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• Why Fiverr, Beyond Meat, & CrowdStrike Stock Defied the Uber IPO Curse

  13-06-2019 23:38
  By CCN Markets: The Uber and Lyft IPOs went absolutely nowhere, despite enormous hype and anticipation. Since then, other IPOs from lesser-known companies like Fiverr, CrowdStrike, and Beyond Meat have soared. Why are these stocks getting the love when the long-anticipated Uber and Lyft IPOs flamed out in spectacular fashion? There are different reasons for each, but they relate to fundamentals, perception, and share float. CrowdStrike Kills Uber in Key Area: Fundamentals Investors knew that Ube
  
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• Swedish Bitcoin-Powered Mobile Refill Service Bitrefill Raises $2M to Expand Services

  13-06-2019 23:36 via cointelegraph.com
  Swedish bitcoin-enabled mobile refill service Bitrefill has raised $2 million to expand its services and develop new products
  
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• Crypto in the USA | Cointelegraph Documentary

  13-06-2019 23:23 via cointelegraph.com
  What is the current state of crypto in the USA? Watch our new documentary for which we traveled the U.S. to find out the answer!
  
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• Google Integrates Cryptocurrency Project With New Smart Contract Tool - Forbes

  13-06-2019 23:21
  Google Integrates Cryptocurrency Project With New Smart Contract Tool  ForbesEthereum app builders using Google software will be able to integrate data from sources outside the blockchain through a partnership with Chainlink, which ...
  
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• Elon Musk Wants Teslas to Be Fun with Games, Says Self Driving Is Hard

  13-06-2019 23:15
  By CCN Markets: Elon Musk never said that self-driving was going to be easy. The Tesla CEO was featured in an interview at the 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo with Geoff Keighley and video game designer Todd Howard in Los Angeles. Musk confronted everything from games inside Tesla vehicles to space travel to the speed of light. He didn’t shy away from the topic of self-driving, even though the company’s autonomous business has been the source of headaches or at least stock price p
  
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• First Congressmen, Now Italian Government Providing Free Publicity for Bitcoin

  13-06-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Being a decentralised project, with no CEO or board members, Bitcoin has always been lacking an official marketing department. However, that has not stopped the world’s first viable digital asset becoming worth billions of dollars.
  Whereas many other crypto asset companies have dedicated teams to promote their coin or token, Bitcoin must rely on the work of others to do its advertising. Fortunately, it has a lot of help in this department.
  Those Against Bitcoin Sure Have a Funny Way of Sho
  
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• GateHub Releases PSA on Phishing Scam Targeting Its Ripple Wallet Users

  13-06-2019 22:54 via cointelegraph.com
  GateHub announced that a recent phishing campaign has been targeting its XRP wallet users
  
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• Binance to Open US-Based Division With FinCEN Approved Partner

  13-06-2019 22:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Binance is forming a new crypto exchange targeting U.S.-based clients dubbed Binance US
  
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• GE Ignites 100-Startup Fire Sale in Last-Ditch Bid to Save Crumbling Stock

  13-06-2019 22:33
  Following a vicious stock price downturn, GE is making a last-ditch attempt to raise cash. GE Ventures intends to sell its portfolio of investments in more than 100 startups as part of the firm’s “multiyear turnaround.” GE stock has plunged nearly 30% from its 52-week high at $14.44. By CCN Markets: Amid a “multiyear turnaround” which has seen GE’s stock drop double digits this year, GE is reportedly looking to offload a large portfolio of startup investments.
  
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• The Stolen Binance Bitcoin Is On the Move Again

  13-06-2019 22:30
  A series of hops and "payments" shows that the Binance hackers are working to access some of their stolen millions.
  
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• $6 Million in Stolen Binance Bitcoin Is On the Move Again

  13-06-2019 22:30
  A series of hops and "payments" shows that the Binance hackers are working to access some of their stolen millions.
  
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• Former Sen. Rick Santorum involved with religious cryptocurrency called Cathio - PhillyVoice.com

  13-06-2019 22:27
  Former Sen. Rick Santorum involved with religious cryptocurrency called Cathio  PhillyVoice.comRick Santorum, former Republican member of the U.S. Senate representing Pennsylvania, is now involved in a new religion-based cryptocurrency called Cathio.
  
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• New Monero Botnet Looks Like Last Year’s Outlaw Attack

  13-06-2019 22:00
  A rogue botnet uses a brute force attack and Secure Shell (SSH) exploit to give the attackers remote access to victim’s systems in order to mine Monero.
  
