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• ‘I Don’t Understand!’: Watch Ripple’s CEO Rant Against JPMorgan’s Cryptocurrency

  09-03-2019 23:30
  In a Brad Garlinghouse vs. Jamie Dimon crypto showdown, the Ripple chief is not the least bit intimidated by his Wall Street rival. Ripple CEO Unloads on JPMorgan Cryptocurrency at DC Blockchain Summit Garlinghouse was featured as the keynote speaker at DC Blockchain Summit 2019, where he gave a fireside chat with Nasdaq’s Jill Malandrino. The elephant in the room, metaphorically speaking, was the recent news of Wall Street bank JPMorgan issuing the so-called “cryptocurrency JPM Coin
  
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• Ripple and Barclays Pour in $1.5+ Million for XRP Based Remittance Startup

  09-03-2019 22:30 via crypto-news.net
  Multiple tech investors, including Ripple and Barclays, have
  generously spent $1.7 million to support SendFriend, which happens to be a
  remittance startup.
  Over the months, we have seen an array of crypto-based
  ventures in the remittance niche, but in the recent year, SendFriend is the
  latest and very reasonably funded project. Ripple has always taken a stance to
  facilitate cross-border payments and about a year ago, we also witnessed that
  the token was tested with Western Union to seek feasibil
  
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• Analysts Widely Bearish on Bitcoin as BTC Nears Important 4,000 Price Level

  09-03-2019 22:30 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) has kicked off the weekend trading up slightly but has still been unable to decisively move above $4,000, which has proven to be a key psychological resistance level for the cryptocurrency.
  Although Bitcoin has been able to climb consistently for the past several days, analysts now expect the cryptocurrency to fail to break above $4,000, which will likely lead the cryptocurrency to incur further losses in the near-future.
  Bitcoin Stable Above $3,900, But May be Losing Steam
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• These Tweets Expose the Hypocrisy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  09-03-2019 22:00
  An Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweet reminded her followers this week that the progressive Cinderella was once a restaurant server, while the Democratic rising star waxed humble about her current role as public servant. Ocasio-Cortez Now: My Job is to Serve AOC wrote: “I find it revealing when people mock where I came from, & say they’re going to ‘send me back to waitressing,’ as if that is bad or shameful.” “It’s as though they think being a member of
  
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• Bitcoin May Be Trending Higher, But Stay Hedged: Crypto Analyst

  09-03-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over recent weeks, overall sentiment in the crypto market has seemingly begun to express signs of turning optimistic. A number of polls conducted on Twitter indicated that investors, by and large, thought that a Bitcoin (BTC) bottom was in. Cryptocurrency commentators began to tout the merits of a bull rally in these depressed conditions. And bullish price predictions trended on Crypto Twitter.
  But, one analyst, who has yet to get fully inebriated on the improving market conditions, recently rem
  
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• UN Panel Says North Korean Hackers Are Responsible For Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacks - Toshi Times

  09-03-2019 21:44 via toshitimes.com
  UN Panel Says North Korean Hackers Are Responsible For Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacks  Toshi TimesThis news comes from a United Nations Security Council expert panel report, obtained by Nikkei Asian Review. Moreover, this is said to have been the first time ...
  
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• Data Suggests That the US and China are Caught in a Blockchain Arms Race

  09-03-2019 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  Much to the ire of cryptocurrency advocates, the general public tends to conflate blockchain – which is the tech underlying cryptocurrencies – and the digital assets themselves. Despite their strong connections, the two technologies are separate in many ways, and many analysts believe that as the general public becomes more interested in blockchain, they will eventually grow more comfortable with blockchain-powered digital currencies.
  Now, data composed by The Next Web that was ascer
  
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• 14-Year-Old WinRAR Exploit Allegedly Threatens Crypto Wallets

  09-03-2019 20:30
  According to a user on the Bitcoin subreddit, there is an exploit on a common version of WinRAR that enables the potential theft of coins. The bug, which allowed executable code to be inserted on a system after opening a RAR file, has apparently existed for 14 years but is only recently coming to light. Now that it’s common knowledge, exploits are likely to be written for unpatched systems. WinRAR Patches Problem, Drops ACE Updating WinRAR to the latest version (from an official source) wi
  
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• Payment Platform Zeux Announces Listing Of Bitcoin SV (BSV) Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

  09-03-2019 20:19 via bitcoinexchangeguide.com
  Payment Platform Zeux Announces Listing Of Bitcoin SV (BSV) Cryptocurrency  Bitcoin Exchange GuideBitcoin SV recently got into a partnership with payment Zeux that will now: “allow BSV holders to spend anywhere that accepts Apple Pay or Samsung Pay.”.
  
