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• This Off-Grid, Solar-Powered System Sends Crypto Through Radio Waves

  23-09-2018 23:50
  To many, cryptocurrency is a way of securing financial independence from banks and governments. Those interested in going off-grid, distancing themselves from authority, and even “preppers” who believe that major catastrophe is coming any day share many of the values of hardcore crypto advocates. One point of contention is blockchain’s reliance on the power grid
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• More Delays as Governments Struggle to Create Crypto Regulations

  23-09-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  This year continues to be the most significant for blockchain development and adoption as the technology quickly moves toward mainstream use. Also, despite the months-long decline in market caps, interest in cryptocurrency investing continues to grow, notably in the institutional sector. For years governments and central banks have held that regulation is necessary to protect the public and prevent criminal use. Nevertheless, delays in implementing them continue as lawmakers struggle to create l
  
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• More than a Ripple: What Pushed XRP up 100% in a Week

  23-09-2018 22:40
  In a supernormal rally that almost lost ethereum its silver spot, ripple (XRP) gained about 100 percent in a week. The maximum difference in XRP’s market cap between the week’s lowest and highest level turned out to be almost $19.8 billion. That’s nearly a 184 percent jump. True, the valuation dropped after establishing the weekly
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• On The Fading Ideals of Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts

  23-09-2018 22:36
  German political theorist Hannah Arendt famously made a statement which also applies to Bitcoin: the most radical revolutionaries will become conservatives the day after the revolution. Though this cryptocurrency revolution hasn’t even happened yet, we’re witnessing a dramatic shift which pushes away the anarchistic and boldly radical ideals of early bitcoinists.
  Now it’s become increasingly harder to find libertarians and anarcho-capitalists wishing they could bring to the wor
  
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Trending Sideways

  23-09-2018 21:19
  The bitcoin price on Sunday paused its upside momentum to trend sideways against the US Dollar, fluctuating just about 2 percent between the trading range. BTC/USD over the last week had jumped from its previous weekly low near 6125-fiat to a new weekly high near 6840-fiat. Over the course of last 24 hours, the pair only
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• Meet The Man Who Tracks Kidnappers and Paramilitaries Using Blockchain

  23-09-2018 20:20
  We first mentioned Ben Strickland in our coverage of his report on SadaqaCoins, a dark web marketplace aimed at crowdfunding for weapons and paramilitary training of Syrian jihadists. Strickland didn’t just stumble across the site — he’s an OSINT (open source intelligence) investigator who uses OSINT techniques to trace cryptocurrency transactions and draw connections between
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• Stellar Surges 19%, Cardano Gains in Sunday’s Best Performing Crypto

  23-09-2018 18:33
  Stellar (XLM) and Cardano (ADA) have performed exceptionally well against Bitcoin over the past 24 hours, recording 19 percent and 8 percent gains against the dominant cryptocurrency. At its daily peak, XLM achieved a 25 percent price increase against the US dollar, achieving $0.297. Within a period of 48 hours, the price of XLM rose
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• Massive Hacks, Price Targets and a Bitcoin ETF: This Week in Crypto

  23-09-2018 17:44
  Make sure you check out our previous edition here, now let’s go over what happened in crypto this week. Also, make sure you subscribe for this week’s edition of The CCN Podcast on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Price Watch: Bitcoin is up 2.69% this week to $6,700 surpassing $6,500 late last week after oscillating between $6,300 and $
  
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• Bitcoin Price Nears $6,800 Resistance as Crypto Market Records Large Gains

  23-09-2018 15:54
  Over the past few hours, Bitcoin has recorded a slight 1 percent increase in price, nearing the $6,800 resistance level. The rest of the crypto market recorded large gains across the board as Electroneum and Stellar led the market with 70 percent and 20 percent gains respectively. As CCN reported on September 22, billionaire investor
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• Institutional Investor: Crypto Will be Worth Trillions, Launches Hedge Fund

  23-09-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  After leaving his position as an executive at Steven Cohen’s Point72 hedge fund, Travis Kling decided to start his own crypto-focused fund. This was a big and bullish announcement back then, but it still wasn’t enough to save the crypto market, which crashed only a month later.
  The following nine months were almost completely ruled by the bears, which has brought a lot of damage to the crypto world. Still, according to new reports, Kling has never given up on this project, and it see
  
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• Opinion: Our Weird Relationship with Money

