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• Swiss Federal Assembly Approves Instructions on Cryptocurrency Regulation - Cointelegraph

  20-03-2019 23:48 via cointelegraph.com
  Swiss Federal Assembly Approves Instructions on Cryptocurrency Regulation  CointelegraphSwitzerland's Federal Assembly has approved proposals to instruct lawmakers on cryptocurrency regulation.
  
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• Tezos Is Booming, and Crypto Enthusiasts Want to Know Why

  20-03-2019 23:47
  Tezos is on fire, moving up from 45 cents a week ago to a high of over 60 cents. The change in bitcoin’s price probably isn’t enough to do that by itself, and Tezos has been charting steadily in both markets in the same direction. Luke Martin, a trader and analyst, asked the question first: Why is everyone talking about Tezos? — Luke Martin (@VentureCoinist) March 20, 2019 Gains Not Based on Social Media Buzz Santiment, a bot that follows the frequency of crypto terms in social
  
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• Swiss Federal Assembly Approves Instructions on Cryptocurrency Regulation

  20-03-2019 23:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Switzerland’s Federal Assembly has approved proposals to instruct lawmakers on cryptocurrency regulation
  
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• Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin

  20-03-2019 23:30
  Payments startup Square wants to bring on crypto-focused engineers and designers, and may pay them in bitcoin.
  
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• WSJ’s ShapeShift Exposé Overstated Money Laundering by $6 Million, Analysis Says

  20-03-2019 23:00
  Blockchain analytics firms say money laundering accusations against ShapeShift don't match up.
  
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• JPMorgan Executives Flip Bullish on Crypto After JPM Coin Release

  20-03-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  It’s no secret that the executives sitting at the top of JPMorgan Chase – one of the largest banks in the world – are not the biggest fans of Bitcoin and other similar cryptocurrencies.
  Although the bank’s distain towards the nascent technology initially appeared to be genuine – and possibly rooted in fear – it now appears that they are, in fact, bullish on the tech – as long as they are the ones controlling it.
  JPMorgan Executive: Crypto Innovators Stil
  
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• High Hopes For CoinMarketCap’s Cryptocurrency Indices - ETHNews

  20-03-2019 22:58 via ethnews.com
  High Hopes For CoinMarketCap’s Cryptocurrency Indices  ETHNewsOne of the indices is structured to give a view of the crypto market independent of bitcoin's influence. Cryptocurrency data provider CoinMarketCap announced ...
  
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Stellar, Binance Coin, Tron, Cardano: Price Analysis, March 20

  20-03-2019 22:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Fundamentals have been improving, but the prices have been slow to react. Let’s consult the charts
  
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• Norwegian Fund Hosts $7 Billion Mega-Sale of Energy Companies

  20-03-2019 22:44
  The Norwegian Sovereign Fund has announced a $7 billion sale of shares for 134 exploratory fossil fuel and energy companies. Norway owns the largest sovereign fund in the world, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), which is valued at over $1 trillion. In 2017, Norges Bank suggested that the fund step away from oil and gas stocks to protect against consistent downward trends in oil prices. The problem is that 6.4 percent of the fund is invested in these stocks. Over the last two years, the
  
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• ‘Bitcoin Bank’ Silvergate Says Crypto Client Base Climbed 122% in 2018

  20-03-2019 22:30
  Silvergate Bank, which bills itself as the “leading provider of innovative financial infrastructure solutions and services to participants in the digital currency industry,” has disclosed in a preliminary prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that despite the bearish conditions in the bitcoin market, its number of crypto industry clients surged in 2018. Silvergate Crypto Client Deposits Rise to $1.58 Billion By the end of last year, Silvergate revealed tha
  
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• Sirin Labs Announces Mutual Integration with MyEtherWallet

  20-03-2019 22:26
  MEW will feature FINNEY as a hardware wallet, and the MEW community can purchase FINNEY™ using MEW.
  
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• Creditors Committee Formed for Collapsed Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX

  20-03-2019 22:15
  A creditors' committee has been formed for users of the failed QuadrigaCX exchange, and it includes a former Mt Gox customer.
  
