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• ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Mulls Plans to Launch his Own Cryptocurrency Exchange

  09-10-2018 23:53
  Bitcoin.com CEO mentioned that Bitcoin Cash would be the base-currency for the exchange.
  
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• Binance Donating Crypto Listing Fees to Charity Should be Praised, Not Criticized

  09-10-2018 23:45
  On Oct. 8, CCN reported that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will donate all crypto listing fees to charity. The majority of investors and traders in the cryptocurrency industry reacted positively to the praiseworthy decision of the exchange. But some criticized Binance, falsely claiming that the exchange received large listing fees in the past.
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• Nouriel Roubini, Bitcoin maximalist?

  09-10-2018 23:30
  Nouriel Roubini’s fascination with Bitcoin dates back to April 2013, when he made a brief remark about a sudden 40 percent price decrease of BTC. What started as a simple remark has grown into a true technological obsession, as the American economist has kept commenting on the market movement of cryptocurrencies. For the most part, his comments often remained within the mainstream boundaries of price speculation (Mr. Roubini is known for his prediction that “Bitcoin will get close to
  
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• Juniper Research: “The Crypto Industry is on the Brink of an Implosion”

  09-10-2018 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  In an extensive paper dedicated to the future of cryptocurrencies, Juniper Research Ltd. present a bleak view of the market over the coming months and years. The financial analysis group states that the entire Bitcoin and digital asset space appears to be heading towards an “implosion”.
  Juniper’s Report Analyses Cryptos Over the Next Five Years
  During the paper titled “The Future of Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin & Altcoin Trends & Challenges 2018-2023“,
  
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• Switzerland’s Financial Regulator Approves First Crypto Asset Manager

  09-10-2018 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted its first authorization to a cryptocurrency company. Crypto Fund AG, a subsidiary of Crypto Finance AG, has become the country’s first crypto asset manager to be approved by the financial regulator, it said on Tuesday. Crypto Fund, one of the three companies within Crypto Finance, gives […]
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• Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Awaits Ruling on $22 Million in Frozen Funds

  09-10-2018 23:00
  QuadrigaCX is waiting on a judge's decision after the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce froze CA$28 million in multiple bank accounts.
  
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• Indiegogo’s First Security Token ICO Raised $18 Million

  09-10-2018 22:38
  The owner-operator of the St. Regis Aspen Resort has concluded its security token offering (STO), raising $18 million in the first equity ICO hosted on the Indiegogo platform. Asset management firm Elevated Returns, the owner of St. Regis Aspen, on Tuesday announced that accredited investors had purchased all $18 million worth of Aspen Coins made
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• Indiegogo’s First Security Token ICO Listing Raised $18 Million

  09-10-2018 22:38
  The owner-operator of the St. Regis Aspen Resort has concluded its security token offering (STO), raising $18 million in the first equity ICO hosted on the Indiegogo platform. Asset management firm Elevated Returns, the owner of St. Regis Aspen, on Tuesday announced that accredited investors had purchased all $18 million worth of Aspen Coins made
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• Swiss Financial Regulator Grants Fund License to Crypto Asset Management Startup

  09-10-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  Switzerland has yet again proved its strong support for crypto. The country’s financial regulator FINMA has granted the same license as professional fund managers to a Zug-based startup, Crypto Finance AG.
  Crypto Finance Can Now Manage and Distribute Foreign and Domestic Funds
  With the license, Crypto Finance AG gets the status of an asset manager of collective investment schemes. This implies that the company can offer services as well as investment advice to institutional clients interes
  
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• There's A Giant Bitcoin Rat on Wall Street And It's Staring Down the Fed

  09-10-2018 21:45
  A public art installation in New York is turning heads in what its creator hopes will be a commentary on bitcoin and government money management.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Confirms Bull Trap

  09-10-2018 21:38
  The Bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate on Tuesday dropped 1.69 percent from 6734-fiat to 6620-fiat after confirming a bull trap. The current market volume is lower than expected to excite a steady upside – even downside. In our previous analysis, we had stated that a breakout would be confirmed once we climb over September 5 high. BTC/USD
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• Report: China Has “Capabilities” and “Strong Motive” to Destroy Bitcoin

  09-10-2018 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  It’s commonly known that cryptocurrency mining farms located in China have a stronghold over the Bitcoin ecosystem. However, a scathing new report suggests that China’s increasing influence over the leading cryptocurrency by market cap may be putting the Bitcoin network at severe risk.
  China’s Control Over the King of Crypto
  A new report entitled The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on Bitcoin from a group of researchers hailing from Princeton Universit
  
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• Mastercard Patent Hints at Plan for Multi-Currency Blockchains

  09-10-2018 21:30
  A new Mastercard patent outlines how a permissioned blockchain can store multiple types of transaction info, including with different currencies.
  
