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• Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, TRON, Bitcoin SV, Cardano: Price Analysis, Jan. 18

  18-01-2019 23:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Winklevoss Capital’s Sterling Witzke claimed that institutional investors are not yet ready to take the big plunge into crypto. Do the charts support this outlook?
  
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• Danish Crypto Startup Aryze Completes US$1.6M ICO

  18-01-2019 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aryze, a Danish crypto startup developing a global payments system, has completed its initial coin offering (ICO), raising US$1.6 million from 278 individuals representing 14 different nationalities, the company said on Thursday. Established in 2017, Aryze uses blockchain technology to create a global payments platform powered by fully redeemable stablecoins backed by and pegged to […]
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• Plunging Consumer Sentiment is Proof Shutdown Will Wipe Out Dow’s Gains

  18-01-2019 22:50
  New data reveals consumer confidence has plunged to its lowest level in two years. Historic data suggests the US stock market ignores government shutdowns. However, none have continued for so long, and falling consumer sentiment is a key indicator of an economic downturn. Ongoing Government Shutdown Will Affect the US Stock Market Consumer sentiment is
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• Crypto Controversy: New Privacy Oriented Cryptocurrency “Grin” Accused for Wrong Doing - Coingape

  18-01-2019 22:41
  Crypto Controversy: New Privacy Oriented Cryptocurrency “Grin” Accused for Wrong Doing  CoingapeGrin, a new privacy-oriented cryptocurrency and the second implementation of a MimbleWimble blockchain seem to have already surrounded itself with ...
  
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• How Coinstar Could Turn $62 Million Dollars Worth of Literal Trash into Bitcoin

  18-01-2019 22:31
  According to an estimate by recycling and waste management company Covanta Holding Corporation, Americans literally throw away $62 million dollars a year worth of spare pocket change. Covanta offered CBS News a theory along with the estimate “that the coins are probably tossed accidentally.” Coinstar to Sell Bitcoin for Pocket Change at US Grocery Stores
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• SEC targets Decentralized Exchanges and ICO Projects

  18-01-2019 22:30 via crypto-news.net
  The U.S.
  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues its drive to “clean up” the
  cryptocurrency sector and has entered into settlements with EtherDelta founder Zachary
  Coburn as well as the former ICO projects Airtoken and Paragon. The subsequent rulings
  have cast doubt on the legitimacy of similar ICO projects and on the future of decentralized
  exchanges (DEXs).
  Unregistered Securities Exchange
  The SEC has charged Zachary
  Coburn, the founder of the digital token trading platf
  
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• Watching the Pennies Excessively? Pound Falls from Two-Month High as UK Retail Sales Disappoint

  18-01-2019 22:02
  The British pound fell from its two-month high early Friday as fears of a no-deal exit from the European Union rescinded. After hitting the $1.3000 mark on Thursday, the sterling pound is now trading around the $1.2940 level. While the sterling had hovered above the $1.2965 mark since the New York close, the decline accelerated
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• Analyst: Bitcoin Price Must Get Above $3,700 in Order for Crypto Markets to Surge

  18-01-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Although this week was off to a volatile start, as the days went on Bitcoin began finding increased stability in the $3,600 region. This stability has led to a bout of sideways trading for the entire crypto markets, which have drifted down slightly today.
  Now, one prominent crypto analyst believes that Bitcoin needs to trade above $3,700 for an extended period of time in order for the entire market to climb higher.
  Bitcoin Stuck Below $3,700
  At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading up nominall
  
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• Bitmain’s Chip Supplier Saw a ‘Big Drop’ in Crypto Mining Sales Last Year

  18-01-2019 21:32
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, who provides chips to Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain, says that 2018 saw a downturn in demand for crypto mining chips. In a recent conference call with investors, TSMC CEO C. C. Wei said that cryptocurrency had previously accounted for “a lot” of the company’s orders, but that it had gone
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• How BlockEx Went from $24 Million ICO to Layoffs in Less Than a Year

  18-01-2019 21:30
  BlockEx, a London-based platform for launching and exchanging tokens, was beset by a series of setbacks that led to downsizing.
  
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• LIQNET (LEN Token): Liquidity Pooling Cryptocurrency Exchange Network - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  18-01-2019 21:14
  LIQNET (LEN Token): Liquidity Pooling Cryptocurrency Exchange Network  Bitcoin Exchange GuideDiscover Liqnet, a cryptocurrency exchange with a unique liquidity pooling technology. The platform aggregates liquidity from various avenues to solve the ...
  
