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• Chile Court Says Banks Can Ban Crypto Exchanges: Will Market Survive?

  08-12-2018 23:45
  On December 6, the Third Chamber of the Chilean Supreme Court officially sided with the state-owned BancoEstado after it banned a local crypto exchange by shutting down its bank account. Orionx, a digital asset trading platform based in Chile, filed an appeal with the supreme court following an abrupt termination of its account by BancoEstado. … Continued
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• 3 Alternate Strategies For Cryptocurrency Investors To Make Money In 2019 - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  08-12-2018 22:46 via bitcoinexchangeguide.com
  3 Alternate Strategies For Cryptocurrency Investors To Make Money In 2019  Bitcoin Exchange Guide2017 was an annus mirabilis for cryptocurrencies, so much so that one could whimsically throw a bucket of paint at a wall and conjure up a Monet. This would ...
  
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• Interview: Aeternity Team Talks ‘Roma’ Public Blockchain Launch

  08-12-2018 22:40
  Aeternity launched the first live implementation of the Aeternity blockchain from a stunning villa on the outskirts of Rome, and CCN went to speak with the team and learn about the scope of the project. Aeternity is a smart contract and decentralized applications development platform founded by Yanislav Malahov whose early contributions to the Ethereum
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• South Korea Plans to Tax Crypto, Enforcement will be Difficult

  08-12-2018 22:00 via crypto-news.net
  South Korea is one of the world’s most active nations for cryptocurrency investment and adoption. Although the nation accounts for only one percent of the world’s population, it accounts for approximately thirty percent of trading. This activity has prompted understandable concern from the government, which has placed significant restrictions on crypto activity. Now, South Korean authorities have announced plans for crypto taxation.
  Incoming finance minister Hong Nam-ki announced the
  
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• Institutional Investors Still Interested? Bitwise Releases Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds

  08-12-2018 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  The creator of the world’s first cryptocurrency index fund has launched two liquid beta funds holding bitcoin and ether exclusively to address market demand. The Bitwise Bitcoin Fund and the Bitwise Ethereum Fund are available in two share classes, Institutional Shares and Investor Shares.
  Bitwise Funds Open to Minimum Investment of $25,000 for Retail Investors and $1 Million for Institutionals
  Bitwise Asset Management has broadened its fund family with the two new strategies which join th
  
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• Coinbase CEO Predicts Virtual Reality To Be A Major Cryptocurrency Adoption Booster - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  08-12-2018 21:32 via bitcoinexchangeguide.com
  Coinbase CEO Predicts Virtual Reality To Be A Major Cryptocurrency Adoption Booster  Bitcoin Exchange GuideInnovations in cryptocurrency market will in the near future, challenge traditional banking and finance systems, and bring virtual reality to either change or oust ...
  
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• Crypto May Fulfill Nobel Winner F.A. Hayek’s Vision for Private Money: Economist

  08-12-2018 21:30
  F.A. Hayek was a Nobel-prize winning economist. In the 1970s, in the middle of a punishing recession and inflationary period that lasted into the beginning Ronald Reagan’s presidency, Hayek proposed that the solution to government-caused inflation and its associated problems was to allow the issuance of private, irredeemable money to compete with fiat issued by
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• Ethereum Recovers 15% Within Minutes, is it Demonstrating Oversold Conditions?

  08-12-2018 20:01
  On December 8, within 15 minutes, the Ethereum price increased by more than 15 percent against the US dollar. Several traders expected Ethereum (ETH) to experience a short-term corrective rally after it dropped to a yearly low at around $82. A Local Bottom Prior to its price drop, a prominent technical analyst with an online alias
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• Coinbase Exploring Support for 31 More Crypto Assets, Ripple Included

  08-12-2018 19:30 via newsbtc.com
  Coinbase has announced that is exploring an additional 29 cryptocurrencies including Ripple, in addition to the previously announced Cardano and Stellar, bringing the total coins the firm is exploring to 31 in total.
  Coinbase Explores 29 More Altcoins In Addition to Cardano and Stellar
  Back in September, Coinbase announced its ambitious goal to “rapidly list” any “digital assets that are compliant with local law.” Now, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency giant is stayi
  
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• StayBit is Beta Testing P2P Payment System for Short Term Rentals

  08-12-2018 19:26
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• Part 1: Ethereum vs NEO – Which blockchain will provide better long-term value?

