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• Walmart’s Latest Amazon-Slaying Strategy: Firing Disabled Workers

  26-02-2019 23:46
  There’s something off-putting about a multi-billion dollar company like Walmart doing away with jobs primarily filled by people with disabilities. More than two years ago, the world’s largest retailer began replacing its greeters with so-called “customer hosts on a trial basis, and now the company plans to take the new initiative nationwide. NPR reported that 1,000 stores would lose these greeter positions as of April 25. Disabled Walmart Employees Latest Casualty in Retai
  
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• Jamie Dimon: JPM Coin Could ‘One Day’ See Consumer Use

  26-02-2019 23:45
  JPMorgan's CEO has suggested that consumers could eventually use its U.S. dollar-linked token.
  
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• Swiss Bank Julius Baer Enters Cryptocurrency Market With Seba Deal - Bitcoin News

  26-02-2019 23:37
  Swiss Bank Julius Baer Enters Cryptocurrency Market With Seba Deal  Bitcoin NewsJulius Baer, the 125 year-old Swiss private bank, has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency bank start-up Seba Crypto AG.
  
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• Fintech Startup SoFi to Roll Out Crypto Trading Via Partnership With Coinbase

  26-02-2019 23:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Fintech startup SoFi is partnering with major United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase to introduce crypto trading
  
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• Warren Buffett still not bullish on bitcoin, recent comments show

  26-02-2019 23:31
  World-renowned financial figure Warren Buffett famously stated his less-than-positive thoughts on bitcoin last year. Recent comments from the billionaire show he still does not favor crypto’s largest asset.
  Rat poison
  In May of 2018, Buffett posited his negativity toward bitcoin, likening the asset to rat poison, as presented in CNBC’s coverage last year. More specifically, Buffett said, “it’s probably rat poison squared,” as noted in Becky Quick’s tweet inclu
  
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• India: Police Halt Bizarre ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Crypto Scam

  26-02-2019 23:17
  According to local police and the Hindu, a Mumbai resident named Pritam Patil stands accused of scamming 12 people out of around $250,000 in a crypto scam. Patil and a partner pestered a local businessman and his partners for months to invest in KBC Coin. As reported by Hard Fork, KBC Coin is named after “Kaun Banega Crorepati,” the Indian version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” featured in “Slumdog Millionaire.” Nanasaheb Patil and 11 associates bought KB
  
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• Indian Institute Rolls Out Advanced Program on FinTech and Blockchain

  26-02-2019 23:05 via cointelegraph.com
  The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and TalentSpirit are jointly launching a new program on fintech and blockchain for financial professionals
  
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• Stolen Cryptocurrency Figures on the Rise - The National Law Review

  26-02-2019 23:02
  Stolen Cryptocurrency Figures on the Rise  The National Law ReviewAn article by CoinDesk in 2018 highlights the issues of stolen cryptocurrency activity. Cryptocurrency exchanges exploit weaknesses where hackers can ...
  
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• Analyst Claims Ethereum (ETH) is Likely to See Increased Volatility as Constantinople Hard Fork Approaches

  26-02-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum, like most major cryptocurrencies, has seen increased levels of volatility over the past week, but has failed to make any lasting upwards moves that resulted in sustained higher highs. Analysts now expect ETH to increased levels of volatility as its Constantinople hard fork approaches later this week.
  Although this hard fork event is widely seen as being bullish in the long-term, analysts believe that Ethereum is currently expressing increased levels of technical weakness, which co
  
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• Bahrain Central Bank Releases First Crypto Exchange to Graduate Its Regulatory Sandbox

  26-02-2019 22:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto exchange Rain is reportedly the first exchange to graduate from the Central Bank of Bahrain’s Regulatory Sandbox and pass Shariah compliance
  
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• Institutional Crypto Wallet Startup Raises $6.5 Million, ‘Eliminates Private Keys’

  26-02-2019 22:25 via cointelegraph.com
  A U.S.-based digital asset startup raises $6.5 million from several companies to launch an institutional crypto wallet that “eradicates the concept of private keys”
  
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• Cryptocurrency Mining And Phishing Rose In 2019: Report 02/26/2019 - MediaPost Communications

  26-02-2019 22:22
  Cryptocurrency Mining And Phishing Rose In 2019: Report 02/26/2019  MediaPost CommunicationsCryptocurrency mining jumped by 237% in 2018 compared with 2017, according to a study by security firm Trend Micro Inc. In addition, phishing URL detection ...
  
