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• Cryptocurrency Ecosystem Allows Newcomers To Copy Trades By Professionals

  11-05-2018 23:48 via cointelegraph.com
  A new ecosystem is incentivizing professional crypto traders to use its terminal, allowing newcomers to copy their strategies #SPONSORED
  
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• UK-Based Crypto Trading Platform Launches “First Regulated” Ethereum Futures

  11-05-2018 23:34 via cointelegraph.com
  A London-based crypto trading firm has launched the “first regulated” ETH futures, expanding its derivatives offering, which currently includes BTC and XRP futures
  
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• Nvidia Made $289 Million from Cryptocurrency Mining in Q1

  11-05-2018 23:14
  Nvidia, the world’s largest GPU Manufacturer, posted their earnings call for the first quarter and reported revenue of $3.21 Billion, which was more than the estimates of $2.89 Billion.  According to the report, the company made $289 Million — 9% of their total revenue — from sales to cryptocurrency miners. Nvidia expected to make $200
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• Omnitude: Bringing Transparency to Online Marketplaces

  11-05-2018 23:01 via newsbtc.com
  The new landscape of corporate IT involves ever faster adoption of newer technologies, and Blockchain is no different. Companies of all scales are clamoring to see how ledgers, dapps, and Blockchains can give them a competitive edge. But the amount of interest is outstripping the speed of progress in making business-ready crypto-technology solutions: the most exciting solutions are either in the pipeline or unscalable as of yet.
  As of now, Blockchain solutions are out of reach for the vast major
  
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• World domination, phase two: Facebook ponders its own cryptocurrency - Digital Trends

  11-05-2018 22:22
  Digital Trends
  World domination, phase two: Facebook ponders its own cryptocurrency
  Digital Trends
  After forming an internal team dedicated to blockchain technologies, Facebook is reportedly jumping into cryptocurrency with both feet. Speaking with anonymous sources close to Facebook, Cheddar claims the social media giant is considering the release ...
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• Huawei to Debut Bitcoin Wallet BTC.com in Mobile Payments Push

  11-05-2018 22:10
  Amsterdam- and Beijing-based BTC.com has made history by becoming the first bitcoin wallet to debut on no. 2 smartphone maker Huawei’s recently-launched app store. A joint censorship effort between the Chinese government and telecom companies has blocked the Google App Store to Android mobile users amid what’s been dubbed “China’s great firewall,” making it difficult
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• Russian Crypto Money Launderer the Target of Suspected Prison Murder Plot

  11-05-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  A plot to murder a Russian national being detained in Greece whilst fighting extradition to the U.S. over money laundering charges has been uncovered. Greek law enforcement found evidence of inmates in the prison conspiring to poison Alexander Vinnik.
  Former Crypto Exchange Worker in Murder Plot
  We first reported on the case of Alexander Vinnik last year. Vinnik is a former operator of the now defunct BTC-e exchange. He’s wanted on 21 counts of money laundering in the U.S. and fraud charge
  
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• Belgium’s FSMA Warns Over Unregistered Cryptocurrency Platforms

  11-05-2018 21:27
  Other European regulators have been also skeptical about ‎cryptocurrencies ‎and see them as a threat to financial stability.‎
  
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• MakerDAO and Blockshipping Collaborate to Transform the Global Container Shipping Industry

  11-05-2018 21:20 via newsbtc.com
  MakerDAO, creators of the Dai stablecoin, and Blockshipping, creators of the Global Shared Container Platform, (GSCP), are working together to transform the global container shipping industry, enabling significant savings in cost and CO2 emissions.
  The partnership is expected to accelerate development and availability of the Blockshipping GSCP by leveraging Maker DAO’s proven Dai Stablecoin System to power the GSCP platform.
  MakerDAO and Blockshipping today announce a partnership to collab
  
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• Bank Of Canada Says Blockchain Effective For Securities Settlements, Questions ‘Benefits’

