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• Singapore Startup Raises US$8M In ICO For Blockchain Fraud Prevention Platform

  28-05-2018 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Singapore-headquartered startup Uppsala Foundation has raised US$8 million in its initial coin offering (ICO) for the development of its fraud prevention blockchain, Sentinel Protocol. The public token sale reached its sales target under four minutes, the company said. Sentinel Protocol is a blockchain-based threat intelligence platform that aims to defend users against hacks, scams, and […]
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• Ethereum’s Price Drop Possibly Due To Large ETH Sell-Off By EOS, Report Says

  28-05-2018 23:14 via cointelegraph.com
  TrustNodes suggests EOS as the party responsible for today’s ETH price drop, pointing to evidence that EOS recently sold a large amount of ETH
  
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• Russian Central Bank Official: Blockchain is Not Yet Mature Enough for Industrial Use

  28-05-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  A senior official at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation has stated that additional research and exploration is needed to fully grasp the potential benefits of the blockchain technology.
  Olga Skorobogatova was speaking in a discussion held at the SPIEF conference in Saint Petersburg.
  Does Blockchain Need Better Scaling Solutions and Security Advances?
  During Skorobogatova’s address she stated that blockchain was still unable to scale to necessary levels and that it was lacking secur
  
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• AirPod Set to Announce Its APOD Token’s ICO During the CryptoKonf 2018 Conference

  28-05-2018 22:32 via newsbtc.com
  AirPod, the innovative blockchain-driven private capsule company is the Diamond Sponsor of the CryptoKonf 2018 conference, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia. The event covering Blockchain, FinTech, Compliance, Cryptocurrency and ICOs will be held on 29th and 30th May 2018. At the event, AirPod will also announce the launch of the APOD token crowdsale.
  CryptoKonf 2018 is set to be the largest cryptocurrency and blockchain conference in SE Europe. The event will be held at Metropolis Palace Hotel, Be
  
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• Bank Of England Reopens The Possibility Of Bank-Run Cryptocurrency

  28-05-2018 22:30
  The Bank of England has not closed the door on a central bank-issued cryptocurrency, despite announcing such a decision earlier this year. Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, speaking on a panel in Stockholm on the future of central banks, said he would consider a digital currency issued by the central bank … Continued
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• Deloitte Report Says Businesses Who Don’t Consider Blockchain ‘Risk Falling Behind’

  28-05-2018 22:27 via cointelegraph.com
  Deloitte has analyzed over 50 potential blockchain use cases in the retail and consumer packaged goods industry, conclude the “potential impact” of the technology “is huge”
  
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• Get Paid in Crypto for Watching Movies With a New Blockchain Platform

  28-05-2018 22:18 via newsbtc.com
  “Watch movies and get paid” — the blockchain project with this promising slogan appeared at the Cannes festival in May, aiming to disrupt the cinema industry, especially independent cinema. The reward system for audience and directors is a social network that even allows you to date a stranger and watch a movie with them, giving you the possibility to create your own online cinema — CinemaWell.com’s features may breathe new life into the movie industry that is now s
  
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• Six Companies Target the Japanese Market with Plans for New Crypto Exchanges

  28-05-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Six companies have announced their intentions of creating crypto exchange platforms in Japan following regulatory approval.
  All six companies are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and are set to move into the market which accounts for two-thirds of Bitcoin trading.
  Crypto Exchanges Target Japan
  The six companies are Money Forward, Drecom, Yamane Medical Corporation, Adways, Avex, and Daiwa Securities Group. They have each expressed intentions of launching crypto exchanges in Japan and are each
  
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• Addicted to Trading? Scottish Hospital Treats Cryptocurrency Addiction

  28-05-2018 21:50
  Castle Craig Hospital in Scotland has begun treating patients reportedly addicted to trading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Healthcare experts say that crypto trading can become a behavioral addiction and that addicts in these cases are hooked on monitoring the minute-by-minute fluctuations in the market value of their traded tokens. The West Linton facility is using techniques … Continued
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• One of the World’s Top 5 GPU Mines, Launches the Most Advanced Trading Ecosystem, AI Trader

