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• FedEx: Global Supply Chains will be Changed by Blockchain

  19-05-2018 23:22 via crypto-news.net
  The Chief executive officer of FedEx, Fred Smith, said at the 4-day blockchain Conference “Consensus” in New York, that the blockchain is the next determinant for the success of his company. From his own perspective, there is a whole sea of new opportunities, that are only available because of blockchains. This technology offers the world’s economic and financial systems, ample possibility for improvement. Concerning FedEx, this means blockchain implementation in the suppl
  
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• Future of Cryptocurrency in India Uncertain, Fate to be Decided in Summer

  19-05-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  India, one of the largest countries in the world with a population of 1.3 billion potential future users of cryptocurrencies, remains in a legal limbo as cryptocurrency exchanges await more clarity from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the country’s supreme court. Operators have recently been barred by banks, under orders from the central bank, and petitioners are blocked from filing any case against the RBI on the subject of cryptocurrency in any of the other high courts.
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• From JPMorgan to Blockchain Startup: Amber Baldet Unveils Her Latest Project

  19-05-2018 22:45
  Former JPMorgan blockchain lead Amber Baldet unveiled her new startup project, Clovyr, at the Consensus conference in New York on Monday. Baldet left her position at JPMorgan in April to work on Clovyr. She led JPMorgan Blockchain Center of Excellence and helped the firm succeed with open-source initiatives, such as Quorum. In a strange juxtaposition, … Continued
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• Pacific Island to Establish its Own Government and Cryptocurrency With 300 Households

  19-05-2018 21:51 via newsbtc.com
  The government of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific, is supporting a pilot program aiming to develop an off-shore housing that uses its own currency and operates outside of government regulations. The project is funded by a company called Blue Frontiers, which is planning to launch an initial coin offering dedicated to its cryptocurrency Varyon.
  Floating Island Project to Establish Its Own Cryptocurrency
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• Coincheck to Delist Privacy Coins Monero, Zcash, and Dash

  19-05-2018 21:12
  Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has will delist trading pairs for privacy-centric cryptocurrencies monero (XMR), zcash (ZEC), and dash (DASH) next month. The Tokyo-based exchange, which was purchased by brokerage firm Monex following a high-profile January hack that saw the platform lose $530 million in NEM tokens (XEM), announced on Friday that it will no longer … Continued
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• Gemini Exchange to begin trading of privacy-focussed ZCash

  19-05-2018 21:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The regulated US-exchange from the Winklevoss brothers has announced support for ZCash (ZEC), which will begin trading from May 22nd, with deposits accepted a few days earlier from the 19th. In a blog update outlining the announcement, VP of Technology at Gemini, Eric Winer, is upfront about their work engaging with the New York State […]
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• No Coding Needed – This Tool Can Create an Automated Trading Strategy Using Plain English

  19-05-2018 20:49
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• Assembling the A Team; The Start of A New ERA- INGOT Coin & Trade.io

  19-05-2018 20:36
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• LAPO – A Crypto Payment System for Widespread Adoption

  19-05-2018 20:23
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• Blockchain Startup Shyft Signs US$10M Deal With Bermuda Government

  19-05-2018 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Shyft, a blockchain KYC/AML and identity startup, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Bermuda led by the Premier of Bermuda, E. David Burt, JP, MP, in which the startup has pledged to invest up to US$10 million over the next three years into the local economy. The deal also involves […]
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• Gillette Stadium Selects Leading Crowdsourcing Platform to Enhance Safety and Security

  19-05-2018 20:12
  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. Partnership Integrates Vizsafe’s Visual Communications Platform to Reduce Risks Foxborough, MA – May 17, 2018 – Gillette Stadium, New England’s premier concert, entertainment and sports event venue, announced today that
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• Skychain News: ICO, Neural Network Development, Short-Term Plans, and More

  19-05-2018 19:51
  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. Skychain’s ICO was held from February 26 to April 8, 2018. In total, 10.3 million tokens have been sold at an average price of $1.05. Though Bitcoin and other
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• Zcash Price Jumps Over 50% for the Week Ahead of Gemini Listing

  19-05-2018 19:46
  Zcash, the 21st-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of more than $1.4 billion, jumped more than 50% this week, according to CoinMarketCap, pushed by the news that the Gemini exchange will list the cryptocurrency next week. The New York Department of Financial Services approved Gemini’s request to add three ZEC markets – ZEC/USD, ZEC/BTC and
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• Bitcoin Cash Fork Leaves Users Behind, But Does It Matter?

  19-05-2018 19:05
  Bitcoin cash recently hard forked and a little less than 20 percent of nodes didn't upgrade. The industry argues over whether that matters or not.
  
