japan. While cryptocurrencies are commonly seen as financial instruments meant to circumvent governmental controls or oversight from central banks, Ripple (XRP) – the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency with
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• Can Blockchain Technology Comply with New EU Data Protection Laws?

  17-04-2018 16:22
  GDPR was written to protect customer data from centralised entities - where does decentralised technology fit in?
  
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• Incoming Fork at Block Height 520419, FoxBTC Announces Bitcoin Hard Fork

  17-04-2018 16:18
  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. The Bitcoin blockchain remains the sole impetus behind the greatest movement in decentralization, dominating 43% of a $300 billion market capitalization and pioneering disruptive innovations. However, this blockchain
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• Former Goldman Sachs VP Joins Crypto Wallet Blockchain To Attract Institutional Clients

  17-04-2018 16:12 via cointelegraph.com
  Former Goldman Sachs exec takes new role at crypto wallet Blockchain.info as part of their strategy to attract institutional clients #NEWS
  
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• Leading VC Firm, Expert Eclii Ventures, Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with Hada DBank

  17-04-2018 16:07
  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. HADA DBank, the Islamic banking module infused with blockchain technology, has added yet another luminary to its stellar advisory board. Richard Gora, Managing Director of Eclii Ventures, is
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• Bank Of Japan: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Destabilize Existing Financial System

  17-04-2018 16:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Bank of Japan will not be issuing its own digital currency for now, but says it is open to applying emerging innovations in the future. #NEWS
  
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