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• Understanding Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization - BTCMANAGER

  09-03-2019 20:04 via btcmanager.com
  Understanding Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization  BTCMANAGERby Toju Ometoruwa on March 9, 2019 Altcoins, Bitcoin, Cryptocyclopedia, Ethereum, Finance, Investment. Market cap is one of the most common and effective ...
  
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• New York Democrats Salivate over Proposed $9 Billion Wealth Tax

  09-03-2019 19:15
  New York’s transit infrastructure is in serious jeopardy. Following years of neglect and underfunding, the system allegedly requires a $40 billion investment over the next ten years, or it risks falling into what subway chief Andy Byford calls a “death spiral.” New York Progressives: We Need Money. Let’s Pass Another Wealth Tax! So, what’s New York’s big solution as of late? A state largely dominated by Democratic politics, leaders are now looking to impose ye
  
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• Crypto Tidbits: Fidelity’s Bitcoin Offering Live, Starbucks May Accept Cryptocurrency - newsBTC

  09-03-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto Tidbits: Fidelity’s Bitcoin Offering Live, Starbucks May Accept Cryptocurrency  newsBTCProspects for the crypto space remain bright. Over the past week, Wall Street giant Fidelity Investments has soft-launched its digital asset branch, Starbucks is ...
  
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• Crypto Tidbits: Fidelity’s Bitcoin Offering Live, Starbucks May Accept Cryptocurrency

  09-03-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Prospects for the crypto space remain bright. Over the past week, Wall Street giant Fidelity Investments has soft-launched its digital asset branch, Starbucks is purportedly looking to accept Bitcoin, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has only doubled-down on his support for BTC and its respective ecosystem.Crypto Tidbits:Fidelity’s Crypto Branch Live, Serving Select List Of Clients: At long last, it has been officially confirmed that Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS), the first fully-
  
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• Top Cryptos See Slight Growth as Bitcoin Approaches $4,000

  09-03-2019 18:55 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin approaches $4,000 as most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies report slight
  
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• Facebook’s Cryptocurrency is a YawnCoin, Not A ‘Blow to Bitcoin’ - CCN

  09-03-2019 18:28 via ccn.com
  Facebook’s Cryptocurrency is a YawnCoin, Not A ‘Blow to Bitcoin’  CCNFacebook Payments is no blow to Bitcoin as Forbes recently published. It doesn't even compete with Bitcoin to be trustless, decentralized, and peer to peer.
  
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• Facebook’s Cryptocurrency is a YawnCoin, Not A ‘Blow to Bitcoin’

  09-03-2019 18:27
  As Mark Zuckerberg outlines his vision for Facebook as a trusted digital brand for secure and private messages and payments between users, Billy Bambrough writes at Forbes: “Blow To Bitcoin As Mark Zuckerberg Warns Facebook Payments Are Coming “Bitcoin, which has recently attracted the attention of some of the world’s biggest technology entrepreneurs, is likely to soon get a major competitor: Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking giant Facebook.” Last week Nathaniel P
  
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• Over 80 Percent of Total ETH Supply is Held by 7,572 Addresses: Research

  09-03-2019 17:54 via cointelegraph.com
  7,572 addresses hold over 80 percent of all ETH, a new report claims
  
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• UK Consumers Still Largely Clueless About Cryptocurrency: FCA Researches

  09-03-2019 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The vast majority of UK consumers are still largely clueless about cryptocurrencies, and only a few of those who have invested in these have actually completed “deep research” before purchasing, according to a new consumer research produced by Kantar TNS and released earlier this week by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulatory […]
  The post UK Consumers Still Largely Clueless About Cryptocurrency: FCA Researches appeared first on Coinjournal.
  
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• CEO of Crypto City Project Bitcointopia Pleads Guilty to Selling Land He Didn’t Have

  09-03-2019 16:46 via cointelegraph.com
  Morgan Rockcoons, aka Morgan Rockwell, has pleaded guilty to selling land he didn’t have and selling BTC without a money transmission license in the U.S.
  