  08-12-2018 18:50
  Ethereum (ETH) and NEO are two major cryptocurrency platforms that allow developers to build and deploy automated business logic via smart contracts and enterprise-level decentralized applications (dApps). Both these platforms have been implemented using blockchain technology and can be used to launch initial coin offerings (ICOs).In this introductory article, we will go over briefly when and by whom both the Ethereum and NEO projects were launched; the type of network consensus mechanism and to
  
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• Ethereum [ETH/USD] Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency receives a lease of life as bear lurks around the corner - AMBCrypto News

  08-12-2018 17:31 via ambcrypto.com
  Ethereum [ETH/USD] Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency receives a lease of life as bear lurks around the corner  AMBCrypto NewsThe consecutive bear attack on the cryptocurrency market has left a lot of coins reeling on their price supports, which includes Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH] and ...
  
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• Helio introduces cryptocurrency lending services in Australia - Cryptomorrow

  08-12-2018 17:16 via cryptomorrow.com
  Helio introduces cryptocurrency lending services in Australia  CryptomorrowAs more and more crypto startups launched, Australia has seen crypto holdings or rather the number of people who hold crypto, triple during the period of this ...
  
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• What Caused Bitcoin to Drop to a New Yearly Low? Factors and Trends

  08-12-2018 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  When optimists thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. In the past 24 hours, after ranging between $3,800 and $4,200 for a week, Bitcoin (BTC) was suddenly subject to another spell of bear market fever, as the asset fell under $3,700, $3,600, and $3,500 in quick succession. BTC even established a new year-to-date low in the recent sell-off, breaching $3,350 on Coinbase in a bearish spasm.
  Upon the re-arrival of selling pressure, which sent retail investors into an unrelenting furor, a m
  
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• Bitcoin Avoids Large Drop Below $3,000 With 7% Recovery, Trend Reversal?

  08-12-2018 16:27
  Over the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has experienced a seven percent recovery from $3,210 to $3,433, avoiding a further drop below the $3,000 support level. Many traders expected Bitcoin (BTC) to rebound from the $3,000 to $3,300 range because the $3,000 support level has shown strength throughout the past two weeks. Ethereum (ETH)
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• Best Cryptocurrency News Apps in 2018 - Coindoo

  08-12-2018 15:00 via coindoo.com
  Best Cryptocurrency News Apps in 2018  CoindooWe have created a list of some of the best cryptocurrency apps that should help you take your cryptocurrency “game” to the next level.
  
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• Interview: David Weild IV, former NASDAQ Vice-Chairman

  08-12-2018 14:50
  It’s not everyday that you get to talk about cryptocurrency regulations with a former NASDAQ Vice-Chairman who also happens to do advisory work in the blockchain industry. And even if such an event happens, you’d expect to get reactions which resemble the press statements of Jamie Dimon or Nouriel Roubini.
  However, David Weild IV is surprisingly different: enthusiastic about cryptocurrencies, positive about the impact that the blockchain can have on finance, yet simultaneously cautio
  
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• Top Cryptocurrency Gainers — December 8, 2018 - BittPress

  08-12-2018 14:17 via bittpress.com
  Top Cryptocurrency Gainers — December 8, 2018  BittPressOne of the top performing cryptocurrencies of the day is Dentacoin. Dentacoin (DCN) is currently up 37.94% compared to USD over the last 24 hours, ending.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Has Best Use Cases Minus Overvalued and Overhyped Status Quo - The Cryptocurrency Analytics

  08-12-2018 13:01 via thecurrencyanalytics.com
  Cryptocurrency Has Best Use Cases Minus Overvalued and Overhyped Status Quo  The Cryptocurrency AnalyticsThe current state of affairs of the cryptocurrency market is particularly bearish. The sentiments about the digital currency are negative. A statistical survey reveals ...
  
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• Bitcoin is a ‘Dead Man Walking’, Claims Creative Planning CIO

  08-12-2018 13:00
  Bitcoin is a “dead man walking” whose price will eventually plunge to zero. That’s the dire prediction of Peter Mallouk, the president and chief investment officer of Creative Planning Inc., a Kansas investment firm that manages $32 billion in assets. The avowed bitcoin skeptic said BTC bulls are delusional saps who don’t realize that their
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• Crypto Community Reacts to New Coinbase Listings: Reception Generally Negative

  08-12-2018 12:34 via newsbtc.com
  After Coinbase announced that it would review some 30-plus crypto assets for listing, the crypto community launched a word-war against it.
  The conservative US exchange, which operates under the strict watch of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealed the names of these tokens in a recent announcement on Friday. While the new assets include prominent names like XRP and Stellar Lumens, yet some of them – it must be said – are relatively unreliable. The community accused C
  
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• Why You Shouldn’t Fear the Blockchain Regulators

  08-12-2018 12:00
  Calls for regulation do not represent the end of cryptocurrency innovation; they signal blockchain’s ongoing maturation, a legal expert argues.
  
