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• Bitcoin Could Reclaim Its Peak, Hit $20,000 by Year-End: Novogratz

  25-07-2019 23:42
  Some in the crypto community were left wondering if Michael Novogratz was still bullish on bitcoin after he recently took some bitcoin profits and kicked himself for not taking more. Being the astute trader that he is, Novogratz was just looking to buy back in at lower levels, an opportunity that doesn’t come around every […]
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• Brazilian Trade Official Says Tax Reform Will Lead to Evasion Via Crypto

  25-07-2019 23:40 via cointelegraph.com
  The head of a major Brazilian trade association said that a proposed tax reform could force people to turn to cryptocurrencies to evade taxes
  
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• Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Concerned About Effects of Facebook's Libra

  25-07-2019 23:05 via cointelegraph.com
  Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of crypto startup Ripple, is concerned about the regulatory response that the Libra stablecoin could potentially cause
  
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• Trump Administration Hates Bitcoin but Fine with Off-Shore Tax Havens?

  25-07-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  For all the damning rhetoric about Bitcoin and its use in enabling money laundering spewed from the Trump administration of late, you would think that those closest to the President have never dreamed of exploiting loopholes to avoid paying tax. However, shocker of all shockers, it turns out several key members of the US government were explicitly mentioned in the massive data leak known as the Paradise Papers in 2017.
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• Bitcoin Escrow Firm Bilked Investors for $7 Million, DOJ Says

  25-07-2019 22:45
  U.S. prosecutors have charged the head of a bitcoin escrow company with defrauding investors for $7 million. 
  
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• Bancor Raised $153 Million and Found Actual Users. Why Did Its Token Tank?

  25-07-2019 22:30
  Bancor raised $153 million as one of the top initial coin offerings of 2017. With its BNT token trading near all-time lows, here's an update on the project.
  
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• Bancor Raised $153 Million and Found Actual Users. Why Did Its Price Tank?

  25-07-2019 22:30
  Bancor raised $153 million as one of the top initial coin offerings of 2017. With its BNT token trading near all-time lows, here's an update on the project.
  
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• Overstock’s tZERO Subsidiary Rolls Out Android Version of Crypto App

  25-07-2019 22:29 via cointelegraph.com
  Overstock’s digital currency arm tZERO has released an Android version of its recently launched cryptocurrency mobile application
  
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• Tulsi Gabbard Slaps Google With Mammoth $50 Million Lawsuit

  25-07-2019 22:27
  U.S. presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against search-engine monopoly Google. In her lawsuit, Gabbard accuses Google of censoring her campaign ads shortly after the first Democratic presidential debate in June 2019. Gabbard is seeking $50 million in damages and an injunction against Google to ensure it doesn’t interfere in the […]
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• SmartBotCoin Unveils 'World's Most Advanced' Cryptocurrency Trading Platform - Benzinga

  25-07-2019 22:21
  SmartBotCoin Unveils 'World's Most Advanced' Cryptocurrency Trading Platform  BenzingaSmartBotCoin announced Thursday what it said is the “most advanced cryptocurrency trading platform intended to serve both beginners and expert traders ...
  
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• Bank of America’s Blockchain Foray: Patent Trolling or Hedging Risks?

  25-07-2019 22:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Does America’s second-largest bank want to stay relevant or to freeze out prospective competition from the blockchain side?
  
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• Spare Your Bitcoin, Ethereum to Crowdfund This Aussie Uni’s Crypto PhD

  25-07-2019 22:17
  The largest institution of higher learning in Western Australia, Curtin University, has launched a crypto PhD Scholarship Fund that will accept donations entirely in Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrencies. The PhD program is targeting students interested in pursuing blockchain technology and other computer science subsets. A new Cryptocurrency PhD Scholarship Fund launched by @CurtinUni will enable […]
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• Cryptocurrency consulting firm CoinLaunch Corp. agrees to settlement with OSC - The Globe and Mail

  25-07-2019 22:16
  Cryptocurrency consulting firm CoinLaunch Corp. agrees to settlement with OSC  The Globe and MailCryptocurrency consulting company CoinLaunch Corp. has agreed to pay more than $50,000 in penalties, costs and profits as part of a settlement with Ontario's ...
  
