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• Crypto ‘Doesn’t Pass Test Of What A Currency Should Be’, Says Likely NY Fed President

  20-04-2018 23:26 via cointelegraph.com
  John Williams, the expected future president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, said crypto ‘doesn’t pass the basic test of what a currency should be’. #NEWS
  
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• Free Crypto Trading App Robinhood Launches in Colorado with Bitcoin, Ethereum

  20-04-2018 23:24
  The competitive landscape for cryptocurrencies is heating up in the United States. Zero-commission startup exchange Robinhood just announced on Twitter its expansion into Colorado. The trading platform unveiled commision-free trading for leading cryptocurrencies bitcoin and Ethereum in the western state. In addition to cryptocurrencies, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based trading platform also supports stocks, ETFs and … Continued
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• Telegram: From Record-Breaking ICO to Russia’s Ban

  20-04-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Telegram has been making headlines for quite some time now. The instant messaging app developed by the Durov brothers, Pavel and Nikolai, has built a deep connection to the cryptocurrency universe and has become a favorite messaging app for many in the industry. Its connection to the crypto community was made even deeper when they announced an ICO, which has raised a record amount in it’s pre-ICO phase and has courted just as much controversy.
  The Record-Breaking ICO
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• Expected Next In Line Fed President Claims Bitcoin Doesn’t Pass Test for a Currency

  20-04-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The current head of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank has become the latest to speak out against bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, claiming that they don’t pass the test for a currency.
  Cryptocurrencies Fail Test
  Speaking during a speech on Friday, John Williams, named to take over from William Dudley as the New York Federal Reserve president in June, argued that ‘cryptocurrency doesn’t pass the basic test of what a currency should be.’ According to Williams, a curr
  
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• Quebec's Chief Scientist Denies Dismissing Crypto Concerns

  20-04-2018 22:25
  Reports this week erroneously suggested that Quebec's Chief Scientist dismissed concerns about the illicit usage of bitcoin, his office said.
  
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• Don't Believe What You Read About Quebec's Chief Scientist and Crypto

  20-04-2018 22:25
  Reports this week erroneously suggested that Quebec's Chief Scientist dismissed concerns about the illicit usage of bitcoin, his office said.
  
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• Crimea Plans Cryptocurrency Fund to Circumvent Sanctions, Woo Foreign Investors

  20-04-2018 22:15
  Crimean authorities want to launch a cryptocurrency fund for foreign investors to circumvent the economic sanctions currently in place against the Russian-occupied territory. Georgy Muradov, the deputy prime minister of Crimea, revealed his plans on April 18. “We are discussing these schemes to circumvent sanctions,” Muradov told reporters (via Tass). “One way is the creation … Continued
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• “Big Bitcoin Heist” Fugitive Flees Iceland, Pens Letter Saying He Wants to Go Home

  20-04-2018 21:50 via newsbtc.com
  The man who escaped custody in Iceland and got on a passenger plane that was carrying the country’s prime minister says he ‘will be back soon.’Sindri Thor Stefansson was being detained for his suspected role as the mastermind behind the February theft of 600 cryptocurrency mining rigs, being one of the 11 people arrested in what has been dubbed the ‘Big Bitcoin Heist.’
  Stefansson escaped Sogn open prison in southern Iceland earlier this week and made his way to Kefl
  
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• Amazon Web Services Releases Blockchain Frameworks For Ethereum And Hyperledger Fabric

  20-04-2018 21:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Amazon Web Services launches a tool allowing users to create Blockchain DApps on Ethereum andHyperledger Fabric. #NEWS
  
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• Dilbert Lampoons Corporate Blockchain Ignorance in Comic Strip

  20-04-2018 21:14
  Dilbert creator Scott Adams is at it again. The comic strip, known for its satirical portrayals of corporate office life, on Friday parodied ignorance about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. In this latest strip, Adams jabs at corporate executives who love to talk about blockchain technology, even though it is quite evident that they have no
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• Russia's Supreme Court Orders Review of Crypto Website Ban

  20-04-2018 20:50
  Russia's supreme court has ordered a municipal court in St. Petersburg to consider an appeal from a blocked cryptocurrency information site.
  
