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• Alleged Bitcoin Fraudster Alexander Vinnik Appeals for Extradition to Russia

  21-03-2019 23:55 via cointelegraph.com
  Former operator of the BTC-e crypto exchange Alexander Vinnik has appealed with a Greek court for his release or extradition to Russia
  
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• Cryptocurrency companies rush to secure audits as firms back away - The Globe and Mail

  21-03-2019 23:39 via theglobeandmail.com
  Cryptocurrency companies rush to secure audits as firms back away  The Globe and MailIf the companies are unable to secure audits in time and fail to file financial statements with securities regulators, they could have trading halts imposed on them ...
  
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• AriseBank CEO Pleads Guilty to $4.2 Million Securities Fraud Involving ICO

  21-03-2019 23:15
  Jared Rice, former AriseBank CEO, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and could face as much as 20 years in prison.
  
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• Report Claims Bitcoin and Altcoin Correlation Slowly Fading, Could This be a Sign of a Maturing Market?

  21-03-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The volatile price action in the crypto markets over the past year and a half has proved to investors that despite each major altcoin having (mostly) unique features and use-cases, their prices are still extremely influenced by the overall market price action, and especially that of Bitcoin.
  Now, a recent research report conducted and published by cryptocurrency exchange Binance gives a significant amount of insight into how correlated various cryptocurrencies are with Bitcoin, other altcoins, a
  
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• Crypto Markets Descend While Tech Stocks Surge

  21-03-2019 22:55 via cointelegraph.com
  Major crypto markets have registered slight losses on the day, with only a few major coins trading in the green
  
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• Huobi Token pumps in advance of Huobi Prime launch

  21-03-2019 22:44
  Huobi is starting up its Prime platform next week. Huobi’s HT asset has pumped over the past month, possibly in correlation to the launch. In a recent report, CoinDesk noted the utility and price increase of Binance’ BNB asset, and the exchange’s new Lauchpad activities. CoinDesk also pointed toward Huobi Token’s (HT) recent pump, with Huobi Prime’s launch just around the corner, hosting the TOP Network (TOP) sale.
  A renewed exuberance
  Project asset launch
  
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• Bitcoin Savings Accounts: Crypto’s Next Big Thing?

  21-03-2019 22:42
  When BlockFi began offering interest-bearing accounts earlier this month, it seemed to have struck gold. Giving people a place to securely store their bitcoin or ether is paying off for the company and crypto holders. An impressive 10,000 people have signed up for accounts. Almost all of them, roughly 90%, are retail investors. As the prices for cryptocurrencies have fallen considerably, enthusiasts have pumped more than $35 million in deposits into BlockFi accounts. From Beta To A Hit The compa
  
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• Cryptocurrency payment app Zeux adds support for IOTA - CryptoNinjas

  21-03-2019 22:09 via cryptoninjas.net
  Cryptocurrency payment app Zeux adds support for IOTA  CryptoNinjasZeux, a cryptocurrency and banking services app, announced it has teamed with the IOTA Foundation to create a system that will allow users to use MIOTA.
  
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• Crypto Street Artist Finds Generous Surprise in his Bitcoin Wallet

  21-03-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  A French street artist, famous for his murals containing hidden crypto prizes, has received his largest donation to date. Pascal Boyart recently checked the Bitcoin address associated with the QR code provided to accept donations for one of his works to find that some anonymous fan had donated a full Bitcoin, worth more than $4,000 at the time of writing.
  Elated, the artist took to Reddit to share his gratitude for the anonymous tipper and the wider crypto community. Boyart states that this is t
  
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• Patriots Owner’s ‘Graphic’ Sex Tape Could Be Released to Peeping Tom Public

  21-03-2019 21:59
  Robert Kraft’s graphic sex tape — where he’s caught on video receiving oral sex at a Florida massage parlor — will probably be released publicly. That’s what Florida authorities said one day after the billionaire New England Patriots owner filed a motion to keep the police surveillance videos kept under seal. Martin County Sheriff William Snyder led the “human trafficking” probe in South Florida that ensnared Kraft and 300 other men. Florida Sheriff: Rob
  
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• UPS Integrates Blockchain Platform to Improve Merchant Supply Chains

