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• Malta: Does Europe’s ‘Blockchain Island’ Really Live up to the Hype?

  25-11-2018 22:50
  Malta. The Blockchain Island. A postage-stamp-sized nation nestled in the Mediterranean famous for its rocky coastline, Baroque cathedrals, Megalithic temples, and centuries of culture. It’s a veritable mishmash of graying British expats, luxurious hotels, exotic women, cars that drive on the left, and a host of other legacies left by the various civilizations that invaded
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• Major Retailers Remain Wary of Cryptocurrency, Relationship With Blockchain is Complex

  25-11-2018 22:00 via crypto-news.net
  Now that the holiday season has begun, consumer spending will be at its peak, and once again many crypto advocates will debate when major retailers will begin accepting Bitcoin or other blockchain assets. Although blockchain development remains robust, and investment interest is strong, large consumer outlets have developed a complex relationship with the technology.There is little doubt that, despite most not accepting cryptocurrency for payment, major retailers have a strong interest in blockc
  
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• Ethereum Stablecoin Will Migrate to Upgraded Bitcoin Cash Network

  25-11-2018 21:40
  DiamCoin, not to be confused with Diamco.in, a similar token by different folks, is intended to be a version of a stablecoin that is pegged to the value of a diamond. Each token will be pegged to the value of a millicarat of a diamond. So a thousand tokens equals 1 carat of diamond, and
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• BitPay CEO: Fidelity and Bakkt Will Drive Next Major Bitcoin Rally

  25-11-2018 21:16 via newsbtc.com
  The chief operating officer of global bitcoin payment service BitPay is not worried about the latest downward moves in the price of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Sonny Singh expects Bitcoin to surge towards the $15,000-$20,000 area over the next year as institutional incumbents launch blockchain-powered products.
  BitPay CEO Says Fidelity, Bakkt, Square, Blackrock, Will Drive Next Bitcoin Bullish Run
  Observing the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin across the world as a sign of
  
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• Bitcoin Price Plunges to New Yearly Low at $3,456: What’s Causing it?

  25-11-2018 20:35
  On Coinbase and other major fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchanges, the Bitcoin price (BTC) has dropped to a new yearly low at $3,456. Over the past 24 hours, despite its relatively low daily volume at around $5.2 billion, BTC demonstrated a drop of over 12 percent, showing weakness in short-term momentum. The volume of BTC has since risen
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• Crypto Week In Review: Binance Makes OTC Desk Investment, Bakkt Delays Bitcoin Futures

  25-11-2018 20:15 via newsbtc.com
  As 2018 bids its last farewells, the crypto market has stuttered, with a majority of crypto assets establishing new year-to-date lows, leading many analysts to express their sentiment that capitulation is officially occurring. However, the peculiar performance of the market hasn’t fazed this industry’s leading constituents. Binance, for one, continued its investment spree, siphoning millions into a budding upstart.
  Binance Throws $3 Million At OTC Crypto Desk, Foray Into China Expect
  
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• Paraguay Backs Plan to Build World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Farm

  25-11-2018 19:31
  The Blockchain Technology Foundation, which is also referred to as the Commons Foundation, has been based in South Korea since its inception, but recently completed talks with the government of Paraguay regarding the establishment of something rather massive: the world’s largest bitcoin mining farm and crypto exchange. Many readers may be surprised to know that
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• Bitcoin Bounce: Overstock Shares Surge on Crypto Pivot Rumors

  25-11-2018 17:23
  Following news that Overstock founder Patrick Byrne is selling the company’s retail business to focus on its blockchain offering, shares of Overstock have surged a massive 23.26 percent to end the day at $20.93. CCN earlier reported that Byrne decided to sell the retail business based on a conviction that tZero, the ICO backed by
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• Bitcoin Falls to $3.4k as Retailers Panic, are Institutional Investors Accumulating?

