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• Bitcoin Is The Answer: Paypal Bans Cybersecurity News Outlet

  29-12-2018 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  To many, Bitcoin is a censorship-resistant, decentralized, immutable, and borderless transactional tool that transcends centralized boundaries. But for many Westerners, these inherent features aren’t something that’s all too useful in day-to-day life. However, with the rise of Internet censorship and anti-“radical” narratives, some believe that the need for decentralized mediums of value and information cannot come fast enough.
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• 2018: A Record-Breaking Year for Crypto Exchange Hacks

  29-12-2018 22:55
  The CEO of one of the largest crypto security companies recaps his takeaways from the year that was.
  
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• Expert: How Bitcoin Can Help 4 Billion People in Authoritarian Countries

  29-12-2018 22:49
  Bitcoin can help 4 billion people around the world living in authoritarian countries, according to a new essay from Human Rights Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein. And there are few countries as receptive to cryptocurrencies as Venezuela. In fact, take a look at information from Localbitcoins, and you’ll see citizens of this impoverished Latin
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• Unconfirmed: Chinese Media Reports Jihan Wu, Jenke Group to Soon Resign as Bitmain CEOs

  29-12-2018 22:30 via cointelegraph.com
  According to unconfirmed Chinese media reports, Jihan Wu and the Jenke Group will reportedly resign as the heads of Bitmain
  
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• Bitcoin Price Rally Loses Steam Near $4,000 – Will Bulls Wake in 2019?

  29-12-2018 21:18
  The Bitcoin price has spent the first day of this weekend struggling to get through the $4,000 mark. The digital currency attempted a bullish reversal on Friday, marking more than $300 worth of gains in just two hours. That hasn’t exactly changed any longer-term sentiments for the market, especially when it has dropped by more
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• Huobi Chain Releases Whitepaper Amid “Crypto Winter”

  29-12-2018 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  While 2018 has undoubtedly slowed the crypto industry’s progress, a number of startups have forged ahead in their development efforts. And just weeks after Binance released a sneak peek of its in-house blockchain, which is currently centered around a low fee, near-instant, and scalable decentralized exchange, so has Huobi.
  Related Reading: Zhao: Binance Chain to Be Ready in “Months,” Enabling Projects to Issue Tokens
  Huobi Drops Whitepaper For In-House Block
  
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• Bitcoin Trader Arrested in Philippines for Murdering Girlfriend, Dumping Body in River

  29-12-2018 19:43
  An American bitcoin trader has been arrested in the Philippines for allegedly killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in a river. Well-known bitcoin trader and Californian native Troy Woody Jr. was arrested together with Brooklyn native Mir Islam over the murder of Tomi Michelle Masters, according to the Daily Mail. The two are accused
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• Huobi to Launch Company’s First Exchange Dedicated to EOS in Q1 2019

  29-12-2018 19:23 via cointelegraph.com
  An exchange dedicated to EOS is set to be launched in the first quarter of 2019 by Huobi
  
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• Nvidia Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Losses After Diminished Mining GPU Demand

  29-12-2018 18:53 via cointelegraph.com
  Because of the losses reported when GPU demand by miners diminished, Nvidia is facing a class action lawsuit
  
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• Investor: Bitcoin is Undervalued, Individuals Building on it Will Lead to Recovery

  29-12-2018 18:15
  Over the last 48 hours, following a large loss on Christmas, the Bitcoin price has recovered back to around $4,000. The dominant cryptocurrency, which still holds a market valuation of over $64 billion, has demonstrated wild volatility in a wide price range from $3,100 to $4,300 throughout December, struggling to recover to November levels. Last
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• Kuwait Central Bank Taps Ripple for Blockchain Remittance Service

  29-12-2018 16:15
  The National Bank of Kuwait has launched a product they’re calling “NBK Direct Remit,” a blockchain-based product which uses RippleNet for cross-border payments from within the Middle Eastern nation. The initial launch of the product only supports payments to nearby Jordan, but they intend to launch in at least 15 more countries soon. According to
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• Major American Magazine Time Column Reports About Bitcoin’s Liberating Potential

  29-12-2018 16:03 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin has a substantial liberating potential, particularly important to people living under oppressive regimes, mainstream newspaper Time reported
  
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• Fomo2Moon, a Blockchain Lottery for Everyone to Win

  29-12-2018 15:13
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• Where the Future of Crypto Payments Is Being Built

  29-12-2018 15:01
  The Philippines may not be the crypto capital of the world – but it may be where infrastructure building runs the deepest.
  
