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• Ad Campaign for Winklevoss-Led Crypto Exchange Gemini Raises Eyebrows

  04-01-2019 23:51
  Gemini has an advertisement on a New York sidewalk that’s got people talking on Crypto Twitter. Rules like mathematics? Sure. Crypto needs that. Rules like "KYC AML licencing taxation Patriot Act bitlicense bullshit?" No. Crypto doesn't need that. pic.twitter.com/8azzqCKlwa — Nick Foley (@BookofNick) January 4, 2019 Former Coinbase support representative and Bitcoin enthusiast Nick Foley
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• Stablecoin Issuers May Need Licenses in Texas, Unlike Most Crypto Startups

  04-01-2019 23:35
  A new memo by the Texas Department of Banking notes that stablecoins may fall under the state's definition of "money" and therefore would be subject to money transmission laws.
  
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• Ethereum Extends Impressive Run, up 35% in 1 Week: Factors and Trends

  04-01-2019 23:17
  In the past week, Ethereum, the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the global market, has experienced a strong upward movement, recording an additional three percent increase in value on the day. Within seven days, the Ethereum price has increased from $117 to $159, by over 35 percent against the U.S. dollar, making it one of
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Bitcoin SV, TRON, Cardano: Price Analysis, Jan. 4

  04-01-2019 23:16 via cointelegraph.com
  Believers still maintain that one day Bitcoin will be used for everyday transactions and will be a digital counterpart of gold. Let's consult the charts
  
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• Daily Crypto Roundup 1/4/2019

  04-01-2019 23:14
  Today in the headlines, another Coinbase employee departed, BitTorrent built a cryptocurrency on TRON’s blockchain, and India’s reserve bank made cryptocurrency statements. ConsenSys also teamed up with AMD, and Apple’s nose-dive was compared to crypto.
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  BitTorrent moves to decentralize the internet
  In a recent move, the BitTorrent software company released its own cryptocurrency built on TRON’s blockchain.
  The new BitTorrent Token (BTT) project lo
  
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• Trading in cryptocurrency: is it acceptable?, Investing & Wealth - The Business Times

  04-01-2019 22:50
  Trading in cryptocurrency: is it acceptable?, Investing & Wealth  The Business TimesIN May last year (2018), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a warning to eight digital token exchanges in Singapore not to facilitate trading in ...
  
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• Netflix of Blockchain: MTonomy Brings Streaming Video to Ethereum

  04-01-2019 22:44
  CCN had a chance to talk to Arjun Mendhi of MTonomy. MTonomy is a Netflix, Google Play, or Amazon Prime experience for Ethereum users. Based in Cambridge, MTonomy went live this week. Part of their team come from the MIT Media lab’s Digital Currency Initiative, which a number of famous Bitcoin developers have worked through,
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• Ethereum Core Devs to Move Forward With ASIC-Resistant PoW Algorithm

  04-01-2019 22:43 via cointelegraph.com
  Ethereum core developers have reached a tentative consensus to implement a new proof-of-work algorithm that would reduce the efficiency of ASIC-based mining on the network
  
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• What’s behind the Coinbase executive exodus?

  04-01-2019 22:30
  Another Coinbase executive has departed from the team, according to recent developments. Vaishali Mehta recently left her senior compliance managing position at the company, taking a position at TrustToken, a young stablecoin operation, joining a decently-sized list of senior employees leaving the company in 2018.
  According to her LinkedIn profile, Mehta was a senior compliance manager for Coinbase from November 2017 to November 2018. In December 2018, Mehta started as head of complian
  
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• What Can We Learn From Bitcoin’s Birthday Bank Run?

  04-01-2019 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  As most of you will probably know, yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the mining of Bitcoin’s genesis block. Many Bitcoin proponents mark this as the birthday of the digital asset itself.
  To celebrate the occasion, long-time Bitcoin advocate and successful investor Trace Mayer proposed that the community start an annual tradition of a crypto bank run on exchanges – to be known as Proof-of-Keys. The idea was to get as many cryptocurrency users and investors to withdraw all funds
  
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• Overstock Makes Key Executive Change at Blockchain Subsidiaries

  04-01-2019 22:30
  Medici Ventures, the blockchain investment arm of Overstock, is reassigning a top executive to focus on revenue generation at its most prominent portfolio company, tZERO.
  
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• Huobi and OKEx to Support Upcoming Ethereum Constantinople Hard Fork

  04-01-2019 22:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Top crypto exchanges OKEx and Huobi announced support of the upcoming Ethereum Constantinople hard fork
  
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• Institutional Crypto Adoption Grows, But Will Big Banks Make a Splash in 2019?

