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• Major Bank CEOs Testify at US Congress, Topics Include Blockchain and Crypto

  10-04-2019 23:50 via cointelegraph.com
  CEOs of the largest banks in the U.S. testified on Capitol Hill about how the industry has transformedsince the 2008 crisis, topics included blockchain and cryptocurrencies
  
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• Chris Davis Has Whiffed His Way to $2.1 Million Since His Last Hit

  10-04-2019 23:25
  Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has become the most expensive MLB field ornament of all time, costing the club over $2 million since he last recorded a hit – much less banged one of his signature home runs. Davis Rakes in $142k Every Game Just this week, the slugger (swinger?) earned the dubious distinction of having the longest-ever streak of hitless at-bats in the history of Major League Baseball. Davis whiffed his way past the previous record of 46 hitless at-bats set by Los
  
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• Cryptocurrency Trading: Difference Between a Hot and Cold Wallet - The Daily Hodl

  10-04-2019 23:04 via dailyhodl.com
  Cryptocurrency Trading: Difference Between a Hot and Cold Wallet  The Daily HodlEvery crypto wallet falls into either one of these two categories: hot wallet or cold wallet. Both have their advantages and drawbacks. Choosing the best wallet for ...
  
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• Civic CEO: Crypto Winter Not Over Until Bitcoin Leaves Alts Behind

  10-04-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The CEO and co-founder of blockchain-based identity platform Civic (CVC) has stated that he does not think the crypto bear market is over just yet. Vinny Lingham Tweeted that any upward surges are ultimately unsustainable until Bitcoin price can move independently of the other digital coins.
  Lingham’s opinions stand in stark contrast to many analysts in the crypto industry who believe that downwards trend observed following the 2017 crash in Bitcoin prices is over. The South African entrep
  
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• Ripple Xpring, Bain Capital Invest in Early-Stage Blockchain VC Firm Robot Ventures

  10-04-2019 22:56 via cointelegraph.com
  Ripple Xpring, Bain Capital Ventures invest in early-stage blockchain VC firm Robot Ventures, which is led by Compound founder Robert Leshner
  
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• Oracle Exec: 50% Of Companies Will Use Blockchain Tech in Next Three Years

  10-04-2019 22:28 via cointelegraph.com
  Vice president of software development company Oracle Frank Xiong estimates that 50 to 60 percent of companies will use blockchain tech in the next three years
  
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• Cardano Founder Strikes Back Against “Negative Story”

  10-04-2019 22:25
  Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Cardano, is unhappy with the way he was portrayed in a recent interview. The interview, which is written in the first-person and characterizes Hoskinson in various lights, closes, in part: Without litigating the details of his various spats, this is not a man gifted at de-escalation, or even self-effacement. Could Charles Hoskinson have accomplished quite as much if his Twitter finger were a bit less itchy? Could he have accomplished more?
  
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• Alt Season Resumes as Bitcoin Price Continues Upward Climb Toward $6,000

  10-04-2019 22:15 via newsbtc.com
  Crypto bulls have been dominating the price action as of late, with many altcoins posting 100% or more gains since they reached their bear market bottoms. It’s caused many traders and analysts to agree that an alt season has been upon us.
  However, a massive Bitcoin rally halted alt season in its tracks, but it’s since resumed now that Bitcoin made it through resistance at $5,350 that had appeared to keep the rest of the market at bay.
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• Crypto OG explains interesting “little old lady” trading strategy

  10-04-2019 22:00
  Crypto veteran Davicij15 recently explained his trading strategy, which includes buying many different crypto assets and taking profit after 100% gains.
  A long time in the business
  Publicized for his comments on bitcoin back in 2011, Davincij15 has been in the crypto game for a long time, comparable to how young the industry is.
  The veteran crypto aficionado sat down for an interview with popular crypto YouTuber Ivan on Tech on April 9, talking about various topics in the space.
  Near the beginni
  
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• Bitcoin Technical Indicator Confirms New Uptrend After 16 Months of Red

