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• Communist Party of China Releases Primer on Blockchain Technology

  13-08-2018 23:50 via cointelegraph.com
  The Communist Party of China has released a book explaining the key features and use applications of blockchain technology
  
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• Saudi Arabian Regulators Reiterate Ban on Cryptocurrency Trading

  13-08-2018 23:45 via newsbtc.com
  A joint committee of Saudi Arabia’s regulatory bodies has issued a statement on cryptocurrency trading. The move hopes to protect local investors from the “high risks” associated with digital asset markets.
  Trading Venues Falsely Advertise as Being Regulated by Saudi Arabia
  The news broke via a statement posted to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority’s website yesterday. It claims that virtual currencies posed “high risks on traders,” as well as other unmentio
  
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• Coinbase Index Fund Reduces Annual Fee to ‘Attract Institutional Investors’

  13-08-2018 23:41 via cointelegraph.com
  U.S. crypto giant Coinbase has announced it will add ETC to its Index Fund and reduce the Fund’s annual fee to ‘attract investors’
  
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• Bitmain is Hodling Nearly $600 Million in Bitcoin Cash

  13-08-2018 23:41
  When Bitmain announced last year that it was throwing its weight behind bitcoin cash ahead of the latter’s decision to pursue a divorce from the main BTC network due to irreconcilable differences over blockchain scaling, the cryptocurrency mining giant put its money where CEO Jihan Wu’s mouth was. Leaked documents from Bitmain’s pre-IPO investor deck
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• EU Lawmaker Wants to Include ICOs in New Crowdfunding Rules

  13-08-2018 23:15
  A draft proposal by the EP's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs suggests creating new regulations for public initial coin offerings (ICOs).
  
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, Monero, IOTA: Price Analysis, August 13

  13-08-2018 23:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Amidst a national currency crisis in Turkey, crypto trading volumes on local exchanges are skyrocketing - will there be an effect on the prices? Let’s see the charts
  
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTCUSD Hinting Another Bear Flagpole

  13-08-2018 22:39
  The short-term gains can never compensate for the long-term losses. So it seems from the latest Bitcoin price action which, during the weekend, jumped more than 7.5% and promised an extended breakout, but fell short of delivering it. This Monday started with minor pullbacks from the early 6550-fiat level during the Asian trading session. However,
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• Ethereum Crashes to 9-Month Price Low Below $300, While Bitcoin Shows Resilience

  13-08-2018 22:37 via cointelegraph.com
  Ethereum’s price is plummeting at press time, dropping 10% today to below $300 amid a wider bearish market, although Bitcoin is holding its recent gains
  
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• What is Pushing Crypto and Bitcoin to Plunge to Yearly Lows?

  13-08-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  The total combined market capitalisation of cryptocurrencies continues to fall to new yearly lows despite ongoing improvements to the fundamentals of the space.
  What could be driving the prices of Bitcoin and other digital assets down in such a way?
  Fundamentals Never Looked Better
  From a fundamental perspective, the cryptocurrency space has never looked better.
  Increased institutional options by the likes of Circle, Coinbase, and Blockchain, and the ICE recently announcing intentions to form th
  
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• Schnorr Signatures: What, When & Why?

  13-08-2018 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The last few months have seemingly been particularly fruitful when it comes to development activity surrounding second-layer Bitcoin technologies, with recent news pointing towards great progress for both the Liquid and Lightning networks. However, recent activity from prominent Bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille looks towards a set of changes to an area of the core Bitcoin […]
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• Nvidia to Profit in Q3 2018 Despite Crypto Mining Decline

  13-08-2018 21:40
  While crypto mining is experiencing a slowdown due to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies yielding lower mining profits worldwide recently, tech giant Nvidia Corp. is still expected to generate healthy revenue in Q3 of 2018. The tech company is seeing strong sales in its staple market, gaming, with graphics processing units still flying off the shelves
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• Winklevoss Twins Continue Moving Forward Despite SEC Bitcoin ETF Decision

