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• Bank of Italy Deputy Governor: Gov’t Cryptocurrencies Can Save EU up to €76 Bln

  08-06-2018 23:52 via cointelegraph.com
  The deputy governor of the Bank of Italy, delivered a wide-ranging keynote address focused on central bank digital currencies at a conference yesterday in Milan
  
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• Enterprise Blockchain Startup R3 May Run Out of Money by Next Year: Report

  08-06-2018 23:14
  Enterprise blockchain startup R3 is burning through cash at a breakneck pace and could be out of money by the first quarter of 2019, sources say. R3 Could Be Out of Money by 2019: Report Citing interviews with two former employees, Fortune reports that R3 — which in 2014 launched a high-profile banking consortium that … Continued
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, Stellar, IOTA: Price Analysis, June 08

  08-06-2018 23:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Experts are arguing about the price, what do you say?
  
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• Quebec: State-Owned Energy Provider Halts Crypto Mining Projects

  08-06-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The energy supplier for Quebec, Canada, has temporarily stopped providing power for new digital currency mining projects. Hydro-Quebec claim that the move is to ensure that they can continue to supply the rest of the province with power, as well as exploring other developing industrial sectors.
  Hydro-Quebec to Propose Strategy for Blockchain Firms to State’s Energy Regulator
  Quebec has seen a massive surge in demand for its super-cheap hydro electricity. Cryptocurrency mining firms have be
  
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• The Crypto Community Isn't Sad or Surprised By R3's Reported Woes

  08-06-2018 22:18
  R3 is reportedly running low on cash – and judging by the social media response, the crypto-community isn't showing much sympathy.
  
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• Ben Chan Discusses The Future Of BitGo

  08-06-2018 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Blockchain security company BitGo has been a leader in the crypto space since the company’s inception in 2013.  BitGo offers a suite of products for institutions and individual cryptocurrency holders including web wallets, institutional custody services, cold storage solutions, and private blockchain construction.  The company began by offering the first multisig Bitcoin wallet and has […]
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• Embracing Regulation Is Good for Bitcoin, Analyst Says

  08-06-2018 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin is treading water since testing the $6,000 level for ground in early February 2018. The previous bullish momentum was capable of printing its all-time high near $20,000, but many questions have arisen since then, particularly in regard to regulatory grey areas. Adoption and compliance to governments regulation for the cryptocurrency market and initial coin offerings (ICOs) are expected to drive the price of Bitcoin upwards.
  Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Says Bitcoin Could Shoot up as Coinbas
  
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• Bank of Italy Official: Central Banks Not Ready to Issue Digital Currencies

  08-06-2018 21:20
  The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy believes that central banks are not yet ready to issue institute-backed digital currencies.
  
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• Cryptocurrency a ‘Modern Miracle,” Not Going Away: CFTC Commissioner

  08-06-2018 21:12
  One of the top market regulators in the US said this week that cryptocurrency is a “technological revolution” that will one day be a part of every national economy. Speaking on Monday before the BFI Summit at the United Nations, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Rostin Behnam discussed challenges faced by the agency as … Continued
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• Bitcoin Price Breakout Days Away, Long-Term Trend Bullish: Analyst

  08-06-2018 21:00
  Bitcoin’s price has bottomed and will break out over the next few days. That’s what Robert Sluymer, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors, predicts. Sluymer doubled-down on his earlier projection that positive momentum is building for the top cryptocurrency by market cap, and a price spike is just around the corner. As CCN previously … Continued
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• Nebulas is Incentivizing Developers to Create Quality Decentralized Applications

  08-06-2018 20:46
  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. Even though the introduction of blockchain with bitcoin in 2009 has managed to disrupt several existing industries unrelated to cryptocurrency such as logistics and international finance, current implementations of … Continued
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• Simplifying Your Online Gambling Experience with Cryptocurrency

  08-06-2018 20:36
  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. Online casino gambling is worth billions of dollars, with millions of players all over the world playing all sorts of casino games from slots to roulette every hour
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• Smart Investing Platform Spiking Signs Partnership Deals with Power Crypto Funds J Capital and Excavo

  08-06-2018 20:31
  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. Trend trading platform Spiking has announced a new partnership with leading cryptocurrency firms J Capital and Excavo as two major investors participate in its initial token offering. As
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• Inside the Sprawling (Ongoing) Vote That Will Decide When EOS Launches

  08-06-2018 20:30
  At a vote of the coalition launching EOS last night, process troubles and a visit by the software's creator seemed to cause the latest delay.
  