  04-01-2019 22:04
  A top executive in the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) crypto division predicts that more institutional players will announce cryptocurrency projects this year. Henri Arslanian is fintech and crypto lead for PwC China and Hong Kong. He’s also the chairman of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong and a teacher of the first fintech university course in Asia.
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• Blockchain Project Aims to Reform Traditional Lottery in Nigeria

  04-01-2019 21:11 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain-based lottery technology aims to increase the transparency and fairness of Nigeria’s gaming market #SPONSORED
  
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• Elon Musk to Investors: Don’t Drag Ex-Girlfriend Grimes into Tesla Lawsuit

  04-01-2019 21:05
  Billionaire Elon Musk is annoyed that Tesla shareholders want to subpoena his girlfriend, pop star Grimes (real name: Claire Elise Boucher), to question her about his infamous 2018 tweet about taking his electric-car company private. Musk’s lawyer said the move is nothing more than a cheap stunt by shareholders to pressure Musk amid their securities class-action lawsuit.
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• Crypto Markets Drop Slightly, Further Losses May Be Needed to Spark Rally

  04-01-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  The crypto markets have extended yesterday’s losses into today, with most major cryptocurrencies trading down slightly at the time of writing. Bitcoin and Ethereum have both established levels of resistance over the past few days and are continuing to respect those levels.
  Although the markets are expressing some levels of stability around their current price levels, one analyst believes that further losses may be necessary in order to spark a rally.
  Crypto Markets Flat, Face Growing
  
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• 'Bitcoin Is My First Love': Coinbase CEO Champions Top Coin on Its 10th Birthday

  04-01-2019 20:50 via cointelegraph.com
  In a recent Twitter thread, the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase recalls the story of building the platform and says Bitcoin is his first love
  
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• Ethereum Studio ConsenSys Teams Up With Chip Manufacturer AMD

  04-01-2019 20:45
  ConsenSys is partnering with AMD to provide a new cloud computing blockchain infrastructure aimed at large companies and government agencies.
  
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• Pixel-by-Pixel, New Project Offers Game Where Crypto Players Can Create Blockchain Art

  04-01-2019 20:39 via cointelegraph.com
  A new project is offering a game that gives players the chance to create art on the blockchain pixel-by-pixel — as well as resolve art provenance issues #SPONSORED
  
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• 0x allows users to trade ether using off-chain order books

  04-01-2019 20:15
  First (formally) proposed through a whitepaper published on February 21st, 2017, the 0x (ZRX) protocol outlines the specifications for a decentralized cryptoasset exchange built on the Ethereum blockchain.
  The whitepaper‘s abstract notes that the 0x (ZRX) protocol aims to “facilitate low friction peer-to-peer (P2P) exchange” of ERC-20 compliant tokens on the Ethereum network. Authored by Amir Bandeali (a University of Illinois Finance graduate and the CTO at 0x)
  
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• Despite Dow Sell-Off, White House Economist Says There’s ‘No Recession in Sight’

  04-01-2019 19:58
  The top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed fears that the world’s biggest economy is about to slip into a recession, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other market indices have suffered steep declines in recent months. In an interview on Bloomberg TV, the National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow
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• Bet on ‘Biscuits Not Bitcoin’: Gateway Partners’ V. Shankar

  04-01-2019 19:45
  In an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review, Gateway Partners Chief Executive V. Shankar reiterated his longstanding negative stance on bitcoin. “We are for biscuits, not bitcoins,” he said. Gateway’s Shankar Still Bearish on Bitcoin Towards the end of 2017, Shankar cautioned against three investment opportunities: Tesla, Argentina, and bitcoin. This was at a time when bitcoin
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• India: Central Bank Report States Crypto Does Not Threaten Financial Stability

  04-01-2019 19:32 via cointelegraph.com
  The Reserve Bank of India issues its annual financial report, stating that cryptocurrencies pose no threat to the financial industry.
  
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• Analyst Suggests Usage of Crypto Tokens on DApps is Minimal, Raising Concerns

  04-01-2019 19:30 via newsbtc.com
  According to research conducted by Digital Asset Research, the very raison d’être of many crypto coins and tokens may be in question. In a report circulated with paid members of the group, the usage of the ZRX token on the 0x decentralized exchange platform was examined.
  Quite remarkably, despite the primary purpose of the ZRX token being to pay for the exchange of various ERC-20 tokens, the investigation highlighted that only a tiny percentage of the total transaction fees
  
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• Keoken Introduces the AirFork: Secon-Layer Token Distribution for Bitcoin Cash

  04-01-2019 19:24
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• Crypto Is Tightening Up Its Anti-Money Laundering Game, While Banks Are Still Being Fined for Non-Compliance

