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• A New Regulatory Compliant Exchange Expects 170.000+ Users from Day One

  26-09-2018 23:52
  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. A new French exchange focuses on security and regulatory compliance as a part of its plan to become the European market leader by 2020. A new exchange —
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• North Korea is Using Cryptocurrency to Evade U.S. Sanctions: Experts

  26-09-2018 23:49
  Two Washington-based financial experts say that North Korea is increasingly using cryptocurrency to evade U.S. Sanctions. According to Lourdes Miranda, a financial crimes investigator specialized in intelligence collection and analysis, and Ross Delston, an expert witness who specializes in anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, Pyongyang is creating its own cryptocurrency and is likely also using popular
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• Confusion Over Bitcoin Taxation Leads to Poor Reporting of Gains and Losses

  26-09-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  With Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies making huge sums of money for those adept at timing the market, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is keen to make sure it receives its cut of the profits.
  However, a lawyer from Morgan Lewis & Bockius states that many users do not realise that even when they have used a currency, gains and losses must be reported on every transaction. This causes many to simply ignore the looming issue of taxation.
  Poor Reporting is Causing the IRS to Lose Out on
  
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• Josh and Ross: The Government Doesn’t Care About You

  26-09-2018 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The U.S. Government doesn’t care about your losses. They don’t care if you get scammed. What they care about is their own power, keeping it, and controlling you. There is no better illustration of that than in the disparity in the sentences of Ross Ulbricht and Joshua Homero Garza. It’s been three years since Garza’s […]
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• Ripple Expat Jed McCaleb Ramps up Cryptocurrency Sell-Off as XRP Rallies

  26-09-2018 22:45
  The co-founder of two of the six most valuable cryptocurrency tokens is capitalizing on a September rally to ramp-up the speed at which he cashes out of one of those assets: ripple (XRP). Why a Ripple Co-Founder is Cashing Out Jed McCaleb, instrumental in the launch of both Ripple and Stellar — as well as
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• VanEck, SolidX Unfazed By SEC Bitcoin ETF Delay

  26-09-2018 22:00
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently moved to delay their decision over yet another bitcoin exchange traded fund proposal.
  
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• VanEck and SolidX Unfazed By the SEC's Latest Bitcoin ETF Delay

  26-09-2018 22:00
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently moved to delay their decision over yet another bitcoin exchange traded fund proposal.
  
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• Binance CEO Discusses the Future of Binance, Crypto, and the Next Bull Run

  26-09-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has in five years taken his initial interest in cryptocurrencies and turned his passion into one of the most successful cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.The young CEO has even graced the cover of Forbes magazine’s crypto rich list and was highlighted as being among the wealthiest entrepreneurs operating across the cryptocurrency industry.In a new interview with CryptoGlobe, CZ shares details on his humble beginnings, and most importantly, sh
  
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• Walmart Demands Salad Growers Use Blockchain for Food Safety

  26-09-2018 21:47
  Walmart has advised its fresh, leafy greens producers to use blockchain technology to trace the movement of their products under its food traceability initiative, and to have all systems in place about one year from now, according to the company’s website. A letter to its suppliers noted the U.S. has suffered a multi-state outbreak of
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• Walmart Demands Salad Growers to Use Blockchain for Food Safety

  26-09-2018 21:47
  Walmart has advised its fresh, leafy greens producers to use blockchain technology to trace the movement of their products under its food traceability initiative, and to have all systems in place about one year from now, according to the company’s website. A letter to its suppliers noted the U.S. has suffered a multi-state outbreak of
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• Bitmain Officially Files for IPO As It Faces Growing Competition, BCH Jumps 20%

  26-09-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant, Bitmain, has officially filed an application to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). The application has been long anticipated by analysts, and many cryptocurrency investors are excited at the prospect of being able to invest in the mining operation.
  First published today, the IPO prospectus document does not offer investors any insight into share pricing or evaluation. However, based on their reported revenue
  
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• Blue Ocean Blockchain Application Strategy — Large-Scale Decentralized Collaboration

  26-09-2018 20:59
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• Bitfinex Launches Decentralized Exchange EOSfinex in Beta