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• US Agencies Top List of Law Enforcement Requests Sent to Crypto Exchanges

  18-01-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  As the crypto industry grows, its increased use by both innocent cryptocurrency investors and malicious cyber criminals does as well. This has prompted government agencies and financial market regulators to take a deeper look at crypto transactions in order to track down potential criminal behavior in hopes of finding evidence that will lead to successful prosecution.
  New data reveals that government agencies in the United States are taking the most interest in crypto, and the country is topping
  
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• Binance denies report of new fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange - BCFocus

  18-01-2019 20:51
  Binance denies report of new fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange  BCFocusBinance spokesperson declined to comment on fiat-to-crypto exchanges in six locations mentioned in a report published by The Block.
  
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• Linux-Targeting Cryptojacking Malware Disables Cloud-Based Security Measures: Report

  18-01-2019 20:45 via cointelegraph.com
  New report reveals a cryptojacking virus targeting Linux servers has the ability to disable cloud-based security measures to avoid detection
  
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• Elon Musk under Fire: Why GM Could Pass Tesla as Most Valuable US Car Maker

  18-01-2019 20:45
  Billionaire Elon Musk must be feeling the heat now that General Motors appears on track to surpass Tesla to become the most valuable US car maker for 2019. Tesla’s stock price plunged more than 12% Friday (Jan. 18) on heavy trading volume — suggesting a sell-off is in the making. As of this writing, TSLA shares
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• LendaBit Review: Peer to Peer Cryptocurrency Collateral Lending Platform - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  18-01-2019 20:34
  LendaBit Review: Peer to Peer Cryptocurrency Collateral Lending Platform  Bitcoin Exchange GuideLendaBit.com is a fintech startup developed by professionals with a unique blend of blockchain-based project experience, financial expertise, as well as global ...
  
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• New Ripple Cryptocurrency Scam Surfaces Under the Name “XRP Classic” to Confuse Investors - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  18-01-2019 20:32
  New Ripple Cryptocurrency Scam Surfaces Under the Name “XRP Classic” to Confuse Investors  Bitcoin Exchange GuideXRP Classic is a digital platform designed to facilitate people from all lifestyles, whether an individual in need of assistance in his normal day work, a startup ...
  
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• Overstock’s Patrick Byrne Says tZERO Will Launch Next Week

  18-01-2019 20:30
  The tZERO security token trading platfrom will go live next week, says Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.
  
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• Clever Play? PayPal CEO Offers Help to Workers Hurt by US Government Shutdown

  18-01-2019 20:26
  Dan Schulman, the president and CEO of PayPal, said that the fintech giant would provide federal employees affected by the partial US government shutdown with an interest-free $500 line of credit. PayPal to Dole Out $25 Million in Interest-Free Cash Advances Schulman says the private sector is “in a position to help” the 800,000 federal
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• OECD Calls for ‘Delicate Balance’ in Global ICO Regulation

  18-01-2019 20:17 via cointelegraph.com
  ICO development should be facilitated by global regulators, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
  
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• Australia’s CoinSpot Cryptocurrency Exchange Opens New Over the Counter (OTC) Trading Desk - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  18-01-2019 20:08
  Australia’s CoinSpot Cryptocurrency Exchange Opens New Over the Counter (OTC) Trading Desk  Bitcoin Exchange GuideThe CoinSpot, which is an Australian crypto exchange has just gone ahead to announce their new launch. This is the launch of their specialized over the counter ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Price Analysis Update: BTC, ETH, XRP, and BCH Jan 18th - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  18-01-2019 20:07
  Cryptocurrency Market Price Analysis Update: BTC, ETH, XRP, and BCH Jan 18th  Bitcoin Exchange GuideFrom today's open at $3723 the price of Bitcoin fell to $3666 which is a decrease of 1.48%. From there it started increasing again and came up to $3700 before ...
  
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• Crypto Prices See Calm as ZB.Com Bypasses Binance to Become Top Exchange

  18-01-2019 20:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Chinese exchange ZB.com sees 80 percent surge in 24-hour traded volume to bypass Binance as top exchange
  
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• Ethereum Hard Fork Rescheduled: Here’s When Constantinople Will Finally Launch

  18-01-2019 19:46
  As CCN previously reported, the aborted Constantinople network upgrade has created several problems for Ethereum. One of these problems is a significant group of miners continuing to mine as if the hard fork had actually taken place. Another problem is how to proceed with the upgrade intended to produce lower transaction fees, among other improvements.
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• Russia’s cryptocurrency adoption: Russian Prime Minister urges people to not ‘bury’ cryptocurrencies - AMBCrypto News

  18-01-2019 19:31
  Russia’s cryptocurrency adoption: Russian Prime Minister urges people to not ‘bury’ cryptocurrencies  AMBCrypto NewsRussia is moving a step closer towards cryptocurrency and its Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev made it clear as he claimed that the ongoing crypto bear market.
  