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• Survey: 48% of Execs Expect Blockchain to Change Their Business in Three Years

  26-02-2019 22:10 via cointelegraph.com
  A survey conducted by Big Four audit company KPMG shows that 47 percent of C-level executives believe blockchain will change their businesses in three years
  
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• Jamie Dimon: JPM Coin Could One Day Be Used By Consumers… But Why?

  26-02-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  The CEO of multinational investment bank JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, has stated that the newly-announced, not-so-crypto JPM Coin might one day be used by consumers. The digital asset currently being trialled by the institution and its partners will be pegged to the value of the dollar, thus offering little to no innovation.
  Dimon has drawn much ire from the cryptocurrency community over his comments about Bitcoin. He has previously stated that the number one digital asset by market capitalisat
  
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• Elon Musk Should be Forced Out as CEO of Tesla: Jim Cramer

  26-02-2019 21:40
  Billionaire Elon Musk should be removed as Tesla CEO because he had the audacity to criticize the Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s the opinion of CNBC host Jim Cramer, who apparently doesn’t believe in free speech. “This guy’s going to attack the SEC? How about removing him? The guy just attacks the SEC as if it’s funny. So I think he should be removed.” "This guy's going to attack the SEC? How about removing him?" @MadMoneyOnCNBC's Jim Cramer s
  
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• SoFi & Coinbase Team up to Help US Millennials Invest in Bitcoin

  26-02-2019 21:35
  In a few months, SoFi Invest users will be able to buy cryptocurrencies through a partnership with Coinbase. Short for Social Finance, SoFi caters to young adults through a variety of financial products including lending. SoFi Invest was launched earlier this month. In addition to announcing the new partnership, SoFi announced the launch of SoFi Money today. SoFi Money will offer a 2.25% APY account, CNBC reports. SoFi invest currently offers broker and “automatic” options. They
  
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• Fake ICO Cryptocurrency ‘KBC Coin’ Scam Lures Investors Based on Ties with India’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire TV Show - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  26-02-2019 21:35
  Fake ICO Cryptocurrency ‘KBC Coin’ Scam Lures Investors Based on Ties with India’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire TV Show  Bitcoin Exchange GuideCryptocurrency has been largely restricted within the borders of India, which would essentially keep investors and scammers from pursuing these endeavors, ...
  
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• Token Sale on Binance Launchpad Raises $6 Million Within ‘22 Seconds’

  26-02-2019 21:28 via cointelegraph.com
  The Fetch.AI token sale on Binance’s Launchpad platform hit its hard cap of $6 million dollars within 22 seconds
  
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• What Juul’s Landmark Vaping Study Means for Tobacco Regulation

  26-02-2019 21:12
  Puffing on Juul pods is just as effective for reducing specific tobacco-related biomarkers as complete abstinence from smoking. That’s the conclusion from landmark study data released Saturday during the U.S. Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2019 Annual Meeting. Juul Pines for FDA Approval The small clinical study is the first to be undertaken by Juul Labs, maker of the popular nicotine vaporizer devices. The former Silicon Valley startup has three other studies currently ong
  
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• Russian Supreme Court Classifies Illicit Crypto Use Under Money Laundering Laws

  26-02-2019 21:09 via cointelegraph.com
  The Russian Supreme Court ruled that converting cryptocurrencies obtained by criminal means to fiat money will now be prosecuted under anti-money laundering law
  
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• Analyst: Bitcoin (BTC) Likely to Drop Towards $3,200 Unless it Finds Continued Bullish Momentum

  26-02-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Following the market’s recent volatility, Bitcoin has firmly established $3,800 as a level of support and has been able to continue holding steady above this price point. Analysts are now pointing out that BTC is currently holding above key moving average support levels, which could be a positive sign for the cryptocurrency’s price.
  Despite this, one popular cryptocurrency analyst is now claiming that Bitcoin will likely target its firm support level in the low-$3,000 region in the n
  