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• Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Stolen From Electrum Users, Litecoin Sponsors UFC

  29-12-2018 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  While the holiday spirit was in full swing over the past week, the crypto industry maintained its unrelenting drive for growth and adoption. The Litecoin Foundation divulged a sponsorship with the UFC, while Bitcoin’s Lightning Network continued to swell. However, it hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows, as the Electrum Wallet came under attack, while Huobi and Bitmain laid off employees.
  Crypto TidbitsElectrum Wallet Breached, 250+ Bitcoin Stolen: On Thursday, reports arose th
  
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• Leading Decentralized Storage Innovator Lambda Announces Exclusive Listing on BitMax.io Cryptocurrency Exchange

  29-12-2018 14:26
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• Cryptocurrency This Week: Is The Bitcoin Party Over? - Inc42 Media

  29-12-2018 14:23 via inc42.com
  Cryptocurrency This Week: Is The Bitcoin Party Over?  Inc42 MediaIn the last one year, while Bitcoin is down from $15K to $3.9K now, the entire crypto market cap has shrunk from $578 Bn to $130 Bn. Read more >>
  
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• Bitcoin Above $3,900 Again as All Top Cryptocurrencies See Gains

  29-12-2018 14:05 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin is above $3,900 again, and all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate to high gains
  
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• TRON Hits New Milestones: 1 Million Accounts and 100 Million Contracts

  29-12-2018 14:00
  TRON founder Justin Sun’s plan for blockchain domination seems to be going well. The TRON blockchain now has over 1 million user accounts and has reached over 100 million contracts recorded. The number of TRON addresses, or users, is growing by between 10,000 and 40,000 per day. According to tronscan.org TRON, user address growth now
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• 3 Massive Buy Orders Roil Stock Market Amid Rumored ‘Pension Buying’ Frenzy

  29-12-2018 12:00
  The US stock market experienced another wild roller coaster ride on December 28 after three massive buy orders roiled Wall Street in late-afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 23,062, down 76 points from the previous day’s stunning 800-point spike. Finance blog ZeroHedge opined that institutional investors — specifically, pension funds executing year-end reallocation
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• Crypto Volatility Returns, Is It a Sign of The Market Bottom?

  29-12-2018 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  Back in the latter half of 2017 many of the cryptocurrencies experienced wild price swings with double digit pump and dumps several times a week. This volatility was seen to be the detractor of wider spread adoption, though easy to make, or lose, a quick buck for day traders and speculators.
  Then the bears got hold of markets and smashed them for the duration of 2018 before things started to level out at what many thought was the bottom. Another big dump occurred in November sending crypto marke
  
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• 5 of the best podcasts to get you into cryptocurrency and blockchain - The Next Web

  29-12-2018 11:00 via thenextweb.com
  5 of the best podcasts to get you into cryptocurrency and blockchain  The Next WebGetting into blockchain and cryptocurrency can be pretty threatening to newbies – especially because the space is so flush with buzzwords and fancy marketing ...
  
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• Italy to Use Experts to Create Official DLT Strategy

  29-12-2018 10:53
  Group contains trade association Assobit co-founder, Italtel head of marketing portfolio and more
  
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• What is the best cryptocurrency to invest in 2019 - https://bitnewstoday.com/

  29-12-2018 10:35 via bitnewstoday.com
  What is the best cryptocurrency to invest in 2019  https://bitnewstoday.com/Investments in Bitcoin in 2018 didn't make profit. The situation on the digital assets market is not so positive, but lots of investors see the bright sides and new ...
  
