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• A scooter company is turning to cryptocurrency to raise $125 million instead of getting traditional investors - Business Insider

  29-06-2018 23:13 via businessinsider.com
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  A scooter company is turning to cryptocurrency to raise $125 million instead of getting traditional investors
  Business Insider
  Scooter startup Spin is said to be looking to raise money with its own cryptocurrency via a Secure Token Offering, widely seen as a safer alternative to an Initial Coin Offering. Spin tokens will be backed by actual financial instruments, which in this ...
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• ‘Roger Ver Will Cry,’ Boasts Mysterious Bitcoin Cash Attacker

  29-06-2018 23:04
  Mysterious Bitcoin developer BitPico is back, and they’re launching an all-out attack on the Bitcoin Cash network — or so they say. BitPico to Launch Attack on Bitcoin Cash The anonymous development team on Thursday claimed to have brought its malicious nodes onto the Bitcoin Cash mainnet, initiating a “stress test” against the fourth-largest cryptocurrency.
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• NEO Token Development Maturing

  29-06-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Despite the decline in crypto values, the blockchain space is maturing at a very rapid pace. Development and adoption are at all-time highs, and global interest continues to spread. Over the next few months blockchain technology is expected to move beyond the theoretical and into real-world usage. This step promises to substantially increase the significance of decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. Although Ethereum stands to benefit the most from this growth, NEO is in a posit
  
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• Making Cryptocurrency More Appealing Requires Simplicity and More Security - Live Bitcoin News

  29-06-2018 22:52 via livebitcoinnews.com
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  Making Cryptocurrency More Appealing Requires Simplicity and More Security
  Live Bitcoin News
  Cryptocurrencies remain relatively unappealing to mainstream consumers and have for some time. The lack of a convenient cryptocurrency user experience, combined with inadequate security measures, is holding back mass adoption at this stage.and more »
  
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• Basketball Team Sacramento Kings Mine Ethereum to Fund Tech Education Scholarships

  29-06-2018 22:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Basketball team the Sacramento Kings plan to mine Ethereum and donate the proceeds to scholarships for tech education
  
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• Microsoft Partners With Two Asian Firms on Blockchain Platform for Enterprises

  29-06-2018 22:32 via cointelegraph.com
  Microsoft Taiwan teams up with two Asia-based companies to create a blockchain platform for enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region
  
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• Below $0.50: XRP Prices Fall to New 2018 Lows

  29-06-2018 22:25
  XRP and other well-known crypto assets are sitting on dangerous grounds as they print new price lows not seen since 2017.
  
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• Lighting Labs Co-Founder and Bitcoin Developers Slam Study on Lightning Network

  29-06-2018 22:12 via cointelegraph.com
  A study suggesting that the Lightning Network struggles to route payments, especially larger amounts, has been called ‘bullshit’ and ‘dumb’
  
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• The First True Mobile-Only Cryptocurrency Mining Solution - GlobeNewswire (press release)

  29-06-2018 22:00 via globenewswire.com
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  The First True Mobile-Only Cryptocurrency Mining Solution
  GlobeNewswire (press release)
  British Virgin Islands, June 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Introducing Phoneum, the world's first true mobile only mining platform. Phoneum has created a new, accessible mining model that leverages an untapped market, making cryptocurrency available ...
  
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• Continued Success of Binance Sees First Crypto to Fiat Exchange in Uganda

  29-06-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Binance have announced their first cryptocurrency to fiat trading platform. It won’t be directly connected with their existing exchange platform, however. Instead, it’s being launched in the African nation of Uganda.
  Binance Uganda Launches with Promotions to Attract Users
  The new Ugandan wing of Binance will begin accepting registrations from today. However, trading itself is being postponed to an as yet unknown date.
  The exchange giants are also offering a couple of enticing promot
  
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• Hong Kong VC Invests $160 Million in Overstock-Backed tZero ICO

  29-06-2018 21:52
  A Hong Kong-based venture capital firm is placing a major bet that tZero, a security token exchange owned by e-commerce company Overstock, will prove to be a central hub in what blockchain visionaries have termed the “tokenization of everything.” GSR Capital, which also has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley, has entered into an agreement
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• Poland: Crypto Industry Group Blasts Banks for Refusing Accounts to Crypto Businesses

  29-06-2018 21:32 via cointelegraph.com
  Poland: new complaint claims banks have been unlawfully closing or refusing bank accounts of crypto businesses
  
