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• Japan's Biggest Railway Company Is Looking to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments - CryptoGlobe

  31-03-2019 23:56 via cryptoglobe.com
  Japan's Biggest Railway Company Is Looking to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments  CryptoGlobeJapan's biggest railway and subway operator, the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), is reportedly looking to add cryptocurrency payment options for its users, ...
  
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• ‘Russian Facebook’ VK Wants to Turn its 100 Million Users into Crypto Fans

  31-03-2019 23:45
  VKontakte (also known as “VK”), which is Russia’s version of Facebook, is planning to issue its own cryptocurrency. The project is currently under development, but a final decision has not yet been made. The social media firm wants to create a cryptocurrency that all its users can implement, according to Russian news website RNS. VKontakte claims it has 97 million active monthly users. VK Launched Money Transfer System In 2018 If VKontakte is successful in rolling out its own c
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Tepidly Advances Above 4,100 as Upwards Momentum Slows

  31-03-2019 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  After rapidly surging to above $4,200 before plummeting back below $4,100 on Saturday, Bitcoin (BTC) has been able to incur some upwards momentum that has allowed it to tepidly move above $4,100.
  It is important to note that Bitcoin’s strongest level of resistance exists at $4,200, but analysts are expressing cautious optimism regarding the current state of the cryptocurrency’s price.
  Bitcoin Breaks Above $4,100 After Yesterday’s Volatility 
  At the time of writing, Bitcoin
  
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• What A Bitcoin-Friendly Cornell Prof Thinks Will Propel Crypto Past $1 Trillion

  31-03-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  According to one Cornell professor proficient in computer science and an advocate for Bitcoin, Emin Gun Sirer, crypto will be unable to surmount a $1 trillion collective valuation until certain requirements are met. He believes that with industry developments, “crypto winter will end” — eventually.
  Crypto Needs Scaling, Real Use-Cases, Decentralized Solutions
  Sirer recently wrote on Twitter that the cryptocurrency market surpassed $700 billion with “inherently unscalable
  
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• Binance’s BNB Leads Top Ten Cryptos in Q1 2019, Rises 185%

  31-03-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Binance Coin (BNB) has led the top ten cryptocurrencies in terms of quarter performance.
  The Binance crypto exchange’s native asset surged 185 percent in the first quarter of 2019, jumping from $6.069 to $17.335, according to data provided by Messari. On the whole, BNB was the sixth largest gainer in the said period, beaten only by PCHAIN’s PI (+787%), Ravencoin’s RVN (+337%), Everex’s EVX (+313%), Enjin Coin’s ENJ (+287%), and Numeraire’s NMR (234%). None of
  
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• Tezos Price Surges 57% in Days as Coinbase Fuels Another Crypto Rally

  31-03-2019 22:00
  The week is ending on a hugely positive note for the Tezos cryptocurrency. Tezos Races Ahead of Wider Crypto Market The blockchain project’s native asset XTZ today established a new weekly high towards $1.08 – up more than 17 percent in the last 24 hours. The latest push also brought the coin’s weekly gains to 57 percent, bringing the price a few steps closer to its November 19 high at $1.09. No other top-20 cryptocurrency came close to matching the breakneck Tezos rally. Volum
  
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• Hodler’s Digest, March 25–31: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

  31-03-2019 21:41 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto exchange Bithumb was hacked, again, this week, while the U.S. has delayed their Bitcoin ETF rule change decision, also again
  
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• Another Social Media Giant Enters the Crypto Industry, Is Widespread Adoption Imminent?

  31-03-2019 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  There’s no question that the crypto industry has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past year, regardless of persisting bear trend that has sent overall market sentiment towards rock bottom.
  One indication of this growth has been the large and growing trend of social media giants entering the industry, and because social media companies operate on the forefront of the general public, their quickness to adopt crypto may signal a bigger trend of growing mainstream adoption.
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• Tesla Wreck Hack Blindsides Unsuspecting Model 3 Owners

  31-03-2019 21:00
  Your smartphone, your smartwatch, and your laptop are all probably recording your information. Big deal – you knew that already. But what you might not have known is that your Tesla Model 3 is also a veritable gold mine of personal information. Tesla Wrecks are an Unexpected Hacker Gold Mine A story broke recently of a “white hat hacker” who has been restoring wrecked Teslas and demonstrating just how much data is under the hood. Phone contacts, addresses, and even crash videos
  