  21-03-2019 21:49 via cointelegraph.com
  Logistics giant UPS and e-commerce tech firm Inxeption have jointly developed a blockchain platform designed to improve merchant supply chains
  
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• Fake Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Emerges

  21-03-2019 21:40
  A fake version of Wasabi wallet, probably designed to steal bitcoins, has emerged online at wasabibitcoinwallet.org. (Don’t visit that site.) Wasabi Lead Developer Exposes Fake Website According to Wasabi developer nopara73 (the only confirmed identity he has), the site is only trying to assault Windows users. Only the Windows version of the wallet is actually non-legitimate. The rest of the download links on the site direct to Wasabi’s actual Github repository. The first malware tha
  
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• Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Seeks Extradition to Russia

  21-03-2019 21:40
  Alleged bitcoin launderer Alexander Vinnik, who is wanted by several countries, has filed in Greece for extradition to Russia.
  
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• KILL OnMiners Changing the Game in Cryptocurrency Mining - Associated Press

  21-03-2019 21:33 via apnews.com
  KILL OnMiners Changing the Game in Cryptocurrency Mining  Associated PressThis *content* is a press release from our partner Business Wire. The AP newsroom and editorial departments were not involved in its creation.
  
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• Bitcoin’s 4th Largest Exchange to Support Tron Stablecoin

  21-03-2019 21:31
  The liquidity of the Tron network is about to go to the next level. As we previously reported, Tether is expanding its USDT product to the Tron blockchain. Now the community has heard from a veteran exchange – USDT-Tron is going to list on OKEx. 4th Largest Bitcoin Exchange to Support USDT-Tron OKEx is the 4th largest Bitcoin exchange by adjusted volume. In a note today, OKEx says: In order to meet users’ demand for stablecoin trading, OKEx will support USDT-TRON, the TRC-20 based US
  
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• Bitcoin rejects off $4,000 zone of resistance

  21-03-2019 21:31
  Bitcoin has been inching up the ladder, higher into the $3,900 range over the past several days. As bitcoin recently took a crack at the $4,000 range, it saw rejection from a level of previous difficulty. It will be interesting to see how price reacts going forward. Let’s go to the charts for more information.
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  Bitcoin’s weekly chart does not appear much different from last week. Although, the downward crossover of the 50 and 100-week movin
  
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• Vitalik Buterin: High Ethereum Price Good for Security, Ecosystem Development

  21-03-2019 21:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that high ether prices are important both for network security and the wider ecosystem’s development
  
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• Russian Gold Stockpile Grows as Analysts Warn of Global Recession

  21-03-2019 21:00
  Following sanctions imposed on Russia, Putin is supporting a mass gold stockpile expansion and a sale of U.S. debt holdings. With a trade war blazing, and sanctions laid across countries to force North Korea and its associates into submission, what happens to other economies? Countries like Russia are using this opportunity to step away from America’s mounting debt. It seems like other countries, particularly developing economies, prefer precious metals to the almighty dollar. How Much Gol
  
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• Crypto Bull Returns, Predicts Targets For Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin

  21-03-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ever since Bitcoin’s break of its parabolic advance in December 2017, the entire crypto market has been locked in a brutal bear market that’s resulted in companies going under, widespread layoffs, and investors and miners capitulating. Even the largest cap coins, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple, all have fallen 85% or more from their all-time high prices.
  The lack of bullish price momentum has caused many long-term bulls to sit on the sidelines, waiting for the bear market to
  
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• Report: Bitmain Plans to Set Up 200,000 Crypto Mining Machines in China

  21-03-2019 20:56 via cointelegraph.com
  Major cryptocurrency mining hardware producer Bitmain is reportedly planning to install 200,000 units of mining equipment in China
  
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• Vitalik Buterin Cashed Out Large Sums of ETH During 2017 Crypto Frenzy

  21-03-2019 20:17
  Ethereum mastermind Vitalik Buterin, who holds 350,000 ETH in his main wallet address, allegedly cashed out $40 million worth of ETH between June 2017 and February 2018. The findings came to light by Alex Sunnarborg, a founding partner of the crypto hedge fund Tetra Capital, who dug into Vitalik’s historical account data. The Breakdown of Vitalik’s ETH Movements According to Etherscan, Buterin has converted 544,998 ETH to fiat currencies since 2015. This amount equals to almost $49 m
  
