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• Stablecoin Wars: Bitfinex Adopts ‘Neutral’ Stance & Lists Major Tether Compeitors

  04-12-2018 23:35
  Users of crypto exchange Bitfinex and its associated token-trading platform Ethfinex now have a total of six stablecoin options for trading on either platform. Bitfinex Opens Platform to Tether Competitors As Bitfinex writes, for years the only major option in stablecoins was Tether (USDT), and for quite a while Bitfinex was the only way to
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• Report: US Congressman Announces Plans for Federal Cryptocurrency and ICO Regulation - Cointelegraph

  04-12-2018 23:24 via cointelegraph.com
  Report: US Congressman Announces Plans for Federal Cryptocurrency and ICO Regulation  CointelegraphNews. United States Rep. Warren Davidson (R) has announced plans to introduce legislation that would clearly regulate cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin ...
  
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• US Government Aims to Make Privacy Coins’ Use Case Obsolete

  04-12-2018 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  A branch of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) is researching the possibility of using blockchain forensic analysis tools to better trace privacy coin transactions.
  Privacy No More: US Government Preparing Forensic Analysis Tools
  Among the biggest concerns surrounding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are fears that the emerging technology could facilitate money laundering by rogue countries, terrorist organizations, and cybercriminals.
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• Numerai to Cut Token Supply by 10 Million to Become ‘Decentralized as F*ck’

  04-12-2018 23:00
  Numerai, a next-gen hedge fund, plans to decentralize its platform by destroying the keys to the smart contract controlling its token supply.
  
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• Adoption: Binance Users Can Book 450,000 Hotels Using Crypto Token BNB

  04-12-2018 22:53
  On Tripio, a blockchain-based hotel booking platform, Binance Coin (BNB) users are now able to book 450,000 hotels and residential accommodations using the BNB crypto token. On December 4, Tripio officially announced a strategic partnership with Binance to enable more than 10 million active users in the Binance ecosystem to utilize BNB as one of
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• NASDAQ jumps on the cryptocurrency futures train - Modern Consensus

  04-12-2018 22:37 via modernconsensus.com
  NASDAQ jumps on the cryptocurrency futures train  Modern ConsensusThe NASDAQ stock exchange will launch Bitcoin futures trading early next year, a spokesperson confirmed to Britain's Daily Express on Monday. The world's No ...
  
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• Air Force Grad School Launches Blockchain Demo Site

  04-12-2018 22:01
  The Air Force Institute of Technology has published a demonstration website aimed at helping professionals learn about blockchain.
  
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• South African Man Hands $60k Worth of Bitcoin to Thieves After Being Tortured

  04-12-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  A cryptocurrency trader has been targeted by a criminal gang in South Africa. After being kidnapped and tortured, the victim eventually handed almost $60,000 in Bitcoin, along with cash and various other gadgets on his person at the time.
  Known Bitcoin Trader Becomes Torture Victim in Robbery Case
  According to reports in local news publication Soweto Urban, a Bitcoin trader from the town of Lanseria, South Africa, has become the victim of a kidnapping, robbery, and torture. The individual, ident
  
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• Daily Crypto Roundup 12/4/2018

  04-12-2018 22:00
  More regulatory talk takes place, alleged ransomware participant claims innocence, Nasdaq exchange platform makes confirmation for 2019, and another bullish Bitcoin price prediction is made. Catch up on the details from today.
  G20 Regulations: What Does It Mean For Crypto
  This year’s annual G20 meeting concluded just a few days ago. Crypto regulation was a topic of conversation, leading to a series of  actions to be taken by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
  “We will step
  
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• Breakout Inbound? Bitcoin Price Sets $4,000 as Upside Target

  04-12-2018 21:56
  The bitcoin price on Tuesday jumped as high as 6.1 percent against the US Dollar but failed to sustain a bullish momentum. The BTC/USD index is trading at 3910-fiat at press time, up 4.5 percent from the intraday low at 3741-fiat. The pair is undergoing a pullback action after failing to sustain its run above
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• New South Korean Finance Minister Reveals Cryptocurrency And ICO Token Tax Plans - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  04-12-2018 21:43 via bitcoinexchangeguide.com
  New South Korean Finance Minister Reveals Cryptocurrency And ICO Token Tax Plans  Bitcoin Exchange GuideTaxes are currently a very hot issue in Asia. Not only Japan has recently affirmed that it would change the way that it would regulate taxes, but South Korea is ...
  
