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• Bitcoin Industry Launches D.C. Lobbying Group to Promote Crypto

  12-09-2018 23:02
  Over the last few weeks, there has been a decline in the price of bitcoin compared to the previous year’s meteoric heights. This has not stopped industry officials from launching a charm offensive targeting federal lawmakers and regulators, per a Washington Post report. Several high-profile cryptocurrency companies and tech veterans in the nation are forming an
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• Brazilian Soccer Club Seeks $20 Million In Upcoming ICO

  12-09-2018 23:00
  The Avaí Futebol Clube is hoping to raise $20 million in the coming months with an initial coin offering.
  
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• KamaGames is Launching a Token Sale and a Rewards Program for Its Users

  12-09-2018 22:31
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• Ethereum Blockchain Being Used to Help Hurricane Victims with Insurance Payouts

  12-09-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  Between Harvey, Irma, Maria, and now Florence, the United States has seen an unprecedented amount of disastrous natural disasters that have devastated communities and have left billions of dollars’ worth of damages in their wake. Ethereum’s blockchain is now potentially being used to solved many of the resulting problems.
  The sheer number of insurance requests to cover things like damaged or lost homes and cars has posed a huge issue for the insurance industry, as they have to rapidl
  
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• Cryptocurrency Exchange OKCoin Expands to 20 More U.S. States

  12-09-2018 21:59
  It’s been nearly one year since one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges was forced to shut its doors in the wake of a government-imposed trading ban. Now, that exchange, the formerly China-based OKCoin, is eying a comeback on the other side of the globe. Now headquartered in San Francisco, OKCoin’s U.S. offshoot announced on
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• Jetcoin Announces Shirt Sponsorship of Derby County F.C.

  12-09-2018 21:55
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• Binance Partners With Malta to Launch Security Token Trading Platform

  12-09-2018 21:30
  Crypto exchange Binance is working with the Malta Stock Exchange to develop and launch a security token trading platform.
  
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• ChangeNOW Partners with Exodus Wallet for Smooth and Seamless Exchange of Your Coins

  12-09-2018 21:24
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• Japanese Telco SoftBank Explores Use of Blockchain in Mobile Payments

  12-09-2018 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A proof-of-concept (PoC) project of a mobile payments service utilizing blockchain technology has been successfully completed by SoftBank Corp., a Japanese telecoms and Internet firm, in partnership with tech provider Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., and US-based blockchain startup TBCASoft, Inc. The new cross-carrier mobile payments service allows users to make a range of in-store, mobile and […]
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• Would Coordinated Efforts of Governance Strengthen or Weaken Bitcoin?

  12-09-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Recent research suggests that there needs to be coordination between leading providers of cryptocurrency infrastructure products to protect against disruption caused by hard and soft forks. However, previous incidents of network upgrades have only strengthened bitcoin and efforts to govern the protocol raise questions over potential centralization.
  Do Leading Industry Participants Need to Attempt to Exercise Governance Over Bitcoin?
  According to recent research conducted by Benjamin Trump and ot
  
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• Vitalik Buterin Clarifies ‘1000x’ Market Growth Comment, Mocks Backlash and Justin Sun

  12-09-2018 20:39
  Vitalik Buterin’s comments that the days of seeing 1000x growth in the crypto space were met with a significant amount of community backlash, no doubt much of it from those who invested heavily at the wrong time and are eager to see the market take off once again. Throughout article comment sections and Twitter threads, the
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• Indian Government Approves Bank's Blockchain Research

  12-09-2018 20:05
  India's top executive body has granted approval for the Exim Bank to conduct research into how blockchain technology may benefit the financial sector.
  
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• The Blockchain Academy Europe – Luxembourg, The Leading Course Where Blockchain Excellence Meets Business Leaders

  12-09-2018 20:04
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• Bittrex, KuCoin, and HitBTC Announce New Crypto Trading Pairs

  12-09-2018 19:40 via newsbtc.com
  Some of the digital currency industry’s best known exchanges are offering additional support for several different coins. Bittrex, KuCoin, and HitBTC announced the extra trading pairs via Twitter earlier today.
  Major Exchanges Launch Extra Non-BTC Trading Pairs
  Three of the planet’s leading digital asset exchanges have announced a range of different trading pairs for popular cryptocurrencies. These include additional USD pairs, as well as support for both Decred (DCR) and EOS.
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• Would You Trade on a Cryptocurrency Exchange Run by Riot Blockchain?

