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• SEC’s Valerie Szczepanik at SXSW: Crypto ‘Spring’ Is Going to Come

  15-03-2019 23:25
  The SEC's crypto czar spoke at SXSW, advising blockchain entrepreneurs to engage with regulators early and often.
  
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• Winklevoss Twins: Crypto Hype at SXSW Offers Investors a Bullish Case for the Markets

  15-03-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ever since Bitcoin and the entire crypto markets went spiraling downwards in late-2017 and early-2018, investor’s sentiment has grown to be strongly linked to price action, and as such, the sentiment of most neophyte investors that have been burned by the persisting bear market remains in the gutter.
  Despite this, the sheer amount of hype and excitement surrounding the nascent markets and technologies at the on-going South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, may be a signal th
  
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• Legendary Crypto Short Seller Gloats as CBOE Dumps Bitcoin Futures

  15-03-2019 23:00
  Former IMF economist Mark Dow enshrined his name in derivatives trading lore when he famously shorted the bitcoin price from its December 2017 peak near $20,000 all the way down to its trough below $3,500 a year later. Now, the legendary crypto short seller is gloating as the first exchange to list bitcoin futures delists the flagship cryptocurrency, perhaps for good. ‘Big Bitcoin Short’ Trader Mark Dow Laughs Off CBOE’s Crypto Futures Exit Writing on Twitter, Dow joked that he
  
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• Curated cryptocurrency and blockchain news – Week 10 ’19

  15-03-2019 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  Welcome to the tenth edition of our weekly curated news article where we provide you with the widest possible overview of the most important events that have transpired in cryptocurrency and blockchain developments. We’ve made sure to analyze all of the news reports available on the internet and reviewed them for relevancy. This article is best suited for weekly and swing traders as well as crypto enthusiasts with a packed schedule that want to satisfy their interest in cryptocurrency and
  
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• Analysts: New Zealand Tragedy ‘Stunned Markets,’ Launched Gold Past $1,300

  15-03-2019 22:43
  In the wake of a historically dreadful shooting in New Zealand, one of the statistically safest countries in the world, you would be forgiven for thinking that financial markets would be reeling from the horror of seeing 49 people gunned down. NZ is not the United States in terms of gun violence – the last time that more than ten people died in a shooting was 1990, nearly 20 years ago. Instead, there was an apparent bout of risk-on, with major US indices like the Dow Jones and Nasdaq risin
  
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• Insurance Giant AXA XL Launches Security Token and Crowdfunding Insurance Service

  15-03-2019 22:38 via cointelegraph.com
  The second largest insurer in Europe, AXA XL, has launched a new product covering security token offerings
  
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• Intercontinental Stock Exchange Seemingly to Expand Cryptocurrency Data Feed - Cointelegraph

  15-03-2019 22:08
  Intercontinental Stock Exchange Seemingly to Expand Cryptocurrency Data Feed  CointelegraphNews. Intercontinental Stock Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) hinted it was adding a slew of new coins to its ...
  
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• Paradigm Leads $9 Million Round for Cosmos Creator Tendermint

  15-03-2019 22:01
  Blockchain interoperability project Tendermint has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by tech-focused VC firm Paradigm.
  
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• UK Thieves Target Bitcoin ATM in Smash and Grab

  15-03-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  According to reports in UK news publication Northampton Chronicle, a Bitcoin ATM located in a grocery store has been targeted in the Northampton area by thieves in a brazen robbery. A group of three individuals are wanted in relation to the offence.
  During the incident, one of the trio threatened a shop keeper with a machete, whilst another smashed the Bitcoin ATM from the wall with a sledgehammer. The authorities are still to disclose the financial value of the robbery.
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• Intercontinental Stock Exchange Seemingly to Expand Cryptocurrency Data Feed

  15-03-2019 21:53 via cointelegraph.com
  NYSE’s operator ICE is purportedly adding thousands of new coins to its Cryptocurrency Data Feed
  
