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• Sony Eyes Blockchain Use for Digital Rights Data

  26-04-2018 23:45
  Sony believes a blockchain can be used as a digital rights management solution by storing ownership information.
  
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• Comcast's Venture Capital Arm Is Bullish On Bitcoin and Blockchain

  26-04-2018 23:40 via cointelegraph.com
  Comcast’s venture capital arm is bullish on Bitcoin and blockchain, although they are still waiting to see blockchain’s “killer application.” #NEWS
  
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• Arizona Overhauls Blockchain Bill to Focus on Crypto Payments

  26-04-2018 23:13
  An Arizona Senate bill that previously focused on state income tax is getting a makeover, the Senator who crafted the bill tells CCN. Senator Warren Petersen, a Republican, said the bill is being redesigned to instead focus on point-of-sale crypto tax payments known as the transaction privilege tax (TPT) in the state. Arizona residents could be the
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• Mt. Gox Moves Around $165 Mln In BTC And BCH From Its Wallets

  26-04-2018 23:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Mt. Gox has recently consolidated 16k BTC and 16k BCH from its cold wallets. #NEWS
  
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• Binance Meets With Ugandan President, Plans to Support Nation With the Blockchain

  26-04-2018 22:48 via newsbtc.com
  The CEO of Binance has announced that the exchange is partnering with Crypto Savanna, a Ugandan blockchain startup, to aid in the economic development of the East African country, according to a Twitter post.
  Binance and Uganda
  Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by market capitalization, has plans to help bolster Uganda’s economy and create thousands of jobs for young people. Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, is currently in the country where he is wor
  
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• $40 Trillion Cryptocurrency Market Cap ‘Definitely Possible’: Pantera Capital CEO

  26-04-2018 22:33
  The founder of cryptocurrency hedge fund Pantera Capital said on Thursday that he believes the cryptocurrency market cap could one day be worth $40 trillion. Dan Morehead, who is also the firm’s CEO, said in an interview with Bloomberg that he believes the fair market value of the cryptocurrency market cap is an order of
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• FX Veteran, Ex-Jefferies Executive Ray Kamrath Launches Cryptocurrency Firm

  26-04-2018 22:07
  So after more than two decades, the FX veteran changed course and ‎decided to join a blockchain startup.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Has The Potential To Go Mainstream, Says Top Bank Regulator - Forbes

  26-04-2018 22:03
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  Cryptocurrency Has The Potential To Go Mainstream, Says Top Bank Regulator
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  Cryptocurrency has the potential to go mainstream, Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said Thursday. Why? “When I was a kid I had cat's eye marbles I could trade for baseball cards with my buddies,” the federal bank regulatory agency chief said ...
  
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• CBOE Saw Its Highest-Ever Bitcoin Futures Volumes Yesterday

  26-04-2018 22:00
  Bitcoin futures contracts saw a spike in trading volume Wednesday, according to data from both CBOE and CME.
  
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• Let’s Not Destroy Bitcoin: What’s Wrong With MIT Technology Review’s Article

  26-04-2018 21:42 via cointelegraph.com
  “Let’s destroy Bitcoin”. MIT Technology Review published an article proposing three ways to bring down the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Here’s why it’s not as easy as it might sound. #FOLLOW_UP
  
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• 16,000 BTC and BCH Suddenly Moves From Mt. Gox Wallets

  26-04-2018 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  After somewhat stabilising following a rocky start to the year, the price of Bitcoin might be headed for some more extreme downtrends. The Mt. Gox trustee appointed to sell the now defunct exchange’s remaining digital coins has moved another substantial block of both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash from out of cold storage.
  Is Another Large Selloff Around the Corner?
  According to a script monitoring the wallets associated with Mt. Gox, 16,000 Bitcoin and an equal number of Bitcoin Cash have been
  
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• Cent Is like ‘HotorNot’ For Brains

  26-04-2018 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cent is a new project that attempts to blend the gig economy, social media and crypto. Can such a volatile mix work? Founders Max Brody and Cameron Hejazi think so, and judging from my own experience there, I think they are onto something. If Sci-Fi movies, futurists and political scientists agree on anything, its that […]
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• Aims And Goals Of Japan’s New Self-Regulatory Cryptocurrency Exchange Association

  26-04-2018 21:12 via cointelegraph.com
  Japan’s new self-regulatory body’s first task is to bring in the unregistered exchanges, and dispel anxiety around cryptocurrencies in the country. #FOLLOW_UP
  
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• Ripple Says Sales of XRP Cryptocurrency Rose 83% In Q1

  26-04-2018 21:05
  While XRP's price has fallen since the end of the year, Ripple's sales of the cryptocurrency are stronger than ever.
  
