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• Libra Could Be Unbalanced by Indian Crypto Laws

  20-06-2019 23:00
  Facebook reportedly has not filed an application with the RBI, which seeks to ban cryptocurrencies.
  
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• GameStop Stock Nears All-Time Low as Streaming Closes In

  20-06-2019 23:00
  By CCN Markets: GameStop has a long history of making people happy. The feeling of going to a game store and purchasing the title you have been excited about for weeks, months, or even years is intensely satisfying. Sadly, that feeling may soon disappear forever. A major player in gaming, GameStop is one of about nine major video game retailers left. GameStop may end up much like Blockbuster, formerly one of the biggest video rental stores – only one store remains. Gamestop Stock Plunged F
  
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• Crypto Analyst: We Are in the Early Stages of a Bitcoin Bull Run that will Shock People

  20-06-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Software engineer and Bitcoin proponent Vijay Boyapati believes that we are currently in a new bull market. Based on previous market cycles, he argues that most people will be shocked by the new all-time high set by Bitcoin.
  Boyapati claims that the first stages of a bull run are usually slow. However, the culmination of an optimistic market cycle sees the price of a given asset rise in parabolic fashion.
  Off to the Races at New Bitcoin All-Time High?
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• Wanxiang and PlatON Join Forces for Blockchain Infrastructure of New Smart City in China

  20-06-2019 22:45 via cointelegraph.com
  Auto giant with multiple subsidiaries, Wanxiang, has partnered with PlatON to create blockchain solutions for future smart city in Hangzhou
  
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• Paxful, The White Company Partnership Enables Users To Convert Bitcoins Into Prepaid Debit Cards

  20-06-2019 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful has partnered with crypto services provider The White Company to give Paxful customers the ability to cash out bitcoins into prepaid cards in multiple currencies, the companies said on Thursday. The new partnership allows Paxful users to exchange their bitcoins into Visa or MasterCard digital prepaid cards in 10 fiat […]
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• Blockchain-Powered Professional Network Indorse Gets Backing From India’s Top Media Group

  20-06-2019 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brand Capital, the strategic investment arm of The Times Group, India’s largest media group, will invest up to US$6.5 million in Indorse, a blockchain-powered professional network. The company will make an initial investment of US$2 million as a convertible note at a valuation of US$15 million with the option of a further tranche of US$4.5 […]
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• Riviera Beach City Council Agrees to Pay $600,000 in BTC to Ransomware Attackers

  20-06-2019 22:26 via cointelegraph.com
  Riviera Beach city officials voted to pay 65 BTC to hackers who seized control over the city’s online utility system
  
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• What Is Libra? Breaking Down Facebook’s New Digital Currency

  20-06-2019 22:12 via cointelegraph.com
  Facebook’s Libra could have a significant impact on crypto’s mainstream viability. See what industry experts are saying
  
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• Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours

  20-06-2019 22:11
  The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services.
  
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• Ripple CEO Not Threatened by Facebook’s Libra. Should He Be?

  20-06-2019 22:00
  By CCN Markets: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said it would be a “record week” for Ripple at a conference this week. The cause? Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project, which has dominated headlines since its inception and reportedly isn’t ready for general use. P2P Doesn’t Scare Me Garlinghouse is reportedly confident that his target market – banks and financial institutions – will now take a fresh look at Ripple’s xCurrent product, which helps mov
  
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• Crypto Billionaire Tyler Winklevoss Calls for $15K BTC Once Bitcoin Price Breaks $10K

  20-06-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin has rebounded from yet another dip, which crypto traders bought up in anticipation of a break of $10,000. As Bitcoin price continues to flirt with low-to-mid $9000s, an attempt at $10,000 shouldn’t be far along.
  If $10,000 is broken, co-founder of the Gemini crypto exchange and Bitcoin billionaire Tyler Winklevoss thinks that $15,000 would be the next logical price target for BTC to break.
  Tyler Winklevoss on Bitcoin Price: Once $10K Breaks, $15K Is Next
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• Craig Wright Provides New Details on Bitcoin Trust at Heart of US Lawsuit

  20-06-2019 21:50
  A court document filed on May 8 details Craig Wright's bitcoin holdings prior to Dec. 31, 2013.
  
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• Craig Wright Offers New Details on Bitcoin Trust at Heart of Billion-Dollar Lawsuit

  20-06-2019 21:50
  A court document filed on May 8 details Craig Wright's bitcoin holdings prior to Dec. 31, 2013.
  
