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• Yale: Every Portfolio Should Have Crypto, Method Used by Billionaire Investors

  11-08-2018 22:47
  Yale economist Aleh Tsyvinski, who has taught economics at the prestigious Yale university for many years, has said that every investor who believes bitcoin can perform as well as it did in 2017 should invest at least six percent of their holdings in crypto. “If you as an investor believe that bitcoin will perform as
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• Major Crypto Exchanges Moving Into Fiat Trading

  11-08-2018 22:00 via crypto-news.net
  Exchanges have played a vital role in bringing cryptocurrencies to the masses. As the primary means to convert fiat into blockchain assets, they are indispensable to the crypto economy. Exchanges have evolved significantly over the years, and as they take on new roles they demonstrate that the blockchain revolution is still in its infancy. Recently large, multi-coin exchanges have announced plans to begin accepting fiat and create fiat trading pairs. This move is a major leap forward, and promis
  
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• African Regulators Taking ‘Wait-and-See’ Approach on Cryptocurrency: Ecobank Report

  11-08-2018 21:33
  African countries want to regulate cryptocurrency, but hardly any one wants to take the lead in responding to the meteoric rise of this technology and asset class. That’s according to a new report from the Togo-based Ecobank, the leading independent regional banking group that serves nearly 40 countries in West and Central Africa. The report,
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• Crypto Markets Slump Again, With Bitcoin Holding Gains

  11-08-2018 20:55 via cointelegraph.com
  After a short-lived recovery attempt yesterday, the crypto markets have seen another slump today, with Bitcoin being a notable exception
  
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• Crypto Markets See More Slump After Short Recovery Attempt, Bitcoin Holds Gains

  11-08-2018 20:55 via cointelegraph.com
  After a short-lived recovery attempt yesterday, the crypto markets have seen another slump today, with Bitcoin being a notable exception
  
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• Cuprum Token to Offer Investors to Profit on Copper Market

  11-08-2018 20:35
  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. Cuprum Group, a metals mining company, will be introducing a digital token designed to give investors a chance to earn rewards based on the rising demand for copper. The
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• Interview: Dash CEO Ryan Taylor on Why Cryptocurrency Doesn’t Need Wall Street to Grow

  11-08-2018 20:21
  Dash CEO and former Wall Street executive Ryan Taylor spoke out about the recent Wall Street activity seen in the cryptocurrency space recently, with ICE establishing a bitcoin market and financialization coming in from other avenues of the traditional finance world. Dash CEO Explains Why He Left Wall Street to Go All in on Crypto
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• Privacy-Based Cryptocurrency Deviant Coin Announces Whitepaper Release

  11-08-2018 19:50
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• Japanese Licensed Exchange QRYPTOS to list FarmaTrust FTT Tokens

  11-08-2018 19:46
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• A New Viable Solution to Help Publishers Make Money Online without the Use of Ads

  11-08-2018 19:42
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• IT Industry Leader Innosilicon Announces Partnership With Cloudminter

  11-08-2018 19:39
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• IT Industry Leader Innosilicon to Debut Breakthrough Mining Technology in North American Roadshow

  11-08-2018 19:36
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• Quickex: The New Cryptocurrency Exchange

  11-08-2018 19:29
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTCUSD Could Retest 2018’s Low

  11-08-2018 18:51
  The first time we saw a bear beating the hell out of somebody was in the Revenant. Then, it happened in February when bears attack knocked Bitcoin down from the $19,000-highs to the early $6,000-lows. A few months later, in June, Bitcoin revisited its previous yearly low and eventually broke it to establish a new one
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• FinCEN Director: Agency Receives 1,500 Suspicious Activity Reports on Crypto per Month

  11-08-2018 17:16 via cointelegraph.com
  The director of the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says that the agency has seen a surge in filings of crypto-related Suspicious Activity Reports
  
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• Crypto Conglomerate Bitmain’s $18 Billion IPO Will Initiate FOMO Among Investors

  11-08-2018 16:59
  Bitmain, the biggest crypto conglomerate in the global market, is expected to conduct one of the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) in history, alongside Visa and Facebook. $18 Billion IPO Throughout July, Bitmain, the Chinese crypto and blockchain corporation, touted its plans to initiate an IPO valued at $15 billion. It invested in multi-billion dollar
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Technical Analysis: Why Code is Law and Self Regulating, Not the SEC

  11-08-2018 16:31 via newsbtc.com
  First, let’s remember Satoshi’s words:  “We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without relying on trust”
  Snapping back to reality and lest we forget, cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin are alternatives to the government backed fiat currencies. It’s peer to peer, digital, not issued from a single source and entirely backed by the trust of the community. That’s why it’s trustless and secured not by the whims of p
  
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• Ethereum Plunged 15% Today to $305, What Will Happen to Alts and Tokens?

