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• XRP/USD Technical Analysis: Market suffocates cryptocurrency as prices remain unchanged - AMBCrypto News

  22-01-2019 23:44 via ambcrypto.com
  XRP/USD Technical Analysis: Market suffocates cryptocurrency as prices remain unchanged  AMBCrypto NewsThe cryptocurrency market's volatile nature has been prolonged with a majority of the top coins suffering the same fate. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin [BTC], XRP ...
  
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• Analysis XRP/USD Technical Analysis: Market suffocates cryptocurrency as prices remain unchanged - AMBCrypto News

  22-01-2019 23:44 via ambcrypto.com
  Analysis XRP/USD Technical Analysis: Market suffocates cryptocurrency as prices remain unchanged  AMBCrypto NewsThe cryptocurrency market's volatile nature has been prolonged with a majority of the top coins suffering the same fate. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin [BTC], XRP ...
  
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• 50 Cut as $60 Million Blockchain Project Nebulas Lays Off 60% of Staff

  22-01-2019 23:30
  Once a top-100 cryptocurrency, Nebulas has laid off more than 60 percent of its staff since July 2018, CoinDesk has learned.
  
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• With Facebook Falling out of Favor, Will Instagram be Enough to Rescue Shareholders?

  22-01-2019 23:13
  By CCN.com: According to Fortune’s latest edition of the world’s most respected companies, admiration for Facebook is plummeting. The souring sentiment is following — and followed by — Facebook’s falling share price in what is rapidly becoming a vicious cycle. Facebook No Longer Admired by Top Executives The latest “World’s Most Admired Companies” list from
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• India: Banking Research Institute Issues Blueprint on Blockchain Implementation

  22-01-2019 23:12 via cointelegraph.com
  An Indian research institute established by the country’s central bank has developed a roadmap for blockchain implementation in the country’s banking sector
  
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• Bakkt Makes Initial Hiring Push for Bitcoin Futures Exchange

  22-01-2019 23:05
  The hotly anticipated bitcoin futures platform plans to hire at least eight individuals in areas from sales to tech to finance.
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Climbs Slightly as Crypto Markets Experience Mixed Trading Session

  22-01-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The past several days have been particularly volatile for the cryptocurrency markets, with Bitcoin (BTC) surging to highs of nearly $3,750 on Saturday before fully retracing to lows of $3,550. Despite this volatility, Bitcoin has been able to hold $3,550 as a level of support and has led the entire crypto markets to rise slightly today.
  Analysts are now saying that the market’s ability to hold above its recently established support levels may lead to further gains in the near fut
  
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• Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments - Bitcoin Magazine

  22-01-2019 22:57 via bitcoinmagazine.com
  Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments  Bitcoin MagazineSeveral of South Korea's top cryptocurrency exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges ...
  
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• Bitcoin & Ethereum Grind Upwards as Crypto Market Crosses $120 Billion

  22-01-2019 22:50
  By CCN.com: Tuesday afternoon saw Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash post minor against against the backdrop of a tepid crypto market recovery. Bitcoin SV continues to teeter on the brink of being the only major Bitcoin variant to not rank among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, closing out the period with a less
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• Blockchain is all Set to Revamp the Education Sector

  22-01-2019 22:30 via crypto-news.net
  Blockchain has been the talk of the town for some time now, for its extensive application in various industries. The global blockchain market value is expected to reach $60 billion by 2020, showing its tremendous potential in the coming times.
  The Blockchain technology has massive implications in politics, helping in adding transparency in elections, registering immigrants, storing national records, and so on. And its next hit is the education industry. Blockchain’s distributed ledger rest
  
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• Haven Protocol Devs Reassure Community After ‘Exit Scam’ Concerns

  22-01-2019 22:28 via cointelegraph.com
  Haven Protocol community members have raised the alarm over lack of transparency from core developers
  
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• Why the US Corporate Debt Bubble Could Spark the Next Recession

  22-01-2019 22:21
  By CCN.com: In November 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association revealed that the US corporate debt has increased from $4.9 trillion to $9.1 trillion, by 86 percent in just over a decade. The troubling trend has created a serious problem for both financial authorities and investors in US markets. Since the 2008 financial
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• Poll: 63 Percent of Senior Execs Lack Understanding of Blockchain Tech

  22-01-2019 22:09 via cointelegraph.com
  Senior executives are mostly unfamiliar with blockchain technology and are not committed to it, according to a recent survey by the Global Blockchain Business Council
  
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• Cryptocurrency ATM to Debut in Venezuela in Q1 2019 - Bitsonline

  22-01-2019 22:02 via bitsonline.com
  Cryptocurrency ATM to Debut in Venezuela in Q1 2019  BitsonlineSouth America's Venezuela looks set to receive its first cryptocurrency ATM. How will it be received amid the economic hardship in the nation?
  