  28-05-2018 21:31
  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. One of the Top GPU based mining firms, Dubai-based Kingdom Mining, has announced an autonomous cryptocurrency trading platform powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, AI Trader. Kingdom Mining, … Continued
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• Shipping Giant Maersk Deploys First Blockchain-based Marine Insurance

  28-05-2018 21:30
  AP Moller – Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, has deployed the first blockchain platform for marine insurance, Insurwave, a joint venture between Guardtime, a software security provider, and Ernst & Young, an accounting firm. The platform is also being used by Willis Towers Watson, MS Amlin and XL Catlin. Maersk trialed the system and … Continued
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• Blockchain Real Estate Protocol Launches in Japan, USA and EU

  28-05-2018 21:29 via newsbtc.com
  The new platform Alt.Estate plans to make its protocol the “ERC-20” for tokenized real estate. It includes the smart contract technology (the team has already developed 20+ smart contracts and dApps builder), corporate structure and proven legal framework. Like Ripple, the company focuses on large institutional customers. The solution is also beneficial for middle-class investors and crypto whales. The demand for ALT tokens is forecasted to be 10 times higher than the initial token s
  
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• The Return of Crypto Credit Cards – Don’t Miss out Decoin

  28-05-2018 21:27
  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 final quarter of 2017 saw cryptocurrency break into the mainstream. News media discussed it, investors flocked to it, and widespread use seemed close to a reality. Credit … Continued
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• ARK Listed for Direct Exchange on Changelly

  28-05-2018 21:09
  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. ARK is now available on Changelly, an instant cryptocurrency exchange providing the best crypto-to-crypto rates on the market, and offers USD-to-crypto options. We welcome Changelly to the ARK Ecosystem! … Continued
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• A Blockchain-Based Ride Hailing App is Planning to Launch in China

  28-05-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Two Chinese entrepreneurs are teaming up to launch a blockchain-based ride hailing application. Weixing Chen and Yang Jun hope to create a platform that will offer various life-style type services. These will be include (but not be limited to) ride hailing and deliveries.
  Could Blockchain Revolutionise Ride Hailing in China?
  Weixing Chen addressed the new venture at the China International Big Data Industry Expo 2018. He was interviewed for local business publication China Money Network. He stat
  
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• Blockchain Tech Isn’t Mature Enough Yet, Says Russian Central Bank Official

  28-05-2018 20:32
  A senior official at Russia’s central bank has contended that blockchain technology needs to improve in security and scale and is currently not ‘mature’ enough. Bank of Russia deputy governor Olga Skorobogatova was speaking at the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum during the weekend when she made several pointed remarks on blockchain technology. According … Continued
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• Lightning Bitcoin Implements DPoS, Set to Become the Best Blockchain Protocol

  28-05-2018 20:31 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin is no doubt the largest cryptocurrency of all times and can also be referred to as the progenitor of the whole cryptocurrency revolution. As more people adopt the cryptocurrency, the digital currency has exhibited cracks in its ecosystem, mainly due to the scalability issues. While the rapid growth of the community is one of the contributing factors, the major issues are said to lie with the Bitcoin Core development team and their inability to rapidly introduce scaling solutions. The con
  
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• Purvi Capital, Chicago Based VC Fund Purchases over 60 Million Tokens in Enkidu’s Private Sale

  28-05-2018 20:25
  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. Enkidu.io, a blockchain based startup that allows people all over the world to team up and run programmatic companies, is proud to announce that our Private Sale has … Continued
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• Scottish Hospital Launches Treatment for Bitcoin Trading Addicts

  28-05-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  A hospital in the Scottish Borders, a council in Scotland next to the City of Edinburgh, is pioneering an addiction treatment for ‘cryptocurrency junkies.’
  Castle Craig Hospital has introduced a course of residential treatment for people suffering from the underlying issues of trading addiction in order to be able to quit the cryptocurrency market altogether if they want to.
  Cryptocurrency Trading Addicts Offered Treatment in Scotland
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• Peer Mountain Announces Partnership with TokenMarket for Token Generation Event

  28-05-2018 19:58
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• Vertex to Launch Its Meetup Competition Sponsoring 25 Bitcoin Meetups around the World!