  26-09-2018 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cryptocurrency trading platform Bitfinex has announced the launch of EOSfinex, a decentralized exchange built on the EOSIO technology, in beta. The new platform aims to facilitate peer-to-peer value exchanges and support high-volume blockchain-based trading.  EOSfinex will allow for a peer-to-peer network which will be entirely trustless, that can be viewed by participants. To begin with, […]
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• Ripple and Bitcoin Cash Gain 20% as Crypto Market Adds $12 Billion

  26-09-2018 20:42
  The crypto market has demonstrated a gain of $12 billion in the past 24 hours, triggered by a staggering 20 percent increase in the value of Ripple (XRP) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). On September 25, CCN reported that the volume of XRP was a concern for traders as it dropped from $2 billion to $800
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• Monero Bug Allows Theft from Crypto Exchanges, Will They Start Delisting It?

  26-09-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  A recently discovered bug allowed bad actors to trick and exploit cryptocurrency exchanges by sending multiple payments to the same stealth address.
  Monero Bug Allows Hackers to Steal from Crypto Exchanges
  Monero (XMR) is known as a coin that provides its users with increased levels of privacy and anonymity. Because of this, it has always accused of being the favorite coin for hackers and other cybercriminals. However, recently, a bug was discovered in its code, and experts claim that it has a p
  
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• FedEx Joins Hyperledger in Blockchain Consortium's Latest Expansion

  26-09-2018 20:00
  FedEx, Honeywell and 12 blockchain startups joined the Hyperledger consortium, the group announced Wednesday.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis: BTC/USD Confirms Inverse H&S

  26-09-2018 19:43
  Bitcoin on Wednesday rose over 3.5 percent against the US Dollar on a bounce back from previous day’s low towards $6,330. The BTC/USD on 1H timeframe has just confirmed the completion of an inverse Head & Shoulder (IH&S) pattern with neckline situated near 6500-6515-fiat area. A buy stop order above the neckline has brought us a
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• 13 Dapps Are Developed in the Boston Hackathon Co-Hosted by Bytom

  26-09-2018 19:07
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• Bitcoin Giant Bitmain Finally Files IPO in Hong Kong, Emphasizes 328% Yearly Revenue Growth

  26-09-2018 19:01
  The world’s largest crypto mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain has finally filed an initial public offering (IPO) with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Bitmain, which has demonstrated absolute dominance over the lucrative Bitcoin mining market for many years, is yet to disclose its target valuation. But, local analysts have stated that the success of the
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• SEC Seeks Court Sanction Against PlexCoin ICO Founders

  26-09-2018 19:00
  The SEC is taking seeking further action against the founders of the Plexcoin crypto scheme, alleging they are not complying with court orders.
  
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• Eventually a Startup Born in 2018 That Really Works for All of Us!

  26-09-2018 18:58
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• XRP Passes ETH as Cryptocurrency Markets Post Gains Amidst Bitcoin Stability

  26-09-2018 18:30 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices have been relatively flat over the past seven days, ranging between $6,300 and $6,700, and altcoins have been doing incredibly well during this stability. Across the board, multiple altcoins are up 10% or more, with the markets once again being led by XRP, which is up nearly 20% over the past 24 hours.
  Despite Bitcoin’s perceived stability above $6,000, one analyst is confident that the important price level will soon break, noting that every rally is weaker than the la
  
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• Most Americans Unsure About What Bitcoin Actually Means, Survey Claims

  26-09-2018 18:17
  “Bitcoin” is the financial term for which Americans are least confident of its meaning, according to The Knowledge Academy, a U.K. based provider of training courses which conducted a survey of 1,135 Americans to measure their understanding of financial terms. That “bitcoin” would rank as the least understood term is not surprising, given its newness
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• US Dairy Farmers to Trial Blockchain in Bid to Track Milk Products

  26-09-2018 18:00
  The Dairy Farmers of America will trial a blockchain platform to track milk products, the company announced Tuesday.
  