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• Malta Blockchain Summit 2018

  20-04-2018 20:50 via crypto-news.net
  1-2 November, InterContinental Arena, St. Julian’s – Malta
  CryptoFriends partners with the Malta Blockchain Summit
  The inaugural edition of the Malta Blockchain Summit promises to be a seminal event on the Blockchain and DLT calendar, and it has just received a boost with a newly-minted partnership with CryptoFriends, who are known for bringing their signature style to the events they work with.
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• Revamping the Financial Sector for the Decentralized Future

  20-04-2018 20:48 via newsbtc.com
  Despite cryptocurrency’s meteoric rise in the past fifteen months, it seems that somehow a more valuable and prolific technology has arisen alongside it. It’s hard to imagine anything being more popular or important than a commodity that grew its collective cap from less than $20 billion to more than $850 billion in less than a year.
  However, the blockchain – a decentralized accounting mechanism that allows digital currencies to thrive, is doing just that. It’s gaining no
  
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• Alehub.io trust consensus.

  20-04-2018 20:29 via crypto-news.net
  “I know he made you a promise, but circumstances have changed. The nature of promises is that they remain immune to changing circumstances.”
  House of Cards, season 1, episode 1
  The rapid implementation of blockchain and related technologies into all kinds of Internet services did not leave electronic labor exchanges uncovered. That said, it is especially vital to modernize such exchanges regarding the freelancers’ work organization.
  
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• OpenBazaar Creator Also Has Crypto’s Funniest Youtube Channel

  20-04-2018 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  There is not a lot of comedy to be found in the cryptocurrency space. At least not since Dogecoin somehow sponsored a freaking NASCAR driver and covered his car in Doge memes. But that was way back in 2014. Remember when magical internet money used to be fun? I think it is time we all […]
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• European Union Votes for Closer Regulation of Cryptocurrencies

  20-04-2018 20:11
  With a majority vote, the European Parliament has reached an agreement to enforce closer regulation of cryptocurrencies. A December 2017 agreement with the European Council that proposed closer regulation of cryptocurrencies to prevent their abuse in money laundering and terrorism financing has found support from EU Parliament members in a vote on Thursday, a press
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• DOJ Charges ICO Co-Founder With Securities Fraud

  20-04-2018 19:53
  The Department of Justice has unveiled fraud charges against a co-founder of cryptocurrency startup Centra.
  
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• Macau Warns Public Over Possible Fraud with Cryptocurrency Firm, Links to Cambridge Analytica

  20-04-2018 19:45 via newsbtc.com
  Financial authorities in Macau have issued a warning over possible ‘fraud and criminal activities’ in relation to a cryptocurrency firm backed by a former gangster. The warning comes following revelations that Macau Dragon Group, a firm associated with ‘Broken Tooth’ Wan Kuok-koi, employed the British company Cambridge Analytica, to promote its token, Dragon Coin, a digital currency created to help gamblers transfer money to Macau casinos.
  Wan is one of Asia’s most
  
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• Macau Warning to Public Over Possible Fraud with Cryptocurrency Firm, Links to Cambridge Analytica

  20-04-2018 19:45 via newsbtc.com
  Financial authorities in Macau have issued a warning over possible ‘fraud and criminal activities’ in relation to a cryptocurrency firm backed by a former gangster. The warning comes following revelations that Macau Dragon Group, a firm associated with ‘Broken Tooth’ Wan Kuok-koi, employed the British company Cambridge Analytica, to promote its token, Dragon Coin, a digital currency created to help gamblers transfer money to Macau casinos.
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• Bitmain Will ‘Burn’ 12% of Bitcoin Cash Txn Fee, Calls on Other Miners to Follow

  20-04-2018 19:11
  Cryptocurrency mining rig manufacturer and mining pool operator Bitmain has announced that it will destroy a portion of the transaction fees that it accrues from mining Bitcoin Cash blocks in a bid to support the economic health of the network. AntPool, the Chinese company’s mining pool, made the announcement on Friday, explaining that it will
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• Savedroid Fakes $50 Million ICO Exit Scam, Community Outraged