  11-08-2018 16:27 via newsbtc.com
  The price of Ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, has fallen by 15 percent in the last 24 hours to $305, as other major cryptocurrencies like EOS fell 13 percent.
  Tokens have followed the price movement of Ethereum, EOS, Ripple, and other major cryptocurrencies, recording 10 to 20 percent losses against the US dollar. But, most tokens demonstrated intensified movements on the downside, with steeper drops.
  What Has Caused the Drop to Materialize?
  The vast majority of investors and analys
  
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• At Bitcoin Cash Birthday Bash, Crypto Embraces the Strange

  11-08-2018 15:30
  A gathering in London saw the cryptocurrency community cavort with cross-dressers and samurai dwarves, all in the name of history.
  
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• Thai Actor ‘Boom’ Released on Bail in US$24 Million Bitcoin Fraud

  11-08-2018 15:20
  Thai actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit has been released on a 2 million Thai baht (approximately US$60,000) bail following his arrest over alleged money laundering in a bitcoin fraud case. As part of the conditions for his release, the actor popularly known as ‘Boom’ will be required to remain in Thailand. The 27-year-old television and commercials actor
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• Facebook’s David Marcus Quits Coinbase to Avoid ‘Appearance’ of Conflict of Interest

  11-08-2018 15:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Facebook executive David Marcus will no longer serve on the board of U.S. exchange Coinbase to avoid “appearance” of a conflict of interest
  
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• Crypto Trading 101: How to Read an Exchange Order Book

  11-08-2018 14:30
  If you want to get a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite cryptocurrency's price action, the order book will be your best friend.
  
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• Bitcoin and Ethereum Fall Substantially in $18 Billion Crypto Market Wipeout

  11-08-2018 13:42
  Over the past 24 hours, the crypto market has recorded a loss of $18 billion, as major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ether, EOS, and Bitcoin Cash dropped by 4 to 13 percent. While Bitcoin ended the day with a 4 percent decline in its value, Ether, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, plummeted by 13 percent against
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• Crypto Market Crumbles To New Year-To-Date Lows, Where Does it go Next?

  11-08-2018 12:30 via newsbtc.com
  On Thursday, investors awoke to a promising sight — a $300 candle that brought Bitcoin’s price off a $6,150 low — so some thought that the worse for over for the market. But, as some investors were lured into a false sense of security, the market fell even further to establish new year-to-date lows.
  There’s Blood In The Streets!
  As some like to describe the current state of the cryptocurrency market, “there’s blood on the streets!” Taking a glance at cry
  
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• South Korean Government to Promote Blockchain Training as Part of ‘4th Industrial Revolution’

  11-08-2018 12:10
  South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT will promote the training of blockchain technology as part of an effort to prepare young people for what it calls the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Blockchain technology is included in courses that have recently been announced by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The Ministry of Science and ICT
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• Hodlers Are Hurting, Cryptos Crushed with Another $20 Billion Dumped

  11-08-2018 11:38 via newsbtc.com
  FOMO Moments
  Another 2018 low is hit, Ethereum, XRP, Neo and Iota getting hammered
  The rout has continued into the weekend as crypto markets plummeted to another low for the year. Another $20 billion has been dropped from markets as they slid below $210 billion for the first time in nine months.
  Bitcoin failed to hold support at $6,400 and has dropped 4.7% on the day to $6,150. If the bears do not release their stranglehold it could easily fall below $6k and into dangerous territory. This is bad
  
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• Ink Protocol Enables Cross Platform Buying & Selling with Decentralized Reputation and Escrow