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• What the UAE ICO plans mean for the crypto world

  09-10-2018 20:49
  The head of United Arab Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority (ESCA) has announced that the UAE plans to allow domestic companies to raise capital from initial coin offerings (ICOs); and that provisional regulations may be in place as early as next year. Speaking at a seminar, Dr. Obaid Saif al-Zaabi, Chief Executive Officer at the ESCA said:
  “The board of the Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority has approved considering ICOs as securities. As per our plan we should ha
  
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• What do the UAE ICO plans mean for the Crypto World?

  09-10-2018 20:49
  The head of United Arab Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority (ESCA) announced that the UAE plans to allow domestic companies to raise capital from initial coin offerings (ICOs); and that provisional regulations may be in place as early as next year. Speaking at a seminar, Dr. Obaid Saif al-Zaabi, Chief Executive Officer at the ESCA said:
  “The board of the Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority has approved considering ICOs as securities. As per our plan we should have r
  
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• Bitcoin Price Heading into ‘Classic Breakout Pattern’: Analyst

  09-10-2018 20:36
  The bitcoin price has been remarkably stagnant in recent weeks, with the flagship cryptocurrency’s volatility declining to a 17-month low on Oct. 8. Analysts including Bloomberg Intelligence commodity strategist Mike McGlone have said that this could be an indication the cryptocurrency market is beginning to establish itself into a maturing asset class. But while declining
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• Fundstrate Analyst Says Now is Not the Time to Increase Bitcoin Exposure

  09-10-2018 20:15 via newsbtc.com
  Over the past week Bitcoin has seen an unprecedented amount of stability, with its volatility hitting a 17-month low. During the past few weeks, altcoins have had the chance to regain some of their losses, and they are now sitting well off their year-to-date lows.
  Despite the stability and increasing market sentiment, one analyst is telling investors that now is not the time to increase their exposure to Bitcoin.
  The analyst, Rob Sluymer, a technical strategist at Fundstrat Global Advisors, rece
  
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• MGO Wins a Listing on Bitfinex!

  09-10-2018 19:52 via crypto-news.net
  After a tight and highly competitive voting round on Ethfinex, the MGO token has finished in the top three and is now listed on Bitfinex! All this would never be possible if it was not for the sincere support and dedication of its loyal community.
  Founded in 2012, Bitfinex is one of the most popular and reputable digital asset trading platforms in the crypto world. Tokens can be listed on Bitfinex by going through a voting process on a special platform called Ethfinex and ending up in the top 3
  
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• Taiwan Lawmaker Pitches AML Rules Update to Cover Crypto

  09-10-2018 19:45
  Taiwanese congressman Jason Hsu has proposed an amendment to the nation's money laundering laws to include cryptocurrencies.
  
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• A Look at the CYBR Ecosystem

  09-10-2018 19:15
  This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about cybersecurity, and the risks associated with the blockchain ecosystem. Hackers and other cybercriminals are continuously trying to hack into blockchain
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• Roubini Calls Buterin a Dictator, Falsely Claims Crypto is Centralized

  09-10-2018 19:10
  Nouriel Roubini, a proclaimed critic of the crypto sector, characterized decentralization as a myth, claiming that no system, currency, or protocol can exist in a peer-to-peer ecosystem. “Decentralization in crypto is a myth. It is a system more centralized than North Korea: miners are centralized, exchanges are centralized, developers are centralized dictators (Buterin is ‘dictator
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• Roger Ver Hints at Launching a Bitcoin Cash-Centric Exchange

  09-10-2018 18:15 via newsbtc.com
  Early Bitcoin proponent-turned Bitcoin Cash poster boy, Roger Ver, has been reportedly musing over the idea of launching a new cryptocurrency exchange platform. Precise details are still scarce, but Ver has stated that his buying and selling service would be launched directly on the altcoiner’s mouthpiece, Bitcoin.com.
  Will Ver’s Exchange Help to Reduce Dependence on Bitcoin (BTC)?
  For now, Ver has only mentioned the idea of launching his own cryptocurrency exchange briefly.
  During a
  
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• Bitcoin Cash Evangelist Roger Ver May Launch a Cryptocurrency Exchange

  09-10-2018 18:09
  Bitcoin cash evangelist and Bitcoin.com owner Roger Ver is considering launching a cryptocurrency exchange that would use BCH as its base currency. The controversial bitcoin cash promoter, once known as “Bitcoin Jesus” for his early support for the cryptocurrency in the years before last year’s BTC/BCH divorce, told Bloomberg that, if his company wanted to,
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• CNBC Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Price Is ‘About To Explode,’ Citing ETF Buzz

