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• Head of Ethereum Competence Center Vladislav Martynov Joined World Wi-Fi as a Co-Founder

  17-05-2018 23:44 via newsbtc.com
  Entrepreneur and investor Vladislav Martynov has joined the  World Wi-Fi team as a co-founder. His extensive experience and expertise in the blockchain industry will significantly strengthen World Wi-Fi’s position on the global market.
  “The sharing economy is growing rapidly, and I believe the implementation of blockchain solutions in this area will accelerate the growth and expansion of the sharing economy market as well as the mass adoption of the blockchain technology. That i
  
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• Bitcoin Price Too Volatile for Merchants, Claims PayPal CFO

  17-05-2018 23:40
  The bitcoin price is too volatile to make it a useful payment tool for merchants, PayPal CFO John Rainey claimed in a recent interview. Bitcoin Price Too Volatile for Merchants Rainey made this claim during a recent episode of “Mad Money,” explaining that merchant margins are too thin to make bitcoin a viable payment medium.
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• Chinese ASIC Manufacturer To Turn To AI In Case Of Stricter Gov’t Regulation

  17-05-2018 23:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Chinese mining manufacturing firm Bitmain will consider AI as an alternative revenue source if China’s regulatory environment makes crypto-related business too risky
  
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• Infosys Partners with 7 Banks for Blockchain Trade Finance Network

  17-05-2018 23:30
  IT giant Infosys has built a blockchain-based trade finance platform involving seven Indian banks including ICICI and Axis.
  
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• JPMorgan Creates and Fills New Position of Head of Crypto Assets Strategy

  17-05-2018 23:17 via cointelegraph.com
  JPMorgan has created a new position, head of crypto assets strategy, which will identify and lead new crypto projects at the bank
  
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• Australia is Exploring the Blockchain for Welfare Payment Distribution

  17-05-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which works with government agencies, users, and private sector partners to develop public services, has announced it is studying the use of blockchain for welfare payment distribution. A prototype could be in the market come mid-2019.
  Australia May Deliver Welfare Payments over Blockchain
  The approved Australian 2018-19 Budget last week included a sum of AU$700,000 intended to be used by the DTA to explore distributed ledger techn
  
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• Major Milestone: Steem Blockchain Hits 1 Million Accounts

  17-05-2018 22:40
  Steem, a blockchain rewards platform that allows content publishers to monetize their work, announced today that the project has reached one million registered accounts. An update from the official Steemit blog confirms the one millionth registration on the blockchain, and shows even more impressive stats on transactions, user activity, and unique visitors. Steem is exploding
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• Luckchemy’s Smart Contracts Audit Establishes Platform’s Enhanced Fairness & Accountability

  17-05-2018 22:37 via newsbtc.com
  The Luckchemy platform, a blockchain based iGaming platform, recently conducted its smart contracts audit and the resulting findings have been highly encouraging for the investors. Since Luckchemy is a platform designed to serve as a complete ecosystem for players, operators and product developers, the team is always eager for its betterment. In this regard, the Luckchemy platform’s smart contracts were initially audited by specialists to deliver valuable recommendations. These recommendat
  
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• Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Turns to Blockchain for New Lending Platform

  17-05-2018 22:20
  Accenture and Intel are to help develop a Hyperledger-based securities lending platform for the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.
  
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• French Finance Minister Pledges to Support Crypto and Blockchain-Friendly Financial Policies

  17-05-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  At a meeting with French entrepreneurs, including strategic blockchain developer Blockchain Partner, France’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, has pledged his support for cryptocurrencies and underlying blockchain technologies.
  Bruno Le Maire Pledges Support
  The minister promised his ‘total and determined support’ for both the crypto and blockchain spaces, while discussing with industry insiders the following topics: banking difficulties, how to tax cryptoc
  
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• Fed Governor Says 'No Compelling Need' for US Central Bank Crypto

  17-05-2018 21:40
  Fed governor Lael Brainard has said that cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat, and there is "no compelling need" for a Fed-issued digital currency.
  
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• Bitfinex Forces Users to Submit Tax Information, May Share with Government

  17-05-2018 21:40
  Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has recently notified some of its users that they are required to submit their tax information so the company can then send it over to the British Virgin Island’s (BVI) government, which “may” exchange the info with the tax authorities of its users’ country of residence. The exchange’s message reads: “The … Continued
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• The Journey to Russia Has Begun at BitStarz!