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• As Brexit Negotiations Ensue, how Will Ongoing Uncertainty Affect the Financial Markets?

  20-03-2019 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The continued disruption could hold significant value to those willing to take advantage of this uncertain period.   Almost half of food manufacturers have said access to new UK markets will form a significant part of their growth strategies, with a further 46% citing export markets. Technology will also continue to play an ever-increasing role […]
  The post As Brexit Negotiations Ensue, how Will Ongoing Uncertainty Affect the Financial Markets? appeared first on Coinjournal.
  
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• Will Lightning Network’s Latest Feature Help Bitcoin Achieve Mass Adoption?

  20-03-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Lightning Labs, one of the major contributors to the Lightning Network, has announced the alpha launch of a new feature coming to the second layer micro-payments solution on top of the Bitcoin network. Lightning Loop, as the update is called, aims to address current issues surrounding channel capacity limits with regards to some of the early applications of the technology.
  Until Lightning Loop, once a user’s channel reached maximum capacity, it could accept no more payments. Obviously, for
  
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• Did the SEC Chairman Confirm Ethereum Isn’t a Security? Not Quite, but It’s Optimistic

  20-03-2019 21:59 via cointelegraph.com
  While industry executives generally agree Ethereum is not a security, the SEC chairman did not directly confirm it to Congress
  
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• Welcome to Athens: Tezos Completes ‘Historic’ First Blockchain Vote

  20-03-2019 21:30
  Tezos – one of the 25 ranking cryptocurrencies by market capitalization – has just concluded its first round of on-chain governance voting.
  
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• SEC receives adverse feedback on the prospect of a bitcoin ETF

  20-03-2019 21:27
  Talk of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund has been in the headlines for the past several months. Comments from the public show a hesitancy toward the product.
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the VanEck-SolidX bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) listing rule alteration multiple times. The public also waits for a decision on Bitwise Asset Management’s bitcoin ETF, according to Fox Business.
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• Ocasio-Cortez’s Popularity Is Dwindling Fast; Blames Fox News

  20-03-2019 21:15
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is blaming Fox News for her dying popularity. The New York Representative is being demonized by people from her state and across the country according to a new Siena College poll. The survey shows 44 percent of respondents as having an “unfavorable view” of the congressional newcomer. Compare this with the mere 31 percent boasting a favorable opinion. The reason people know more is bc Fox News has turned into “AOC TMZ” (no offense to TMZ), so awar
  
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• Huobi Prime Offers Cryptocurrency Investors a New Way to Trade

  20-03-2019 21:15
  Tuesday, March 26 will see customers of the cryptocurrency exchange Huobi experience a whole new way of getting their fingers around cryptocurrencies. Known as Huobi Prime, the system is a coin-launch platform that ensures all currencies purchased by Huobi users are immediately deposited into their accounts and tradable against the Huobi Token (HT) with minimal delays, according to a company press release. Fast Money in Your Wallet Customers will also have access to coins at below-market prices,
  
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• Major Coins See Mixed Signals, Gold Reacts Positively to US Federal Reserve Decision

  20-03-2019 21:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto markets are relatively quiet with minor losses throughout the top 20 coins
  
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• Fundamental Analyst: 90% of Smaller Crypto Projects Will Result in Complete Loss

  20-03-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  As the crypto market begins to pick up steam once again, Bitcoin has stabilized and been on a slow and steady climb, and traders everywhere are rejoicing over the apparent alt season that is upon us.
  However, before crypto investors begin to celebrate the beginnings of the next bull run, one fundamental-focused crypto analyst believes that the vast majority of cryptocurrencies in the market will result in “complete loss” for investors, who are essentially playing the role of venture
  
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• FCA-Licensed Wirex Offers Business Accounts for Crypto Firms

  20-03-2019 20:40
  Wirex noted that the new account type allows its corporate clients to make payments in 4 crypto and 12 fiat currencies.
  