  04-01-2019 19:23 via cointelegraph.com
  Morgan Stanley fine reveals that it’s the financial industry that has a problem with money laundering, not crypto
  
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• BitTorrent Unveils Tron-Based Cryptocurrency

  04-01-2019 19:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  File-sharing software provider BitTorrent Inc. has announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency which users will be able to use to achieve faster download speeds, the company said on Thursday. The BitTorrent token (BTT) will be issued by Singapore-incorporated BitTorrent Foundation on the Tron Network and will first be implemented into the Windows-based uTorrent Classic […]
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• China Banking Body to Develop Multi-Use Blockchain Platform With Major Banks

  04-01-2019 19:07 via cointelegraph.com
  China’s new interbank blockchain platform to be sponsored in part by the United Nations Development Bank
  
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• Ireland Passes New Anti-Money Laundering Bill Aimed at Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Assets - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  04-01-2019 19:04
  Ireland Passes New Anti-Money Laundering Bill Aimed at Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Assets  Bitcoin Exchange GuideThe European Union was envisaged to promote trade and peace, after the Second World War. In the six decades since its inception, the idea has come a long ...
  
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• Newsflash: Dow Pounds to 765 Point Gain after Fed Chairman Powell Reassures Investors

  04-01-2019 18:39
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average thrust off its recent bearish trend during mid-day trading on Friday, surging to a 765 point gain after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured investors that the central bank would take stock market conditions into account when deciding whether to hike interest rates. Dow Flirts with 800 Point Rally, Nasdaq
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• Dow Pounds to 820 Point Gain after Fed Chairman Powell Reassures Investors

  04-01-2019 18:39
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average thrust off its recent bearish trend during mid-day trading on Friday, surging to an 819 point gain after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured investors that the central bank would take stock market conditions into account when deciding whether to hike interest rates. Dow Flirts with 800 Point Rally, Nasdaq
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• What's So Different About Cryptocurrency Exchanges? - Forbes

  04-01-2019 18:22
  What's So Different About Cryptocurrency Exchanges?  ForbesThis piece is part one of a four-part series looking at trading cryptocurrency. While both traditional exchanges and cryptocurrency exchanges facilitate trade ...
  
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• Bitcoin is a ‘Black Box’ so I Won’t Invest in it: Analyst Gary Shilling

  04-01-2019 18:21
  Renowned investor Gary Shilling believes Bitcoin is a black box. And he prefers to stay away from it. Speaking to Business Insider, the American financial analyst admitted that the digital currency is too opaque and complicated for him to invest in — and he will not invest in anything that he does not fully understand.
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• Ethereum Developers Give ‘Tentative’ Greenlight to ASIC-Blocking Code

  04-01-2019 17:40
  A 'tentative' consensus was reached today that ethereum's developers will propose blocking ASIC before the blockchain's proof-of-stake upgrade.
  
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• (+) Bitcoin on Track for Narrow Weekly Gain as Outlook Brightens; Breakout Imminent?

  04-01-2019 17:38
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• Daily Cryptocurrency Price analysis: Stellar Lumens (XLM) and EOS - ZyCrypto

  04-01-2019 17:36
  Daily Cryptocurrency Price analysis: Stellar Lumens (XLM) and EOS  ZyCryptoAfter taking a beating during the last quarter of 2018, the cryptocurrency industry is making attempts at market correction. The month of.
  
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• Satoshi Nakamoto: Mysterious Bitcoin Creator World’s 44th Most Powerful Person in Finance

  04-01-2019 17:35
  A faceless person called Satoshi Nakamoto has bagged a rank among the world’s top 100 global finance leaders, leaving well-known personalities like Mark Zuckerberg, Kristalina Georgieva, and Paul Krugman behind. Worth.com has named Satoshi Nakamoto the 44th most powerful individual in finance. The pseudonym, who could be a man or a woman, a person or
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• Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, aren't just gimmicks | Opinion - Detroit Free Press

  04-01-2019 17:31
  Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, aren't just gimmicks | Opinion  Detroit Free PressThe headline of a recent Susan Tompor column, “Ohio bitcoin tax gimmick is like paying with Beanie Babies,” is an unnecessarily glib jab at an industry that is ...
  