  20-04-2018 18:44 via newsbtc.com
  It’s been reported earlier this week that Yassin Hankir, CEO of German-based startup Savedroid, took off with the $50 million raised in its initial coin offering. The following day, Hankir posted a Youtube video to explain that it was a ‘drastic campaign’ to prove how easy it is to fool investors within the cryptocurrency space and what Savedroid can do to change that.
  $50 Million ICO Scam Turns Out to Be Publicity Stunt
  It was recently reported that the founder of Savedroid, Y
  
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• LedgerX's Bitcoin Derivatives Trading Is Up 7X Since Launch

  20-04-2018 18:35
  Bitcoin trading platform LedgerX now sees $7.5 million traded weekly in options products, up from $1 million during its first week.
  
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• Bitcoin Set For First Biweekly Gain This Year, Buying Strongest Since March 2017

  20-04-2018 18:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Bloomberg reports that Bitcoin is poised for its first back-to-back weekly gain of 2018, up almost 29% over the two-week period. #NEWS
  
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• Venezuelans See Bitcoin as Alternative to Bolivar, Volumes Hit Record High

  20-04-2018 18:04
  Individuals and businesses are swapping bolivars ‎for cryptocurrencies in ‎order to buy daily life necessities.
  
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• Venezuelans See Bitcoin Alternative to Devalued Bolivar, Volumes Hit Record High

  20-04-2018 18:04
  Individuals and businesses are swapping bolivars ‎for cryptocurrencies in ‎order to buy daily life necessities.
  
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• Startup Jobs Site AngelList Reports Doubling Of Crypto Jobs Since New Year

  20-04-2018 18:02 via cointelegraph.com
  AngelList jokes that “startups aren’t watching the markets” as number of crypto-related jobs doubles since January, despite the market crash. #NEWS
  
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• US Regulators Asked Not to Classify Ethereum as a Security: NYT Report

  20-04-2018 17:56
  A trade group representing venture capital firms that invest in cryptocurrencies has requested that US securities regulators provide formal assurance that ether, the native currency of the Ethereum platform, is not a security. As CCN reported, the “Venture Capital Working Group” — comprised primarily of lawyers and representatives from Silicon Valley venture firms Andreessen Horowitz
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• Stellar Run: XLM, IOTA, ADA Spike in Good Week for Altcoins

  20-04-2018 17:45
  Bitcoin may be inching up of late but the market for alternative cryptocurrencies remains a choppy sea of big winners and losers.
  
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• Private Equity Vs. Crypto Startups: Which Has a Higher Risk?

  20-04-2018 17:38
  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. ICO investing has been quite the rage—it’s volatile nature birthed a few “Bitcoin millionaires,” prompting widespread media hype and a stampede of hopeful investors. But what several hype
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• Status Incubate Launches to Foster Early-Stage Blockchain Startups

  20-04-2018 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Status, the open source, Ethereum-based mobile operating system, has announced the launch of Status Incubate, providing early-stage blockchain-based startups with funding, talent, and expertise to reinvent the Web. With the future of the decentralised Web so open, Status Projects was created to evolve the larger decentralised ecosystem. Status Incubate is the first in a series […]
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• How DAOs Are Shaping the OS for Web 3.0

  20-04-2018 17:33
  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 Internet is not a stagnant entity. Since its inception, it has transformed and grown — both in functionality as well as in its role within our daily
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• New Crypto Asset ‘Digital Land’ Offers ‘Exciting Opportunities,’ Company Says

  20-04-2018 17:22
  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 specializing in augmented reality (AR) is launching a brand-new crypto asset called Digital Land. Arcona is building the first complete digital world that is tied to
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• AWS Is Making Hyperledger and Ethereum Easier to Use

  20-04-2018 17:15
  The cloud computing giant's offering comes just as Digital Asset, another enterprise blockchain firm, announces a developer kit for smart contracts.
  
