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• Travis Kling: “Significant Chance” That Crypto Will Outperform Everything In 2019

  23-12-2018 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  While many poke fun at the performance of crypto in 2018, global macro markets have begun to falter. Since reaching a year-to-date high in early-September, the Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange, has seen its index collapse by 22%. Nasdaq’s index, which houses the publicly-traded stocks of tech powerhouses, namely Alphabet (Google), Amazon, and Apple, has fallen so far that it is now in “bear market” or “recession” territory.
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• Bitcoin Sports Books: Chicago Bears and LA Rams Favored Today

  23-12-2018 23:00
  According to BitcoinsOddsChecker, the various online Bitcoin sports books which offer odds on NFL games are favoring the Chicago Bears, the LA Rams, and the Denver Broncos the most. Some gamblers may have taken the odds on the Bills prior to the match as a gift from heaven, banking on the New England Patriots having
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• Blockchain revolution rolls on despite cryptocurrency crash - Daily Times

  23-12-2018 22:59 via dailytimes.com.pk
  Blockchain revolution rolls on despite cryptocurrency crash  Daily TimesIt was the year cryptocurrencies fell to earth — the crash has been so severe that parallels have been drawn with the dotcom bust at the turn of the millennium.
  
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• Reports Claim Investors Lost Homes as Bitcoin Crashed, Isn’t the Stock Market the Same?

  23-12-2018 21:45
  Sky News, a British TV station and mainstream media outlet, reported that investors lost homes as the Bitcoin price crashed. But, the same argument can be applied to the stock market, real estate, and every other major market. The report claimed that investors put up their homes as collateral to receive loans and invest in
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• Bloomberg: Wall Street Putting A Pause On Bitcoin Foray

  23-12-2018 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  While 2017’s narrative in the crypto industry was undoubtedly the initial coin offering (ICO) craze, 2018’s was evidently the advent of Wall Street participants. And while strides were made with institutional involvement, with Nasdaq and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) both openly backing crypto assets, Bloomberg has claimed that efforts to bring Bitcoin to Wall Street remain in “limbo.”
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• SBI Holdings’ Crypto Exchange VCTRADE Accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple Deposits

  23-12-2018 20:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrency deposits are now accepted by VCTRADE, the cryptocurrency exchange owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings
  
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• Op-Ed: Does the Video Game Industry Really Need Blockchain?

  23-12-2018 20:10
  No. You may have expected a different answer to come from a blockchain video game developer, but that’s the truth. Gaming does not need blockchain. In fact, there are a lot of great features that gaming doesn’t need. Games did just fine before online multiplayer was available, or before the quicksave option became popular –
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• US Stock Market Chalks up Huge Weekly Losses, But Bitcoin & DXY Impress

  23-12-2018 18:40
  The US stock market posted huge losses ahead of the holiday close as investors absorbed the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike and a bunch of other bearish economic data. White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said Friday that the trade war between the US and China would not come to an end in near-term. He
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• Cryptocurrency in 2018 - Augusta Free Press

  23-12-2018 18:24 via augustafreepress.com
  Cryptocurrency in 2018  Augusta Free Press2018 marked one of the toughest years in cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum have lost over 80% of their value in less than 12 months.
  
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• Top 5 Crypto Performers Overview: Bitcoin Cash, IOTA, TRON, Bitcoin SV, DASH

  23-12-2018 18:03 via cointelegraph.com
  After dipping to year-to-date lows earlier in December, some cryptocurrencies are showing first signs of recovery
  
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• Binance CEO ‘Very Confident’ in Cryptocurrency Industry’s Future - CCN

  23-12-2018 17:10 via ccn.com
  Binance CEO ‘Very Confident’ in Cryptocurrency Industry’s Future  CCNBinance CEO Zhao Changpeng has expressed deep confidence in the prospects of cryptocurrency despite the challenging conditions that plague the industry.
  
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• Binance CEO ‘Very Confident’ in Cryptocurrency Industry’s Future

  23-12-2018 17:10
  Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has expressed deep confidence in the prospects of cryptocurrency despite the challenging industry conditions that have defined most of 2018. Speaking during a conversation with “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East” hostsTracy Alloway and Yousef Gamal El-Din, he also stated that Binance intends to start off the new year “with a bang” in line
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• Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 17–23: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

  23-12-2018 17:05 via cointelegraph.com
  A report accuses major crypto exchanges of wash trading, sources say that Facebook is developing their own crypto, and more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest
  
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• Canadian Tech Firm Partners with Sri Lanka Telecom for eSports, Blockchain Project