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• Nvidia Expects to Finish Selling Leftover Inventory From Crypto Bear Market by Q1 2019

  20-03-2019 20:28 via cointelegraph.com
  Nvidia expects to complete sales of excess inventory previously slated for crypto mining by the end of Q1 2019 and shake off its “crypto hangover”
  
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• Dow Surges 160 Points in Minutes as Fed Says No Rate Hike in 2019

  20-03-2019 20:10
  On Wednesday, 11 out of 17 officials at the Federal Reserve reportedly voted to not increase its benchmark interest rate, vowing to remain patient. The Dow Jones immediately responded, surging 163 points within minutes. According to the WSJ, most Federal Reserve officials foresee the central bank raising the interest rate once in the upcoming three years, a move that could have a sustainable impact on the U.S. market. With positive fundamental factors in place including an increase in wages and
  
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• Bitcoin Core Developer Matt Corallo Proposes “The Great Consensus Cleanup”

  20-03-2019 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bitcoin-Core developer Matt Corallo has recently proposed a series of changes to the Bitcoin consensus code, dubbed “The Great Consensus Cleanup” in a new BIP, and submitted an associated pull request which implements the requisite code adjustments. The changes would be executed via a BIP-9 soft-fork in order to change a small proportion of consensus-related […]
  The post Bitcoin Core Developer Matt Corallo Proposes “The Great Consensus Cleanup” appeared first on Co
  
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• Ethereum (ETH) Disputations, Code Isn’t Law Insists Vlad

  20-03-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum prices stable but bullish
  Code is Law a misnomer insists Vlad Zamfir of Casper Labs
  Transaction volumes low but poised to expand as prices expandAfter penning an article critiquing Szabo’s law, Vlad is clearly of the opinion that there ought to be an element of human participation within the Ethereum governance model. Nonetheless, Ethereum (ETH) prices are stable, and after three days of consolidation, it is likely that prices will edge higher with targets at $170.
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• Cryptocurrency platform Augur can’t fix ‘invalid market’ scam without huge update - The Next Web

  20-03-2019 19:56 via thenextweb.com
  Cryptocurrency platform Augur can’t fix ‘invalid market’ scam without huge update  The Next WebDecentralized betting protocol Augur is dealing with fraudsters gaming the system, but there's not much its devs can do about it (for now).
  
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• CBOE Trashing Bitcoin Futures Signals Crypto Market Bottom: Brian Kelly

  20-03-2019 19:55
  Cryptocurrency investor Brian Kelly believes that the decision to drop bitcoin futures by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) represents a watershed in the history of bitcoin, signaling that the crypto market’s longest-ever decline has finally found a bottom. BKCM Founder: CBOE Exit Shows Bitcoin Bear Market is ‘Exhausted’ Speaking on Tuesday’s edition of CNBC Fast Money, the BKCM Digital Asset Fund founder and CEO stated that he sees improvement in bitcoin address
  
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• Democrats Fear Mueller Report Will Net Trump a Major Victory

  20-03-2019 19:45
  Since May 2017, America’s political class has waited in suspense as FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller pieced together his comprehensive report on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. As it draws to a close, it is becoming increasingly clear that it will take more than the results of a probe to unseat President Donald Trump or even weaken his reelection chances. Fearing the worst, a number of senior DNC figures, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are distancin
  
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• Crypto Exchange Aggregator Caspian to Offer Crypto Options and Futures Trading

  20-03-2019 19:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrency futures and options trading has been launched by exchange aggregator Caspian via new partnership
  
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• Pet Stablecoins: Why Some Banks Issue Their Own Digital Tokens, While Others Don’t

  20-03-2019 19:12 via cointelegraph.com
  Now that the JPM Coin is out, more banks are looking into issuing their own digital tokens. Nevertheless, some players — like Citigroup — are dropping the idea in favor of more traditional remittance methods
  
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• Passive Investing Boom Poses Catastrophic Risk to Dow Recovery

  20-03-2019 19:10
  The trend for passive investing has reached new heights. According to a CNBC report, money continues to pump into ETFs tracking bundled assets – e.g., major indexes like the Dow Jones or S&P 500) – which now make up almost 50% of the entire stock market. Even the bond markets aren’t safe from the passive crowd. While everything looks rosy, there is a sinister threat lurking in the wings. Harvard Study Suggests Financial Stability Risks Associated With Passive Funds Active i
  