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• Adosia Enters a Final Consent Order with NC Secretary of State, Eyes SAFT Private Sale and Seed ITO under NC Crowdfunding Law

  19-05-2018 18:51
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• What Is the Biggest Problem in the Financial Industry Today? Trust!

  19-05-2018 18:31
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• Infinity Economics (IE) Blockchain Reinventing How Startups and Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) Get Funded

  19-05-2018 18:25
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• Qilimanjaro Brings Revolutionary Quantum Cloud Computing to the Masses

  19-05-2018 18:17
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• GANA Technologies Completes a Successful Private Token Sale, Prepares to Start Public Sale on May 21

  19-05-2018 18:05
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• ENDO Protocol Reimagines Certified Data Verification in Announcement of Rapid Development Shift

  19-05-2018 17:58
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• U.S.: Colorado Proposes Accepting Cryptocurrency for Political Campaigns

  19-05-2018 17:57 via cointelegraph.com
  Colorado might allow political candidates to accept cryptocurrencies as campaign contributions
  
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• ICO Scams Have Raised More Than $1 Billion, Report Claims

  19-05-2018 17:57
  By large, cryptocurrency investors, enthusiasts, and observers are aware of the number of “shitcoins” in circulation. But, Wall Street Journal suggests that the number of fraudulent cryptocurrencies available today could be much more than earlier thought, quoting a figure of over 200 as an estimate. Which Is the Most Legitimate Of Them All? Facing the
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• Blockchain Powered E-Commerce Platform Elysian Looks to Build Trust between Businesses and Consumers by Redefining Security and Efficiency

  19-05-2018 17:53
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• DESICO Will Protect Token Sale Contributions – Here’s How

  19-05-2018 17:45
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• CoinMetro Secures Huge Trading Capability with Estonian Trading License

  19-05-2018 17:40
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• At Ripple's Snoop Dogg Party, A Search for XRP

  19-05-2018 17:05
  So what we get drunk? So what we smoke weed? We're just having fun, something something XRP.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Rebounds After Poor Week, Ether Gains 5% and Aelf Rises 17%

  19-05-2018 16:22
  The cryptocurrency market has rebounded over the past 24 hours by around $17 billion, from $365 billion to $382 billion. Major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Ether and EOS increased in the 3 to 7 percent range, pushing the cryptocurrency market towards the $400 region. Ethereum and Tokens Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network,
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• WSJ: Coinbase Spoke to U.S. Regulators About Acquiring Federal Banking License

  19-05-2018 15:11 via cointelegraph.com
  WSJ report says Coinbase spoke to U.S. regulators about getting a banking license
  
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• Cryptocurrency-Funded Solar Energy Could Power A Moldovan University This Summer

  19-05-2018 14:45
  Moldova, an impoverished Eastern European country with a population of 4 million people, may soon emerge as an unwitting brand ambassador for cryptocurrency-powered, eco-friendly renewable energy. The United Nations Development Program has partnered with South Africa-based blockchain startup, Sun Exchange, to power one of Moldova’s largest universities, the UNDP announced in a statement. Sun Exchange is
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• VC Firm Behind Snapchat Looks to Ramp up its Crypto Investments, Report Says

  19-05-2018 14:36 via cointelegraph.com
  Lightspeed Venture Partners, the VC firm behind Snapchat, is exploring a new crypto investment project, report says
  
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• Indian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Undeterred By Central Bank Crackdown; New Players Still Entering The Market

  19-05-2018 13:31
  A famous quote says “Water always finds a way,” and this seems to be the motto of beleaguered Indian cryptocurrency exchanges, who are circumventing the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) blanket ban on digital currencies by a flurry of methods. Central Bank Tries To Shut Industry A country of 1.4 billion, India undeniably had a
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• Meet SLATE (SLX)

  19-05-2018 13:17
  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. Meet SLATE (SLX), the new digital currency set to disrupt the entertainment industry. The commercial, destined to be a crypto-cult-classic, stars Devon Bostick (The 100, Okja, Diary of a
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• Former UK Visa CEO Takes Helm of Crypto Consumer Payment Startup

  19-05-2018 12:19 via cointelegraph.com
  The former CEO of Visa in the UK is taking the helm of a new crypto startup that aims to let customers pay for everyday items in crypto
  
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• Fixing the News: Blockchain-Powered Solutions for Media in Crisis

  19-05-2018 11:19 via cointelegraph.com
  A handful of blockchain-driven media startups that aspire to revolutionize the news economy are different in this important sense
  
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• Steve Wozniak Compares Ethereum to Apple at Vienna Conference

  19-05-2018 03:18 via cointelegraph.com
  Steve Wozniak came out in support of Ethereum at a conference in Vienna, claiming it could be as influential as Apple
  
