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• Expect the SEC to Target More Token Exchanges After EtherDelta

  08-11-2018 23:30
  The SEC's settlement with the founder of EtherDelta is likely the first of many enforcement actions to come against crypto token exchanges.
  
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• Daily Crypto Roundup 11/8/2018

  08-11-2018 23:30
  Bitcoin shows some of its impact ten years later, we receive some Ethereum Tech-Oasis Nevada updates, Etherdelta founder gets penalized, Ethereum potentially exposes user data, and alleged South Korean Hackers get caught. Read up on today’s action in a nutshell.
  Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase And Pantera Capital In Satoshi’s Debt
  Crypto Insider recently looked into writings from Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, dating back some ten years.
  Back in 2009 Satoshi mentioned several u
  
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• Fake News: SWIFT Denies Rumor it Will Join Ripple’s Blockchain Network

  08-11-2018 23:09
  Speculation that RippleNet and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) were planning to integrate may have caused the market cap of ripple (XRP) to briefly overtake that of ethereum to take the second position in the overall crypto market. SWIFT Says it isn’t Joining RippleNet This was based on the belief that with
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• Crypto POS Maker Pundi X Partners with HARA to Bring Blockchain to Farmers

  08-11-2018 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pundi Labs (Pundi X), a point-of-sale (POS) terminal maker, has announced a partnership with blockchain startup HARA to bring its blockchain-based POS devices to farmers. The company said the partnership will seek to facilitate data collection and financial inclusion across Indonesia’s rural areas and agricultural sector. HARA, a blockchain startup incorporated in Singapore, is developing […]
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• Survey: Four in 10 Brits Don’t Think Crypto Will Be Used as Cash or Card

  08-11-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  YouGov internet market research and data analysis group has conducted a survey about cryptocurrency use today and in the future in Great Britain.
  The results found that more men than women were interested in the technology, it was a younger crowd who mostly saw Bitcoin and other digital assets’ potential, and just one in five felt that it was a good idea to reject central banking in favour of a cryptocurrency future.
  YouGov Survey Provides Insight into U.K.’s Knowledge and Acceptance
  
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• Bitcoin Cash: Pre-Fork Trading Doesn’t Bode Well for Craig Wright’s Camp

  08-11-2018 22:08
  Partisans in the looming Bitcoin Cash civil war now have the opportunity to put their money where their mouths are, and that money is quickly piling up on one side of the debate. Poloniex Opens Pre-Fork BCH Market Earlier today, cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex became the first crypto trading platform to allow users to trade coins
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• Reddit Co-founder: Bear Market is Good for Crypto Innovation

  08-11-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Alexis Ohanian has spoken about the current state of the cryptocurrency markets.
  The Reddit co-founder believes that the dwindling prices experienced throughout 2018 are good for the space and will allow those committed to it to work with fewer distractions.
  Ohanian Silent on Previous Ether Price Call
  One of cryptocurrency’s most committed bulls, Alexis Ohanian, has stated that the current bear market is actually good for the digital asset and blockchain industry.
  Ohanian founded the wildl
  
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• Coinbase Users Can Now Buy and Sell Brave's Basic Attention Token

  08-11-2018 21:30
  Coinbase is listing Brave's Basic Attention Token to its retail platform, 6 days after adding it to Coinbase Pro.
  
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• Craig Wright Threatens to Crash Bitcoin Cash in Email to Ver

  08-11-2018 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Bitcoin Cash Civil War just got a lot more heated. Roger Ver, the owner of Bitcoin.com and one of the largest figures in Bitcoin Cash has shown an email allegedly from Craig Wright. In the email, Wright threatens to break Bitcoin Cash, preventing all trading for two years bringing its value down to zero. […]
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• $43 Million in Bitcoin Trades Help Square Beat Q3 Earnings Estimates

  08-11-2018 21:07
  Square, the merchant payment service provider which thrives on its mobile card readers and applications, has posted its third-quarter shareholder report, and it includes $43 million in bitcoin revenue. Slim Margins on Bitcoin Overall, they’ve made 51 percent more than they did last year up to this point, and revenue is 68 percent better than
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• Altcoins Drop After Week of Gains, Bitcoin Stable Near $6,500

  08-11-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  After a week of massive gains for multiple altcoins, the market surge has now cooled off and many are trading down over 2%. Just as the market surge was led primarily by Ripple (XRP) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH), they have also been the worst affected by today’s drop.
  At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading just below $6,500 at its current price of $6,460. Although it fell slightly (just over 1%) from yesterday’s levels, it is still firmly in the middle of its long-established trading r
  