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• 17 Mln Of Total 21 Mln Bitcoins Now Mined In Milestone For Digital Scarcity

  26-04-2018 21:05 via cointelegraph.com
  17 mln Bitcoin have now been mined, 4 mln BTC left to supply cap #NEWS
  
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• BBVA Registers $91 Million Loan on Public Ethereum Blockchain

  26-04-2018 21:02
  Spanish banking giant BBVA is laying claim to be the first global bank to issue a loan using blockchain technology by completing a pilot of the entire issuance process on not one, but two blockchains. As Spain’s second-biggest lender, BBVA has been exploring and launching blockchain applications in core banking processes and has now successfully
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• Blockchain-based Ad Service Revolution: Crypto Answer to Social Media Bans

  26-04-2018 20:46 via cointelegraph.com
  A blockchain-revolution for the digital advertising industry? #ANALYSIS
  
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• South Korean Games Firm Nexon Denies Bitstamp Acquisition

  26-04-2018 20:45 via newsbtc.com
  Lee Jung-hun, the CEO of Nexon Korea, stated yesterday that the company has no intention of acquiring Bitstamp. The news comes contrary to rumours that began circulating based on an article published on Business Insider.
  Acquisition Rumours Quashed by Nexon CEO Himself
  Lee Jung-hun stated in a press conference at his company’s headquarters in Pangyo, Korea on Wednesday that there are no such plans to buy Bitstamp. After addressing the rumoured acquisition of the planet’s oldest crypt
  
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• Romania's Oldest Bitcoin Exchange Is Shutting Down Next Week

  26-04-2018 20:20
  BTCxChange announced it was closing its platform on May 1, and advised customers to withdraw all funds before then.
  
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• $140 Million in Bitcoin Moved from Mt.Gox Wallet This Morning

  26-04-2018 20:05
  Approximately 16,000 BTC associated with the infamous and now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox were moved on Thursday, sparking speculation that the estate’s trustee is preparing to liquidate more coins. The transactions — worth nearly $141 million — were first flagged by CryptoGround — a service that monitors Mt. Gox’s Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash wallets. Blockchain
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• FintruX Network; Helping Small Businesses and Start-Ups Prevent Cash Flow Problems Using the Blockchain

  26-04-2018 19:42
  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. Small and medium sized businesses traditionally require loans to get started or progress their companies. Often these loans require a tedious process that is costly of itself. With
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• Spotlight: A Number of Crypto Influencers are Being Accused of Market Manipulation

  26-04-2018 19:11
  Earlier today, a new steemit account by the name of @cryptomedication published a blog post featuring 76 screenshots of pump and dump telegram group chats. The contents allege that Bitcoin Bravado, CryptoGat, Peripheral, CryptoHornHairs, ParabolicMp, CryptoDog, CryptoSignals, and others were colluding together to suppress prices of HavenProtocol (XHV), acquire a significant sum then promote to their respective followers in
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• Crypto Mining Made Up 10% of AMD's Revenue in Q1

  26-04-2018 19:06
  While AMD sees demand for GPUs to process blockchains falling this quarter, CEO Lisa Su believes the technology will have a long-term impact.
  
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• Pfeffer Capital Investor: Bitcoin to Replace Gold While Market Cap Could Be Worth $6 Trillion

  26-04-2018 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  A major institutional investor has made the claim that the entire bitcoin network could one day be worth over $6 trillion.
  Bitcoin to Replace Gold
  Speaking at a Sohn investment conference in New York, John Pfeffer, a partner at U.K.-based Pfeffer Capital, said that the cryptocurrency could replace gold. He also made the bullish claim that it could eventually be worth $700,000, reports the Independent.
  “Bitcoin is the first viable candidate to replace gold the world has ever seen.
  