  09-10-2018 17:02
  Cryptocurrency analyst Ran Neuner — host of the CNBC show Crypto Trader — believes BTC prices are “about to explode,” citing bullish market buzz about the near-term possibility of an SEC-approved bitcoin ETF. “I just bought bitcoin for my parents. It’s too obvious that it’s about to explode,” Neuner tweeted on October 7. Neuner said the mounting
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• Forbes Partners With Civil to Publish Content on a Blockchain

  09-10-2018 17:00
  Forbes will begin publishing article metadata to Civil's blockchain platform starting next year, the companies announced Tuesday.
  
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• ‘We Got Spanked’: Adult Entertainment ICO Suffers $38,000 Hack

  09-10-2018 16:13
  “We got spanked.” That’s the message that SpankChain, the initial coin offering (ICO) funded adult entertainment website, used to inform its users that a hacker had exploited a bug in one of its smart contracts to abscond with 165.38 ETH, worth about $38,000 at the time of the theft. Another $4,000 worth of the platform’s
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• Elevated Returns Closes $18 Million Tokenised Asset Offering of Luxury Ski Resort

  09-10-2018 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elevated Returns has announced that it has closed an $18 million tokenised asset offering of the St. Regis Aspen Resort, offering investors exposure to tokenised real estate. In addition to the closure of the token sale, the asset management company has revealed it has acquired 24.9 per cent of Bangkok-based Seamico Securities as part of […]
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• SpankChain Loses $40K in Hack Due to Smart Contract Bug

  09-10-2018 16:00
  SpankChain, a cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, lost almost $40,000 due to a smart contract flaw on Saturday.
  
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• Jack Ma: I Pay Special Attention to Blockchain & Bitcoin to Create Cashless Society

  09-10-2018 15:07
  Jack Ma, the chairman of Alibaba and $150 billion China-based financial conglomerate Ant Financial, has said in a recent speech that he pays special attention to Bitcoin and blockchain technology, and the potential of establishing a cashless society. Although Ma is still studying the fundamental value Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies bring to the market,
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• How Betform Is Changing Gaming’s Rules With Its Blockchain Platform

  09-10-2018 15:00
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• Crypto Fund Wins License From Swiss Markets Watchdog

  09-10-2018 15:00
  Switzerland's financial markets regulator FINMA has issued an asset management license to a crypto investment fund.
  
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• Monero: Secretly the second best crypto?

  09-10-2018 14:53
  Spending the last ten months in a bear market shows just how euphoric the market was at the height of the last bull run. Many projects had little to offer in terms of development, resulting in highly overvalued projects.
  To top it all off, the majority of coins or tokens from the last bull market are likely utility tokens and may not have much to speak of in terms of value (since utility tokens are not securities, a successful project does not necessarily lead to higher token prices). This
  
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• Coingame Announces Huge Bonuses and Prizes for Early Birds

  09-10-2018 14:45
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• Chinese Yuan Weakens to Yearly Low Point, Will it Strengthen Bitcoin?

  09-10-2018 14:32 via newsbtc.com
  The national currency of China weakened beyond a critical level as political tensions with the US worsened.
  The yuan dropped below 6.93 per dollar this week, within a striking range of its January 2017 low, owing to a series of negative factors from weaker equities to a vaguer monetary stance by the People Bank of China. Despite the central bank’s efforts to preserve the yuan value by relaxing reserve ratios for banks, the market’s largest stocks fell by over 5 percent.
  The late
  
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• Australia Trials Citizen Disability Insurance Payments on a Blockchain

  09-10-2018 14:25
  The Australian federal government is testing a blockchain application to explore the use of blockchain technology to create ‘smart money’ for the country’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Dubbed “Making Money Smart”, the trial is jointly developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) – Australia’s federal science agency – and the Commonwealth
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• Middle East's First Central Bank-Backed Crypto Exchange to Launch in 2019

  09-10-2018 13:59
  After a year in the Central Bank of Bahrain's regulatory sandbox, Rain Financial is gearing up to offer crypto on-ramps from all regional currencies.
  
