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• French Tobacco Shops to Start Selling Bitcoin Vouchers in 2019

  22-11-2018 23:40 via newsbtc.com
  French cryptocurrency platform Keplerk has partnered with tobacco shops in the country to start offering Bitcoin to customers from early next year. French regulators and the Central Bank of France have warned consumers about the risks associated with investing in digital currencies.
  Tobacco Shops First Brick and Mortar to Sell Bitcoin in the World, Says Keplerk
  Keplerk, which has more than 27,000 operators, claims to be the number one cryptocurrency network in points of sale.
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• Blockchain Set to Revolutionize Marine Transport Industry

  22-11-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  With crypto prices spiraling downward, it is easy to assume that the blockchain space is struggling. However, market caps notwithstanding, development and adoption is stronger than ever. Perhaps no sector is embracing blockchain faster than logistics and commercial shipping, specifically maritime transport. It is now commonly accepted that this segment of the global economy will soon see full-scale adoption of blockchain systems, and with it substantial improvements in efficiency and security.
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• Gigantic Opportunities: Blockchain Capital Partner Touts Crypto Bullishness

  22-11-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  As crypto has nosedived, mainstream financial media outlets, like Bloomberg and CNBC, have interestingly escalated their coverage of this juvenile market.
  While CNBC has evidently sensationalized Bitcoin’s dismal performance, circulating a Fast Money segment misleadingly titled “Cryptos [Are] In a Financial Crisis,” Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal recently began a push to bring some rational thinking to crypto’s bearish state.
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• What Year is it? Rebecca Black Parody Pumps Bitcoin Black Friday

  22-11-2018 22:09
  It may have been elicited reactions varying from mild amusement to death threats, but Rebecca Black’s “Friday” released in 2011 certainly got eyeballs — more than 127 million at last count. Whether it was outraged cultural commentators, 4chan jesters, or curious viewers, all views count, and a YouTuber called Crypto Finally is using the same
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• Top Tech Stocks Lost More Than Entire Crypto Market Since All-Time High

  22-11-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  The top five tech stocks collectively lost more than $1 trillion in market value from its 52-week highs on Tuesday, which is more than what the whole crypto market lost since its all-time high.
  FAANG, a combination of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, was trading in a bear market.
  Nevertheless, investor sentiment continued to discourage the tech stocks from attempting a substantial recovery. While Apple suffered from weaker demand and bad reviews for its latest iPhone XR model, socia
  
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• Wealthbuilding Guru Says Bitcoin Hodlers Have a ‘Problematic Mindset’

  22-11-2018 20:59
  Ramit Sethi, author of the bestselling “I Will Teach You to Be Rich” has taken a swipe at crypto hodlers, suggesting that their investment strategy is fundamentally faulty because it is based on emotional identity instead of rational analysis. In his opinion, the reason many crypto investors insist on suffering through bad market periods is
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• Crackdown: Colorado Regulator Takes Down Four More ICOs

  22-11-2018 19:55
  The Colorado State Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) has taken action against four more ICOs, ordering them to immediately cease and desist from carrying out all activities in violation of state finance laws. In a November 20 press release posted on the regulator’s website, it was revealed that with these four new additions, Colorado Securities Commissioner
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• Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Granted License from Financial Regulator

  22-11-2018 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX Group), has announced that it has been granted a full license as a provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT) from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The company said that the license makes GSX the first stock exchange in the world […]
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• CORRECTED – Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Granted License from Financial Regulator

  22-11-2018 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX Group), has announced that it has been granted a full license as a provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT) from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The company said that the license makes GSX the first stock exchange in the world […]
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• CryptoOracle’s Kerner: Bitcoin Is the “Greatest Store of Value Ever Created”

  22-11-2018 19:30 via newsbtc.com
  Lou Kerner, partner at venture capital firm CryptoOracle, admitted that investing in Bitcoin is not for the faint of heart, but that there are rewards for those who maintain a longer investment horizon.
  With fear taking over many cryptocurrency investors in recent days, Kerner likened the current momentum to the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s.
  Crypto Evangelist Likens Bitcoin Market Crash to Dot-Com Bubble
  Kerner, who believes that crypto is the biggest thing to happen in the history of mankin
  
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• Why Major Crypto Exchanges are Granting Bitcoin Cash With BCH Ticker