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• Tron Price Analysis: TRX Well Positioned for 4 Cents, BitTorrent Tokenize

  04-01-2019 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Latest Tron News
  Stellar and Tron Twitter armies may be feuding, but the truth is that these two platforms have different objectives.
  Like we have mentioned before, Tron is working overtime, drafting engineering and opening virtual offices across the world as they strive to create a blockchain based free content entertainment system. Their goal is to decentralize the web, create an internet of value where users can launch dApps and run smart contracts in a reliable, cheap and fast platform. By c
  
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• Tron Price Analysis: TRX Positioned for 4 Cents, BitTorrent Tokenize

  04-01-2019 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Latest Tron News
  Stellar and Tron Twitter armies may be feuding, but the truth is that these two platforms have different objectives.
  Like we have mentioned before, Tron is working overtime, drafting engineering and opening virtual offices across the world as they strive to create a blockchain based free content entertainment system. Their goal is to decentralize the web, create an internet of value where users can launch dApps and run smart contracts in a reliable, cheap and fast platform. By c
  
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• American Economic Association Holds Presentations on Crypto, Blockchain

  04-01-2019 16:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Annual meeting of American Economic Association gives dedicated platform to cryptocurrency and blockchain research
  
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• In Gold [and Bitcoin?] We Trust: Precious Metals Surge as Stocks Fall

  04-01-2019 16:51
  The price of gold futures broke the $1,300 per ounce threshold for the first time since June 2018. Investors are likely moving positions to the gold markets, pushed away from stocks after recent dips. The crypto market capitalization, or the total amount invested in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is also holding nicely, showing that cryptocurrency
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• Prominent Analyst: Bitcoin Will Bottom Between $1,800 and $2,400

  04-01-2019 16:47 via newsbtc.com
  To ring in the new year, Tone Vays, a former institutional investor turned Bitcoin (BTC) diehard, brought on Princeton graduate Murad Mahmudov, a leading cryptocurrency analyst and economist, to discuss the current state of this nascent market. As the debate/friendly discussion was over 130 minutes long, there was a mass of intriguing information contained in this episode of On The Record. But as made apparent in a pseudo-transcript compiled by Twitter user “Astatine,” the
  
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• DGE Launches Its Cryptocurrency & Gold Exchanges - Blockonomi

  04-01-2019 16:36
  DGE Launches Its Cryptocurrency & Gold Exchanges  BlockonomiIn Seoul, South Korea, global blockchain developer DGE has launched the beta services of its gold trading platform Digital Gold Exchange and its ...
  
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• Dow Surges 385 Points After Opening Bell; Apple Not Out of the Woods Yet

  04-01-2019 16:22
  U.S. stocks staged a large relief rally after the open on Friday, as technology shares regained their poise following Thursday’s meltdown. The strong start mirrors upbeat an upbeat pre-market that saw the Dow Jones futures contract gain nearly 300 points. US Stock Market Bounces Back Equity markets rose across the board after the U.S. government
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• Crypto Markets See Mild Downturn, Bitcoin Holds Near $3,800

  04-01-2019 16:15 via cointelegraph.com
  All top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing further mild corrections today
  
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• Hashrate moving averages in bitcoin mining

  04-01-2019 16:00
  Moving averages have been used in the technical analysis (including cryptocurrency niche) forever. In this article, we introduce a notion of Hashrate Moving Average.
  There is no Bitcoin without the miners. More mining power (greater hashrate) results in more security for the network, but it also decreases the probability of mining a block. Ceteris paribus, if you are a miner and you observe the network hashrate going up and the price of bitcoin not increasing proportionally, your revenue will de
  
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• Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Bullish Above $3,700, Overstock Path Paving

  04-01-2019 16:00 via newsbtc.com
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  Aside from Bakkt, the never-ending wait for US SEC to comment or even approve Bitcoin ETF, the crypto and Bitcoin sphere is bereft of market-moving news. True, there are essential updates from time to time and what dominates right now is Overstock plans of “paying” their commercial activity taxes (CAT) using Bitcoin in the US State of Ohio.
  In a statement, the founder of Overstock, Patrick M. Byrne said:
  “The Company is proud to partner with forward-thinking
  
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• Donald Trump Blames Democrat House Takeover for Dow Jones Sell-Off

  04-01-2019 15:45
  With the Democrats assuming control of the US House of Representatives this week, it seems unlikely that the now-divided federal government will accomplish much of note during the final two years of President Donald Trump’s first term. However, the Democratic House presents Trump with a new foil, one that he has already begun to make
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• Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Liquidation, Venture Capitalist Optimistic

  04-01-2019 15:00 via newsbtc.com
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  The crypto market may be reeling from the pounding of last year, but Fred Wilson, a Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures, is optimistic. In his view, he expects the expansion of the global market to buoy cryptos helping actualize dashed promises of 2018.
  Citing potential market-moving macros as a slowdown in economic activity in China and geopolitical factors as a possible premature end of Donald Trump’s presidency and Brexit, the venture capitalist said these event
  
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