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• $4.2 Million of Cryptopia’s Ethereum (ETH) Moved as Prices Stagnate

  31-03-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum prices up 2.8 percent
  30,789 ETHs transferred from Cryptopia’s wallet to an unknown address.$4.2 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) from Cryptopia is now at an unknown address after Jan hack. At the same time, Ethereum prices are up but struggling to break above $150 and $170.Ethereum Price Analysis
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  There is a worrying trend in 2019. More exchanges are falling prey to hackers, and there should be averting steps. Aside from regulator involvement, exchange clients must ta
  
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• Is The Crypto Bear Dead Yet? Trader Calls For Bitcoin Double Bottom

  31-03-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over recent weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) has embarked on a slow and steady uptrend, moving convincingly off the mid-$3,000s. With the crypto asset recently holding above $4,000 on the back of an influx of volume, some are sure that bears in this market are ready to bite the dust.
  But according to a popular trader, bears might get one last hurrah in the form of a final sell-off, which will likely mark the end of the ongoing market cycle.
  Related Reading: Analyst: Bitcoin (BTC) Surging Above 4,200 Will Ma
  
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• Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Decision set for May, BTC Prices Up 2.3 Percent

  31-03-2019 19:41 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices stable but bullish
  Bitwise Bitcoin ETF application decision date put off to mid-MayIt will be until mid-May when the US SEC decides on Bitwise Bitcoin ETF. Like the SolidX and VanEck application, this ETF is backed by Bitcoins secured by a third party custodian. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) prices are stable inside Mar-29 high-low as bulls build momentum towards $4,500.
  Bitcoin Price Analysis
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  For the second time, the US SEC is putting off their decision on whether Bitwis
  
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• Massive Bitcoin Exchange Hack Exposes Bithumb’s Arrogant Disregard of Security

  31-03-2019 19:30
  In another blow to the crypto industry’s reputation, South Korean bitcoin exchange Bithumb was hacked again on Saturday morning. The hack marks the second time the exchange has been successfully penetrated in less than a year. Is arrogance or incompetence to blame? Bithumb Hadn’t Even Repaired its Reputation Since the Last Hack The Bithumb hack saw the offenders make off with around $20 million worth of EOS and Ripple (XRP). Three million EOS were stolen, along with 20 million XRP to
  
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• Bitcoin Pushes Past $4,100 as Top Cryptos See Mixed Movements

  31-03-2019 18:27 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin reaches over $4,100 as the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting mixed, mostly slight, movements
  
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• Tron Founder Justin Sun Needs a Vacation after Tesla Giveaway Debacle

  31-03-2019 16:32
  Someone needs to tell Justin Sun that there’s no shame in unplugging. With one glimpse of his sprawling office at Tron’s Beijing headquarters, it’s clear that the space doubles as a high-rise apartment. A twin bed in the corner is “used extensively during tight deadlines,” and Sun himself admits to being a workaholic, saying: “I will continue to work for 50 years, 50 weeks per year, 80 hours per week. Crypto never sleeps.” Perhaps but there’s a rea
  
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• BTC 2019 Welcomes KoreConEx’s Jofre to Digital Assets Panel

  31-03-2019 15:57
  Jofre joins dozens of distinguished speakers discussing the latest trends in asset tokenization.
  
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• Russian Social Media Giant VK Eyes Launching its Own Crypto: Report

  31-03-2019 15:02 via cointelegraph.com
  Russian media reports that the country’s most popular social network, VKontakte, is considering launching its own cryptocurrency
  
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• Up 100%: Litecoin Price Sets Q1 Performance Record

  31-03-2019 15:00
  Litecoin's price doubled in the first three months of 2019 to register its best first-quarter performance on record.
  