  22-11-2018 18:59
  The hash power war between Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Cash SV (BCHSV) ended with a one-sided victory for BCH. Prior to the hard fork on November 15, major cryptocurrency exchanges publicly expressed support towards the roadmap set forth by bitcoincash.org or ABC, the original Bitcoin Cash blockchain network. Fast forward eight days, a growing
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• Op-ed: Why Bitcoin’s unwavering monetary policy is Its most important feature

  22-11-2018 18:50
  One of the most common topics related to bitcoin people like to debate is about the most important attribute of the crypto asset. Some say it is the ability to make digital transactions that cannot be censored, while others will point to the 21 million coin cap as the key selling point of the system.
  In my view, both of these points miss the mark. Censorship-resistant transactions are extremely powerful, but they wouldn’t be possible if bitcoin were not also viewed as a useful store of val
  
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• Leading Singapore Cryptocurrency Exchange ‘Tokenize Xchange’ Lists TKX Emblem and Acquires a Stake in Crowd Ventures

  22-11-2018 18:40
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• MenaPay – The Stablecoin for Daily Payments

  22-11-2018 18:19
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• Dr Doom Claims Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Destroy Crypto

  22-11-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  If central banks issue their own digital currencies, then it would destroy cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, wrote Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini in his latest column.
  The article, titled “Why central bank digital currencies could destroy crypto,” saw the American economist building up his rants against the cryptocurrency space.
  He had earlier called Bitcoin “a mother of all scams” in his testimony to the U.S. Congress, attracting criticism for his lack of knowledge
  
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• Independent Firm Verifies Crypto Giant Circle’s USDC Reserves

  22-11-2018 17:53
  Circle has announced that it has contracted an independent accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, to verify through attestation reports the dollar reserves thaCirclece maintains to back the USDC token. Circle joins Paxos Standard in doing this on a monthly basis. According to the findings of Grant Thornton, Circle actually has about $4,000 more than it has
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• Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank Files IPO Papers With SEC

  22-11-2018 17:35
  The filing with the SEC also highlights how the crypto sector has become a real moneymaker for Silvergate.
  
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• Investors in US Market Paid $39,000 to Buy Bitcoin at Peak Using GBTC

  22-11-2018 16:54
  In the bull market of 2017, crypto investors paid more than $40,000 per Bitcoin (BTC) to purchase the dominant cryptocurrency. In the US market, a product called the Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC) offered by Grayscale Investment, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG) exists that allows retail investors to invest in Bitcoin through the same
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• Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange to Receive Licence by Gibraltar Watchdog

  22-11-2018 16:12
  The GBX is a cryptocurrency exchange and marketplace for approved ICO projects.
  
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• Gibraltar Block Exchange Granted Licence by Gibraltar Watchdog

  22-11-2018 16:12
  The GBX is a cryptocurrency exchange and marketplace for approved ICO projects.
  
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• Jameson Lopp on The B Foundation and Blockstream’s Liquid Network

  22-11-2018 16:00
  During the exclusive hour-long interview for Crypto Insider, cypherpunk Jameson Lopp has talked about two of the most important events that took place in the world of Bitcoin this fall. First of all, there’s the initiative that Giacomo Zucco and Alena Vranova have announced during the Baltic Honeybadger conference, which is called The B and seeks to support Bitcoin development. Though the event has been covered in a previous article, Mr. Lopp provides a candid insider’s view on
  
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• Talking Bitcoin over turkey this Thanksgiving

  22-11-2018 15:54
  Many of you probably spent Thanksgiving last year explaining the rise of Bitcoin to a wide-eyed family around the table trying to make sense of this magic money from the interwebs. “It’s like digital money,” your 2017-self explains, “that can be used for goods and services, get in now before the price hits $100k.”
  You go on to use concrete examples, like explaining how you can transact person to person with no bank in between from anywhere in the world. The funds ar
  
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• French Tobacco Shops to Sell Bitcoin From 2019

  22-11-2018 15:39
  French cryptocurrency adoption and usage are set to receive a minor boost from next year, as the French Prudential  Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR), a regulatory offshoot of the Banque de France has granted permission for tobacco shops in the country to sell bitcoin from January 1, 2019. According to a news report from  Europe
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• Norway Ends Power Tax Subsidy for Bitcoin Miners

  22-11-2018 15:35
  The Norwegian government has scrapped a subsidy on electricity tax for cryptocurrency miners in its state budget, a report says.
  