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• The Cryptocurrency Sumokoin (SUMO) moved down $-0.0014351708 on March 8-9 | Thorold News - Thorold News

  09-03-2019 16:33 via whatsonthorold.com
  The Cryptocurrency Sumokoin (SUMO) moved down $-0.0014351708 on March 8-9 | Thorold News  Thorold NewsSumokoin is a Proof of Stake cryptocurrency forked from Monero. It is a privacy-driven cryptocurrency in which Ring Confidential Transactions (RingCT) are ...
  
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• Samsung Pay Will Integrate Cryptocurrencies for 10 Million Users: Report

  09-03-2019 16:22
  Even before the official announcement of Samsung Electronics on the launch of the Samsung Blockchain Wallet, local publications speculated that Samsung Pay could be behind the high-profile crypto integration for the Galaxy S10. If Samsung Pay is Behind the Crypto Integration, it May Be Crucial For Real Adoption On January 29, The Korea Herald reported that Samsung is set to integrate a cryptocurrency wallet into the Galaxy S10, well over a month before the formal release of the Samsung Blockchai
  
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• COMMENTARY: QuadrigaCX case shows need for cryptocurrency regulation - Global News

  09-03-2019 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  COMMENTARY: QuadrigaCX case shows need for cryptocurrency regulation  Global NewsQuadriga's antics highlight the need for new regulations to better suit a financial marketplace that includes virtual currencies, says Lisa Kramer of UofT.
  
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• Tesla’s Entire Board Sued over Elon Musk’s Trigger-Happy Twitter Thumbs

  09-03-2019 15:00
  Billionaire Elon Musk and all 11 members of Tesla’s board of directors have been named in a shareholder lawsuit claiming the Tesla CEO’s “unchecked misstatements on Twitter” have harmed the company. The lawsuit was filed March 8 in the Delaware Court of Chancery by the Laborers’ District Council and Contractors’ Pension Fund of Ohio, a Tesla shareholder. The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and a permanent injunction against Musk over “his unchecke
  
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• ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright Brags about Destroying Anonymous Coins Monero, Zcash

  09-03-2019 14:41
  Dr. Craig Wright is back. And this time, he is out to destroy the societally menacing anonymous coins. The Australian computer scientist and alleged creator of Bitcoin told CNBC Africa’s Ran Neuner that he knows how to kill Zcash and Monero. Dr. Wright said that he was going to expose these anonymous coins sometime this year, adding: “If you have a privacy coin, I will show you that it is basically as private as running through Times Square with your pants around your ankles.”
  
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• Precious Metals Firm Drops Crypto: Is the Bitcoin Digital Gold Narrative In Trouble?

  09-03-2019 14:04 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has been pitched as, and has the potential to be a lot of things: a global crypto currency; a store of value; and digital gold.
  However, as one of the world’s most prominent precious metal-focused investment firms drops crypto as a whole, Bitcoin’s positioning as digital gold may be in trouble.
  Goldmoney Drops Crypto, Harming the Bitcoin As Digital Gold Narrative
  Goldmoney, which claims to be the “global leader in precious metal custody,” and “the world&rsqu
  
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• Is The Average Cryptocurrency Investor Just a Clueless Degenerate? - BeInCrypto

  09-03-2019 12:52 via beincrypto.com
  Is The Average Cryptocurrency Investor Just a Clueless Degenerate?  BeInCryptoGamblers. Clueless fanatics. Arrogant. This is how recent reports described cryptocurrency investors. Here's why they are wrong.
  
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• Remitano empowers women through cryptocurrency on International Women’s Day - AMBCrypto News

  09-03-2019 12:51 via ambcrypto.com
  Remitano empowers women through cryptocurrency on International Women’s Day  AMBCrypto NewsIn celebration of this year's International Women's Day, Remitano is spearheading a drive towards empowering women all around the world through ...
  