  28-05-2018 19:47
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• Wisebitcoin Launches the First Ever Cryptocurrency Trading Platform with Leverage Levels up to 20:1

  28-05-2018 19:42
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• Experts Wow as MARK.SPACE Launches Unit Exchange and Designer Renders

  28-05-2018 19:39
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• London Police Seize £500,000 in Bitcoin from “Cyber Crime Wave” Hacker

  28-05-2018 19:30
  Described by his sentencing judge as a “one man cybercrime wave”, British hacker Grant West caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damages through his activities stealing and selling personal and financial information on the dark web. West sent phishing emails under the guise of surveys from popular takeaway food delivery service Just Eat, … Continued
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• Cryptocurrency Payment Service Platform SoPay Launches Crowdfunding on the LEEKICO Platform

  28-05-2018 19:27
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• Dether, The First Decentralized Fiat to Cryptocurrency Marketplace, to Release Mobile App

  28-05-2018 19:15
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• Databroker Releases Details of “Smart Living” for “Smart Islands” with Just Days of Their Token Sale Remaining

  28-05-2018 19:05
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• Crowdholding Platform Announces Enterprising Blockchain Empowerment Ecosystem

  28-05-2018 19:02
  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. Crowdholding, the platform that allows other blockchain-based startups to grow, has announced its latest update, enabling automatic transfers of cryptocurrency. Developed as an ecosystem for rewarding users in … Continued
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• 1090 DApps And 700 Tokens Launched on Ethereum Network in 2017, Analyst Says

  28-05-2018 18:37 via cointelegraph.com
  Etherium analytics firm Alethio has revealed that ETH blockchain hosted over 1,090 DApps and more than 700 tokens in 2017
  
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• Venture Capitalist Makes a Bullish Call: Bitcoin is a Screaming Buy

  28-05-2018 18:17
  Blockchain Capital’s Spencer Bogart believes in the long-term case for bitcoin, but he’s less convinced on altcoins. Despite the fact that bitcoin has dropped below the $8,000 and has suffered its worst three-week performance since Q3 2017, now’s not the time to retreat. Bogart, a former equity analyst, told CNBC that investors are getting it wrong and instead of unloading
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• Chinese Report: Blockchain Projects Go From Boom to Bust in 15 Months

  28-05-2018 17:27 via cointelegraph.com
  92% of blockchain projects ever launched are no longer active, says China
  
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• Can Cryptocurrency Businesses like Coinbase Compete With Wall Street Conglomerates?

  28-05-2018 17:21
  The cryptocurrency sector has produced many multi-billion dollar companies over the past nine years. Most notably, Coinbase, Binance, Bitmain, Bitfinex, UPbit, Bithumb, and Canaan have evolved into billion dollar juggernauts, competing against major conglomerates in regions like the US, South Korea, and Japan.  San Francisco-based Coinbase now has over 20 million users, nearly as many as
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• Universities to Build Blockchain DAO for Affordable Education

  28-05-2018 17:10
  A group of top-tier Chinese universities plans to build a distributed organization to make educational resources more accessible and affordable.
  
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• Bank of England: Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Jeopardize Commercial Banks

  28-05-2018 16:47 via cointelegraph.com
  The Bank of England has issued a staff working paper, which warns that central bank digital currencies could pose a competition threat to commercial banks
  
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• Blockchain Could 'Revolutionize' Retail and CPG Industries: Deloitte

  28-05-2018 16:30
  A Deloitte report suggests the retail and consumer packaged goods sectors could see benefits from blockchain integration across a number of use cases.
  
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• 700 Tokens and 1090 dApps Launched on Ethereum Network in 2017

  28-05-2018 16:15
  Christian Crowley of ConsenSys dApp Alethio spoke at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
  
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• Philippines’ Banks to Pilot Ethereum-based Blockchain for Retail Payments

  28-05-2018 15:58
  Five rural banks in the Philippines will conduct a pilot of a real-time retail payments system on a blockchain developed by Ethereum startup Consensys. In a move to further financial inclusion and bring some 35 unbanked Filipinos into the financial system, the Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has picked five rural banks in Mindanao … Continued
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• Ridesharing App Founder Wants to Build a Blockchain 'Uber'

  28-05-2018 15:30
  Chen Weixing, founder of Chinese ride-hailing app Kuaidi Dache, is planning to build a blockchain-based application for ride-sharing.
  