  11-05-2018 21:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Canada's Central Bank and Toronto Stock Exchange operator conclude that blockchain is effective for automating securities settlements in real time
  
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• ‘Flippening’ Between Bitcoin & Ethereum Will Happen in 2018: Roger Ver

  11-05-2018 21:05
  Bitcoin cash promoter Roger Ver believes BCH will one day overtake BTC to become the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency. But before that happens, he believes ethereum will take bitcoin’s crypto-crown. Ver, once known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” told The Independent that so-called technologically superior cryptocurrencies like ethereum and bitcoin cash will surpass bitcoin in value in … Continued
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• 'Utility' No More? ConsenSys Pitches 'Consumer Token' Label

  11-05-2018 21:00
  ConsenSys' Brooklyn Project introduced a framework for "consumer token" project standards at the Fluidity Summit on Thursday.
  
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• Australians Look to Bitcoin As Government Bans A$10,000 Cash Payments

  11-05-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  The government of Australia plans to set up a Black Economy Standing Taskforce that aims to reduce the weight of illegal economic activity in the country.
  To this end, the commission is introducing an economy-wide cash payment limit of A$10,000 to businesses. The public authorities’ intentions may be confronted with a rush towards cryptocurrencies as many Australians won’t take these newly added controls lightly.
  Australian Government May Trigger Rush to Bitcoin Amid Ban on A$10
  
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• How Japan Is Creating a Template for Cryptocurrency Regulation - Bitcoin Magazine

  11-05-2018 20:26
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  How Japan Is Creating a Template for Cryptocurrency Regulation
  Bitcoin Magazine
  Some countries in Asia are feeling the pain of inadequate cryptocurrency regulation, while others, like India, China and South Korea, have taken an uncertain or hostile stance to cryptocurrency. In contrast, Japan is building a clear framework for how ...
  
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• Nvidia slips amid concerns about cryptocurrency mining sales - The Mercury News

  11-05-2018 20:14
  The Mercury News
  Nvidia slips amid concerns about cryptocurrency mining sales
  The Mercury News
  Investors were cautious toward Nvidia on Friday, after the chipmaker gave a quarterly report and forecast that hinted at some softness in one of the areas that has been a boon for the company of late: cryptocurrency. siliconbeat logo tech news blog ...
  
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• The Planet Uranus Told This Ex-NFL Star to Buy Bitcoin — and He Listened

  11-05-2018 20:05
  Ricky Williams is a former NFL star, and now he’s looking to the stars for investment advice. It’s not unusual for professional athletes to turn to financial services after earning millions of dollars in their career and looking for ways to manage it. For Williams, a former Heisman Trophy winner, the future is in astrology,
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• Roger Ver Expects Ethereum to Outperform Bitcoin by the End of 2018

  11-05-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Roger Ver has come out with some surprising predictions for Ethereum. The early Bitcoin-turned-Bitcoin Cash advocate believes a ‘flippening’ will occur that will see the market capitalisation of Ethereum overtake that of BTC.
  Is Ver Bullish on Everything but Bitcoin?
  If you’re familiar with the cryptocurrency space at all, you’ve probably heard of Roger Ver. He was an early proponent of digital currencies who loudly espoused the virtues of Bitcoin back when each unit cost
  
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• Panda Banking Trojan Diversifies into Cryptocurrency, Porn, Other Targets - Threatpost

  11-05-2018 19:29
  Threatpost
  Panda Banking Trojan Diversifies into Cryptocurrency, Porn, Other Targets
  Threatpost
  The Panda banking trojan, a spin-off from the infamous Zeus malware, is widening its net to attack more than just financial services targets, as seen in three ongoing campaigns discovered in May. The Windows-focused Panda is far from the cuddly thing ...
  
