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• Why Fidelity’s Blockchain Incubator Lead Joined a Crypto Startup

  27-10-2018 23:05
  Blockchain enterprise software startup Bloq has hired Fidelity alum Hadley Stern for its management team. Stern, who was the architect of Fidelity Investment’s digital assets arm, joins Bloq in the newly created role of chief operating officer where he will spearhead the next chapter of growth for the startup. Stern was the driving force behind Fidelity’s budding
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• Blockchain-Powered Islamic Bonds to Fund Microfinance Projects in Indonesia

  27-10-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Indonesian firm Blossom Finance has announced plans to launch blockchain-based sukuk, Islamic bonds, to fund microfinance projects in the Muslim-majority country.
  Blossom Finance’s “Smart Sukuk” to Automate Issuance of Islamic Bonds
  The project, to roll out in the coming months, involves using distributed ledger technology to keep issuance costs low while attracting a large pool of retail investors, said Khalid Howladar, chief strategy officer.
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• Major Economies Should Coordinate Crypto Regulations: Circle CEO

  27-10-2018 21:47
  Major economies around the world should coordinate efforts to create global crypto regulations, said Jeremy Allaire during his interview with Reuters. The CEO of Circle, a cryptocurrency startup backed by Goldman Sachs and valued at $3 billion, highlighted an apparent lack of regulations across the world in the face of booming crypto adoption. The entrepreneur recognized
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• Call of Duty Players Linked to $3 million Cryptocurrency Theft

  27-10-2018 20:31
  A gang of Call of Duty players is suspected of masterminding a plan to steal more than $3 million in cryptocurrency. Citing unsealed court documents, the Chicago Sun-Times reports that the group — which includes a Dolton, IL man and a man from Bloomington, IL — is alleged to have hacked into cryptocurrency wallets after
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• Successful ICO Roundup – Third Week of October

  27-10-2018 20:00 via crypto-news.net
  Welcome back to our regular weekly series where we cover the winners of the continual competition to raise money, attract buyers or investors to a cryptocurrency or blockchain project.
  Every week we look at the trackers and give press coverage for projects that have fully completed their sales. If you are looking for projects to invest in, this is not the article for you.
  If you are seeking to learn more about the current state of affairs and which projects have experienced success, then this is
  
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• IBM Survey: No Major Central Bank Will Implement CBDCs in the Near-Term

  27-10-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  A report on central bank digital currencies has found that 61% of institutions don’t think a blockchain is necessary due to low efficiency gains during trials.
  IBM Survey Finds That Central Banks Won’t Be Introducing CBDCs in Near-Term
  The report was conducted by IBM and the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF).
  The survey, finalized on 21 September 2018, recognized several policy concerns, mainly in regard to financial stability and the implications o
  
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• The Brilliance Behind BitMax.io: Understanding the Trans-Fee Mining Model

  27-10-2018 18:25
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• Germany’s Central Bank and Deutsche Börse Complete Blockchain Settlement Trial

  27-10-2018 18:01
  Germany central bank Deutsche Bundesbank, and Deutsche Börse have announced the successful completion of a performance test for two prototype blockchain-based securities settlement systems which they developed jointly. In an announcement posted earlier today, it was revealed that the prototype systems support settlement of regular payments, interest payments, securities transactions and repayment when bonds achieve … Continued
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• Alibaba Cloud’s Blockchain as a Service Now Available Outside China

  27-10-2018 18:01
  The cloud computing division of China’s largest online retailer Alibaba has announced the expansion of its Blockchain as a Service offering beyond its domestic market. In a statement, Alibaba Cloud disclosed that the blockchain service will now be available in the United States as well as countries in Europe and South East Asia. “Our customers … Continued
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• Former Intel Executive Dr. Jackson He Joins Blockchain Startup Skynet

  27-10-2018 17:29
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• NOVAM Token Coming Soon to Revolutionize the World of Endpoint Cybersecurity in IoT- Company Announces Roadmap

  27-10-2018 17:21
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• Education Trumps Speculation as Blockchain Adoption in Africa Accelerates

  27-10-2018 17:16
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• China’s Merchants are Legally Allowed to Accept Bitcoin and Crypto

  27-10-2018 16:02
  As reported by CnLedger, a trusted cryptocurrency news source in China, the country’s merchants can legally accept crypto as a payment method. According to local reports, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration officially recognized Bitcoin as a property, allowing individuals and businesses to own and transfer Bitcoin without being in conflict with existing financial regulations.
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• Prominent Analyst: Bitcoin is Still in the Middle of a Bear Market

  27-10-2018 13:34 via newsbtc.com
  An inverse monetary velocity pattern indicates that bitcoin bulls are wrong about the market’s next bull run.
  Willi Woo, a prominent cryptocurrency market analyst, pitted the digital currency network value (or market cap) against the daily US Dollar volume transmitted through the blockchain. A proportion between the two equated into Bitcoin Network-to-Value (Bitcoin NV) Ratio, similar to P/E ratio used in equity markets.  A high Bitcoin BV indicates that the net value is exceeding the
  
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• Belgium Regulator Blacklists 21 Crypto Firms Suspected of Fraud