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• Rep. Waters: US Can’t Let Facebook’s Crypto ‘Compete With the Dollar’

  20-06-2019 21:45
  Appearing on CNBC Thursday, the chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee doubled down on her calls for Facebook to halt Libra development.
  
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• Rep. Maxine Waters Says US Can’t Let Facebook’s Libra ‘Compete With the Dollar’

  20-06-2019 21:45
  Appearing on CNBC Thursday, the chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee doubled down on her calls for Facebook to halt Libra development.
  
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• Italian Court Invites Bitgrail Creditors to File Refund Claims

  20-06-2019 21:42
  The former users of the exchange will have until November to file proof backing up their claims.
  
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• Cryptocurrency and the rise of new illicit financial flows « Global Financial Integrity - Global Financial Integrity

  20-06-2019 21:40 via gfintegrity.org
  Cryptocurrency and the rise of new illicit financial flows « Global Financial Integrity  Global Financial IntegrityIllicit financial flows have become increasingly complex, as the rise of cryptocurrency challenges regulation and law enforcement.
  
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• Cryptocurrency and the rise of new illicit financial flows - Global Financial Integrity

  20-06-2019 21:40 via gfintegrity.org
  Cryptocurrency and the rise of new illicit financial flows  Global Financial IntegrityIllicit financial flows have become increasingly complex, as the rise of cryptocurrency challenges regulation and law enforcement.
  
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• Congress will move 'aggressively' to examine Facebook's cryptocurrency, Rep. Maxine Waters says - CNBC

  20-06-2019 21:33 via cnbc.com
  Congress will move 'aggressively' to examine Facebook's cryptocurrency, Rep. Maxine Waters says  CNBCTop lawmakers are not hesitating to examine Facebook's ambitious new cryptocurrency project.
  
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• PwC Unveils New Tool for Auditing Crypto Transactions

  20-06-2019 21:30
  'Big Four' firm PwC has launched a new tool for auditing cryptocurrency transaction data.
  
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• Facebook Doesn’t Deserve Libra Name: Astrologist

  20-06-2019 21:10
  By CCN Markets: Astrologist Mackenzie Greer believes that Facebook may have trouble living up to the name Libra. In astrology, Libra symbolizes fairness. Greer says that Libras have a right to be upset about the social network’s choice of name. Is Facebook ‘Libran’ Enough to Use the Term ‘Libra’? Greer reportedly told Business Insider: “Libras have a right to be peeved! Facebook is attempting to represent themselves as fair and just, akin to Libra’s most
  
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• The Real Reason for Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency - The New York Times

  20-06-2019 21:06 via nytimes.com
  The Real Reason for Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency  The New York TimesFacebook says its new cryptocurrency, Libra, is a tool for financial inclusion and disrupting the world's cumbersome payment systems. In reality, there is a ...
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Defying Gravity, Up 15% With Libra Tailwinds

  20-06-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) surge, adds 15 percent
  Brian Kelly dismissive of LibraLibra is the key that opens the door for the masses. Hosting more than two billion users, Facebook is the catalyst, introducing the world to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Even so, Brian Kelly says Libra is more of a digital fiat than a cryptocurrency.Bitcoin Price Analysis
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  Facebook’s Libra white paper is live. Consequently, blockchain commentators are pouring over, dissecting content, trying to come up with a
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Defying Gravity, Up 15% With Facebook’s Libra as a Tailwind

  20-06-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) surge, adds 15 percent
  Brian Kelly dismissive of LibraLibra is the key that opens the door for the masses. Hosting more than two billion users, Facebook is the catalyst, introducing the world to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Even so, Brian Kelly says Libra is more of a digital fiat than a cryptocurrency.Bitcoin Price Analysis
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  Facebook’s Libra white paper is live. Consequently, blockchain commentators are pouring over, dissecting content, trying to come up with a
  
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• These Are 2019's Biggest Cryptocurrency Winners and Losers so Far - Bitcoin News

  20-06-2019 20:53 via news.bitcoin.com
  These Are 2019's Biggest Cryptocurrency Winners and Losers so Far  Bitcoin NewsThe second quarter of 2019 is coming to an end and for those who invested in cryptocurrencies this year, market prices are a whole lot higher than they were a ...
  
