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• Cryptocurrency Fever is Starting to Fade: Russian Central Bank

  18-10-2018 23:59
  Elvira Nabiullina, the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, claimed that investors’ excitement toward cryptocurrency has begun to cool. Her remarks came at the FINOPOLIS innovative financial technology forum. Cryptocurrency Fever ‘Beginning to Disappear’ The famed Russian economist and former economic advisor to the Russian President Vladimir Putin represented businesses’ point of view
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• Judge Orders Trading Firm, CEO to Pay $2.5 Million in Bitcoin Ponzi Case

  18-10-2018 23:03
  The CFTC has won a legal battle against a New York resident and his company for running a Ponzi scheme centered around bitcoin.
  
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• Could Celebrity-Issued Cryptocurrencies Become a New Trend?

  18-10-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  World number two tennis professional, Caroline Wozniacki plans to issue her own digital token with celebrity blockchain platform Global Crypto Offering Exchange (GCOX).
  Fans of the Danish ace will eventually be able to trade the tokens for various exclusive perks.
  Celebrity Tokens: Next Big Thing or Blatant Attempt to Cash In?
  Tennis professional Wozniacki has become the latest sports star to sign a deal with Global Crypto Offering Exchange (GCOX).
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• Bitfinex Struggles with Banks, Why Are Other Major Bitcoin Exchanges Just Fine?

  18-10-2018 22:59
  On October 6, major bitcoin exchange Bitfinex obtained banking services from HSBC with a private account held by a Hong Kong corporation. Less than two weeks after establishing HSBC as its primary bank to handle deposits and withdrawals, Bitfinex has moved to Bank of Communications, the fifth-largest bank in mainland China and Hong Kong, according
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• World's Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Looks to Add New Stablecoins

  18-10-2018 22:50
  Binance sees stablecoins like tether, and potentially the Gemini Dollar, as "critical for our ecosystem," the exchange's chief financial officer says.
  
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• Binance CFO Says Crypto Exchange Looking to Add New Stablecoins

  18-10-2018 22:50
  Binance sees stablecoins like tether, and potentially the Gemini Dollar, as "critical for our ecosystem," the exchange's chief financial officer says.
  
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• Tron Rumors Confirmed: The Mysterious “Partner” is Chinese Giant Baidu

  18-10-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Last Friday, Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron cryptocurrency, published a statement that sparked discussions and speculation in the entire crypto community.
  The announcement stated that Tron is working on a partnership with a tens of billions of dollars worth industry giant.Finally, First time to partner with tens of billions USD valuation industry giant. Guess the name #TRON #TRX $TRX
  — Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) October 12, 2018While nothing else was released, the digital currency co
  
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• Ticketmaster Acquires Blockchain Startup in Bid to Combat Ticket Fraud

  18-10-2018 21:57
  Major global ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster has acquired Upgraded, a blockchain startup using DLT and “smart tickets” to combat fraud within the industry. Share of Controversy Ticketmaster — which merged with Live Nation in 2010 to form Live Nation Entertainment — is a live music behemoth that either leases, operates, or has equity
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• Ripple's Head of Information Security Leaves for Token Startup

  18-10-2018 21:45
  Sujay Jaladi will leave Ripple to join another blockchain startup, Harbor.
  
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• Zebpay Leaves India for Malta Due to Constricting Regulation

  18-10-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  One of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Zebpay, is moving its operations to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta in an effort to maintain its operations after shutting shop last month. The move comes amidst an unprecedented cryptocurrency ban instituted by the Indian government.
  The new Malta-based exchange, which will still be called Zebpay, will offer cryptocurrency trading services to customers in 20 countries, all of which are located in Europe, but will not offer trading
  
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• Cobo Wallet raises US$13 million to launch global app and create hardware wallet

  18-10-2018 21:00 via crypto-news.net
  What is Cobo?
  Cobo is a self-proclaimed leading developer of consumer products for the blockchain industry. They released their first product in 2018, the Cobo Wallet, as the first-ever POS cryptocurrency wallet, that manages the mining process for users. That ensures that they are constantly earning mining rewards while having their tokens and crypto accessible. Their headquarters are in Beijing, and they have offices in Shanghai.
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• Monero Forks: Bulletproofs Integration Kicks off New Era of Privacy, Speed

  18-10-2018 20:54
  Monero (XMR) forked successfully earlier today, and the network has seen no major hiccups so far. This release is unlike the usual ones that try to keep up with deterring ASIC miners. The release, called “Monero 0.13.0 “Beryllium Bullet,” includes a significant overhaul of the network’s protocol through the introduction of bulletproofs. Bulletproofs Explained The
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• The SEC Is Setting Up a New Office to Talk to ICO Startups

  18-10-2018 20:30
  The SEC's new FinHub is being launched with the aim of facilitating interactions with fintech startups, including ICO issuers.
  