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• Price Predictions Roam Free As Bitcoin Stabilizes Above $4,500

  22-11-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  Since the crypto industry’s monumental rise to prominence on a planetary stage, pundits and consumers alike have sought to predict where Bitcoin (BTC), a mechanism to achieve financial freedom, is bearing. While some have succeeded, by luck or other means, other wannabe soothsayers haven’t seen an ounce of success, to put it lightly. Regardless, in this market’s most recent downturn, which began a week yesterday, price predictions have remained the flavor of the month, as it we
  
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• BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes: 2019 to Be ‘Year of Reckoning’ for Major ICO Funds

  22-11-2018 14:33
  In a recent newsletter, BitMEX CEO revealed research done by BitMEX which listed 12 ICOs that raised more than $50 million in ICO but have yet go live on any secondary exchanges. The tokens listed were: Telegram Filecoin DFINITY Polkadot tZero Basis Orchid Protocol Rootstock Algorand Cosmos Oasis Labs He added: These deals have massive
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• SWIFT to Experiment with Blockchain in India

  22-11-2018 14:28
  The payment network has signed a partnership with New York blockchain firm MonetaGo.
  
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• Profits Plunge With Prices as Bitcoin Mining Rigs Go Dark

  22-11-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  Back in the days of the Wild West, gold prices would dictate the profitability of prospecting and mining. Around 150 years later not much has changed with regards to the economics of mining, however the commodity is a little different now.
  Flagship Mining Rigs No Longer Profitable
  Bitcoin has had its roughest week this year with prices tumbling almost 30% in just over a week. From a seemingly stable level at over $6,000 held for several months, BTC plunged to below $4,300 in a matter of days. Th
  
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• Major Banks Sign Up for New EU Commission Blockchain App Association

  22-11-2018 14:00
  The European Commission, the EU's executive body, is launching a blockchain app association next year and already has major banks on board.
  
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• Japanese Largest Shipper to Launch Stablecoin to Pay Workers at Sea

  22-11-2018 13:13
  Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), a shipping and logistics company based in Japan, has announced plans to introduce a digital currency as a means of providing service payments to members of its crew, according to a Bloomberg report. The company will float a stablecoin pegged to the dollar, although the details of how it would do
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• Japanese Largest Shipper to Launch Stablecoin to Pay Sea Workers

  22-11-2018 13:13
  Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), a shipping and logistics company based in Japan, has announced plans to introduce a digital currency as a means of providing service payments to members of its crew, according to a Bloomberg report. The company will float a stablecoin pegged to the dollar, although the details of how it would do
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• Lightning Network Adoption Explodes, Capacity Up 300% in Ten Days

  22-11-2018 13:09
  As Bitcoin Cash implodes, people are going back to the original.
  
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• Swiss Railway Tests Blockchain Identities for Workplace Safety Boost

  22-11-2018 13:00
  Swiss Federal Railways has trialed a blockchain-based credentials management system for construction workers.
  
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• Forking Bitcoin Cash Fracas Caused More Harm Than Good to Crypto

  22-11-2018 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  When a blockchain forks, the new chain is often seen as an improvement over the existing one. The loyalties of the developers and crypto communities may be divided, but failure to come to consensus will result in a forked chain.
  Stress Test Breaks BSV
  This is exactly what happened to Bitcoin Cash last week and the fallout has not been pretty as it appears that both blockchains are having major technical issues. The first problem was a bug in the Bitcoin Cash SV chain. Now called BSV, the big blo
  
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• How the BCH Fork Battle is Taking Crypto Down

  22-11-2018 12:32
  One week after the fork, the battle of egos rages on--with disastrous consequences for the industry.
  
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• $4.6K: Bitcoin’s Price Revival Has a New Target

  22-11-2018 12:01
  Bitcoin's stalled recovery rally could kick off again if prices manage to beat new resistance above $4,600.
  
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• Silicon Valley Execs Targeted in ‘SIM Swap’ Hacking, $1 Million in Crypto Stolen

  22-11-2018 12:00 via newsbtc.com
  A twenty-one-year-old New Yorker has stolen cryptocurrency worth a million dollars from a Silicon Valley executive by exploiting a tactic known as “SIM swapping” to take over phone number accounts by duping wireless carriers. The thief, Nicholas Truglia, attempted to steal from other crypto bigwigs with no success.
  Twenty-One-Year-Old Steals $1m from Crypto Angel Investor
  Robert Ross, a San Francisco-based angel investor involved in initial coin offering pre-sales, had his phone
  
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• Why the Corporate World is Finally Joining the Blockchain Revolution

  22-11-2018 11:58
  Blockchain technology is not just a thing of nerdy startups anymore with major business discovering its benefits.
  
