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• UK-Based Global Security Firm G4S Announces Crypto Custody Solution

  17-10-2018 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  Multinational security company G4S has announced that it has been working on a custody solution for cryptocurrencies.
  The firm is the latest in a long list of those seeking to address one of the largest perceived problems in the digital asset space – secure storage.
  G4S to Join Goldman Sachs, Bakkt, and Others in Crypto Custody Sector
  According to a report in the Financial Times, U.K.-based security firm G4S has just launched a cryptocurrency custody solution.
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• Blockchain Journalism Startup Civil Refunds Investors after Failed ICO

  17-10-2018 23:23
  Initial coin offering (ICO) operator Civil will refund investors due to the blockchain startup’s failure to reach its minimum sale cap. Civil will conduct another token sale in further efforts to build their Journalism business. Civil ICO Civil’s first ICO began in September and wrapped up this week. Their mission, according to their website, “is to help power
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• Binance Partners with Cryptocurrency Surveillance Firm Chainalysis

  17-10-2018 23:03
  The partnership with Binance coincides with Chainalysis receiving $16m in Series A funding.
  
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• Big business is creating assets, small business should be creating communities

  17-10-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Earlier this year, Chinese intellectual property media and industry service provider IPRDaily, published a list of 100 companies that have submitted blockchain-related patents to the platform.
  On the very top, Alibaba and IBM, followed by MasterCard, Bank of America, and VISA. Other notable names include Google, Intel, Sony, Walmart, Fujitsu, Nasdaq, Nokia, Thomson Reuters, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, and interestingly enough Facebook.
  These are just the western recognizable brand names
  
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• Huobi's US Exchange Sees 30% Boost in Trading for Tether Alternative

  17-10-2018 22:45
  A spokesperson for HBUS says the exchange has seen a massive increase in USDT/TUSD trading this week after tether broke the proverbial buck.
  
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• Binance Teams up with Chainalysis to Work Towards Regulatory Compliance

  17-10-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  Two of the cryptocurrency industry’s biggest names are partnering up in an effort to bring greater regulatory compliance to the space.
  Leading digital asset exchange platform Binance and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis will be working together on solutions to earn the trust of global regulators.
  Chainalysis Working with Binance on KYC and AML Compliance
  According to a press release, the blockchain analysis company will be working closely with the Binance cryptocurrency exchange platfo
  
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• Bitcoin Futures Trading Rose 41 Percent in Q3: CME

  17-10-2018 22:25
  Bitcoin futures trading volumes continued to rise in Q3, with derivatives exchange CME reporting a 41 percent quarter-over-quarter increase in average daily volume. Bitcoin Futures Volumes See Major Bump in Q3 During Q3, the exchange averaged 5,053 contracts — each equivalent to 5 BTC — traded during each daily trading session, representing 25,265 BTC in
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• Daily Crypto Roundup 10/17/2018

  17-10-2018 22:00
  Crypto continues to move forward with Bitcoin comparisons to gold, stablecoin drama, a Binance partnership, and developments in blockchain’s impact on supply chain — all while Bitcoin attempts to break out. Here’s today’s action!
  Why Bitcoin Is Better Than Gold
  Bitcoin was explained as better than gold today, in an article stating – “Bitcoin is money. And though it is still young, it is reshaping how money is viewed. It is a response to a broken system, and as
  
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• BitMEX Takes Aim at Bitcoin Core, Will Launch Competing Software Client

  17-10-2018 21:07
  The research arm of cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX has announced that it will launch its own Bitcoin software client to compete with reference implementation and industry standard Bitcoin Core. Unveiled this week in a lengthy post discussing the merits of competing software clients, BitMEX Research said that it chose to release its own BTC client
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• Millions of Dollars Distributed for Ethereum Development in its Wave IV of Grants Program

  17-10-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  The Ethereum team has always been a staunch proponent of innovation and development.
  The Wave IV of the Ethereum Foundation Grants Program saw the distribution of millions of dollars to promising projects contributing to the Ethereum development, as revealed in an official Ethereum blog.
  In all, 20 projects have been granted funds under different sub-categories – Scalability, Usability, Security, #BUIDL, Client Diversity and Hackternships.
  A Quick Glance at Some of the Grantees
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• SR Project’s Global Patent is Shifting Paradigm in Cryptocurrency World

  17-10-2018 20:50
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• Chinese Startup Cobo Raises US$13M Series A for Crypto Wallet Hardware and App