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• Zambia: Three Arrested in $2.4 Million Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme

  08-11-2018 20:22
  Three individuals are currently out on bond in Zambia after being arrested over charges related to a cryptocurrency investment scheme they had operated. The three suspects — Hilda Agnes Raubenheimer, Orient Rio Zekko, and Tapiwa Chirwa — are directors of cryptocurrency investment firm Heritage Coin Resources Limited, per the Zambian Watchdog. They allegedly collected more
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• Blockchain Startup ConsenSys Acquires Space Company Planetary Resources

  08-11-2018 20:00 via crypto-news.net
  Blockchain started laying its name as a technology of choice when institutional money started coming. But beyond this, blockchain-based companies are now investing in and acquiring mainstream companies and giving these companies a touch of the decentralized world. The new one on the block to be acquired by a blockchain company is Planetary Resources, a space-based company.
  In a press release on 30th October 2018, Planetary Resources announced that it has been acquired by Ethereum-based venture C
  
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• Jameson Lopp on Ethereum, Ethereum Killers, and ETC (Crypto Insider Interview with Vlad Costea)

  08-11-2018 19:37
  On October 16th 2018, Jameson Lopp has agreed to do an exclusive interview with Crypto Insider’s Vlad Costea. The hour-long discussion, which has been published and transcribed in its entirety, contains plenty of brilliant moments where the cypherpunk approaches intricate topics and provides his knowledgeable expertise. Given the value of these explanations, we have decided to offer you small bits that are easier to consume and digest.
  The first piece that we’ve chosen is a nearly se
  
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• Will EtherDelta Charges Lead to the Demise of Decentralized Crypto Exchanges?

  08-11-2018 19:35
  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Zachary Coburn, a co-founder of decentralized crypto exchange EtherDelta, for operating an unregistered national securities exchange. SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder With Operating an Unregistered Exchange https://t.co/KYRBmn2UHw — SEC_News (@SEC_News) November 8, 2018 In its official statement, the SEC also emphasized that EtherDelta illicitly distributed unregistered securities
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• Crypto Doom and Gloom: Banking CEO Says There’s “No Interest” from Institutions

  08-11-2018 19:30 via newsbtc.com
  The CEO of Revolut has claimed that large institutional clients, which are often cited as the drivers of the next crypto bull run, have shown very little interest in investing in assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
  Revolut CEO: Institutional Investors Show “No Interest” in Crypto
  While speaking at the Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal this week, Nikolay Storonsky, CEO of digital banking startup Revolut, revealed that institutional investors aren’t yet ready to enter t
  
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• BORA Project Progress Update

  08-11-2018 19:28
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• WAY2BIT Launches Transparent Platform for Blockchain Users

  08-11-2018 19:23
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• Korean Lawyers Urge Government to Draw Up Blockchain Rules

  08-11-2018 19:08
  The Korean Bar Association has called on the government to introduce blockchain regulations, ASAP.
  
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• Bitcoin Analysis: BTC Faces Bearish Reversal as Dollar Strengthens

  08-11-2018 18:32
  The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate has dipped close to 1 percent on Thursday, now trading at 6470-fiat. The outcome of the US midterm elections with Democrats sweeping a sharp win in the House had certainly shaken the US dollar yesterday. The greenback nevertheless sustained its overall bullish momentum ahead of the Federal Reserve policy meeting today.
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• In EtherDelta Case, SEC Hints Most Ethereum Based Tokens are Securities

  08-11-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially charged Zachary Coburn, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta, for operating an unregistered securities exchange. The regulatory agency’s move to charge Coburn comes amidst a greater trend of increasing regulation over the cryptocurrency industry.
  In a press release today, the SEC announced that the charges against Coburn are the result of EtherDelta’s ERC20 token offerings, many of which were issu
  
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• Switzerland: Trojan horses are evolving to target cryptocurrency exchanges - TNW

  08-11-2018 17:36 via thenextweb.com
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  Switzerland: Trojan horses are evolving to target cryptocurrency exchanges
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  A computer virus that mines the anonymous cryptocurrency Monero has been ranked as the sixth most significant malware to hit Switzerland in the first half of this year. Swiss researchers also discovered that cybersecurity threats once focused on ...
  