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• Trump to Be Accused of Racism, Lies and Criminal Acts by Former Lawyer Michael Cohen

  26-02-2019 20:40
  Editor’s Note 14:59 EST: The headline has been amended for clarity. Trump’s former personal lawyer is set to give a bombshell testimony in front of Congress. Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former attorney and fixer for 12 years until May 2018, could be about to open a can of worms on Wednesday that even Teflon Don cannot walk away from clean. Citing a source privy to his testimony, the New York Times is reporting that Cohen plans to testify under oath that Trump broke th
  
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• Samsung Announces Galaxy S10 Crypto Partners, Bitcoin and Ethereum Support

  26-02-2019 20:16 via cointelegraph.com
  The new Samsung Galaxy S10 will support Bitcoin and Ethereum in addition to two other crypto projects
  
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• Swiss Watchdog Continues War on Unregistered Crypto Brokers

  26-02-2019 20:04
  The warning comes as many crypto firms are queuing up at the regulator’s door to get approval to offer their services.
  
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• Jamie Dimon Teases Future Grocery Shopping Runs with JPMorgan’s Cryptocurrency

  26-02-2019 20:03
  Wall Street titan and noted bitcoin basher Jamie Dimon said that JPMorgan’s controversial cryptocurrency could one day be used for consumer payments. Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan Cryptocurrency Could Target Consumer Use “JPMorgan Coin could be internal, could be commercial, it could one day be consumer,” Dimon said at the bank’s annual investor day in remarks quoted by CNBC. As CCN reported, JPMorgan shocked Wall Street and Main Street alike earlier this month when the major fin
  
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• Online Loan Platform SoFi Will Offer Crypto Trading Through Coinbase

  26-02-2019 20:00
  SoFi, an online lending platform, will reportedly allow customers to buy crypto through Coinbase starting in 2Q.
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Price Under Pressure But Fundamentals Are Very Bullish

  26-02-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices under pressure
  Adoption on the rise as Venezuela is the poster country for crypto
  Transaction volumes drop days after Feb 24 drawdownIn an uptrend, Bitcoin (BTC) is under immense pressure thanks in part to sell-off of Feb 24. Moving on, we expect bulls to reject lower lows as price action snap to trend and edge above $4,500 as our previous BTC/USD trade plans are validated.
  Bitcoin Price Analysis
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  Good news is Bitcoin (BTC) learning and adoption curve over the past fe
  
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• QuadrigaCX Director Asks Court to Appoint Restructuring Officer

  26-02-2019 19:51 via cointelegraph.com
  The widow of the founder of insolvent Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX told a Canadian court “the public attention my role as director has brought is unwanted”
  
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• Jamie Dimon says JP Morgan's new cryptocurrency could one day be used by the consumer - CNBC

  26-02-2019 19:47
  Jamie Dimon says JP Morgan's new cryptocurrency could one day be used by the consumer  CNBCJamie Dimon hinted at J.P. Morgan Chase's annual investor day that the bank's new cryptocurrency could one day be used for retail payments. "JP Morgan Coin ...
  
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• AidCoin Showcases the First Pilot Donation Entirely on Blockchain, Supported by Kate Moss and Other Celebrities

  26-02-2019 19:31
  43% of people believe that the funds they donate to charity will never reach their goal and as a result, even worthy causes are left with insufficient funding. This 43 % have a legit reason for such attitude though: recent scandals in the world’s biggest charities, who are supposed to be the role models for the whole sector, signalize that the charity mechanism is broken. The American Red Cross who received $500 mln in donations to help Haiti recover after a devastating earthquake and buil
  
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• You Can Now Buy HTC's Cryptocurrency Phone with Real Money - ExtremeTech

  26-02-2019 19:25
  You Can Now Buy HTC's Cryptocurrency Phone with Real Money  ExtremeTechHTC has been losing money hand over fist for several years, and it's looking for a new hook. Could cryptocurrency be the answer? That probably seemed like a ...
  