  12-09-2018 19:26
  As cryptocurrency trading goes, U.S. residents have access to an enviable array of exchanges and investing platforms. Though barred from some offshore giants like BitMEX and Huobi, it’s tough to complain when platforms such as Gemini, Coinbase, Binance, Bittrex, and Robinhood leave investors with options designed for customers of virtually every skill level and trading
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• Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis: BTC/USD Hinting Breakdown Action

  12-09-2018 18:25
  Bitcoin price on Wednesday recorded a marginal drop of 0.25 percent against a strong U.S. dollar. The BTC/USD today stayed on its prevailing sideways trend, exhibiting intrarange fluctuations of just around $100. The pair began the Asian trading session sheepishly, forming lower highs towards 6308-fiat and lower lows towards 6219-fiat. The sideways sentiment continued as
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• Ether Shorts Hit Another Record High as Price Sinks

  12-09-2018 18:17
  Ethereum traders continue to load up on short positions, having pushed the cryptocurrency lower by more than 30 percent in the last seven days.
  
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• Crypto Exchange Seed CX Raises $15 Million in Series B Round

  12-09-2018 18:00
  Seed CX raised $15 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital. The exchange plans to expand its spot market and derivatives trading services.
  
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• US Crypto Industry Vets Form Blockchain Association Lobbying Group

  12-09-2018 17:46 via newsbtc.com
  Some of the largest United States-based players in the cryptocurrency space, together with tech industry veterans, are forming the Blockchain Association to better lobby for crypto-related policy changes in Washington D.C.
  Crypto Industry Powerhouses Join Forces for Greater Purpose
  Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said back in June that bear markets such as the one cryptocurrencies are experiencing right now, create an “opportunity to keep making progress while everyone else gets distracted.&r
  
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• Gemini’s New USD Cryptocurrency Stablecoin: A Whitepaper Deep Dive

  12-09-2018 17:20
  The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, founded by the Winklevoss twins, announced on Monday that the company has launched a stablecoin built on the ERC-20 standard. Named “Gemini Dollar” (GUSD) the coin’s value will be “strictly pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar,” according to the whitepaper. Of course, many stablecoins exist that are pegged to USD, such
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• Ibinex B2B White Label Crypto Exchange Announces White Paper Release

  12-09-2018 16:54
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• Below $50: Litecoin Price Clocks 12-Month Low

  12-09-2018 16:40
  The price of litecoin (LTC) has nosedived to 12-month lows amid broad risk aversion in the crypto markets.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Slump Sees $642 Billion Dumped So Far in 2018

  12-09-2018 16:18
  The cryptocurrency market capitalization on September 12 established a new yearly low near circa $187 billion. The drop amounts to a total of $642 billion that has vanished from the market since its all-time high near $829.96 billion. Almost all the leading coins, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple, are in the process of forming
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• Korean Financial Watchdogs Probing Blockchain Firms Over ICO Activity

  12-09-2018 16:00
  South Korean regulators are contacting local blockchain startups as part of an investigation into initial coin offerings, according to CoinDesk Korea.
  