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• African Country Turns to Blockchain to Stem Deadly Fake Drug Epidemic

  25-07-2019 22:15
  Uganda, an African country where thousands are dying each year due to counterfeit medicine, wants to put an end to its fake drugs epidemic by utilizing the blockchain. Putting an End to a Deadly Disease Fake drug counterfeiters cause as many as 158,000 people to die in sub-Saharan Africa each year in a $200 billion […]
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• Brazil: Crypto Exchanges Dragged Into Major Anti-Corruption Case

  25-07-2019 22:12 via cointelegraph.com
  A Brazilian judge has ordered three lcrypto exchanges to disclose any Bitcoin holdings data related to suspects connected to the Operation Car Wash case
  
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• Ethereum Price Chart Shows Possible Pattern to 1000% Gains Against Bitcoin

  25-07-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  During Bitcoin’s meteoric rise to stardom and mainstream media back in 2017, another crypto asset also skyrocketed during this time. Due to the ICO boom, thousands of new ERC-20 altcoins were created on the Ethereum blockchain to take advantage of both the influx of capital from retail investors hoping to get rich and the coming industry hype and growth.
  But now that the ICO boom has ended, demand for Ethereum to use to fund ICOs has dropped, causing the cryptocurrency to drop as much as 9
  
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• Global Cryptocurrency Industry - PRNewswire

  25-07-2019 21:36
  Global Cryptocurrency Industry  PRNewswireNEW YORK, July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cryptocurrency market worldwide is projected to grow by US$498. 51 Thousand, guided by a compounded growth ...
  
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• Facebook to Work ‘However Long It Takes’ to Win Regulators on Libra

  25-07-2019 21:26 via cointelegraph.com
  Facebook will work as long as it takes to appease regulators’ concerns over its Libra stablecoin, according to the firm’s co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
  
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• Dow Plunge Deepens as ECB’s Draghi Sparks Eurozone Recession Fears

  25-07-2019 21:14
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market headed for steep losses on Thursday after European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi gave his clearest signal yet that interest rates were headed lower. Instead of reassuring investors, the outgoing ECB president invoked fears that the Eurozone economy was barrelling toward recession. Dow Jones Sinks; S&P 500, […]
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• Ethereum (ETH) Prices Back to Green, Surge 7% in 24 Hours

  25-07-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum (ETH) adds 7.6 percent
  Facebook’s Libra is more popular than ETHAn independent research from eToro reveals that investors are more aware of Libra, a Facebook stablecoin set for launch in 2020, than Ethereum (ETH). Meanwhile, ETH is back to green, adding 7.6 percent in 24 hours
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  The discourse around Facebook’s Libra, a centralized stablecoin, is at fever-pitch. Unfortunately, the consensus is not favorable for the global stablecoin. Facebo
  
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• Court Calls on Craig Wright’s Wife to Testify in Ongoing Kleiman Case

  25-07-2019 20:59 via cointelegraph.com
  The wife of Craig Wright, a self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, has been called to testify in an ongoing court case
  
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• Crypto Markets Report Gains, Bitcoin Trades Near $10,000 Mark

  25-07-2019 20:34 via cointelegraph.com
  The top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap are now displaying growth on the day, with Bitcoin hovering around $10,000
  
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• Venezuela Turned Airport Taxes Into Bitcoin to Avoid Sanctions: Report

  25-07-2019 20:00
  The Venezuelan president and his administration are said to be using proceeds from the airline industry – and cryptocurrency – to avoid sanctions.
  
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• Ripple (XRP) Prices in Consolidation Mode Despite Institutional Demand

  25-07-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple (XRP) prices are firm above 30 cents
  XRP sales in Q2 2019 topped $251 million
  Ripple’s Q2 2019 XRP market report is enlightening. Revealing the level of XRP demand, investors now know that institutions form the bulk of buyers. In the medium-to-long term, this will help strengthen bulls targeting 50 cents and 80 cents respectively.
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  Before shifting strategy, Ripple’s solutions were meant for institutions. As a distributed ledger technology fir
  
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• Crypto Data Startup Digital Asset Data Earns $3.2 Million in Funding Round

  25-07-2019 19:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrency data and financial technology startup Digital Asset Data has closed a $3.2 million funding round
  
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• Letter to BS: Blanket ban on cryptocurrency in India is not a good idea - Business Standard

  25-07-2019 19:08
  Letter to BS: Blanket ban on cryptocurrency in India is not a good idea  Business StandardThis refers to “Embracing innovation” (July 25). If bitcoin had no apparent moorings, Facebook Libra intends to build one through a financing collective to keep it ...
  