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• Newsflash: Dow Surges 250 Points to Race Past 26,000

  21-03-2019 20:04
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened to sharp losses on Thursday and then promptly began a massive recovery that achieved what few on Wall Street thought it would today: cross the 26,000 mark on the back of a blockbuster rally. Dow Reverses Early Losses to Jump Past 26,000 As of 2:53 pm ET, the Dow stood at 26,001.05, representing a gain of 255 points or 0.99 percent. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted even larger gains, with the former jumping 1.12 percent to 2,855.97 and the latter adding 1.
  
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• Why Square’s Bitcoin Hiring Spree is Crucial for Crypto Adoption

  21-03-2019 20:00
  Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Square, the $32.7 billion mobile payment giant based in the U.S., revealed that Square would fund three to four developers and a designer to work on the open-source protocol of Bitcoin and the crypto ecosystem. Independent of the core business strategies of Square, the team of developers and a designer will work to contribute to the cryptocurrency ecosystem in a variety of ways, potentially by contributing to the open-source codebase of the Bitcoin network. #BitcoinTwitte
  
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• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Prices Cool Off, Correction to $140 in Progress

  21-03-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin Cash outperforms all assets in the top 10
  The ABC team will implement Schnorr signatures in May 2019
  Participation levels drop despite BCH registering double-digit gainsSchnorr Signatures, it appears, will first call Bitcoin Cash home before implementation at Bitcoin core. Nonetheless, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is outperforming other assets and up 24 percent from last week’s close.
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  In recent weeks, Bitcoin Cash has been on a roll. With supportive
  
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• PrepayWay – A Swiss FinTech Holding Announces Start of Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

  21-03-2019 19:44
  Bitcoin Press Release: PrepayWay AG opens up new opportunities for international crowdfunding. Participants can get involved from the 19th of March. March 19th, 2019, Switzerland  – People from different parts of the globe have an opportunity to contribute to the equity of the Swiss-Estonian startup using cryptocurrency. The self-hosted campaign brings together crypto backers and traditional crowdfunding contributors. Supporters will gain equity of the Fintech venture that p
  
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• Trading Ideas, Multicharts, and Live Widgets – SimpleFX Promotes New Features With Lower Spreads

  21-03-2019 19:41
  Bitcoin Press Release: Online digital broker and trading platform SimpleFX has announced the launch of new features, including ‘Trading Ideas’, Multicharts and Live Widgets. March 19th, 2019, St. Vincent and the Grenadines –  Multi-currency and cryptocurrency Web trader platform SimpleFX has just added three groundbreaking new features to its award-winning WebTrader and promotes the improvements with a “March Madness” offer. For the who
  
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• Theresa May Creating Dangerous Divisions as UK Heads Over the Cliff

  21-03-2019 19:40
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is entering dangerous territory after blaming members of Parliament for Brexit delays last night, stoking an already febrile atmosphere across the country and drawing comparisons with the Steve Bannon-led Trump administration. During a speech, she blamed MPs for procrastinating on making a decision and for rejecting her widely derided deal that would make Britian poorer if it passed. While claiming to be on the side of the people, she creates further division i
  
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• Midas Protocol Integrates with Kyber Network and IDEX to Create Universal Wallet

  21-03-2019 19:34
  Bitcoin Press Release: Midas Protocol, a universal wallet is bringing accessibility and security for all its users in the blockchain sphere. March 18th, 2019, Singapore – At the heart of Midas ecosystem, Midas Protocol is a universal wallet created for everyone, from new users to experts. It aims to be the most innovative wallet for all essential crypto needs, from safekeeping, intelligent trading and portfolio management. Over the past years, growing a strong ecosystem
  
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• MakerDAO Votes to Increase Fees 4% on Ethereum Stablecoin DAI

  21-03-2019 19:10
  Users of the dollar-backed stablecoin DAI have staked MakerDAO governance tokens in favor of supporting a 4 percent raise to stablecoin fees.
  