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• Bitcoin Is Not A Great Store of Value: Yale Professor

  15-03-2019 21:31
  Yale Insights interviewed Professor William N. Goetzmann, a teacher of Finance and Management Studies, about the advent of cryptocurrency. The discussion centered around the purpose and value of money. The article says, in part: Bitcoin’s volatility underscores the challenge of establishing the trust needed for a widely useful currency, but the proliferation of cryptocurrencies also shows that traditional, government-backed currencies don’t address everyone’s needs. Goetzmann s
  
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• Blockchain ID Startup Metadium Reveals Partnership With Game Engine Giant Unity

  15-03-2019 21:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain ID startup Metadium has entered into a “strategic partnership” with game engine giant Unity
  
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• Altcoin Season Is Here, But What’s That Mean for Bitcoin (BTC) Dominance?

  15-03-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over the last couple of weeks, bullish sentiment has returned to the crypto market. However, it’s not Bitcoin (BTC) that is causing the stir, it’s the possible altcoin season that is upon us that has traders, analysts, and investors everywhere interested again.
  Most of the altcoin market has had a significant spike relative to their Bitcoin counterpart, and according to BTC dominance charts, a break below current dominance could send the altcoin market skyrocketing while Bitcoin rema
  
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• ‘No Change’ to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back

  15-03-2019 20:59
  CME says it has "no changes" in store for its bitcoin futures contract, following retrenchment by rival Cboe.
  
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• Trader: Bitcoin Bull Market Won’t Arrive Until Price Shatters $4,600

  15-03-2019 20:32
  In the past seven days, the valuation of the crypto market has increased from $131 billion to $137 billion as the Bitcoin price slightly recovered to $3,960. Bitcoin Stagnancy Shows No New Money Entering Crypto Market The minor movement in the price of bitcoin despite the significant surge in the price of alternative cryptocurrencies suggest that existing money in the cryptocurrency market is moving – but new money is not flowing in. Speaking to CCN, a cryptocurrency technical analyst know
  
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Binance Coin, Stellar, Tron, Cardano: Price Analysis, March 15

  15-03-2019 20:25 via cointelegraph.com
  While some say that Bitcoin could see $6,000 by August, what do the charts point to in the short term? Let’s find out
  
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• Cboe drops bitcoin futures as cryptocurrency interest wanes - Financial Times

  15-03-2019 20:14
  Cboe drops bitcoin futures as cryptocurrency interest wanes  Financial TimesCboe Global Markets, the first big US derivatives exchange to offer bitcoin futures, has announced it will pull the plug on the fledgling market a little over a year ...
  
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• Ethereum’s ProgPow Mining Change Approved Again, But Timeline Unclear

  15-03-2019 20:10
  Ethereum core developers reaffirmed during a meeting today that mining algorithm change "ProgPoW" would be added to a coming hard fork.
  
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• Litecoin (LTC) Firm above $50, Blockchain Could Modernize Congress

  15-03-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Litecoin price up 3.4 percent
  The blockchain is a window and an opportunity
  Participation level rise as Litecoin prices print higherKevin McCarthy believes that blockchain will help build trust in public institutions. Such remarks are bullish for blockchain and could help prices of digital assets as Litecoin recovers from current lows.
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  Although we cannot refute the link between Litecoin and Bitcoin, we must agree that there are differences. The latter has a
  
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• Is Cryptocurrency Really a New Idea? - Yale Insights

  15-03-2019 19:57
  Is Cryptocurrency Really a New Idea?  Yale InsightsBitcoin meshes digital technology with an approach to money that predates the development of cash and coin. Yale SOM's William Goetzmann, an expert on the ...
  
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• Businesses Increasingly See Crypto Mining Attacks in Cloud Infrastructures

  15-03-2019 19:48 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto mining is one of the most observed objectives for attacking businesses’ cloud infrastructures, according to U.S. telecoms firm AT&T
  
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• SEC to Host Forum on Crypto and Blockchain, Is Bitcoin Clampdown Looming?