  23-12-2018 16:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Canadian tech firm Ubique Networks Inc. has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) to launch a blockchain-based eSports platform. The agreement was signed on November 14 at the official residence of the Canadian High Commission to Sri Lanka. The SLT eSports Platform will be powered by Ubique Networks’ Swarmio platform, a decentralized competitive […]
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• Bitcoin Above $4,000 Again as Top Cryptocurrencies See Gains Across the Board

  23-12-2018 15:55 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin is above the $4,000 price point again, and all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate to high gains
  
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• What Triggered Ethereum to Rise 66% Within 1 Week? Factors and Trends

  23-12-2018 15:38
  Since December 16, within one week, the Ethereum price surged from $83 to $138, by just over 66 percent. Throughout the past week, Ethereum (ETH) has seen a record-high number of shorts on major cryptocurrency trading platforms in the likes of BitMEX and Bitfinex. As the price of Ethereum surged amidst a strong corrective rally
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• Week in Review: Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the week December 17 to December 23 - Coingape

  23-12-2018 15:19 via coingape.com
  Week in Review: Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the week December 17 to December 23  CoingapeThis week again Democrat Darren Soto, alongside fellow Congressman Warren Davidson, introduced the Token Taxonomy Act. The new bill plans clear up the ...
  
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• Why Traders Say Volume Is Crypto Price Indicator of Choice

  23-12-2018 15:00
  CoinDesk explores why crypto traders believe volume to be one of the market's best indicators.
  
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• Top Cryptocurrency Gainers — December 23, 2018 - BittPress

  23-12-2018 14:18 via bittpress.com
  Top Cryptocurrency Gainers — December 23, 2018  BittPressOne of the top performing cryptocurrencies of the day is ODEM. ODEM (ODE) is currently up 80.41% compared to USD over the last 24 hours, ending at 07:00.
  
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• The Cryptocurrency - In Short - The Frisky

  23-12-2018 14:17 via thefrisky.com
  The Cryptocurrency - In Short  The FriskyNow, there is not a chance that you didn't hear for cryptocurrencies being a major topic everywhere around. The cryptocurrency subject has taken people by the ...
  
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• Bimain’s IPO Application in Doubt as Hong Kong Calls Crypto Industry ‘Immature’

  23-12-2018 14:05
  Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of Bitcoin mining equipment, is experiencing something of a rough patch, as Hong Kong’s stock market overseers might be reluctant to approve the initial public offering (IPO) application of the company, given their stated concerns about the lack of a proper regulatory framework that can govern the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
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• What Happened to Dapps? (And 4 Other Big Questions for Ethereum in 2019)

  23-12-2018 14:03
  Ethereum may have caught the world's attention but it needs to answer fundamental questions before being able to deliver on its promise.
  
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• Insufficient Knowledge about Cryptocurrency Hinders Adoption - The Cryptocurrency Analytics

  23-12-2018 13:59 via thecurrencyanalytics.com
  Insufficient Knowledge about Cryptocurrency Hinders Adoption  The Cryptocurrency AnalyticsA recent survey revealed that most of the Russians are already using digital coins to make online purchases and that others are as well willing to try this payment ...
  
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• Spot Develops New Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Portfolio App - Bitcoin News

  23-12-2018 13:43 via news.bitcoin.com
  Spot Develops New Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Portfolio App  Bitcoin NewsThere's a new app for cryptocurrency holders to track their portfolios of digital assets across multiple exchanges and addresses. Spot has developed a.
  
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• Interview with the CEO of Tradeplace, An All in One Cryptocurrency Exchange - TechBullion

  23-12-2018 13:40 via techbullion.com
  Interview with the CEO of Tradeplace, An All in One Cryptocurrency Exchange  TechBullionTradeplace CEO Youssef NCIR is introducing to the blockchain market, a Centralized cryptocurrency exchange for crypto trading, live news, analysis, crypto ...
  
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• What are the hottest cryptocurrency trends for 2019? - Chepicap

  23-12-2018 13:35 via chepicap.com
  What are the hottest cryptocurrency trends for 2019?  ChepicapMaybe more of an ongoing trend, but it seems as if stablecoins will continue to be a thing in 2019. Even more perhaps with the recent news confirming that ...
  
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• Will Facebook's new cryptocurrency be built on Zilliqa? - Chepicap

  23-12-2018 13:22 via chepicap.com
  Will Facebook's new cryptocurrency be built on Zilliqa?  ChepicapSince Facebook announced their cryptocurrency stablecoin project there has been much speculation over the finer details of the venture... As this speculation ...
  