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• ChainEX Announce Zero Fee Digital Asset Exchange

  08-06-2018 20:28
  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. Digital asset exchange ChainEX has started charging zero trading fees for two weeks on all trading pairs. This promotion began on June 4, 2018 ChainEX is a unique
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• Soundeon Joins Open Music Initiative to Help Advance Fair Music Rights Management

  08-06-2018 20:20
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• Keplertek – Revolutionary Investment in Limitless Future

  08-06-2018 20:14
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• We’ll Treat Cryptocurrencies with Caution, Says Russian President Putin

  08-06-2018 20:12
  The Russian government will continue to tread the subject of cryptocurrencies with caution, newly re-elected president Vladimir Putin said during his annual Q&A hotline session with the Russian public. On Thursday’s live “Direct Line” session with president Putin, a citizen asked if Russia will have its own cryptocurrency and, if so, if it would be
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• Wallet Development At the Forefront of Cryptocurrency Innovation

  08-06-2018 20:00 via crypto-news.net
  Wallet development is one of the most significant aspects of the cryptocurrency revolution, yet it remains largely on the sidelines in terms of the larger discussion on mass adoption. All agree that cryptocurrencies cannot fully go mainstream without simple, user-friendly methods for usage and storage. Likewise, as blockchains and digital assets become more advanced, wallets must adapt with the technology. Presently, although many wallet types exist, none has yet to emerge that offers a truly co
  
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• Third Largest Crypto Exchange Huobi Creates New Platform in US

  08-06-2018 20:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Huobi, the world’s third largest crypto exchange, has launched a new platform in the US via a “strategic partnership” with a new US-based company, ‘HBUS’
  
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• Binance and NEO Make $12 Million Venture Capital Investment

  08-06-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Crowdequity platform Republic has raised $12 million in commitments for a token presale from Binance Labs, NEO and several other companies. The platform, founded by alumni from AngelList, aims to raise $92 million in a public sale.
  Binance Makes First Venture Capital Invesment
  Binance Labs, which announced a $1 billion blockchain investment fund on June 5, is a blockchain technology incubator run by the crypto exchange Binance. They provide funds for pre-ICO projects and teams and often fund inv
  
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• Research Finds “Crypto Theft” Markets are on the Rise

  08-06-2018 19:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cryptocurrencies have grown popular of late and attracted an increasing number of thieves looking to capitalize on the crypto frenzy to lure naive investors and unvigilant users. According to cybersecurity firm Carbon Black, the illicit, dark web economy for cryptocurrency-related malware development and sales now represents a US$6.7 million economy. Research conducted by the firm […]
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• Matrix Unveils Partnership-Driven Development Roadmap at GBLS

  08-06-2018 19:58
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• The Inaugural Academic Symposium “AI in the Post-Java Era”–By Matrix Bayesian Research Fund

  08-06-2018 19:50
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• BookiePro Launches Public Beta with Five-Bitcoin Prize Fund for World Cup

  08-06-2018 19:42
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• TrueGame Successfully Complete Token Sale: The Evolution of the iGaming Industry

  08-06-2018 19:34
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• Crypto Markets Remain Sluggish, While Staving Dramatic Losses

  08-06-2018 19:25 via cointelegraph.com
  All of the top ten coins by market cap are in the red today, showing losses of between 1 and 4 percent over the 24 hour period to press time
  
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• Sportsbet.io Unveils ‘Your Road To Glory’ World Cup Show

  08-06-2018 19:23
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• Runs.com – Blockchain Based eCommerce Platform for Unparalleled Curated Experiences Unveils Presale

  08-06-2018 19:20
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• Cryptocurrency Will Become a $20 Trillion Market: Billionaire Bull Mike Novogratz

  08-06-2018 19:11
  Mike Novogratz, a billionaire investor and former Goldman Sachs and Fortress trader, told Erik Schatzker at the Bloomberg Invest Summit in New York that the cryptocurrency market is moving to the $20 trillion region. January Bubble Wasn’t Really a Bubble During the interview, which was focused on the economics of the cryptocurrency market, Novogratz was
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• South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Cleared by Government

  08-06-2018 19:01 via cointelegraph.com
  After an intense and extensive investigation, South Korean government has cleared Bithumb crypto exchange of any wrongdoing
  
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• Another Investor Lawsuit Claims XRP Is a Security

  08-06-2018 19:01
  A new lawsuit claims XRP is a security controlled by Ripple.
  
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• Breaking: Huobi Opens in US with New Exchange

  08-06-2018 19:00
  HBUS will be based in San Francisco and aims to expand "aggressively".
  
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• Moscow Stock Exchange to Publish ICO Data

  08-06-2018 18:00
  The Moscow Exchange wants to list information about token sales, its CEO said Friday. However, the exchange won't directly sell tokens.
  
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• Litecoin Cash Allegedly the Latest Small-Cap Altcoin to Suffer 51 Percent Attack

  08-06-2018 17:59
  With all the media coverage surrounding double spend attacks in recent weeks, it appears that one such exploit — a 51 percent attack on litecoin cash (LCC) — managed to slip through the cracks. Litecoin Cash Allegedly Hit by 51 Percent Attack The alleged incident appears to have occurred on May 30, when Russia-based cryptocurrency
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• Sell Your Tokens Loaded on Gift Cards and $50.000 for Selected Startup Projects

  08-06-2018 17:39
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• Crypto Exchange Bithumb Hit With Bill After Tax Investigation Ends

  08-06-2018 17:00
  South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been found not guilty of tax evasion, but now faces a massive tax bill, according to reports.
  
