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• Global Cryptocurrency Payments Solution to Support 156 Crypto-to-Fiat Options - CryptoGlobe

  13-01-2019 23:51
  Global Cryptocurrency Payments Solution to Support 156 Crypto-to-Fiat Options  CryptoGlobeAtomicpay, a Thailand-based payments solution provider, has reportedly introduced a non-custodial digital currency payment terminal. Accessible to merchants ...
  
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• Bond King Gundlach Bearish on Stock Market, But Jim Cramer Stays Bullish

  13-01-2019 23:35
  After calling a bear market in December, “bond king” Jeffrey Gundlach has criticized US debt levels. Despite last week’s stock market gains, he’s reiterated his bearish stance. Jeffrey Gundlach, Jim Cramer Spar over Stock Market’s Future The investor and former head of the $9.3 billion TCW Bond Fund has a reputation for being right. His
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• How Could Bitmain Destabilize And Affect The Whole Cryptocurrency Market? - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  13-01-2019 22:34
  How Could Bitmain Destabilize And Affect The Whole Cryptocurrency Market?  Bitcoin Exchange GuideBitmain is one of the largest cryptocurrency mining companies in the whole cryptocurrency market. However, in the near future, it may replace its chief operating ...
  
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• Japan Not Considering Approval of Bitcoin ETF, FSA Denies Reports

  13-01-2019 22:20
  According to a spokesperson from the Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan is not considering the approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Speaking to Bitcoin.com, an FSA representative said: There is no such fact that we are considering approving ETFs which track crypto-assets at present. We are not currently considering approving them. Japan Doesn’t See
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• Issuance Of Crypto Assets Will Push Bitcoin Lower, Claims St. Louis FED

  13-01-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  For nearly a decade, save for early-2018, Bitcoin (BTC) has ruled the crypto market with an iron fist — dominating its altcoin brethren. Yet, as blockchain technologies propagate, with tokens becoming more common and present than ever, analysts have claimed Bitcoin’s mostly-unquestioned hegemony will begin to come under fire.
  Related Reading: Coinbase Gets Aggressive With Crypto Listing: Lists MakerDao, Golem, Zilliqa
  Altcoin Flood May Put Downward Pressure On Bitcoin
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• Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Face New Support Levels Following Today’s Drop

  13-01-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has failed to stabilize above $3,600, which is leading the crypto markets to now face new levels of support. Today’s downwards move has led many altcoins to plunge 6% or more, and they are showing few signs of major buying support near their current price levels.
  Analysts have mixed opinions regarding exactly where the markets will find support, but there is a general consensus that Bitcoin will find some buying pressure in the low-$3,000 region, which, if this level is to be touch
  
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• Tron Project Accused of Misleading Developers in $1 Million Dapp Contest

  13-01-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Was Tron’s famous $1 million blockchain dapp development competition a con trick? The question is currently doing the rounds on social media these days.
  Redditor 9HIL collected pieces of evidence that show that Tron was misleading participants. The independent investigator substantiated that Tron firstly delayed its winner announcement and then changed prize payouts. For instance, the lowest winning of $5,000 was, at the last moment, slashed to $1,000. At the same time, the total number of
  
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• Call of Duty Publisher Activision’s Shares Fall on Destiny Departure

  13-01-2019 20:51
  Activision Blizzard shares dropped nearly 10% on Friday after the leading video game publisher announced a split with “Destiny” creator Bungie. The “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” publisher has handed back publishing rights for first-person shooter game “Destiny” to Bungie. The split has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bungie will
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• Hack: Cryptocurrency Trends & Predictions for 2019 - ZyCrypto

  13-01-2019 20:29
  Hack: Cryptocurrency Trends & Predictions for 2019  ZyCryptoIn 2009, when Satoshi Nakamoto invented a new age digital currency by writing the code for the first ever cryptocurrency termed as Bitcoin,
  
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• Cryptocurrency Trading Archives - Crypto Chronicle

  13-01-2019 20:24
  Cryptocurrency Trading Archives  Crypto ChronicleThere is a growing trend when an individual is able to achieve a certain level of success in this world. It is thought that once.
  
