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• Startup of Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Receives Three Bitcoin Cash-Related Patents

  12-07-2018 23:47 via cointelegraph.com
  A startup associated with the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin has been granted three Bitcoin Cash-related patents
  
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• Crypto Startup Tether Hires Bank of Montreal Vet to Head Compliance Efforts

  12-07-2018 23:47
  Cryptocurrency startup Tether, the creator of the controversial crypto token of the same name, has hired a former Bank of Montreal executive to head the firm’s compliance efforts. The British Virgin Islands-based company announced on Thursday that it had appointed Leonardo Real to serve as its new chief compliance officer (CCO). Prior to joining Tether,
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• League of Legends Philippines Removes ‘Cryptojacking’ Code From Its Client

  12-07-2018 23:30 via cointelegraph.com
  League of Legends Philippines has removed crypto-mining malware from its Garena client after two days of the attack
  
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• World’s Fourth-Largest Stock Exchange Eyes Blockchain Use in Securities Transactions

  12-07-2018 23:05 via cointelegraph.com
  This week has seen both Shanghai Stock Exchange and Santander signal interest in implementing blockchain into securities trading
  
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• New Power Rates Approved for Crypto Miners in Upstate New York

  12-07-2018 23:05
  A municipal utility provider in New York got the green light from state regulators to create a new set of electricity rates for cryptocurrency miners.
  
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• Crypto Markets Continue to Descend as Governments Globally Clarify Regulations

  12-07-2018 22:55 via cointelegraph.com
  All of the top 50 coins by market cap are seeing red today, with Bitcoin falling below the $6,200 mark and total market cap down $7 billion on the day
  
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• Ripple Wants to Beat Bitcoin in India, Initially Planned to Giveaway Billions

  12-07-2018 22:50
  Ripple (XRP), the largest bank-targeted blockchain protocol, is attempting to take over 50 percent of India’s finance sector by processing payments with low fees and efficient systems. At the Scaling and Digital Disruption in Fintech conference, Ripple Vice President Asheesh Birla, said that the company envisions surpassing the adoption rate of bitcoin to ensure XRP … Continued
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• Crypto Exchange Cobinhood Launch Fiat Trading with US Dollar

  12-07-2018 22:06 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto exchange Cobinhood has announced today it is supporting fiat trading starting with the U.S. dollar from July 20. The exchange, known for its zero-fee trading, is endorsed by U.S. football player Richard Sherman.
  Cobinhood to Start Fiat Trading
  Cobinhood has begun a move into crypto to fiat trading, following regulatory approval. Trading pairs will start operating against the U.S. dollar from later this month. They are also working with Epay, an online payment platform, to allow users to m
  
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• Lawmakers to Discuss If Crypto Is 'The Future of Money' Next Week

  12-07-2018 22:00
  The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will host a crypto hearing focused on its use as a form of money next week.
  
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• American Express is Eyeing Blockchain for a Proof-of-Payments System

  12-07-2018 21:53
  Credit card giant American Express has filed a patent application for blockchain-based proof-of-payment technology. American Express isn’t an institution unfamiliar with blockchain. Throughout the past few months, we’ve seen the financial services company support the blockchain very publicly. Just recently, the company deployed Hyperledger’s blockchain technology to upgrade its Membership Rewards program, becoming the first … Continued
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• Korean Government-Backed Researchers File for Blockchain Patent

  12-07-2018 21:00
  A South Korean government-funded organization has submitted a blockchain-related patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  
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• Patent Application Eyes Bitcoin Blockchain for Artwork Provenance

  12-07-2018 20:45
  A newly-published patent application seeks to use blockchain technology to establish and maintain a chain-of-ownership for artwork. The patent application, which was published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on Thursday, lists the framework’s inventor as Howard H. Sheerin, a patent attorney in Scottsdale, AZ. According to Sheerin’s LinkedIn page, he now works
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• Blockonomics Made Emailing Bitcoin as Easy as Adding Emojis

  12-07-2018 20:44
  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. For those who’ve been around for a couple years now, you might be familiar with Blockonomics. If you’ve ever needed to double-check a Bitcoin transaction, chances are you used
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• Monfils sponsorship with Etoro