  25-11-2018 16:51 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin on Sunday has established another yearly low after extending its previous downside momentum.
  At press time, the BTC/USD pair is trading at 3823 on Coinbase after correcting from its intraday low at 3466. It marks a circa 45% loss just in November while contributing to an overall 82.5% loss since its manipulatively achieved all-time high.
  Unable to Recover
  Bulls are unable to pull off a substantial recovery period and most of the intraday actions to the upsides look to be coming from reta
  
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• Legal Experts Conclude Bitcoin May Not Be Legally Possible to ‘Possess’

  25-11-2018 16:07
  In Bitcoin’s cryptographic design, the holder of the key (or keys in the case of multi-signature transactions), whoever holds the key to coins is the decision-maker when it comes to spending them. The fraudulent actions at Mt. Gox and other exchanges were ultimately due to this fact. People made deposits, essentially giving control of their
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• Bitcoin Won’t Last, But Crypto is Here to Stay: Edward Snowden

  25-11-2018 15:48
  Exiled American whistleblower Edward Snowden has weighed in on the conversation surrounding bitcoin, stating that while the market lodestar will be eventually fade away, the use of cryptocurrencies will not end with bitcoin. Speaking in an interview with Ben Wizner, Director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology project, Snowden said that the belief which
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• CyBet- A Unique Betting Platform with a Decentralized Approach

  25-11-2018 14:07
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• Moshe Hogeg vs Anyoption: Court Appoints Temporary Liquidator

  25-11-2018 13:51
  Invest.com receives blow after failing to attend court hearing; judge says that silence speaks volumes.
  
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• $63 Billion Deleted From Crypto in 7 Days, Ethereum Drops Under $100

  25-11-2018 13:08
  In the past seven days, the crypto market has experienced a drop of more than $63 billion, as major cryptocurrencies recorded double-digit drops. Bitcoin (BTC), the most dominant cryptocurrency in the market, fell by 12 percent from $4.300 to $3,800, achieving a new yearly low. At its lowest daily point, on fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase
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• Are We There Yet? When Will Crypto Markets and Bitcoin Hit The Bottom

  25-11-2018 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  When things go south in crypto land it happens fast, a digital avalanche sweeping away everything that stands in its path and blasting most of digital coins into oblivion.
  This weekend’s exodus has been a third wave of selling which has resulted in the loss of over $90 billion from crypto markets this month alone. In a fortnight the market has shrunk by 43% in what has been the largest loss this year.Since Bitcoin still dominates proceedings and performance for the rest of the market it sh
  
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• PirlGuard – Innovative Solution Against 51% Attacks

  25-11-2018 12:48
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• Down 36%: Bitcoin Price Faces Worst Weekly Loss Since April 2013

  25-11-2018 12:00
  With bitcoin prices dropping further early on Sunday, the cryptocurrency now looks to be heading for its worst weekly loss in over 5 years.
  
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• Down 36%: Bitcoin Price Faces Worst Weekly Loss Since 2013

  25-11-2018 12:00
  With bitcoin prices dropping further early on Sunday, the cryptocurrency now looks to be heading for its worst weekly loss in over 5 years.
  
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• Amber Baldet: Don’t Force Public Blockchains ‘Down Enterprises’ Throats’

  25-11-2018 11:30
  Until there are well-designed privacy features for enterprise applications on public chains, it's premature for firms to use them, says Amber Baldet.
  
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• Crypto Exodus Continues Sunday With Another $23 Billion Dumped

  25-11-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  FOMO Moments
  A third big dump sends crypto markets plunging; No cryptocurrencies escaping the exodus.
  The third wave of selling that started yesterday has continued unabated this weekend. Total market capitalization has been smashed below $120 billion as a further $23 billion has been dumped from digital currencies over the past 24 hours.
  Bitcoin is plummeting towards its predicted bottom of around $3,000, losing over 15% on the day as it dumped to $3,700 at the time of writing. BTC is now back
  
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• Nigeria’s Biggest Opposition Candidate Promises Cryptocurrency Regulation

  25-11-2018 10:51
  Ahead of Nigeria’s general elections in February 2019, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-  the country’s largest opposition party – has included the creation of a “comprehensive blockchain and digital currency policy” in his policy document. The move comes as a significant surprise as the country’s regulatory establishment led by
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• Galaxy Digital's Mike Novogratz: Cryptocurrency Markets Will 'Flip Next Year' - Cointelegraph

  25-11-2018 09:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Galaxy Digital's Mike Novogratz: Cryptocurrency Markets Will 'Flip Next Year'  CointelegraphNews. Mike Novogratz, ex-Goldman Sachs partner and founder of Galaxy Digital, has said that he expects cryptocurrency to “flip next year” in an interview ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the Week November 19 to November 25 - Coingape

  25-11-2018 09:00 via coingape.com
  Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the Week November 19 to November 25  CoingapeAmong major news this week, the fall in crypto prices has scared everyone. The confidence is nearly at all-time low, but the worst affected in this meltdown has ...
  