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• The SEC Is Setting Up a New Division to Talk to ICO Startups

  18-10-2018 20:30
  The SEC's new FinHub is being launched with the aim of facilitating interactions with fintech startups, including ICO issuers.
  
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• UK Bank NatWest Adopts Blockchain for Syndicated Loans Market

  18-10-2018 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  National Westminster Bank (NatWest), a UK bank part of the the Royal Bank of Scotland, has announced its integration with a new blockchain-based platform to streamline communication between agent banks and lenders in the syndicated loans market. NatWest will be leveraging Finastra’s Fusion LenderCoom, a platform underpinned by Corda, R3’s distributed ledger technology. The new […]
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• Novogratz-Led Galaxy Digital, Goldman Sachs Lead BitGo Funding Round

  18-10-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Prominent institutional-grade cryptocurrency wallet provider BitGo raised $58.5 billion in a Series B funding round led by Mike Novogratz’ crypto-focused Galaxy Digital and Wall Street mainstay Goldman Sachs.
  Goldman and Galaxy Back BitGo’s Ambitions to Create a “$1 Trillion Crypto Wallet”
  Industry-leading provider of multi-sig security cryptocurrency custodial services BitGo announced today the second close of its Series B funding round.
  New investments from Goldman Sach
  
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• Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Forming Doji in Bull Trap

  18-10-2018 19:52
  Bitcoin remains motionless as the price enter yet another day of anxious stability. The Bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate is extending its sideways consolidation trend. The spike seen at the beginning of this week – mostly because of the Tether crash – is fading aptly in the absence of adequate bullish sentiment, halted near circa 6550-fiat. The
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• US Marshals Offer Over 650 Confiscated Bitcoins for Auction

  18-10-2018 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  The United States Marshal Service (USMS) is set to auction approximately $4.25 million worth of Bitcoin at the beginning of November.
  The federal agency announced that it would put almost 660 Bitcoins on the auction block, with the online sale planned on November 5, from 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST. Interested bidders must submit a $200,000 deposit and complete the registration procedure anytime between October 22, 2o18, and October 31, 2018, according to the Marshals Service.
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• Crypto Exchange Coinbase Open-Sources Its Security Scaling Tool

  18-10-2018 19:00
  U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is making a recently developed security scaling tool available to the public.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Lender Sees ‘Meaningful Increase’ in Institutional Borrowing

  18-10-2018 18:50
  As institutional investors wade increasingly further into the cryptocurrency ecosystem, they are contributing to a significant bump in demand for cryptocurrency lending services. Institutional Crypto Lending Tops $550 Million That’s according to the Q3 Digital Asset Lending Snapshot from Genesis Capital, who in March launched the cryptocurrency industry’s first institutional lending business. Since the service’s
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• BitGo Draws Attention of Wall Street, Raises $15M from Goldman and Novogratz

  18-10-2018 18:17
  Including the new funding, BitGo has raised $58.5 million for its Series B round.
  
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• EXCOLONY – A Profitable and Efficient Trading Experience

  18-10-2018 18:05
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• “Perfect Use”: Canadian Crypto Startup Puts Marijuana On Blockchain

  18-10-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Capitalizing on Canada’s formal legalization of marijuana and weed-related products for recreational use, a fintech company situated in the US’ northern neighbor has revealed plans to track cannabis through a blockchain-based solution.
  “The Perfect Use For Blockchain Technology”
  On October 17th, Canada became the western world’s first country to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in a surprising turn of events. Taking to Twitter to announce the news, Ju
  
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• Natmin Escrow System- An Ingenious and Cost-Effective Escrow Solution

  18-10-2018 17:58
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• Goldman Sachs Headlines $59 Million Funding Round in Cryptocurrency Custodian BitGo

  18-10-2018 17:46
  Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs has put another stake in the ground of the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry, headlining a $58.5 million Series B funding round in digital asset custodian BitGo. Goldman, Novogratz Invest $15 Million in BitGo Announced on Thursday, the Series B round raises the Silicon Valley-based bitcoin startup’s total fundraising to approximately
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• Goldman Sachs and Novogratz Invest in BitGo’s $1 Trillion Crypto Wallet