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• Why Bitcoin Won’t Fail the “Tests of Financial Services” Forever

  22-01-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier, the senior adviser to the governor of the Bank of England weighed in about the threat posed to the current financial status quo by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Huw van Steenis largely dismissed the blockchain-backed fintech innovation on the grounds that Bitcoin had not yet achieved the kind of traction that more traditional forms of value storage or mediums of exchange had.
  Van Steenis stated that he did not see Bitcoin a
  
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• Is Bitcoin’s Printing Press Propping up the Crypto Market?

  22-01-2019 21:34
  By CCN.com: The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market is currently over $120 billion. However, studies show that billions of dollars worth of this market cap is from built-in inflation. Over the course of 2018, $15 billion in new tokens entered the supply, buttressing the overall market valuation even as prices plunged. Bitcoin Inflation
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• 2018 bitcoin transaction volume beats out PayPal

  22-01-2019 21:07
  Bitcoin payment volume picked up steam last year even during one of the asset’s worst bear market years. In 2018, bitcoin had six times more transactional volume than mainstream giant PayPal.
  Bitcoin transactions surpass $3 trillion in 2018
  According to Satoshi Capital Research, users sent more than $3.3 trillion via bitcoin (BTC) last year.Over $3.3 trillion was sent using #bitcoin in 2018, more than 6x the volume sent using Paypal.BTC is not just a serious global currency, but a serious
  
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• Dow Jones Dives 400 Points as US Cancels Trade Meeting with China

  22-01-2019 20:41
  By CCN.com: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 400 points by mid-day Tuesday. Markets are very responsive to crucial trade policy decisions. The ongoing tariff war with China has had a haphazard effect on various industries, both importing and exporting. Soybean growers have been hit particularly hard by retaliatory tariffs imposed by China. US-China Trade
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• What We Learned in 100 Crypto Talks With Institutional Investors

  22-01-2019 20:40
  Endowments, family offices, pensions and other institutions are enthusiastic about crypto assets despite an overall pullback in valuations.
  
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• London Stock Exchange Trading Tech to Power New Hong Kong Crypto Exchange

  22-01-2019 20:38 via cointelegraph.com
  The technology solutions provider for the London Stock Exchange Group has announced that its matching engine will be used at a new Hong Kong crypto exchange
  
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• Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Lift Off, Cross-Hairs at $4,500

  22-01-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin Price recover, bulls bounce back
  Market leaders set positives in Blockchain and crypto
  There is a jump in market participation level. Volumes swell in the 4HR time frameAfter Jan 20 drops, BTC is finding support at around $3,500—the lower limit of our support zone. As a result, there is a likelihood that Bitcoin prices will rally in coming days.
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  Jerry Yang has been a longtime fan of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. So, his recent comment at the
  
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• JP Morgan-Backed Firm Partners with Blockchain Startup Run By Former Deloitte Exec

  22-01-2019 19:58 via cointelegraph.com
  JP Morgan-backed digital services firm Smartrac has partnered with a blockchain startup run by Deloitte’s former Global Blockchain Leader
  
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• JP Morgan-Backed Firm Partners with Blockchain Startup Owned By Former Deloitte Exec

  22-01-2019 19:58 via cointelegraph.com
  JP Morgan-backed digital services firm Smartrac has partnered with a blockchain startup run by Deloitte’s former Global Blockchain Leader
  
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• BitTorrent’s Creator Wants You to Know He’s Not Involved with Tron’s Crypto Facelift

  22-01-2019 19:50
  Bram Cohen, the visionary computer programmer who created peer-to-peer file sharing protocol BitTorrent and the company of the same name, is no longer involved with the project following its sale to Tron and subsequent launch of a crypto token. He wants to make sure that you know that. Bram Cohen to Everyone: I’m Not Involved
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• ‘No Cave!’: Trump Won’t End Shutdown without ‘Powerful Wall’ Funding

  22-01-2019 19:28
  By CCN.com: U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to not let up on his demand for a border wall. In a Tuesday morning tweet, Trump vowed to fulfill his key campaign promise as he accused Democrats of playing “political games” with the government shutdown. Without a Wall our Country can never have Border or National
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• Romania Imposes Tax on Cryptocurrency Earnings - Bitcoin News

  22-01-2019 19:24 via news.bitcoin.com
  Romania Imposes Tax on Cryptocurrency Earnings  Bitcoin NewsRomania has amended its tax laws, allowing it to start taxing gains from bitcoin investments at a rate of 10 percent. The improved fiscal code legislation ...
  