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• Craig Wright’s Wife Could Testify Under Oath in Ongoing Kleiman Trial

  25-07-2019 19:05
  Three witnesses including the self-defined Nakamoto's wife, biographer, and contractual overseer are called to testify.
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Undervalued, Would Be Worth $356,000 by 2022 Says Pantera Capital Founder

  25-07-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) prices reacting from $9,500
  Dan Morehead of Pantera Capital projects price to hit $356,000 by 2022Pantera Capital’s founder, Dan Morehead, in a podcast, said Bitcoin is growing at a compound annual rate of 235 percent. At this pace, BTC’s would be worth $42,000 by the end of the year. Meanwhile, prices are relatively calm, up roughly two percent in the last day.
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Undervalued, May Be Worth $356,000 by 2022: Pantera Founder

  25-07-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) prices reacting from $9,500
  Dan Morehead of Pantera Capital projects price to hit $356,000 by 2022Pantera Capital’s founder, Dan Morehead, in a podcast, said Bitcoin is growing at a compound annual rate of 235 percent. At this pace, BTC’s would be worth $42,000 by the end of the year. Meanwhile, prices are relatively calm, up roughly two percent in the last day.
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• FBI Investigating Long Island Iced Tea’s Shift to Blockchain

  25-07-2019 18:46 via cointelegraph.com
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for evidence of insider trading and securities fraud in relation to Long Island Iced Tea
  
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• Can Steve Ballmer Please Replace Justin Sun as Crypto’s #1 Hype-Man?

  25-07-2019 18:46
  By now you’ve seen Los Angeles Clippers owner team chairman Steve Ballmer get absolutely “PUMPED” at a press conference introducing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Ballmer’s teary-eyed, euphoric sequel to his legendary “developers, developers, developers” speech broke the internet on Wednesday, inspiring YouTube comments like “cocaine is a helluva drug,” and headlines like Deadpin’s “Steve […]
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• India might ban cryptocurrency and give its users jail time - MIT Technology Review

  25-07-2019 18:37
  India might ban cryptocurrency and give its users jail time  MIT Technology ReviewA government panel's recommendation is only the latest in a series of developments suggesting that India will not be a friendly place for the technology—at least ...
  
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• 3 Dirt-Cheap Crypto Tokens That Are Ready to Bounce

  25-07-2019 17:26
  Bitcoin has been showing signs of weakness as of late. This is good news for many crypto tokens that have been badly beaten over the last few months as the dominant cryptocurrency flexed its muscles. At the very least, the bitcoin correction will likely give smaller crypto assets the space to bounce. For some coins, […]
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• The Only Fully-Transparent Blockchain Betting Website: Ethex.bet

  25-07-2019 17:24
  It’s not surprising one of the oldest forms of entertainment has made its way to the world wide web. The ads are everywhere, we have all seen. Due to the sheer amount of players, betting adapt and use technology to its full potential. But now it isn’t just any betting – we’re talking here about […]
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• Justin Sun's lunch with Warren Buffett uncertain following cryptocurrency entrepreneur's apology - Fox Business

  25-07-2019 17:22
  Justin Sun's lunch with Warren Buffett uncertain following cryptocurrency entrepreneur's apology  Fox BusinessCryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun apologized on Thursday for ”over-marketing” and postponing his charity lunch with Warren Buffett.
  
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• Venezuelan Gov’t Reportedly Dodges US Sanctions With Crypto in Airports

  25-07-2019 17:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Venezuelan local media reveal gov’t Bitcoin income in airports
  
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• BitGo moves into cryptocurrency staking market - Yahoo Finance

  25-07-2019 17:18
  BitGo moves into cryptocurrency staking market  Yahoo FinanceCrypto custody provider BitGo is now supporting cryptocurrency staking as part of its insured custody services. Previously, the Palo Alto-based company offered ...
  