  12-07-2018 20:39 via crypto-news.net
  Gaël Monfils, the 31-year-old French tennis star, is known as “Sliderman” for his on-court showmanship. He may take chances when trying to win Grand Slam matches, but when it comes to personal finance Monfils – who reached a career high of No6 in the world in 2016 – says he is risk-averse. His investment platform of his choice? The world’s leading social trading network eToro, which specialises in cryptocurrencies.
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• ‘Wikipedia of Structured Data’ Protocol Secures Backing From Pantera, DCG, 25 Others

  12-07-2018 20:15 via cointelegraph.com
  CEO of decentralized data platform Dirt Protocol says its product will be “similar to Wikipedia,” but without curators
  
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• Token Ranking System ICO All-In Gives Backers Insight for a Sound Investment

  12-07-2018 20:10
  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. As bitcoin disrupted the financial industry, people have been quick to adopt the digital currency’s underlying technology, the blockchain, to suit for a variety of purposes. Like water,
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• OTCBTC Launches EOS Project Tokens Listing Express Channel

  12-07-2018 20:04
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• Robinhood Crypto Adds Two New Altcoins, Plans to Expand on Offerings

  12-07-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  The California-based broker burst into the crypto scene in January, and has since set plans in place to help expand their influence in this industry, with these additions being no exception.
  Commission-Free Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Trading
  Staying in line with its namesake, Robinhood has just announced support for commission-free Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash trading on their rapidly expanding ‘Crypto’ app.For those who are unaware, Robinhood is a feeless financial services startup that
  
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• Trump Task Force to Fight Financial Crimes Includes Cryptocurrencies

  12-07-2018 19:43
  President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Attorney General to develop a Department of Justice task force on market integrity and consumer fraud that would include crimes involving cryptocurrencies. The executive order specifically mentions digital currency as an area to be investigated and, where necessary, prosecuted. The task force replaces the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task
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• Tether Hires Former Bank Analyst as Chief Compliance Officer

  12-07-2018 19:40
  Tether, the company behind the dollar-tied USDT, has hired a chief compliance officer from the eighth-largest bank in North America.
  
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• Robinhood’s Zero-Fee Crypto Trading Platform Adds Support for Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash

  12-07-2018 19:40 via cointelegraph.com
  The crypto platform from financial services app Robinhood now supports LTC and BCH
  
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• Get SET for a Greener Way to Invest

  12-07-2018 19:17
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• Leading Blockchain Group to Acquire Flubit.com to Launch World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Integrated Shopping Marketplace

  12-07-2018 19:05
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• DISCIPLINA – First Blockchain for Recruiting and Education

  12-07-2018 18:58
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• Emergent Intelligence Protocol Fetch.AI and TokenMarket Announce Partnership

  12-07-2018 18:53
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• Bitcoin Ownership in Canada is Up 72 Percent Since 2016, Says Central Bank

  12-07-2018 18:37
  Bitcoin ownership in Canada increased by 72 percent from 2016 to 2017, a survey conducted by the country’s central bank has found. The newly-published update to the 2017 Bitcoin Omnibus Survey (BTCOS), conducted by the Bank of Canada last Dec. 12 to Dec. 15, indicates that five percent of Canadians own bitcoin, up from 2.9
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• Kaspersky Lab: $10 Mln in Ethereum Stolen Over Past Year via Social Engineering Tricks

  12-07-2018 18:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Security experts at Kaspersky Lab report that online crypto scammers target those interested in ICOs, using phishing emails and fake Twitter giveaways to attract victims
  
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• Report: More Than Three-Quarters of ICOs Were Scams

  12-07-2018 18:05
  In a report by an advisory firm on initial coin offering (ICO) investments, data shows close to 80% of all ICOs in 2017 were scams.
  
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• SyncFab Platform 2.0 Integrates MFG after Scheduled Token Burn

  12-07-2018 18:03
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• BANKEX’s Maria Mikhailenko Earns Frontier Award at London Fintech Week

  12-07-2018 17:58
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• XMAX Successfully Held the Global Community Accelerated Camp and Global Captains Alliance Conference

  12-07-2018 17:49
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• JCASH – World’s First Cryptocurrency That Truly Benefits All Parties within Its Ecosystem

  12-07-2018 17:40
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• Why Did a Former Malta Finance Minister Back This Token Sale?

