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• Not a Ticket to Riches: Average Cryptojacking Website Makes Only $5.80 per Day

  31-08-2018 23:01
  The amount of money that the average cryptojacker makes in a day places them squarely below the developed world’s poverty line. This came to the fore after a study conducted by researchers at Germany’s Braunschweig University of Technology revealed that even though some high-traffic websites profit handsomely from cryptojacking, the average ones only manage to
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• US Officials Plan to Test Blockchain for Certificate Tracking

  31-08-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  The US Customs and Border Protection Agency has decided to test the advantages of the blockchain in order to substantiate the certificates granted by the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
  Vincent Annunziato, head of CBP’s Division of Business Transformation and Innovation, stated that the organization is live testing a blockchain platform to verify the origin of imported products, as claimed by vendors. This will be a vital m
  
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• Artwork Fit for the Rich and Famous Sold for Cryptocurrency

  31-08-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  An artist who has sold pieces to Hollywood A-listers, rock stars, and professional athletes recently sold an entire collection of his work for cryptocurrency. Lincoln Townley is is disrupting the world of art sales with his unorthodox methods of exhibition, as well as the payment methods he accepts.
  Artist Embraces Technology to Shake Up the World of Fine Art
  Lincoln Townley is a London and LA-based artist. His high-profile collectors include the likes of Michael Caine, Al Pacino, Sting, and Ron
  
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• Former Ripple CTO's Blockchain Project Coil Enters Closed Beta

  31-08-2018 22:15
  The new company, which incorporates the Interledger and Codius technologies Thomas helped develop at Ripple, is now available to try out.
  
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• CBOE Close to Launching Ethereum Futures: Report

  31-08-2018 22:00
  CBOE, the Chicago exchange that pioneered the listing of bitcoin futures in the U.S., has quietly begun telling market makers that it is close to launching a new cryptocurrency product: ethereum futures. Citing an unnamed source with knowledge of the situation, Business Insider reports that CBOE wants to become the first U.S. exchange to list
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• Dash CEO: Financial Institutions Must Move Cautiously Despite Crypto Potential

  31-08-2018 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  The CEO of Dash Core Group has said that despite the potential of cryptocurrencies, larger financial institutions must move cautiously.
  Moving with the Times, but Caution is Still Needed
  For years, the crypto industry has continually worked at attracting institutional investors to the market. It hasn’t been easy though. A lack of trusted custodians, in addition to warnings from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created a barrier to entry.
  However, a shift is starting to
  
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• Such Bulls Much Wow: Dogecoin Price Leaps Over 30 Percent

  31-08-2018 20:57
  Dogecoin price today had its Thank-God-Its-Friday moment after rising by more than 30 percent against the US Dollar. DOGE/USD began the day by continuing to its bull run. The pair on Thursday had jumped sharply from 0.00246-fiat to 0.00324-fiat, i.e. 31 percent amidst a strong buying spree. As the Asian trading session began today, the
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• Important Rules For Protecting and Storing Your Crypto Holdings

  31-08-2018 20:31 via newsbtc.com
  In today’s digital world, we are sitting on zettabytes of digital data generated from various online, as well as offline activities. These data volumes will only grow exponentially, as the trend shows, doubling every two years through 2020 and beyond. Much of this data is private and sensitive; therefore, it requires protection, which in our digital age implies encryption.
  The shift from traditional systems to digital platforms has led to a lot of new development across industries. Bitcoin
  
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• Japanese Social Media Giant LINE Launches Cryptocurrency, DPoS Blockchain

  31-08-2018 20:06
  Japanese social media company LINE is doubling down on its bet that cryptocurrency has a bright future. The publicly-traded LINE announced on Friday that it has launched its own cryptocurrency, named “LINK,” complete with an independent blockchain designed to serve as a platform for decentralized applications (dApps). A LINE representative told CCN that the blockchain
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• Sparkdex, Hong Kong’s First Decentralised Cryptocurrency Exchange, Opens to Customers

  31-08-2018 20:05
  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. Sparkdex, the first decentralized cryptocurrency exchange to start up in Hong Kong, will launch on the August 30th, 2018. Designed for cryptocurrency traders, the exchange will offer a
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• Short-Term Traders Responsible for Ranging Bitcoin Price, Says Analyst

  31-08-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  As the price of Bitcoin remains stuck between $5,500 and $8,500 for three months now, the Bitcoin trading community wonders when the spell will break and in which direction.
  Kevin Lu, the director of quantitative research at Element Digital Asset Management, a full-service advisor for the digital asset economy, said the Bitcoin market is in a reflexive state and its range trading is due to being dominated by short-term market participants.
  Boring Bitcoin Market Stuck Between Day T
  