  23-09-2018 14:41
  We all use money on a daily basis, but do you really understand how it works? This article is a little bit different from the usual, as I will propose alternative ways of valuing money and looking at the economy as a whole. If you’ve been following my latest writings, you’ll understand my views on
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• Crypto Week In Review: $60m Hack, Institutional Investor Launches Fund, Binance to Singapore

  23-09-2018 14:16 via newsbtc.com
  Throughout the past seven days, this up and coming industry saw its fair share of cases of development and maturation, as institutions have continued to pile onto this market.
  15 Global Institutions Launch kLmgo SA Blockchain Platform
  Per a previous NewsBTC report, 15 of the world’s foremost institutions have joined hands to create komgo SA, an Ethereum-focused blockchain startup that intends to revolutionize how trading is done on a global scale. In a short but sweet four-page docume
  
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• Last Call to Contribute to Modex Token Sale!

  23-09-2018 13:54
  This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned
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• CNBC Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Bounce Back Based Purely on Market Tacticals

  23-09-2018 13:06
  CNBC Futures Now trader Jim Iurio has predicted that bitcoin will trade above $6,800 based on market analysis that holds $6,000 as its critical support level. Speaking on the show alongside Anthony Grisanti, Iurio stated that market tacticals hold the key to accurately predicting the movement of bitcoin on any meaningful level. He made the
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• When Blockchains Go Down: Why Crypto Outages Are on the Rise

  23-09-2018 12:00
  It used to be that downtime was unheard of on blockchain networks. As new protocols and new trade-offs emerge, that's no longer the case.
  
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• Tether Has No Significant Impact On Bitcoin Price, Study Reveals

  23-09-2018 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Speculations surrounding the supposed influence of Tether in inflating the price of Bitcoin might have been put to rest by a recent academic study. Dr. Wang Chun Wei, an academician at the business school of the University of Queensland, Australia carried out the study and suggested that tether, the stablecoin tied to the US dollar,  has […]
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• The Blockchain Industry is Developed with Women in Mind

  23-09-2018 11:00 via crypto-news.net
  Whether we like to admit it or not, the technology world has been under male dominance for a long time. Too long it seems. Unlike most of the other technology-based industries, blockchain is raw and unestablished. This is both a promise and a challenge for women in the industry.
  Blockchain technology is incredibly different from other industries because of how distinctive its operations are compared to other types of systems. It incorporates many existing technological features into a singl
  
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• Crypto Trading 101: The Moving Average Convergence Divergence

  23-09-2018 11:00
  The MACD is one of the most widely used indicators for gauging trend strength and momentum. Best of all, it's also one of the easiest to master.
  
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• BitPesa, SBI Remit Partner for Blockchain Payments Between Japan And Africa

  23-09-2018 10:52
  BitPesa, a digital treasury management solution that leverages blockchain settlement to lower the cost and improve the speed of payments to and from frontier markets, has teamed with SBI Remit, Japan’s largest remittance service provider, to make it easier for Africans to buy Japanese products.   The two firms are leveraging blockchain technology to reduce
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• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis: BTC/USD Turned Short-term Bullish

  23-09-2018 08:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price traded higher and cleared the $6,580-6,600 resistance zone against the US Dollar.
  There is a key bullish trend line in place with support at $6,550 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is currently correcting lower, but it could find support near the $6,600 and $6,550 levels.Bitcoin price climbed above the key $6,600 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC/USD needs to clear the $6,850 level to gain upside momentum in the near term.
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: ETH/USD Uptrend Is Intact

  23-09-2018 06:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsETH price is trading with a positive bias above the $220 level against the US Dollar.
  There is a major bullish trend line formed with support at $224 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The pair is currently struggling to break the $252 resistance and is correcting lower.Ethereum price is trading with positive moves versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD could decline a few points, but it remains supported above $220.
  Ethereum Price Analysis
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• Cryptocurrency Wallet Blockchain Files Complaint Against Copycat Website

  23-09-2018 03:00
  Cryptocurrency web wallet provider Blockchain has filed a complaint in a U.S. federal court alleging attempted deception by a copycat website. In a blogpost, Blockchain — whose website is hosted at blockchain.com — identifies the platform, blockchain.io, as a deliberate impostor that is attempting to rebrand itself in order to continue in its usual insincere
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• Content Creators on YouTube, Twitch, and Wikipedia Can Now Accept Ripple (XRP)

  23-09-2018 01:30
  Content creators on the internet will now be able to accept payments in XRP tokens directly from their users. The tipping-for-content has become possible because of Coil, the brainchild of Stefan Thomas, the former CTO of Ripple Labs. The San Francisco company has launched the beta version of its browser extension app of the same
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