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• JP Morgan Admits Dollar’s Doomed Reserve Status to Unwittingly Cheer Bitcoin

  25-07-2019 17:15
  The US dollar is at risk of losing its status as the world’s dominant currency. That’s according to one strategist at JP Morgan’s private bank who is advising wealthy clients cut their dollar holdings in half. “We believe the dollar could lose its status as the world’s dominant currency (which could see it depreciate over the […]
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• Switch.ag List Own Token, Launches New DEX

  25-07-2019 17:05
  Cryptocurrency Exchange platform Switch.ag has released a new DEX (decentralized exchange) SwitchDex, branded to fit into the Switch.ag vision, with the platform set to provide more liquidity for its intrinsic token ESH in a week time. This is part of Switch.ag hardline strategy to deliver a service designed to provide simplicity for crypto traders regardless […]
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• Latest Version of Brave Browser Allows for BAT Withdrawals

  25-07-2019 16:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Users of the latest release of Brave Browser will be able to withdraw their BAT tokens, announced the startup’s product manager Alex Wykoff
  
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• Bit-Z Recruit Contract Brokers All Over The World

  25-07-2019 16:59
  After a two-month BTC-based bull market from April 2019, the recent digital currency market has been volatile. Contracts as financial derivatives full of technical challenges and wind control pressure signed out in the major trading markets. Bit-Z exchange, an established digital currency exchange, recently launched a series of sustainable contracts to meet the diverse needs […]
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• Facebook Earnings: Zuckerberg Has a Dirty Little Secret

  25-07-2019 16:42
  Despite all the issues hitting Facebook, its business continues humming along. The social media giant released second-quarter earnings and, while the stock initially jumped in after-hours trading, it has since gone flat. The Big FB Numbers Revealed Here are the headline numbers. Revenue: $16.9 billion versus $16.5 billion estimated Earnings Per Share (EPS): $1.99 versus […]
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• Wanchain Partners with Malaysian E-commerce Giant PUC Berhad on Enterprise Solutions

  25-07-2019 16:39 via newsbtc.com
  Wanchain – the blockchain project that seeks to build the future of digital finance through blockchain-to-blockchain interoperability, has just announced that it has formed a partnership with Malaysian eCommerce leader and digital creator, PUC Berhad.
  The company – which is publicly listed in Malaysia, is behind a number of well-known ventures such as online eCommerce hub PrestoMall, and Presto Super App.
  The news once again reaffirms Wanchain’s long-term vision of bridging the
  
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• ‘However Long It Takes’: Zuckerberg Vows to Win Over Libra Regulators

  25-07-2019 16:25
  Facebook's CEO said it will spend "however long it takes" to get regulators on board before launching Libra.
  
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• Indian Bureaucrat Who Favored Bitcoin Regulation Quits Finance Ministry

  25-07-2019 15:49 via newsbtc.com
  The bureaucrat who favored the creation of a bitcoin regulatory framework in India quitted the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.
  IAS Subhash Chandra Garg, who served as the Economic Affairs Secretary and Finance Secretary of India, accepted transfer order to the Ministry of Power. A day later, Garg applied for voluntary retirement from service with effect from October 31.Handed over charge of Economic Affairs today. Learnt so much in the Finance Ministry and Economic Affairs Dept. Will take
  
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• Dow Fails to Regroup After 8th-Largest Stock Dazzles Investors

  25-07-2019 15:45
  The Dow failed to strengthen its grip on the throttle on Thursday, even after its 8th-largest stock beat earnings estimates, reigniting investor optimism after Boeing – its largest component – saw profit plunge 275% year-over-year. Dow (Almost) Steals Nasdaq’s Thunder A busy week for earnings made for a choppy day on Wall Street. Futures tracking […]
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• Not Fake News: TD Ameritrade Will Be Entering The Retail Bitcoin Market

  25-07-2019 15:42
  Watch Will’s analysis on a crypto analyst, Mati Greenspan mess up and TD Ameritrade CEO’s plans on entering the bitcoin market. If the video doesn’t load, click on the direct link to the video: Not Fake News: TD Ameritrade Will Be Entering The Retail Bitcoin Market Read the full article at: Not Fake News: TD […]
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• FBI Suspects Insider Trading in Long Island Iced Tea Blockchain Pivot

  25-07-2019 15:31
  The FBI is seeking evidence of insider trading relating to the 2017 blockchain pivot of Long Island Iced Tea, a warrant indicates.
  
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• FBI Suspects Insider Trading Around Long Island Iced Tea’s Blockchain Pivot

  25-07-2019 15:31
  The FBI is seeking evidence of insider trading relating to the 2017 blockchain pivot of Long Island Iced Tea, a warrant indicates.
  
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• Huobi to Launch Regulated Thailand-Based Crypto Exchange in Q3 2019

  25-07-2019 15:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Huobi’s Thailand-based subsidiary has sealed the country’s fifth official license to operate a fully-regulated digital asset exchange
  
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