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• Greg Maxwell: Bitcoin SV ‘Maybe’ the ‘Real Fake Bitcoin’ – ‘But Who Cares?’

  12-11-2018 23:50
  Greg Maxwell made headlines recently when an e-mail he’d sent to “Fake Satoshi” Craig S. Wright was revealed to the public. Parts of the e-mail were published on CoinGeek. Maxwell is quoted as saying: I believe it would be adverse for interests that concern me if your influence or prominence in BCH were in any
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• Circle Launches Crypto Reward Program to Attract New Customers

  12-11-2018 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Crypto finance startup Circle has announced the launch of a new reward program in a bid to attract new customers to its Circle Invest platform. The reward program, which will run through the end of the year, will reward new Circle Invest customers with one of the crypto assets supported by the platform, which currently […]
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• ConsenSys and Amazon to Launch Ethereum Marketplace for Enterprise Blockchain

  12-11-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Kaleido, a subsidiary of ConsenSys, is launching a marketplace of plug-and-play services to help blockchain projects from proof-of-concept to live production business networks.
  The firm, which announced the product at the Web Summit in Lisbon, is working with Amazon Web Services to provide the enterprise blockchain platform.
  ConsenSys’ Kaleido Launches Marketplace for Plug-and-Play Enterprise Blockchain Solutions
  According to the company, early adopters of the Kaleido Marketplace have
  
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• Bitcoin Erases Weekend Gains & Struggles to Break Out of Bear Trend

  12-11-2018 22:48
  Bitcoin kicked off the week by erasing gains made during the weekend, falling 1 percent against the US Dollar. Bitcoin Relinquishes Hard-Fought Gains The BTC/USD pair stayed depressed despite an upside attempt, printing intraday lows near 6319-fiat against the high at 6384-fiat. The breakdown action in the European forex market helped the dollar establish its 16-month
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• Michigan Secretary of State Nixes Crypto for Political Donations

  12-11-2018 22:30
  A letter from the Michigan Secretary of State's office states that cryptocurrencies cannot be used for political donations.
  
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• States Continue to Explore issuing National Cryptocurrencies With Mixed Results

  12-11-2018 22:00 via crypto-news.net
  As cryptocurrency adoption and blockchain development grows, states across the globe continue to explore the idea of issuing ‘national cryptocurrencies’. This concept is fiercly debated, with various nations taking different approaches to the subject. The results are an emerging patchwork of various policies and projects, which serves to demonstrate the tremendous challenge central banks are having in their attempt to address the emerging crypto movement while still retaining control
  
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• Marshall Islands President Survives Vote of No Confidence over State Crypto Plans

  12-11-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  In a vote of no confidence against the president of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, the only female head of state in the Pacific region has narrowly avoided losing power.
  The issues prompting the vote are the proposed national digital currency being planned at the moment, as well as Chinese foreign policy ambitions in the area.
  Senators Join IMF in Opposing the Sovereign Digital Currency
  According to reports today in the Nikkei Asia Review, Heine has survived a vote of no confidence by the sk
  
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• Poloniex Requires 2,000 Confirmations for Bytecoin Transactions

  12-11-2018 21:09
  If you want to trade Bytecoin on Poloniex, you’re going to have to wait a significant amount of time, CCN has learned. This reporter decided to enter the BCH pre-fork trading at the exchange and wanted to use his Bytecoin holdings as part of that process. He withdrew them from where they were held and
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• Ripple Moves XRP Security Lawsuit to Federal Court, Attorneys Call It Brilliant

  12-11-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple Labs is now attempting to move a lawsuit against them regarding the status of XRP as a potential security into a federal court, which is being lauded as a brilliant strategic move by a notable attorney familiar with the situation.
  The lawsuit against Ripple Labs was first brought about by plaintiffs. They are accusing the blockchain company of offering investors an unregistered security product (XRP) that has been maliciously manipulated by Ripple in order for them to maximize their profi
  
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• Bitcoin price stability is 'calm before the storm', cryptocurrency analysts predict - The Independent

  12-11-2018 20:58 via independent.co.uk
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  Bitcoin price stability is 'calm before the storm', cryptocurrency analysts predict
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  Bitcoin's most sustained period of price stability in its history is about to come to an abrupt end, cryptocurrency experts have warned. Since early September, bitcoin has not experienced any major market movements, trading between $6,000 (£4,670) and ...
  
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• Libertarian Paradise – Interview with the First President of Liberland

  12-11-2018 20:26
  Vít Jedlička was in Tel Aviv to judge a governance-focused blockchain hackathon.
  