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• Italy’s Trump-Bashing Ex-PM Yearns for Era When Obama Ruled the World

  31-03-2019 15:00
  As prime minister of between 2014 and 2016, Matteo Renzi was an unmitigated disaster for Italy. Fortunately, his incompetence and socialist ideology ensured that Italians not only showed him the door but also left his Partito Democratico (Democratic Party) politically annihilated. Now, the has-been is nostalgic of a bygone age when elites and globalists were in charge rather than populists like Donald Trump. Matteo Renzi Only Has Eyes for Barack Obama He tells CNBC: “I’m a really luc
  
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• How’s Tron (TRX) Price Performing Following Tesla Controversy

  31-03-2019 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  Things turned sour for a promising blockchain project after its founder allegedly faked a Tesla giveaway competition.
  Justin Sun, 29, promised his booming Tron project community that he would give away an expensive Tesla in a lottery. The Chinese entrepreneur asked participants to follow him on Twitter and retweet his message merely. On the day of the announcement, March 27, Sun randomly picked Twitterati UZGAROTH but later deleted his tweet citing glitch the selection process. The winner d
  
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• Wells Fargo CEO Resignation Could Be Surprisingly Bullish for Bitcoin

  31-03-2019 13:49
  Tim Sloan is out as CEO of the beleaguered Wells Fargo. The news sparked curiosity and hope among crypto players that his replacement is more open to the space than Sloan. While Wells Fargo execs were mum about who’d replace Sloan, the rumor mill chatter quickly began to spin. Making the list are several people from J.P. Morgan. Before you say that’s a wrap considering the outrageous comments its CEO Jamie Dimon has made about cryptos, just wait. Some of these people have expressed b
  
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• Meet the 21-Year-Old Entrepreneur Trying to Sell His Failed ICO on Ebay

  31-03-2019 13:49 via cointelegraph.com
  Meet the 21 year-old entrepreneur who is trying to sell his failed ICO project on eBay for $60,000. He says that bad actors failed the scene
  
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• North Korea Amassing $670 Million in Crypto Proves US Dollar is Losing

  31-03-2019 13:00 via newsbtc.com
  US dollar is not just a currency, but also a weapon.
  The greenback accounts for 63 percent of the world’s reserves. It is large and liquid; it has a reputation for safety and the rule of law, and its backers have the willingness to run account deficits. That is why most elected governments choose to hold the bulk of their reserves in USD. And that is how the US Federal Reserve becomes one of the leading world’s creditor, if not sole.
  But in the hands of an unskilled government,
  
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• Curious about cryptocurrency? Here's everything you need to know - CBC.ca

  31-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Curious about cryptocurrency? Here's everything you need to know  CBC.caCryptocurrency is big business, but for many not in the tech sphere, it's still a big unknown. Here are answers to some questions you might have.
  
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• Ethereum May Surge 35% to $200 in Near-Term; What Will Fuel It?

  31-03-2019 12:29
  Throughout the past month, the price of Ethereum (ETH) increased from $126 to $140, by more than 11 percent against the U.S. dollar. Similar to how several strategists expect the bitcoin price to increase substantially if it breaks the $4,200 resistance level in the near-term, traders foresee Ethereum rising to as high as $200 if it rebounds over crucial levels. $148 For Ethereum is Key According to a cryptocurrency technical trader recognized by the community as “The Crypto Dog,” th
  
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• ‘Coinbase Effect’ on Cryptocurrency Listing is Back - Coingape

  31-03-2019 12:17 via coingape.com
  ‘Coinbase Effect’ on Cryptocurrency Listing is Back  CoingapeCoinbase Custody recently decided to add staking of Proof of Stake (PoS) cryptocurrencies. While many cryptocurrencies follow Proof of Stake (PoS) algorithm, ...
  
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• Iran’s Crypto Regulations: What’s Happening Behind Closed Doors

  31-03-2019 12:00
  The Central Bank of Iran's draft crypto framework has the local community worried, and getting it changed will not be easy.
  
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• March Crypto Roundup: Solid Gains for Most – BNB, ADA, Tezos Pumped While XRP, Tron, BSV Dumped

  31-03-2019 11:00 via newsbtc.com
  Following a gain of 14% during February crypto markets continued to make progress during March. Starting out the month at $130 billion markets had climbed 10% by the end of it to $143 billion with a gain of $13 billion. Altcoins had been largely responsible for the movement as Bitcoin dominance fell ever nearer to 50%, its lowest level for seven months. Daily volume had increased from below $25 billion to high thirties by the end of March and momentum was looking solid despite failure to break k
  
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• Meteoric Dow Awaits After Fully Recovery from 2018 Bottom

