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• Crypto Custodian Backed By Andreessen Horowitz and PayPal Co-Founder Launches

  23-01-2019 23:56 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto custodian launches its services for institutional investors following a $17 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz
  
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• Davos 2019: Leaders Share Mixed Cryptocurrency Predictions - Bitcoin News

  23-01-2019 23:52 via news.bitcoin.com
  Davos 2019: Leaders Share Mixed Cryptocurrency Predictions  Bitcoin NewsThe annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos from Jan. 22 to 25, attended by business leaders, politicians, and economists is in progress.
  
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• Most US Investing Pros are Waiting on a Bitcoin ETF Before Buying Crypto

  23-01-2019 23:49
  By CCN.com: Cboe BZX Exchange has officially withdrawn their Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund application. Filed last June, the official withdrawal of the application came in on January 22. A letter published on the SEC’s website makes the news official. SEC deputy secretary Eduardo Aleman writes that the Cboe BZX Exchange rescinded its request for a
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• Bitcoin [BTC/USD] Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency stumbles haphazardly on the bearish line - AMBCrypto News

  23-01-2019 23:44 via ambcrypto.com
  Bitcoin [BTC/USD] Technical Analysis: Cryptocurrency stumbles haphazardly on the bearish line  AMBCrypto NewsThe cryptocurrency market has not received any bullish reprieve over the past few weeks, with downtrends being the main cause for concern. This...
  
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• Was the Netflix Price Hike a Mistake? Shares Fall as Hulu Slashes Rates

  23-01-2019 23:37
  By CCN.com: Popular streaming service Netflix made headlines – and undoubtedly left some customers up in arms – after a round of price hikes that represented the company’s largest since its streaming service launch. Is Netflix’s Rate Hike Coming Back to Bite the Streaming Giant? As CCN reported, Netflix raised subscription fees by between 13-18%. The
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• Bitcoin Cash Keeps Shining as Wider Crypto Market Turns Red

  23-01-2019 23:16
  By CCN.com: Bitcoin Cash posted the most gains out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies. Ethereum lost nearly 2%, XRP and Bitcoin over 1%, and Bitcoin SV continues to threaten an exit from the top 10. Thus is the state of the crypto market on late Wednesday afternoon. Bitcoin Price Slips Toward $3,500 In yesterday’s market
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• US Crypto Exchange Launches Spot Trading for Institutional Investors

  23-01-2019 23:12 via cointelegraph.com
  Seed CX, a Chicago-based crypto exchange, launches crypto spot trading for institutional investors shortly after introducing a digital wallet
  
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• Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency News – Week 3’19

  23-01-2019 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Weekly overviewThis week is pretty interesting in developments with quite a few firsts for blockchain and other industries. Binance opens up the doors for fiat exchanges through their latest addition to the platform called Binance Jersey. Next we have academia taking an active role in blockchain development with an amazing goal on mind, to outperform both Visa and Bitcoin. We learn more about what’s been happening to the darknet markets, and discover the story of seven sad scammers that fi
  
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• Analyst: Recent Bitcoin Price Action May Confirm BTC is Nearing a Long-Term Bottom

  23-01-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) and the general cryptocurrency markets have stabilized following the recent bout of volatility they experienced this past weekend. Yesterday, however, Bitcoin’s price quickly dropped to lows of $3,550 on the aggregated markets before sharply surging back towards its current levels.
  One analyst believes that this drop and surge, albeit relatively small, is the result of a confluence of factors that could suggest Bitcoin is nearing a long-term bottom.
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• Oxford man arrested over £8.7m cryptocurrency theft - BBC News

  23-01-2019 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Oxford man arrested over £8.7m cryptocurrency theft  BBC NewsA 36-year-old man from Oxford was detained after a Europe-wide investigation into the alleged theft.
  
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• US Government Shutdown Derailed Bitcoin ETF Talks, Says VanEck CEO

  23-01-2019 22:45
  The bitcoin ETF proposal was pulled due to the government shutdown, VanEck CEO Jan van Eck said Wednesday.
  
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• Lawmakers Pitch New Crypto Tax Payments Bill in New Hampshire

  23-01-2019 22:21
  A New Hampshire bill would require state agencies to accept cryptocurrency as payment for fees and taxes.
  