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• Bitcoin Breaks $9,300 as US Stock Market Sees Minor Uptrend

  20-06-2019 20:37 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin has broken $9,300 as most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day
  
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• IBM’s Blockchain Division Largely Unscathed After Layoffs of 1,700: Report

  20-06-2019 20:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Only a handful of this month’s 1,700 job losses at IBM affected its blockchain division, according to a report
  
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• Quadriga founder transferred clients’ cryptocurrency to his own personal accounts, Ernst & Young finds - Financial Post

  20-06-2019 20:14 via business.financialpost.com
  Quadriga founder transferred clients’ cryptocurrency to his own personal accounts, Ernst & Young finds  Financial PostAn Ernst & Young report finds Gerald Cotten transferred clients' cryptocurrency to trade on rival exchanges, resulting in losses.
  
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• Video Streaming Startup Pursues SEC-Compliant Ethereum-Based Crypto

  20-06-2019 20:00
  By CCN Markets: YouNow, a live video streaming startup, has filed a public offering circular with the U.S. SEC for a native cryptocurrency called the Props token. The company is not looking to sell this digital asset to investors; instead, they want to distribute it and are seeking compliant ‘mining’ of Props in the U.S. The filing has been done through the SEC’s A+ exemption, which entitles a successful company to offer and sell securities to U.S. investors. However, YouNow&rs
  
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• Ethereum (ETH) Price Tepid As Developers Prepare For Beacon Chain

  20-06-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum (ETH) range bound below $300
  Path to Serenity on course, Phase Zero set for early Jan 2020Prospects of a scalable system incorporating proof of stake algorithm with Sharding could see ETH prices surge. After Serenity, Ethereum will be scalable. That alone is enough to lift prices to $400 or higher in coming days.
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  There is a ray of hope as far as Ethereum 2.0 progress is concerned. Launching of Phase Zero of the Beacon Chain will be on Jan 3, 2020. T
  
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• What a bit! Facebook Libra: Forecast and its effects on Bitcoin Prices

  20-06-2019 19:38
  Libra, the new facebook cryptocurrency is all set to launch next year. Let’s discuss the forecast of Facebook Libra and its effects on Bitcoin Prices. Make sure to subscribe CCNMarkets on Youtube: https://bit.ly/2Kvn6xn
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• IOTA to Enter a New Partnership to Track Potentially Fatal Food Allergens With DLT

  20-06-2019 19:31 via cointelegraph.com
  IOTA Foundation has entered a new partnership to track potentially fatal food allergens with blockchain technology
  
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• Ripple CEO: Facebook Cryptocurrency Push Makes Me Happy - Fortune

  20-06-2019 19:30 via fortune.com
  Ripple CEO: Facebook Cryptocurrency Push Makes Me Happy  FortuneRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is adamant that Facebook's unveiling of its Libra cryptocurrency will lead to big business for his banking software and ...
  
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• Ethereum Classic’s Next Crypto Code Upgrade Set for September

  20-06-2019 19:25
  After dissent earlier this month, ethereum classic developers decided today to recommit to a hard fork activation date in September.
  
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• ‘Billions’ May Be Saved By Tokens Backed With Central Bank Money: BoE Chief

  20-06-2019 19:10
  Bank of England governor Mark Carney spoke positively about the Utility Settlement Coin project, now dubbed Fnality, during a appearance Thursday.
  
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• IRS Exam Teams Beginning to Work Cryptocurrency Tax Cases - Bloomberg Tax

  20-06-2019 19:08 via news.bloombergtax.com
  IRS Exam Teams Beginning to Work Cryptocurrency Tax Cases  Bloomberg TaxThe IRS is beginning to audit taxpayers with cryptocurrency assets, an agency official said.
  
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• Wanna Get Listed? That’s What You Should Do! A Detailed Guide by Platinum Q DAO Engineering and BTCNEXT

  20-06-2019 19:07
  In this article, Jitendra Rathod talks about listing on exchanges. Working as a Marketing Manager at Platinum Q DAO Engineering, Jitendra collaborates within the huge team to develop hi-end solutions, including the full-cycle business models for crypto projects. For the past 3 years, Platinum Company became the biggest Listing Broker in the world: we have listed more than 300 projects on Top Exchanges and supported Market Making for more than 70 projects. Platinum STO/ICO fundraising dashboard a
  
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• Ripple Is Headed for Meteoric Rise of Over 100x, Predicts Popular Trader

  20-06-2019 19:00
  By CCN Markets: One of the rising stars in the Crypto Twitter community, Credible Crypto, made a bold prediction. This user, who has amassed more than 42,000 Twitter followers, believes that Ripple (XRP) will generate a massive run that will catapult the cryptocurrency by over 100x in its next bull cycle. The trader made this prediction on a Twitter thread on June 15 after seeing the similarities between the accumulation periods of Ripple and leading cryptocurrency bitcoin. According to Credible
  