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• NANO Cryptocurrency Passes Security Audit - Crypto Briefing

  23-12-2018 11:36 via cryptobriefing.com
  NANO Cryptocurrency Passes Security Audit  Crypto BriefingAn independent security review has found “no critical vulnerabilities” in the node software for the Nano cryptocurrency.
  
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• What’s Next for Crypto Miners?

  23-12-2018 11:24
  After the high note with which crypto ended 2017, 2018 has been a dour reminder that crypto markets remain unpredictable at best. From its peak at nearly $20,000 in December, bitcoin spent most of 2018 in a steady decline. Today, bitcoin’s price is closer to $3,000, and the tumble has caused a ripple effect that … Continued
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• South Korean University Now Offering Master's in Cryptocurrency - BTC Wires

  23-12-2018 10:29 via btcwires.com
  South Korean University Now Offering Master's in Cryptocurrency  BTC WiresOne of South Korea's major business schools is now offering a master's degree in cryptocurrency. While the government is still figuring out stronger regulations ...
  
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• Atlas Quantum CEO Says Access and Transparency Will Change All People’s Lives

  23-12-2018 10:00
  Rodrigo Marques is the CEO and founder of Atlas Quantum, Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency investment platform. In fact, it’s Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency company, period. And he’s on a mission to make it a top five global one by 2020. I caught up with Rodrigo at Web Summit in Lisbon to find out more about
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• Bye-bye bitcoin: Wall Street quietly shelves its cryptocurrency plans - Business Standard

  23-12-2018 09:11 via business-standard.com
  Bye-bye bitcoin: Wall Street quietly shelves its cryptocurrency plans  Business StandardRead more about Bye-bye bitcoin: Wall Street quietly shelves its cryptocurrency plans on Business Standard. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and many more ...
  
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• Bitcoin Lightning: Even As Cryptocurrency Prices Crash, Bitcoin Lightning Network Gets Massive Boom - Cryptocurrency News Today - Smartereum

  23-12-2018 09:09 via smartereum.com
  Bitcoin Lightning: Even As Cryptocurrency Prices Crash, Bitcoin Lightning Network Gets Massive Boom - Cryptocurrency News Today  SmartereumEver since BTC was invented, its early developers have been trying to make it scalable to promote mass adoption. This year, the cryptocurrency winter stumbled ...
  
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• Number of Reachable Bitcoin Nodes Fell 19% in 2018

  23-12-2018 08:30
  Data from Bitnodes shows that the number of reachable nodes on the bitcoin blockchain fell 18.98 percent in 2018 from 11,845 to 9,597. In the same period, the number of unreachable nodes also fell 33 percent from 98,000 to 65,500. To understand the significance of the data, it is helpful to establish the functions of
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• Crypto Latest Update: What Next for Cryptocurrency Miners? - Crypto This Week - Crypto/USD Price - Today - Smartereum

  23-12-2018 07:53 via smartereum.com
  Crypto Latest Update: What Next for Cryptocurrency Miners? - Crypto This Week - Crypto/USD Price - Today  SmartereumCrypto miners, who normally rely on crypto prices to stay afloat, are now left hanging in many ways than one. The high price of mining rigs as well as the GPUs ...
  
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• Six New Cryptocurrency ATM Machines Installed Every Day in 2018 - CCN

  23-12-2018 06:55 via ccn.com
  Six New Cryptocurrency ATM Machines Installed Every Day in 2018  CCNThe number of cryptocurrency ATM machines in the world has doubled in 2018 to over 4000 and shows that six ATMs were installed per day on average.
  
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• Six New Cryptocurrency ATM Machines Installed Every Day in 2018

  23-12-2018 06:55
  Although it has been a sketchy year for crypto in terms of price fluctuations, the number of cryptocurrency ATM machines in the world has doubled in 2018 to over 4,000. Crypto prices might be up and down quicker than a manic depressive, but wider adoption gets closer and closer. The figures come from data published
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• Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis: BTC Primed To Test $5,000

  23-12-2018 06:00 via newsbtc.com
  Key PointsBitcoin price gained pace recently and broke the $3,580 and $3,780 resistances against the US Dollar.
  There is a major symmetrical triangle forming with resistance at $4,080 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair is likely to break the $4,080 and $4,150 resistance levels to rally towards $4,500 or $5,000.Bitcoin price is placed in an uptrend above $3,580 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is likely to extend the current bullish wave towards $4,500 or $5,
  
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• Cryptocurrency Exchange: Stuttgart, The Second Largest Stock Exchange In Germany Lists BTC, ETH, LTC And XRP - Cryptocurrency News Today - Smartereum

  23-12-2018 05:49 via smartereum.com
  Cryptocurrency Exchange: Stuttgart, The Second Largest Stock Exchange In Germany Lists BTC, ETH, LTC And XRP - Cryptocurrency News Today  SmartereumThe second largest stock exchange in Germany and ninth largest exchange in Europe, Stuttgart, has announced that it is launching a cryptocurrency exchange ...
  