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• Google Trends May Help Crypto Traders Spot Pre-Halving Litecoin Rally “Top”

  13-06-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Litecoin price has been the talk of the crypto world in recent days, as the cryptocurrency has recently grow significantly in value relative to its Bitcoin older brother, and brought investors over 600% returns before the current pullback. It’s help spark increased interest in the digital asset, which has caused its use as a search term to grow on Google Trends.
  That spike on Google Trends, according to one crypto analyst, suggests that the pre-halving pump Litecoin has experienced may not
  
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• Bitcoin Can Be a Hedge During Persistent Liquidity Crises: Grayscale

  13-06-2019 22:00
  By CCN Markets: Global financial crises are on the rise, thrusting bitcoin into the spotlight. Legendary investor Warren Buffett called bitcoin “rat poison squared,” but it turned out to be nectar, nevertheless. The world’s largest cryptocurrency’s valuation jumped approximately 47 percent between May 5 and May 31 to close the month nearly $8,500. The same period witnessed the U.S. market’s benchmark indicator, the S&P 500, drop by approximately 6 percent. Analy
  
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• McAfee Trading Platform Suffers DOS Attack Upon Launch

  13-06-2019 21:43 via cointelegraph.com
  John McAfee’s newly launched trading platform was hit with a DOS attack
  
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• Portuguese Football Club SL Benfica Accepts Crypto Payments in Partnership with UTRUST

  13-06-2019 21:40
  In a watershed moment for cryptocurrency adoption, Portuguese football champions S.L Benfica have become the very first major European football club to accept cryptocurrency as a means to purchase game tickets and merchandise, in partnership with crypto-payment solution UTRUST. Cryptocurrency and football enthusiasts alike can visit the S.L Benfica store to pick up their merchandise now! Breakthrough Best known for playing in the top football league in Portugal, the Primeira Liga, where they are
  
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• Skepticism as News of Secretive India Crypto Bill Breaks

  13-06-2019 21:32 via cointelegraph.com
  The Reserve Bank of India returned a request for information about a proposed crypto ban, which is allegedly making the rounds at the highest level of government
  
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• Circle Is Closing Its Mobile App, Circle Pay, This September

  13-06-2019 21:25
  Circle Pay, an early flagship product for Circle, is being shut down as the company focuses on its USDC stablecoin.
  
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• Circle to Close Its Payment App, Focus on New Financial Products

  13-06-2019 21:24 via cointelegraph.com
  Circle is shutting down Circle Pay, a fiat money sending service with a social messaging component
  
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• Dow Bounces Back Because July Rate Cut Odds Ballooned to 89%

  13-06-2019 21:16
  By CCN Markets: The Dow and broader U.S. stock market advanced on Thursday, as investors found a silver lining in the recent string of downbeat data releases. By this time next week, markets will have a clearer picture of whether the Federal Reserve will indeed lower interest rates at its end-of-July policy meeting. Dow Rises; S&P 500, Nasdaq Follow All of Wall Street’s major indexes reported gains on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by as much as 142 points before backt
  
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• Cryptocurrency Resurrection: A Look At Crypto Stocks Listed On ASX - Kalkine Media

  13-06-2019 21:09
  Cryptocurrency Resurrection: A Look At Crypto Stocks Listed On ASX  Kalkine MediaWhat is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that can be bought, sold and transferred securely using cryptography. Its security feature ...
  
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• Circle to Phase Out Support for its Social Payment App

  13-06-2019 21:04
  The decision represents a notable shift in product direction for Circle which recently laid off roughly 10% of its staff.
  
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• Dark Horse Cryptocurrency Spikes 60% After Surprise Google Shout-Out

  13-06-2019 20:58
  By CCN Markets: A little-known cryptocurrency spiked more than 60% after Google gave the project a surprise shout-out in an equally-unexpected blog post on how to use Ethereum and Google Cloud to build hybrid blockchain applications. Google Sends Chainlike Cryptocurrency Into the Stratosphere That cryptocurrency, Chainlink (LINK), enjoyed a parabolic swing that launched its price as high as $2.00 on Binance. Just hours earlier, LINK had traded below $1.10. As of the time of writing, the Chainlin
  
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• Binance Says It’s Launching a US Exchange With FinCEN-Registered Partner

  13-06-2019 20:46
  Binance says it's plotting an expansion to the U.S. and working with a partner that's registered with FinCEN.
  
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• BRD Partners With Wyre to Build Bank Transfer Wallet Feature

  13-06-2019 20:30
  BRD aims to compete with exchanges thanks to its addition of low-cost bank transfers.
  
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• Report: Number of Blockchain Patent Filings Outstrips Other Technologies

  13-06-2019 20:18 via cointelegraph.com
  The number of blockchain patent filings far outpaces those for other technologies such as quantum computing, according to a recent report
  
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• Huawei Considering Launch of Blockchain Services in Latin America

  13-06-2019 20:02 via cointelegraph.com
  Chinese telecommunications hardware giant Huawei is conducting a study of the entire Latin American market and is considering expansion
  
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• Could Tyson Foods’ Plant-Based Nuggets Be the Beyond Meat Killer?