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• Banking App Revolut Becomes Tech ‘Unicorn’ Valued At $1.7 Bln After Latest Funding Round

  26-04-2018 19:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Banking app Revolut raises $250 mln in funding round – now valued at $1.7 bln, making it a “unicorn” startup #NEWS
  
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• Japan Online Brokerage Monex Plans New Blockchain Platform And ICO

  26-04-2018 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Monex Group Inc., Japan’s third largest online brokerage, is looking to build its own blockchain platform and conduct an initial coin offering (ICO), according to a financial filing dated April 26, 2018. Monex’s Japanese division will be in charge of building the blockchain platform which will be used “for the aim of executing all the […]
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• John McAfee-Backed Cryptocurrency Leaks Thousands of Investors ... - Digital Trends

  26-04-2018 18:50
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  John McAfee-Backed Cryptocurrency Leaks Thousands of Investors ...
  Digital Trends
  Thousands of investors who poured money and time into the John McAfee-evangelized cryptocurrency ecommerce project, Bezop, have become the victims of data theft. The startup reportedly left the personal details of more than 25,000 investors on a ...
  Exposed MongoDB Server Exposes Details of Cryptocurrency UsersBleepingComputer
  Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Investors in a John McAfee-backed Crypto
  
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• Cryptocurrency price crash predicted as bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt Gox moves $144m worth of coins - The Independent

  26-04-2018 18:33
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  Cryptocurrency price crash predicted as bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt Gox moves $144m worth of coins
  The Independent
  The defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt Gox has moved 16,000 bitcoins from its vaults to an unknown address, sparking concerns of an imminent price crash. The current market value of the bitcoins is more than $140 million, according to the CoinMarketCap ...
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• GladAge Raises 2MN USD to Revolutionize Senior Care Industry through Blockchain

  26-04-2018 18:26
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• Citizenship Coin – New Cryptocurrency Launched

  26-04-2018 18:15
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• Stellar Price Rallies 10% as Market Recovers from Wednesday Woes

  26-04-2018 18:14
  The Stellar price rallied by 10 percent on Thursday, outpacing its peers as the market recovered from Wednesday’s precipitous slump. Stellar Price Embarks on Double-Digit Rally Stellar was the market’s clear headliner, and its double-digit percentage advance carried its seven-day performance back into positive territory. XLM is now up three percent for the week. At
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• Libra Credit Receives over $16 Million Dollars to Democratize Lending and Bring Liquidity to the Crypto Marketplace

  26-04-2018 18:08
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• Coinify and Guarda Partnership Introduces Two-Way Currency Trading inside Guarda’s Wallets

  26-04-2018 18:05
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• More Than $140 Million in Bitcoin Moved from Mt Gox Wallets

  26-04-2018 18:00
  Approximately $141 million worth of bitcoin was moved from several remaining wallets of former bitcoin exchange Mt Gox on Wednesday.
  
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• Binance Case Update: Hong Kong High Court Rules in Favour of Zhao Changpeng

  26-04-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  The planet’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has released a statement with regards to the legal proceedings brought against their founder Zhao Changpeng. The dispute is over an exclusivity agreement between Zhao and a venture capital group known as Sequoia Capital China.
  Exclusivity Agreement Was Unlawful and Thus Can’t Be Enforced
  Yesterday, we reported on the legal proceedings against Binance founder Zhao Changpeng. Citing Bloomberg as an authority, the story read that Zh
  
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• Changelly Partnered with Binance. Konstantin Met with CZ in Malta

  26-04-2018 17:57
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• Sensor Data Exchange Platform DataBroker DAO Announces Worldwide Roadshow Dates

  26-04-2018 17:49
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• Bonpay Moves beyond Bitcoin Wallet to Become a Cryptocurrency Payment Platform

  26-04-2018 17:45
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• Parity Has ‘No Intention’ to Split Ethereum over $320 Million in Frozen ETH

  26-04-2018 17:25
  Parity Technologies has “no intention to split the Ethereum chain” over a dispute involving more than $320 million worth of ETH that has been frozen for months due to a bug in a multi-signature wallet smart contract library, the company said in a statement. In the statement, which was attributed to Parity co-founders Jutta Steiner … Continued
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• Politics: The Mostly Unspoken Hurdle to a Government Supported Cryptocurrency - PaymentsJournal

  26-04-2018 17:05
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  Politics: The Mostly Unspoken Hurdle to a Government Supported Cryptocurrency
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  This article in ComputerWorld provides a great snapshot on government adoption of anonymous cryptocurrencies. Technologists here argue that deployment of an anonymous cryptocurrency is in our future, yet none explain how existing anti-money laundering ...
  