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• Crypto Markets Lose $2 Billion After Brief Recovery Attempt, US Stock Market Is Down

  26-02-2019 19:24 via cointelegraph.com
  After a short recovery attempt yesterday, crypto markets have lost more than $2 billion in total market cap today, Bitcoin trading around $3,850
  
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• Ripple Appears to Violate Coinbase Crypto Listing Framework

  26-02-2019 19:14
  Coinbase announced the listing of Ripple (XRP) on Coinbase Pro yesterday. The massive-supply token saw a significant price rise on the news. However, as first identified by Diar, Coinbase’s listing of the bank-friendly coin appears to violate its own Digital Asset Framework, which outlines requirements which cryptocurrency assets must meet prior to their listing on the US exchange. Coinbase: We Won’t List Cryptocurrency if Company Controls Majority Stake Coinbase’s GDAX Digital
  
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• ‘Magically Ridiculous’ Lucky Charms Beer Gets Tepid Social Media Reception

  26-02-2019 19:04
  Beer lovers, mark your calendars! Lucky Charms beer will be available for a limited run on March 2 in Norfolk, Virginia. Smartmouth Brewing Co. breathlessly announced the news on social media, where it promised to meld breakfast cereal with alcohol for a magically delicious experience. “Remember how you used to sort through bowls of your favorite breakfast cereal to separate the marshmallows from the cereal?” Smartmouth wrote on its website. “Whether you ate them first or
  
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• Ripple (XRP) Path to the Moon after CoinBase Announcement

  26-02-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple prices up 5.3 percent
  XRP now supported by CoinBase Pro
  Transaction volumes have doubled in the last three weeksPerhaps the only triggers needed for higher highs was CoinBase announcement. In days ahead, XRP will be available for trading at CoinBase Pro, and this could help drive volumes higher boosting prices as a result.
  Ripple Price Analysis
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  XRP is outperforming other assets like TRX and BNB. The reason for their renewed interest is CoinBase’s announcement that it w
  
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• Expert Cryptocurrency Trading Analyst Shows How A Real Bitcoin Bottom Looks Like Via Charts - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  26-02-2019 18:44
  Expert Cryptocurrency Trading Analyst Shows How A Real Bitcoin Bottom Looks Like Via Charts  Bitcoin Exchange GuideEver since Bitcoin dropped down from $6k to $3,200 level, Bitcoin bottom has been the topic of discussion in the crypto space. Some analysts have already ...
  
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• Blockchain Post-Trade Platform Vakt Partners With Majority of North Sea Oil Market

  26-02-2019 18:40 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain-driven post-trade platform Vakt is now partnered with firms responsible for most of the oil trades in the North Sea region
  
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• Swiss bank Julius Baer to offer crypto services

  26-02-2019 18:23
  The past several months have revealed mainstream financial entities are still interested in the blockchain and crypto space. Due to a recent partnership, major Swiss bank Julius Baer will offer digital asset exposure.
  Julius Baer SEBA partnership
  One of the biggest listed Swiss banks, Julius Baer, partnered with a new company called SEBA Crypto, according to a February 26 Reuters article. Through the partnership, Julius Baer clients reportedly will have access to crypto storage, investing and tr
  
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• Why Nasdaq’s Real-Time Crypto Data Portal Might Soon List Ripple

  26-02-2019 18:06
  Ripple (XRP) is on a winning streak right now. Yesterday, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency jumped 12% higher after Coinbase confirmed it would list XRP on its Coinbase Pro platform. Now there’s an XRP index in the works, and there’s a good chance it will be listed on the Nasdaq, the world’s second-biggest stock exchange. Bitcoin and Ethereum Indexes Now Live on Nasdaq On February 25, Nasdaq launched the long-awaited bitcoin and ethereum indexes on its platform. Th
  
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• SoFi to launch cryptocurrency trading in partnership with Coinbase - CNBC

  26-02-2019 18:01
  SoFi to launch cryptocurrency trading in partnership with Coinbase  CNBCSoFi to offer customers cryptocurrency trading via deal with Coinbase  SiliconANGLE NewsSoFi Set to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Through Partnership With Coinbase; Now Offering Two New Products SoFi Money & SoFi Invest  Crowdfund InsiderSoFi is partnering with Coinbase to offer cryptocurrency investing  ChepicapSoFi partners up with Coinbase to launch cryptocurrency trading &
  