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• Star Trek Star William Shatner Defends Ethereum From Inaccurate Claims

  08-11-2018 17:21
  William Shatner, a renowned Canadian actor, author, producer, director and singer famous for his role in the mega-popular media franchise Star Trek, recently defended Ethereum and its technology. On November 7, Shatner tagged Vitalik Buterin, a co-creator of Ethereum, in a Tweet, publicly portraying his interest in cryptocurrencies and the blockchain. His viewpoints don’t take
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• Two Bitcoin-Friendly Democrats Take Control of Their States

  08-11-2018 17:02
  Jared Polis of Colorado in particular has been actively promoting cryptocurrency for years.
  
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• Breaking: SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder with Operating Unregistered Exchange

  08-11-2018 16:39
  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of decentralized Ethereum exchange (DEX) EtherDelta with operating an unregistered exchange. As a DEX, the crypto trading platform allowed users to trustlessly trade Ethereum-based tokens without registering accounts or entrusting their funds to an exchange-controlled wallet. Trading was managed by a smart contract, though
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• SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder Over 'Unregistered Securities Exchange'

  08-11-2018 16:31
  The SEC has charged Zachary Coburn, founder of EtherDelta, with running an unregistered national securities exchange.
  
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• Overstock CEO Predicts Mass Crypto Adoption as Bitcoin Price Rises

  08-11-2018 16:30 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrency markets have fallen by more than 70 percent this year. But according to a veteran from the industry, they are standing at the edge of a revolution.
  Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock, an Amazon-like marketplace which accepts payments in Bitcoin, said in a recent interview that he is still expecting cryptocurrencies to reach mass adoption. The Bitcoin bull highlighted the failure of the mainstream financial systems and how the people working under these systems have abandoned thei
  
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• Hackers hide cryptocurrency mining malware in Windows installation files - TNW

  08-11-2018 16:20 via thenextweb.com
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  Hackers hide cryptocurrency mining malware in Windows installation files
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  Crypto-jacking schemes are getting more intricate by the day. It appears hackers are now disguising cryptocurrency mining malware and passing it off as legitimate Windows installation packages. Researchers say the malicious software, more commonly ...
  
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• Early Trading Shows Clear Preference In Divide Over Bitcoin Cash Fork

  08-11-2018 16:15
  Poloniex's new "pre-fork" trading service suggests that bitcoin cash users favor the more established version of the software, Bitcoin ABC.
  
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• Roger Ver: ‘Maybe I’ve Been Fooled’ by Craig Wright

  08-11-2018 15:55
  Early cryptocurrency adopter and outspoken Bitcoin Cash evangelist Roger Ver said that he is having second thoughts about his former alliance with self-described Bitcoin creator Craig Wright. Ver, the owner of crypto wallet service and bitcoin cash mining pool Bitcoin.com, stated in a newly-uploaded YouTube video that Wright — whose firm, nChain, is the developer
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• Huobi Opens Office in Russia, Russian Language Website

  08-11-2018 15:50
  The cryptocurrency exchange has been expanding aggressively this year.
  
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• South Korea's Emergence as an Important Player in Cryptocurrency - The Diplomat

  08-11-2018 15:39 via thediplomat.com
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  South Korea's Emergence as an Important Player in Cryptocurrency
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  When it comes to cryptocurrency, North Korea tends to get most of the attention on the Korean Peninsula. Since 2017, North Korea has stolen $571 million from cryptocurrency exchanges and accounted for nearly 65 percent of all cryptocurrency stolen.
  
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• New Blockchain City in Nevada, a Gift Back to Crypto Community

  08-11-2018 15:30 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrency millionaire and a consumer protection lawyer, Jeffrey Berns, has recently announced a new plan that might have a strong impact on the blockchain development. Berns is also a CEO of a firm called Blockchains LLC. This is a company that bought over 67,000 acres in northern Nevada earlier this year. The deal has cost around $170 million, and the reason behind the purchase remained unknown until now.
  New City Based on Blockchain Announced
  A new announcement that came only days ago rev
  
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• Havven Launching First Decentralised Multicurrency Stablecoin

  08-11-2018 15:00
  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. This month, Havven will launch the first decentralised stablecoin system in a variety of currencies all backed by a single cryptoasset collateral pool. The first batch of currencies
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• Crypto Exchanges Must 'Grow or Die,' Says Exec at Fintech Firm Cinnober

  08-11-2018 15:00
  Cinnober, a fintech company founded a full decade before the bitcoin white paper came out, wants to help today's crypto trading platforms mature.
  
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• Keeping Satoshi Nakamoto’s Dream Alive: Nagezeni and Rootstock to Improve Bitcoin

  08-11-2018 14:56
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• BitMart Announces Strategic Partnership with RatingToken

  08-11-2018 14:53
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• Bitcoin PR Buzz Upgrades PR Services Drops Price up to $800

  08-11-2018 14:45
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• What Caused the Sudden Drop in SegWit Blocks on Bitcoin?