  15-03-2019 19:31 via newsbtc.com
  The United States’s Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will hold a public forum on blockchain and crypto assets. The event is the second of its kind and will take place at the SEC Headquarters in Washington DC on May 31.
  The forum is being held in conjunction with the SEC’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub). It was first announced in October, when FinHub was initially launched.
  Will the SEC Continue its Cautious Approach Towards Bitc
  
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• Bitcoin Exchange: Don’t Believe False Reports that Mexico Banned Crypto

  15-03-2019 19:30
  In recent weeks, reports that Mexico has banned bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, have surfaced, leading many investors to worry about the future of the crypto market in the region. Bitso: Mexico Stunted Bitcoin Industry’s Growth – But Hasn’t Banned Crypto Altogether According to Bitso, while the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) published new rules to govern cryptocurrencies and it could certainly stagnate the growth of the industry, it does not stop the operations of crypto ex
  
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• How to Predict Crypto Price Trends, Explained

  15-03-2019 19:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Volatility means following the crypto market is hard at the best of times. Here is in-depth data that can help you understand what’s driving the price changes
  
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• Meteoric Dow Rockets Toward 26,000 after 200 Point Rally

  15-03-2019 19:07
  After a tepid morning session, the Dow joined the broader U.S. stock market in positive territory Friday after Boeing Co (BA) snapped back to health on reports that the aerospace contractor was rolling out software fixes on its grounded 737 MAX series. Dow Makes Sharp Recovery Following Early Losses The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 200 points in afternoon trading, mirroring a solid pre-market session for U.S. stock futures. The blue-chip index came within 73 points of 26,000 bef
  
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• Ripple (XRP) BB Squeeze Hints of Undervaluation and Demand

  15-03-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple prices up 1.4 percent in last day
  Remittance faster and cheaper in Ripple platform
  Participation levels low as prices flat-lineThe decentralization argument will continue as long as there are ardent supporters. Ripple Inc executives maintain their ledger is decentralized, but critics are not buying it. Regardless, Ripple (XRP) buyers are in control and likely to close higher by close of this week.
  Ripple Price Analysis
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  Like Bitcoin, Ripple is a third-party free remittance se
  
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• Bitcoin Approaches $4,000 as the Stock Market Sees Gains

  15-03-2019 18:44 via cointelegraph.com
  The stock market sees gains as most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to noteworthy growth on the day
  
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• Bitcoin Ransomware Cripples Boston Legal System for Two Weeks

  15-03-2019 18:33
  Boston public defenders suffered a ransomware attack some weeks back but have chosen not to send the bitcoin demanded by the attacker. Instead, they decided to use back-ups to restore services. The Committee oversees public defenders in Boston. Public Defenders Take the Long Way Home According to the Boston Globe, that decision has meant a “weekslong slowdown” that affects everyone in the system. Private attorneys tapped to work for indigent clients receive a small fee from the gover
  
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• What is a cryptocurrency exchange and how do they work? - Coin Insider

  15-03-2019 18:25
  What is a cryptocurrency exchange and how do they work?  Coin InsiderIn this, we explore the definition of a cryptocurrency exchange while looking at what the different kinds of exchanges are.
  
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• I Got the Mark of the Beast – And It Will Hold My Bitcoin

  15-03-2019 18:15
  There's a lot of overlap between bitcoiners and body hackers. CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel traveled to Austin, Texas to explore that crossroads and become a bitcoin holding (literally) cyborg.
  