  17-10-2018 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cobo, a cryptocurrency startup headquartered in Beijing, has raised US$13 million in a Series A funding round from DHVC and Wu Capital to further develop its consumer blockchain products and support the expansion of its product lines into additional markets globally. Cobo offers two flagship consumer products: Cobo Wallet and Cobo Vault. Cobo Wallet is […]
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• Bitcoin Cash Speeds toward Blockchain Split as SV Client Receives Formal Release

  17-10-2018 20:06
  Bitcoin SV, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) software client published by blockchain development firm nChain, is now live on GitHub. Released this week, SV (short for “Satoshi Vision”) version 0.1.0 aims to place the fourth-largest cryptocurrency on track to fulfill pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision for Bitcoin to become electronic cash — or at least nChain’s
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• Analyst: Bitcoin’s Price Must Break 200-Day Moving Average for Rally to Continue

  17-10-2018 20:05 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin’s price rally has stalled, coming off a major push upwards from the temporary dip that occurred late last week. Bitcoin’s current price, although relatively stable at $6,550, must break the 200-day moving average of approximately $7,200 in order to continue its upward trend, according to one analyst.
  Nick Cawley, a markets analyst at Daily FX wrote about Bitcoin’s current price action and the need for it to break the moving average, saying:
  “This price action
  
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• Gemini Stablecoin Volume Doubles on Top 10 Exchange Amid Tether Turmoil

  17-10-2018 20:00
  The Bibox exchange dominates trading in the Gemini Dollar, the Winklevoss twins' month-old stablecoin. Its volume surged when tether's peg broke.
  
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• Devvio Inc. Opens Exclusive Blockchain-as-a-Service Access to New TestNet

  17-10-2018 19:44
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• CME: Average Daily Volume for Bitcoin Futures Grew 41% in Q3

  17-10-2018 18:49
  Average daily volumes for bitcoin futures trading saw a significant jump in the third quarter compared to the last period, according to CME Group.
  
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• Bitcoin is Repeating 2014’s Downtrend Action That Corrected Vastly

  17-10-2018 18:45 via newsbtc.com
  As speculation over Bitcoin finding a bottom grows, one historical price action has surfaced to back a strong demand around a specific trading range.
  Crypto Monk, a highly followed Bitcoin and altcoin trader and founder of CryptoMonsoon podcast on YouTube, recently took to Twitter to showcase similarities between Bitcoin’s price action in 2o14 and in present times.
  The uptrend from 2014, which was later found to be pumped artificially before the Mt. Gox hack, took the Bitcoin-to-USD e
  
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD in Bull Trap, Again

  17-10-2018 18:38
  The Bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate consolidated sideways as an extension to its intraday stable action. The pair seems to have found a decent support above 6400-fiat, but an equally stubborn resistance near 6530-fiat is holding its gains. Currently, BTC/USD is trading at 6439-fiat, down 0.54 percent from the previous day’s close. On the fundamental front, Fidelity,
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• Magical Crypto Friends discuss the B Foundation, BTC inflation bug, and EOS BP issues

  17-10-2018 18:21
  It’s been a year since The Magical Crypto Friends have established an ad-hoc assembly in order to educate the public against the numerous attempts to overtake Bitcoin, and their commitment to the cause has been constant and seemingly-relentless. What started as an informative video podcast which slams SegWit2X, Bitcoin Cash (which is often referred to as “Bcash”) and provides updates about scaling developments for BTC (from SegWit adoption to the Lightning Network and Liquid) h
  
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• Japans Most Promising Social Commerce Platform Release- The Security of Blockchain, the Sophistication of AI and User Rewards in Crypto!

  17-10-2018 18:20
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• F2Pool Founder's Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $13 Million in New Funding

  17-10-2018 18:16
  Cobo, the crypto wallet created by F2Pool's founder, has raised $13 million from NEO and DHVC to expand its staking pool with a cold wallet launch.
  
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• F2Pool Founder's Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $13 Million

  17-10-2018 18:16
  Cobo, the crypto wallet created by F2Pool's founder, has raised $13 million from NEO and DHVC to expand its staking pool with a cold wallet launch.
  
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• Canadian Cloud Mining Powerhouse Nuvoo Revolutionizes Cloud Mining Industry with a Month-to-Month Contract and 50% Cheaper Rates!