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• Litecoin [LTC/USD] Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency continues to be victim in the bear rampage - AMBCrypto News

  04-12-2018 21:31 via ambcrypto.com
  Litecoin [LTC/USD] Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency continues to be victim in the bear rampage  AMBCrypto NewsThe bullish wave that the cryptocurrency market was surfing seems to have come to an end with almost all of the cryptocurrencies on the chart seeing ...
  
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• CEO of Crypto Firm Quoine Says Bitcoin Will “Surpass” All-Time High by End of 2019

  04-12-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over the past year, the cryptocurrency industry has bore witness to many claims from “experts” who said that the price of Bitcoin would skyrocket to never-before-seen prices by the end of 2018, with estimates ranging from conservative ones of $15,000, to more liberal ones of $50,000.
  Because the markets have failed to adhere to these estimates and are presently trading just a hair above their year-to-date lows, industry experts are now setting their sights for the end of 2019, with M
  
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• 29% of Freelancers Wish to be Paid in Crypto: Are Legacy Systems Inefficient?

  04-12-2018 20:47
  According to a survey conducted by Humans.net, a job recruitment platform, 29 percent of freelancers would rather get paid in crypto over legacy systems and banks. The survey, which covered 1,100 U.S.-based freelancers, disclosed that 18 percent of the respondents would like to receive all of their payments in crypto while 11 percent would prefer
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• Tezos moves closer to zk-SNARKs protocol upgrade

  04-12-2018 20:00
  Implementing some form of “Zero-Knowledge” proofs, based on the zk-SNARKs model pioneered by Zcash, into the Tezos protocol has been on the radar of creator Arthur Breitman since the original Tezos white paper. With the Tezos Mainnet humming along and the first protocol amendment vote on the horizon, it seems that some meaningful progress has been made which could pave the way for zk-SNARKs integration with Tezos.
  Just days ago, on Nov. 29, a commit was made to the Tezos public Gitla
  
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• Bitcoin Holds Steady Around $4,000, Cost of Mining Continues to Drop

  04-12-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Following yesterday’s market turbulence that sent the cryptocurrency markets down towards their 2018 lows, Bitcoin appears to have established the $4,000 region as a level of support. Some analysts expect that the cost of mining may be playing a role in the current market conditions.
  At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up over 3% at its current price of $4,000. Although its price has not yet responded bullishly to this price region, it has held as support for the past couple of
  
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• GramGold Coin: The Hedging Coin We’ve All Been Waiting For

  04-12-2018 19:58
  This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. On Oct. 30th, KuCoin announced the listing of GramGold Coin (GGC) trading pairs on their exchange. The extreme volatility in the crypto finance sector has been the worry of
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• Crypto Exchange Poloniex Launches Institutional Trading Services

  04-12-2018 19:50
  Poloniex announced it was opening institutional trading accounts as of Tuesday.
  
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• Waves Price Surges 50% While Broader Crypto Market Stagnates

  04-12-2018 19:45
  Waves, a token platform with the web developer generation in mind, has seen its base token rise nearly 50 percent over the last 24 hours amid a generally-stagnant crypto market, making analysts scratch their heads – what could be driving this? Aside from the normal hustle and flow of cryptocurrencies gaining wider adoption, we think
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• NDAX Lists Stellar Lumen (XLM); Launches Next Generation Trading Platform

  04-12-2018 19:31
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• How Google’s Cryptocurrency Ban Rollbacks Are a Positive Sign for the Industry - Adweek

  04-12-2018 19:22 via adweek.com
  How Google’s Cryptocurrency Ban Rollbacks Are a Positive Sign for the Industry  AdweekGoogle's sudden ban on cryptocurrency ads sent shockwaves through the industry last spring. In a reversal in October, Google announced it would roll back part ...
  
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• Overstock’s Medici Invests $2.5 Million in Grain Tech Firm’s Blockchain Pivot

  04-12-2018 19:20
  Medici Ventures has bought a $2.5 million equity stake in GrainChain, a software firm launching its own blockchain and stablecoin.
  
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• Beginner Crypto Enthusiasts Shouldn’t Fear – CryptoXchange Makes It Easy

  04-12-2018 19:19
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• Bytus Turns the Wheels in the Cryptocurrency Market

  04-12-2018 18:43 via crypto-news.net
  At the beginning of 2018, a major thud was heard in the cryptocurrency market. The infamous Bitcoin and Ethereum have hit their lowest prices in years and financial experts are still deciphering reasons behind both the rise and fall cryptocurrencies have seen in the past few years. This crash not only hurt the existing currencies but also it affected every currency that made its initial offering post crypto market crash. In a recent report, it was estimated that more than 50% of the ICOs in 2018
  
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• 415,000 routers worldwide hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrency - The Next Web

  04-12-2018 18:38 via thenextweb.com
  415,000 routers worldwide hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrency  The Next WebResearchers have discovered that over 415000 routers are vulnerable to malware designed to mine anonymous cryptocurrency Monero without their ...
  