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• Another blow for Bitcoin ETFs as CBOE withdraws VanEck application

  23-01-2019 22:16
  In yet another blow to Bitcoin Exchange Trade Fund (ETF) hopes, the Chicago Board Options Exchange has withdrawn its application to list the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust on the CBOE BZX Exchange according to a new filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this afternoon.
  The original application, submitted in June 2, 2018, with VanEck, an investment firm teaming up with financial service provider SolidX to provide physically-backed Bitcoin futures, has been the source of ex
  
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• The Simple Reasons Why the Bitcoin Price Will Never Go to Zero

  23-01-2019 22:15
  By CCN.com: This publication recently covered a talk at Davos in which Jeff Schumacher claims the Bitcoin price is on the way to zero. In this article, we discuss two simple reasons why this is an impossibility. As CCN’s Christina Comben writes: Schumacher is a top investor and relative veteran in the space. He told
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• Bitcoin Philanthropy: Indian School Girl Receives Loaded Ledger Wallet

  23-01-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  With the explosion of Bitcoin’s price over the last few years, a lot of early believers suddenly found themselves with more money than they knew what to do with. This has often resulted in tremendous acts of charity from the community.
  The latest involves a pseudonymous Twitter user who was the winner of a Binance Academy competition. The prize was a custom Ledger Nano hardware wallet, which the receiver has loaded up with various cryptos and gifted to a young girl from India.
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• Telegram’s cryptocurrency token TON to be launched in March - Dapp Life

  23-01-2019 21:51 via dapplife.com
  Telegram’s cryptocurrency token TON to be launched in March  Dapp LifePavel Durov, the founder of messaging app Telegram, is preparing to launch a new Telegram token TON, which a year ago attracted $ 1.7 billion from investors.
  
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• CBOE May Have Withdrawn Bitcoin ETF Filing to Avoid Automatic Rejection

  23-01-2019 21:47 via newsbtc.com
  The advent of a U.S.-based, fully-regulated Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) has long been a hope for crypto’s most fervent dreamers. Yet, these dreams, deemed quixotic by most, was quashed on Wednesday, as reports arose that the foremost cryptocurrency ETF application was withdrawn from the care of the (partially-defunct) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  Related Reading: 58% of US Investors Would Invest in Bitcoin via ETF: Major Hedge Fund
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• Stock Market ‘Deflation’ Could Trigger Bear Market: Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller

  23-01-2019 21:36
  By CCN.com: The US stock market could fall prey to deflation and tumble into a full-blown bear market in 2019. That’s what Yale University professor Robert Shiller, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, said at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Shiller says the Dow Jones has been recovering from its plunge in late-2018, but there’s
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• OTCXN Partners with Swiss Asset Manager Tyr Capital

  23-01-2019 21:28
  OTCXN leverages its proprietary blockchain technologies to establish a new market model that improves liquidity access.
  
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• CBOE Withdraws Rule Change Request to List Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund

  23-01-2019 21:20 via cointelegraph.com
  CBOE’s BZX Equity Exchange has apparently withdrawn its request for a rule change that would allow it to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund
  
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• Having Helped Secure the Cryptocurrency Industry, Onfido Starts Accepting Bitcoin Payments - Mobile ID World

  23-01-2019 21:15 via mobileidworld.com
  Having Helped Secure the Cryptocurrency Industry, Onfido Starts Accepting Bitcoin Payments  Mobile ID WorldHaving helped to bring so many into the cryptocurrency market, Onfido can now accept payments in Bitcoin, thanks to a new partnership.
  
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• Newsflash: CBOE Withdraws Bitcoin ETF Application

  23-01-2019 21:11
  By CCN.com: The cryptocurrency community’s best hope for a bitcoin ETF has been dashed, or at the very least delayed, as CBOE has withdrawn its application to list the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust on CBOE BZX Exchange. According to a document (reproduced below) published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, CBOE withdrew its
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• United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia Plan to Create New Cryptocurrency – Crypto.IQ | Bitcoin and Investment News from Inside Experts You Can Trust - CryptoIQ

  23-01-2019 21:08 via cryptoiq.co
  United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia Plan to Create New Cryptocurrency – Crypto.IQ | Bitcoin and Investment News from Inside Experts You Can Trust  CryptoIQThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have recently started working together on the creation of a new cryptocurrency. The Emirate News Agency, ...
  