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• ‘Wile E. Coyote’ Stock Market Could Run Off a Cliff: BMO Analyst

  18-01-2019 19:18
  Amidst the ongoing stock market rally characterized by bullish sentiments from several prominent investors, BMO analyst Russ Visch has warned that the fundamentals are still not good enough to justify much optimism. Earlier, CCN reported that Blackstone chief strategist Joseph Ziddle predicted that the S&P 500 would embark on a 15 percent rally in 2019,
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• Ethereum Constantinople Hard Fork Scheduled for Late February Following Recent Delay

  18-01-2019 19:04 via newsbtc.com
  Earlier this week, the highly-anticipated Ethereum (ETH) hard fork event – dubbed Constantinople – was delayed just one day before its scheduled event time due to the discovery of a significant security vulnerability that, if it were to have been implemented, would have allowed nefarious actors to steal user’s funds.
  On a conference call this Friday with Ethereum’s lead developers, it was announced that the hard fork is now scheduled to occur on, or around, February 27th
  
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• Stability Tokens on The Move!

  18-01-2019 19:00
  Within the stable coin community, there possibilities are expanding quickly. Most of the stable coins are striving to be backed by a fiat equivalent. This provides their values to be more or less as stable as the fiat that they are tied to. We are going to take a look at Tether (USDT), DigixGold (DGX), and OneGram Coin (OGC). All three of these are tied to some real-world source of value. The latter is looking at this principle idea in a somewhat different but important way. Tether is
  
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• Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Volumes Shrink 22% From Jan 10

  18-01-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin Price in a $300 range mode
  ShapeShift bombarded with US DoJ subpoenas in Q4 2018
  Transaction volumes dip, moving averages slide from 18k to 14k in four daysParticipation levels are low, and with drying transactional volumes, BTC prices are ranging. However, with a flurry of subpoenas, exchanges are wary. All in all, we retain a bullish outlook expecting breakouts above $3,800 as Bitcoin rally to $5,000.
  Bitcoin Price Analysis
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• Pantera CIO: New Cryptocurrency Could Outperform Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum - The Daily Hodl

  18-01-2019 18:47
  Pantera CIO: New Cryptocurrency Could Outperform Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum  The Daily HodlThe co-chief investment officer at blockchain investment fund Pantera Capital is outlining the tech behind a new cryptocurrency designed to outperform Bitcoin, ...
  
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• Ontology’s distributed trust platform defines digital identity protocols

  18-01-2019 18:47
  Ontology (ONT) is a “distributed trust network” which also provides the “infrastructure” for creating a “trust ecosystem.” The Ontology network promotes “trust cooperation” and it allows a diverse group of business and technology projects to use its distributed trust platform.
  According to its official website, Ontology is the first Chinese blockchain-related project to become a member of the Decentralized Identity Foundation, which is an orga
  
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• Thailand’s Stock Exchange Plans to Set up a Licensed Digital Asset Exchange: Report

  18-01-2019 18:28 via cointelegraph.com
  Stock Exchange of Thailand reveals plans to set up a Finance Ministry-licensed digital asset exchange
  
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• Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Consolidates For the Eighth Straight Day

  18-01-2019 18:23 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple prices in a 2 cents trade range below 34 cents
  Mercury FX demonstrates the power of XRP
  Prices ranging as daily average trading volumes drop t0 23 million—streams from BitFinexAlthough the path of least resistance ought to be northwards, sellers are currently pinning down bulls. Nonetheless, our XRP/USD trade plan is upbeat, and with Mercury FX moving huge sums from the UK to Mexico using XRP, it seems like we are on the early stages of widespread adoption.
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• Why the Bitcoin Price Could Fall to $2,400 & Entice Wall Street to Buy the Dip

  18-01-2019 18:11
  With the bitcoin price continuing to hover around $3,500 following last week’s sell-off, technical analysts have begun fevered debates about whether the flagship cryptocurrency will see more losses ahead. Crypto brokerage firm BitOoda believes that a further decline is likely but maintains that this will strengthen — not weaken — bitcoin over the long term. Does
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• The Guardian Publishes Libelous Op-Ed, Falsely Claims Bitcoin’s Killing the Planet

  18-01-2019 18:09
  An early Bitcoin mining investor writes a shock Guardian op-ed trashing his own investment as something that’s killing the planet. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like it in my life. It’s a sign of the times and maybe the exact kind of mentality that JP Morgan Chase and Co.’s billionaire CEO Jamie Dimon
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• Don't Let Red Tape Stunt Innovative Cryptocurrency - Newsmax

  18-01-2019 18:08
  Don't Let Red Tape Stunt Innovative Cryptocurrency  NewsmaxLike many 10-year-olds, cryptocurrency and blockchain are having their share of growing pains. The technology is still maturing. Some cryptocurrencies will go ...
  