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• Facebook ‘Exploring’ Making Its Own Cryptocurrency, Media Report

  11-05-2018 19:16 via cointelegraph.com
  Facebook “exploring” the creation of its own crypto token, anonymous sources tell mainstream media
  
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• Huawei Supports Bitcoin Wallet App as China Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency

  11-05-2018 19:14
  BTC.com ‎app will come pre-installed with the recently launched P20 ‎and P20 Pro ‎smartphones.‎
  
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• Augur Price Rallies 10%, Defies Market Downturn After Binance Listing

  11-05-2018 19:10
  The Augur price (REP) saw huge gains Friday after Binance listed the token for trading. In wake of the down market for cryptocurrency, Augur is the only top-100 coin or token to post a 10% gain over USD for the day. Augur’s trade volume has ballooned roughly 1900% since May 10 (in USD). The price
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• Most Big Cryptos Dropped this Week - These Two Bucked the Trend

  11-05-2018 19:00
  The crypto markets are set to end the second week of May on a low note, with all but a few, such as bytecoin and zilliqa, showing significant losses.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Loses $50 Billion as South Korean Exchange Is Suspected of Fraud

  11-05-2018 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  The cryptocurrency market turned upside down on Friday, having lost about $50 billion market capitalization overnight.
  With the exception of only Augur, Nuls, and Tether, the whole list of top 100 digital currencies are on the red. The dreadful sentiment seems to be a reaction to reports that South Korea’s exchange Upbit is suspected of fraud.
  Cryptocurrency Market Plunges as South Korea’s Upbit Exchange Suspected of Fraud
  The price of Bitcoin dropped below the $9,000 mark
  
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• China Gov't Will Publish Cryptocurrency Analysis Amid 'Lack Of Independent Ratings' - Cointelegraph

  11-05-2018 18:27
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  China Gov't Will Publish Cryptocurrency Analysis Amid 'Lack Of Independent Ratings'
  Cointelegraph
  The Chinese government announced it will publish a monthly “independent analysis” of cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects at a Beijing conference May 11. According to two press releases accompanying the announcement, the Chinese Ministry of ...
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• Bitcoin a ‘Troubling’ Payment System: Bank of America Executive

  11-05-2018 18:05
  Bank of America remains hawkish toward cryptocurrency as a form of payment, due to its disruption of the banking sector’s regulations on transparency. Cryptocurrencies present authorities with more challenges for catching “bad guys,” a company executive said Thursday. Cathy Bessant, Bank of America‘s chief technical officer, set the tone for what she sees as two … Continued
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• Bitmain Developed First Ever Crypto Wallet App for Huawei Phone Users

  11-05-2018 18:02 via newsbtc.com
  Huawei phone users will be able to download a Bitmain developed cold storage wallet app for Bitcoin for the first time starting today.
  Bitcoin Wallet App Available to Huawei Phones Today
  The third largest mobile handset maker in the world, Huawei Technologies Co., a Chinese multinational communications technology company, announced that a new Bitcoin (BTC) wallet app will be available to download for their mobile phone users starting today, the South China Morning Post reported.
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• SparkLabs Launches Its Smart Planet Fund as the First Startup Accelerator Security Token Offering

  11-05-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  SparkLabs Group , which has the largest accelerator network in Asia and operates global venture capital funds, has launched the first startup accelerator security token offering through their Smart City & Smart Planet Fund.  SparkLabs has engaged with Argon Group, a leading digital finance advisory firm, to launch this new offering.
  Individual and institutional investors across the globe will be able to invest into this new fund offering that will equally invest into SparkLabs&rsqu
  
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• IBM, Global Citizen Seek Blockchain Solutions for Humanitarian Aid

  11-05-2018 17:59
  IBM and Global Citizen are issuing a challenge to the world’s developers: use blockchain to revolutionize donations to humanitarian causes.
  
