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• Resurrection? SEC to Begin Reviewing 9 Rejected Bitcoin ETFs

  05-10-2018 23:30
  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set a late October deadline to begin reviewing proposed rule changes that would allow several regulated exchange operators to list bitcoin ETF products on their trading platforms. In a series of documents published yesterday, on Oct. 4, the SEC revealed that it is set to begin reviewing bitcoin
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• Scammers Use Cryptocurrency ATMs to Target Potentially Vulnerable Victims - newsBTC

  05-10-2018 23:07 via newsbtc.com
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  Scammers Use Cryptocurrency ATMs to Target Potentially Vulnerable Victims
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  Australian police have been informed of a scam in which the perpetrators are requesting people deposit funds for them at cryptocurrency ATMs. It is thought that those behind the scam are targeting newly-arrived migrants who are unsure if such requests ...and more »
  
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• Scammers Use Cryptocurrency ATMs to Target Potentially Vulnerable Victims

  05-10-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Australian police have been informed of a scam in which the perpetrators are requesting people deposit funds for them at cryptocurrency ATMs. It is thought that those behind the scam are targeting newly-arrived migrants who are unsure if such requests are genuine since they are navigating an entirely foreign system of taxation for the first time.
  Elaborate Cryptocurrency Scam Generates Tens of Thousands of Dollars
  According to a report in the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper, there have been fo
  
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• Rapper Soulja Boy Brags About Bitcoin Gains in New Rap Track

  05-10-2018 23:00
  Soulja Boy is diving head-first into the crypto world with a song titled "Bitcoin" off his latest track.
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro keeps pushing his Petro cryptocurrency despite little interest - Miami Herald

  05-10-2018 22:48 via miamiherald.com
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  Venezuela's Maduro keeps pushing his Petro cryptocurrency despite little interest
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  The Venezuelan cryptocurrency called the Petro has an appeal bordering on zero within the country and the U.S. government banned its use back in March, but Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro keeps relaunching the virtual currency, most recently by ...
  US Senators Seek Stronger Sanctions on Venezuela's 'Petro' CryptocurrencyCoinDesk
  Nearly 2.5 million have fled Venezuela, regi
  
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• Crypto Unicorn Circle to Acquire Equity Crowdfunding Platform, ‘Tokenize Everything’

  05-10-2018 22:35
  One of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency companies has acquired a crowdfunding platform as it seeks to fulfill its goal of overseeing the “tokenization of everything.” Goldman-Backed Circle Acquires Crowdfunding Startup Circle Internet Financial, a cryptocurrency unicorn with a $3 billion valuation, has inked a deal to acquire SeedInvest, an equity crowdfunding startup that helps
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• US Senators Seek Stronger Sanctions on Venezuela's 'Petro' Cryptocurrency

  05-10-2018 22:00
  A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing for tighter sanctions against Venezuela's state-backed cryptocurrency, known as the petro.
  
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• France Contemplating Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Intermediaries - Bitcoinist

  05-10-2018 22:00 via bitcoinist.com
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  France Contemplating Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Intermediaries
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  France is considering enacting the country's very first regulatory framework governing crypto-asset intermediaries. The move will require fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchanges as well as custodians of cryptographic keys to undergo a mandatory AMF registration.
  
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• Circle Invest Packages New Crypto Bundles By Platform, Payments, and Privacy

  05-10-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  After finding much success in their unique “Buy the Market” feature, Circle has announced that additional cryptocurrency bundles each broken down by category are now available via the Circle Invest app.
  Circle Invest Debuts New Cryptocurrency “Collections”
  The Goldman Sachs-backed peer-to-peer payments technology company, Circle, has been aggressively expanding into the cryptocurrency space.
  This began earlier this year with the acquisition of popular cryptocurrency excha
  
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• Five Years After The Silk Road, Things Are Worse