  31-03-2019 10:32
  In one spectacular quarter, the U.S. stock market has almost fully recovered from its 2018 correction with the Dow Jones nearing 26,000 points and the S&P 500 surpassing November levels. Since December 24, the Dow Jones has rebounded from 21,792 points to 25,928 points by 18.9 percent and the S&P 500 demonstrated a similar performance, rising from 2,351 points to 2,834 points by 20 percent. While strategists remain cautious on the near-term performance of the Dow due to geopolitical risk
  
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• How BOLT’s Tokenized Ecosystem Transforms Content Streaming

  31-03-2019 09:26
  BOLT GLOBAL, a blockchain-based content rewards platform, recently made several partnership announcements. First, BOLT’s user access to premium sporting streams just got a boost. The International Cricket Council granted BOLT transmission rights to the 2019 Cricket World Cup for users in Southeast Asia, where Cricket reigns as the number one watched sport. In their second announcement, the team reported that the BOLT token has been listed on BitMax.io, marking its first appearance on a dig
  
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• Crypto Market Wrap: Altcoins End Month on a High, Are Further Gains Likely?

  31-03-2019 09:00 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto markets remain in reasonable shape; Tezos still running, BNB and Dash close behind, EOS cooling off.
  Market Wrap
  There have been marginal declines for the majority of cryptocurrencies over the past 24 hours but crypto markets remain at their highest levels for the month with total capitalization still above $140 billion and looking to climb further.
  Around this time yesterday Bitcoin actually made it to $4,200 but sharply fell back as it has done before. For most of Saturday BTC remained
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Price Trend Overwhelmingly Bullish, Bulls Aim $4,400

  31-03-2019 07:30 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price gained traction in the past few days and traded to new a new monthly high at $4,132 against the US Dollar.
  The price corrected lower recently, but it found support near the $4,050 and $4,040 levels.
  There is a major ascending channel in place with support at $4,070 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair might decline towards the $4,040 support once again before climbing higher in the near term.Bitcoin price is trading in a strong uptrend above $
  
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: Can ETH Bulls Keep Uptrend Going?

  31-03-2019 06:08 via newsbtc.com
  ETH price rallied in the past few days and broke the $139 and $144 resistances against the US Dollar.
  The price is currently correcting lower, but it could find a strong support near the $139 zone.
  There is a major ascending channel in place with support at $140 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The pair remains in an uptrend as long as there is no daily close below the $139 support zone.Ethereum price is placed in a solid uptrend versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD
  
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• Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the week March 24 to March 30 - Coingape

  31-03-2019 05:55 via coingape.com
  Cryptocurrency Price Analysis for the week March 24 to March 30  CoingapeHi Readers, welcome to cryptocurrency price analysis for the week. Do not forget to check movers and shakers for this week at the last of the article.
  
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• SEC Cryptocurrency EFT Applications Pending - The National Law Review

  31-03-2019 01:18 via natlawreview.com
  SEC Cryptocurrency EFT Applications Pending  The National Law ReviewTwo recent proposals for cryptocurrency bitcoin exchange-traded funds ETF vying to become first to receive approval from Securities Exchange Commission ...
  
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• Warning: This John McAfee-Pumped Cryptocurrency Has Major Red Flags - CCN

  31-03-2019 00:31 via ccn.com
  Warning: This John McAfee-Pumped Cryptocurrency Has Major Red Flags  CCNBy CCN.com: Another day, another John McAfee tweet pumping a cryptocurrency project that has alarming red flags. The latest dubious crypto token is called ...
  
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• Warning: This John McAfee-Pumped Cryptocurrency Has Major Red Flags

  31-03-2019 00:30
  By CCN.com: Another day, another John McAfee tweet pumping a cryptocurrency project that has alarming red flags. The latest dubious crypto token is called Apollo, an “all-in-one” cryptocurrency with supposedly-private transactions. Crypto Developers Call Out McAfee-Linked Apollo However, according to crypto development firm Jelurida, Apollo’s so-called privacy features promoted are not so private after all. https://t.co/X1s6hJVGOW — Ardorgate (@Ardorgate) March 28, 2019 I
  
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• The Implications of Fusing 5G and Blockchain

  31-03-2019 00:24 via cointelegraph.com
  The debut of 5G networks will be a boost for blockchain and IoT
  
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