  17-05-2018 21:09
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• Great to Hold, Difficult to Spend – The Cryptocurrency Conundrum Is Real

  17-05-2018 21:05
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• How Casino Greed Is Killing the Industry

  17-05-2018 21:03
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• PayPal CFO: Merchants Don’t Use Crypto Because of Its Volatility

  17-05-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  The CFO of PayPal has stated that merchants using the service are not in favour of accepting cryptocurrency payments. John Rainey, the chief financial officer of the online payments company, said that the volatility of digital currencies makes them unsuitable for use as a currency at present.
  Bitcoin Proving Too Volatile to Use as a Currency
  Speaking in an exclusive interview for CNBC’s ‘Mad Money’ segment yesterday, John Rainey stated that merchants using PayPal were not
  
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• New York Grants Fifth-Ever BitLicense to Crypto Broker Genesis Global Trading

  17-05-2018 20:40
  Cryptocurrency brokerage firm Genesis Global Trading has become the latest firm to receive a BitLicense from the state’s financial regulatory. The New York-based Genesis on Thursday announced that the state’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) had approved its application, making it one of a handful of firms to receive a BitLicense, which formally allows cryptocurrency … Continued
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• Cases Of Illegal Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Mining: Chicken Farms And New York

  17-05-2018 20:21 via cointelegraph.com
  From chicken farms to semi-conductor factories, cryptocurrency miners do anything to obtain cheaper electricity rate
  
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• Wanchain and Pundi X Labs Partner to Build Super Financial Market on the Blockchain

  17-05-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Wanchain, an infrastructure connecting different digital assets with the aim of building a super financial market, has announced on Twitter that it is partnering with cryptocurrency point-of-sale (PoS) solution provider Pundi X Labs.
  The productive meeting between founders Jack and Zac took place at Consensus 2018, the fourth annual conference of Blockchain Week in New York City.
  Wanchain to Extend Distributed Financial Infrastructure with Pundi X PoS
  Blockchain Week New York City gathered a wid
  
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• Benchmark Aims to Raise US$30m for Global Sustainability Marketplace

  17-05-2018 19:55
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• Coin of future? FuturoCoin!

  17-05-2018 19:47 via crypto-news.net
  In last weeks, a lot of traders put their trust and money in FuturoCoin. The price of FTO at the end of April was around $5, today’s price is around $23. As you can see more and more people are interested in our project
  For now, you can trade FTO on four exchanges; CoinDeal, YoBit, Piyasa and SouthXchange. We know that a lot of traders see profit in FuturoCoin and now we can say that our market capitalization is around 767.37 M according to cryptocompare.
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• XEcoins: Is There a Grey Rhino in Cryptocurrencies?

  17-05-2018 19:40
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• Don’t Tell Jamie! JPMorgan May Help Its Clients Invest in Cryptocurrency

  17-05-2018 19:40
  JPMorgan, the largest bank in the US with a $384 billion market valuation, has tasked Fintech and In-Residence programme head Oliver Harris to create various strategies the corporation could utilize to help its clients to invest in the cryptocurrency market. Motivation In 2017, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, who is often described as one of the … Continued
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• First New-York Based Crypto Trading Company Receives BitLicense

  17-05-2018 19:34 via cointelegraph.com
  Genesis Global Trading receives the fifth-ever BitLicense, can operate in New York with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a variety of altcoins
  
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• EOSchat, The Next Generation IM Based on EOS to Launch Next Month

  17-05-2018 19:32
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• Decoin: The Cryptocurrency Market Conqueror

  17-05-2018 19:20
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• The New Standard for Cryptocurrency Exchanges Has Arrived: Introducing CGCX

  17-05-2018 18:58
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• Voting For Blockchain Industry Leaders Now Open on BlockShow’s Blockchain-Based Polling App

  17-05-2018 18:53 via cointelegraph.com
  BlockShow Europe 2018 has launched a poll for the leading women and companies in the EU blockchain space, using a blockchain-based voting app Polys
  
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• Introducing the Decentralized Prediction Game Platform, Operated by Public Community, Parlay

  17-05-2018 18:53
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• World’s Fourth Largest Bank is Testing its Own Cryptocurrency

  17-05-2018 18:40
  MUFG‎ is planning a ‎large-scale trial involving nearly 100,000 account holders.‎
  
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• Bears Beware! Bitcoin Price Will Reach Record Highs This Year: Fmr. JPMorgan Trader

  17-05-2018 18:40
  The bitcoin price entered another bearish trend this week after failing to pierce $10,000 earlier in the month. The flagship cryptocurrency now sits more than 58 percent below the all-time high it set in December, but one former JPMorgan trader remains confident that it will trade above $20,000 before the year is out. Danny Masters,
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• True Flip Launches Pirate Bay, A New Instant Blockchain Game

  17-05-2018 18:31
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• Elephant Marketing’s Thoughts on the Potential of Token Generation Events

  17-05-2018 18:30
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• Blockchain-Based Fantasy Sports Platform MyDFS Raises US$1M; Ex-Facebook Exec Joins Advisory Board

  17-05-2018 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MyDFS, a blockchain-based daily fantasy sports platform, has raised US$1 million from LD Capital and added former Facebook executive Akin Babayigit into its advisory board, the startup announced on Thursday. Babayigit will help MyDFS with the upcoming global launch of its app. MyDFS said the new funding will be used to improve the existing blockchain […]
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• Panda.Earth Unleashes Blockchain Potentials for Wildlife Preservation