  05-10-2018 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Five years after the closure of the Silk Road, bitcoin has changed dramatically. No longer does society see it as an underground currency used by addicts, dealers and pornographers. Today it is the third pillar of futurism alongside Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence. Not only is it the digital cash that will power the online […]
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• Confronting the Elephant in the Room: Crypto Taxes and How Some Platforms Are Addressing Them

  05-10-2018 21:06
  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. Ask any layperson their views on cryptocurrencies and you’ll likely hear that they’re mainly used for illicit activities and tax evasion. While this is obviously far from the … Continued
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• Circle Announces Acquisition of Crowdfunding Platform SeedInvest

  05-10-2018 21:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Boston based digital assets firm Circle has signed an agreement to acquire SeedInvest, the equity crowdfunding platform for the sole purpose of helping startups raise capital with cryptocurrencies. Once the acquisition is finalized, private companies will be able to issue tokens and have customers trade them on the exchange. This move comes on the heels […]
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• Survey: 72% of Institutional Investors Believe Crypto Prices Would Rise in a Recession

  05-10-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  A new survey conducted by Fundstrat Global Advisors has found that 72% of institutional investors believed that cryptocurrency prices would rise in the case of a global recession.
  This is mainly due to the belief that non-governmental and retail market-related investments would be seen as a safe haven due to their distance from traditional markets.
  The Fundstrat survey results were corroborated by a Twitter survey that found similar results amongst investors, with 59% of respondents claimin
  
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• CFTC Meeting Hears Renewed Calls for Crypto Self-Regulation

  05-10-2018 21:00
  Panelists at a CFTC meeting explained that stronger regulations or self-enforcement may help protect crypto investors.
  
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• 14 Italian Banks Complete Interbank Transactions on R3 Blockchain Corda

  05-10-2018 20:40
  A consortium of Italian banks has successfully completed the initial trial of a blockchain-based system aimed at enhancing interbank operations. Known as the interbank Spunta Project, the 14 banks chose the Corda distributed ledger technology platform developed by the R3 blockchain consortium. The application was developed by NTT Data Italia while decentralized storage platform Sia … Continued
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• This Week In Cryptocurrency: Yale Invests In Crypto, Coinbase's $8B Valuation - Benzinga

  05-10-2018 20:32 via benzinga.com
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  This Week In Cryptocurrency: Yale Invests In Crypto, Coinbase's $8B Valuation
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  The cryptocurrency market finished a difficult week on a low note on Friday, with most major currencies trading down on the day. Here's a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market this week and which currencies were on ...and more »
  
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• Training in Cryptocurrency Compliance - ATD

  05-10-2018 20:25 via td.org
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  Training in Cryptocurrency Compliance
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  When I accepted a position as chief compliance officer for a cryptocurrency firm after working in traditional compliance institutions my entire career, I knew there would be a transition going into virtual currency and a mental shift into a different ...
  
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• Yale’s Own “Warren Buffett” Takes Up Positions in Two Cryptocurrency Funds

  05-10-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  It has emerged that one of the planet’s most respected endowment managers has taken up positions in the cryptocurrency space. David Swensen has managed Yale University’s almost $30 billion endowment fund since the mid-eighties, earning him great esteem as an investor.
  Yale’s “Warren Buffett” Investing in Cryptocurrency
  More institutional money continues to trickle into cryptocurrency. This time, it’s courtesy of Yale University’s endowments fund. David S
  
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Stability Continues

  05-10-2018 19:37
  Bitcoin on Friday surged a minor 0.21 percent against the US Dollar, intensifying the bias conflict it has been in since yesterday. The BTC/USD opened the day while valued at 6590-fiat and is currently fluctuating around 6593-fiat. Between then and now, the pair, however, witnessed a robust intrarange action, in which the value retested 6500-fiat as its … Continued
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• SEC Asks for Additional Comment on Rejected Bitcoin ETFs

  05-10-2018 19:27
  The SEC is asking for further comment on nine different bitcoin exchange-traded fund rule change proposals currently under review. 
  