  13-08-2018 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are working relentlessly to grow their cryptocurrency exchange Gemini despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to reject their proposed Bitcoin ETF for the second time in late July.
  The brothers have taken a few hits in 2018 so far, including dwindling trading volume on their Gemini exchange and declining prices for their cryptocurrency holdings. However, the SEC decision to deny their controversial ETF application is arguably t
  
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• Facebook: We’re Not Building a Cryptocurrency on Stellar

  13-08-2018 20:39
  Social media conglomerate Facebook denied reports that its blockchain task force is considering launching a cryptocurrency project through a partnership with Stellar. Citing a Facebook spokesperson, financial news outlet Cheddar reports that the company will not be building on the Stellar protocol, nor has its cryptocurrency division held discussions with the project about forking Stellar
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• Blockchain Pioneers Initiate “Bitsclub Vision Program” to Create Seamless Connection of Classical Industry and Blockchain

  13-08-2018 20:33
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• Unibright: The Bridge to Integrating Blockchain

  13-08-2018 20:13 via newsbtc.com
  Blockchain has proven to be a hard concept for many who are looking to incorporate it into their system. Being the new technology in town, Blockchain applications are in high demand all across the globe. To help companies easily integrate blockchain into their systems, Unibright has created a working framework that is easier to use. Unibright’s 20+ years of experience have helped them acknowledge the problems faced by companies when adopting the technology.
  Unibright’s framework can
  
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• Blockchain Among Targets of South Korea’s $4.4 Billion Domestic Investment Plans for 2019

  13-08-2018 20:07 via cointelegraph.com
  Over the next five years, the South Korea government wants to pump almost $5 billion into blockchain, among other technologies
  
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• Will India Finally See Cryptocurrency Regulations in Place By End of 2018?

  13-08-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrency regulations in India have been a source of uncertainty for the markets since the government’s unprecedented tirade against crypto that began this past April. However, it’s reported that the government is now likely to finalize some common sense regulatory measures starting in late 2018.
  A finance ministry panel devoted to the issue has found that the main problem with cryptocurrency regulations is how to define and separate the blockchain from its cryptocurrency counte
  
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• Below $300: Ether Price Hits New Low for 2018

  13-08-2018 19:52
  The price of Ethereum (ETH) just fell below $300 for the first time since November 12 of last year.
  
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• Pegasus Coin Partners with Titans on Kazakhstan Horseracing Park

  13-08-2018 19:49
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• Buddy Takes dApps across Chains and Protocols

  13-08-2018 19:33
  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. The near future is certain; fragmentation upon fragmentation. Where we are today and will remain for some time, Blockchain projects are developing and creating their own decentralized infrastructure
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• Bitcoin Price Makes Gains While Wider Crypto Market Struggles

  13-08-2018 19:31
  The Bitcoin price has risen by around 2 percent in the last 24 hours, increasing from $6,250 to $6,400. But, the rest of the crypto market is still struggling to gain momentum. Bitcoin is King in a Bear Market Since February, the cryptocurrency market has been in a bear market, the third worst in its
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• Marvel Weighs Legal Move Against Crypto Startup's 'Wacoinda' Plans

  13-08-2018 19:00
  Marvel Characters is not yet sure if it will oppose a cryptocurrency startup playing off the name of the fictional nation Wakanda from Black Panther.
  
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• Newsflash: Ethereum Price Falls Below $300, Pummeled to 9-Month Low

  13-08-2018 18:47
  A sell-off sent the ethereum price plunging below $300 on Monday, forcing the second-largest cryptocurrency to its lowest mark in more than nine months. Ethereum had traded as high as $323 earlier in the day, but a flurry of sell orders began to pummel the market at approximately 15:00 UTC, driving ETH closer and closer
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• ICO Exit Scams Have Stolen Nearly $100 Million: Research