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• Sapphire Tech Targets Grin Cryptocurrency With New GPU Miner - CoinDesk

  22-01-2019 19:15 via coindesk.com
  Sapphire Tech Targets Grin Cryptocurrency With New GPU Miner  CoinDeskHong Kong graphics card producer Sapphire Technology is launching a new line of miners targeting the privacy-focused “grin” cryptocurrency. Sapphire ...
  
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• Sapphire Tech Targets Grin Cryptocurrency With New GPU Miner

  22-01-2019 19:15
  Sapphire Technology is launching a line of graphics cards designed for mining of the new "grin" cryptocurrency, as well as other tokens.
  
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• Ripple Price Analysis: XRP “Hostile Takeover” Rumor Quashed

  22-01-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple price strong supports from around 30 cents
  Valor Foundation plans of hard forking the Ripple Ledger
  XRP demand grows in lower time frames, volumes riseEven though Jan 20 sellers did wipe out strides, XRP did find support at around 30 cents. With all-around bullish fundamentals, it is likely that bulls will rally and break above 40 cents in the near term.
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  If the XRP Hostile takeover rumor is even remotely close to the truth, then XRP bag holders should b
  
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• EBay: Dramatic Housecleaning Ahead After Elliott Management Acquires $1.4 Billion Stake

  22-01-2019 18:46
  By CCN.com: There’s a new sheriff in town at EBay after activist hedge fund Elliott Management acquired a 4% stake in the online retailer valued at $1.4 billion. In a letter to the company’s board of directors, Elliott promised that dramatic major changes are ahead for the e-commerce giant. Elliott Management — the activist hedge fund founded
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• NYSE Operator’s Long-Awaited Crypto Platform Bakkt Announces New Key Vacancies

  22-01-2019 18:40 via cointelegraph.com
  The cryptocurrency company owned by the Intercontinental Exchange, Bakkt, announced that they are hiring upper management
  
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• BitMart Lists the Decentralized Marketing Ecosystem – Eunomia Token (ENTS)

  22-01-2019 18:34
  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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• Who Scales It Best? Inside Blockchains’ Ongoing Transactions-Per-Second Race

  22-01-2019 18:28 via cointelegraph.com
  QtumX can process more than 10,000 transactions per second, its developers claim. What about other blockchains? Find out in our analysis
  
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• Report: Overstock Set To Launch tZERO Cryptocurrency - Yahoo! Finance News

  22-01-2019 18:18 via finance.yahoo.com
  Report: Overstock Set To Launch tZERO Cryptocurrency  Yahoo! Finance NewsOverstock CEO Patrick Byrne said the company was “ready to hit the button and go live” on Friday with tZERO, but is waiting another few days to process user ...
  
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• Report by South Africa's Reserve Bank Makes Strides Toward Crypto Clarity in the Country

  22-01-2019 18:10 via cointelegraph.com
  South Africa is looking to foster the growth of the cryptocurrency sector by developing a positive regulatory framework
  
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• Dow Sinks 300 Points as Democrats Say No to Trump Border Wall Proposal

  22-01-2019 18:04
  By CCN.com: U.S. stocks declined sharply on Tuesday, as Democrats wasted little time talking down President Trump’s new proposal to end the government shutdown, now in its fifth week. Dow Drops 300 Points as Stocks See Red All of Wall Street’s major indexes opened in negative territory and continued lower during the midday session. The
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• Coinbase Adds Cross-Border Wire Transfers for High-Volume Customers in Europe, Asia

  22-01-2019 18:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Coinbase adds international wire transfers for high-volume Coinbase Pro and Prime users in Europe and Asia
  
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• Who Cares About The Real Bitcoin, I Don’t

  22-01-2019 18:00
  It doesn’t matter what the “real Bitcoin” is. In technology, “authenticity” is only important insofar as efficiency allows it to be. It’s unlikely this is the first time you’ve read my work. I like to refer to myself as a cryptonaught. I am someone who has spent a serious portion of my life exploring cryptocurrencies
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• Tron Price Analysis: Oracle Partnership Rumor Pumping TRX?