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• Enterprise Blockchain Platform Records 10K Transactions per Second in Testnet Launch

  23-01-2019 21:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Enterprise blockchain platform Insolar has successfully launched its testnet, having recorded more than 10,000 transactions per second
  
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• Google Security Expert: Crypto is Like Catnip for Cyber Criminals

  23-01-2019 21:01 via newsbtc.com
  In response to increasing security concerns around SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) and the prominence of SIM-swapping schemes targeting crypto investors, Google last year released the Titan Security Key. The Titan Security Key enables advanced 2FA without the need to send a text message that could be intercepted by cyber criminals.
  Google’s Head of Account Security Mark Risher, who helped develop the Titan Security Key, believes that crypto is like “catnip” for cyber
  
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• Cboe Exchange Withdraws Proposal for VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF

  23-01-2019 20:57
  Cboe has withdrawn its hoped-for bitcoin ETF proposal, which faced a final deadline of Feb. 27 for approval.
  
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• Waves Cryptocurrency Rises 20% on Vostok Airdrop Details - CCN

  23-01-2019 20:53 via ccn.com
  Waves Cryptocurrency Rises 20% on Vostok Airdrop Details  CCNBy CCN.com: Waves, the native cryptocurrency token of a blockchain of the same name, led Wednesday's crypto rally by pounding to gains of more than 20 ...
  
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• Waves Cryptocurrency Rises 20% on Vostok Airdrop Details

  23-01-2019 20:53
  By CCN.com: Waves, the native cryptocurrency token of a blockchain of the same name, led Wednesday’s crypto rally by pounding to gains of more than 20 percent. At 12:00 GMT, the cryptocurrency established an intraday peak at $3.10, up 25.5% from yesterday’s low at $2.47. Overbought, the pair corrected minorly during the late European session
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• After Not Filing Taxes for 8 Years, John McAfee Claims IRS After Him For Cryptocurrencies

  23-01-2019 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Earlier this month, John McAfee indicated online that he had not filed taxes for eight years and all but dared the IRS to come after him. Now, he says that he is on the run. He claims to be working and living on his yacht because the IRS is after him for his use of […]
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• The World Economic Forum weighs in on bitcoin’s future

  23-01-2019 20:34
  While bitcoin’s price continued to show indecision and stagnation, several notable figures recently came out with bold statements on the future of crypto.
  Bitcoin to zero?
  The annual World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland kicked off yesterday with events that will last until January 25. The World Economic Forum already has seen a few bold statements on bitcoin’s future.
  According to a CNBC report on a panel discussion in Davos, BCG Digital Ventures founder Jeff Schu
  
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• Subsisting on Soylent: Government Shutdown Reveals Ugly Truth about America’s Savings Crisis

  23-01-2019 20:20
  By CCN.com: Four weeks into the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, a hidden fact of the American working and middle-class reality has been revealed, with the news that thousands of furloughed federal workers are unable to meet their basic needs after missing as little as one paycheck. The implication of the available demographic data
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• ZB.Com User Accuses Crypto Exchange of Reporting Him to Police

  23-01-2019 20:16 via cointelegraph.com
  The cryptocurrency exchange ZB(dot)com has been accused by one of its Chinese users of reporting him to the police
  
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• Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Liquidity, Pennsylvania, Texas Clarity

  23-01-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin Price likely to bounce above $3,800
  Pennsylvania DoBS clarifies that crypto exchanges don’t need MTA licenses to operate
  Average transactional volumes expected to rise in the short-termAfter yesterday’s higher highs, Bitcoin is poised to extend their gains today. Gains are low but up from yesterday’s lows meaning our previous BTC/USD trade plan is valid. If our projections are accurate, then we expect BTC prices to retest $4,500 and $5,000.
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• US Stock Market Still Not in All-Clear Mode: Tech Stocks Present Key Problems

  23-01-2019 19:46
  By CCN.com: The U.S. stock market has performed relatively well in comparison to other major regions including China and Japan, as seen in the strong performance of the Dow Jones throughout the past three weeks. However, analysts remain concerned about the upcoming earnings reports of technology conglomerates and leading corporations in struggling industries such as
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• Nasdaq Sticks to Crypto Space, Leads $20M Funding in Symbiont

  23-01-2019 19:36
  Symbiont already works with Nasdaq to develop a new platform dedicated to regulated security tokens.
  
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• Top 10 Messenger App Telegram Plans Blockchain Platform Launch in March: Sources

  23-01-2019 19:34 via cointelegraph.com
  Major global messaging app Telegram plans to release the mainnet and token for its blockchain platform TON as early as March, sources report
  
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• Crypto Could Take 10+ Years to Regain 2017 High, But Then Will Be Mature: Cardano Founder

  23-01-2019 19:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes crypto will be a mature ecosystem by the time the market regains all-time highs
  
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• Could security tokens be a safe bet in the future of cryptocurrency? - Coin Rivet

  23-01-2019 19:03 via coinrivet.com
  Could security tokens be a safe bet in the future of cryptocurrency?  Coin RivetSecurity tokens are a digital representation of all regulated financial tools. These tokens are recorded on a blockchain.
  