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• Firefox Plans to Block Crypto Mining Malware in Future Releases

  31-08-2018 20:00
  Mozilla Firefox intends to add a function to block cryptomining scripts on websites by default in one of its upcoming releases.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Reverses from $7,000

  31-08-2018 19:02
  Bitcoin on Friday recovered more than 3 percent from its intraday low near $6,800. The BTC/USD began the day continuing to its steady upside recovery and reached as above as 7020-fiat during the early Asian trading session. The bounce back could have been more effective had it managed to break above 7000-fiat for a more
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• Yahoo! World’s Sixth-Most Popular Website Now Supports Cryptocurrency Trading

  31-08-2018 18:03
  The world’s sixth most popular website has launched a service to allow readers to trade bitcoin, ethereum, and other cryptocurrency tokens directly through its platform. Yahoo.com, which according to Alexa ranks as the sixth most visited website both globally and with the U.S., announced this week that it has partnered with financial API developer TradeIt
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• Ethereum Developers Move to Reduce New Cryptocurrency Creation - CoinDesk

  31-08-2018 17:53 via coindesk.com
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  Ethereum Developers Move to Reduce New Cryptocurrency Creation
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  A proposal that, if enacted, would change how much new cryptocurrency is released on the world's second-largest blockchain was finalized Friday, with developers agreeing to include the code for such a change as part of ethereum's upcoming October ...and more »
  
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• Ethereum Developers Move to Alter the Blockchain's Economics

  31-08-2018 17:53
  Developers agreed to reduce ethereum issuance from 3 ETH to 2 ETH in an upcoming hard fork, Constantinople.
  
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• Ethereum Developers Move to Alter Blockchain's Economics In Next Upgrade

  31-08-2018 17:53
  Developers agreed to reduce ethereum issuance from 3 ETH to 2 ETH in an upcoming hard fork, Constantinople.
  
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• FSC Mauritius Exposes Unregulated Cryptocurrency Firm on False License Claims - Finance Magnates

  31-08-2018 17:07 via financemagnates.com
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  FSC Mauritius Exposes Unregulated Cryptocurrency Firm on False License Claims
  Finance Magnates
  The Financial Services Commission (FSC) in Mauritius, the island-nation's financial watchdog, today issued a warning stating that a company calling itself Jennocrypto is falsely claiming to hold an Investment Dealer (Discount Broker) licence. Not only ...and more »
  
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• Russian Watchdog is Developing a Cryptocurrency Tracking Tool

  31-08-2018 17:06
  The Federal Financial Monitor Service, or Rosfinmonitoring, has reached a limited liability company to develop an analytical tool for tracking cryptocurrency transactions, BBC Russia reported. The Russian watchdog requires the addition of a crypto-tracking tool to an anti-financial crime system. The method as a whole would allow the money police to arrange suspicious financial activities into
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• Eminem's Latest Album 'Kamikaze' Features a Bitcoin Shout-Out

  31-08-2018 17:00
  The rapper Eminem has given bitcoin's public awareness a boost with a mention of the cryptocurrency on his just-launched album "Kamikaze."
  
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• Crypto Exchange Hacks in Review: Proactive Steps and Expert Advice

  31-08-2018 16:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Only since the beginning of the year, over $742,68 million have been stolen from crypto exchanges, and a series of attacks goes on. Why does this happen and how can exchanges defend themselves?
  
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• ORBISE Enters New Markets with CoinDeal Listing

  31-08-2018 16:37
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• beepnow Opens Doors to Investors for Token Sale Pre-Registration

  31-08-2018 16:33
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• MyCoinCloud: The Time Has Come to Take a Share from a Well-Established and Working Business Model

  31-08-2018 16:23
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• Argyle Coin Gets a Guarantee Bond, Introducing a New Class of ICO to Support Investors

  31-08-2018 16:15
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• How Criminals And Terrorists Use Cryptocurrency: And How To Stop It - Forbes

  31-08-2018 16:08 via forbes.com
  How Criminals And Terrorists Use Cryptocurrency: And How To Stop It
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  Last November, I was doing research for a new report on the prevalence of terrorism on the Darknet, and came across an al-Qaeda linked organization by the name of al-Sadaqah (which means voluntary giving in Arabic). The group were using Facebook and ...
  