  13-08-2018 18:14
  The cryptocurrency industry may be maturing, but that doesn’t mean it’s likely to shed its reputation as a playground for scam artists anytime soon. That’s according to a report from Diar, which found that ICO exit scams have now cost investors nearly $100 million. The majority of these stolen funds, an estimated $68 million, has
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• Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver Eyes ICO as Token Issuance Protocol Comes to Bitcoin Cash

  13-08-2018 18:13 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin Cash’s new token-generating Wormhole protocol could lead to Bitcoin.com ICO, says Roger Ver
  
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• Bitt Inks Blockchain Deal With Another Caribbean Central Bank

  13-08-2018 18:00
  Bitt is partnering with the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten to look into issuing a central bank-backed digital currency for the two nations.
  
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• Microsoft's Two New Patents Fuse Blockchain Tech With Trusted Computing Techniques

  13-08-2018 17:23 via cointelegraph.com
  Two new patents from Microsoft reveal that the tech giant is looking to bolster the security of its consortium blockchain solutions with the use of trusted computing techniques
  
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• Bitcoin Price Hits 7-Month High Against Turkish Lira

  13-08-2018 17:20
  Turkey's economic crisis looks to have boosted bitcoin's appeal as a safe-haven asset, pushing it to seven-month highs against the lira.
  
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• Saudi Arabia: Bitcoin Trading is ‘Illegal in the Kingdom’

  13-08-2018 17:04
  A standing committee comprised of various governmental ministries and the central bank of Saudi Arabia has warned that trading of ‘unauthorized’ cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is illegal in the country. In a statement published by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) – the sovereign Arab state’s deface central bank – on Sunday, a governmental committee declared
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• Cryptocurrency TMTG to Rank in Top 5 in Market Value

  13-08-2018 17:01
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• Carats.io Signs Partnership with World’s Second Biggest Diamond Exchange

  13-08-2018 16:48
  International Diamond Exchange will act as an escrow company for the startup.
  
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• Spectre.ai adds Micro-expiries from just 10 seconds

  13-08-2018 16:16
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• Bitcoin Price Creeps Near $6,500 as Tether Issues $50 Million Worth of New Tokens

  13-08-2018 16:13
  The bitcoin price saw a slight bump on Monday, rising just under two percent to extend the market’s weekend recovery into the new week. After trading as low as $6,109 on Saturday, bitcoin is now priced at $6,458 on Bitfinex, which translates into a $111 billion market cap. While there are many factors that impact … Continued
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• DEx.top Comes to Mobile with Trust Wallet, imToken

  13-08-2018 16:11
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• Former S&P President Leads Seed Round for ICO Compliance Startup

  13-08-2018 16:00
  Regtech and compliance startup iComply has just completed a seed funding round led by former Standard and Poor's chief Deven Sharma.
  
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• China’s IT Ministry Makes Blockchain, Data Security Focus of One of Its Key Labs for 2018

  13-08-2018 15:54 via cointelegraph.com
  China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has included a blockchain lab focused on data security on the list of its key labs for 2018
  
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• FinCEN director: We Receive 1,500 Virtual Currency Complaints a Month

  13-08-2018 15:27
  The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) now receives over 1,500 Suspicious Activity Reports, which concern cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, every month. The statistics were presented by the FinCEN Director, Kenneth Blanco, during his speech regarding the US agency’s views on decentralized digital assets and virtual currencies. The US Treasury, at the 2018 Chicago-Kent Block (Legal) Tech Conference, stated … Continued
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• Bitcoin Trading Is Illegal in Saudi Arabia, Warn Watchdogs

  13-08-2018 15:00
  A governmental committee comprised of Saudi Arabian regulators has issued a statement warning that cryptocurrency trading is illegal in the kingdom.
  