  27-10-2018 12:00
  The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has added 21 new websites of suspected cryptocurrency scams to its blacklist. Belgium’s financial regulator published the list on its official website, bringing their tally of suspected crypto scams in the country to 99. The agency found that despite their prior warnings concerning the risks associated with crypto
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• Engineers are Leaving Silicon Valley Firms to Crypto; Sign of Demand

  27-10-2018 11:58 via newsbtc.com
  In recent months, an increasing number of engineers and developers announced that they are leaving established Silicon Valley tech companies in search for new opportunities in the world of blockchain and crypto.
  Firms like Facebook, Apple, Google, Netflix, and Amazon are all viewed as target companies for most engineers. However, even these giants are rapidly losing their best developers to the growing blockchain industry.
  Engineers’ Fascination with Blockchain Technology
  A lot of these te
  
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• The Double-Spend (What Bitcoin's White Paper Solved Forever)

  27-10-2018 11:15
  Bitcoin's white paper solving the double-spend problem in the digital world makes near real-time commerce possible across the entire planet.
  
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• North Korea Enablers in Singapore Operated Crypto Scams to Fund Regime: Report

  27-10-2018 10:36
  Cybersecurity company Recorded Future has released a lengthy expose claiming that North Korea uses cryptocurrency to skirt U.S.-imposed economic sanctions alongside a shady network of collaborators and enablers in Singapore. The company claims that in addition to mining coins like bitcoin and monero, North Korean leaders have also been involved in promoting cryptocurrency scams that … Continued
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• Defending Decentralization, Like a Twice in a Millennium Chance

  27-10-2018 10:20
  During the Web3 Summit earlier this week, speakers and attendees struck an optimistic tone, even though the challenges for blockchain are great.
  
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• TTC Protocol Announces New Partnership in Korea, Adding 7.5m Users to the Ecosystem

  27-10-2018 06:20
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• Cryptocurrency Market Update: Dogecoin Making a Comeback

  27-10-2018 06:00 via newsbtc.com
  FOMO Moments
  Another weekend of inactivity in crypto land; Dogecoin and Electroneum moving, Revain diving.
  More of the same is about the only thing that can be said about crypto markets as we enter the weekend. Another week with virtually no movement means that total market capitalization is still around $210 billion where is has been for the past fortnight.
  Bitcoin remains in a consolidating channel just below $6,500. It has not moved out of this range since the October 15 spike to $6,700 which
  
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• ADA/USD Price Analysis: Cardano Neutral to Bullish above 7 Cents

  27-10-2018 04:15 via newsbtc.com
  For now, the differences between IOHK and Cardano Foundation isn’t affecting price. But should it escalate and the other side of the story leaks from CF, then we might have a glance of what the team thinks of Charles Hoskinson, the Founder. As it is, ADA/USD is level and above 7 cents meaning our previous Cardano price analysis is valid.
  Latest Cardano News
  Charles Hoskinson is clear: Cardano is a community organization and a platform where investors have put their monies on and they expec
  
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• LTC/USD, EOS/USD, XLM/USD, ADA/USD, XMR/USD Price Analysis

  27-10-2018 04:00 via newsbtc.com
  After implementation of their version of “Segwit”, Monero transaction fees are near zero. Because of that, Bittrex and Binance have responded by slashing withdrawal fees to a mere $0.01. This is bullish and coincidentally it happens at a time when Litecoin plans to execute core 0.17 promising to drive down network fees by a factor of 10. These developments spur adoption which in turn builds demand which is what traders need to see.
  Let’s have a look at these charts:
  EOS/USD EOS
  
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• Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Hodl Hodl Implements Multisignature Contracts

  27-10-2018 03:12
  One of the oldest mantras in Bitcoin trading is: “never leave your coins on the exchange.” This wisdom is borne of the experience of Mt. Gox traders who lost many millions of dollars in Bitcoin over four years ago. Yet, better than never leaving your coins on an exchange is never placing them in the
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• Waves Blockchain Hits Milestone with 6.1 Million Real-Time Transactions

  27-10-2018 01:44
  The race to build the best public blockchain will be won by those that would scale in line with volume. On a Sunday, a blockchain project realistically did it, though for 24 hours. Waves Platform, comprising of a digital ledger project and decentralized exchange (DEX), processed 6.1 million real-time transactions in a stress test. As it
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• US State Banking Regulator Sues Government Over Fintech Special Charter

  27-10-2018 00:46
  The US regulatory body for state banking has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for granting bank charters to fintech companies. The complaint calls into question the leniency of fintech “sandbox” charters. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an arm of the US Department of the Treasury, has awarded these special charters to many
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• Planting Bitcoin  Part Two: Seasons

  27-10-2018 00:01
  Timing is everything... even in bitcoin.
  
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• FCC Chairman Admits Antiquated Regulation May Hurt Emerging Blockchain Technology

  27-10-2018 00:00 via newsbtc.com
  Aijt Pai, U.S. FCC Chair, has said it’s a challenge to level the playing field between emerging technologies, including blockchain, and not disadvantage any of them.
  US Telecoms Regulator Studies How to Evolve Blockchain
  The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – the government agency in charge of regulating radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable – told the Indian Express there might be a need for expanding the ambit of a telecom regulator to in
  
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