  17-10-2018 17:42
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• Billionaire Mike Novogratz’ Crypto Fund is Fidelity’s First Custodian Client

  17-10-2018 17:30
  Galaxy Digital, a crypto merchant bank operated by billionaire investor Mike Novogratz listed on Toronto-based stock exchange TSX-V, has become the first alpha crypto custody client of Fidelity Digital Assets. This week, Fidelity, the world’s fourth-largest asset manager with $7.2 trillion in assets under administration as of October 2018, launched Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary
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• Bitcoin Satoshi Vision Removes Windows Support, Almost Ready for Release

  17-10-2018 17:26
  Craig Wright's new fork is ready to compete with the wider Bitcoin Cash community.
  
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• Meet London Summit’s Crypto Innovation Stage!

  17-10-2018 16:56
  Which company will earn this year's Most Outstanding Crypto Product Award?
  
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• Why bitcoin is better than gold

  17-10-2018 16:38
  Time and time again, gold naysayers have gone to great lengths to dispel its value. “You can’t eat gold,” they would say. This was, apparently, proof that gold is not, in fact, money. Now, the same sort of arguments are being leveraged against bitcoin.
  “You can’t even hold it,” “it’s too volatile,” “it’s imaginary money…”
  Even goldbugs who have seen their favorite asset fall significantly from its 2011 highs are quick
  
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• Smart Contract Devs Liable for How dApps are Used: CFTC’s Quintenz

  17-10-2018 16:16
  One of the top markets regulators in the United States said yesterday that he believes smart contract developers should in some instances be held liable when their blockchain applications are used in conjunction with illegal activities. Brian Quintenz, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), made this statement on Monday at the GITEX
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• Gibraltar’s Financial Regulator Awards Coinfloor with DLT Licence

  17-10-2018 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A London-based Bitcoin exchange has been awarded a full distributed ledger technology (DLT) licence by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The licence enables Coinfloor, which was established in 2013, to store or transmit value belonging to others in Gibraltar under the blockchain. Additional licences are expected to be announced to other blockchain-based companies in […]
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• Crypto Exchange Binance Adds Compliance Tools from Chainalysis

  17-10-2018 16:00
  Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is rolling out new software to aid detection of potentially illicit transactions.
  
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• Trader: Crypto Can Reach Trillion Market Cap Based on Speculation Alone

  17-10-2018 15:42
  During an interview with Ran Neuner on CNBC’s Crypto Trader, Coinbase alum and crypto investment firm 1Confirmation founder Nick Tomaino stated that the valuation of the crypto market can reach a trillion dollars off of speculation alone. He said: “I see investing and speculating as adoption. I think it is possible that crypto gets from
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• Chinese Crypto Currency Exchange BTCC Expands Into South Korea

  17-10-2018 15:30 via newsbtc.com
  New reports from China indicate that the country’s first cryptocurrency exchange, previously known as BTC China, plans to expand their services to Korea. The reports claim that the move is scheduled for October 31, 2018.
  BTCC is an old crypto exchange, which was launched as far back as in 2011. Since then, it grew to be one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges around the world. Its trading volume continued to grow until China’s government decided to ban ICOs and crypto trading.
  As
  
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• CFTC Commissioner: Developers Accountable for Illegal Smart Contracts

  17-10-2018 15:26
  Brian Quintenz discusses how it may be possible for a regulator to police an open-source software code.
  
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• Wallet Provider Blockchain Is Backing Crypto Giveaways In a Big Way

  17-10-2018 15:00
  Cryptocurrency wallet and data provider Blockchain.info is launching a program to assist crypto projects distributing free tokens to users worldwide.
  
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• In-Game Items Monetization Service DMarket Opens London Office

  17-10-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  DMarket, an in-game items monetization service powered by blockchain, has opened an office in London. This is the company’s third international base. The London office comes in addition to offices in Santa Monica, USA, and Kyiv, Ukraine.
  The news comes simultaneously with the start of DMarket platform localization into different languages. The service is already available in English and Russian while Korean, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Polish and Turkish versions are expected by t
  
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• Bitcoin Gaming Platform TriForce Tokens Developing Unique Blockchain Ecosystem

  17-10-2018 14:52
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• Malaysia to Spain: Asian FinTech Completes Ripple Blockchain API Payment

  17-10-2018 14:23
  A central-bank approved Malaysian Fintech startup that has specializes in international money transfers has completed its first cross-border transfer on RippleNet, Ripple’s enterprise blockchain platform using an API solution. With a payment from Malaysia to Spain, Kuala Lumpur-based MoneyMatch has completed its first cross-border blockchain transaction, a local report from Focus Malaysia confirmed. The transaction,
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• Qtum Blockchain Becomes Amazon Web Services Partner in China

  17-10-2018 14:00
  Amazon Web Services' China unit is partnering with blockchain project Qtum to develop blockchain-as-a-service solutions for enterprises.
  