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• Chinese Ride-Hailing App Founder Wants to Build a Blockchain 'Uber'

  28-05-2018 15:30
  Chen Weixing, founder of Chinese ride-hailing app Kuaidi Dache, is planning to build a blockchain-based application for ride-sharing.
  
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• When Cryptocurrency Goes Green, Blockchain Can Save the Environment - Forbes

  28-05-2018 15:19
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  When Cryptocurrency Goes Green, Blockchain Can Save the Environment
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  It is hard to imagine a world without air conditioners, vehicles or the internet. Technology has had a great impact on our world and the people who inhibit the earth today. People are living longer because technology has allowed medical research to ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to block trading in 11 countries - TNW

  28-05-2018 15:19
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  Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to block trading in 11 countries
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  Increased regulatory oversight on cryptocurrency trading is driving exchanges to take extreme measures. After Bitfinex and Poloniex, Bithumb is taking additional measures to ensure anti-money laundering (AML) compliance with its country's laws. Bithumb ...
  
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• Bank of Russia Official: Still Too Early to Gauge Blockchain's Potential

  28-05-2018 15:00
  A senior official at Russia's central bank has said blockchain technology is immature but may have industrial-scale applications.
  
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• 7 Cryptocurrency Predictions for the Rest of 2018 - Motley Fool

  28-05-2018 14:54
  7 Cryptocurrency Predictions for the Rest of 2018
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  Last year was truly memorable for cryptocurrency investors. After beginning the year with a combined market cap of just $17.7 billion, the aggregate value of every virtual currency soared to $613 billion by year's end. In percentage terms, we're ...and more »
  
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• Indian Businessman Conned $130,000 in Bitcoin Purchase Scam

  28-05-2018 14:49
  On the pretext of being offered bitcoins, a businessman from India’s capital city fell victim to a rather novel fraud – buying absolutely nothing in exchange for paying the pioneer cryptocurrency’s global prices to a purported cryptocurrency exchange representative. Purchasing Bitcoins Which Don’t Exist During a bank visit in 2017, the unnamed businessman was approached … Continued
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• ConsenSys Holds Event at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

  28-05-2018 14:41
  Finance Magnates visited the 'ConsenSys Community Day'.
  
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• ConsenSys Holds Event at Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

  28-05-2018 14:41
  Finance Magnates visited the 'ConsenSys Community Day'.
  
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• Scottish 'Crypto Clinic' Treats Bitcoin Trading Addicts

  28-05-2018 14:19 via cointelegraph.com
  A Scottish hospital is offering a course of residential treatment for ‘crypto addicts,’ who experts say show similar behavior to problem gamblers
  
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• British Hacker Sentenced to 10 Years For Stealing $600,000 in Bitcoin

  28-05-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  A British computer hacker was jailed for 10 years and eight months after being found guilty of selling 63,000 stolen credit and debit cards on the dark web. Police seized an amount of Bitcoin worth over $600,000.
  UK Judge Sentences Hacker to 10 Years, Police Seize Over $600,000 in Bitcoin
  26-year old Grant West, a computer hacker from Kent, United Kingdom, was described as a “one man cybercrime wave” for having stolen the personal data of approximately 165,000 people through a &ldquo
  
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• Amid Chaos, Our Decentralized Future Is Being Built

  28-05-2018 14:00
  Blockchain can upend – not just the business models of recent decades – but a millennia-old societal practice of deep significance to civilization.
  
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• Winners Announced for BlockShow's Blockchain Industry Leaders Poll

  28-05-2018 13:58 via cointelegraph.com
  Winners revealed for Blockshow’s 2018 blockchain industry leaders poll:Dr Quy Vo-Reinhard of the HIT foundation and Bitfury win the top places in respective categories
  
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