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• Stablecoin Tether Incurs Scam Accusations Following USDT Drop

  05-10-2018 18:30 via newsbtc.com
  Tether incurred severe criticism after its supposed stablecoin USDT lost its value against the U.S. Dollar.
  On Tuesday, the USDT/USD dropped towards 0.95 across several cryptocurrency exchanges, stirring panic among investors who were arbitraging between the crypto-assets.
  On the same day, a new report surfaced about Noble Bank, Tether’s banking partner, revealing its poor financial health. The Puerto Rick bank served as a fiat gateway to it, as well as BitFinex, a well-known Bitcoin
  
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• An Early Employee Leaves Crypto Exchange Giant Coinbase

  05-10-2018 18:29
  Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said their fifth employee and head of its institutional platform group, Adam White, is departing the company. The firm said yesterday that Jonathan Kellner, the ex-CEO of Insinet, would be taking over the bulk of White’s work. Kellner was recently hired as Coinbase’s managing director of its institutional business. A company spokesperson
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• Extauri to Launch Platform that Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Crypto Finance

  05-10-2018 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Extauri will be launching its secure token trading platform for cryptocurrency tokens, fiat, and traditional banking products such as stocks and ETFs in the first quarter of 2019. The new platform hopes to close the gap between traditional and crypto finance worlds by combining the advantages of blockchain technology with products offered by the conventional […]
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• New Crop of ‘Regulated’ Stablecoins are Trading at a Premium to Tether

  05-10-2018 17:30
  The next wave of USD-backed stablecoins have begun to make their way onto high-volume cryptocurrency exchanges, and early indications suggest that traders may trust them more than tether (USDT). New USD-Backed Cryptocurrencies Vie for Tether’s Crown As CCN reported, cryptocurrency firms Gemini, Paxos, and Circle have all in recent weeks launched asset-backed “stablecoins,” cryptocurrency tokens
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• Wall Street Has Called a Bottom in the Crypto Market

  05-10-2018 17:20 via newsbtc.com
  After years of being skeptical of the crypto market, it seems that institutional investors are finally getting bullish about it. Recently, Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Tom Lee conducted a survey to determine the general attitude toward Bitcoin.
  The survey was divided into two parts — one to question institutions and the other one to question the crypto community. The private survey questioned up to 25 institutions, while the public one was conducted on Twitter, in the form of a poll.
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• Chinese University Proposes Managing Web Domains On a Blockchain

  05-10-2018 17:15
  A patent application by the Shenzhen Graduate School outlines a blockchain platform for managing top-level web domains.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Custodian BitGo Adds Stellar and Dash | Fortune - Fortune

  05-10-2018 17:00 via fortune.com
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  Cryptocurrency Custodian BitGo Adds Stellar and Dash | Fortune
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  Starting Friday, BitGo said it will enable customers to keep Dash. In the next couple of weeks, it will add support for Lumens.and more »
  
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• Cryptocurrency Custodian BitGo Adds Stellar and Dash - Fortune

  05-10-2018 17:00 via fortune.com
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  Cryptocurrency Custodian BitGo Adds Stellar and Dash
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  BitGo, a Palo Alto-based startup that helps investors store cryptocurrency holdings, is adding compatibility with two new digital coins. Starting Friday, BitGo said it will enable customers to keep Dash, a digital currency based on a tweaked version of ...and more »
  
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• What you need to know before investing in cryptocurrency - CNN

  05-10-2018 16:29 via cnn.com
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  What you need to know before investing in cryptocurrency
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  San Francisco (CNN Business) Everyone's talking about cryptocurrencies, even if they don't fully understand them. Some people are even investing in them. Joining the craze is only getting easier. Apps like RobinHood and exchanges like CoinBase make ...
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• Forget Buterin’s 500 TX/S, Researchers Explore 17,000 TX/S on Ethereum