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• Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Steady, Inroads to Mainland China

  23-01-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple price stagnant but net bullish
  Chinese University partners with Ripple
  Average volumes low but projected to rise as XRP demand increaseThere is progress from the fundamental side of the equation. Prices are stable but on a bullish path while Ripple continues to partner with universities. From the chart, XRP stands to retest 40 cents and even 60 cents by mid-Feb 2019.
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• Bitcoin Basher Jamie Dimon Says He’s Not Gloating over Crypto’s Plunge

  23-01-2019 18:53
  By CCN.com: JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon became the undisputed captain of the bitcoin-bashing brigade in 2017 when he said that the white-hot cryptocurrency was a “fraud” that would eventually crash to zero. Now that the cryptocurrency market bubble has popped, though, he said that he doesn’t want to gloat. Dimon Claims He ‘Doesn’t Take
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• ‘Decentralized Airbnb’ Starts Charging Fees as ICO Model Falters

  23-01-2019 18:35
  Airbnb competitor Bee Token, founded by alums of Uber, are pivoting in an effort to boost revenue after conducting an ICO last February.
  
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• BloqLabs Introduces Cryptocurrency Mining Management System - Bitcoin Magazine

  23-01-2019 18:26 via bitcoinmagazine.com
  BloqLabs Introduces Cryptocurrency Mining Management System  Bitcoin MagazineBloqLabs has opened up the beta waitlist for Titan, a fully integrated software suite for managing cryptocurrency mining. The project was introduced by Bloq ...
  
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• Bitcoin Bull John Mcafee Is Running for President While Running from the Law

  23-01-2019 18:25
  By CCN.com: John McAfee announced Tuesday afternoon in a video tweet that he and his wife have been indicted by a grand jury in Tennessee on federal, felony charges related to what McAfee acknowledges in the video are eight years of delinquent U.S. federal income taxes to the IRS. The McAfee 2020 Campaign is, as
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• Tron Price Analysis: TRX Demand Increasing, BTT Effect?

  23-01-2019 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Tron price expansion, closing in on Stellar (XLM) and Litecoin (LTC)
  Platform ambitions could see it become a major player in years ahead
  Transaction volumes pick up hinting of underlying demandNews of partnerships and other supportive fundamentals is supportive of TRX and Tron. As Binance and other exchanges prepare for air drops, demand should increase meaning TRX could outperform most coins in the top 10 and even flap Stellar (XLM) and Litecoin (LTC)
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• Blockchain Startup to Boost Patient Safety and Prevent Overprescribing

  23-01-2019 18:00 via cointelegraph.com
  A blockchain platform is planning to clamp down on counterfeit drugs and ensure patients are unable to order identical prescriptions from multiple pharmacies. #SPONSORED
  
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• Watch out for this new cryptocurrency ransomware stalking the web - The Next Web

  23-01-2019 17:58 via thenextweb.com
  Watch out for this new cryptocurrency ransomware stalking the web  The Next WebA brand new family of cryptocurrency-fuelled ransomware has been discovered, and researchers warn it's more sophisticated than Ryuk.
  
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• Dow Suddenly Swings Lower as Global Growth and Trade Risks Weigh

  23-01-2019 17:49
  By CCN.com: U.S. stocks swung lower on Wednesday, reversing a strong start to the day as concerns over trade and global economic growth offset solid corporate earnings. U.S. Stock Market Gives up Gains All of Wall Street’s major indexes fell by late morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average giving up triple-digit gains. The blue-chip index
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• Huobi to Launch its Own Stablecoin in H1 2019

  23-01-2019 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Huobi Group is planning to launch its own stablecoin in the first half of 2019, Chris Lee, CFO and board secretary of Huobi Group, said on January 20. During an invitation-only event in Singapore last week, Lee shared his predictions for 2019 and discussed the company’s plans for the year head. While the cryptocurrency industry […]
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• Smart Contracts Don’t Necessarily Disrupt Traditional Contract Law, Expert Argues

  23-01-2019 17:43 via cointelegraph.com
  Smart contracts fall subject to international law, a professor of Private International Law at the Friedrich Schiller University in Germany has argued
  
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• Bitfury Launches Set of Tools to Drive Lightning Network Adoption

  23-01-2019 17:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain tech firm Bitfury Group has released a series of new Lightning Network-related tools for merchants, consumers and developers
  
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