  22-01-2019 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Tron Price, surge 5.2 percent
  Oracle—Tron Partnership rumor yet to be confirmed
  Transaction volumes low, likely to build up ahead of 4 cents retestDays after NiTron, TRX is making good progress and is solid above 2.5 cents as traders search for buying opportunities in lower time frames. Add this to a probable partnership with Oracle, the path of least resistance seems to be up.
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  News has it that Oracle is the latest software company to “partner”
  
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• Major Apple Supplier Foxconn Denies Mass Layoff Rumors to Hire 50,000 Workers in China

  22-01-2019 17:32
  By CCN.com: Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, has refuted allegations that it is preparing for mass layoffs. Instead, the Taiwanese-based contract manufacturer has said that it has over 50,000 open positions in China for which it is trying to recruit this quarter. In a stock exchange filing reported by Reuters, Foxconn indicated that the
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• Why Richard Heart’s Bitcoin Hex is a scam

  22-01-2019 17:27
  What if Bitcoin was an ERC20 token on the Ethereum blockchain, didn’t require its own hardware to secure the network, and had its entire supply redistributed? This must be the premises on which the veteran bitcoiner and successful YouTuber Richard Heart based his quest on to build Bitcoin Hex.
  However, the project seems to me more of an attempt to print new money to attract the followers of thought leadership into a sketchy scheme which isn’t necessarily fair, transparent, or ev
  
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• ING Bank Signs 5-Year Licensing Deal With R3 for Access to Its Blockchain Platform Corda

  22-01-2019 17:25 via cointelegraph.com
  R3’s major partner ING bank has signed a five-year deal to have unlimited licences for R3’s commercial blockchain platform, Corda Enterprise
  
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• Porteus Kiosk 4.8.0 to be Available

  22-01-2019 17:15
  Porteus Kiosk is OS designed for stand-alone kiosks, self-service terminals and display booth 
  
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• VCs are Expecting Crypto Market to Deliver Massively in 2019, Will Price Reflect it?

  22-01-2019 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  To many onlookers, the crypto market is unpredictable as the weather. No one expected the jaw-dropping Bitcoin price rally in late-2017, nor what played out afterward. Yet, a recent quip from a leading cryptocurrency investor claims there may be an underlying rhythm to this industry — a multi-year heartbeat, if you will, that is slow but consistent. As the old adage goes, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”
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• Bitfury Hires a CEO for Its Blockchain-Snooping Service

  22-01-2019 17:00
  Bitfury has hired a CEO for Crystal, its service that examines public blockchains for criminal transactions, and a head of software sales.
  
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• Bitfury Hires a CEO for Its Blockchain-Sleuthing Service

  22-01-2019 17:00
  Bitfury has hired a CEO for Crystal, its service that examines public blockchains for criminal transactions, and a head of software sales.
  
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• More U.S. Investors are Holding Cash: Does it Mean a Shaky Dow Jones is Still Very Weak?

  22-01-2019 16:59
  From CCN.com: Since January 3, the Dow Jones has recovered by 8.9 percent from 22,868 points to 24,706 points, fueled by the increasing optimism towards China-U.S. trade talks. However, WSJ has reported that the cash holdings of investors in the U.S. are growing at an unprecedented rate, citing the data provided by Thomson Reuters Lipper.
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• New Analysis Suggests $16 Million in Crypto Stolen in Cryptopia Hack

  22-01-2019 16:58 via cointelegraph.com
  Analysts claim that as much as ~$16 million worth of Ethereum and ERC20 tokens were stolen in the recent hack of New Zealand exchange Cryptopia
  
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• Bitcoin Exchange Giant Huobi Might ‘Struggle to Survive’ Bear Market

  22-01-2019 16:58
  By CCN.com: Throughout 2018, cryptocurrency exchanges posted record profits, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars in trading fees even as the bitcoin price plunged as much as 80 percent from its all-time high. However, as the crypto bear market extends into 2019, cracks are beginning to form in the hull of this once-impervious industry
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• London Stock Exchange’s Trading Tech to Power New Crypto Exchange

  22-01-2019 16:00
  The London Stock Exchange is providing its matching engine solution for a planned crypto exchange in Hong Kong.
  
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