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• Blythe Masters, CEO of Blockchain Startup Digital Asset, Is Stepping Down

  18-12-2018 23:31
  Digital Assets Holdings CEO Blythe Masters has stepped down from her role, but will remain on as a shareholder, strategic advisor and board member.
  
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• Wanchain 3.0 Adds Loopring Enabling On-Chain Decentralized Trading

  18-12-2018 23:19
  Wanchain and Loopring today announced that Loopring, a protocol atop which decentralized exchanges trading platforms can be built, is live on the Wanchain network. Decentralized trading platforms took a hit earlier this year when Zachary Coburn of EtherDelta was charged with offering unregistered securities. The exchange was by and large considered decentralized because all trades
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• Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency news – Week 50

  18-12-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Weekly Bitcoin Price ChartThe end of the week leads straight into a small rally, which may or may not last. The reasoning behind the rally is the fact that Blockstream launched a satellite that broadcasts the Bitcoin blockchain on the 17th of December, which received good media coverage and impressed a lot of people. There were other events on the day, but none of them really had the potential to move the markets, so we feel obliged to contribute it to this development. We are curious
  
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• Bitcoin Is Here to Stay: Blockstream Satellite Expansion Makes Sure of It

  18-12-2018 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  “… But what if the government was to turn the internet off..?” I am sure you have all heard this argument before when you have been explaining to someone how robust the Bitcoin security model is and how even Interpol would be biting off far more than they could chew by attempting to bring the network down.
  Apart from the logistical difficulty of enforcing such a draconian policy as banning the internet across the entire planet, one Bitcoin startup is working hard to make
  
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• Binance Labs Launches 8 Blockchain Startups

  18-12-2018 22:16
  Binance Labs recently announced the launch of eight projects which have been incubated over the course of the last few months. The San Francisco chapter of Binance Labs ended its ten-week Incubation Program which focused on providing guidance, mentorship, and resources to each project. Over 500 project teams applied for the program, and after an intensive review
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• Novogratz: Interest Left Crypto for Macro, But Bitcoin Will Emerge As Store of Value

  18-12-2018 22:02 via newsbtc.com
  Outspoken Bitcoin bull and founder of the cryptocurrency-focused Galaxy Digital, Mike Novogratz, believes that investor interest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have left the market for macro trading.
  Despite this, Novogratz still expects Bitcoin to emerge as a digital store of value in the end.
  Novogratz: Investors and Traders Ditch Crypto for Macro Trading
  During all of 2017, Bitcoin and its altcoin cousins experienced a bull run of epic proportions, propelling the emerging asset
  
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• VeChain: Supply chain management protocol for counterfeit prevention

  18-12-2018 21:43
  VeChain (VET) is a supply chain management protocol that helps users keep track of logistics inventory. The VeChain platform is designed to monitor the manufacturing process from the point when a product completes its production stage to when it’s delivered to the consumers.
  VeChain Platform Now Has Its Own Blockchain
  Initially launched as an ERC-20 compliant token called VEN, the platform was rebranded in early 2018 to VeChain Thor. In August 2018, the cryptocurrency network’s devel
  
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• Overstock’s Medici Acquires Digital Tokens Representing Startup Equity Shares

  18-12-2018 21:41
  Overstock's Medici Ventures has successfully transferred 3.6 million tokenized shares from Chainstone Labs using Ravencoin's blockchain.
  
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• Bull Gone: Bitcoin Price Forming Doji to Signal Potential Trend Reversal

  18-12-2018 21:21
  Bitcoin price on Tuesday reached a session high on Coinbase at $3,586 but remained in the fears of a potential reversal action overall. Ahead of the US session so far, bitcoin’s opening and closing positions today have remained very close to one another, as indicated by the small candlestick. Called a Doji candlestick formation, this
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• Tim Draper Invests $1.25 Million in Bitcoin Payments Processor OpenNode

  18-12-2018 21:00
  U.S.-based venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested $1.25 million in OpenNode, a bitcoin-only payments processing startup.
  
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• Bitcoin Sustains Above $3,500 After Widespread Market Rally

  18-12-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Following yesterday’s rally that allowed the cryptocurrency markets to regain much of last week’s losses, Bitcoin has been able to sustain above $3,500 and most altcoins have continued to rise. The market’s recent move appears to have validated the recent lows as a strong level of support.
  At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up 3.3% at its current price of $3,560, up from its weekly lows of just under $3,200. Bitcoin’s recent price action also appears to have
  
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• Stablecoin Company Tether Ltd. Made $6.6 Million in Interest from January to July 2018, Report Does Not Confirm Full Cash Reserves