  10-04-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ever since last week’s Bitcoin rally that broke through critical resistance at $4,200, bulls have appeared to be back in charge. What is still unclear at the moment, is if the bottom of the 2018-2019 crypto bear market is in, and the early signs of a new bull run are beginning.
  Giving further merit to bulls claiming the bottom is now behind us, one specific Bitcoin technical indicator has turned bullish for the first time in 16 months, which according to many confirms that a new uptrend ha
  
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• Tesla Stock Soars as Congress Plots More EV Handouts

  10-04-2019 21:58
  Tesla stock jumped on Wednesday after US lawmakers proposed expanding federal tax credits for EV vehicles. The move provides Elon Musk with a helping hand as he seeks to prevent lingering demand problems from ransacking the company’s forecast. Shortly before the closing bell, TSLA shares traded at $277.15 for a session increase of 1.78%. Tesla Stock Could Receive Huge Boost from EV Credits Tesla might be well off its recent highs, but its share price continues to hold at the bottom of a lo
  
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• Poloniex Expands Margin Trading Offering For Non-US Customers

  10-04-2019 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ethereum Classic (ETC) is now available for margin trading on crypto-to-crypto exchange platform Poloniex for non-US customers. ETC joins other cryptocurrencies already available for margin trading on the platform including ether, dash, dogecoin, litecoin, monero and stellar, all with bitcoin as the base pair. Margin trading is essentially trading with borrowed funds. When placing a […]
  The post Poloniex Expands Margin Trading Offering For Non-US Customers appeared first on Coinjournal.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Breaks Resistance at $5,350, Bullish Rally Continues Above $5,400

  10-04-2019 21:45 via newsbtc.com
  Over the last two months, bulls have regained control of the crypto market after a potential bottom was put in back in December 2018. Since the start of the climb, bulls have managed to take out important resistance at $4,200, causing Bitcoin price to rally upwards of $1,000 in a matter of an hour or so.
  Despite the leading crypto by market cap experiencing the most overbought levels since its previous all-time high, Bitcoin continues to climb, breaking through resistance at $5,350, and is curre
  
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• Report: Fewer ICOs Raised Funds in Q1 2019 Than in Q4 2018

  10-04-2019 21:39 via cointelegraph.com
  A recent ICObench report shows that Q1 2019 saw fewer ICOs raise funds compared to Q4 2018
  
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• Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Spikes Within Inches of $5,500 Despite China FUD

  10-04-2019 21:32
  The bitcoin price bounded to a new 2019 high on Wednesday, sneaking within inches of the $5,500 mark midway through the afternoon US trading session. Bitcoin Price Flirts with $5,500 The flagship cryptocurrency held above $5,200 throughout the morning, but it began to climb heading into the afternoon. At 18:30 UTC, a surge in buy orders propelled the bitcoin price as high as $5,462 on Bitstamp. At last check, it traded at $5,408 for a 24-hour gain of 3.37 percent. The upside push came despite an
  
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• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON: Price Analysis April 10

  10-04-2019 21:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Is the recent uptrend in crypto markets sustainable? Let’s consult the charts and find out
  
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• Dow Teeters After Fed Minutes Crush Investor Hopes

  10-04-2019 21:07
  The Dow lagged the broader U.S. stock market on Wednesday, as investors sifted through the transcript of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, which offered very little in terms of new information or catalysts to jumpstart the next leg of the equities recovery. Dow Lags as Nasdaq and S&P 500 Creep North The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded in a narrower range on Wednesday, reflecting a tepid pre-market session for U.S. stock futures. By the end of trading, the Dow settled at
  
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• Streisand Effect? Bitcoin (BTC) Weather Through FUD, Bulls Firm

  10-04-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices steady above $5,000
  Volumes drop by 80 percent from 54k of Apr 2 to 11k of Apr 9Even with FUD around China’s NDRC proposal of banning Bitcoin and crypto mining, prices are steady. It is up 7.4 percent from last week’s close as buyers aim at Q4 resistance previous support at $5,800–$6,000.
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  It’s a new milestone for Bitcoin. For the first time this year, the network processed more than 400 million transactions, up 50 millio
  
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• A Freelance Job Market Is Moving Its 700,000 Users to EOS

  10-04-2019 21:00
  Moonlighting is getting funding from Block.one's venture arm to port its users' profiles over to the EOS blockchain.
  