  05-10-2018 16:23
  In September, Vitalik Buterin, the co-creator of Ethereum (ETH), stated that the Ethereum blockchain network could scale to 500 transactions per second using ZK-SNARKS, the base technology of privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash. This week, Ethereum researchers Barry Whitehat, Alex Gluchowski, Harry R, Yondon Fu and Philippe Castonguay introduced a solution called snark-based side chain, which could … Continued
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• Circle Eyes Crypto Securities Bid With Crowdfunding Site Acquisition

  05-10-2018 15:50
  Crypto company Circle is reportedly moving to acquire SeedInvest, a crowdfunding platform for startups.
  
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• Change in the ICO landscape (notes from the ICO trenches)

  05-10-2018 15:50
  For better or worse, the ICO landscape has changed a lot of the past twelve months. I have been involved in every turn of this tumultuous ride. In the meantime I’ve probably accumulated enough fun stories to write a small book, but for now I’ll limit myself to a brief digest.
  It used to be fabulous! You form a team – i.e., a few of your college buddies – you brainstorm, and out of your brainstorming session you pick the most exciting and most far-fetched idea to put in a
  
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• Fake Cheat for Popular Game Fortnite Hides Bitcoin-Targeting Malware

  05-10-2018 15:30
  A supposed cheat for the massively popular video game Fortnite turns out to be malware designed to steal bitcoin wallet login details.
  
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• Paradigm Shift: Samourai Wallet Removes Fiat Values in Favor of Satoshis

  05-10-2018 15:17
  Samourai Wallet announced the release of a new app update on September 28 that removes fiat values for wallet balances and transaction fees. Instead, the wallet now shows only satoshis (sat), the smallest unit of bitcoin, for all values. In the announcement, the bitcoin wallet provider knew that the change could cause some frustration among … Continued
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• VOIP Pioneer Says New Startup Is Paying Users Interest on Millions in Crypto

  05-10-2018 14:30
  Led by Alex Mashinsky, crypto lending startup Celsius says it's paying thousands of users interest for depositing bitcoin and ether in its wallet app.
  
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• Yale University Has Invested in Two Cryptocurrency Funds: Report

  05-10-2018 14:26
  The “herd” of institutional investors that cryptocurrency bulls such as Mike Novogratz have perennially said is just over the horizon is finally making an appearance, as reports have emerged that one of the world’s largest university endowments has invested in two cryptocurrency funds. Yale University Endowment Makes Cryptocurrency Play Citing an anonymous source familiar with
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• Yale University Said to Invest in $400 Million Paradigm Crypto Fund

  05-10-2018 14:00
  Has Yale University just plunged into the turbulent waters of the cryptocurrency space? A new Bloomberg report suggests it has.
  
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• Charlie Lee and Roger Ver make a bet

  05-10-2018 14:00
  On September 9th, Charlie Lee and Roger Ver sat down to have a conversation about Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. It all happened during the Blockchain Cruise, an event where these encounters are both common and inevitable. However, this particular clash made sparks fly in a rather unexpected way, and an important bet has been made between the two crypto titans!
  Furthermore, a really nice metaphor for Bitcoin scalability has been introduced by the two debaters: the blockchain is just like a
  
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• Bitcoin Price Fails to Record Big Breakout But Market Remains Bull-Friendly

  05-10-2018 13:25
  Over the past 24 hours, despite the promising price movement of Bitcoin from low $6,500 to $6,600, BTC has fallen back down below the $6,600 mark. Traders have offered contrasting viewpoints throughout the past two days. Some have said that the low volume of Bitcoin is a concern for the market while several stated that
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• Binance Coin Becomes the 14th largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap - newsBTC

  05-10-2018 13:14 via newsbtc.com
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  Binance Coin Becomes the 14th largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap
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  Binance Coin (BNB) has positioned itself among the top 20 in the list of over 2000 cryptocurrencies listed on Coinmarketcap.and more »
  