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• European Union to Discuss New Rules for Cryptocurrency Sector

  31-08-2018 16:05
  The Finance Ministers of 28 European countries on September 7 will meet in Vienna to discuss new rules for the locally emerging cryptocurrency sector. The informal gathering, according to the EU’s draft note, will witness a broad discussion about current policy issues relevant to financial and economic affairs. Bloomberg, which claims to have read the
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• McAfee’s Bitcoin Wallet Drops ‘Unhackable’ Claim, Bug Bounty after Backlash

  31-08-2018 15:07
  After weeks of claiming that its cryptocurrency wallet was unhackable despite being continually disproven, Bitfi has now raised its hands in the air in surrender. In a tweeted statement, the hardware wallet maker said it will no longer use the ‘unhackable claim’ in its promotional materials. “Effective immediately, we will be removing the “unhackable” claim
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• 1,000 Cryptocurrency POS Terminals to be Distributed in Brazil

  31-08-2018 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Indonesian point-of-sale (POS) terminal maker Pundi X Labs (Pundi X) has struck a distribution deal with Brazilian company BitCapital to have 1,000 of its XPOS device distributed in retail outlets across the South American country, the startup said earlier this week.  The partnership, formed just a few weeks after the establishment of Pundi X’s South […]
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• Neo Price Bleeds 40% to End August as Worst-Performing Big Crypto

  31-08-2018 15:00
  NEO was the worst performing cryptocurrency over the course of August out of the world's 25 top cryptocurrencies by market valuation.
  
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• Sometimes a Centralized System Is Better – Mathias Sundin, Member of Swedish Parliament

  31-08-2018 14:54 via crypto-news.net
  There is a need to experiment with decentralized solutions in all industries and see where they can be used, believes Mathias Sundin, Member of Swedish Parliament in the Tax Committee and the Finance Committee. In the interview, the expert talked about blockchain regulations, shared challenges of providing crypto services and evaluated Sweden’s DLT sphere.
  Interviewer: Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm (BCS).
  Speaker: Mathias Sundin, Member of Swedish Parliament in the Tax Comm
  
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• A Former Mine in Norway is Providing a Sustainable Alternative for Bitcoin

  31-08-2018 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Where miners once stood to mine olivine, computer equipment has now taken centre stage. Located in the fjords of Norway is a former olivine mineral mine that began its operations in the late 1970s. Fast-forward to the 21st century and that mine has been converted into an underground data centre for something different: Bitcoin mining […]
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• Cryptocurrency Education Is On the Rise at Colleges and Universities - PCMag

  31-08-2018 14:06 via pcmag.com
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  Cryptocurrency Education Is On the Rise at Colleges and Universities
  PCMag
  In the past few years, Blockchain and cryptocurrency have gone from fringe technologies to mainstream conversation topics. Beyond the fluctuating price or Bitcoin or Ether, a more concrete indicator of legitimacy is how seriously the subject is taken ...and more »
  
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• Japanese Police to Fund Crypto Criminal Tracking Tool

  31-08-2018 14:00
  Japan's top police agency is to fund development of new software aimed to help track individuals behind illicit crypto transactions.
  
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• $2.4 Million: Japanese Giant Rakuten is Acquiring a Bitcoin Exchange

  31-08-2018 14:00
  Japanese e-commerce retail giant Rakuten has announced its foray into the cryptocurrency sector with its acquisition of crypto exchange ‘Everybody’s Bitcoin’ in a ¥265 million ($2.4 million) deal. In an announcement on Friday, the company revealed details of its 100% share acquisition of Tokyo-based crypto exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin through its subsidiary Rakuten Card. The share … Continued
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• Japan's tech firms double down on cryptocurrency industry - Nikkei Asian Review

  31-08-2018 13:57 via asia.nikkei.com
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  Japan's tech firms double down on cryptocurrency industry
  Nikkei Asian Review
  TOKYO -- The fall in the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and Japan's crackdown on the industry in the wake of a hacking scandal in January, have not deterred some of Japan's biggest technology companies from doubling down on the industry.and more »
  
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• Japan's Messaging Giant LINE Launches Its Own Cryptocurrency - Cointelegraph

  31-08-2018 13:53 via cointelegraph.com
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  Japan's Messaging Giant LINE Launches Its Own Cryptocurrency
  Cointelegraph
  Japanese social messaging giant LINE has launched its own cryptocurrency and in-house blockchain, according to an announcement released today, August ...
  Line will give users its own cryptocurrency to buy stickers and webtoonsThe Verge
  Messaging Giant LINE Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency ...CoinDesk
  Japanese messaging app operator Line to launch cryptocurrencyReuters
  TNW -The Independent 
  
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• Crypto Mining Attacks Up Nearly 1000% in First Half of 2018

  31-08-2018 13:01
  Detected instances of cryptojacking – the unauthorized commandeering of computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies – went up nearly 1000% in the first six months of 2018. This is one of the insights presented in the Trend Micro midyear roundup report titled “Unseen Threats, Imminent Losses”. “Noticeable Shift” Released on August 28, the report states that … Continued
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• Bitcoin Price Loses 10% In August But Long-Term Bottom May Be In

  31-08-2018 13:00
  Bitcoin is reporting a monthly loss for August, but its quick recovery from lows below $6,000 likely indicates a long-term bottom has been made.
  