  17-05-2018 18:29
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• VeriMe Partners with Mondia Media to Provide Blockchain Based Payment Authentication for Direct Carrier Billing Products

  17-05-2018 18:27
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• Wall Street Journal Research Finds ‘Red Flags’ In 19% Of ICOs

  17-05-2018 18:11 via cointelegraph.com
  WSJ research finds that 271 of 1450 ICOs contain “red flags” from fake numbers to copy-and-pasted white papers from other ICOs
  
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• NY Grants Fifth-Ever BitLicense to Genesis Global Trading

  17-05-2018 18:00
  The license is has come in for intense criticism, in part because so few firms have been granted one.
  
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• NY Grants Fifth-Ever BitLicense to Crypto Exchange Genesis Global Trading

  17-05-2018 18:00
  The license is has come in for intense criticism, in part because so few firms have been granted one.
  
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• Ukraine Drafts Law to Legalize Cryptocurrencies, Fuels Debate In Crypto Community

  17-05-2018 17:41
  Ukraine is drafting legislation to legalize cryptocurrencies and asked members of the crypto community to participate. And boy, did they. Alexei Mushak, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, posted a notice on his Facebook page May 15. He said the Ukrainian government is preparing to legalize virtual currencies and asked for input from cryptocurrency experts. “Below
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• JP Morgan Announces Prototype Blockchain Platform to Streamline Capital Markets Infrastructure

  17-05-2018 17:36 via cointelegraph.com
  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co presented a prototype of its blockchain platform for capital markets at NY’s Consensus conference yesterday
  
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• Game Protocol and Bancor Protocol Enter A New Partnership

  17-05-2018 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Game Protocol, a new gaming ecosystem built using blockchain technology, has entered into a strategic partnership with Bancor, the world’s largest decentralized solution for token conversions. Game Protocol offers a crowdfunding platform where game developers issue in-game cryptocurrency tokens. Game Protocol is challenging traditional fundraising mechanisms within the gaming industry by providing game developers with […]
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• Texas Shuts Down ICO that Used Fake Jennifer Aniston Endorsement

  17-05-2018 16:37
  The Texas State Securities Board has shut down an initial coin offering (ICO) that it claims used fake endorsements from Jennifer Aniston and other celebrities to fraudulently promote its token sale. Filed on Wednesday, the emergency cease-and-desist order alleges that — in addition to illegally peddling unregistered securities — Wind Wide Coin used photographs of
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• Germany’s 2nd Largest Stock Exchange To Launch Zero-Fee Crypto Trading App

  17-05-2018 16:24 via cointelegraph.com
  The Stuttgart Börse, Germany’s second largest stock exchange, has announced it is launching a zero-fee smartphone crypto trading app, dubbed ‘Bison’
  
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• Developers Improve HTML5 Gaming Industry, Add Blockchain

  17-05-2018 16:23 via newsbtc.com
  Egretia partnered with Egret Technologies to create the world’s first HTML5 blockchain platform with functionality for developers, users, content publishers, and advertisers. The blockchain is needed to solve ongoing issues within the HTML5 industry. To make the new platform work, Egretia leverages Egret software with access to two hundred thousand developers and one billion users.HTML5 technology has been in development for several years and is already globally recognized, covering mobile
  
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• Bithumb of South Korea Setting Up in London

  17-05-2018 15:52
  "Bitsum is preparing to advance to Europe."
  
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• Social Network Adopts Civic's Blockchain ID System

  17-05-2018 15:45
  Civic has launched a decentralized identity verification system, and crypto social network platform Hilo is the first to use it.
  
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• Bitcoin Mining Could Use 0.5% of World’s Electricity Energy in 2018

  17-05-2018 15:41
  A recently released peer-reviewed article by blockchain evangelist and financial economist Alex de Vries deployed a novel methodology to determine Bitcoin’s energy usage a few years from now, and the estimated results are certainly astonishing. Pay with Bitcoin or Power a Home? Published on May 16 on Joule,  de Vries made use of complex economic
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• E-Commerce Giant Alibaba's Jack Ma Says Blockchain Is Not a Bubble, Bitcoin Is

  17-05-2018 15:23 via cointelegraph.com
  Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, says he strongly believes in the value of blockchain, but thinks Bitcoin is a bubble
  
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• Blockparty bring Blockchain to Event Ticketing, Transforming Global Live Event Industry

  17-05-2018 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Blockparty, a company specialising in Blockchain-based live event ticketing announced the launch of its new global ticketing system. The company aims to use its system to resolve the most prevalent issues which impact the event-ticketing industry. Events booking is blighted by serious problems which impact on the confidence of users. Bots and fraudulent sites used […]
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