  18-12-2018 20:23
  An investigative report by Bloomberg News has revealed that Tether makes a substantial amount of interest on its US Dollar reserves. The US Dollar reserves are kept in banks across several jurisdictions including Canada, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. According to bank statements seen by Bloomberg, Tether earned at least $6.6 million in interest between January 2018
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• OpenUBI Ecosystem Launched by GoodDollar and Partners in Berlin

  18-12-2018 20:06 via crypto-news.net
  At WebSummit 2018, in early November, YoniAssia, Chief Executive of eToro,announced the launch of GoodDollar:an ecosystem-led project that explores how cryptocurrency and blockchaintechnology may reduce inequality through models based on universal basic income(UBI).Lessthan two weeks later, on November 19, GoodDollar’s first community event tookplace, in Berlin, and was designed to establish an OpenUBI ecosystem. Theday-long conference, titled OpenUBI in the Crypto Age,gathered like-minded
  
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• Atari Partners With Startup to Make Blockchain Versions of Popular Titles like Roller Coaster Tycoon

  18-12-2018 19:56
  Renowned game maker Atari Inc. announced a license agreement with Animoca Brands Limited, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, giving it the rights to produce and publish blockchain versions of the famed Atari mobile game titles Roller Coaster Tycoon Touch and Goon Squad in most territories around the world – excluding Hong Kong, China,
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• Bitcoin Scam Alert: Criminals Demand BTC Payment to Call Off Hit Man

  18-12-2018 19:30 via newsbtc.com
  Scam artists have tried just about every trick in the book to relieve people of their Bitcoin in recent years. The latest effort is rather lacking in the sophistication department, however.
  A report in Bleeping Computer states that people have been receiving emails that are apparently from the owner of a dark web site offering various illegal services. The emails state that someone has hired a hit man to murder the receiver. Fortunately, the site owner is willing to call the hired gun off &ndash
  
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• Education The Biggest Barrier Preventing Online Investors From Purchasing Cryptocurrency - CCN

  18-12-2018 19:23 via ccn.com
  Education The Biggest Barrier Preventing Online Investors From Purchasing Cryptocurrency  CCNPeople who are otherwise comfortable with technology can find themselves in a whole new world of jargon and confusion when they first get involved, or take an ...
  
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• Education The Biggest Barrier Preventing Online Investors From Purchasing Cryptocurrency

  18-12-2018 19:23
  People who are otherwise comfortable with technology can find themselves in a whole new world of jargon and confusion when they first get involved, or take an interest in, cryptocurrencies. The massive bull run of last year saw a huge increase in interest. The interest came not just from the unprecedented number of hedge firms
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• Coinbase lets you convert one cryptocurrency into another - TechCrunch

  18-12-2018 19:17 via techcrunch.com
  Coinbase lets you convert one cryptocurrency into another  TechCrunchIt's hard to believe that you still had to convert your BTC into USD in order to buy ETH on Coinbase. The company is finally adding direct ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency data fetches $3 mln Series A - PE Hub

  18-12-2018 18:56 via pehub.com
  Cryptocurrency data fetches $3 mln Series A  PE HubBoston and Minneapolis-based Nomics, a cryptocurrency data company, has secured $3 million in Series A funding. Arthur Ventures led the round.
  
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• Electricity Consumption of Bitcoin is a Non-Issue: Solar Energy is Free in Some Regions

  18-12-2018 18:01 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin and its trustless, decentralized design requires a unique process called mining that validates each transaction being added to its underlying blockchain. The process involves solving complex mathematical equations, and typically requires some serious computer processing power, and even specially-designed hardware, to validate each block.
  Due to the amount of energy consumed during this process, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are often demonized for contributing to global carbon emiss
  
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• eToro Survey Finds Huge Demand for Cryptocurrency Education

  18-12-2018 17:59
  The social trading firm found that a lack of knowledge was preventing investors from trading in digital assets
  
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• Bitcoin Bear Market Is Scaring Off Institutional Investors, Claims JPMorgan

  18-12-2018 17:54
  Institutional investors are being scared off by the protracted crypto bear market. That’s the assessment of a team of JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts, including global market strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou. “Participation by financial institutions in Bitcoin trading appears to be fading,” the JPMorgan team wrote in a December 14 research note. “Key flow metrics have … Continued
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• Third Party Apps Could Read Twitter Messaging

  18-12-2018 17:37
  According to the company, no one used this vulnerability and the issues is now solved
  
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• ‘Proof of Keys’ is coming, but what is it?

  18-12-2018 17:26
  Notable crypto enthusiast Trace Mayer has been recently advocating the importance of a “Proof of Keys” celebration. The event will take place on January 3, 2019.
  Proof of Keys event
  Trace Mayer is now promoting a crypto ownership awareness event called “Proof of Keys“. In the event, cryptocurrency holders are urged to remove their crypto assets from exchanges and other third parties in an effort to prove solvency.
  The idea is that if the exchanges actually hold customers&
  
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• Global Debt Hits $184 Trillion and 11.4% of it is From the US: Big Bubble?