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• Bitcoin Mining Firm Trolls Warren Buffett with Billboards Outside His Office

  19-05-2018 03:00
  Genesis Mining‘s bitcoin advocacy campaign has posted billboards outside of Warren Buffet’s office to remind him that he was wrong about Google and Amazon and warn him he may be wrong about bitcoin, too. The billboards went up shortly after Buffet dissed bitcoin during a Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting. Some new billboards outside of
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• Norway Central Bank Considers Developing Digital Currency

  19-05-2018 02:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, considers introducing its own digital currency, prompted by a decline in cash usage
  
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• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Price Analysis (May 19, 2018)

  19-05-2018 02:03 via newsbtc.com
  Despite the fork, Bitcoin Cash continue to slide. In the last 24 hours for example, it is down nine percent adding on to their weekly 13 percent loss. It might have been because of the mixed reaction following the upgrade from 8MB to 32MB happening at a time when the average daily transaction is around 20K at 80kb per block. When Bitcoin Cash shall utilize full capacity and fill 32MB per block we don’t know. Considering competition especially from Bitcoin and Ethereum-the latter plans on s
  
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• Tron, EOS, Litecoin, IOTA and Stellar: Price Analysis May 19, 2018

  19-05-2018 02:01 via newsbtc.com
  By all accounts, alt coin sellers have had the upper hand this week. EOS, Tron and IOTA were some of the coins that saw double digit erosion but encouragingly for buyers, there seems to be a re-bounce. By yesterday, Litecoin, EOS, Tron and to some degree Stellar Lumens were trading within very tight range and rejecting lower lows despite high trading volumes. Basing my forecast on price action, if today’s candlestick ends up bullish with high market participation levels, sellers should exi
  
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• Fundstrat’s Bitcoin Price Rally Prediction Fell Flat: Tom Lee Explains Why

  19-05-2018 01:45
  Fundstrat Global Advisers is a finance market strategy firm well-known for making bullish predictions on cryptocurrency prices. Co-founder Thomas Lee posted the group’s predictions that the bitcoin price would reach up to $64,000 by the end of 2019, citing the future trajectory of Bitcoin mining infrastructure growth as an underlying cause. He also predicted $91,000
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, IOTA, EOS: Price Analysis, May 18

  19-05-2018 01:25 via cointelegraph.com
  No expected price rally, Steve Wozniak’s positive expectations, Wall Street Journal research and more in our latest price analysis
  
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• Ethereum Foundation Advisor: SEC Lacks Fundamental Understanding of Core Nature of Crypto

  19-05-2018 01:12 via cointelegraph.com
  William Mougayar, advisor to the Ethereum Foundation, claims that the SEC is “trying to fit a square peg into a round hole” regarding crypto regulation
  
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• Kazakhstan President Calls for Global Rules on Cryptocurrencies under UN Oversight

  19-05-2018 01:00
  The president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is urging the global community to work together to draft common rules regarding the use of cryptocurrencies. Nazarbayev said the current, disparate regulatory guidelines around the world cause confusion and inefficiency. “It is necessary to start developing common rules,” Nazarbayev said May 17 at the 2018 Global Challenges Summit, as reported by
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• Why Nokia Is Partnering with a Crypto Startup to Build an IoT Network

  19-05-2018 00:48
  Nokia, a Finland-based multinational communications and information technology provider, has announced a project to give people in remote rural areas a chance to have mobile connectivity and enjoy the benefits of the digital economy, according to a a post on the company’s blog. New tools that reduce the cost of network deployment and maintenance will bring
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• Iran and Russia Discuss Transacting in Crypto to Avoid International Sanctions

  19-05-2018 00:45 via cointelegraph.com
  Iran and Russia discussed the use of crypto with the aim of avoiding international sanctions, also noting that crypto could replace the SWIFT interbank system
  
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• Consensus 2018 – A Celebration of Cryptocurrencies

  19-05-2018 00:00 via crypto-news.net
  Consensus 2018 has ended, and there were tons of interesting projects attending. This article will cover some of the most interesting projects, events, and situations that happened during the event. Consensus is one of the biggest and most important conferences that happens every year, and it regularly attracts a large crowd of investors, entrepreneurs, and crypto enthusiasts.
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• Amber Baldet, Former JPMorgan Exec Says Banks Will Start Trading Crypto Soon

  19-05-2018 00:00 via newsbtc.com
  The former head of JPMorgan’s blockchain operation has said that banks will start to trade cryptocurrency sooner than people think.
  Banks Are Slowly Changing Their Positions
  Amber Baldet, a former JPMorgan executive, was speaking during CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch‘ today where she said that banks trading digital currencies was ‘coming sooner than people think.’ She added:
  “But even where the will is, the legal and regulatory framework is challenging.”
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