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• Combined Class-Action Lawsuit Against Ripple Moves to Federal Court

  12-11-2018 20:00
  Is XRP a security? The question is now sitting before the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
  
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• Government Regulation and the Future of Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrencies

  12-11-2018 19:50
  In recent times, governments around the world have charted a new course for cryptocurrency regulation, and it’s one that seeks to exclude privacy-focused cryptocurrency. Moving away from the complete banning of digital currencies, these governments are tackling two core issues: protecting investors and traders, and making sure that cryptocurrencies avoid becoming breeding grounds for criminals.
  This trend has sparked many regulatory requirements, from anti-money laundering rules to KYCs. B
  
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• Government regulation and the future of privacy coins

  12-11-2018 19:50
  In recent times, governments around the world have charted a new course for cryptocurrency regulation, and it’s one that seeks to exclude privacy coins. Moving away from the complete banning of digital currencies, these governments are tackling two core issues: protecting investors and traders, and making sure that cryptocurrencies avoid becoming breeding grounds for criminals.
  This trend has sparked many regulatory requirements, from anti-money laundering rules to KYCs. But as these gover
  
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• NEM Skyrockets as Coincheck Resumes Trading, Altcoins Trade Up Amidst Bitcoin Stability

  12-11-2018 19:40 via newsbtc.com
  NEM (XEM) is currently trading up nearly 20% as cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck resumes its normal trading activity.
  NEM’s meteoric price rise comes amidst overall market stability, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading steadily at $6,400, and most altcoins trading up.
  At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $6,400, recovering from a slight dip into the mid-$6,300 region. Bitcoin is still trading firmly in its long-established trading range between $6,200 and $6,700, and its prolonged sideway
  
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• Fintage House to Accept Cryptocurrency for Rights Transactions ... - Variety

  12-11-2018 19:35 via variety.com
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  Fintage House to Accept Cryptocurrency for Rights Transactions ...
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  Film and TV rights company Fintage House will accept a cryptocurrency for film and television rights transactions.and more »
  
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• Study: Demand For Crypto From Millennials Continuing to Rise Rapidly

  12-11-2018 19:10
  According to a study conducted by Deidre Campbell, Global Chair of Financial Services at Edelman, reported by the New York Post, crypto still remains as a preferable long-term investment amongst millennial investors. “Anyone that has crypto tells me they wish they bought it sooner,” said Campbell, whose study revealed that more than 25 percent of
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• Bitcoin ABC Has 600% More Nodes than Bitcoin SV

  12-11-2018 18:40
  Editor’s note: The article’s headline has been amended to clarity. According to Coin.Dance, a reputable Bitcoin network data provider, there are about 600% more Bitcoin Cash ABC nodes than Bitcoin SV (“Satoshi Vision”) nodes. Bitcoin Cash ABC enjoys the support of three major exchanges: Bitpay, Binance, and Coinbase, while Bitcion Cash SV has the backing
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• Picking the Right Altcoin in Anticipation of a Bullish Market

  12-11-2018 18:22 via newsbtc.com
  The cryptocurrency market, after reaching all-time highs last year, came crashing down throughout most of 2018. The downward spiral resulted in some cryptocurrencies losing anywhere between 90-100% of the gains made during the previous year. The scene has since then changed, and the market has stabilized to a great extent.
  As we inch closer towards the end of the year, the community is waiting for the much-anticipated bullish market run that has occurred in the previous years. Historic trends sh
  
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• Hash Power Favors Craig Wright Camp in Looming Bitcoin Cash Fork

  12-11-2018 18:15
  Early data suggests that the Bitcoin SV implementation of the bitcoin cash fork may enjoy more hash power than Bitcoin ABC.
  
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• PBoC: Cryptocurrencies Will Not Replace or Disrupt Fiat Systems

  12-11-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has shown extreme confidence in the superiority of fiat systems over cryptocurrencies.
  China’s central bank refused to acknowledge blockchain and its derivatives as catalysts for financial innovation.
  Stating that no technology was able to disrupt the monetary system, the bureau believed that blockchain would not make any substantial difference in the ways conventional financial protocols govern. It further added that blockchain assets like Bitcoin w
  
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• NEM Price Climbs to 9-Week High As Coincheck Brings Back Trading

  12-11-2018 17:20
  NEM surged 25 percent today to reach its highest price since early September while accumulating its most 24-hour trading volume in over three months.
  