  18-10-2018 17:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Goldman Sachs and Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz have teamed up to invest in BitGo Holdings Inc., as the platform seeks to attract more institutions and wealthy customers who are sourcing secure ways to hold their assets. Goldman Sachs and Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Ventures put forward around $15 million to BitGo’s Series B funding. According to the company, […]
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• Mileage Points of the 21 Century: Spend, Sell, Exchange with M2O

  18-10-2018 17:45
  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. Check your wallet or a card case and you will find at least ten loyalty, discount or membership cards that you have never used. But imagine that you
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• Mt Gox's Bitcoin Creditors Have 4 Days to Submit Rehabilitation Claims

  18-10-2018 17:00
  Clients of the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox must submit claims for trapped funds by Oct. 22.
  
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• Long-Time Critic Explains Why Bitfinex is Unable to Work With Banks

  18-10-2018 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitfinex’ed, a long-time critic of Bitfinex and Tether LLC, a company that oversees the development of stablecoin Tether (USDT), has stated in an interview with Modern Consensus that the “pretend KYC/AML” system of Bitfinex is preventing the exchange from obtaining banking services.
  For years, from the shutdown of the exchange’s Wells Fargo bank accounts to its troubles with Taiwanese banks, a relatively large portion of the community was convinced the denial of banking s
  
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• YoBit.net scammers and incompetence

  18-10-2018 16:50
  Yobit.net has recently raised a significant amount of controversy and potential unethicality surrounding their broken platform and recent institutional pump. Well, today I am examining their community, which seems to be fraught with the foul stench of Yobit.net scammers.
  These scammers pose as official YoBit.net support or staff, pretending to offer assistance. They are obviously not part of YoBit.net support, though they mimic the broken English found on the official support chat. This broken E
  
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• WAY2BIT to Release Public Beta of the BORA Ecosystem Later This Year

  18-10-2018 16:44
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• Did Tron Mislead Investors by Claiming Partnership with Baidu? Experts Weigh in

  18-10-2018 16:32
  On October 15, a trusted cryptocurrency source in China reported that the partnership Tron secured with Baidu was not really a partnership. CnLedger reported that according to local publications, Tron acquired the services of Baidu to launch, build, operate, and debug blockchain-based products on Baidu Cloud. “The ‘partnership’ between Baidu and Tron is basically about
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• Futures volume surges as bullish sentiment grows louder

  18-10-2018 16:19
  The price of bitcoin had remained relatively stagnant over the past two months, but investors appear to be quietly gearing up for a bull run, at least according to a new report on bitcoin futures contracts released by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
  Launched at the height of last year’s bitcoin rally, the CME bitcoin futures contracts were the second to hit a major exchange. The platform, which was originally praised as a new way to garner mainstream interest in the cryptocurre
  
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• Gates Foundation Partners With Former Ripple CTO's Blockchain Project

  18-10-2018 16:05
  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Coil, a startup founded by Ripple's former CTO, to provide payment services for the unbanked.
  
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• Premium of GBTC Has Fallen Substantially: What Does it Mean For Bitcoin?

  18-10-2018 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  On October 18, cryptocurrency trader and technical analyst Eric Thies released a comparative chart of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC), a publicly tradable instrument that allows investors in the public stock market to invest in BTC.
  According to Thies, the drop in the premium of GBTC is significant, as it demonstrates a decline in interest towards Bitcoin from retail investors or individual traders, and a large entity or group of investors are holding the price of BTC up above the ke
  
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• Bitcoin Breakout ‘Only a Matter of Time’: Analyst

  18-10-2018 15:25
  Bolstered by stable trading volume, growing network activity, and increasing validation on Wall Street, the bitcoin price could be on the brink of a major move to the upside. Writing in daily market commentary made available to CCN, eToro senior market analyst Mati Greenspan said that the stars continue to align for a potential bitcoin … Continued
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• $50,000 to $2,800: How Bitcoin Price Targets of Experts Dropped 95%

  18-10-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  In early 2018, when the price of Bitcoin (BTC) first dropped from $20,000 to $6,000 and recovered to $11,000, the majority of traders and investors were still highly optimistic in the short-term price movement of the dominant cryptocurrency.
  Respected entrepreneurs and investors including BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, Morgan Creek Digital partner Anthony Pompliano, and Wall Street analyst Tom Lee predicted the price of BTC to exceed $50,000 by the end of 2018.
  “I’ve stuck to my $50,000 Bi
  