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• Boeing Stock Flails After Livid Investor Sues Over Alleged 737 Deception

  10-04-2019 20:57
  Boeing’s woes are stacking up. The latest blow? A class-action lawsuit filed by shareholders on Tuesday that charges that the airline defrauded them for not informing them of technical deficiencies of their ill-fated plane. The problems began when two 737 Max 8 planes crashed on take-off. The cause? Boeing’s own safety systems malfunctioned at crucial moments in the flight. Suit: Boeing Deceived Shareholders In the filing, Boeing shareholder Richard Seeks accused the aircraft maker o
  
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• Edge Partners with Simplex on ‘Crypto Cash Out’ Functionality

  10-04-2019 20:23
  The new feature enables the wallet's customers to use their cards to transact Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and Ripple's XRP.
  
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• Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex sees BitLicense rejected by The New York Department of Financial Services - FXStreet

  10-04-2019 20:17 via fxstreet.com
  Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex sees BitLicense rejected by The New York Department of Financial Services  FXStreetPopular crypto exchange Bittrex has its application for a BitLicense by The New York Department of Financial Services today. The U.S. authority issued.
  
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• How Traditional Stock Markets Can Help Mainstream Cryptocurrency - or Not - Bitcoin News

  10-04-2019 20:17 via news.bitcoin.com
  How Traditional Stock Markets Can Help Mainstream Cryptocurrency - or Not  Bitcoin NewsIt's not a stampede, but a growing number of traditional stock exchanges have started to offer cryptocurrency-related products.
  
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• New York Denies Bittrex BitLicense Application Citing Inadequate Compliance

  10-04-2019 20:07 via cointelegraph.com
  The New York Department of Financial Services has denied crypto exchange Bittrex’s application for a BitLicense
  
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• Joseph Lubin: Ethereum (ETH) Will be a Global Settlement Layer and Prices Rise 1000X

  10-04-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum prices in an uptrend, add 9.3 percent
  Break above $190 and $200 ought to be with high transactional volumesConsenSys are building and developing infrastructure, apps, and tools useful in the Ethereum ecosystem. That will support prices forming the base for Ethereum (ETH) rockets aiming at $250 or higher.
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  Joseph Lubin is the co-founder of Ethereum and the founder of ConsenSys, and he is optimistic of Ethereum’s future. Being a billionaire, Jose
  
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• Stock Market Looks Recession-Proof, So What’s Holding Back the Dow?

  10-04-2019 19:59
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average held relatively steady on Wednesday. According to Goldman Sachs, the US stock market recovery is unlikely to run into a recession anytime soon. If that’s the case, what’s holding back the Dow? Strategists Spar over Recession Risk and Dow Danger On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its outlook of the global economic growth rate from 3.5 to 3.3 percent, citing various factors including a decline in business confidence and the unce
  
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• Mauritius Financial Regulator Issues Guidelines on Security Token Offerings

  10-04-2019 19:46 via cointelegraph.com
  A guidance note concerning security token offerings has been released by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission
  
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• Alessio Rastani: Bitcoin currently is testing 200-day MA on this one chart

  10-04-2019 19:44
  According to charts provided by TradingView, bitcoin clearly surged through the 200-day moving average (MA) during its April 2 price pump. One crypto influencer, however, has recently presented a chart with much different data.
  Looking at a different chart
  Well-known trader Alessio Rastani posted an April 10 video showing that bitcoin is currently facing resistance at the 200-day MA. It’s an odd observation, in the sense that BTC has clearly already pumped right through the 200-day MA, as
  
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• Dimon testifies about blockchain, cryptocurrency and consumer security - CNBC

  10-04-2019 19:42 via cnbc.com
  Dimon testifies about blockchain, cryptocurrency and consumer security  CNBCThe CEOs of America's largest banks testify on Capitol Hill about how the industry has transformed in the 10 years following the financial crisis.
  