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• Facebook May Issue Its Own Cryptocurrency: Report

  11-05-2018 17:22
  Social media giant Facebook is exploring the benefits of releasing its own cryptocurrency, financial news outlet Cheddar reported on Friday. Citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, senior reporter Alex Heath said that the company — whose $533 billion market cap is a $140 billion larger than the current cryptocurrency market cap — is holding
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• China Gov’t Will Publish Cryptocurrency Analysis Amid ‘Lack Of Independent Ratings’

  11-05-2018 17:18 via cointelegraph.com
  The Chinese government will publish its own analyses of 28 major cryptocurrencies from domestic experts
  
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• Critics say these devices could ruin Ethereum and weaken faith in cryptocurrency altogether - Business Insider

  11-05-2018 17:16
  Business Insider
  Critics say these devices could ruin Ethereum and weaken faith in cryptocurrency altogether
  Business Insider
  So far, the device of choice to mine the ethereum cryptocurrency has been the traditional computer graphics card. That could soon change when specialized devices commonly known as "ASICs" are introduced later this year, which are much more efficient at ...
  
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• Telefonica, Blockchain Startup Team Up to Secure Smartphone Apps

  11-05-2018 17:00
  Telecoms giant Telefonica is partnering to build smartphone security solutions for blockchain-based transactions and messaging apps.
  
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• IBM and Global Citizen Launch Blockchain Project to Boost Trust and Transparency in Donations

  11-05-2018 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IBM and Global Citizen, a movement of engaged citizens using their voice to end extreme poverty by 2030, are today announcing a new initiative that uses blockchain technology to bring back trust and transparency to charitable giving. Figures from the Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) latest UK Giving report found that the public donated £9.7 billion […]
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• Cryptocurrency Market Sees $50 Billion Loss, Bitcoin Price and Tokens Down Significantly

  11-05-2018 16:05
  The cryptocurrency market has declined by more than $50 billion over the past 24 hours, as the bitcoin price declined by more than 8 percent and other major cryptocurrencies along with tokens experienced an intensified movement on the downside. Bitcoin Price at $8,500 Over the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has dropped by more
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• Bank of Canada's DLT Trial Shows Instant Securities Settlement Possible

  11-05-2018 16:00
  The latest "Project Jasper" tests have shown that distributed ledgers are effective at automating securities settlements in real-time.
  
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• Crypto Wallets, Explained

  11-05-2018 15:57 via cointelegraph.com
  Still don't have a crypto wallet? Here's all the info you need to get one
  
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• Bitcoin Loses $9K Support As Markets React To S. Korea Investigation, Mt.Gox Sell-Off

  11-05-2018 15:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Yet another Mt. Gox sell-off, plus South Korea regulatory scrutiny, cause Bitcoin to lose $9,000 support today
  
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• Bitcoin Miner Heist - From Iceland To China

  11-05-2018 15:18 via cointelegraph.com
  600 stolen Icelandic Bitcoin mining computers could be hardware seized in China
  
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• Marshall Islands to Make Cryptocurrency Legal Tender in 2018, Optimistic Outlook

  11-05-2018 15:17 via newsbtc.com
  Marshall Islands, a small country of 53,000 people in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, may become the first sovereign state to make a cryptocurrency its legal tender, which means that its official digital currency must be accepted as a means of payment.
  Marshall Islands to Launch Legal Tender Cryptocurrency in Q3 2018
  Whereas Bitcoin, for example, is a legal currency in the United States, Japan, and South Korea, it has not gained legal tender status anywhere in the world yet. If that were to hap
  
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• Ethereum Futures Launch on Regulated UK Trading Platform

  11-05-2018 15:15
  The world’s first regulated ethereum futures will soon begin trading on UK cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto Facilities. The London-based firm — which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) — on Friday announced that it will list an ethereum futures contract, providing institutional investors with the ability to go long or short on the
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• Bitcoin Here to Stay, Says Brian Kelly (CEO, BKCM LLC)

