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• Bitcoin ATM CEO: Cryptocurrency Needs Regulation to Survive

  22-09-2018 23:57
  In an exclusive interview with CCN, the CEO of the world’s largest Bitcoin ATM network took a hard stance against those who believe in a world where Bitcoin and its peers can survive unregulated. Sheffield Clark, whose company — Coinsource — recently installed 17 new Bitcoin ATMs in Florida, stated that cryptocurrency is not a
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• Brazil’s Biggest Brokerage is Officially Joining the Cryptocurrency Markets

  22-09-2018 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  Brazil’s largest independent brokerage is the latest example of a retail stock exchange to enter the cryptocurrency markets amidst a growing movement for stock exchanges to offer retail investors access to cryptocurrencies.
  Grupo XP, the owner of XP Investmentos SA, the largest independent brokerage in Brazil, announced that they would be moving into the cryptocurrency markets by offering a platform exchange for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the coming months. Grupo XP’s CEO, Guilherme Ben
  
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• Exit Scam in Wonderland: Bitconnect’s Tentacles From Texas to Gujarat

  22-09-2018 23:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Cointelegraph traces Bitconnect’s tangle of high crimes and misdemeanours in the Indian state of Gujarat
  
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• Interview: Former Huobi US Compliance Chief Talks NY Cryptocurrency Exchange Report

  22-09-2018 22:36
  Harry Zhou, former general counsel and compliance officer for Huobi US, spoke with CCN about the latest report from New York’s attorney general on cryptocurrency exchanges. Zhou helped set up the legal framework in New York for cryptocurrency exchanges, namely the application and regulations for the BitLicense. He represented Huobi for comments on the BitLicense proposal
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• Co-Founder of Gulf Blockchain Foundation Doesn’t See Strong Future for Crypto in Qatar

  22-09-2018 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  The co-founder of the Gulf Blockchain Foundation has said Qatar’s supply chains can benefit from the use of the blockchain, but doesn’t see a strong future for crypto in the region at the moment.
  Blockchain Use Cases in Qatar
  Nick Gorman, co-founder of the Gulf Blockchain Foundation, made his comments during a seminar yesterday. In a report from Gulf Times, Gorman said:
  “I don’t think there’s a strong future for cryptocurrencies here right now, given the Qatar Centr
  
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• Tether Has No Real Impact on Bitcoin price: University Researcher

  22-09-2018 21:25
  Contrary to the somewhat-popular idea that tether (USDT) issuance is used to manipulate crypto markets by boosting the price of bitcoin, a new academic study by researcher Wang Chun Wei of the University of Queensland Business School shows that the most widely-used stablecoin in fact has a negligible effect. Tether and the 2017 Bitcoin Price
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• Brave Browser Taps Blockchain Identity Startup Civic for Secure KYC

  22-09-2018 20:15
  Cryptocurrency-funded web browser Brave has announced that it will collaborate with Civic, the blockchain identity platform, on a project that will bring the latter’s identity verification services to publishers on the Brave platform. Under this framework, Brave-verified publishers will be able to confirm their identity using Civic’s technology, and thus gain secure access to their
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• $10,000 Target: Novogratz Sees Bitcoin Jumping 30% in 2018

  22-09-2018 17:59
  Billionaire investor Michael Novogratz, a legendary ex-hedge fund manager, formerly of the investment firm Fortress Investment Group, has said that the Bitcoin price will likely see a 30 percent increase by the end of 2018. Once Bitcoin surpasses major resistance levels at $6,800, $8,800, and $10,000, Novogratz stated that institutions will enter the market via
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• Bitcoin Crisis Averted – DoS & Inflation Vulnerability Patched

  22-09-2018 17:00 via crypto-news.net
  Since its release in 2009, Bitcoin Core has dealt with several software bugs, yet only a few have been deemed as serious and high-risk. Recent reports indicate that a bug which essentially allowed anyone interested to crash the entire Bitcoin network has just been patched.
  With this in mind, the bug in question has been described as a denial-of-service vulnerability. It worked by allowing miners to create a poisoned block containing a double-spend transaction. An attacker would simply need to se
  
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• Crypto Market Stabilizes After $25 Billion Surge, Can Bitcoin Price Breach $6,800?

  22-09-2018 16:35
  Over the past 48 hours, the crypto market has increased by more than $25 billion, from $198 billion to $223 billion. Ripple and Ethereum have maintained momentum at a price range. Since September 20, the crypto market has initiated a strong corrective rally resulted by extremely oversold conditions. But, as many investors expected, the massive
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• UNICEF France Accepts Cryptocurrency Donations for Humanitarian Activities

  22-09-2018 15:43
  Whatever one thinks of ‘babies are dying from lack of bitcoin’ comments attributed to a certain cryptocurrency evangelist, you are now no longer limited to fiat currencies if you want to assist needy children. This follows an announcement by UNICEF France that it is now taking donations in cryptocurrencies. Driven by the need to expand
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• Crypto Exchanges Don’t Need Licenses in Colorado For Fiat, Positive Development

  22-09-2018 15:26 via newsbtc.com
  The State of Colorado recently released a special guidance that will eliminate the need for money transmitting licenses in crypto exchanges in cases when no fiat currencies are being involved.
  No Fiat Used — No License Needed
  Only days ago, on September 20th, a new interpretive guidance regarding the Colorado Money Transmitters Act’s applicability was released by the Colorado Division of Banking. The guidance addresses the way that the Money Transmitters Act will affect crypto compan
  
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• How to Write an STO White Paper: A Step-by-Step Guide (Part I)

  22-09-2018 14:44
  The cryptocommunity’s collectively rising interest in STOs is leading to an increasing demand for STO white paper writers. Due to the similarities with securities offerings, STO white papers must follow certain guidelines to stay on the right side of the law. While there are multiple ways of checking all the boxes, the following guidelines are
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• India’s Blockchain Ecosystem Suffers as Antagonistic Government Policy Brings Exodus

  22-09-2018 13:46
  The fallout from India’s regulatory position on cryptocurrencies is leading to an exit of talent, businesses and investment from the country’s blockchain space on a scale paralleled only by a prior wave of tech industry flight during the internet boom of the late 90s and early noughties. According to a recent News 18 report, a substantial
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• Momentum Is Building to Block Ethereum ASICs

  22-09-2018 13:45
  Several ethereum miners and developers have come forward in the hope of halting ASICs from effectively operating on the ethereum network.
  