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• Argo Blockchain Sees 146% Increase in Crypto Mining Package Sales

  04-12-2018 18:30 via newsbtc.com
  A shattered crypto market has not deterred miners from purchasing crypto mining software packages, revealed Argo Blockchain.
  The U.K.-based Mining-as-a-Service (MaaS) firm noted a 146% jump in its sales between October 1 and December 4 after selling a new batch of packages.
  It led the company to beat its January 2019 sales targets ahead of time and by a notable margin. As of now, Argo expects to note an annual revenue of $6.2 million, up from $0.26 million when it listed on the London Stock Exch
  
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• Dogecoin (DOGE): The Shiba Inu Meme That Turned Into A Major Cryptocurrency – Crypto.IQ | Bitcoin and Investment News from Inside Experts You Can Trust - CryptoIQ

  04-12-2018 18:17 via cryptoiq.co
  Dogecoin (DOGE): The Shiba Inu Meme That Turned Into A Major Cryptocurrency – Crypto.IQ | Bitcoin and Investment News from Inside Experts You Can Trust  CryptoIQAtsuko Sato adopted a Shiba Inu from an animal shelter, and eventually took the famous Doge picture in 2010. The picture itself is entrancing, something like a ...
  
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• Treasury Official: Global Regulators Must Follow US Lead in Crypto Enforcement

  04-12-2018 18:15
  U.S. Treasury Department Under Secretary Sigal Mandelker called for global efforts to police malicious actors' use of cryptocurrencies.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Will Hit New All-Time Highs in 2019: Quoine CEO

  04-12-2018 17:32
  Bitcoin price will likely reclaim or surpass its all-time high by the end of 2019, guesstimated Mike Kayamori. The Quoine chief told Bloomberg in an interview that while it is difficult to predict how much time bitcoin would take to establish a new peak, he is sure it would touch it nonetheless. Adding that he believed
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• ‘Temco’ Partners with ‘Art Together’: Co-Development of Blockchain-Based Management Platform for Art

  04-12-2018 17:20
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• Report: Whales Accumulate Ethereum (ETH) En-Masse Amid Bear Market

  04-12-2018 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Since Bitcoin (BTC) began to falter in recent weeks, with the asset free-falling below $6,000, investors have whipped out their magnifying glasses, doing their utmost to discern what catalyzed the sell-off. Although many pointed fingers at the contentious Bitcoin Cash debacle, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s renewed crackdown on tokens deemed digital securities, and the lack of development in the Bitcoin ETF launch cycle, a novel theorized catalyst recently arose.
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• Hyperledger Launches Cryptography Toolbox for Blockchain Developers

  04-12-2018 17:00
  Hyperledger has launched a new tool for blockchain developers – a modular cryptographic library aimed to reduce work duplication and bugs.
  
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• G20 regulations: What does it mean for crypto?

  04-12-2018 17:00
  During the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina ending on December 1st, it was agreed to regulate cryptocurrencies according to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. Let’s dig deeper into how power and control is at play.
  G20 agrees to regulate “crypto-assets”
  The G20 forum of nations came together for their annual meeting over the last weekend in Argentina. In the one of the sessions, it was decided that a collective reform is necessary to the regulation of the g
  
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• EOS, Bitcoin Cash Drop Biggest as Top Cryptocurrencies Correct Lower

  04-12-2018 16:58
  EOS continues to face more rapid capitulation than its peer blockchain projects after falling another 11% in a day. The EOS/USD rate on Tuesday established an intraday low at 2.41-fiat, down 28.27% from its weekly high at 3.36-fiat. Meanwhile, the maximum drop noted in the EOS market capitalization this week touched $861 million, according to
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• MinexPay Announce Web Wallet Public Test for MinexPay Crypto Cards

  04-12-2018 16:46
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• Coinbase’s Former Fraud Lead Has Left to Join Tech Firm Twilio

  04-12-2018 16:30
  One of Coinbase's longest-servicing employees, risk operations manager Rees Atlas, has left the Silicon Valley cryptocurrency exchange for Twilio.
  
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• Signature Bank Wins New York Approval for ‘Real-Time’ Blockchain Payments

  04-12-2018 16:20
  Signature Bank is launching a blockchain-based real-time payments system in early 2019 and has just got the green light in New York.
  