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• Trezor to Promise Hardware Update

  29-12-2018 10:31
  The update is expected in January; it's going to fix the Wallet Fail vulnerability
  
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• Huobi Crypto Derivatives Platform Volume Breaks $1B

  29-12-2018 10:16
  CEO believes that these offerings engages those who wish to control risks in a volatile climate
  
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• Kraken Enables Bitcoin Cash and XRP Margin Trading

  29-12-2018 10:00 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto exchange Kraken has launched margin trading options for two of the top digital currencies by market capitalization, Bitcoin Cash and XRP.
  High Risk Margin Trading Expanded at Kraken
  Margin trading allows users to leverage their accounts with funds they do not actually possess. This can lead to far greater profits but and also greatly amplify losses. One wrong trade can wipe out an entire account so it is not for the feint hearted.
  San Francisco based Kraken has just added two more crypto
  
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• Former Wall Street Investor: Big Chance Crypto is Best Performing Asset in 2019

  29-12-2018 10:00
  Travis Kling, a former Point72 Asset Management executive, a hedge fund that oversees $12.4 billion in assets, said that there is a big chance crypto becomes the best performing asset in 2019. The Ikigai Fund founder made the case that cryptocurrencies were never present during a proper bear market in traditional finance and the decline
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• FSA to Propose Rules for Crypto Service Providers

  29-12-2018 09:45
  Rules relate to such areas as burglary incidents, cryptocurrency listing on exchanges, financial and price disclosures, margin trading and custodial services
  
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• Global Currency Like BTC to Face Issues – Payoneer CEO

  29-12-2018 09:20
  Scott mentioned two factors that would make non fiat world reality
  
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• Crypto Market Update: $10 Billion Pump Follows Four Day Dump

  29-12-2018 09:00 via newsbtc.com
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  Crypto markets rebound again; Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash surging, EOS and Litecoin following.
  The volatility appears to be creeping back into crypto markets with a dump one day followed by a pump the next. Since Christmas day markets have been sliding back but a bounce a few hours ago has injected $10 billion back into them and propelled total market capitalization back over $130 billion.
  One almighty spike a few hours ago shot Bitcoin from $3,670 to over $3,900 in around an hour. BT
  
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• Visa to Acquire Ripple Partner Earthport

  29-12-2018 08:26
  Partnetship with Ripple was made for XRP protocol integrating into company's payment network to improve international transfers
  
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• Trezor and Ledger Respond to Claims Their Crypto Wallets aren’t Secure

  29-12-2018 08:00
  Three researchers and engineers have published a presentation from the 35th Chaos Communication Congress revealing claimed vulnerabilities in cryptocurrency hardware wallets. Trezor and Ledger have responded saying in short, their user’s cryptocurrency balances are safe. Dmitry Nedospasov, Thomas Roth, and Josh Datko, created the website wallet.fail and promised to publish their presentation to the Chaos
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• Trezor and Ledger Respond to Claims Security Claims

  29-12-2018 08:00
  Three researchers and engineers have published a presentation from the 35th Chaos Communication Congress revealing claimed vulnerabilities in cryptocurrency hardware wallets. Trezor and Ledger have responded saying in short, their user’s cryptocurrency balances are safe. Dmitry Nedospasov, Thomas Roth, and Josh Datko, created the website wallet.fail and promised to publish their presentation to the Chaos
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• Samsung to Seek UK Trademark For Crypto Wallet

  29-12-2018 07:40
  These news are noteworthy on the background of rumours Samsung S10 will be featuring a crypto cold wallet
  
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• Major Exchanges Accused of Faking Volume by BTI

  29-12-2018 07:09
  Blockchain Transperancy Institute reports that 80% of Bitcoin exchange trading volume is faked
  
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• It’s Time to Talk About Crypto Twitter

  29-12-2018 06:11
  Fixing crypto Twitter starts with following positive examples – and a recognition of the problem.
  
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• Visa Acquires Ripple Partner Earthport For $250 Million

  29-12-2018 06:00
  Credit card giant Visa Inc. is acquiring British payments firm Earthport for $250.6 million. Earthport — which provides cross-border payment services to banks and businesses — has been partners with Ripple, the blockchain-based payment network, since 2015. Under the merger, Visa paid four times Earthport’s closing stock price on December 26, Reuters reported. Visa was interested in acquiring Earthport
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• ‘Yahoo of Crypto:’ Bitcoin Economist Makes Case Against ‘Science Experiment’ Ethereum

  29-12-2018 04:00
  Ethereum is at best a $13 billion “science experiment,” believes Tuur Demeester. The Austrian economist, known for his anti-Ethereum remarks, explained why he has been overly pessimistic about the blockchain project in a 50-pointer thread. A majority of these points referred to the Ethereum team’s earlier promises of improving the main chain’s scalability. Ethereum Can’t
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• Samsung Seeks UK Trademark For Cryptocurrency Wallet - Cointelegraph

  29-12-2018 02:18 via cointelegraph.com
  Samsung Seeks UK Trademark For Cryptocurrency Wallet  CointelegraphSamsung has applied for a U.K. trademark for a cryptocurrency wallet, after denying rumors it would include a native wallet on the Galaxy S10 earlier this month.
  