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• BORA, listed on Global cryptocurrency exchange DigiFinex! Practicality and Usability are BORA’s core strength - AMBCrypto News

  09-03-2019 12:51 via ambcrypto.com
  BORA, listed on Global cryptocurrency exchange DigiFinex! Practicality and Usability are BORA’s core strength  AMBCrypto NewsBlockchain digital contents platform project 'BORA' has announced the listing of their ...
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Reveals His Latest Bitcoin Purchase to 4 Million Followers

  09-03-2019 12:46
  If Jack Dorsey, CEO of both Twitter and Square, isn’t heralding wide-scale adoption of bitcoin, no one is. The tech entrepreneur’s 4.15 million Twitter followers now know that he owns a Trezor hardware wallet and he used BTC to make the purchase via the Square Cash app. At the current BTC price, he paid approximately $261.54 for the device (and presumably some accessories). Dorsey killed two birds with one stone, so to speak, by demonstrating the ease in which the app works and illus
  
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• Ethereum Has More Than Twice as Many Core Devs per Month as Bitcoin, Report Says

  09-03-2019 12:28 via cointelegraph.com
  The highest number of developers of all cryptos are working on Ethereum’s base protocol, not counting community projects
  
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• Ethereum Has More Than Twice as Many Core Devs per Month as Bitcoin: Report

  09-03-2019 12:28 via cointelegraph.com
  The highest number of developers of all cryptos are working on Ethereum’s base protocol, not counting community projects
  
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• Cryptocurrencies Surge 30%-100%. Here’s Why Momentum Can Boost Bitcoin Price

  09-03-2019 12:00
  Bitcoin has remained relatively stable in the $3,800 to $3,900 range over the past week while crypto assets like Enjin Coin (ENJ), Litecoin (LTC), ICON (ICX), and Kyber Network (KNC) surged by 30 percent to 100 percent. Off of the reported partnership between Enjin and Samsung, the price of Kyber Network spiked by 60 percent overnight. In late January, the Enjin team revealed that it integrated Kyber, Changelly, and Bancor to convert 200 tokens from thousands of trading pairs natively on the wal
  
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• Two Australian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Suspended for Alleged Drug Trafficking - BeInCrypto

  09-03-2019 11:46 via beincrypto.com
  Two Australian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Suspended for Alleged Drug Trafficking  BeInCryptoOn March 7, 2019, the Australian Federal Police arrested a 27-year-old man for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
  
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• Cryptocurrency This Week: Bank Of Hodlers Launched, Cryptopia Back In The Game And More - Inc42 Media

  09-03-2019 11:46 via inc42.com
  Cryptocurrency This Week: Bank Of Hodlers Launched, Cryptopia Back In The Game And More  Inc42 MediaBengaluru-based Bank of Hodlers to offer insurance against crypto theft and crypto-backed loans. Turkey is the European country with the most cryptocurrency ...
  
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• Your Guide to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Events at SXSW 2019 - CoinDesk

  09-03-2019 11:40 via coindesk.com
  Your Guide to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Events at SXSW 2019  CoinDeskIt all started with a keynote conversation with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2016. South by Southwest (SXSW) organizers say that was the first inkling that ...
  
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• JP Morgan’s Stablecoin: A Feat of Engineering or Marketing?

  09-03-2019 11:40
  Upon first examination, JPM coin is an exciting Wall Street development, but the reality is more complicated, writes Kadena's Ben Jessel.
  
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• Analyst: Bitcoin Is a Bull, High Possibility of $5,000 by May

  09-03-2019 09:30 via newsbtc.com
  With Bitcoin constantly testing a big resistance zone price predictions are coming thick and fast. The longer BTC stays below the $4,000 barrier the more likely a move to the downside will occur. Some analysts however think it could well move above this in the coming months.
  Bitcoin in Bullish Territory, Above 0.5 Fib
  Over the past week Bitcoin has been trading steadily higher above $3,900. However, BTC has failed to break this level since late February when it hit a monthly high of $4,200, but
  
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• Apple Watch Saves Lives, But Healthcare Play Won’t Rescue Apple

  09-03-2019 08:46
  An Apple Watch told its owner to “go to the hospital,” potentially saving the man’s life – and it’s not the first time Apple’s wearable has received such praise. The technology is clearly having a positive impact on device owners, but Apple’s move into health and wellness won’t rescue the company from its recent woes. Electrocardiogram Function and Irregular Rhythm Notification on Apple Watch is Saving Lives According to Apple Insider reporting and
  
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• Crypto Market Wrap: Quick Recovery From $3 Billion Dump, Chance For Further Gains?