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• Bitcoin Op-Ed: Welcome Darkness, My Old Friend

  25-11-2018 08:38
  For those doubting price could go lower, this month has been rather interesting. More than 90B in marketcap burn. Gone like the wind. A literal bloodbath. I don’t know if I should laugh or cry. Honestly. In one hand, great, I can purchase more Bitcoin at cheaper prices. On the other, goddamn it. Did we seriously
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• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis: BTC/USD Nosedives Below $3,800

  25-11-2018 06:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price fell significantly and traded below $4,000 and $3,800 against the US Dollar.
  There is a major bearish trend line formed with resistance at $4,200 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is under pressure below $3,800 and it could even break the $3,500 support level.Bitcoin price tumbled more than 15% and broke the $3,800 support against the US Dollar. BTC/USD could accelerate declines towards the $3,500 level.
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: ETH/USD Tumbles Toward $100

  25-11-2018 05:28 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsETH price is under a lot of pressure and declined below $125 and $115 against the US Dollar.
  There is a crucial bearish trend line formed with resistance at $115 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The pair could even break the $100 support level if sellers remain in action in the near term.Ethereum price fell significantly versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD is likely to test the $100 support level considering the current price action.
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• Fake News: Analyst Falsely Claims Bitcoin Price Decline Will Spark Gold Rally

  25-11-2018 03:29
  Stephen Innes, the head of trading for the Asia Pacific region at foreign exchange (FX) trading giant Oanda, has said that the plunge in the value of bitcoin and crypto will lead to a surge in the price of gold. In an interview, Innes said: “There’s still a lot of people in this game. If … Continued
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• Debunked: Bitcoin Dev. Jimmy Song Exposes Fradulent ‘Satoshi’ Tweet

  25-11-2018 01:59
  There was some recent buzz from both sides of the Bitcoin Cash chain split regarding an allegedly authentic tweet from pseudonymous Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. The tweet, and indeed the entire account, is no longer available from Twitter proper. The text of the original tweet reads: “I do not want to be public, but, there … Continued
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• Bitcoin prices collapse amid cryptocurrency rout - OregonLive.com

  25-11-2018 01:50 via oregonlive.com
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  Bitcoin prices collapse amid cryptocurrency rout
  OregonLive.com
  The great cryptocurrency crash of 2018 had its worst week yet. Bitcoin sank below $4,000 Saturday after it and most of its peers tumbled on Friday, extending the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index's decline since Nov. 16 to 25 percent. That's the worst ...and more »
  
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• How to Get Started with Cryptocurrency

  25-11-2018 01:00 via crypto-news.net
  Short article containing advice for cryptocurrency beginners, giving them advice on how to choose a wallet, protect their accounts, and purchase their first cryptocurrency.
  Disclaimer: Cryptocurrencies are a risky investment due to their high volatility. Never invest more than you can afford to lose.
  Recently, a stockbroker reached out to me after reading one of my articles about a cryptocurrency exchange. The older gentleman, whose name I choose to keep anonymous, but for our purposes, we
  
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• Interview: BTC.com’s Alejandro de la Torre on Bitcoin, Crypto Mining, & Whether Satoshi is Female

  25-11-2018 00:52
  Alejandro de la Torre is a busy man. His role as VP of Business Operations at BTC.com, Bitmain’s largest mining pool, involves managing the team, educating users, speaking with potential new customers, scouting out business opportunities, talking about BTC.com and Bitmain on the conference stage, and traveling — a lot. Born in Venezuela and now
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• Below $4k: Bitcoin’s Price Drops to a 420-Day Low

  25-11-2018 00:30
  The price of bitcoin has fallen below $4,000 for the first time since September 26, 2017 and is now down 30 percent in the last 7 days alone.
  
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• Below $4K: Bitcoin Price Hits 400-Day Lows

  25-11-2018 00:30
  The price of bitcoin has fallen below $4,000 for the first time since September 26, 2017 and is now down 30 percent in the last 7 days alone.
  
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