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• Azart Is a New Cryptocurrency for Online Gambling Industry

  12-09-2018 15:56
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• Berkeley Professor Takes A Swipe at Stablecoins in Op-Ed

  12-09-2018 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A University of Berkeley professor has called out the flaws in stablecoins, in an op-ed published in The Guardian. In the critique, Prof. Barry Eichengreen claims stablecoins are not automatically “viable” just because they are pegged to a fiat currency. Taking a swipe at Bitcoin, the professor of economics said popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are […]
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• SEC Hits Two Cryptocurrency Firms With Formal Charges

  12-09-2018 15:31
  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped a crypto asset hedge fund and an ‘ICO Superstore’ with penalties. A digital asset hedge fund manager was charged with misrepresentations and registration failures, marking the SEC’s first-ever enforcement action finding an investment company registration violation by a hedge fund manager based on its investments in digital
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• Julius Baer to Launch Cryptocurrency Product

  12-09-2018 15:26
  The firm has done a huge u-turn having previously disparaged cryptocurrency investment
  
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• Julius Baer to Act as Issuer for Cryptocurrency Product

  12-09-2018 15:26
  The asset manager has strongly disparaged cryptocurrency investment in the past
  
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• Carbon Becomes Latest Startup to Launch a Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin

  12-09-2018 15:00
  Crypto project Carbon has launched its own ethereum-based, dollar-pegged stablecoin dubbed CarbonUSD.
  
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• Bitcoin Flexes its Muscles as Cryptocurrency Market Tumbles to 2018 Low

  12-09-2018 14:41
  The cryptocurrency market crossed an unwelcome milestone on Wednesday, as it not only fell to a year-to-date low but also surpassed the Nasdaq Composite Index’s 78 percent peak-to-trough decline in the throes of the dotcom bubble that kicked off the new millennium. Cryptocurrency Decline Now Worse Than Dotcom Bubble Following a fresh rout this week,
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• Crypto Billionaire Di Iorio Seeks New Start for Jaxx as All-in-One Wallet

  12-09-2018 14:30
  Despite some concerns about security, the new Jaxx Liberty mobile wallet could become an all-purpose crypto app.
  
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• Russia’s Central Bank: ICO Pilot a Success, Legal Hurdles Remain

  12-09-2018 14:01
  A regulatory platform operated by the Bank of Russia has concluded an initial coin offering (ICO) pilot, a central bank official has revealed. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok – a port city near the Chinese border –Ivan Semagin, deputy director of financial markets development at the Bank of Russia revealed the authority’s
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• Huobi Eyes Japan Expansion With Acquisition of Licensed Crypto Exchange

  12-09-2018 14:00
  Huobi Group is about to expand its trading services to Japan via a deal to purchase local cryptocurrency exchange BitTrade.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Charts Hint at Recovery Rally Above $6.4K

  12-09-2018 13:01
  Bitcoin could be in for a decent corrective rally if prices find acceptance above the key resistance of $6,400.
  
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• Alive Play Casino Offers VR Online Gambling Experience on Blockchain, Launches Exclusive Private Sale

  12-09-2018 12:44 via newsbtc.com
  A company by the name Alive Casino is taking the gambling experience to a whole new level. The platform provides players with a blockchain platform that uses VR technology for gambling.
  Based in Costa Rica, Alive Entertainment Company is the first company to provide games using VR technology. The platform gives users an opportunity to play games on a land-based casino by giving them a 360-degree view of games with full control through Virtual Reality. With its exclusive private token sale going
  
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• Alive Casino Offers VR Online Gambling Experience on Blockchain, Launches Exclusive Private Sale

  12-09-2018 12:44 via newsbtc.com
  A company by the name Alive Casino is taking the gambling experience to a whole new level. The platform provides players with a blockchain platform that uses VR technology for gambling.
  Based in Costa Rica, Alive Entertainment Company is the first company to provide games using VR technology. The platform gives users an opportunity to play games on a land-based casino by giving them a 360-degree view of games with full control through Virtual Reality. With its exclusive private token sale going
  
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• Australian Blockchain Delegation Heads to China to Foster Fintech Ties

  12-09-2018 12:32
  A handful of Aussie blockchain startups are in Shanghai this week, part of a government-backed trade mission that aims to strengthen ties between the two nations in the industry. The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), the country’s trade agency, and the Australian Digital Commerce Association are jointly organizing a delegation of domestic blockchain startups currently
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• Ethereum Smashed to $170 as Crypto Markets Hit Another Yearly Low