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• Binance Coin Becomes the 14th largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap

  05-10-2018 13:14 via newsbtc.com
  Binance Coin (BNB) has positioned itself among the top 20 in the list of over 2000 cryptocurrencies listed on Coinmarketcap. In a recent tweet, Binance revealed that BNB has become the 14th most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization, which presently stands at over $1.2 billion.
  BNB is Binance’s native coin with several use cases for holders which the company highlighted in a blog post published on its official Medium account. The cryptocurrency can be used for paying trading fee
  
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• Little Known 'Choppiness Index' Could Warn of Bitcoin Price Breakout

  05-10-2018 12:55
  The Choppiness Index, which gauges a trend's strength, could give traders an early hint of an impending bitcoin price breakout.
  
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• CoinIQ’s CryptoBook Delivers Free Marketing Resources for the Crypto Community

  05-10-2018 12:26
  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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• Hoard Launches Multi-Currency Mobile Wallet in Beta

  05-10-2018 12:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Crypto startup Hoard has released the beta version of its all-in-one mobile wallet and trading platform supporting both fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2017 and held by a Cayman Islands holdings company, Hoard is an open source mobile wallet that allows users to send, spend, store and swap cash and cryptocurrencies from a single […]
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• EOS Down the Least in 2018 With 23.4% Drop, Factors Behind its Success

  05-10-2018 12:16 via newsbtc.com
  A list describing the price trend of top cryptocurrencies in 2018 revealed EOS had the least bearish drop in 2018.
  According to the document, EOS depreciated by 23.4 percent against the US Dollar by the end of Q3 2018. It imposed less losses on its investors compared to other top cryptocurrencies, which include Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. Collectively, leading cryptocurrencies underwent an average decline of 74 percent, with Qtum being the most bearish cryptocurrency with a 93.2 per
  
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• Bitcoin Scammers Impersonating Tax Officials Net AU$50K in Melbourne

  05-10-2018 12:15
  Despite a scam alert issued by the Australian Taxation Office late last month, fraudsters impersonating employees of the tax body have still managed to con victims thousands of dollars. Per Australian newspaper reports, four victims have so far lost amounts totaling AU$50,000 on the understanding that they were settling a tax debt. According to detectives
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• Early Coinbase Executive Adam White Is Leaving the Firm

  05-10-2018 11:35
  Adam White, one of U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase's most senior executives and fifth-ever employee, is leaving the company.
  
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• Electroneum Becomes First KYC Compliant-Cryptocurrency - CryptoSlate

  05-10-2018 11:08 via cryptoslate.com
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  Electroneum Becomes First KYC Compliant-Cryptocurrency
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  The makers of mobile-based cryptocurrency Electroneum (ETN) announced today that theirs will be the first fully Know Your Customer (KYC) compliant cryptocurrency in the world. Electronuem's business strategy has served them well in the past, allowing ...and more »
  
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• $30 Billion TD Ameritrade: Crypto is Exactly What Our 11 Million Users Want

  05-10-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  Instead of fazing institutions, the dismal performance of the crypto market and the continued maturation the industry backing has continued to attract well-established firms from across the globe. Most recently, a handful of Wall Street heavy hitters have downed the red pill, revealing that it is time for financial institutions, like themselves, to step out of their comfort zones and enter the cryptosphere.
  TD Ameritrade Dives Into Crypto Head On, Watch Out Bakkt
  Earlier this week, as reported b
  
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• Spanish Coastal City Valencia to Create a Smart Port With Blockchain Tech

  05-10-2018 10:52
  The city of Valencia, Spain is planning a smart port based on blockchain technology according to an announcement made at the Dutch port of Rotterdam during them Smart Ports & Supply Chain Technologies conference on Wednesday 03 October. Jose Garcia de la Guía, head of new technologies at the port of Valencia, pointed out the
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