  09-03-2019 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto markets recover from a mini dump; Stellar and Cardano holding up, BSV and Maker sliding, Kyber Network surging.
  Market Wrap
  As we enter the weekend crypto markets are still consolidating but have recovered from a $3 billion dump a few hours ago. The majors have been largely motionless over the past 24 hours and total market capitalization is still holding above $130 billion. The lack of momentum could signal another big dump around the corner but the quick recovery is promising.
  Bitcoin h
  
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• NEM Foundation Releases Restructuring Plan Amid Financial Difficulties

  09-03-2019 03:02 via cointelegraph.com
  The NEM Foundation has published a plan for financial and organizational restructuring, following a funding injection of $8.7 million in its native XEM tokens
  
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• FBI Nabs OneCoin Ringleader at LAX as Massive Crypto Scam Unravels

  09-03-2019 02:30
  On March 6th, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested OneCoin ringleader Konstantin Ignatov at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The government alleges that he was one of several masterminds behind the multi-billion dollar crypto pyramid scheme. OneCoin has faced fines and criminal actions around the world – particularly in India, where 22 promoters have already been charged. China has also levied charges against promoters of OneCoin, while several central banks have i
  
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• Cryptocurrency entrepreneur pleads guilty in 'Bitcointopia' fraud - Los Angeles Times

  09-03-2019 02:10 via latimes.com
  Cryptocurrency entrepreneur pleads guilty in 'Bitcointopia' fraud  Los Angeles TimesA bitcoin entrepreneur who pitched an elaborate vision for a cryptocurrency Utopia in the Nevada high desert pleaded guilty to wire fraud in San Diego federal ...
  
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• US Leads in Blockchain-Related Job Offerings Globally: Report

  09-03-2019 01:49 via cointelegraph.com
  According to a recent report, the U.S. leads the world in blockchain-related job vacancies
  
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• US Leads in Blockchain-Related Job Offerings Globally, Data Shows

  09-03-2019 01:49 via cointelegraph.com
  According to a recent report, the U.S. leads the world in blockchain-related job vacancies
  
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• BMO Warns US Stock Market Could Crash to ‘Ugly’ December Lows

  09-03-2019 01:30
  A critical re-test of December lows could place severe pressure on the US stock market. With the Dow already reeling from five straight days of losses, BMO’s chief analyst Russ Visch warns things could get “ugly” for the index and its peers, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. BMO: S&P 500 Crosses Critical Selling Trigger ZeroHedge outlined the S&P 500’s drop below 2,750 as a “critical selling trigger,” warning that commodity traders have now started to sell.
  
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• German Financial Regulator Issues Paper on Blockchain Securities Regulation

  09-03-2019 01:05 via cointelegraph.com
  In its recent paper, the German Ministry of Finance discusses the introduction of regulations for electronic securities and the issuance of crypto tokens
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Market Sentiment is Finally Beginning to Shift as Bears Lose Steam

  09-03-2019 01:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin is on track to post gains for the fourth consecutive day following a recent bout of volatility from last weekend. Importantly, the crypto is currently caught in a trading between approximately $3,700 and $4,200, which BTC may be stuck between for an extended period of time.
  Now, one popular figure within the cryptocurrency industry is claiming that the market sentiment is beginning to shift as fund managers begin to believe that the low-$3,000 region is a long-term bottom for the cryptoc
  
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, EOS, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Binance Coin, Stellar, TRON, Bitcoin SV: Price Analysis, March 8

  09-03-2019 00:51 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptos will remain in a bottoming formation and continue be volatile during the period
  
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• NEM Foundation Charts Path Forward After $8 Million Rescue, Major Cutbacks

  09-03-2019 00:15
  The NEM Foundation is mapping out its survival plans in real time after a funding injection of roughly $8 million last month.
  
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• Report: Cryptocurrency Trading Poses Risk to Problem Gamblers - newsBTC

  09-03-2019 00:00 via newsbtc.com
  Report: Cryptocurrency Trading Poses Risk to Problem Gamblers  newsBTCIt probably seems obvious to most but cryptocurrency trading has been identified as posing a risk to people suffering from compulsive gambling habits. A.
  
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