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• Five examples of real-world uses for smart contracts

  18-10-2018 14:50
  As blockchain continues to evolve, smart contracts built to expand the concept of a simple decentralized database into a fully usable decentralized application seem to be popping up everywhere.We’ve talked about the Ethereum “killers” and how nearly every third-generation blockchain now includes the ability to run decentralized software powered by smart contracts, but is there really a difference between the smart contract chains?There are advantages, certainly, and disadvantag
  
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• What Is DGaming and Why Should You Care?

  18-10-2018 14:39
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• Security firm G4S Has Launched a Crypto Custody Service

  18-10-2018 14:30
  U.K.-based security services company G4S now offers a crypto custody service aimed to protect investors' digital assets from hacks and theft.
  
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• Accenture Launches Commercial R3 Blockchain Solution in Thailand

  18-10-2018 14:22
  Global consulting giant Accenture and Digital Ventures, a fintech subsidiary of Thai financial services conglomerate Slam Commercial Bank (SCB) have announced the launch of a jointly developed blockchain solution that makes commercial operations in Thailand more efficient by using R3‘s open-source Corda blockchain protocol to revamp the process of making and receiving payments and accessing … Continued
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• Omise Bags Japanese Investment to Support its Blockchain PayPal Alternative

  18-10-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  Japanese venture capital firm Global Brains has invested an undisclosed sum into Omise Holdings, a Thailand-based FinTech service provider, the companies announced in a press release.
  Global Expansion
  The investment, which is also led by 31VENTURES, a venture capitalist arm of Mitsui Fudosan, one of the largest real-estate developers in the country, and returning Indonesian venture capital SMDV, is aimed at financing Omise’s expansion plans in Japan. It would also offer support to the
  
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• Bitcoin Price Eyes Triangle Breakout Above $6.4K

  18-10-2018 13:15
  Bitcoin is again restricted in a narrowing price range, but technical studies indicate scope for a bullish breakout.
  
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• Blockchain Startup Tron Announces Partnership with Internet Giant Baidu

  18-10-2018 13:12
  A blockchain startup aiming to decentralized the internet is shaking hands with the field’s most prominent player. But does it matter? Tron Foundation revealed in its latest tweet that it would be working closely with Baidu, a China-based internet giant, to use their cloud solutions. Far from what seems like an official and detailed press
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• Amazon Web Services Partners Up with Qtum in China

  18-10-2018 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  Recent news of a possible partnership between TRON and Chinese giant Baidu demonstrated the excitement that was produced by sheer rumors of such a move. While this partnership remains only a speculation at this point, another project recently announced a confirmed partnership with an equally as large company.
  The new partnership announcement came from Qtum (QTUM), a smart contracts-focused blockchain that employs PoS. Qtum has partnered up with a Chinese division of a well-known multinational co
  
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• Asian Development Bank Paper Touts Blockchain in Government Procurement

  18-10-2018 12:50
  A consultation paper for the Asian Development Bank proposes a blockchain network to boost efficiency in government procurement systems worldwide.
  
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• OSA Token Secures Listing at CoinEgg Exchange

  18-10-2018 12:32
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• Analysis: Can Blockchain Technology Save the Press?

  18-10-2018 12:29
  Ethical controversy, troubles with revenue, and struggles to gain readers have plagued the news industry.
  
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• 0x (ZRX) Falls 15% After Initial Coinbase Surge, Not All Investors are Convinced

  18-10-2018 12:15 via newsbtc.com
  When Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin were listed on Coinbase, many investors saw this process as a sign for the widespread use and adoption of the aforementioned crypto assets. But, in stark contrast to Coinbase’s current listees, the recent addition of 0x (ZRX) onto the San Francisco-based platform have left many asking more questions about 0x than ever before.
  Coinbase.com, Coinbase Pro Add ZRX
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• Major [Shuttered] Indian Exchange Zebpay Moves to Malta after Central Bank Blockade

  18-10-2018 12:10
  The harsh cryptocurrency regulatory climate in India has turned out to be a gift for the self-styled blockchain island of Malta as one of the cryptocurrency exchanges that recently shut down in the world’s second-most populous country has decided to move operations there. First reported by Quartz, Zebpay, one of the biggest exchanges in India,
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