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• Bitcoin Lost 10% in August But May Have Made Long-Term Bottom

  31-08-2018 13:00
  Bitcoin is reporting a monthly loss for August, but its quick recovery from lows below $6,000 likely indicates a long-term bottom has been made.
  
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• Korea’s Major Crypto Exchange Bithumb Resumes Registration. Partners With NH Bank

  31-08-2018 12:56 via newsbtc.com
  Hankyung, a mainstream media outlet in South Korea, has reported that Bithumb, the country’s second largest crypto exchange, will officially resume new user registrations on September 1.
  Bithumb has disallowed new registrations for traders in South Korea since January of 2018, following the encouragement of the government to establish formal agreements between cryptocurrency trading platforms and the country’s regulated financial institutions.
  Previously, NH Bank, better known as Non
  
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• Rakuten Builds Blockchain Presence, Acquires Crypto Exchange in $2.4M Deal

  31-08-2018 12:25
  The acquisition comes in response to demand from Rakuten's foreign exchange customers.
  
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• 'Very Few' Cases of Cryptocurrency Crime in Thailand, Watchdog ... - CCN

  31-08-2018 12:00 via ccn.com
  'Very Few' Cases of Cryptocurrency Crime in Thailand, Watchdog ...
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  The head of a government watchdog in Thailand has admitted that domestic cases of cryptocurrency crime are few and far between.and more »
  
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• ‘Very Few’ Cases of Cryptocurrency Crime in Thailand, Watchdog Reveals

  31-08-2018 11:45
  The head of a government watchdog in Thailand has admitted that domestic cases of cryptocurrency crime are few and far between despite calling for increased preparedness to combat it in the future. Speaking at a joint seminar with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Bangkok on Thursday, Thailand Institute of Justice
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• Rakuten Is About to Buy a Bitcoin Exchange for $2.4 Million

  31-08-2018 11:40
  Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is planning another step into the cryptocurrency industry with the acquisition of a local bitcoin exchange.
  
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• South Korean Province to Issue Its Own Local Cryptocurrency - Finance Magnates

  31-08-2018 11:39 via financemagnates.com
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  South Korean Province to Issue Its Own Local Cryptocurrency
  Finance Magnates
  Geyongsangbuk-do (also known as Geyongbuk), a province on the eastern coast of South Korea, has announced efforts to replace its local currencies with a state-issued cryptocurrency. The plans were reported by local news source Joongang Ilbo.and more »
  
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• South Korean Province to Issue Its Own Local Cryptocurrency

  31-08-2018 11:39
  The cryptocurrencies will replace locally-issued giftcards.
  
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• Bitfi finally gives up claim cryptocurrency wallet is unhackable - ZDNet

  31-08-2018 11:17 via zdnet.com
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  Bitfi finally gives up claim cryptocurrency wallet is unhackable
  ZDNet
  This device is unable to play the requested video. The Bitfi cryptocurrency hardware wallet emerged on the scene with fanfare, and backed by tech personality John McAfee, the company caused controversy by claiming the device was completely "unhackable ...and more »
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Update: Nano Lifted by New Listing - newsBTC

  31-08-2018 11:08 via newsbtc.com
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  Cryptocurrency Market Update: Nano Lifted by New Listing
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  Yesterday's market correction did not accelerate which is good news this Friday in crypto land. Markets have remained stable but are still below $230 billion, many cryptos have not moved over the past 24 hours but a couple of altcoins are lifting off ...and more »
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Update: Nano Lifted by New Listing

  31-08-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
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  Markets are still flat on Friday; Monero, Nano, Dogecoin and Waltonchain rising.
  Yesterday’s market correction did not accelerate which is good news this Friday in crypto land. Markets have remained stable but are still below $230 billion, many cryptos have not moved over the past 24 hours but a couple of altcoins are lifting off again today.
  Bitcoin has remained below $7,000, but only just. It is currently trading at yesterday’s level of $6,980 though the short term upt
  
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