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• Israel’s Tax Body Aggressively Pursuing Cryptocurrency Tax Evaders - CCN

  08-12-2018 11:55 via ccn.com
  Israel’s Tax Body Aggressively Pursuing Cryptocurrency Tax Evaders  CCNThe tax-collection agency of Israel is targeting cryptocurrency traders and investors in an aggressive push aimed at stemming tax evasion.
  
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• Israel’s Tax Body Aggressively Pursuing Cryptocurrency Tax Evaders

  08-12-2018 11:55
  The tax-collection agency of Israel is targeting cryptocurrency traders and investors in an aggressive push aimed at stemming tax evasion. According to the financial daily Calcalist, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) has taken stern measures aimed at nabbing those suspected of not reporting gains made from cryptocurrency investments and trading. Some of the measures taken
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• bitgrit Appoints 19-Year-Old Frederik Bussler As Its New Chief Executive Officer

  08-12-2018 11:42
  The appointment helps pave the way for the democratisation of AI across the world
  TOKYO, JAPAN—December 1st, 2018—bitgrit announced today that 19-year-old Frederik Bussler has been appointed as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mr. Bussler is the company’s first-ever CEO. His appointment is a major milestone in the company’s plans to democratise access to AI.
  Mr. Bussler, despite his age, has already had significant experience in th
  
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• Will Robinhood overtake Coinbase in cryptocurrency trading (Ethereum and Bitcoin)? How does Robinhood make money? - Smartereum

  08-12-2018 11:26 via smartereum.com
  Will Robinhood overtake Coinbase in cryptocurrency trading (Ethereum and Bitcoin)? How does Robinhood make money?  SmartereumCoin base is one of the prime exchanges when it comes to cryptocurrency trading. It is one of the largest exchanges for Ethereum as well as Bitcoin. Now, as ...
  
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• 10 Cryptocurrency Gifts for the Bitcoin Fanatic in Your Life - Crypto Briefing

  08-12-2018 11:13 via cryptobriefing.com
  10 Cryptocurrency Gifts for the Bitcoin Fanatic in Your Life  Crypto BriefingThe cryptocurrency market took a dive in 2018, but a lot of great products and services were created that can make your holiday brighter.
  
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• The Era of Central Bank Digital Currencies Is Within Reach

  08-12-2018 11:00
  A phased roll-out of a central bank digital currency is not only possible, but may be what certain regions need, says R3's research lead.
  
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• Corda Blockchain Platform Executes Successful Live Commercial Paper Transaction in Europe

  08-12-2018 10:30
  Enterprise blockchain software provider R3 has issued a statement announcing that Corda, its blockchain platform has successfully completed a live commercial paper transaction. In collaboration with Commerzbank, ING, Natixis and Rabobank, the transaction was carried out on the Euro Debt Solution application which was built on Corda. The transaction is a follow-up to a similar
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• Venezuela to Use Petro Cryptocurrency in International Oil Trade - Ethereum World News

  08-12-2018 10:15 via ethereumworldnews.com
  Venezuela to Use Petro Cryptocurrency in International Oil Trade  Ethereum World NewsIn a bid to circumvent U.S. economic sanctions President Maduro announced the sale of oil using Petro cryptocurrency in 2019.
  
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• Half The Crypto Market Wiped Out in Less Than a Month

  08-12-2018 10:00 via newsbtc.com
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  Crypto markets licking wounds from a new yearly low; gains are marginal as all altcoins are still on the floor.
  A few hours ago crypto markets dropped to their lowest levels since early August 2017. Market capitalization plummeted perilously towards $100 billion and hit a new 2018 low yet again. Things are bouncing off the bottom at the moment, but the outlook is grim.
  Following its mid-week breakdown below $4,000, Bitcoin tumbled to a new yearly low of $3,280 a few hours ago before
  
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• Gazprombank Forges New Partnership to Offer Crypto Assets Services

  08-12-2018 09:14
  The Swiss wing of Russia’s Gazprombank will start offering crypto assets services by mid-2019, according to a press release published by its bank-tech partner Avaloq. The financial technology firm announced that it would build a fully integrated solution for the management of client portfolios across all asset classes, including cryptocurrencies. Gazprombank will integrate the said
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• Top 5 Mobile Wallets For 2018, 2019 And Beyond - Coinrevolution.com

  08-12-2018 08:23 via coinrevolution.com
  Top 5 Mobile Wallets For 2018, 2019 And Beyond  Coinrevolution.comLooking for the top 5 mobile wallets in the cryptocurrency market? Here is an article that suits you perfectly. The *content* was prepared by crypto experts and ...
  