  12-07-2018 17:33
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• Robinhood Adds Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash to Cryptocurrency Offering

  12-07-2018 17:32
  The latest addition expands the total number of cryptocurrency assets available on Robinhood’s App to four.
  
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• Stellar to Power the London Football Exchange: The World’s First Football Club Exchange and Fan Marketplace

  12-07-2018 17:30
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• Crypto Exchange Binance is Backing the World’s First Decentralized Bank in Malta

  12-07-2018 17:27
  The hype surrounding the little island of Malta where the crypto space is concerned continues to take new turns with the announcement of a token-based bank now on the horizon. One of the main stumbling blocks for the so-called ‘Blockchain Island has been the difficulties encountered by blockchain and crypto companies to gain access to
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• Binance Exchange Backs First-Ever Decentralized Bank in Malta

  12-07-2018 17:00
  Binance is reportedly among a number of investors backing a decentralized, blockchain-based bank to be launched in Malta.
  
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• Malta: Crypto Exchange Binance Backs Plans to Create First Decentralized, Tokenized Bank

  12-07-2018 16:56 via cointelegraph.com
  Malta: the world’s second largest crypto exchange Binance is backing plans to create a blockchain-based bank with tokenized ownership
  
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• French Startup Snips Unveils Blockchain-Based AI Voice Assistant for Smart Homes

  12-07-2018 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Parisian startup Snips is going after market leaders Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant with a new blockchain-based artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistant that promises a higher level of protection for users’ personal data. Snips AIR, which will be available for consumers in the end of 2019, is set to be the first decentralized, privacy-focused voice […]
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• Combating Spam and Irrelevant Advertising with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence

  12-07-2018 16:54
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• Trump’s New Fraud Task Force Will Monitor Cryptocurrency

  12-07-2018 16:22
  The Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud will be chaired by the Deputy Attorney General.
  
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• Robinhood Adds Bitcoin Cash & Litecoin Trading, Will Support Crypto Transfers

  12-07-2018 16:19
  Rapidly-expanding fintech unicorn Robinhood has added bitcoin cash and litecoin to the growing stable of cryptocurrencies that users can trade on the popular stock trading app. The commission-free stock trading app on Thursday announced that it had onboarded its five millionth user, marking yet another milestone for the firm which achieved a $5.6 billion valuation
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• IT Giant Fujitsu Is Launching a 'Ready-to-Go' Blockchain Service

  12-07-2018 16:00
  Fujitsu has launched a new blockchain consultancy service it claims will deliver a minimum viable product in just five days.
  
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• India May Treat Cryptocurrencies as Commodities Rather Than Ban Them

  12-07-2018 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  India is reportedly not going to issue a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies, but may label them as commodities, according to a source familiar with the situation. In a report from Quartz, a senior government official, who requested anonymity, stated that they don’t think the panel set up to look into digital currencies ‘is really thinking […]
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• Gamers’ Relief: Bitcoin Bear Period is Bringing Down High-End GPU Prices

  12-07-2018 15:16
  Bitcoin isn’t the only one going down. As the cryptocurrency keeps losing its value, other areas of the industry are starting to take its toll. As Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies all over the world, skyrocketed in value last year, a new market was born — crypto mining. I’m sure you know at least one person who
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• Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash Are Latest Crypto Additions to Robinhood Investing App

  12-07-2018 15:00
  U.S.-based mobile stock trading app Robinhood has added two new cryptocurrencies to its trading service.
  
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• 100 Tokens By 2020: Ledger Pledges Big Expansion for Crypto Custody

  12-07-2018 15:00
  Wallet and custody startup Ledger is ramping up the number of cryptocurrencies it supports to meet demand from institutional investors.  
  
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• Bear Market’s Little Helpers? A Guide to Crypto Futures

  12-07-2018 14:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Some credit them for mainstream adoption of crypto, while others blame them for extended bear market. At any rate, crypto futures are here to stay
  
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• New US Gov’t Task Force Highlights Digital Currency Fraud for ‘Particular Attention’

  12-07-2018 14:49 via cointelegraph.com
  U.S. SEC among participants in new gov’t task force to digital currency fraud, among other types
  
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• Bank of Finland: Tokens are Imaginary, Cryptocurrency is a Fallacy

  12-07-2018 14:15
  "Currency cannot be digitised" says the Bank of Finland's Head of Digitalisation.
  
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