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• Judge: $1 Billion Bitcoin Lawsuit against Craig Wright Will Continue

  29-12-2018 02:15
  A motion by the self-declared creator of Bitcoin and the chief scientist at blockchain firm nChain, Craig Wright, to have a multi-billion dollar lawsuit accusing him of stealing bitcoins belonging to an alleged business partner dismissed has been denied. Wright Loses Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit over Alleged Bitcoin Theft In a ruling delivered on Thursday
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• Samsung Seeks UK Trademark For Cryptocurrency Wallet

  29-12-2018 02:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Electronics giant Samsung has applied for a U.K. trademark for a cryptocurrency wallet
  
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• Japanese Financial Regulator Receives 190 Cryptocurrency Exchange License Applications - Cointelegraph

  29-12-2018 01:33 via cointelegraph.com
  Japanese Financial Regulator Receives 190 Cryptocurrency Exchange License Applications  CointelegraphNews. The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) received 190 cryptocurrency exchange license applications, an unnamed FSA staff member told ...
  
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• Japanese Financial Regulator Receives 190 Cryptocurrency Exchange License Applications

  29-12-2018 01:30 via cointelegraph.com
  190 companies have expressed interest in receiving a cryptocurrency exchange license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency
  
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• Bitcoin Babushkas: Cryptocurrency mining in Siberia - BBC News

  29-12-2018 01:26 via bbc.com
  Bitcoin Babushkas: Cryptocurrency mining in Siberia  BBC NewsSiberia may be the last place you'd expect to find cutting-edge cryptocurrency mining, but conditions in the remote Russian region are said to be ideal.
  
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• Multi-Blockchain Crypto Collectible Game Integrates TRON and Promises Unique Updates

  29-12-2018 01:25 via cointelegraph.com
  “The cutest crypto game” launched its new version on TRON. It is the third blockchain platform integrated into the game’s ecosystem #SPONSORED
  
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• Bitcoin Price Begins a New Ascent Inside Giant Bear Pennant

  29-12-2018 00:45
  Bitcoin price on Friday surged more than 7% against the US Dollar on a 24-hour adjusted timeframe. The bitcoin-to-dollar rate noted sudden spikes at the beginning of the US session after spending the day inside a narrow trading range. The move occurred just near $3,600, the resistance of said narrow range, giving the market a
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• Ledger: Recently Discovered Wallet Vulnerabilities Not Critical

  29-12-2018 00:21 via cointelegraph.com
  Ledger states that recently uncovered vulnerabilities in its hardware wallets are not critical and the mode of attack is “quite unpractical” from a hacker’s perspective
  
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• Report: Bitcoin Conforms to Mainstream Markets, Strong Correlation with Gold

  29-12-2018 00:00 via newsbtc.com
  A recent report in the Wall Street Journal details how Bitcoin is becoming an increasingly mainstream asset and is starting to develop strong correlations with traditional assets, including Gold.
  The report cites the increase in institutional funding, increasing venture capitalist (VC) investments, and growing mainstream adoption as possible factors behind its increasing correlation with traditional markets. Despite this, the WSJ report also notes that Bitcoin is still far more volatil
  
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• Competition Heating Over Confirmation Speed, May Determine Long-Term Success

  29-12-2018 00:00 via crypto-news.net
  Next year is all but certain to see blockchain technology assume a much greater role across many business and technical sectors, and institutions across the globe are evaluating platforms for potential adoption. Anticipating this move, competition is emerging, usually pushed by development teams, promoting the technical merits of platforms for a range of applications. Of all the metrics that may be used to judge a cryptocurrency, perhaps none are more significant that transaction speed and netwo
  
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