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• Narcotics Dealers Dump Dark Web for Telegram & WhatsApp

  21-03-2019 19:07
  As law enforcement increasingly cracks down on centralized dark-web markets, online narcotics dealers are migrating to encrypted messing apps like Telegram and WhatsApp, according to a new report from the Independent. Citing the findings of an anonymous dark web researcher, the report says that online drug dealers are advertising their illicit Telegram channels through graffiti markers spray-painted near transport hubs and other public places. Additionally, criminals are using automated chat bot
  
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• Ripple (XRP) Under Pressure Within a 4 Cents Range

  21-03-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple prices oscillating in a 4 cents range
  xRapid adoption will catalyze XRP interest
  Average participation levels more than half those of Feb 24-2.Aside from IBM’s World Wire–which would in a way loosen banks allowing these conservative intermediaries to experiment with digital coins, Ripple enthusiasts are watching xRapid and how banks are responding to its value proposition. By using XRP, fund transfer will be faster and cheaper benefiting both parties. If banks are interested,
  
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• Dan Berkovitz: CFTC Is Working Hard on the Bakkt Application

  21-03-2019 18:55
  U.S. CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz says the futures and options markets regulator is working hard on the Bakkt proposal. While he’s refused to provide an approval deadline, he did say that the agency is not anti-crypto or anti-blockchain. CFTC Trying To Understand Blockchain In a fireside chat with BLOCKTV, Berkovitz reassured the crypto community that the body is committed to freeing the market from fraud and manipulation rather than shooting down new technology. He states: The CFTC is
  
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• How to File Your Cryptocurrency Taxes - CryptoGlobe

  21-03-2019 18:51 via cryptoglobe.com
  How to File Your Cryptocurrency Taxes  CryptoGlobeThe filing deadline to submit tax returns for 2018 is April 15. Unfortunately, the process for filing taxes for cryptoassets is far from straightforward.
  
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• IPC Systems and Omniex Struck Partnership on Crypto Trading

  21-03-2019 18:46
  With this deal, IPC Systems will provide its clients with access to a spectrum of crypto-asset exchanges and OTC providers,
  
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• Not Just BNB: Up 120%, Huobi’s Crypto Exchange Coin Is Breaking Out

  21-03-2019 18:35
  Huobi Token (HT) is the latest native exchange cryptocurrency to flash more than 100 percent price growth year to date.
  
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• China’s Alibaba Partners With Chinese Software Giant to Promote Blockchain Development

  21-03-2019 18:24 via cointelegraph.com
  Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with software giant Aerospace Information to promote blockchain technology
  
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• WSJ Falsely Overstates ‘$9 Million’ ShapeShift Money Laundering Claim: Analysis

  21-03-2019 18:20
  Blockchain investigation and cybersecurity firm CipherBlade has done its own research, the results of which seem to exonerate crypto exchange ShapeShift from a scathing report in The Wall Street Journal. Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees was the first to tout the results, which exposed holes in the Journal’s methodology, knowledge of crypto, and other shortcomings. In CipherBlade’s published response, the firm dismantles the Journal’s key allegations one by one, chief among which wa
  
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• Bitcoin Fraudster Duped Italian Investors out of $300,000 in Gold & Crypto

  21-03-2019 18:16
  Gold and bitcoins worth of hundreds of thousands of euros are the spoils of an elaborate online fraud discovered by the postal police in Liguria, Italy. Bitcoin Scam Artist Impersonated Swiss Crypto Firm Local sources reported that the Italian authorities recently arrested a Genoa-based computer expert who entangled his victims by exploiting encrypted communication channels and false identities found on the darknet. The swindler allegedly promised victims a secure investment in bitcoin via gold
  
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• Canadian Crypto Enthusiasts Get One-on-One with Regulators

  21-03-2019 18:14
  Crypto enthusiasts in Canada are giving regulators their ideas about how to monitor the space. This will include the practice of short-selling. The Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada filed a joint consultation paper last week called the Proposed Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms. Avoiding Manipulation Short-selling bitcoin and other cryptos has been steeped in controversy, though many say it was needed. That was back when i
  
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• Hold Bitcoin (BTC), Billionaire Recommends Even as Coin Demand Wane