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• Data Shows Switch From ‘Hodlers’ to Speculators in Bitcoin in Last 6 Months

  08-06-2018 16:49 via cointelegraph.com
  The number of short-term speculators now nearly equals the amount of long-term investors, new data from Chainalysis shows
  
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• Sell-Off Incoming? Mysterious ‘Asian Whale’ Begins Funneling Bitcoins Back to Huobi

  08-06-2018 16:40
  A mysterious “Asian whale” accumulated more than 94,000 bitcoins during the first half of 2018, and now they have begun to move them back to one of the cryptocurrency exchanges from which they originated, sparking fears of a new selloff. Blockchain data shows that bitcoin address 1KAt6STtisWMMVo5XGdos9P7DBNNsFfjx7 accumulated more than 93,947 BTC — at one
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• Messaging Giant Kik Brings Kin Crypto Tokens to Avatar-Based Social Network IMVU

  08-06-2018 16:19
  Messaging giant Kik has announced a new partnership with  IMVU, the world’s largest avatar-based social network. Kik is a messenger service which has over 15 million monthly users including 1 in 5 US teenagers, and the project’s Kin cryptocurrency is designed to enable users to earn Kin through platform engagement and then spend it on related services.
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• Bitcoin Set to Challenge Downtrend in ‘Next Couple of Days’, Says Fundstrat Advisor

  08-06-2018 16:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Fundstrat’s Robert Sluymer predicts upcoming price breakout for Bitcoin “literally in the next couple of days”
  
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple Drop 3% in $9 Billion Crypto Market Retreat

  08-06-2018 15:35
  The valuation of the cryptocurrency market has dropped by more than $9 billion over the past 24 hours, as major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and Cardano declined in the range of 2 to 5 percent. Minor Movement Yesterday, on June 7, CCN reported that the cryptocurrency market has stabilized to an
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• Bitcoin (BTC) vs Bitcoin Cash (BCH): Key Differences

  08-06-2018 15:35
  For the casual investor it would even make sense to invest into both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash for different purposes.
  
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• Cryptos That Fell from Grace, Looking Back at Last Year’s Hot Altcoins

  08-06-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum Classic, Bitshares, Stratis, and Waves have all lost ground to newcomers.
  Things change fast in the crypto sphere and today’s hot cryptocurrency may well be tomorrow’s shitcoin. Looking back at the scene a year ago in June 2017 shows a slightly different set of coins and tokens in the top 20. The question is: where are they now?
  Aside from Bitcoin, the stalwarts that have stood the test of time over the past 12 months and remain in the top ten are Ethereum, Ripple, and Litec
  
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• Mizuho Financial's Blockchain Lead Is Leaving the Firm

  08-06-2018 14:35
  The blockchain lead at Mizuho Financial Group has revealed he is leaving the firm for a new role in Singapore.
  
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• India: $7 Million Cryptocurrency Scam Petitioned Against Central Bank Curbs

  08-06-2018 14:33
  The Rs.500 crore ($7.3 million) Money Trade Coin (MTC) saga continues to intensify in India’s financial capital. Authorities arrested a person in connection with the matter, and pursue investigations. As reported on June 5, the Mumbai Police busted a fraudulent gang after they lured people with fake promises of good returns and foreign citizenships. Called
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• ‘Chinese Google’ Baidu to Release Interstellar Blockchain Game

  08-06-2018 14:32 via cointelegraph.com
  New Baidu blockchain-based game lets users build planets, starting with an airdrop of 100 elements to begin the game
  
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• Monero Trading Going Live on Huobi Pro, But Not For Americans

  08-06-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  Competition among cryptocurrency trading platforms is a good thing. While many centralized solutions exist, some companies try to offer something unique. In the case of Huobi Pro, they are seemingly bucking the negative trend surrounding Monero trading. Rather than disallowing the currency, Huobi Pro decided to introduce Monero trading earlier this week.Huobi Pro Takes a Big Gamble
  It is commendable to see Asian trading platforms give Monero a fair chance. This anonymity-oriented altcoin has got
  
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• Fortune: R3 Blockchain Consortium Is ‘Running out of Money’, Director Denies Rumors

  08-06-2018 13:30 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain consortium R3 running out of money, say former employees, while R3 responds that they have “more than sufficient funding”
  
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• Mastercard Patent Would Put Credit Cards on a Public Blockchain

  08-06-2018 13:25
  A patent filing from Mastercard explores how to use public blockchains to securely verify card credentials at the point of sale.
  
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