  11-08-2018 11:33 via newsbtc.com
  “A very large portion of ‘gig economy’ startups are at the core, basically just a dispute resolution system, a reputation system, and a search engine. If you’re looking to build a decentralized version of one, maybe consider focusing on one component,” – Vitalik Buterin
  After running the Listia P2P marketplace for over 9 years, the Ink Protocol team realized that the problems they were trying to solve could be generalized across all types of marketplaces. Buil
  
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• Bitcoin Eclipses 50% Crypto Market Dominance For First Time Since December

  11-08-2018 11:14 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has long been at the forefront of the crypto industry; and it seems with the market’s most recent move downwards, Bitcoin’s dominance over the rest of the market may continue, or at least for a little while longer.
  Bitcoin Dominance Surges Amidst Crypto Downtrend
  The crypto market dropped by a collective 7% in the past 24 hours, but Bitcoin has been doing better than others. At the time of writing, Bitcoin has currently posted a loss of 5%, while cryptos like Ethereum, XRP, a
  
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• Bitcoin Dominance Rate Hits 50% For First Time in 2018

  11-08-2018 06:02
  Bitcoin (BTC) now makes up 50 percent of the entire cryptocurrency market capitalization.
  
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• Analysts: Despite Crypto Mining Decline, Nvidia Will See Increased Revenue This Quarter

  11-08-2018 03:17 via cointelegraph.com
  Analysts suggest that Nvidia will see significant growth in its gaming and servers sales, which will overcome deficiencies due to decreased crypto mining activities
  
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• WeChat Trials Using Blockchain Tech to Reimburse Employee Expenses

  11-08-2018 02:58
  WeChat, a messaging, social media and financial services app owned by Tencent Holdings Limited, has deployed a blockchain electronic invoice system at Shenzhen Guomao Rotary Restaurant, making the city of Shenzhen the first in China to issue invoices with blockchain technology. The blockchain invoice process, which encompasses payment, invoicing and reimbursement, was created in partnership
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• Report: Facebook Denies Partnership With Stellar

  11-08-2018 02:17 via cointelegraph.com
  Facebook has reportedly denied talks with the crypto firm Stellar following Business Insider’s report on their discussion of building Facebook’s variant of a Stellar blockchain
  
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• Cryptocurrency-Backed Loan Service SALT Lending Expands Network to 35 States

  11-08-2018 01:40
  Cryptocurrency-collateralized loan provider SALT Lending has announced that it is now operational in 35 U.S. states after receiving regulatory approval to expand its network to 20 new localities. The Colorado-based firm is perhaps the best known of several companies that allow borrowers to stake their bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets as collateral when applying for
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• Singapore VC Unveils New Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Fund

  11-08-2018 01:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LuneX Ventures, a partnership between Singapore-based venture capital (VC) firm Golden Gate Ventures and its former head of growth Kenrick Drijkoningen, is looking to invest US$10 million into five to ten blockchain and cryptocurrency startups by the end of the year, the company said on Friday. LuneX Ventures claims to be Southeast Asia’s first dedicated […]
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• Cryptocurrency is Still in Its Wild West Phase, Says Gem App CEO

  11-08-2018 00:40 via newsbtc.com
  While the cryptocurrency market saw a breathtaking run-up in 2017, with the number of cryptocurrency proponents experiencing a similar increase, many consumers are still skeptics of this nascent industry.
  “The Cryptocurrency Space Is In Its Wild West Phase”
  Cryptocurrencies arguably hit the mainstream last year, as nearly every media outlet covered Bitcoin’s astronomical rise from near-obscurity to $20,000. However, according to a Fortune report, investment into crypto assets h
  
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• Bitmain Releases New Crypto Mining Internet Routers for Dash and Siacoin

  11-08-2018 00:35
  Bitmain has announced the launch of two internet routers that can mine Dash and Siacoin. In a tweet shared online, the company said the new miners, known as the Antrouter R3-DASH and Antrouter R3-SIA, will function as internet routers that can mine cryptocurrencies at the same time using the devices’ idle processing power. The routers
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• UK: $2.5 Million Losses in Crypto-Related Scams Reported This Summer

  11-08-2018 00:00 via cointelegraph.com
  British police have warned the public about crypto-related fraud, revealing $2.5 million worth of losses this summer
  
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