  12-09-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
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  Markets have crashed again; Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Cardano getting destroyed.
  The pain in crypto land has increased over the past 24 hours as markets have sunk to a new 2018 low point. The world has fallen out of Ethereum as it has led the downward charge dropping total market capitalization below $190 billion.
  ETH should be renamed ‘DETH’ as the world’s second largest crypto currency dumps another 12.5% on the day down to $170. The only other time Et
  
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• Binance Partners Malta Stock Exchange to Launch New Digital Exchange

  12-09-2018 11:35
  Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume has announced a partnership with the Malta Stock Exchange to launch a new digital exchange specifically for security token trading. The agreement was signed on Tuesday through a memorandum of understanding between MSE chairman Joseph Portelli and Binance chief financial officer Wei Zhou. Prof Edward
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• Softbank Completes Blockchain Test for Cross-Carrier Mobile Payments

  12-09-2018 11:30
  Japanese telecoms giant Softbank Corp. has completed a blockchain proof-of-concept that allows P2P mobile payments across different carriers.
  
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• Softbank Completes Blockchain PoC for Cross-Carrier Mobile Payments

  12-09-2018 11:30
  Japanese telecoms giant Softbank Corp. has completed a blockchain proof-of-concept that allows P2P mobile payments across different carriers.
  
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• Despite Market Slump, Major US Crypto Exchange Bittrex Aggressively Expands Globally

  12-09-2018 11:16 via newsbtc.com
  Even in this most recent market rut, Bittrex, a well-established Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange, is dead set on bolstering its sphere of influence over the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries.
  Bittrex Eyes Expansion With Affiliate Company
  On Monday morning, Bittrex unexpectedly took to Twitter to announce that it had launched Bittrex International, an affiliate firm that will be responsible for managing a “global collection of innovative blockchain technology-focused busin
  
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• Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC/USD Sets Eyes On $6,080

  12-09-2018 10:48 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price declined slightly and settled below the $6,300 level against the US Dollar.
  There was a break below a short term triangle pattern with support at $6,320 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is currently trading below the 100 hourly SMA and it could decline towards $6,080 or $6,000.Bitcoin price is slowly moving lower against the US Dollar. BTC/USD may continue to move down and it could test the $6,080-6,000 support area in the near ter
  
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• Is India Ready to Legalize Crypto? Officials Visit Japan & UK to Study Policies

  12-09-2018 10:29
  While the Supreme Court of India hears the crypto exchange industry’s case against the central bank following the latter’s banking ban, regulators are exploring regulatory policies for the nascent sector. Businesses and associations in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector are expected to participate in the hearing alongside the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI),
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• Is Bitcoin Charting a 2015-Style Price Bottom?

  12-09-2018 10:10
  Bitcoin's price decline this year looks eerily similar to a long-term bottom seen in 2015, chart analysis reveals.
  
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• Is Bitcoin Building a 2015-Style Price Bottom?

  12-09-2018 10:10
  Bitcoin's price decline this year looks eerily similar to a long-term bottom seen in 2015, chart analysis reveals.
  
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• Cardano Price Analysis: ADA/USD Could Test $0.060

  12-09-2018 10:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsADA price declined further and broke the $0.0700 support level against the US Dollar (tethered).
  There is a major declining channel in place with resistance at $0.0700 on the hourly chart of the ADA/USD pair (data feed via Bittrex).
  The pair is likely to break the $0.0620 support area and decline further in the near term.Cardano price is moving lower against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ADA/USD may continue to trade lower towards the $0.0600 support area if sellers remain in control.
  
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• OKCoin's Star Xu Questioned as Police Investigate Bitcoin Futures Allegations

  12-09-2018 09:31
  OKCoin's founder Star Xu wasn't arrested, but was assisting police in Shanghai over a bitcoin futures dispute, reports clarify.
  
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• This Canadian Town is Coughing Up Bitcoin After Ransomware Attack

  12-09-2018 09:06
  A town in the Ontario Province of Canada has decided to pay hackers the ransom they are demanding in bitcoin in order to get its computer network working again. Midland, which has a population of over 16,000, had its computer systems breached and infected with ransom malware that encrypted files at the beginning of the
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