  13-06-2019 20:00
  By CCN Markets: Beyond Meat stock tumbled 4% in today’s pre-market trading following the announcement of a new competitor – Tyson Foods. The poultry powerhouse is set to enter the meatless arena later this summer, beginning with a plant-based “chicken” nugget. Beyond Meat investors pulled it together. The stock price is already back in the green for the day. Tyson Foods Is a Powerful Foe Previously an investor in Beyond Meat, Tyson Foods sold its stake in April just
  
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• Central Europeans Are Beginning to Wake Up to Cryptocurrency Payments - CoinDesk

  13-06-2019 20:00
  Central Europeans Are Beginning to Wake Up to Cryptocurrency Payments  CoinDeskBitBay, a Katowice-based cryptocurrency exchange, released a survey of Polish cryptocurrency users in an attempt to “create a portrait of this community.
  
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• Central Europeans Are Beginning to Wake Up to Cryptocurrency Payments

  13-06-2019 20:00
  Poland's first cryptocurrency exchange queries users about why they use their loot.
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Ranging, Will Warren’s View Change After July?

  13-06-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) ranging but up 4.4 percent
  Adoption depends on the level of BTC awarenessUnrelated, Justin Sun may clear any lingering doubt if he successfully convinces Warren Buffet to pour his billions into blockchain and crypto. It will be a momentous breakthrough. Justin will be lauded, perhaps immortalized. However, Bitcoin will be the biggest beneficiary, given its liquidity and popularity. Currently, it is up 4.4 percent and ranging with caps at $8,500.
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• Pot Stocks Won’t Get High on New Nevada Marijuana Law

  13-06-2019 19:50
  By CCN Markets: The state of Nevada has passed a new law that prohibits the denial of employment to a prospective employee if a pre-employment drug screening test shows the presence of marijuana. At first glance, the Nevada cannabis law would appear to be a landmark victory for weed connoisseurs and pot stock investors. Indeed, the law is a minor cannabis industry win, in that it represents another step in the removal of barriers to widespread legalized cannabis use. A more considered inter
  
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• What a bit! Was CCN Shutting Down Just a Publicity Stunt?

  13-06-2019 19:39
  Watch William Grant investigating CCN’s sudden shutdown and revival. Let’s find out if CCN shutdown was just a Publicity Stunt or another Google’s mess up.
  The post What a bit! Was CCN Shutting Down Just a Publicity Stunt? appeared first on CCN Markets
  
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• ‘Moonshot’ Bakkt Inches Closer to Launch with July Bitcoin Futures Testing

  13-06-2019 19:30
  By CCN Markets: One of the major catalysts expected for the bitcoin price in 2019 is closer to becoming a reality. Bakkt, a bitcoin futures exchange owned by NYSE parent company ICE, will begin testing bitcoin futures trading next month. The regulated exchange made the announcement via a Medium blog post, and you could almost feel the crypto community breathing a collective sigh of relief. Bakkt execs stated: “On July 22, two days after Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, Bakkt will initia
  
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• Dow Jones: Hidden Economic Boom Won’t Stop Fed Rate Cut

  13-06-2019 19:26
  By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones bounced back into recovery mode on Thursday, regaining its momentum from an initial breakout above 26,000 last Friday. Heading into the afternoon session, the Dow had gained 53.54 points or 0.21 percent to trade at 26,058.37, and analysts say that there are ample reasons for it to continue to grind higher. Fed Will Cut Interest Rates Even Though Economy is Booming According to The Wall Street Journal, a growing number of economists expect the Federal Reserve to lowe
  
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• Marketing Chief Amanda Gutterman Is Latest Exec to Leave ConsenSys

  13-06-2019 19:20
  CMO Amanda Gutterman is the third executive departure from ConsenSys since early May.
  
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• Ripple’s Expansion Strategic, xRapid Adoption Pivotal

  13-06-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple (XRP) prices constant
  Luiz Antonio Sacco will lead Ripple’s ambitions in South AmericaAs part of their expansion plans in South America, Ripple is acquiring the services of Luiz Antonio Sacco. He will spearhead their initiative, implementing Ripple’s strategy. XRP is stable at press time, adding a paltry 1.4 percent in 24 hours.
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  Employing XRP as a facilitator, xRapid does two things. First, it lowers transaction costs while simultaneously ha
  
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• This Bitcoin Chart Destroys the Argument That BTC Can’t Be Money

  13-06-2019 18:35
  By CCN Markets: Every skeptic says the same thing: the bitcoin price is too volatile to be a real currency.  And they’ve got a point. Bitcoin’s huge swings make it risky as an investment and difficult as a day-to-day payment method. But it’s slowly changing. As more money flows into bitcoin, it’s becoming less volatile. And that means it’s becoming better money. As you can see, the graph shows extreme daily price movements are much less common in 2018 and 2019.
  