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• Eerily accurate crypto predictions from January 2018

  12-11-2018 17:00
  December 2017 – January 2018. Arguably the most amazingly exuberant time in cryptocurrency history – as far a price gains go. At the height of all the action, the air was filled with talks of an “adoption curve“, with possibly no end in sight for such price exuberance. But some predictions from the time are eerily spot on.
  However, one crypto influencer was far too experienced to believe this type of market would last very long. Ryan Selkis, Aka TwoBitIdiot on Twitter and
  
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• Venezuela to Present Petro Crypto to OPEC as a Unit of Oil

  12-11-2018 16:56
  The Venezuelan government is reportedly going to present its oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as a unit of account for oil. According to local news outlet Telesur, the country’s petroleum minister and the president of state-run oil and natural gas company PDVSA, Manuel Quevedo, stated that Petro transactions
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• WSJCoin: The Cryptocurrency That Never Was - Wall Street Journal

  12-11-2018 16:54 via wsj.com
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  WSJCoin: The Cryptocurrency That Never Was
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  When the idea was hatched, crypto mania was near its peak. The price of bitcoin had sputtered off its record high of nearly $20,000, but many investors were confident that the drop would just be a blip. Cash was pouring into initial coin offerings—a ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency attacks can harm helpless investors - Yahoo Finance - Yahoo Finance

  12-11-2018 16:28 via finance.yahoo.com
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  Cryptocurrency attacks can harm helpless investors - Yahoo Finance
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  It's no secret that cryptocurrency investing comes with a lot of risks. But beyond the price swings, hackers target the systems themselves.and more »
  
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• IBM Looks to Disrupt Scientific Research on the Blockchain

  12-11-2018 15:54
  The use cases for distributed ledger technology are on the rise, as evidenced by IBM’s most recent patent application for open scientific research on the blockchain. The tech giant envisions a system in which a blockchain represents an experiment with individual blocks comprised of project components including research data, data analysis and results as well as
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• 5 recent tactics criminals use to steal your Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrency) - TNW

  12-11-2018 15:52 via thenextweb.com
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  5 recent tactics criminals use to steal your Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrency)
  TNW
  While the cryptocurrency mania that drove Bitcoin's price to $20,000 may have eased, the threat posed by the most experienced cybercriminals hasn't disappeared. In fact, prominent information security firm Kaspersky Labs has detailed how some of the ...
  
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• Withdrawing Crypto to Fiat From Bitfinex Now Costs Close to PayPal

  12-11-2018 15:50 via newsbtc.com
  Converting crypto to fiat is not cheap anymore, at least on Bitfinex.
  The Hong Kong-based digital assets exchange on Sunday updated its fee structure for high-frequency wire withdrawals. It effectively imposed a 3 percent commission cut on all external wire withdrawal requests that would exceed 1) more than two fiat withdrawals in any thirty day period, and 2) more than $1M in aggregate in fiat withdrawals in any thirty day period. Meanwhile, the latest fee structure will not affe
  
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• BitBay Partners with Coinfirm to Bring Better Security and Transparency to Cryptocurrency

  12-11-2018 15:38
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• Singapore's Central Bank, SGX Develop Blockchain Settlement System

  12-11-2018 15:30
  The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the nation's stock exchange have developed a blockchain-based settlement system for tokenized assets.
  
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• Decentralizing a billion-dollar virtual industry

  12-11-2018 15:06
  In-game virtual transactions were one of Satoshi Nakamoto’s original visions when creating Bitcoin, but it is the Ethereum blockchain that is really taking that idea to the next level with Decentraland, an open-world VR platform that will allow users to create their own reality.
  Though Decentraland has still not officially launched, crypto-enthusiasts and real estate speculators alike can already bid for virtual plots of land within the game’s limited space.
  And these auctions are go
  
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• Why the IMF is Trying to Stop Marshall Islands From Adopting Crypto

  12-11-2018 14:51
  The International Monetary Fund (IMF), a global financial organization run by 189 countries, is against the proposal of the Marshall Islands to launch a sovereign digital currency by adopting crypto. As early as September 10, the IMF criticized the finalized plans of the Marshall Islands of creating a national cryptocurrency, citing potential money laundering, financial
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• CFTC Fines Trader $1.1 Million for Bitcoin Theft

  12-11-2018 14:24
  Joseph Kim stole cryptocurrency from his company to pay off bad trades he had made himself
  
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• Why Are Novogratz, Fidelity, And Bakkt Banking On Institutional Crypto Investors?