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• Turkish Lira’s Collapse Sees Media Highlight Bitcoin’s Relative Stability

  13-08-2018 14:44 via cointelegraph.com
  Turkish lira versus Bitcoin volatility becomes major talking point, as interest in the cryptocurrency increases in Turkey
  
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• Former Visa CEO’s Startup Runs the Fastest Crypto Transactions in the World

  13-08-2018 14:24 via newsbtc.com
  Blockchain-based fintech startup Crypterium challenges classic banks by introducing a new feature that allows its users to transfer any amount of cryptocurrency using not the complicated wallet addresses, but simply the recipient phone number. Those transfers happen simultaneously, and the company claims it can process up to a million transactions per second, solving blockchain’s scalability issue.
  Does it mean the first truly user-friendly crypto solution has arrived, and we’re witn
  
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• Crypto Fund Launches Projected to Hit a Record Number in 2018

  13-08-2018 14:09
  Despite the persistent bearish environment and unfavorable regulatory conditions in various parts of the world, the number of new crypto funds unveiled this year is expected to break last year’s record. So far the number of new crypto funds that have already been launched is 96 and it is projected that by the end of
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• Blockchain Social Network Minds Is Migrating to Ethereum for Launch

  13-08-2018 14:00
  Blockchain-based social network Minds is moving its platform to the ethereum mainnet, the startup announced Monday. 
  
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• Bitcoin Price Move Past $6.5K Would Boost Upside Potential

  13-08-2018 13:00
  Bitcoin's corrective rally could gather steam above the key descending trendline hurdle of $6,480.
  
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• Vietnam Confirms Suspension of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Miner Imports

  13-08-2018 12:41
  After months of deliberation, Vietnam has moved to halting imports of cryptocurrency mining equipment according to a customs department in the country. Domestic businesses and individuals have stopped importing crypto mining equipment altogether since the beginning of July, according to the Ho Chi Minh City (HCM) Customs Department, as reported by Viet Nam News on
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• ICO Team To Keep Their Share of Tokens Locked Up for an Extra Seven Years

  13-08-2018 12:08
  The restraint displayed by the Beijing-based team behind the $65.9 million Nebulas project is rare in the world ICOs.
  
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• Opera Browser is Spearheading the Cryptorevolution

  13-08-2018 12:00 via crypto-news.net
  On August 8th, Opera through a press release announced that they will launch a browser that features a pre-installed cryptocurrency wallet, as reported by CoinTelegraph.
  Opera has been spearheading and competing for crypto attention since this July, as evidenced by the release of a wallet feature on their Android app. The plan seems to be working as Opera has communicated that there are a strong interest and a positive response from the global crypto community.
  Regarding the latest desktop brows
  
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• Stellar (XLM) Gains as Crypto Markets Lift From Bottom

  13-08-2018 11:59 via newsbtc.com
  FOMO Moments
  Crypto land is healing slowly, Stellar doing well, Tezos getting hammered
  The weekend bottom seems to have been found and markets are holding just above it at the moment. There has been no clear indication of a recovery as total capitalization has inched up only marginally over the past 24 hours.
  Bitcoin has held the $6,400 support level and has made 2% on the day to climb to $6,480. Volume has jumped from $4 to $6.6 billion which is a bullish signal for BTC. The same cannot be said
  
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• Does 50% Decline in the Turkish Lira Prove Bitcoin is Better Than Fiat?

  13-08-2018 11:39 via newsbtc.com
  The Turkish lira has fallen by 50 percent since September 2017, from $0.3 USD to $0.15 USD. While Bitcoin has fallen more than the lira in the past 12 months, investors of Bitcoin still are capable to withdraw and cash out their investments in crypto.
  Strict Capital Controls
  Currently, the price of the Turkish lira against the US dollar is hovering at around $0.15. But, similar to the Venezuelan bolivar, the value of the lira is difficult to justify given that as of now, it is not possible
  
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• China's Communist Party Publishes Blockchain Tech 101 for Officials

  13-08-2018 11:30
  China's Communist Party is moving to make blockchain literacy the norm with the publication of a guide book for officials and members.
  
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• China's Communist Party Publishes Blockchain Tech 101

  13-08-2018 11:30
  China's Communist Party is moving to make blockchain literacy the norm with the publication of a guide book for officials and members.
  
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