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• Why This Cryptocurrency Fund Is Long Ethereum and EOS, Short Litecoin and XRP - Fortune

  29-06-2018 21:30 via fortune.com
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  Why This Cryptocurrency Fund Is Long Ethereum and EOS, Short Litecoin and XRP
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  It's hard to find a more controversial cryptocurrency than EOS, whose initial coin offering (or ICO) raised a record $4 billion early this month—and whose price has since fallen 40%. Even HBO comedian John Oliver ridiculed the project, which seeks to ...
  Weekly Opportunities In Cryptocurrency: Continued DownsideSeeking Alpha
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, Stellar, IOTA, TRX: Price Analysis, June 29

  29-06-2018 21:24 via cointelegraph.com
  The total market cap of all cryptocurrencies has lost almost $600 billion since January 2018 - is there a bottom in sight? Let’s see what the charts say
  
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, Stellar, IOTA, Tron: Price Analysis, June 29

  29-06-2018 21:24 via cointelegraph.com
  The total market cap of all cryptocurrencies has lost almost $600 billion since January 2018 - is there a bottom in sight? Let’s see what the charts say
  
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• Tron's Election Is Underway, But Who's In Control of the $2 Billion Code?

  29-06-2018 21:15
  Tron is in the process of electing "super representatives," but who's behind the wheel until the votes are in?
  
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• ICOs Have Generated $13.7 Billion in 2018 So Far, Nearly Doubling 2017 Numbers

  29-06-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  In the first five months of 2018, cryptocurrency sales from initial coin offerings (ICOs) jumped to $13.7 billion — almost double the amount raised for the whole of 2017, according to a report released yesterday by PwC’s strategy and consulting division Strategy& and Switzerland-based Crypto Valley Association.
  2018’s Initial Coin Offerings
  This year’s digital currency sales from 537 coin offerings topped last year’s total of $7 billion, and included a giant off
  
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• Startup Raises $600K to Build Bitcoin Cash Mobile Wallet

  29-06-2018 20:25
  CoinText.io,a blockchain startup developing a way of conducting offline bitcoin cash transactions, closed a $600,000 seed funding round.
  
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• EOS Creator Block.one to Vote for Network's Block Producers as ‘Community Member’

  29-06-2018 20:17 via cointelegraph.com
  EOS developer Block.one has announced it will stake its 10% token share to vote as a ‘community member’
  
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• No, Tether Wasn’t Hit by a Double Spend Attack

  29-06-2018 20:07
  Contrary to reports circulating on social media, controversial cryptocurrency Tether has not been hit by a double spend attack. The Full Story Behind That Suspicious Tether Transaction Earlier this week, blockchain security research team SlowMist identified suspicious activity surrounding a particular tether transaction. The firm published a blurred photograph of the raw transaction along with
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• Allianz Economic Advisor: Bitcoin’s Future is Mainly as a Store of Value

  29-06-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  One of the planet’s most respected financial market analysts has spoken about a possible entry point for investors wishing to get exposure to Bitcoin, along with his thoughts about the future of the most successful digital asset to date.
  Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz, stated that the cryptocurrency was worth considering at prices below $5,000 per BTC.
  $5,000 a Bitcoin Represents a Solid Entry Point for Investors
  El-Erian told CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box&ls
  
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• Kaspersky Labs: Cryptojacking Now ‘Wears The Threat Crown,’ Overtaking Ransomware

  29-06-2018 19:48 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto mining malware is becoming more popular than ransomware due to its “discreet and modest way” of making money, Kaspersky Labs reports
  
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• Cloudbet’s Bitcoin Wagers Soar a Whopping 600% Thanks to World Cup

  29-06-2018 19:38
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• BlitzPredict Launches Online Sports Information Platform Powered by Blockchain Technology

  29-06-2018 19:30
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• #MetaHash Delivers Unprecedented Transaction Speed, Pioneers Blockchain Interoperability

  29-06-2018 19:22
  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. #MetaHash, a Blockchain 4.0-based digital asset exchange network and decentralized application platform, enables sharing digital assets and a platform to create and manage decentralized apps and services in real
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• Online Shooter on Blockchain Offers Monetizing Playing Skills for Everyone

  29-06-2018 19:19
  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. Unlike harmless CryptoKitties, a new online shooter called WAR FIELD offers brutal deathmatches for Ethereum-based ERC20 GOLDER tokens that will be freely tradeable. Integrating blockchain this way will
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• Thousands of cryptocurrency projects are already dead - TechCrunch