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• Swiss Regulator’s ‘Relaxed’ Fintech License Covers Blockchain Firms

  04-12-2018 16:00
  Switzerland's Financial Market Supervisory Authority has introduced a new "relaxed" fintech license that can apply to blockchain and crypto firms.
  
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• Coinbase and PayPal – A Match Made in Crypto Heaven?

  04-12-2018 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto exchange giant Coinbase usually blows its own trumpet when a new option is available on its trading platform. This has not been the case however with the recent addition of PayPal as an option to withdraw fiat for a small number of its customers.
  There has been no official announcement however the company FAQ page has been updated with the following notice:
  “Beginning in November, Coinbase will add the ability for customers to link their PayPal and Coinbase accounts. Depending on co
  
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• Nasdaq & Fidelity Invest in Wall Street Crypto Exchange ErisX

  04-12-2018 15:50
  Financial industry giants Nasdaq and Fidelity continue to wade deeper into the nascent cryptocurrency ecosystem, most recently through investments in Wall Street-friendly crypto exchange ErisX. The Chicago-based ErisX announced today that it has secured $27.5 million in funding from a group of investors headlined by Nasdaq Ventures and Fidelity Investments, though the size of these
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• South Africa: Man Tortured for Bitcoins, in Intensive Care

  04-12-2018 15:24
  He was burned with a hot iron and lost Bitcoin worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  
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• EOS Centralization Woes Return as Block Producer Offers Money for Votes

  04-12-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  The EOS network is decentralized until it is not.
  A block producer for the EOS blockchain has publicly engaged in a money-for-vote activity. Starteos, as the node is called, announced that delegating its node as a proxy would allow users to earn a stable income in EOS tokens. As the node is originally a game launched on the top of the EOS blockchain, it also offered its potential delegates “the corresponding amount of general game tokens,” which they can use to play Lucky Fruit Slots
  
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• Crypto Whales [Who Haven’t Sold] Nearly Doubled Their Ethereum Holdings This Year

  04-12-2018 14:49
  The 2018 bear market has been gut-wrenching for many investors, with the bitcoin price down 80 percent from its all-time high and most other assets suffering from declines of 90 percent or greater. Prices have fallen so far, and stayed down for so long, that many investors who bought cryptocurrency in early 2017 but remain
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• Fidelity, Bitmain and More Invest $27 Million in Crypto Trading Platform ErisX

  04-12-2018 14:38
  ErisX has closed a $27.5 million Series B funding round to build a regulated crypto spot and futures market.
  
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• Iranian Bitcoin sanctions set new precedent

  04-12-2018 14:23
  Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted two bitcoin addresses, announcing that the wallets associated Iranian citizens Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan had been added to the Specially Designated Nationals sanctions list.
  The sanctions, which are the first of their kind, are part of a wider move to track and restrict movements in the digital space involving money laundering and cybercrime.
  Additionally, the OFAC noted that the agency would be
  
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• Joseph Lubin Wants ConsenSys to Become a “Streamlined Rocket”

  04-12-2018 14:11
  The CEO announces intention to make the company a profitable enterprise.
  
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• Cryptocurrency whales increase Ethereum stacks by 80% in 2018 - The Next Web

  04-12-2018 14:10 via thenextweb.com
  Cryptocurrency whales increase Ethereum stacks by 80% in 2018  The Next WebActively trading cryptocurrency whales have accumulated more Ethereum this year than at any other time in its history, up 80% since January.
  
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• This startup lets kids save and spend Stellar cryptocurrency - Fast Company

  04-12-2018 14:00 via fastcompany.com
  This startup lets kids save and spend Stellar cryptocurrency  Fast CompanyHow do you teach your kids the value of money in the digital age? The makers of Pigzbe, a digital wallet for kids, think it involves cryptocurrency.
  
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• Crypto Bear Market Strikes: Ethereum Classic (ETC) Development Group Folds

  04-12-2018 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  While crypto’s unbridled optimists have done their best to keep this market afloat, incessantly imploring Bitcoin investors to “HODL” and “BUIDL,” their cries haven’t stopped a key Ethereum Classic development group from unfortunately capitulating.
  Ethereum Classic Ecosystem Loses Key Player Amid Market Tumult
  After a multi-month downturn in the cryptocurrency world, which has seen $700 billion evaporate from this industry’s market value, ETCDEV, an esse
  
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• $35 Million: Sequoia, Baidu Ventures Back Turing Award Winner’s Blockchain

  04-12-2018 13:59
  Conflux, a scalable blockchain project with a Turing Award-winning co-founder, has raised $35 million from backers including Sequoia and Baidu.
  
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