  08-11-2018 14:36
  Blockchain detectives and Lightning Proponents may have noticed a severe drop in SegWit blocks near the end of last month. SegWit-spending transactions had reached a high of nearly 50% of all transactions, according to this tracker, but around about October 20th the rate began to drop off, hitting a low of nearly 40%. Users who
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• Blockchain Opens Green Capital Market to Countries and Enterprises

  08-11-2018 14:36 via newsbtc.com
  Despite the futuristic forecasts, there are not so many real-world applications of the blockchain technology, especially at a global scale. But the green capital market, where the blockchain has already been tested and proven its applicability, is not a case. The technology opens ecological markets for enterprises, allowing emissions trading. In this publication, we explain how this happens.
  Before turning to a specific case, let’s touch upon the above-mentioned emission trading and clarif
  
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• Blockchain Startup Wants Fans to Help Develop the Next Football Legends

  08-11-2018 14:34
  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. Lead: Modern soccer, like many other things nowadays, suffers from the scarcity of spontaneous and truly direct interactions. The fan vibe is being killed by unnecessarily artificial and
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• eToro Analyst: Bitcoin, Crypto To End 2018 With “Santa Claus” Rally

  08-11-2018 14:30 via newsbtc.com
  As 2019 looms, analysts have sought to discern where the crypto market could be heading next. While bearish sentiment is still a common sight, a growing number of industry pundits have overtly expressed their opinion that 2018’s crypto winter is on the verge of kicking the bucket.
  Crypto To Undergo “Santa Claus” Rally
  Although bears regained control of the crypto market on Thursday morning, reports, which cite a number of analysts and indicators, claim that a bullish picture is
  
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• South Korea Police Bust Crypto-Jacking Scheme

  08-11-2018 14:07
  The criminals managed to make a grand total of $1000 before being caught
  
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• Poloniex Allows Pre-Fork Trading of Both Bitcoin Cash Versions

  08-11-2018 14:00
  Delaware-based cryptocurrency exchange decides to let the community decide which token best represents Satoshi's vision.
  
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• Chinese School Principals Caught Mining Ethereum At Work

  08-11-2018 14:00
  Two principals at a Chinese school got in hot water after installing ethereum miners at the institution, according to a report.
  
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• Bithumb Partners ‘Asian Amazon’ While Lawyers Urge Korean Govt to Establish Crypto Framework

  08-11-2018 13:30 via newsbtc.com
  Lawyers in the Southeast Asian country lobbied the government today to quickly establish a legal framework for investor protection.
  The Korean Bar Association rarely campaigns publically for specific technologies or industry groups, however members felt strongly enough to do so for the cryptocurrency ecosystem within the country. According to Reuters, Bar Association President Kim Hyun spoke to reporters at a news conference held at parliament;
  “We urge the government to break away from ne
  
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• IBM and Seagate Partner to Tackle Counterfeit Hard Drives Using Blockchain Technology

  08-11-2018 13:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Seagate Technology Plc and IBM have today announced that they are working together to reduce global hard drive counterfeiting using blockchain technology. Figures from the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) estimates that global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods amounts to $1.77 trillion. With such a prevalent problem impacting manufacturers, integrators, and businesses, such as data […]
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• IBM, Seagate Team Up to Tackle Hard Drive Fakes With Blockchain

  08-11-2018 12:59
  IBM is to use its blockchain platform to track Seagate-produced hard drives as a means to guarantee their authenticity.
  
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• Abu Dhabi Bourse Issues Cryptocurrency Thought Paper

  08-11-2018 12:59
  Abi Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Tuesday issued a paper on crypto and distributed ledger infrastructure, Emirates News Agency reported. The “thought paper,” according to the $135 billion Bourse, identifies the technical and operational standards required to issue crypto-assets. It specifically assists financial institutions that are undergoing a transition from conventional asset issuance to more
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• Welcome To Crypto: Star Trek’s Shatner Defends Ethereum, Talks ERC Standards

  08-11-2018 12:30 via newsbtc.com
  When cryptocurrency enthusiasts discuss adoption — the crypto industry’s buzzword of 2018 — the names of bigwig institutions, household corporations, and prominent executives and investors are often thrown around. So, it should come as no surprise that the entire crypto community was rattled when William Shatner, known for his portrayal of Star Trek’s James T. Kirk, went full “crypto-hip” on Twitter, discussing Ethereum will unbridled passion and a tinge of hu
  
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