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• How Blue Whale Is Attracting the Best Freelancers

  20-04-2018 17:14
  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. Last October, studies were published claiming that 36% of the US workforce had freelanced in 2017; with tangible predictions that these numbers will increase to 50.9% within a
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• Tezos Founder Sanctioned by Regulator for Allegations of Past Misconduct

  20-04-2018 17:10
  Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman has been sanctioned by a top Wall Street regulator in connection with allegations that he violated regulations for securities professionals while working at Morgan Stanley. According to Reuters, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) — a self-regulatory organization — on April 18 fined Breitman $20,000 and has prohibited him from associating
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• Sharing Profits with Users: Binex, the Cryptocurrency Exchange Like None Other

  20-04-2018 17:05
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• Blockchain-Based Solar Power Initiative Solareum Launches Platform and SLRM Token

  20-04-2018 17:01
  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 solar platform is already a sizeable contributor to the world’s grid with its green energy alternative to the conventional sources of energy gaining popularity. More than 76
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• After the First US Transaction, Propy Announces an Open Source Developer Program

  20-04-2018 16:53
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• LITEX Rolls out Its Latest Decentralized Payment Solution

  20-04-2018 16:46
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• AirChain Network Introduces Mobile Application to Make the Air Freight Sector Transparent, Safe and Flexible Like Never Before

  20-04-2018 16:35
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• JPMorgan Tests Its Quorum Blockchain Platform After Year Of Development

  20-04-2018 16:22 via cointelegraph.com
  JPMorgan’s Quorum Blockchain platform tested this week, as JPMorgan considers spinning off the platform into its own entity #NEWS
  
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• Ethereum’s Buterin: Altcoin Valuations ‘Far Ahead Of Accomplishments’

  20-04-2018 16:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Tron’s product has not convinced Vitalik Buterin, he said as part of a mainstream press interview. #NEWS
  
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• JPMorgan Trial Puts Debt Issuance on a Blockchain

  20-04-2018 16:00
  JPMorgan Chase has partnered with National Bank of Canada and others to trial a blockchain platform aimed to improve the debt issuance process.
  
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• Ripple Price Rallies 20% to Headline Surging Cryptocurrency Markets

  20-04-2018 15:55
  The cryptocurrency markets continued their post-tax day climb on Friday, as 97 of the 100 largest cryptocurrencies posted gains against the US dollar. The rally enabled the Bitcoin price to crack the $8,500 barrier, but the Ripple price was the true headliner, leaping more than 20 percent during intraday trading. Altogether, the rally enabled the
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• MEPs Vote In Favor Of Tighter AML Regulations For Crypto Trading

  20-04-2018 15:02 via cointelegraph.com
  MEPs vote in favor of amending EU AML transparency laws, which will put an end to anonymity in the crypto trading sphere. #NEWS
  
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• Bitcoin Bull Trap? Not So, Says Lesser-Known Price Indicator

  20-04-2018 15:00
  A lesser-known bitcoin indicator appears to be undergoing a notable change, one that could signal where the crypto asset's price is heading.
  
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• Fake News: World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Isn’t Adding Dollar Pairs

  20-04-2018 14:52
  Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has stayed ahead of the curve in recent months with plans to work with banks and potentially introduce fiat trading pairs, something that is sure to make a big impact on the market if implemented. At the moment, investors typically have to buy high cap coins like Bitcoin or
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• Global Chip Manufacturer Expects Lower Profit Due To Uncertain Crypto Mining Demand

  20-04-2018 14:46 via cointelegraph.com
  Global chip manufacturing giant attributes lower 2H18 revenue forecast in part to changing cryptocurrency mining landscape. #NEWS
  
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• Taiwan Eyes November Deadline for Bitcoin AML Regulation

  20-04-2018 14:40
  Taiwan will formally regulate bitcoin under anti-money laundering rules by the end of the year, says its minister of justice.
  
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• Blockchain Startup BitBounce Announces Cryptocurrency Exchange

  20-04-2018 14:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  BitBounce, a blockchain-based email spam solution, is launching a new cryptocurrency exchange platform called CredoEx for token holders to exchange their Credo. CredoEx will begin with Credo to Ether pairing but additional cryptocurrencies and national currencies will be added in the future based on demand, the company said. The San Francisco-based startup raised more than […]
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