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• Beware: Bitcoin Might Blindly Chase the Dow into the Next Financial Crisis

  10-04-2019 19:35
  Be careful what you wish for. The crypto community continues to beg big investors to get on board with bitcoin, but there could be some unintended – and alarming – side effects. Most notably, bitcoin could be destined to hitch its wagon to the fate of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. While cryptocurrencies should be a respite from the stock market, their mettle has yet to be tested in the flames of an economic downturn. Plus, as widely cited economist Alex Kruger points out, crypto
  
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• Arkansas Resident Dials in on Hang-Ups with Felony Robocall Ban

  10-04-2019 19:33
  As an Arkansas resident, I was gleeful this morning when I hung up from a spoofed robocall to learn that Governor Asa Hutchinson has signed a bill, with the urging and participation of Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, which makes it a felony to robocall people in Arkansas or to spoof your number to mask your true location. Presumably, it will take some time and prosecutions to have an effect. However, I fear it will fail to have any impact at all. Is The Battle Against Robocalls Already Lost? S
  
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• New York Rejects Bittrex Exchange’s BitLicense Application

  10-04-2019 19:16
  NYDFS has rejected Bittrex's application for a BitLicense, citing "inadequate" AML compliance among other reasons.
  
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• South Korea State Defense Arm DAPA to Build Blockchain Platform for Military Acquisition

  10-04-2019 19:00 via cointelegraph.com
  South Korea's state defense arm DAPA plans to improve the reliability of data in the defense industry with blockchain
  
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• Ripple (XRP) Partner Secures a Digital Remittance License, Price Bounce off 34 Cents

  10-04-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple (XRP) prices back to green, stable above 34 cents
  MoneyMatch, a Ripple partner, based in Malaysia now has a remittance licenseMalaysia’s MoneyMatch is about to graduate from the country’s regulator sandbox and now have a digital remittance license. As a Ripple partner, this is bullish. Building and partnership will eventually form the base and jolting Ripple (XRP) from current stagnation to above 40 cents.
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• Tensions Flare on MakerDAO Community Call Over Transparency Issues

  10-04-2019 18:45
  Tough questions were asked Tuesday during a MakerDAO community call about who controls the overseeing organization's finances.
  
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• Tensions Flare in MakerDAO Community Call Over Transparency Issues

  10-04-2019 18:45
  Tough questions were asked Tuesday during a MakerDAO community call about who controls the overseeing organization's finances.
  
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• Texas Regulator Takes ‘Emergency’ Action Against Obvious Crypto Scam

  10-04-2019 18:37
  Travis J. Iles, the Securities Commissioner of Texas, isn’t taking any guff from a site called FxBitGlobe. Iles issued an “emergency” cease and desist order to FxBitGlobe, ordering them to quit attempting to do business with anyone in the great State of Texas. Site Lists Fake Houston Address The order outlines the hilarity of the scam in exhaustive detail that only a group of lawyers could manage. For one thing, FxBitGlobe lists an address in Houston which doesn’t exist.
  
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• Elon Musk Epically Trolls Jeff Bezos After Amazon Poaches SpaceX Scheme

  10-04-2019 18:36
  Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are taking their feud to a galaxy far, far away — this time, into space. In his latest salvo, Musk called Bezos a copycat amid news that the Amazon CEO plans to launch 3,200 satellites into space. Musk — the founder of space exploration company SpaceX — reacted by tweeting: “Jeff Bezos copy 🐈.” Musk made sure to tag Bezos on his catty smack-down. Elon Musk Launched Similar Satellites In 2018 Bezos’ venture is calle
  
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• New US ‘Digital Taxonomy’ Bill to Allocate $25 Million Annually to Prevent Crypto Crime

  10-04-2019 18:28 via cointelegraph.com
  A second U.S. bill on crypto taxonomy offers to allocate $25 million to the FTC from 2020 to 2024 to prevent crypto crimes
  
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• Who Will Win in the Race for Processing Speed: Command Chain Protocol vs The Lightning Network

  10-04-2019 18:21
  There was one issue with Bitcoin when it was first proposed in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto:  it couldn’t scale. Ten years later and Bitcoin has the same scalability problem. Throughout its existence, it hasn’t managed to go beyond processing more than seven transactions per second; which was enough in the beginning. Right now, the network has become too congested, boosting transaction fees and slowing down processing even more. To put things into perspective, by comparison, Visa ca
  