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• Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange Lists Bitcoin Cash (BCH) - CryptoGround

  08-12-2018 07:18 via cryptoground.com
  Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange Lists Bitcoin Cash (BCH)  CryptoGroundOver fifteen months after Bitcoin Cash (BCH) split from Bitcoin Core (BTC), it has finally found a place in the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange.
  
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• Australia: Power Ledger’s Blockchain Energy Platform Goes Live in Fremantle

  08-12-2018 07:15
  Australia’s coastal city of Fremantle has kicked off a trial that will allow some residents to trade solar power on a blockchain-based platform provided by renewable energy-focused crypto startup Power Ledger. According to the Minister for Finance, Energy and Aboriginal Affairs in the government of Western Australia, Ben Wyatt, around 40 households in Fremantle will
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• Bithumb Becomes the Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Thanks to Incentivized Trading - BTC Wires

  08-12-2018 06:50 via btcwires.com
  Bithumb Becomes the Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Thanks to Incentivized Trading  BTC WiresBithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency Exchange, has become the largest cryptocurrency exchange with $1.2 Billion worth of trading on a daily basis.
  
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• Fast Food Giant KFC Accepts Cryptocurrency Dash in Venezuela - The Daily Hodl

  08-12-2018 06:05 via dailyhodl.com
  Fast Food Giant KFC Accepts Cryptocurrency Dash in Venezuela  The Daily HodlKFC restaurants in Venezuela will begin accepting payments in Dash next week, creating yet another opportunity for citizens to use the digital currency.
  
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• The Big Read: Cryptocurrency crash offers industry the reality check it needs - TODAYonline

  08-12-2018 06:02 via todayonline.com
  The Big Read: Cryptocurrency crash offers industry the reality check it needs  TODAYonlineSINGAPORE — A firm believer of XRP, Mr Ken Tan continued pumping money into the cryptocurrency over the course of this year — even after the prices of ...
  
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• Why South Korea Will Play a Major Role in Cryptocurrency Adoption - CCN

  08-12-2018 03:27 via ccn.com
  Why South Korea Will Play a Major Role in Cryptocurrency Adoption  CCNAccording to a report by Cindicator, South Korea will play a huge role in the mass adoption of cryptocurrency moving forward.
  
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• Why South Korea Will Play a Major Role in Cryptocurrency Adoption

  08-12-2018 03:27
  As a high-tech hub known for its consumer electronics, tech giants, esports, and global innovation, perhaps it’s not surprising that a report by Cindicator revealed that South Korea will play a major role in cryptocurrency adoption. By reviewing existing data on exchange volumes, recent economic history, regulation, and trends, the tokenized fintech asset management company
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• Crypto Exchange Bithumb May Have [Temporarily] Propped up Bitcoin Price: Analysts

  08-12-2018 02:13
  The bitcoin price touched a fresh yearly low this morning, leaving traders and investors scrambling for answers as the crypto market searches for a bottom. While there are numerous pressures that have weighed on bitcoin as it has taken step after step away from last year’s all-time high, research from CryptoCompare suggests that South Korean
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• SEC Slaps Crypto Firm with $50,000 Fine for Selling Unregistered Securities

  08-12-2018 01:25
  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease-and-desist order against a crypto investment fund for distributing unregistered securities. The US securities regulator also slapped CoinAlpha Advisors LLC, a Delaware-based blockchain financial products company, with a $50,000 fine. According to the SEC order, CoinAlpha declined to register its business, which involved investing in and distribution
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• Bitcoin on the Brink: Will The Crypto Market Go Under $100 Billion?

  08-12-2018 00:40
  The crypto market has faced a lot of downward pressure the past few weeks and, as we reported yesterday, so is everything else. Indeed, the week saw an overall 3+% loss in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and no other exchanges were performing well, either. It’s just a bad time to be a bull, it
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• Global Cryptocurrency (CRYPTO:GCC) Price Reaches $0.0005 - Fairfield Current

  08-12-2018 00:37 via fairfieldcurrent.com
  Global Cryptocurrency (CRYPTO:GCC) Price Reaches $0.0005  Fairfield CurrentGlobal Cryptocurrency (CURRENCY:GCC) traded down 14.1% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on November 22nd.
  
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