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• Crypto Market Begins to Fall Rapidly Again: Bitcoin Below $3,500

  13-01-2019 20:23
  Bitcoin fell below $3,500 as $5 billion was wiped out of the crypto market, and major digital assets like Ethereum recorded a six percent drop against the U.S. dollar. The 4.8 percent drop in the combined valuation of all cryptocurrencies in the global market comes after a strong sell-off on January 11. Bitcoin Weakness Expected
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• Government Shutdown Leaves Websites Inaccessible as Security Certificates Expire

  13-01-2019 20:05
  The partial US government shutdown is now affecting TLS certificates for some government websites. The websites of key branches of government like the Justice Department and the Court of Appeals are no longer secure or accessible, as first reported by Netcraft. The partial government shutdown affected their abilities to renew TLS certificates to keep their websites
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• Coincheck gets FSA approval to run cryptocurrency exchange one year after the NEM theft - CryptoCurrency Guide

  13-01-2019 20:04
  Coincheck gets FSA approval to run cryptocurrency exchange one year after the NEM theft  CryptoCurrency GuideAbout a year after a massive digital heist that shocked the cryptocurrency industry around the world, Japan's financial watchdog gave Coincheck Inc. the green ...
  
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• Bitcoin Slides Below $3,600 Leading Overall Crypto Markets to Plunge

  13-01-2019 19:55 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has been unable to maintain above its previous support level around $3,600 and is now nearing the bottom of its recently established range between $3,550 and $4,200. Bitcoin’s price drop has led the general crypto markets to plunge, with many altcoins trading down 6% or more.
  One analyst now believes that the crypto markets will range for the coming days or weeks, with significant buying pressure existing around $3,000.
  Bitcoin Likely to Range Before Dropping Further
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• Steven Seagal’s Crypto Endorsement: Inside A Massive Cloud Mining Crypto Swindle

  13-01-2019 19:37
  A multi-platform, multi-continent scam roped in hundreds of people for at least $1,000 each over the course of 2017 and 2018. The old Cloud Mining exit scam in the extreme. An altcoin called “Bitcoin 2nd Generation,” B2G or Bitcoiin2G came out of the charade with actor Steven Seagal reportedly endorsing the cryptocurrency. The B2G ICO
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• 9 cryptocurrency firms sue Washington State Utility over 50% Rate Hike - IOL

  13-01-2019 19:18
  9 cryptocurrency firms sue Washington State Utility over 50% Rate Hike  IOLINTERNATIONAL – A major utility in the US state of Washington, Grant County public utility district, and its commissioners are facing a lawsuit filed by nine ...
  
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• Prominent Investor Optimistic, Awaits Crypto Adoption In 2019

  13-01-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Many pundits have agreed that crypto and related technologies have the potential to shift global paradigms. And while this potential is widely acknowledged, with many forward-thinkers throwing themselves at the blockchain ecosystem, adoption of crypto products has yet to occur. But one prominent Bitcoin investor expects for this to change in the coming months.
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  Multicoin Capital Head Expects Crypto Ad
  
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• Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the week, January 08 to January 13 - Coingape

  13-01-2019 18:31
  Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the week, January 08 to January 13  CoingapeHi Readers, welcome to cryptocurrency price analysis for the week. Do not forget to check movers and shakers for this week at the last of the article. Bitcoin (BTC).
  
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• 5 Things Bitcoin, Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Industry Should Discard In 2019 - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  13-01-2019 18:18
  5 Things Bitcoin, Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Industry Should Discard In 2019  Bitcoin Exchange GuideOver the past ten years, the crypto industry has seen numerous developments and technical advancements while some things still remain the same. 2018 was ...
  
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• Top 5 Crypto Performers Overview: Tron, Neo, Cardano, Binance Coin, Litecoin

  13-01-2019 18:14 via cointelegraph.com
  What does this most recent market sell off mean? Let’s check the charts
  
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• Bulls and Bears on Nvidia as the Chipmaker Moves into Robotics

  13-01-2019 18:01
  After shelving a focus on processor chips for the cryptocurrency mining market, Nvidia is looking to robotics and artificial intelligence for future success. Nvidia’s Seattle Robotics Research Lab Nvidia has officially opened a 13,000 ft. robotics research lab in Seattle. The lab will have 20 Nvidia roboticists as well as 30 academic experts. The lab
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• Bitcoin Falls Under $3,600 as Top Cryptocurrencies Report Moderate Losses

  13-01-2019 17:58 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin falls under $3,600 again as all the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing slight to moderate losses
  
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• University of Bahrain Will Issue Diplomas on the Blockchain Employing Blockcerts

  13-01-2019 17:25 via cointelegraph.com
  Employing the Blockcerts open standard, the University of Bahrain will issue diplomas on the blockchain
  
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• Buying a piece of the Mona Lisa: Are STOs the new ICO?