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• Coincidence? Bitcoin (BTC) Prices Up After Mark’s Judgment

  15-03-2019 18:09 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices up 1.4 percent from last week’s close
  Mt Gox founder serving 2.5 years suspended sentence
  Participation picks up, BTC could print higher in days ahead.Mark is a free man, and despite heavy losses ordinary investors had to shoulder, a Japanese court remained lenient. All the same, it appears as if Bitcoin prices are on a recovery path and it is what investors want to see.
  Bitcoin Price Analysis
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  After four years of investigation, it was time for Mark Karpeles to
  
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• Facebook Built an AI That’s a World-Class Expert on Porn

  15-03-2019 17:43
  One thing you won’t be able to use Facebook’s new WhatsApp cryptocurrency for is buying or selling revenge porn on the social media platform. Facebook, the company revealed today, just made an AI that’s an expert on porn. It’s like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart who famously said his threshold test for pornographic obscenity in Jacobellis v. Ohio (1964) was “I know it when I see.” Amazingly, Facebook’s artificially intelligent software algorit
  
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• SEC’s Finhub to Host Public Forum on Blockchain, Digital Assets in May

  15-03-2019 17:39 via cointelegraph.com
  The U.S. SEC to host public forum on blockchain and digital assets in May
  
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• SEC to Hold Public Forum on Blockchain at the End of March

  15-03-2019 17:38
  The forum is being put on by the regulator's FinHub
  
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• How an 18-Year-Old Hacker Stole Millions of Yen from a Crypto Project

  15-03-2019 17:20
  According to local publications, an 18-year-old hacker stole 15 million yen, which is equivalent to $134,640, worth of a crypto asset called Monacoin. On Monappy, a platform that enabled Monacoin users to store their funds, the hacker initiated a large number of transactions in a short period of time to overload the system. Between August 14 and September 1, the hacker reportedly stole funds from 7,700 users. Why Did the Teenager Hack into a Crypto Platform? JapanToday reported that the hacker t
  
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• Why Bitcoin Market May Be Better Without CBOE Futures Contracts

  15-03-2019 17:19 via newsbtc.com
  There is no future in Bitcoin futures, at least at Chicago Boards Options Exchange (Cboe).
  The largest US options exchange announced Thursday that it would not add XBT futures contracts for trading in March 2019, 14-months after it listed them. However, Cboe said its currently listed contracts would remain active. That means XBTM19, the exchange’s last registered contract, will expire in June 2019. Excerpts from the statement:“Chicago Futures Exchange (CFE) is assessing its approach
  
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• Uber Schemes to Steal Lyft’s Thunder in IPO Race

  15-03-2019 17:07
  Ride-sharing leader Uber is about to steal the thunder of its nearest competitor. Reuters reports that Uber is set to file its S-1 document with the SEC in April followed by a road-show to court big investors, which will set in motion plans to debut in the public market. The filing would come on the heels of an IPO by the Silicon Valley darling’s chief rival Lyft, the latter of which is likely to occur at the end of this month, giving investors the opportunity to spread the wealth across b
  
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• Bittrex Exchange Nixes RAID Token Sale at 11th Hour

  15-03-2019 17:05
  Bittrex has canceled a $6 million "initial exchange offering" by a crypto project called RAID hours before launch.
  
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• French National Council of Clerks Deploys Blockchain Network

  15-03-2019 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  France’s National Council of Clerks of Commercial Courts (Conseil National des Greffiers des Tribunaux de Commerce – CNGTC) has announced the deployment of a blockchain network aimed at streamlining the management of commercial and corporate registry. The blockchain network will be used from 2019 by the clerks operating in commercial courts across France with the […]
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• SEC Chases Billions out of US Economy by Dragging Feet on Bitcoin ETF

  15-03-2019 16:23
  Many cryptocurrency investors and entrepreneurs have anxiously awaited a green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). A bitcoin ETF would bring more products to Wall Street and give institutional investors more direct access to an asset class they are clearly very enthusiastic about in 2019. Crypto capitalists like Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss even say they welcome the scrutiny of the SEC as well as institutional and federal regul
  
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• Bitcoin: The cryptocurrency is on ice as rivals build momentum - Express

  15-03-2019 16:20
  Bitcoin: The cryptocurrency is on ice as rivals build momentum  ExpressAfter some erratic bleeps on its heart monitor last week gave some analysts cause to prepare hors d'oeuvres for BTC's 'welcome back' party, the original ...
  