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• $2 Billion Lyft IPO is a Must-Buy, But Don’t Ignore These Risks

  20-03-2019 19:01
  Less than two weeks ahead of its highly-anticipated $2 billion initial public offering, US ridesharing giant Lyft already has Wall Street bulls pounding the table. D.A. Davidson analyst Tom White has initiated coverage of Lyft with a “buy” rating and is expecting big growth numbers ahead. Lyft IPO Gives Investors Plenty to Love Lyft filed its S-1 form on March 1 and began its roadshow for potential IPO investors this week. The company expects to sell $2 billion worth of shares at a p
  
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• ‘I’m Freaking Out’: How It Feels to Hold the Bitcoin Lightning Torch

  20-03-2019 19:00
  How does it feel to hold the famous bitcoin lightning torch? Diana Aguilar explains.
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Going Mainstream, Accepted By a $4.7 Billion Company

  20-03-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin Price steady, may rally
  Avnet now accepts Bitcoin via BitPay
  Participation low but demand picking upBy collaborating with BitPay, Avnet now joins the likes of Microsoft and Dell as corporations accepting Bitcoin as payment. Regardless, Bitcoin (BTC) prices are steady and could close above $4,000.
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  Based in Phoenix, Arizona and drawing $17.4 billion in revenue, Avnet—one of the largest electronic component distributors in the US and one of the mos
  
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• Bitcoin Price Could Crash by 50% in 2019: Veteran Crypto Traders

  20-03-2019 18:35
  Throughout the past week, the bitcoin price has increased from $3,901 to $4,048, by nearly 4 percent against the U.S. dollar. The relatively strong short-term performance of bitcoin led alternative cryptocurrencies to engage in large upside price movements, allowing the valuation of the crypto market to rise by about $7 billion. However, while traders, technical analysts, and strategists generally remain positive on the mid-term price trend of bitcoin, some traders foresee the dominant cryptocur
  
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• Skywire Mainnet: Skycoin Heralds Public Release

  20-03-2019 18:15
  With blockchain companies everywhere aiming to empower their platforms’ users, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. Skycoin is hoping to do just that with its Skywire application, and the Skycoin development team have now unveiled the developer version, with the announcement made just days ago in Shanghai. This gives developers the capability to download, install, build and run the Skywire mainnet via the command line interface. Skywire’s creators have also stated that du
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia resumes trading months after debilitating hack - The Next Web

  20-03-2019 18:10 via thenextweb.com
  Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia resumes trading months after debilitating hack  The Next WebCryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has resumed trading following a debilitating hack in mid-January. The New Zealand-based company said on Twitter today ...
  
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• IBM World Wire Loosen Banks, Bullish for Ripple (XRP)

  20-03-2019 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple prices flat
  Stellar—IBM partnership and roll-out of World Wire bullishTransaction volumes must spike above 60 million for bulls or bears to be in chargeIBM involvement is a game changer. Although they are launching from Stellar, their confidence in blockchain could see banks experiment with crypto. In that case, some may decide to leverage RippleNet thereby boosting XRP prices—especially if they opt to use xRapid.
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• Funding Platform SeriesOne Partners With Polymath to Use Its Security Token Protocol

  20-03-2019 17:44 via cointelegraph.com
  U.S.-based crowdfunding portal SeriesOne has partnered with Polymath to let firms raise capital on its platform using its security token protocol
  
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• North Korean Revolutionaries Turn to Crypto to Oust Kim Jong-un

  20-03-2019 17:39
  An organized dissident revolutionary group calling itself Cheollima Civil Defense is actively working to overthrow Kim Jong-un and the government of North Korea. The group has announced that they will be selling visas to the new country beginning Sunday, and supporters can pay with the Ethereum cryptocurrency. The price is one ether for the first 1,000 visas, which will be issued via the blockchain. Two hundred thousand passes will be granted using the blockchain. The official site doesn’t
  
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• Lock Up Ether, Get Free Crypto: Twist on Airdrops Attracts Top VCs

  20-03-2019 17:00
  Governance startup Commonwealth, which offers a new twist on token airdrops, has raised $2 million from a group of notable investors.
  