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• Why Corporates are Finally Joining the Blockchain Revolution

  22-11-2018 11:58
  Blockchain technology is not just a thing of nerdy startups anymore with major business discovering its benefits.
  
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• Crypto Market Continues Slow Bleed Out But Tokens Record 20% Gains

  22-11-2018 11:56
  Over the past 24 hours, the crypto market has lost about $4 billion of its valuation against the US dollar. Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) extended their losses by 2 to 8 percent. The price of BCH dropped from $236 to $215, by nearly nine percent. In
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• A New Era in Social Investing

  22-11-2018 11:51
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• SWIFT India Partners With MonetaGo for Blockchain Banking Pilot

  22-11-2018 11:45
  SWIFT India has announced a collaboration with financial technology provider MonetaGo to launch a distributed ledger pilot program that will aid the operation of Indian banks. Using infrastructure provided by MonetaGo and SWIFT’s standardised financial messages, the proposed blockchain platform will enable banks in the country to improve the security and efficiency of their financial products
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• India: Further Charges Levelled at Suspects in Alleged Cryptocurrency Investment Scam - Cointelegraph

  22-11-2018 11:10 via cointelegraph.com
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  India: Further Charges Levelled at Suspects in Alleged Cryptocurrency Investment Scam
  Cointelegraph
  News. Police in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh have filed a chargesheet against four suspects accused of scamming a victim out of ₹6-10 crore ($0.8 - 1.4 million) in a cryptocurrency investment fraud, local English-language broadsheet the Times ...and more »
  
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• Minimal Movement as Crypto Markets Find New Plateau

  22-11-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  FOMO Moments
  Markets a licking wounds from yearly lows; altcoins clawing back a little.
  Cryptocurrency markets are flattening out and are not bouncing back. There has been a small recovery since the lowest level of the year a couple of days ago, but nothing significant enough to indicate that the weather is about to clear in crypto land.
  Bitcoin has held above $4,500 and is inching towards $4,600 trading just a percent higher on the day at $4,580. A number of analysts had predicted this price le
  
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• French Tobacco Retailers to Sell Bitcoin From January

  22-11-2018 11:00
  Tobacconists in France are reportedly going to be selling bitcoin vouchers to the public from New Year.
  
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• Singapore to Offer Seed Funding to Enterprises to Boost Blockchain Adoption

  22-11-2018 10:38
  The government of Singapore will offer financial incentives in order to grow the blockchain ecosystem in the country. According to The Business Times, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) which falls under Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information will offer seed funding to players in the media and ICT sector. This is with a view … Continued
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• Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC/USD Buyers Aim $4,950 In Short Term

  22-11-2018 10:30 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price is slowly recovering and it is currently placed above $4,400 against the US Dollar.
  There was a break above a short term contracting triangle with resistance at $4,480 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The price may perhaps continue to rise towards the $4,760 and $4,934 levels in the near term.Bitcoin price is forming a decent support above $4,400 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is likely to recover towards $4,934 in the short term.
  Bitcoin P
  
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• SWIFT Partners With MonetaGO to Bring Blockchain to Indian Banking System

  22-11-2018 10:00 via newsbtc.com
  SWIFT has announced a pilot program in partnership with MonetaGo to explore distributed ledger technology in its financial messaging service. The company’s Indian subsidiary will experiment the technology with local customers banks which will use a shared distributed ledger network designed to improve the efficiency and security of their products and procedures as well as to meet industry-level governance and data privacy requirements.
  Indian Financial System Moves Closer to Bloc
  
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• IBM and Columbia University Launch Two Blockchain Startup Accelerators

  22-11-2018 09:34
  On Nov. 19th, 2018, IBM and Columbia University announced the introduction of two new blockchain startup accelerators as critical components of their center for research, education, and innovation in blockchain technology and data transparency. IBM Network and Columbia Launch to accelerate industry adoption The joint venture, part of the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data … Continued
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• Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Struggling To Surpass 100 SMA

  22-11-2018 09:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin cash price recovered above $260, but it struggled near 100 hourly SMA against the US Dollar.
  This week’s key bearish trend line was beached with resistance at $260 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is currently struggling to gain momentum above the $280 level and the 100 hourly SMA.Bitcoin cash price settled above the $250 level against the US Dollar. However, BCH/USD must break the $280 barrier and the 100 hourly SMA to gain tracti
  
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