  29-06-2018 19:09 via techcrunch.com
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  Thousands of cryptocurrency projects are already dead
  TechCrunch
  Two sites that are actively cataloging failed crypto projects, Coinopsy and DeadCoins, have found that over a 1,000 projects have failed so far in 2018. The projects range from true abandonware to outright scams, and include BRIG, a scam by two ...and more »
  
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• Bitcoin a Buy ‘Below $5,000’, Says Allianz Chief Economic Advisor

  29-06-2018 18:47
  Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, said in an interview that Bitcoin would be a buy if the price fell under $5,000. El-Erian is a leading authority on the economy at Allianz, which is one of world’s largest insurance firm and also one of the largest financial services group (based on a Forbes composite
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• Huobi Partners With JD Cloud to Explore Blockchain Tech Applications

  29-06-2018 18:40
  JD Cloud has signed a partnership contract with Huobi to conduct research in several fields related to cloud computing and blockchain technology.
  
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• Huobi Partners With JD Cloud to Explore Blockchain Tech

  29-06-2018 18:40
  JD Cloud has signed a partnership contract with Huobi to conduct research in several fields related to cloud computing and blockchain technology.
  
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• Malta Passes Favorable Cryptocurrency Laws in Next Step as a Blockchain Island - Bitcoin Magazine

  29-06-2018 18:39 via bitcoinmagazine.com
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  Malta Passes Favorable Cryptocurrency Laws in Next Step as a Blockchain Island
  Bitcoin Magazine
  The Maltese Parliament has voted into law three cryptocurrency and blockchain bills, making Malta one of the most desirable locations for setting up blockchain enterprises. According to legislative records, the bills, which were introduced to the ...and more »
  
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• Some Cryptocurrency Investors Are Giving Up on Bitcoin—and Cashing Out of Coinbase - Fortune

  29-06-2018 18:31 via fortune.com
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  Some Cryptocurrency Investors Are Giving Up on Bitcoin—and Cashing Out of Coinbase
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  When the price of Bitcoin rallied 33% in April, some cryptocurrency investors decided it was time to get out, rather than hang on in hopes of a continued surge. It has been more than six months since Bitcoin peaked at roughly $20,000 in December, and ...and more »
  
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• Trade.io Announces the Launch of its Customizable Crypto Exchange and Sponsors Bloomberg’s First Cryptocurrency Event

  29-06-2018 18:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Trade.io is sponsoring today’s Bloomberg event the “Future of Cryptocurrencies” at Bloomberg’s London offices and is simultaneously holding a coffee giveaway and surprise “flash mob” at Canary Wharf. The combined marketing campaign is to announce the launch of trade.io’s customizable cryptocurrency exchange. Jim Preissler, trade.io CEO, announced the launch, scheduled for July 17th, 2018, during […]
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• Bitcoin Is a Buy at $5K, Says Allianz Chief Economist El-Erian

  29-06-2018 18:07 via cointelegraph.com
  Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, Mohamed El-Erian, says he would consider buying Bitcoin if it hits the $5K mark, based on “gut feeling”
  
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• Crypto-Friendly Brave Browser Adds Tor Option in Private Tabs

  29-06-2018 17:55
  Brave, a privacy-focused browser that pays publishers with its BAT token, launched a new Tor feature in private tabs. Still in beta, the option allows users to connect to the Tor network for their browsing, which enables even stronger protection from tracking. How the Feature Works The Tor feature is now available in the latest
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• Report suggests Tether market manipulation on Kraken cryptocurrency exchange - TNW

  29-06-2018 17:46 via thenextweb.com
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  Report suggests Tether market manipulation on Kraken cryptocurrency exchange
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  The 'USD-backed' cryptocurrency Tether (USDT) is struck with another market manipulation controversy. A Bloomberg report published today suggests the possibility of wash trading of Tether on cryptocurrency exchange desk Kraken. The study found ...
  Crypto Coin Tether Defies Logic on Kraken's Market, Raising Red FlagsBloombergall 26 news articles »
  
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• Weed Money: Cryptocurrency May Be Key to Unlocking Bank Vaults for Cannabis Industry - Phoenix New Times

  29-06-2018 17:36 via phoenixnewtimes.com
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  Weed Money: Cryptocurrency May Be Key to Unlocking Bank Vaults for Cannabis Industry
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  Cryptocurrency is like the cannabis of the financial world. It's the hot new commodity with promises of boom or bust for anyone brave enough to stake a claim. While both markets take shape, they just might strengthen each other's quest for legitimacy.
  