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• Former French Central Bank Chief Joins Blockchain Startup Board

  18-01-2019 18:00
  French economist and former central bank head Christian Noyer is joining blockchain-based financial services startup SETL's board of director.
  
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• Binance Declines to Confirm Locations for Reported Crypto-Fiat Exchange

  18-01-2019 17:58 via cointelegraph.com
  A Binance spokesperson has declined to confirm the locations of six reported further fiat-supporting platforms
  
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• U.S. Congressman Reintroduces Bill to Give ‘Safe Harbor’ to Cryptocurrency Firms

  18-01-2019 17:40
  United States Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) this week reintroduced a bill designed to provide regulatory clarity for cryptocurrency companies. Tagged the ‘Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act’, it was initially introduced on the floor of the house in September 2018 alongside two other cryptocurrency-related legislative namely  a House resolution to express support for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, and the Safe Harbor for
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• Could iMining Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Inc.’s (CVE:IMIN) Investor Composition Influence The Stock Price? - Simply Wall St

  18-01-2019 17:38
  Could iMining Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Inc.’s (CVE:IMIN) Investor Composition Influence The Stock Price?  Simply Wall StIf you want to know who really controls iMining Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Inc. (CVE:IMIN), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry.
  
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• ShapeShift forced to 'help' police with 60 cryptocurrency inquiries last year - The Next Web

  18-01-2019 17:31
  ShapeShift forced to 'help' police with 60 cryptocurrency inquiries last year  The Next WebProminent cryptocurrency exchange *service* ShapeShift has disclosed the number of times it has been forced to give up information about its users to ...
  
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• Bye Bye Trade War? China Plans $1 Trillion Buying Spree to Reduce US Trade Deficit

  18-01-2019 17:06
  China has extended the olive branch back to the United States by offering a path to eliminate Washington’s burgeoning trade deficit with the country, Bloomberg reported Friday. The news comes less than a day after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration was considering lifting tariffs amid the ongoing trade war. China Proposes
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• Blockchain Data Developer Spring Labs’ Research Program Gains 16 Startup Members

  18-01-2019 17:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain developer Spring Labs expands partner program to fintech firms before going public with protocol
  
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• Ethereum's Split Pushed Back Until After Valentine's Day - Bloomberg

  18-01-2019 16:54
  Ethereum's Split Pushed Back Until After Valentine's Day  BloombergThe developer group that helps manage the Ethereum cryptocurrency network said a delayed software update will now take place on Feb. 27.
  
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• Dow Jones Rallies 130 Points After a Boost from US-China Optimism

  18-01-2019 16:42
  This morning, Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures Trading predicted a gain of over 130 points for the index at market opening . The US stock markets have been buoyed by news that trade tariffs could be eased or even rolled back. Futures trading as of 8.20am ET, for the Dow Jones, showed 148-point gains implying the
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• XRP/USD Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency struggles to get out of the bear pit - AMBCrypto News

  18-01-2019 16:40
  XRP/USD Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency struggles to get out of the bear pit  AMBCrypto NewsXRP's tussle with the bear has been a prolonged one, with the cryptocurrency winning the battles sometimes while the bear emerges as the victor during others.
  
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• Cryptocurrency is dead! Long live cryptocurrency! - TechGenix

  18-01-2019 16:33
  Cryptocurrency is dead! Long live cryptocurrency!  TechGenixIf you only read the headlines, you'd think cryptocurrency went from the next big thing to the next dead thing. Thing is, it's alive — and will be.
  
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• Stock Exchange of Thailand Seeks License to Open Crypto Exchange

  18-01-2019 16:23
  Members of the Thai Stock Exchange will be able to apply to be brokers and dealers on the new exchange.
  
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• Ethereum Devs Propose Activating Constantinople Hard Fork in Late February

  18-01-2019 16:10
  After a security vulnerability was found in ethereum's next system-wide upgrade just days prior to activation, core developers now hope to execute the upgrade at the end of February.
  
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• Blockchain Featured in Big Four Firm Deloitte’s Annual Tech Trends Report

  18-01-2019 16:09 via cointelegraph.com
  Big Four audit and consulting firm Deloitte featured blockchain in its Tech Trends 2019 report as a disrupting technology
  
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