  21-03-2019 18:08 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices likely to crumble
  Chinese billionaire recommends hodling
  Transaction volumes low averaging 6k.Although Bitcoin is on an uptrend, it may correct in days ahead as sellers of Feb 24 flow back pouring cold water on bulls’ effort. All the same and according to Zhao, a Chinese billionaire, Bitcoin holders should hold as much as possible when nobody cares.
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  According to the US SEC, Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two most decentralized platforms. In
  
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• Switzerland Moves Forward to Fit Cryptocurrency Into Traditional Regulations - Bitcoinist

  21-03-2019 18:04 via bitcoinist.com
  Switzerland Moves Forward to Fit Cryptocurrency Into Traditional Regulations  BitcoinistThe Federal Assembly of Switzerland has voted in favor of putting cryptocurrency on equal footing as traditional assets. A Hesitant Vote 99 members of The ...
  
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• PewDiePie Rockets Back to YouTube Throne Despite New Zealand Controversy

  21-03-2019 17:55
  PewDiePie once again reigns supreme on YouTube. Indian music corporation T-Series briefly managed to open up a nearly 11,000 subscriber lead, before an epic rally pushed Felix Kjellberg back into pole position, even as he continues to face controversy over his appearance in the New Zealand terrorist’s manifesto. PewDiePie Recovers after T-Series Briefly Leads YouTube Subscriber Count In what has been an epic challenge for Felix Kjellberg, the Swedish YouTuber has been pulling out all the s
  
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• Cryptocurrency adoption is inevitable in the future, says Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel - AMBCrypto News

  21-03-2019 17:42 via ambcrypto.com
  Cryptocurrency adoption is inevitable in the future, says Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel  AMBCrypto NewsAt a recent FinTech meeting held in Chicago, the city's Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, took center stage and claimed that the adoption of cryptocurrencies on a larger ...
  
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• US Missoula County Considers Requiring Crypto Miners to Use Renewable Energy

  21-03-2019 17:41 via cointelegraph.com
  Mining operations would be required to produce or purchase renewable energy by proposed regulation in the United States Missoula County
  
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• New Document Details Ex-QuadrigaCX Law Firm’s Conflict of Interest

  21-03-2019 17:30
  Law firm Stewart McKelvey had a conflict in representing both QuadrigaCX and its CEO's widow, a new document says.
  
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• Two Exchanges Overtake Binance on CMC Rankings, But Research Suggests Volume Is Fake

  21-03-2019 17:17 via cointelegraph.com
  LBank and Bit-Z both held the top position in exchanges by adjusted volume on CoinMarketCap today, but research suggests their volume is fake
  
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• Ric Shreves Says Cryptocurrency Could be the Key to Providing Aid to Refugees. Hear Why at TechfestNW. - Willamette Week

  21-03-2019 17:14 via wweek.com
  Ric Shreves Says Cryptocurrency Could be the Key to Providing Aid to Refugees. Hear Why at TechfestNW.  Willamette WeekWhen one thinks of helping refugees, cryptocurrency is not the first thing that comes to mind. But Ric Shreves, a senior technology advisor at Portland-based ...
  
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• How Cam Models Are Finding Freedom in Cryptocurrency - Rolling Stone

  21-03-2019 16:58 via rollingstone.com
  How Cam Models Are Finding Freedom in Cryptocurrency  Rolling StoneTwo years ago, Gabi was struggling to maintain a career in the adult industry. She worked long hours streaming live as a cam model and producing video ...
  
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• Dow Suddenly Swings Higher as Apple Headlines Tech Stock Surge

  21-03-2019 16:46
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market pivoted higher Thursday, as traders reassessed the Federal Reserve’s dovish policy turn and its implications on riskier assets. Dow Rises from the Ashes; S&P 500 & Nasdaq Follow Wall Street’s major indexes overcame a volatile start to trade sharply higher on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 158 points, or 0.6%, to 25,904.43. The blue-chip index had opened in negative territory, reflecting a volatile pre-market for Dow fut
  
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• Texas: Crypto AriseBank CEO Pleads Guilty to Deceiving Investors in $4.2 Million Case

  21-03-2019 16:32 via cointelegraph.com
  After admitting to deceiving investors, the CEO of AriseBank will likely now face up to 20 years in prison
  
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