  11-05-2018 15:06 via newsbtc.com
  BKCM LLC CEO and founder, Brian Kelly, insists that Bitcoin being relegated to the peripherals of the world financial markets is a thing of the past. He points to the popular cryptocurrency’s resurgence as a sign of its durability.
  Kelly offered his views on Bitcoin at the Hoover Institute Monetary Policy Conference. Describing the currency as a serious market, he insisted that things are changing, adding that discussions about cryptocurrency rarely took place at previous established finan
  
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• Large Streaming Platform For Gamers Develops Its Own Blockchain For Unlimited Bandwidth

  11-05-2018 15:04 via cointelegraph.com
  A streaming company says its new blockchain will let viewers, streamers, and eSports tournament organizers participate in monetization schemes. Spectators can create their own content and earn rewards. #SPONSORED
  
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• This Crypto Vending Machine Can Tell If You're 21 And Sell You Beer

  11-05-2018 15:00
  Blockchain technology startup Civic will demo how its ID verification services can be used to purchase alcohol via vending machines at Consensus 2018.
  
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• Bacardi Rum Heiress Invests $100 Mln In Blockchain Entertainment Platform

  11-05-2018 14:26 via cointelegraph.com
  Bacardi rum heiress invests $100 Mln in a blockchain-powered tokenized social entertainment platform ‘TaTaTu’’
  
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• South Korea’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange Investigated by Local Police, Market Drops

  11-05-2018 14:18
  UPbit, South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, was investigated by local police and 10 investigators after its headquarters in Seoul were raided. Chosun, the country’s biggest mainstream media outlet, reported that the South Korean authorities are suspecting UPbit of illicitly moving customer funds to the account of its executives. Investigation Ongoing On May 10, the Seoul … Continued
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• Maximalist for Hire: Bitcoin Believer Pierre Rochard Starts Advisory Firm

  11-05-2018 14:00
  While other blockchain experts are starting multi-coin hedge funds or consulting for ICOs, Pierre Rochard is advising investors on bitcoin, period.
  
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• Wired Condemned in 2013 and Destroyed 13.34 BTC, Now Worth $177,000

  11-05-2018 13:30 via newsbtc.com
  A lot of things have changed in the world of Bitcoin over the years. The technology is maturing, its value has soared, and the general interest in cryptocurrency is on the rise. Today is also the five-year anniversary of Wired claiming how Bitcoin is an “abstraction”. At that time, the company also destroyed their private key, which would be worth a pretty penny by now.The Wired Story Recapped
  Five years ago, Bitcoin was not the cryptocurrency most people know today. It wasn’t
  
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• 8,200 BTC Moved From Mt. Gox Wallet, Possible Sell-Off Affects Bitcoin Price

  11-05-2018 13:17
  The Mt. Gox trustee, who was tasked to sell about 200,000 bitcoin after the bankruptcy of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, is suspected to have dumped another 8,000 bitcoin on the cryptocurrency market. Domino Effect As CCN reported yesterday, CNBC’s Fast Money contributor and BKCM founder Brian Kelly stated that the entrance of major
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• Huawei adds a bitcoin wallet to its app store even as China cracks down on trading - CNBC

  11-05-2018 13:02
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  Huawei adds a bitcoin wallet to its app store even as China cracks down on trading
  CNBC
  Huawei has released a bitcoin wallet on its app store for the first time, allowing Chinese consumers to hold virtual currencies even as Beijing steps up regulation on the nascent industry. The Shenzhen-based Chinese smartphone maker has teamed up with ...
  BTC.com Becomes First Cryptocurrency App to Release on Huawei's App Store, Connecting Bitcoin to $12.7 Trillion ...Irish Tech News
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• Does A Cryptocurrency Index Fund Make Sense For Your IRA? - Forbes

  11-05-2018 13:01
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  Does A Cryptocurrency Index Fund Make Sense For Your IRA?
  Forbes
  Has the time arrived to invest in an index fund that holds a basket of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin? The quick answer is: It depends. The usual reasons for gauging your own risk tolerance -- and ability to handle losses -- should be your first ...
  
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