  18-12-2018 17:02
  According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global debt has achieved $184 trillion with $86,000 per person, a figure that is twice larger than the global average income per-capita. Out of the $184 trillion, The Balance reported that $21 trillion comes from the U.S., making up for around 11.4 percent of the global debt. … Continued
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• eToro Survey: Investors Want to Learn More About Crypto

  18-12-2018 16:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  eToro, a social trading platform, recently released the findings of a survey which covered a wide array of questions concerning interest in cryptocurrency. eToro commissioned independent market research firm Provoke Insights who studied 1,000 Americans. The researchers concluded that despite the crypto market being taken to the cleaners, there was still a high demand for […]
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• Blockchain Technology Tipped to Boost New Zealand’s IT Exports: Report

  18-12-2018 16:30
  Earnings from New Zealand’s third-biggest export sector, information technology, could be boosted significantly by distributed ledger technology. According to a report released by New Zealand’s innovation agency, Callaghan Innovation, there is ample room for growth in the sector if the country embraces blockchain technology. Currently, the IT sector in New Zealand generates NZ$16 billion annually … Continued
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• Bloomberg to Gain Access Tether Fin. Reports

  18-12-2018 16:25
  Company’s accounts in the Puerto Rican Noble Bank kept $ 2.2 billion
  
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• Documents Suggest Tether Has Fiat Funds to Back Stablecoin: Report

  18-12-2018 16:15
  Tether Ltd. may have the cash reserves to back up its 1.8 billion dollar-pegged tokens, says Bloomberg.
  
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• Belgian cryptocurrency scam blacklist swells to 113 dodgy domains - The Next Web

  18-12-2018 16:05 via thenextweb.com
  Belgian cryptocurrency scam blacklist swells to 113 dodgy domains  The Next WebThe Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has identified a *fresh* batch of cryptocurrency scams. It has added a swathe of new sites to its ...
  
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• Former Goldman Sachs Exec Launches Crypto Startup Amid Bear Market

  18-12-2018 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  Although many are enamored with bashing the colloquial term “BUIDL,” for many Bitcoin diehards, 2018’s crypto market lull has been a time to unironically bolster this industry’s underlying infrastructure. This isn’t just hearsay, as 2018 has arguably been crypto’s strongest year yet, in terms of promising products, platforms, and startups, rather than day-to-day price action.
  Some of the world’s largest corporations and financial entities, such as t
  
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• Ex-Goldman Exec Sees Better Days Ahead for Crypto as Institution-Focused Crypto Brokerage Launches

  18-12-2018 15:29
  Despite the price declines that cryptocurrencies have endured this year, an ex-Goldman Sachs executive is still optimistic about the future of digital assets. Greg Tusar, who is a former global head of electronic trading at the New York-based financial giant, likened the current state of the crypto market to the ‘early days of trading equities
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• Western Union: Cryptocurrency May Become "One More Option" - Cryptonews

  18-12-2018 15:17 via cryptonews.com
  Western Union: Cryptocurrency May Become "One More Option"  CryptonewsAmerican financial services giant Western Union says they “will be ready” to add cryptocurrencies if crypto garners enough interest as they already boast more ...
  
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• Coinbase to Convert Crypto Without Fiat

  18-12-2018 14:59
  The conversion is available between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, 0x and Bitcoin Cash
  
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• Steem Added to State of the DApps Listings

  18-12-2018 14:24
  Social blockchain platform Steem, home to the Steemit social network, has been added to dApp (decentralized application) tracking website stateofthedapps.com and now sits proudly next to Ethereum, EOS, and POA, on the site’s “Rankings by Platform” page. And we got fancy #Steem statistics as well 🧐 pic.twitter.com/cK3BmEMK3u — State of the DApps (@StateOfTheDApps) December 17,
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• Why did EOS suddenly jump 33%, more than any other cryptocurrency? - CryptoNewsReview

  18-12-2018 14:13 via cryptonewsreview.com
  Why did EOS suddenly jump 33%, more than any other cryptocurrency?  CryptoNewsReviewWhat prompted EOS to outperform the market yesterday? It's relative valuation against Bitcoin may hold the key. After a brutal month of declines and blast after ...
  
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• Coinbase Ventures Backs $3 Million Round for Trading Data Startup Nomics

  18-12-2018 14:01
  Nomics has raised $3 million from Coinbase Ventures and other investors for its plan to index 95% of all crypto trading data points.
  