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• In A Bull Flag, Ripple (XRP) Prices Suppressed InSpite Of MoneyGram

  20-06-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple (XRP) up 6.7 percent from last week’s close
  MoneyGram partnership is bullish for XRPNot to be overshadowed and confirming previous rumors, Ripple’s injection of $50 million in MoneyGram is strategic. With xRapid, XRP will find use meaning transaction settlement will be faster and cheaper. Even with this, prices in the last 24 hours are repressed and ranging.
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  Western Union may have called it quits, ceasing their pilot program with Ripple&rsqu
  
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• Slack CEO Vows to Kill ‘Company Email’ by 2026 Ahead of $16 Billion Float

  20-06-2019 18:48
  By CCN Markets: Slack makes its debut on the NYSE Thursday. The popular digital team collaboration platform is going public with a $16 billion valuation, at a starting price of $26 per share set Wednesday. And ahead of its IPO, the CEO says his plan is to completely replace company email altogether. Slack is expected to start trading on the NYSE today, using the ticker "WORK." https://t.co/h6Og2BAv3J — Inc. (@Inc) June 20, 2019 Here’s why Stewart Butterfield thinks that will happen o
  
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• Satoshi Nakamoto Apparent Author of Two Upcoming Books on Amazon

  20-06-2019 18:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Two different books published under Satoshi Nakamoto’s name have recently appeared on Amazon
  
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• Rolos Unveils New Cryptocurrency Exclusively For Rolos Customers - The Onion

  20-06-2019 18:38 via theonion.com
  Rolos Unveils New Cryptocurrency Exclusively For Rolos Customers  The OnionARLINGTON, VA—Calling the new financial system the “future” of digital caramel assets, Nestlé unveiled a new Rolos-based cryptocurrency Thursday ...
  
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• Recent Firefox’s Zero-Day Flaw Was Used in Attacks Against Coinbase’s Employees

  20-06-2019 18:08 via cointelegraph.com
  The recent zero-day security flaw in Firefox has been used in attacks against Coinbase exchange, according to internal security experts
  
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• Recent Firefox Zero-Day Flaw Was Used in Attacks Against Coinbase’s Employees

  20-06-2019 18:08 via cointelegraph.com
  The recent zero-day security flaw in Firefox has been used in attacks against Coinbase exchange, according to internal security experts
  
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• Coinbase Launches Mobile Push Alerts for Crypto Price Swings

  20-06-2019 18:00
  The opt-in feature notifies users of significant fluctuations in the 22 assets supported by Coinbase.
  
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• Facebook's Libra Is Not Really a Cryptocurrency - Yahoo Finance

  20-06-2019 17:44 via finance.yahoo.com
  Facebook's Libra Is Not Really a Cryptocurrency  Yahoo FinanceThe social media giant is using the blockchain craze to get attention for its new digital payment system.
  
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• From Exploitation to Collaboration: Nasdaq-Listed Firm’s Vision for the Future of Advertising

  20-06-2019 17:33 via cointelegraph.com
  A Nasdaq-listed company says it is offering a blockchain-enabled alternative to “centralized authorities that perpetuate ad fraud, waste and abuse.” #SPONSORED
  
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• Florida City Officials Approve $600,000 Ransomware Payment of 65 Bitcoins

  20-06-2019 17:29
  By CCN Markets: Hackers who paralyzed Florida’s Riviera Beach City’s IT infrastructure are about to laugh all the way to the bank. This is after the Riviera Beach City Council voted to authorize the city’s insurer to meet the ransom demands of the hackers who planted ransomware in the city’s computer systems. The hackers have been demanding 65 bitcoins, worth over $606,000 at the current bitcoin price, per The Palm Beach Post. Quick bitcoin ransom payment Perhaps as an in
  
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• Liracoin Price Protection Strategy: Is it Really Possible?

  20-06-2019 17:26
  The price of cryptocurrency is determined by two main factors. The purchase or sales flow of cryptocurrency (purchase of cryptocurrency increases price, selling lowers its price) The volume of exchange for cryptocurrency given that, for cryptocurrencies, a transaction corresponds to verification of that transaction through mining that introduces, into the market supply, new cryptocurrency units as a reward to the verifiers This suggests that the value of a cryptocurrency depends only on its user
  
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• Facebook’s Libra Coin: Initial Reactions Mixed

  20-06-2019 17:14 via cointelegraph.com
  Could Facebook’s cryptocurrency help keep the network accountable and aligned with its users? Community reactions are mixed
  
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