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• Short the Dow for 2019’s Coming Recession, Says Top Hedge Fund

  20-03-2019 16:58
  The Dow Jones is set for an epic collapse, plunging the US into a recession as early as this year, according to Crescat Capital. The hedge fund, which consistently outperforms the market, is loading up on short positions on global stocks and shifting assets into gold in anticipation of a stock market meltdown. It comes less than a day after Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller said a recession is likely in the next 18 months. The bears are circling, and the stock market is on thin ice. As CCN recen
  
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• New Dether App Feature Allows Individuals to Buy and Sell ERC20 Tokens for Cash in 140 Countries

  20-03-2019 16:44
  With a new feature from peer-to-peer cash-to-crypto app Dether, individuals can buy DAI, BNB, MKR, REP, and a variety of other ERC20 tokens with cash, or sell ERC20 tokens without holding any token liquidity in their Dether wallet. GIBRALTAR, Gibraltar—March 19, 2019- Dether, a decentralized OTC network of crypto buyers and sellers, has launched a new app feature that allows individuals to buy and sell ERC20 tokens for cash, without needing to hold liquidity of that token. The Dether proto
  
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• Dow Sinks as US-China Trade Tensions Roil Stocks

  20-03-2019 16:34
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market sank on Wednesday, as investors tried to piece together a narrative to explain the apparent stalling of China trade negotiations ahead of next week’s summit in Beijing. Dow Slides Triple Digits All of Wall Street’s major indexes pivoted lower midweek as investors shifted their focus to monetary policy and trade negotiations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has extended its slide to triple digits, reflecting a tepid pre-market for U.S. stock futu
  
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• Dow Bounces Back from China-Inspired Volatility

  20-03-2019 16:34
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market bounced back on Wednesday, as investors tried to piece together a narrative to explain the apparent stalling of China trade negotiations ahead of next week’s summit in Beijing. Dow Recovers All of Wall Street’s major indexes traded lower through the morning session as investors shifted their focus to monetary policy and trade negotiations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its slide to triple digits, reflecting a tepid pre-market for U.S.
  
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• A San Diego Bank Sees Upsurge in Crypto Customers, Serving 542 Business

  20-03-2019 16:26 via newsbtc.com
  Figures for the end of 2018 show that San Diego-based Silvergate Bank saw an upsurge in digital currency customers. Previously, the institution provided banking services for 244 crypto businesses. However, by the end of last year, this figure more than doubled to 542.
  About Silvergate Bank
  Founded in 1988 as a state-chartered bank, the operations at Silvergate typified that of any other bank. But in recognition of the burgeoning digital currency sector, in 2013 they began actively pursuing digit
  
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• Litecoin Price Doubles in 2019: 5 Cataylsts Fueling the Rally

  20-03-2019 16:20
  The broader crypto market has been stuck in a narrow trading range over the short-term, but there’s one cryptocurrency whose value has nearly doubled year-to-date, and that’s Litecoin (LTC). The fifth-biggest coin, which is currently trading at $60.75, has benefitted from a few high-profile partnerships inked by Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, not to mention a push toward confidential transactions. After trading in the shadow of its larger sibling bitcoin (BTC) for so long, Litecoin, w
  
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• CoinMarketCap Launches Crypto Indices on Nasdaq, Bloomberg, Others

  20-03-2019 16:15 via cointelegraph.com
  Two cryptocurrency benchmark indices based on CoinMarketCap data will be launched on multiple platforms, including Bloomberg and Nasdaq
  
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• Mississippi Ranks Dead Last in US Scientific Innovation Rankings

  20-03-2019 16:09
  A new report ranking all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. in order of their innovativeness has ranked Mississippi as the least innovative state in the country, underlining the yawning cultural and economic chasm between the poorest and wealthiest areas of the country. Put together by personal finance website WalletHub, the ranking contains a few surprises, with California not included in the top five despite being home to the San Francisco Bay Area and its world famous tech cluster. The repor
  
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