  13-01-2019 17:00
  Consider this: only one-third of the world’s wealth is held in cash. The rest is held in securities (stocks, COD’s etc.) and real estate. You can’t always simply sell those securities – you may own your house but you can’t simply get $400,000 for it in cash tomorrow. A lot of wealth is locked up. Things could get really, really interesting especially when it comes to ownership of physical assets like art.
  Right now there are millions (billions, maybe) of dollars wor
  
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• Hodler’s Digest, Jan.7–13: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

  13-01-2019 16:56 via cointelegraph.com
  Fortnite removes the apparently accidental addition of the Monero payment option, the Winklevii commit to a BTC ETF, and more in the Hodler’s Digest
  
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• Japan: Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Receive FSA-Issued Licenses in Two Months - Cointelegraph

  13-01-2019 16:46
  Japan: Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Receive FSA-Issued Licenses in Two Months  CointelegraphSeven applications will be either approved or rejected within two months, according to data recently released by the agency.
  
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• Japan: Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Receive FSA-Issued Licenses in Six Months - Cointelegraph

  13-01-2019 16:43
  Japan: Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Receive FSA-Issued Licenses in Six Months  CointelegraphNews. Disclaimer: this article has been amended to reflect the fact that the deadline for the FSA's review is set at six months. According to new insight into the ...
  
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• Japan: Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Receive FSA-Issued Licenses in Two Months

  13-01-2019 16:35 via cointelegraph.com
  According to data recently released by Japan’s financial services agency, seven applications for crypto exchanges will be either approved or rejected within two months
  
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• Bitcoin Will Still Bite the Dust

  13-01-2019 16:15
  Kevin Dowd is a Professor of Finance and Economics in the Business School at Durham University, and the co-author of the 2015 paper “Bitcoin Will Bite the Dust.”  For more on bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, check out our new interactive feature Bitcoin At 10.  ————————————————————— Back in August 2014, I discovered that the bitcoin mining indu
  
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• Mining Giant Bitmain Reportedly Suspends Mining Operations in Texas

  13-01-2019 16:02 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitmain, a China-based leading mining and mining ASIC hardware producer, has reportedly suspended its mining operations in Rockdale
  
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• The Cryptocurrency BitBoost (BBT) increased by 0.87% on January 12-13 - The Moveefy

  13-01-2019 15:59
  The Cryptocurrency BitBoost (BBT) increased by 0.87% on January 12-13  The MoveefyBitBoost (BBT) had a good 24 hours as the cryptocurrency jumped $4.90000000000004E-05 or 0.87% trading at $0.005705. According to Global Cryptocoin ...
  
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• Elon Musk’s Bad Week Gets Worse as SpaceX Lays off 600 People

  13-01-2019 15:00
  SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, is laying off 10 percent of its 6,000-employee workforce. The layoffs are part of a move to streamline the business and cut costs. “SpaceX must become a leaner company,” President Gwynne Shotwell wrote in a Friday email. The news was first reported by the Los
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• Blockchain Startup Monerium Raises US$2M Seed Round

  13-01-2019 14:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Icelandic blockchain startup Monerium has closed a US$2 million seed funding round led by the Nordic VC fund and Crowberry Capital, with participation from New York-based blockchain software technology company, ConsenSys, and Hof Holdings. Monerium will use the proceeds of the seed round to accelerate the development of its services, the company said on Friday. […]
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• Cornered by Bear Market, Bitmain Is Facing an Unclear Future

  13-01-2019 14:35 via cointelegraph.com
  The bear market has not been easy on Bitmain. The world’s largest mining company is reportedly changing CEOs and laying off staff, while its IPO plans become less realistic
  
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• Google Reportedly Blacklists ‘Ethereum’ as a Google Ad Keyword, Startup Claims

  13-01-2019 14:07 via cointelegraph.com
  Keywords mentioning Ethereum have been reportedly blacklisted by Google on its advertising platform Google Ads
  
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• Controversial TenX Responds to Outrage, Crypto Community Not Happy

  13-01-2019 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  A crypto startup that raised close to $80 million in a 2017’s ICO funding has come in the midst of a controversy.
  Singapore-based crypto-wallet TenX is facing accusations of insider trading after its co-founder and now-former CEO Julian Hosp allegedly dumped $2.2 million worth of PAY tokens. An internal management scuffle reportedly led to Hosp resigning from all his positions in TenX. In what could have been an emotional response, Hosp allegedly exchanged all his PAY tokens for other asse
  
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• The Time Is Now: We Need an Active Approach to Blockchain Inclusion

  13-01-2019 13:59
  If blockchain is to be part of our financial and governance future, the development process must represent a diverse population, says Alexis Gauba.
  
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• This Scaling Tech Could Let You Sync Bitcoin Straight From Your Phone

  13-01-2019 13:01
  A new approach to storing bitcoin's "state" could help significantly reduce storage requirements for users of the cryptocurrency.
  