  12-11-2018 14:19 via newsbtc.com
  It goes without saying that Galaxy Digital, a digital asset-centric merchant bank, has been beaten and bruised in recent months. Months ago, to remain coherent with its appearance on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the startup was required to divulge its Q1 balance sheet, which wasn’t pretty, to put it lightly. However, the Galaxy’s top brass have seemingly remain undeterred, setting its scopes on new sectors in crypto to maintain its hegemony.
  Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Sets
  
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• Accenture Puts Software License Management on a Blockchain Platform

  12-11-2018 14:15
  Accenture has rolled out a new software license management application built with distributed ledger tech from Digital Asset.
  
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• Bitcoin Cash Drops 8% Despite November 15 Hard Fork in Stagnant Market

  12-11-2018 13:50
  Over the last 24 hours, the price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has dropped by more than 8 percent, experiencing a steep sell-off for the first time since October 11. For nearly two weeks, BCH has maintained strong upward momentum supported by the growing anticipation towards the scheduled November 15 hard fork on the Bitcoin Cash
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• Skirting the Great Wall, Part Three: The Paradox of Cryptocurrencies in China

  12-11-2018 13:40 via cointelegraph.com
  In the final installment of Cointelegraph’s history of crypto in China, we look at the official stance toward cryptocurrencies’ use, ownership, and legal status in the country
  
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• Japanese Firms Claim Success in Marine Insurance Blockchain Trial

  12-11-2018 13:20
  NTT DATA and a major Japanese insurer have completed a blockchain trial that speeds up marine cargo insurance claims.
  
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• DX.Exchange ICO Pitch in London is Getting Close!

  12-11-2018 12:55
  13 projects will have 10-minutes to win over the audience and judges, with one earning a free listing on DX.Exchange
  
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• Hong Kong-Based Bitcoin Mining Pool BTCC to Close Indefinitely

  12-11-2018 12:44
  Hong-Kong based bitcoin exchange, BTCC has made known through a press release, plans to shut down its mining pool business BTCC Pool Limited after four years of operation in Hong-Kong. According to a statement from the firm published on November 6, 2018, the company says it would “shut down all mining servers on November 15
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• Bitcoin Teases Bull Move After Defense of Key Price Support

  12-11-2018 12:00
  Bitcoin could be in for a recovery rally, having defended a key support level over the weekend.
  
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• Bank of America Obtains Crypto Patent, is it Planning to Operate a Wallet?

  12-11-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  A sure sign of growing adoption and institutional interest in cryptocurrencies is when major banks start to look at them more closely. The second largest bank in the US, Bank of America, was recently awarded a patent for secure crypto key storage indicating that its interests in the industry are still fully intact despite the year’s bear market.
  Secure Storage for Private Keys
  According to the official documents, the system will be used for storing private keys rather than coins directly;
  
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• Singapore’s Central Bank, Stock Exchange Settle Tokenised Assets on a Blockchain

  12-11-2018 11:42
  In a blockchain breakthrough, Singapore’s central bank and the country’s primary stock exchange have successfully developed an automated method for rapid settlements of tokenized assets. In an announcement on Sunday, the government of Singapore announced the successful development of a Delivery versus Payment (DvP) mechanism – powered by smart contracts – for settlement of tokenized
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• Stox Responds to Rumours of Exit Scam

  12-11-2018 11:30
  The accusations have been recycled from over a year ago; company cries FUD.
  
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• An EOS-based Digital Wallet from Volentix Plans to Compete with Centralized Exchanges

  12-11-2018 11:24
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• CFTC Fines Bitcoin Trader $1.1 Million for Crypto Fraud

  12-11-2018 11:10
  A bitcoin trader has been jailed and fined over $1.1 million for stealing bitcoin and litecoin, and then defrauding investors to repay the loss.
  
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• How Can Forex Brokers Lobby Create Long-Term Growth?

  12-11-2018 11:03
  Michael Charalambides delves into the recent regulatory shakeup and elaborates on the situation at hand
  
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• Singapore Gov’t Develops Blockchain Based Security Token System

  12-11-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  An automated Delivery versus Payment (DvP) platform has been jointly developed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Its purpose is to allow the settlement of tokenized securities across various blockchain platforms.
  Simplifying Post Trade Processes
  In a joint release over the weekend the MAS and SGX stated “This will help simplify post-trade processes and further shorten settlement cycles,” The DvP system operates with payment and product cha
  
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• Stablecoins Are a Game Changer, Says Aussie Crypto Exchange Founder

  12-11-2018 10:45
  Co-founder of Australian based cryptocurrency exchange CoinJar has stated that stablecoin is a game changer for the industry and that the potential use cases are much more than we know, The Australian Financial Review reports. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies created to combat the volatility of the market by creating a token that can be converted into
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