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• On the Precipice: Which ICO Funds Will Survive?

  17-10-2018 13:49
  The ICO market is evolving fast. As retail investors disappear from the space, which funds will triumph?
  
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• The $152 Million Lawsuit over Blockchain Betting Startup Augur is Settled

  17-10-2018 13:30 via newsbtc.com
  In April, a blockchain entrepreneur has surprised the space by launching a savage legal attack on his four associates, alleging that all of them committed acts of fraud, breach of contract and trade theft.
  The allegation resulted in a $152 million lawsuit, the most expensive claim the cryptocurrency space had seen, even until this very date. The plaintiff was Matthew Liston, 26, and the defendants were Jack Peterson, 35, Joseph Charles Krug, 22, and Jeremy Gardner, 2 – all co-founders
  
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• 3 Hurdles Could Complicate Bitcoin's Price Recovery

  17-10-2018 13:00
  Forcing a bitcoin price breakout is looking anything but easy for the bulls, with several major resistance levels lined up ahead.
  
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• Indian Govt. Panel Could Propose Illegalizing Holding of Unregulated Crypto Assets: Report

  17-10-2018 12:43
  It could soon be illegal in the world’s largest democracy to hold cryptocurrencies that lack the government’s seal of approval. According to Moneycontrol, a report which is being prepared by a committee headed by India’s Economic Affairs Secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg, may propose amendments to the existing laws with a view of making it illegal
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• Blockchain Video Sharing Platform Set to Launch New VIU Token Smart Contact Address: November 1st

  17-10-2018 12:35
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• Journalism Blockchain Startup Civil Cancels ICO, Refunds Investors

  17-10-2018 12:30 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto and blockchains startups, even those that hold great promise, have sadly received the full brunt of 2018’s dismal market conditions, resulting in a widespread loss of clients and investment interest. For example, freshly-printed studies have revealed that Coinbase, widely regarded as this industry’s golden child, saw 80% of its U.S.-based customer base dissipate, resulting in a similar decrease in volumes. But most recently, on Tuesday, Civil, a promising blockchain-centr
  
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• Rwanda Starts Tracking Conflict Metal Tantalum With Blockchain

  17-10-2018 12:22
  The Rwandan government has turned to blockchain to track tantalum, a metal used in consumer electronics and often associated with conflict zones.
  
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• Hong Kong Via Poland and Puerto Rico: Bitfinex Hops to Another Bank

  17-10-2018 11:50
  The cryptocurrency exchange may have been an HSBC customer only a couple of weeks ago.
  
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• Pantera Exec: Crypto Market Close to Bottom, Tenfold Increase Possible With Scalability

  17-10-2018 11:30 via newsbtc.com
  As Q4 of 2018 dawns on the infant crypto and blockchain world, many outspoken advocates for this industry have done their best to reaffirm that the cryptocurrency values will reverse without a doubt.
  “Crypto Is Close To The Bottom At This Point”
  When it comes to industry veterans, Joey Krug, an Augur co-founder turned crypto investor extraordinaire, is arguably one of the most qualified individuals to speak on the current state of the cryptocurrency market — from both fund
  
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• Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC/USD Could Dip and Rip Above $6,520

  17-10-2018 11:30 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price is consolidating below the $6,520 resistance level against the US Dollar.
  Yesterday’s highlighted key ascending channel is active with support at $6,430 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The price could decline a few points towards $6,400 or $6,380 before it climbs higher.Bitcoin price is currently trading in a range above $6,400 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD must break $6,520 to accelerate gains in the near term.
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• India’s Largest Internet & Mobile Body Forms a Blockchain Committee

  17-10-2018 11:14
  In a marked move to advance the development of the domestic blockchain ecosystem in India, the country’s influential internet industry association has formed a committee dedicated to the decentralized technology. With the new blockchain committee, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is looking to engage with the government, the wider industry and startups
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