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• ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin on Layoffs: ‘Sky’s Not Falling, Future Is Very Bright’

  23-12-2018 05:30
  Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin says the future of the crypto industry is so bright he has to wear shades, and called a bottom to the current bear market. “Peeking into 2019, if you could see the landscape through my eyes, you’d have to wear shades,” Lubin gushed in a lengthy tweetstorm (see below). Lubin —
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: ETH Breaks $125, Could Test $140

  23-12-2018 05:08 via newsbtc.com
  Key HighlightsETH price surged higher and broke the $115 and $125 resistance levels against the US Dollar.
  There is a major bullish trend line formed with support at $114 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The pair remains in a solid uptrend and it could continue to rise towards the $135 or $140 level.Ethereum price gained a lot of bids versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD broke the $125 resistance and it may now climb towards the $140 level.
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• The year of cryptocurrency rout - Livemint

  23-12-2018 04:24 via livemint.com
  The year of cryptocurrency rout  LivemintIn 2018, major cryptocurrency exchanges shut shop. For instance, Zebpay, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in India, closed its business in ...
  
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• This Kid Has Been Begging For A Bitcoin For Over 15,000 Tweets

  23-12-2018 04:00
  Begging in the Bitcoin world is nothing new. Go to any gambling site or even some exchange troll boxes, and you will find people asking for Bitcoin. Look at any Tweet by a major Bitcoin personality, and you will find people asking for Bitcoin. Go to any forum, Reddit related to cryptocurrency, or anything else
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• Nano Founder Blasts XRP Cryptocurrency Saying Ripple’s Too Centralized and Slow for Bank Use - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  23-12-2018 03:58 via bitcoinexchangeguide.com
  Nano Founder Blasts XRP Cryptocurrency Saying Ripple’s Too Centralized and Slow for Bank Use  Bitcoin Exchange GuideRipple has made waves in the past two years. Since their arrival on the scene three years ago, the Ripple company has experienced a lawsuit, massive gains, ...
  
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• Pump-and-Dump Groups Become ‘Widespread’ as Market Remains Largely Unregulated

  23-12-2018 03:31 via cointelegraph.com
  The scope of the pump-and-dump phenomenon in the crypto community is “widespread,” recent research argues — and regulators are starting to take notice
  
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• Bearish on Tether? Bitfinex Adds USDT Margin Trading

  23-12-2018 02:31
  Crypto trading platform Bitfinex has announced the opening of a margin trading service for the USDT/USD trading pair. According to the platform, the aim of the new service is to improve its stablecoin offering so as to remain consistent with market evolution and user demand. With immediate effect, traders will be able to carry out leveraged
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• Target, Walmart See Steep Losses, UK Retailers ‘Smashed to Pieces’

  23-12-2018 01:03
  Over the past two months, despite the expectations of increased sales during the Christmas season, major retailers such as Target and Walmart have continued to record large losses. Since November 9, the share price of Walmart has dropped from $105 to $87, by more than 17 percent, a steep loss for the largest retailer in
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• Ethereum Co-Founder Calls ‘the Cryptobottom of 2018’

  23-12-2018 00:58 via cointelegraph.com
  A recent Twitter thread from Ethereum’s co-founder calls “the cryptobottom of 2018," defends ConsenSys layoffs
  
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• Nasdaq Plans to List Bitcoin Futures in 2019

  23-12-2018 00:30 via crypto-news.net
  Nasdaq has recently announced their commitment to pursue Bitcoin futures, and is planning to introduce the contracts in the first quarter of 2019. The exchange operator was rumoured to be contemplating launching Bitcoin futures in 2017, however, operations were deferred in order to create a more unique offering.
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  The world’s second-largest stock exchange is entering a partnership with US investment firm VanEck to provide a range of cryptocurrency service offerings. V
  
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• Coinbase CEO To Donate Crypto Wealth, Joins Buffet-backed Philanthropic Effort

  23-12-2018 00:00 via newsbtc.com
  Pundits argue that crypto and charity don’t mix. Yet, with a number of efforts from this nascent industry’s foremost participants, it has been made apparent that Bitcoiners (and altcoiners) are far from anti-alms. Case in point, Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recently committed to donating a majority of his crypto wealth in due time.
  Brian Armstrong To Donate Millions In Crypto Wealth
  Brian Armstrong has long been a powerhouse in the crypto industry. Armstrong, who started his car
  
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