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• Tether Code 'Flaw' Was Actually an Exchange Integration Error

  29-06-2018 17:16
  A suspected vulnerability in Tether's code for its USDT stablecoin has been confirmed as an exchange integration issue, not a protocol bug.
  
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• Tether Code 'Flaw' Was Actually an Exchange Error

  29-06-2018 17:16
  A suspected vulnerability in Tether's code for its USDT stablecoin has been confirmed as an exchange integration issue, not a protocol bug.
  
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• 1 out of 10 millennials are selling cryptocurrency to afford their first home - Inman.com

  29-06-2018 17:13 via inman.com
  1 out of 10 millennials are selling cryptocurrency to afford their first home
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  One out of every 10 millennials sold cryptocurrency to save for their first home, according to a new survey from Redfin. The survey, released Thursday, was designed to understand the concerns of people planning to buy a home in the next year. It ...and more »
  
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• Now you can buy a classic Ford Mustang with cryptocurrency - Digital Trends

  29-06-2018 17:02 via digitaltrends.com
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  Now you can buy a classic Ford Mustang with cryptocurrency
  Digital Trends
  Talk about a mix of the old and the new. Oklahoma-based Classic Recreations, known for rebuilding and updating vintage Ford Mustangs, now accepts cryptocurrency as payment. The company claims to be the first custom-car builder to do so. Henceforth ...and more »
  
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• Bitcoin welcomed by USA Luge before cryptocurrency controversy - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

  29-06-2018 16:50 via adirondackdailyenterprise.com
  Bitcoin welcomed by USA Luge before cryptocurrency controversy
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  LAKE PLACID — There's been much controversy over cryptomining in the North Country in the past few months. The lack of jobs it creates and the amount of electricity it consumes have caused this village, the city of Plattsburgh, Tupper Lake and the New ...
  
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• EOS Might be About to Get a Lot More Centralized

  29-06-2018 16:47
  The EOS network, already characterized by critics as one of the cryptocurrency ecosystem’s most centralized projects, could be about to concentrate even more power in the hands of an even smaller number of actors. Block.one to Begin Voting for EOS Block Producers EOS creator Block.one on Thursday announced that it will begin staking its tokens
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• MultiPoS Consensus Blockchain Platform to Offer ‘Simple and Transparent’ Reward Distribution for Forging

  29-06-2018 16:39 via cointelegraph.com
  A MultiPoS consensus blockchain platform says its platform will focus on forging instead of mining —and has explained the benefits it brings for its users #SPONSORED
  
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• A $700 Million Cryptocurrency Called Ontology Is About to Go Live - Coindesk

  29-06-2018 16:32 via coindesk.com
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  A $700 Million Cryptocurrency Called Ontology Is About to Go Live
  Coindesk
  If all goes well, $700 million worth of cryptocurrency is about to find a new home. That's because Shanghai-based Ontology, a project working closely with those behind the "smart economy" blockchain Neo, is expected to launch its live blockchain on ...and more »
  
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• Dutch Crypto Trading Platform Blockport to Enter US Market

  29-06-2018 16:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange Blockport has just released the public beta of its platform, now allowing users in Europe to buy, sell and trade five cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin, against the EUR. The startup is already planning to enter the US market and compete against the market leader Coinbase, Blockport said on Thursday. “Given […]
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• Bitcoin Price Sees Second Dip Below $6K This Year as CME Futures Expire

  29-06-2018 16:18 via cointelegraph.com
  Today’s expiration of Bitcoin futures at CME could be driving down BTC prices, commentators speculate
  
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• Polish Bitcoin Association Challenges Banks Over Crypto Account Refusals

  29-06-2018 16:10
  An industry group in Poland is attempting to challenge banks that have allegedly denied services for firms working with cryptocurrencies.
  
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• Research: Over 1,000 Cryptocurrencies are “Dead Projects”

  29-06-2018 15:27
  While not all cryptocurrencies and tokens are built to last, the math shows token projects and forked digital currencies abandoned, shut down, and scammed are far greater than one may think. “Dead Coins” As per data collated by Coinopsy and Dead Coins, two digital currency tracking websites, an estimated 1,000 cryptocurrencies projects are lacking any
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• Creators of American Idol’s Crypto Platform Tour Asia

  29-06-2018 15:23
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