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• How a Shrinking Bitmain Could Destabilize Crypto Market Further

  13-01-2019 12:30 via newsbtc.com
  Bitmain Technology, the world’s largest crypto mining equipment manufacturing firm, is going to replace its chief operating officers Jihan Wu and Ketuan Zhan with a new appointee, reported the South China Morning Post.
  The news follows months of speculation about Bitmain losing billions in the final quarter of 2018. Earlier in December 2018, the Beijing firm reportedly fired more than half of its staff, including a team which was working on the next Bitcoin Cash client. It also closed its
  
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• SEC Report: Examining Cryptocurrency a Priority in 2019 - Bitcoinist

  13-01-2019 12:02
  SEC Report: Examining Cryptocurrency a Priority in 2019  BitcoinistThe Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) listed the cryptocurrency A ...
  
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• Ethereum Classic 51% Attackers Allegedly Returned $100,000 to Crypto Exchange

  13-01-2019 11:48 via cointelegraph.com
  The cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io reportedly received $100.000 from the Ethereum Classic 51 percent attacker
  
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• Cryptocurrency Conferences Continue to Thrive Despite Industry Downturn - Bitcoin News

  13-01-2019 11:30
  Cryptocurrency Conferences Continue to Thrive Despite Industry Downturn  Bitcoin NewsOver the last year, cryptocurrency prices have dropped significantly and mainstream attention has been waning in recent months. However, according to ...
  
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• Volume of Crypto is Dropping, is Bitcoin Headed Below $3,000?

  13-01-2019 11:21
  In the last 48 hours, the volume of the crypto market has dropped from $15 billion to $13 billion as the Bitcoin price fell below the $3,600 mark. Analysts have started to demonstrate concerns regarding the declining volume of digital assets and the potential scenario of cryptocurrencies free falling without significant sell pressure from bears.
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• Why Bitcoin Fundamentals Thrived Amid 2018 Downturn

  13-01-2019 11:04 via newsbtc.com
  It goes without saying that bears weren’t kind to the crypto industry in 2018. The aggregate value of all cryptocurrencies fell like a “falling knife,” as retail investors pulled out of this market en-masse and hype dissipated. Yet, even amid this devastating downturn, which beat this market to hell and back, Bitcoin (BTC) quickly became shelter from the storm.
  Bitcoin Became A Shelter In 2018’s Storm
  Not only did BTC outperform its counterparts on the lower rungs of
  
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• Crypto Goes Narcos as Escobar Estate Launches New Stablecoin ICO

  13-01-2019 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  The late Pablo Escobar is infamous for a number of reasons but crypto has not been among them, until now. An ICO for a dollar pegged stablecoin has been launched by the brother of the drug lord and Colombian cult hero in an effort to impeach US president Donald Trump.
  Anti-Trump ESCOBAR ICO Gathers Momentum
  Roberto Escobar, former co-founder of the Medellín cartel alongside his brother Pablo, has targeted Trump directly in this crowd finding campaign which aims to raise $50 million. Accor
  
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• China & India are Surpassing US’ Economy By 2030

  13-01-2019 10:54
  The United States will fall to a third place in the ranking of the largest economies in the world. China and India will overtake the U.S. by 2030, and it is unlikely that we will ever get the throne back. UK based financial services giant Standard Chartered Plc. predicted in its annual ranking of the
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• Malaysian Government Still Deciding Whether or Not to Legalize Cryptocurrency

  13-01-2019 10:20
  Malaysian government officials have come out to say they are still undecided on whether or not they will legalize cryptocurrency. The matter is still under consideration, which is frustrating those looking to seize the moment to help the Malaysian cryptocurrency industry grow. As neighboring South East Asian nations such as Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong
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• Petchains to Revolutionize the Pet Care Industry and Create a Secure Environment for Pets Worldwide

  13-01-2019 09:29
  This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned
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• Crypto Market Wrap: Minimal Movement on a Slow Sunday

  13-01-2019 09:00 via newsbtc.com
  Market Wrap
  Crypto markets consolidating this Sunday, Stellar moving up, Tron falling back.
  There has been little movement in crypto markets this weekend and things remain pretty flat. No signs of any recovery from the big dump on Friday are forthcoming and total market capitalization is still around the $120 billion level.
  Bitcoin has retreated slightly from its intraday high of $3,680 as daily volume falls back to $4.5 billion. Losses are minimal though and BTC is still hovering above $3,660 a
  
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• Ethereum Latest Update: Cryptocurrency Investor, Kyle Samani Says Ethereum's Hegemony Will Be Challenged - Ethereum News Today - Smartereum

  13-01-2019 07:56
  Ethereum Latest Update: Cryptocurrency Investor, Kyle Samani Says Ethereum's Hegemony Will Be Challenged - Ethereum News Today  SmartereumRecently, the co-founder of Multicoin Capital, Kyle Samani, had a sit down with Business Insider with David Sacks and Marc Andreessen. During the interview ...
  
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