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• The art of cryptocurrency - Deutsche Welle

  18-12-2018 13:56 via dw.com
  The art of cryptocurrency  Deutsche WelleBlockchain entrepreneur and self-described 'crypto artist' Luis Buenaventura shows DW how he created his illustration 'Supper at the Bitcoin Moonbase.'
  
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• VIDEO: Spencer Bogart Maintains his $50k Bullish Target for Bitcoin – “2018 Has Been a Fantastic Year for Bitcoin. Forget Prices”

  18-12-2018 13:19
  Bitcoin has lost 80% of its market capitalization amidst a market-wide crash this year. But Spencer Bogart believes the digital currency can still correct up to 1328% from its current value. The Blockchain Capital partner told CNBC that he expects bitcoin to touch $50,000 in the future, similar to what he predicted during the digital
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• Now Is A Fantastic Time To Buy Bitcoin (BTC), Says Blockchain Capital’s Bogart

  18-12-2018 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  The cryptocurrency tide is turning. On Monday, one year since Bitcoin (BTC) breached $20,000 in a jaw-dropping turn of events, the crypto market at large had its first double-digit rally in weeks. Within a few hours’ time, BTC found itself up by 9%, with altcoins outperforming the flagship cryptocurrency.
  And with this uptick alone, which comes after a multi-week downturn, the eyes of a multitude of interested investors have landed on this nascent industry. So it should come as no sur
  
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• Amazon Plays Its Own Game With Enterprise Blockchain

  18-12-2018 13:00
  Amazon Web Services, the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing arm, is having its proverbial blockchain cake and eating it, too.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Jumps 10% on Anniversary of All-Time High

  18-12-2018 12:40
  Bitcoin could be in for a stronger recovery rally ahead of New Year as the recent major sell-off looks to be fading.
  
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• Big Crypto Recovery as EOS Surges 35%: Can Bitcoin Recover to $4,000?

  18-12-2018 12:14
  Over the last 24 hours, the crypto market demonstrated one of the strongest single-day rallies since November, as Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded by more than 11 percent from $3,181 to $3,541. EOS, which was the sixth most valuable cryptocurrency last week ranked behind Tether (USDT) and Stellar (XLM) overtook Stellar with a staggering 35 percent price
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• Review of Bitbon Cryptocurrency. Overview, Prospects, Predictions for 2018-2019 - Coindoo

  18-12-2018 12:00 via coindoo.com
  Review of Bitbon Cryptocurrency. Overview, Prospects, Predictions for 2018-2019  CoindooThe Bitbon System is a Blockchain platform for Contributing. Contributing is the name of a new type of investing and attracting funds to your business projects.
  
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• China's Very Own Cryptocurrency is In the Works - Bitcoin News

  18-12-2018 11:55 via news.bitcoin.com
  China's Very Own Cryptocurrency is In the Works  Bitcoin NewsIn the midst of a trade war with the US, China is developing its own cryptocurrency as an alternative to Bitcoin and maybe even the US dollar.
  
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• Crypto millionaire Erik Finman warns Bitcoin is ‘dead’ as cryptocurrency crash continues - The Scottish Sun

  18-12-2018 11:49 via thescottishsun.co.uk
  Crypto millionaire Erik Finman warns Bitcoin is ‘dead’ as cryptocurrency crash continues  The Scottish SunThe 19-year-old first invested $1000 in Bitcoin when he was 12 - and cashed it in last year to make $4million (£3162800)
  
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• Europe-based Cryptocurrency Exchange, Bitsane, is Going to Reduce the Fees for Christmas and New Year - Benzinga

  18-12-2018 11:48 via benzinga.com
  Europe-based Cryptocurrency Exchange, Bitsane, is Going to Reduce the Fees for Christmas and New Year  BenzingaDUBLIN, December 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --. The platform has offered its users the opportunity to trade with lowered trading fees during winter holiday season, ...
  
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• Australian Tax Office (ATO) Seeks Annual Tax Returns on Gaining From Cryptocurrency - Coingape

  18-12-2018 11:44 via coingape.com
  Australian Tax Office (ATO) Seeks Annual Tax Returns on Gaining From Cryptocurrency  CoingapeRegulators are framing the severe set of laws to effectively regulate cryptocurrencies or digital assets within the regions. Just like HongKong's SFC planned for ...
  
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• Atlas Interactive Advertising Now Launching Atlas Partner Program

  18-12-2018 11:43
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• Napston Launches 100% Automated Cryptocurrency Trading Platform based on Proprietary Distributed Artificial Neural Networks Technology - Crypto Economy

  18-12-2018 11:41 via crypto-economy.net
  Napston Launches 100% Automated Cryptocurrency Trading Platform based on Proprietary Distributed Artificial Neural Networks Technology  Crypto EconomyCryptocurrency trading is all set to become safe and profitable like never before, with the recent launch of a fully automated crypto trading platform by Napston.
  
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