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• Vancouver Bitcoin Mining Firm Installs 85 MW Substation to Power Massive Expansion Plans

  29-07-2018 23:25
  Vancouver-based DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. recently announced that it had begun the installation of its 85-megawatt (MW) capacity substation, which will power the expansion of its crypto mining facility. The new 85-megawatt capacity transformer and electric substation will be connected to the utility power grid when completed, and it will help expand its product offerings.
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• Tron Price (TRX) Rises Nearly 10% Despite Stagnant Market

  29-07-2018 22:51
  The Tron price strengthened against the U.S. Dollar on Sunday, helped by strong fundamentals, while the rest of the cryptocurrency market remained stagnant. Tron Price: Technical Indicators According to the data available on Bitfinex, Tron’s TRX token jumped 8.5% against USD, while other top-tier cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum, continued to trend sideways. From the
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• Bitcoin Price Headed to New Highs: Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Spencer Bogart

  29-07-2018 22:30
  We appear to be in the season of predictions as various stakeholders in the bitcoin ecosystem are finding their voices again. The reason for this isn’t far from the recent bullish run of the bitcoin price that has seen it test the $8,500 mark before retracing and trading around the $8,200 mark as at the
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• South Korea’s Largest Telephone Firm Implements Blockchains

  29-07-2018 22:00 via crypto-news.net
  During the last couple of months, more and more companies have migrated towards exploring blockchain technology. Now, recent reports indicate that South Korea’s state-owned telephone giant KT Corporation is launching its very own blockchain-based commercial network. They have started to create a blockchain system on top of the national telecommunication network. The expected benefits include a more secure, and transparent network.
  According to the chief of the company’s blockchain de
  
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• Total Market Cap See Slight Decline, Bitcoin Keeps Holding Its Position

  29-07-2018 21:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Total market cap is slightly down, while 9 out of the top 10 coins by market cap are in the slight green and Bitcoin is holding its position
  
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• Total Crypto Market Cap Sees Slight Decline, Bitcoin Keeps Holding Its Position

  29-07-2018 21:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Total market cap is slightly down, while 9 out of the top 10 coins by market cap are in the slight green and Bitcoin is holding its position
  
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• Rogue Qiwi Employee Mined 500,000 Bitcoins on Company Hardware [Then Lost Them All]

  29-07-2018 21:33
  Qiwi, a large Russian payments company, has played a pioneering role in blockchain development in that country, largely driven by its CEO and major shareholder, Sergey Solonin. The reason for Solonin’s interest in cryptocurrency recently came to light during a lecture he gave at the Moscow School of Communications, according to Rubase. In 2011, Solonin
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• Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Bill Miller is Bullish on Bitcoin

  29-07-2018 20:36
  There is a wave of high-end opinions going on around the cryptocurrency ecosystem at the moment. Fund managers and institutional investors are once again becoming more vocal about what they think will happen to bitcoin, altcoins, and the blockchain ecosystem as a whole. The vibe from a lot of users and opinion leaders portrays what
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• Six Tools Used by Hackers to Steal Cryptocurrency: How to Protect Wallets

  29-07-2018 20:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Why are compromising crypto wallets and stealing bitcoins so easy nowadays? Special research on whether this is all about users’ negligence, weak security tools or inevitability
  
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• BitGo’s Lopp Offers $100,000 Reward to Catch Person Who ‘SWATed’ Him

  29-07-2018 19:35
  Jameson Lopp, a SegWit2x opponent, BitGo engineer, and the creator of statoshi.info, has offered a $100,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who made a fraudulent police report in October claiming he had killed someone at Lopp’s house in Durham, NC and was holding people hostage,
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• Hodler’s Digest, July 23-29: Winklevoss ETF Gets Second SEC Rejection, While Fortune Recognizes Crypto Trailblazers

  29-07-2018 16:35 via cointelegraph.com
  In this week Hodler’s Digest, an ex-JPMorgan exec thinks blockchain can save the world, and an EU Parliamentary study thinks CBDC’s could solve crypto market competition problems
  
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• FX Settlement Provider CLS Begins Final Testing for Blockchain Payment Banking Service

  29-07-2018 16:15 via cointelegraph.com
  At least 7 banks are reportedly ready to sign up to the CLS blockchain-based payment netting service after the launch this summer, as the service enters its final testing stages
  
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• Coinbase Internal Probe Finds No Evidence Of Bitcoin Cash Insider Trading

  29-07-2018 15:39
  A Coinbase internal investigation into alleged insider trading before it listed Bitcoin Cash has found no evidence to support the allegations. The exchange, which hired two law firms to carry out an in-house investigation of the accusations, has stated that no wrongdoing was found, and it will take no further action. Bitcoin Cash Allegations Since
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• Binance Coin as Loan Collateral: Binance Labs Partners with Libra Credit

  29-07-2018 14:22
  Holders of BNB will soon be able to stake their holdings to receive loans in cryptocurrency and fiat.
  
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• UK Govt. Researches Use of Blockchain Smart Contracts In Law

  29-07-2018 14:10
  The UK Law Commission is in the process of codifying the use of smart contracts into British law as part of an ongoing effort to update British law and make it relevant to of the challenges of modern technology. This was revealed in the Commission’s 52nd annual report covering  the period from April 1, 2017
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• eToro Signs Sponsorship Deal with Eintracht Frankfurt

  29-07-2018 13:02
  The advertising agreement is to last for two years.
  
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• Adopting Cryptocurrency to Improve Global Health Care - Crypto Disrupt

  29-07-2018 12:17 via cryptodisrupt.com
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  Adopting Cryptocurrency to Improve Global Health Care
  Crypto Disrupt
  Adopting cryptocurrency to many industries could have game-changing implications, which are only just beginning to be understood. The potential of crypto in an industry such as global healthcare could have massively positive ramifications as a new ...
  