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• Will Tron (TRX) Recover After Feb 28 Hard Fork? Justin Preparing for Institution Grade Investors

  26-02-2019 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Tron prices are stable
  Justin Sun announces a hard fork schedule for Feb 28
  Market participation level low as prices accumulate above 2.3 centsPrices are stable, and in preparation for institutional grade investors, Justin Sun has announced a hard fork on Feb 28. Several features will be added, and that may be the launching ground for TRX prices to expand above 3.1 cents as buyers take charge.
  Tron Price Analysis
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  It’s a race, and as Ethereum prepares for a software upgrade to
  
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• Bolivars to Bitcoin: Activists Take Down Venezuela’s Maduro in Crypto Art Exhibit

  26-02-2019 18:00
  As the situation in Venezuela continues to escalate, artist cryptograffiti, crypto exchange AirTM and merchant services provider Cripto Conserje have teamed up for an all-day fundraiser to tear down – in whatever way they can – Maduro's regime.
  
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• Digital Payments Firm Electroneum Launches Crypto-Mining Smartphone

  26-02-2019 17:54 via cointelegraph.com
  Digital payments firm Electroneum has announced the launch of a smartphone that is capable of mining cryptocurrency
  
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• Dow Drops Toward 26,000 as US Housing Slowdown Sparks Recession Fears

  26-02-2019 17:47
  The Dow and U.S. stock market traded lower on Tuesday after government data showed housing starts tanked in December, highlighting extensive damage to the real estate sector since interest rates began to rise. Dow Weakens – S&P 500 & Nasdaq Follow All of Wall Street’s major indexes showed weakness through the early part of trading Tuesday, reflecting tepid pre-market conditions for Dow futures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 67 points, or 0.3%. to 26,024.55. Less than
  
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• Petro Cryptocurrency is Finally Available But Skepticism Of Venezuela’s People Remains - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  26-02-2019 17:33
  Petro Cryptocurrency is Finally Available But Skepticism Of Venezuela’s People Remains  Bitcoin Exchange GuideVenezuela is facing a political and economic crisis that is crippling into the population making them poorer by the day. President Maduro's government ...
  
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• Widow of QuadrigaCX CEO Denies Hiding Assets from Crypto Creditors

  26-02-2019 17:30
  Jennifer Robertson, one of QuadrigaCX's two officers, asked a court to put a restructuring specialist in charge of the exchange.
  
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• Case Study: Identifying The Best Gold Tokens

  26-02-2019 17:19 via newsbtc.com
  Gold tokens are an exciting concept being developed by several companies using blockchain technology. The idea has been popularized by articles from major publications in the crypto space (Coindesk, Forbes) as well as through grassroots discussions and debates on Twitter hashtags.
  Out of all the use cases available today, it can be argued that gold tokens are the next big thing coming up in the blockchain world. Some early iterations of them already exist, and this kind of token can be launched
  
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• Ivanka Trump Castigates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over Green New Deal

  26-02-2019 17:14
  First daughter and White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump has hit out at Democratic U.S. House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal of a guaranteed minimum wage, saying it goes against the will of the majority of Americans. In a Fox News interview, Trump said that ‘most Americans’ want jobs and opportunities to move up the economic ladder: “I don’t think most Americans, in their heart, want to be given something. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling ar
  
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• Why Did the Cryptocurrency Market Clear Out $16 Billion and Fall Around 9% on February 24? - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  26-02-2019 17:13
  Why Did the Cryptocurrency Market Clear Out $16 Billion and Fall Around 9% on February 24?  Bitcoin Exchange GuideBitcoin (BTC) has experienced an important growth a few days ago when it surpassed the $4,000 barrier for the first time in more than a month and for the ...
  
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• DuckDice Review 2019 : Roll And Win Free Cryptocurrency - Coinpedia

  26-02-2019 17:10
  DuckDice Review 2019 : Roll And Win Free Cryptocurrency  CoinpediaDuckDice Review : Discover a detailed guide on Duckdice offers and bonus, Duckdice promotions, Duckdice signup, Duckdice payouts, how to play and more.
  
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