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• Bitcoin Mining Firms are Seeing Record Revenues, But Little Profit

  09-10-2018 13:24
  New research from Diar has revealed that while the price of bitcoin remains 40 percent higher than a year ago, and bitcoin miners have achieved record revenues of $4.7 billion this year, a host of factors including increased competition and computing power have combined to make bitcoin mining less profitable than before. The report says
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• World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Delists 4 Assets, Prioritizes User Protection

  09-10-2018 13:06 via newsbtc.com
  A new announcement made by the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance states that the exchange will soon delist up to four cryptocurrencies.
  Binance Continues to Review Listed Coins
  According to a new statement published by Binance on October 9th, in an attempt to protect its customers, Binance has started to conduct regular reviews of various digital coins that it offers.
  Each coin listed on Binance’s platform is thoroughly researched in order to ensure that their customers have ac
  
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• Cautiously Bullish: Bitcoin Price Clears Key Trendline to Pass $6.6K

  09-10-2018 13:01
  Bitcoin took a bullish turn Monday, but caution is warranted as trading volumes remain near yearly lows.
  
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• Thailand Studies Blockchain for Applications in Intellectual Property, Trade Finance

  09-10-2018 12:41
  Two feasibility studies on blockchain technology have been launched by Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce. The studies, which will focus on exploring the use of blockchain technology in trade finance and the registration of intellectual property, are expected to be completed in February 2019, per the Bangkok Post. According to Pimchanok Vonkorpon, the director of Thailand’s
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• I Can't Believe This Blockchain Is Free

  09-10-2018 12:00
  At the very least, a blockchain mindset can help you call social media giants' bluff when they tell you that their services are "free."
  
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• ORET Throws Open the Gold. Mining Industry to Crypto Investors

  09-10-2018 11:32
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• Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC/USD Could Grind Towards $6,800

  09-10-2018 11:30 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price traded higher recently and broke the $6,600 and $6,620 resistance levels against the US Dollar.
  There is a major bullish trend line in place with support at $6,550 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is likely to climb higher towards the $6,650, $6,700 and $6,800 levels in the near term.Bitcoin price is positioned nicely above $6,600 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD could accelerate gains above $6,640 to test the next resistance at $6,8
  
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• Bitcoin Volumes Surge Nearly 30% as it Price Breaks Out of $6,550

  09-10-2018 11:26
  Bitcoin, the most dominant cryptocurrency in the global market, has seen an abrupt increase in its volume from $2 billion to $2.53 billion on CoinCap.io. On Coinmarketcap, the volume of Bitcoin has risen from $3.2 billion to $3.8. The discrepancy between the volume of BTC listed on CoinCap.io and Coinmarketcap comes from CoinCap.io’s system that
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• Hull City Supporters and Blockchain Firm make £45m Bid for Club

  09-10-2018 11:12
  SportyCo has mobilised US and UK investors, alongside the club's fans, to make a bid for the club
  
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• Gov’t of South Korea is Endorsing Crypto and Blockchain Like No Other Region

  09-10-2018 11:10 via newsbtc.com
  South Korea is leading an example of being the world’s most hospitable regions for crypto and blockchain entrepreneurs.
  The world’s eleventh-largest economy has committed a $100 million fund to develop its capital Seoul as a center of blockchain innovation. Park Won-soon, the third-time governor of Seoul, during his visit to Switzerland’s Zug last week, revealed that their government would launch a Blockchain Urban Plan for 2018-2022. The plan will begin with the construct
  
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• Internet Giant GMO to Roll Out Yen-Pegged Crypto Stablecoin in 2019

  09-10-2018 11:00
  Japanese IT giant GMO Internet is jumping on the stablecoin bandwagon, planning the launch of a yen-pegged cryptocurrency in 2019.
  
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• NHCT: Healthcare on Blockchain’s Initial Token Generation Event is in Progress

  09-10-2018 10:34
  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. Growing at a rate of $300 billion USD per annum, the global healthcare expenditure is estimated to reach $8.7 trillion by the turn of the next decade. Medical
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• Ethereum Classic Price Analysis: ETC/USD’s Upsides Capped Near $11

  09-10-2018 10:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsEthereum classic price is facing a major resistance near $11.00 against the US dollar.
  There is a crucial bearish trend line formed with resistance at $10.95 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair (Data feed via Kraken).
  The pair must break the $11.00 resistance level to trade higher towards the $11.40 level.Ethereum classic price is following a bearish path against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETC/USD may continue to move down as long as it is below $11.00.
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• United Arab Emirates to Approve ICOs as ‘Securities’ in 2019 to Boost Corporate Funding

  09-10-2018 10:15
  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pressing ahead with plans to introduce initial coin offerings (ICOs) as means toward fundraising for companies and startups in 2019. In an effort to boost financing in capital markets, the UAE will enable domestic companies to raise funding by offering cryptocurrency tokens to investors alongside traditional means like shares
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