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• Binance: Hong Kong Court Ruled VC Firm Sequoia’s Allegations Against CEO CZ Invalid

  26-04-2018 16:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Binance releases statement denying allegations of breaking an exclusivity contract with Sequoia, reports that courts ruled Sequoia’s injunction invalid #NEWS
  
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• ‘Bitcoin Is the Greatest Scam in History,’ Says Founding PayPal CEO. Wrong.

  26-04-2018 15:54
  One could say that former PayPal chief executive Bill Harris is not fond of Bitcoin, but that would be an understatement. Writing in an op-ed published by tech outlet Recode, Harris argues that Bitcoin is not only a bad investment but is also a “colossal pump-and-dump scheme, the likes of which the world has never … Continued
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• Zeepin Launched CryptoGalaxy Mobile dApp and Zeepin Chain TestNet in Their Meetup in Seoul

  26-04-2018 15:53 via newsbtc.com
  Zeepin’s first-ever meetup has attracted a lot of Korean fans and supporters
  Zeepin, as a decentralized creative new community with gaining increasing steam, has a global client base of over 1.2 million users and designers. It has provided excellent service for more than 200 large-scale companies, such as Coca Cola, Haier, etc. Contributing factors like the launch of TestNet, offerings in downloadable and functional dApps, a surge in ZPT price are helping Zeepin make significant inroads in
  
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• OmiseGo Hits Two-Month High Amid Exchange Listings

  26-04-2018 15:45
  OmiseGo's OMG token is reporting double-digit gains today, possibly due to new listings on Asian exchanges and news of an airdrop.
  
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• OmiseGo Hits Two-Month High Amid Airdrop and Exchange Listings

  26-04-2018 15:45
  OmiseGo's OMG token is reporting double-digit gains today, possibly due to new listings on Asian exchanges and news of an airdrop.
  
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• Terminals For Exchanging Crypto Put To The Test By Institutional Industry Leaders

  26-04-2018 15:32 via cointelegraph.com
  A terminal that allows institutional investors to buy, sell and trade cryptocurrencies is being put to the test in the real world #SPONSORED
  
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• Crypto Exchange Binance is More Profitable than Germany’s Biggest Bank Deutsche

  26-04-2018 15:19
  This year, in the first quarter of 2018, Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest bank and one of Europe’s leading financial institutions, recorded a profit of $146 million. Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, recorded a profit of $200 million. Binance Vs. Deutsche Bank Binance surpassed Germany’s largest and one of Europe’s biggest banks in profitability. Binance,
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• From Pork to Diamonds: How Blockchain Is Making the Logistics Industry Transparent

  26-04-2018 15:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Thanks to Blockchain, it’s never been that easy to trace where products come from, be it microchips, diamonds, or mangoes #ANALYSIS
  
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• Is Stablecoin the Answer to All Cryptocurrency Problems? - Investopedia (blog)

  26-04-2018 14:46
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  Is Stablecoin the Answer to All Cryptocurrency Problems?
  Investopedia (blog)
  Stablecoins are a new breed of cryptocoins that are gaining popularity as they aim to tackle the problem of cryptocurrency volatility. Popular stablecoins include Tether, MakerDao's DAI, Basecoin, and TrueUSD. This article looks at what stablecoins are ...
  
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• Winklevoss’ Exchange Gemini Introducing Nasdaq SMARTS market surveillance

  26-04-2018 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a blog post on the 25th April, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini have announced plans to implement Nasdaq SMARTS market surveillance in a step towards “building a rules-based marketplace” and increasing trading oversight. The Nasdaq inc. technology provides a suite of visual tools for monitoring complex market data in order to rapidly detect manipulation and malpractice. […]
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