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• Dow Dumps While Boeing Stock Plunges to Staggering $28 Billion Loss

  15-03-2019 16:13
  The Dow lagged behind the broader U.S. stock market Friday as Boeing Co (BA) headed for its ninth drop in ten days in the wake of the Ethiopian Airline crash that killed 157 people last weekend. An investigation into the wreckage suggests that the doomed flight was configured to dive based on an analysis of a screw-like device that controls the plane’s nose. Dow Makes Sharp Reversal after Early Gains The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened slightly higher on Friday, reflecting a solid pre-
  
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• Bitcoin Trading Volume Tops $11 Billion For First Time In Nearly a Year

  15-03-2019 15:45
  Daily bitcoin trading volumes topped $11 billion Friday, the most seen since April 2018.
  
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• Is Coinbase Effect Dead? Crypto Assets Show Minimal Movement After Listing

  15-03-2019 15:33 via newsbtc.com
  In a continuation of good news for crypto asset Stellar, Coinbase recently announced the listing of XLM on its platform. Markets reacted positively to the news, with a 4% increase against the Dollar, but similar to XRP’s recent listing on the platform; investors were left feeling somewhat disappointed.
  Is this further confirmation of Coinbase’s diminishing influence? Or, were past pumps the result of market manipulation?To be fair, a good amount of altcoins followed similar movements
  
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• Japan to Hold First Ever Trial Over Crypto Hacking Losses

  15-03-2019 15:30
  An 18-year-old Japanese youth has been sent to prosecutors in the country's first ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft.
  
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• Crypto.com Chain’s CRO Goes Berserk to Gain 468% in a Week

  15-03-2019 15:20
  Crypto.com Chain might be one of the only nascent crypto projects that have maintained its upside hype for a straight week. The project’s CRO token on Friday noted yet another massive movement to the upside. The CRO-to-dollar rate rose as much as 65 percent, bring the pair’s weekly return to a whopping 468 percent. In the said timeframe, the CRO price jumped from a meager $0.019 to a weekly high towards $0.108. At the same time, the CRO market cap surged from $65.736 million to as hi
  
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• Google Deletes Crypto Malware Targeting Blockchain.com, MyEtherWallet Users

  15-03-2019 15:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Latest security mishap sees Google accidently host hacking extension
  
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• Folex – the New Cryptoexchange Combining Money and Entertainment

  15-03-2019 14:57
  After 14 months of test pooling for the perfect strategy, a new cryptocurrency exchange opens its doors on the 15th of March, 2019. Folex promises to captivate it’s traders by offering a wave of unique features, rather than having heavy utility token sales and fundraises, which the Folex family finds overvalued and a burn of investor money. The team and its partners are raising the standards and expectation of a crypto exchange to a new level. Folex uses its own funds for developing, testi
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Recovers As BTC, EOS, BCH, XLM, And ADA Move Higher Against The USD Cryptocurrency Price Analysis: Cryptocurrency Market Recovers As BTC, EOS, BCH, XLM, And ADA Move Higher Against The USD - Cryptocurrency Price Prediction 2019 - Sma

  15-03-2019 14:27
  Cryptocurrency Market Recovers As BTC, EOS, BCH, XLM, And ADA Move Higher Against The USD Cryptocurrency Price Analysis: Cryptocurrency Market Recovers As BTC, EOS, BCH, XLM, And ADA Move Higher Against The USD - Cryptocurrency Price Prediction 2019  SmartereumAfter a long cryptocurrency winter, it's fair to hear some good cryptocurrency news. Yesterday, the price of BTC, EOS, BCH, XLM, ADA and many other top ...
  
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• Bittrex International Cancels RAID’s IEO

  15-03-2019 14:18
  The token offering was scheduled to go live on 15th March at 1 am (UDT).
  
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