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• The Last Frontier: Robinhood’s Commission-Free Crypto Trading Goes to Alaska

  26-09-2018 17:12
  Trading app Robinhood has rolled out its commission-free cryptocurrency trading services to yet another state in the U.S. In a tweeted statement, the financial services firm disclosed that residents of Alaska can now trade Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Ethereum classic and Litecoin on Robinhood Crypto. Alaska, thanks for bearing with us. Trade Bitcoin and … Continued
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• Circle Launches New “Trustworthy” Stablecoin, Could This Be the Tether Killer?

  26-09-2018 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Boston-based Circle Internet Financial Ltd., creator of the popular retail crypto trading app Circle Invest, has announced that it’s following the lead of other exchanges by launching its own U.S.-dollar backed stablecoin.
  USD Coin: Circle Introduces New Dollar Backed Stablecoin
  The Goldman Sachs-backed Circle announced the move just days after revealing that new assets were being listed to its Circle Invest app, and follows other competitors in the market – such as the Winklevoss-ow
  
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• Blockchain Startups Aim to Kill the Captcha With a New Anti-Bot Protocol

  26-09-2018 17:00
  Datawallet and Enigma have partnered to create an alternative to all those annoying captchas – and hopefully reduce the prevalence of bot nets.
  
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• SBI Ripple Asia Receives Licence for Inter-Bank Blockchain Payments

  26-09-2018 16:35
  Registration with the local finance bureau is the first step towards implementing the MoneyTap system.
  
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• Newsflash: Bitcoin Unicorn Circle Launches USD-Pegged Cryptocurrency

  26-09-2018 16:20
  Circle, the $3 billion bitcoin startup backed by investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, has created a cryptocurrency “stablecoin” whose value is pegged to the U.S. dollar and backed by physical currency stored in company-owned bank accounts. Circle Unveils USD-Backed Cryptocurrency Announced on Tuesday, the new cryptocurrency — USD Coin (USDC) — will allow individuals and … Continued
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• Austria Tourism Pilots Blockchain Tech Using Ethereum-Based Token

  26-09-2018 16:19
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• Newdex Released an Open Letter Responding the Queries about Its Decentralized Trading Model

  26-09-2018 16:12
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• Crypto Projects Such as Tron Pioneering a Decentralized Entertainment Economy

  26-09-2018 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  It doesn’t matter if you are a Grammy Award-winning musician or a video producer with less than a hundred followers. The moment you publish your work – it starts getting segregated.
  Content creators have been silently siphoning off a huge part of their earnings to several sets of hands. When an individual watches or purchases their work, only a small percentage of his contribution ends up in the bank balance of the content creator. The rest of it goes to intermediaries. In the c
  
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• Miracle Tele Announces Details of the TELE Token Sale to Offer the Lowest Mobile Call Rates to Consumers

  26-09-2018 15:57
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• VAEON Secures First EOS VC Fund Contribution

  26-09-2018 15:53
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• Samsung to Manufacture ASIC Chips for Canadian Bitcoin Mining Firm

  26-09-2018 15:47
  Squire, a Canada-based crypto mining firm, which raised $19.5 million in August to develop sophisticated mining equipment, has signed a deal with South Korea’s largest conglomerate Samsung to manufacture ASIC chips. The company has partnered with Gaonchips and Samsung Electronics to design and manufacturer new ASIC mining chips, which could allow the company to compete … Continued
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• Are Cryptocurrencies Inevitable?

  26-09-2018 15:43
  Cryptocurrencies have proliferated in recent years. The financial news outlets report on its disruptive potential on a daily basis. ‘Bitcoin’ is officially part of the English language and Forbes Magazine declared 2013 to be the ‘Year of the Bitcoin.’ The number of cryptocurrencies is well in the hundreds and new ones are being created even before the world has had time to understand the old ones. Reporters can buy sandwiches, defense attorneys can charge their clients,
  
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• Cryptocurrency Mining Giant Bitmain Officially Files For An IPO In Hong Kong

  26-09-2018 15:42
  Bitmain, the Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant, has officially filed an application to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). 
  
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• Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Just Officially Filed for an IPO

  26-09-2018 15:42
  Bitmain, the Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant, has officially filed an application to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). 
  