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• Bitcoin Approaches $5,300 as US Stocks See Growth

  10-04-2019 18:14 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin approaches the $5,300 mark as most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to moderate gains
  
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• WolfpackBOT- Automating the Cryptocurrency Trading Activities

  10-04-2019 18:04
  WolfpackBOT is an unconventional trading software that is designed to take cryptocurrency trading bots to the next level and popularize the adoption of Masternode Blockchain Technology. WolfpackBOT Automated Trading Software WolfpackBot is an advanced cryptocurrency trading software that makes crypto trading activities faster and more accurate through proprietary trading algorithms, proprietary “Werewolf” Trading Analysis configurations, and customizable settings based on a user&rsqu
  
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• Connect Coin: Streamlining the Online Payment and Fund Transfer Process

  10-04-2019 17:52
  Online money transfer technologies have facilitated individuals with fast and efficient transfer of payments across the world. Additionally, users today purchase goods and services from e-commerce websites and pay for transactions online in just a matter of a few clicks. However, even after the convenience of online money transfer, people still restrain to leverage this technology due to the critical concerns associated with it. Some of the challenges that keep people from adopting to online mon
  
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• Bitcoin’s Meteoric Rise Exposes Bitter Irony of Russia’s Crypto Skepticism

  10-04-2019 17:48
  For anyone thinking of promoting bitcoin as an investment, Russia might not be the ideal place to set up shop. According to the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), around 65% of Russians consider bitcoin to be a “disadvantageous investment.” The Bitter Irony of Russia’s Anti-Crypto Attitude While this could be attributed to bitcoin’s volatility, the finding is full of irony. To illustrate, a Russian who locked their savings in bitcoin in 2014 after the Europe
  
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• Bitcoin passes 400m milestone as cryptocurrency price continues to rise - The Independent

  10-04-2019 17:48 via independent.co.uk
  Bitcoin passes 400m milestone as cryptocurrency price continues to rise  The IndependentBitcoin has passed a major milestone amid a remarkable price surge, recording its 400 millionth transaction since its 2009 inception. The cryptocurrency's value ...
  
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• Elrond – Infrastructure for the New Digital Economy

  10-04-2019 17:46
  It’s well established now that decentralized cryptocurrencies and smart contracts provide dependable, secure solutions for sending money and receiving electronic payments. They can be used for creating decentralized applications (dApps) and also ultimately as digital store of value. However, when decentralized platforms are compared to their centralized counterparts, the present-day solutions show various problems that hinder widespread adoption. Elrond – Addressing Challenges the Ri
  
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• Cryptocurrency mining scripts such as Coinhive can be blocked on Mozilla Firefox - AMBCrypto News

  10-04-2019 17:46 via ambcrypto.com
  Cryptocurrency mining scripts such as Coinhive can be blocked on Mozilla Firefox  AMBCrypto NewsMozilla Firefox has always been at the forefront of protecting its users from cryptocurrency mining scripts. Last year, the open-source web browser released a ...
  
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• Would you be Able to Buy Yourself a Car Using Cryptocurrency? The Answer is Yes! - CryptoNewsZ

  10-04-2019 17:32 via cryptonewsz.com
  Would you be Able to Buy Yourself a Car Using Cryptocurrency? The Answer is Yes!  CryptoNewsZIt is more exciting to see cryptographic money acceptance keep on spreading in the automotive business. There have been reports in the past about vehicle ...
  
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• Bitcoin Price and Stocks Do Not Correlate, Indicates Latest FRED Data

  10-04-2019 17:14 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrency and stock price movements do not correlate with each other, indicated the latest Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED).
  The data pitted S&P 500 index performance against the cryptocurrency index managed by US-based Coinbase crypto exchange platform. The results were some interesting shaky lines – often going in the same but mostly in the opposite directions. FRED merely indicated how those two trended between a specified period – beginning in October 2018 and ending
  
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• Bain Capital and Ripple’s Xpring Invest in DeFi Founder’s ‘Scout Fund’

  10-04-2019 17:00
  With a million dollars from Bain Capital and Ripple's VC arm, Robert Leshner's Robot Ventures is making small bets on early-stage crypto entrepreneurs.
  
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