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• Momentum Is Building to Block Big Miners from Ethereum's Blockchain

  22-09-2018 13:45
  Several ethereum miners and developers have come forward in the hope of halting ASICs from effectively operating on the ethereum network.
  
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• UK’s Biggest Port Operator to Explore Blockchain Solution

  22-09-2018 12:27
  The privately run UK port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with freight forwarder Marine Transport International to explore a blockchain technology application aimed at improving connectivity at the 21 ports it runs. The MOU will see ABP try out a blockchain solution developed by MTI, thereby helping ease one
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• Billionaire Novogratz: Impossible For Bitcoin Not to Hit $10,000 by This Year

  22-09-2018 12:05 via newsbtc.com
  After a single day in the green, with many cryptocurrencies pushing monthly-highs, many advocates of this space have claimed that this market is on the verge of its next exponential growth cycle. While many wouldn’t classify these overly-bullish claims as crimes, so to speak, no one is as guilty to doing this as Mike Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital, who recently appeared on CNBC to confidently restate his crypto predictions for the umpteenth time.
  Novogratz: The Bottom Could
  
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• Understanding Ethereum’s Uncles

  22-09-2018 11:00 via crypto-news.net
  This article will provide insight and information helping you understand Ethereum’s uncles, why they exist, and how their existence benefits the safety of the network. It contains some crypto-heavy language, but I’ve tried to keep it as simple as possible, clearly defining new words as we go along.
  Everything is perceived from the perspective of the current block being mined on the blockchain. This is the way most of these terms were created because of the importance of the main chai
  
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• Coinsquare Lists Blockchain ETF On Toronto Stock Exchange

  22-09-2018 09:46
  Coin Capital Investment Management Inc. (Coincapital), the portfolio management division of the Coinsquare digital asset trading platform, has listed a blockchain exchange traded fund (ETF), the STOXX Blockchain Patents Innovation Index Fund (LDGR), among two new ETFs the company has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Coincapital, which is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission,
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• Ethereum Regains #2 Spot Surpassing Ripple, Wild Volatility as Market Recovers

  22-09-2018 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  There is something of a battle for second place in cryptocurrency markets going on right now. The number two and three spots, Ether and Ripple respectively (at the time of writing, at least) have swapped positions twice already today with both showing exceptional strength on a day that is uncharacteristically green considering trends so far in 2018.
  XRP and ETH Battle it Out for Second Spot
  The price of the native currency on the Ripple network, XRP, shocked many today by surging impressively to
  
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• Stellar Price: XLM Cryptocurrency Ready to Resume Rally

  22-09-2018 03:05
  The Stellar price has been rising steadily over the last two days. On Friday, Sept. 21, it is trading at 0.2514, adding 8.60% to its value. This rally is based on both tech signals and the overall market trends, says Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, chief analyst at RoboForex. On H3, Stellar is rising after the MACD convergence
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• Bitcoin Mining Pool AntPool to Sponsor NBA’s Houston Rockets

  22-09-2018 02:01
  One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency and bitcoin mining companies, Bitman’s Antpool, has entered into a sponsorship agreement with popular NBA team Houston Rockets. A Step Towards Expansion The partnership signed by both outfits is for the 2018-2019 professional season and will stand out as one of the significant moves by the China-based company towards
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• Bitcoin Core Vulnerability Would Have Allowed Miners to Inflate the BTC Supply

  22-09-2018 01:05
  A newly-patched vulnerability in Bitcoin Core was far more severe than initially revealed, developers disclosed in an updated statement on Thursday. Bitcoin Vulnerability More Serious Than Earlier Announced The statement, posted on the website for the open source project, revealed that Bitcoin Core versions 0.16.3 and 0.170rc4 not only patch a denial-of-service (DoS) bug but
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• The Latest Bitcoin Bug Was So Bad, Developers Kept Its Full Details a Secret

  22-09-2018 00:30
  This week's major bitcoin bug was even worse than developers led on – it could have been used to effectively print more bitcoin.
  
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• Bitcoin ATM Arrives in Shropshire, Bitchains Plans to Continue Targeting Rural UK

  22-09-2018 00:30 via newsbtc.com
  The first ever Bitcoin ATM has arrived in Shropshire, U.K. The machine has been installed in the Red Lion Service Station by Church Stretton-based Bitchains.
  Bitchains Plans Rural Expansion Before Heading to Major Cities
  In what is a first for the county of Shropshire, a Bitcoin ATM has been installed at a petrol station in the town of Wellington. The company behind the installation of the new machine is Bitchains. It is based in Church Stretton and has big plans for expansion in rural England a
  
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• U.S. Lawmaker Introduces 3 Pro-Cryptocurrency Bills to Congress

  22-09-2018 00:02
  On Friday, Sept. a U.S. member of Congress announced that he will introduce three new bills aimed at supporting the development of blockchain technologies, as well as the use of cryptocurrency, within the United States. Rep. Emmer: U.S. Must Support Blockchain Development According to Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), the initiator of this bold move, the U.S. needs
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