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• Gemini Exchange Could Move to the UK to Target European Market

  26-09-2018 15:10 via crypto-news.net
  According to recent reports from unnamed sources, Tylor and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of the Gemini Trust Company, operators of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, are debating to move their operations to the United Kingdom to get closer to European markets.
  The Gemini Exchange was founded back in 2014 by the Winklevoss twins, and quickly became one of the world’s biggest digital currency platforms. Now, the exchange has hired several advisers to determine whether a move to the UK w
  
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• JPMorgan’s Ethereum-Based Blockchain Payments Trial Adds 75 Banks

  26-09-2018 15:03
  A blockchain payments trial jointly launched by a trio of banks led by JPMorgan has roped in 75 new banks globally for seamless and faster interbank settlements. First deployed by JPMorgan in October 2017, the Interbank Information Network began as a blockchain experiment to minimize the participants and friction typically involved in a global payments … Continued
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• USD Coin Arrives: Circle's Crypto Stablecoin Is Now Trading

  26-09-2018 15:00
  Crypto finance firm Circle has officially released its dollar-pegged stablecoin for limited trading, the company announced Wednesday.
  
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• Crypto Startup LedgerX Eyes Ethereum Options, Awaiting CFTC Approval

  26-09-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  In spite of the ever-tumultuous market, crypto investment services providers have continued to eye the expansion of their product lineup in a bid to entice prospective investors to allocate capital to this space.
  LedgerX Ethereum Options Are On Their Way
  Frank Chaparro, who has gained recognition for his crypto-focused Business Insider pieces, recently revealed that LedgerX, a leading New York-based cryptocurrency infrastructure firm, intends to introduce an Ethereum investment vehicle
  
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• How the SEC’s Crackdown on ICOs is Shaping Regulations in the US

  26-09-2018 14:50
  The SEC has increased pressure on crypto companies all around the industry. Will we see clear regulations soon?
  
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• UN Food Program to Expand Blockchain Testing to African Supply Chain

  26-09-2018 14:00
  The U.N. World Food Programme plans to test blockchain for tracking food delivery in East Africa, following a refugee aid pilot in Jordan.
  
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• Exclusive: BitPay Partners BTC.com, Brings Bitcoin Payment Protocol to a Million Users

  26-09-2018 14:00
  Bitmain subsidiary BTC.com has become the latest bitcoin wallet provider to adopt the BIP70 transaction framework, enabling the company’s 1 million customers to send payments to businesses in cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay’s $1 billion merchant market. BTC.Com Adopts BIP70 for Commercial Bitcoin Payments Originally proposed in 2013 by early Bitcoin developers Gavin Andresen and Mike
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• Coinbase Executive: Our New Listing Process is What Customers Want

  26-09-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  Industry golden child Coinbase has long been known for its forward-thinking, leading the cryptocurrency space to new heights over the past six years. With an unexpected announcement made on Tuesday, the firm’s top brass still seems hell-bent on continuing to establish a new frontier in the context of this up and coming technology.
  Coinbase Takes U-Turn, Implements Formal Listing Process
  On Tuesday afternoon, Coinbase, one of the most well-recognized startups in this budding industry,
  
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• BlockEx Signs with Advertising Agency to Offer Sports Club ICOs

  26-09-2018 14:00
  The deal with Football Media will allow clubs to brand/manage their own ICOs and cryptocurrency exchanges.
  
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• BlockEx Signs with Advertising Agency to Offer Sport Club ICOs

  26-09-2018 14:00
  The deal with Football Media will allow clubs to brand/manage their own ICOs and cryptocurrency exchanges.
  
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• Crypto Cooldown: Iceland’s Bitcoin Miners Turn to Blockchain Enterprise

  26-09-2018 13:21
  Iceland has long been a prominent hub of bitcoin mining due to 98% of its electricity coming from renewable geothermal energy and a cold climate favoring mining farms which must be kept cool can run massive air conditioning bills in warmer areas. The power usage effectiveness (PUE) of the country is as low as 1.03,
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• Bitcoin Price Volatility Hits Lowest Level In Nearly 2 Years

  26-09-2018 13:11
  Bitcoin price volatility, as indicated by Bollinger band width, has hit the lowest level since December 2016.
  
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