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• Benchmark Rankings Launched to Combat Faked Cryptocurrency Exchange Data - Bitcoin Magazine

  13-06-2019 18:21
  Benchmark Rankings Launched to Combat Faked Cryptocurrency Exchange Data  Bitcoin MagazineCryptoCompare, an English cryptocurrency data analysis firm, has launched a unique exchange benchmark product which would help provide safeguards ...
  
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• What a bit! Justin Bieber Challenges Tom Cruise to a UFC Fight

  13-06-2019 18:08
  Watch William Grant discussing Justin Bieber tweet: “I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you don’t take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite?”
  The post What a bit! Justin Bieber Challenges Tom Cruise to a UFC Fight appeared first on CCN Markets
  
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• Bitcoin Holders’ Profits Equal that of Coinbase’s Accredited Investors

  13-06-2019 18:07 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has returned an equal amount of profits to retail investors than a cryptocurrency startup has delivered to its accredited investors in the past five years.
  The world’s largest cryptocurrency in early May closed above $5,000, which roughly brought its return-on-investment (ROI) up by 40,000 percent since early 2013. In the same time frame, Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, swelled its Series A funding of $6.1 million to roughly $8 billion, also not
  
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• Dash and Aircoins Join Forces to Power Cryptocurrency Treasure Hunt in Augmented Reality - PRNewswire

  13-06-2019 18:00
  Dash and Aircoins Join Forces to Power Cryptocurrency Treasure Hunt in Augmented Reality  PRNewswireNEW YORK, June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dash, the top digital currency for payments and e-commerce, today announced a partnership with the leading ...
  
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• National Fisheries Institute and IBM’s Food Trust Work on Seafood Blockchain Traceability

  13-06-2019 17:55 via cointelegraph.com
  IBM’s blockchain supply chain solution Food Trust will be applied to trace seafood by United States seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute
  
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• Google Trends Bitcoin Searches, a Key Price Indicator, Turn Mega Bullish

  13-06-2019 17:40
  By CCN Markets: On June 7, Coin Street News (@CoinStreetNews) shared a chart on Twitter that could have serious implications on bitcoin’s price action. The account specializes in technical analysis of cryptocurrencies and other assets. They posted a Google Trends chart and revealed that “there are more people searching ‘bitcoin’ now than during the 2013 bubble.” The tweet also noted that the year-over-year data for the search term “bitcoin” has gone up f
  
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• Bakkt COO Says User Acceptance Tests Initiate on July 22

  13-06-2019 17:21
  White confirmed the firm’s ongoing collaboration with the ICE, but did not give any details about when contracts would trade.
  
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• Circle and Coinbase Invite More Members to Consortium Behind US Dollar Coin

  13-06-2019 17:17 via cointelegraph.com
  Circle and Coinbase have opened up their consortium for stablecoin issuance to more members
  
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• YAP CHAIN Foundation Selects Genie Casting’s ‘Ginicon’ as Umbrella ICO’s First Project

  13-06-2019 17:12
  The Foundation will select quality project and provide support through Umbrella, its own ICO-issuing platform  Selected GiniCasting’s ‘Ginicon’, which entered sole distributor agreement in seven countries June 12, 2019–YAP CHAIN, a blockchain-based smart city-building project, selected GiniCasting‘s “Ginicon” as the first project of its own ICO platform, Umbrella.  YAP CHAIN’s Umbrella ICO is conducted through YAP STONE (YAP STONE), which
  
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• John McAfee Unveils Magic Crypto Trading Portal, Site Suffers DoS Attack

  13-06-2019 17:05
  By CCN Markets: It’s never a dull day in crypto when John McAfee is involved. The outlandish computer programmer and businessman just launched his latest venture – a crypto trading portal. Knighted as McAfee Magic, the platform is live but has already experienced a few hiccups.   The site has experienced repeated denial-of-service (DoS) attacks preventing users from logging in to experience “the Magic”. His latest tweets, however, suggest the service is up and runnin
  
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• Crypto Wallet Provider BRD Partners With Wyre to Roll Out US Bank Transfer Support

  13-06-2019 17:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Mobile crypto wallet provider BRD has announced a partnership with blockchain infrastructure firm Wyre that will enable U.S. customers to purchase crypto using bank transfers
  
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