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• Thai Bond Market Association to Incorporate Blockchain Technology

  29-07-2018 12:14
  The association announced it’s pushing for a fintech platform using blockchain technology. The new registrar system will cut issuance times in more than half. The Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA) plans to implement a new registrar service platform combining financial technology with blockchain technology. There are ongoing plans to put it to practice during the
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• A Small Crypto Coin Is Making Big Claims About a Private Proof-of-Stake

  29-07-2018 12:00
  Even though it's yet to gain much notoriety, token project Spectre is innovating in a trending area – private staking for proof-of-stake blockchains.
  
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• Cryptocurrency This Week: Law Commission Of India Favours Gambling In Bitcoin And More - Inc42 Media

  29-07-2018 11:12 via inc42.com
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  Cryptocurrency This Week: Law Commission Of India Favours Gambling In Bitcoin And More
  Inc42 Media
  Once fallen to below $5K, slowly and steadily, Bitcoin is getting its charm back. Riding high on Bitcoin which is currently trading at $8.2K, the cryptocurrency market cap too, is ready to hit $300 Bn. Meanwhile, in India, amid RBI crypto circular ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Update: Bitcoin Gold Performing on Sunday

  29-07-2018 11:11 via newsbtc.com
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  Markets are flat this Sunday; Altcoins still climbing include Bitcoin Gold, VeChain, ChainLink and TenX.
  Another pullback has occurred as markets failed to hold the $300 billion level. Most cryptocurrencies are in the red today as previous day’s gains are wiped out. Bitcoin has dropped half a percent on the day and is trading at $8,170. Over the week it has gained almost 10% since last Sunday and the short term trend is bullish.
  Ethereum has retreated just over 1% trading at a
  
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• A Solution to China's Pharma Woes Might Be a Blockchain Away

  29-07-2018 11:00
  Could blockchain help China avoid its next vaccine scandal – or at the very least, allow for more conversation about such issues?
  
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• Gabrotech Files Patents and Announces Partnerships, a Week Ahead of the ICO

  29-07-2018 09:26
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• Crypto Week In Review: Nasdaq Leads Regulation Talks, Legitimizing Bitcoin

  29-07-2018 09:00 via newsbtc.com
  Discussion about cryptocurrency-related regulation continued into this past week, as Bitcoin took the lead, driving the market up by just under 10% overall.
  Winklevoss Twins’ Revised ETF Gets Shot Down By The SEC
  On Thursday, the announcement of the most recent verdict regarding the Winklevoss Twins’ Bitcoin ETF hit headlines all across the industry. According to a ninety-two page report from the SEC, the revised proposal for a Winklevoss-backed ETF was rejected due to concerns of fr
  
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• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis: BTC/USD Could Test $9,000

  29-07-2018 08:30 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price made a nice upside move above the $7,600 and $8,000 resistances against the US Dollar.
  There is a crucial bullish trend line in place with support at $7,950 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is placed nicely in a bullish trend above the $8,000 and $7,700 support levels.Bitcoin price completed a correction wave near $7,800 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is resuming its upside move and it could break the $8,500 high to test $9,000.
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: ETH/USD Facing Major Resistance

  29-07-2018 07:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsETH price is facing a major resistance near the $472-480 levels against the US Dollar.
  There are two bearish trend lines formed with resistance at $472 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The pair must break these trend lines and settle above $472-480 to gain upside momentum.Ethereum price is struggling to gain bullish traction versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD’s current price structure suggests an upside break above $472.
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• Why Google is Removing All Bitcoin Mining Apps on the Play Store

  29-07-2018 07:05 via newsbtc.com
  In its latest move against cryptocurrencies, Google announced its plans to remove all bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining apps from the Play Store. The decision comes just months after banning Chrome extensions that mine cryptocurrency.
  Google announced the decision to ban crypto-mining apps on the Play Store’s developer policy page, saying, “We don’t allow apps that mine cryptocurrency on devices. We permit apps that remotely manage the mining of cryptocurrency.”
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• Bitcoin Cash Price Weekly Analysis: BCH/USD Dips Remain Supported

  29-07-2018 06:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin cash price retested the $780 support zone and bounced back against the US Dollar.
  There is a key bullish trend line formed with support at $800 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is placed nicely in an uptrend and it is likely to extend gains above $840-850 in the near term.Bitcoin cash price trading with a positive bias above $780 against the US Dollar. BCH/USD dips remain supported for more gains above the $850 level.
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• Watts Miners Starts a New Era in Cryptocurrency Mining - GlobeNewswire (press release)

  29-07-2018 04:00 via globenewswire.com
  Watts Miners Starts a New Era in Cryptocurrency Mining
  GlobeNewswire (press release)
  NEW YORK, July 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via CryptoCurrencyWire -- Watts Miners (http://www.wminers.com) is pleased to announce the formal launch of three new cryptocurrency mining rigs with capabilities to take the global crypto space by storm.and more »
  
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• Economic Change in Pakistan Could Increase Cryptocurrency Usage - Bitcoinist

  29-07-2018 04:00 via bitcoinist.com
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  Economic Change in Pakistan Could Increase Cryptocurrency Usage
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  As former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan prepares to take charge of Pakistan's economy, some believe Pakistan is on the brink of an economic crisis. This crisis may increase the use of cryptocurrency in Pakistan.and more »
  
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• Opinions: What Experts Think about a Possible Bitcoin ETF

  29-07-2018 01:30
  Since 2017, SEC has turned down at least three bitcoin ETF applications (including the Winklevoss twins on two occasions) from different groups citing specific reasons for such denials. This has not stopped the surfacing of new applications. Just last month three groups that have been turned down before (CBOE, VanEcK and SolidX) returned with revised
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