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• Watch PewDiePie Roast Fortnite Star Ninja After Shock Twitch Exodus

  02-08-2019 23:49
  After yesterday’s explosive news that Fortnite streamer Ninja is leaving Amazon’s Twitch and moving his entire operation over to Microsoft-owned platform Mixer, the king of YouTube himself Felix ”PewDiePie” Kjellberg has weighed in on the matter. Unsurprisingly, he doesn’t hold back any punches and takes tangible pleasure in mocking Ninja despite the two teaming up […]
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• Tesla Muscles Its Way into the Nasdaq’s Top Stocks

  02-08-2019 23:40
  Don’t look now, but Tesla is having a good day. While much of the broader stock market traded under pressure, Tesla managed to eke out some gains in the final session of the week. It wasn’t by much, as TSLA was only up a fraction of a percent, but considering that most other stocks in […]
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• Elliptic Launches Data Set to Identify Crypto Money Laundering

  02-08-2019 23:02 via cointelegraph.com
  Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set to identify crypto transactions associated with money laundering, sanctions violation or terrorist financing
  
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• Zambian SEC Warns Investors About Scam Cryptocurrency Investments

  02-08-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zambia has issued a caution to the public to beware of scammers operating cryptocurrency investment advice services. The financial regulators received information about a company called KWAKOO that was pushing an initial coin offering with dubious future price predictions.
  The nation’s SEC has stated that the firm is not registered with it and is therefore not qualified to give financial advice about securities. It reminds the public that only comp
  
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• Bitcoin.com to Launch an Exchange

  02-08-2019 23:00
  The exchange will list the major cryptocurrencies, simple ledger protocol tokens, and support BCH trading pairs.
  
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• Bitcoin ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Will ‘End Very Soon’: Craig Wright

  02-08-2019 22:30
  Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright issued another ominous warning to crypto scammers: Your con game is over, and your bitcoin can be seized. In a foreboding August 2 blog post, Wright says the grifters in the crypto space are gasping their last breaths because their house of cards will soon crumble. “We are seeing the […]
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• Walmart Seeks to Patent a Way for Using Digital Cryptocurrency - Bloomberg

  02-08-2019 22:24 via bloomberg.com
  Walmart Seeks to Patent a Way for Using Digital Cryptocurrency  BloombergCryptocurrency Patent has been applied by Walmart, which has the Similarities of Facebook Project Libra  CryptoNewsZWalmart Dipping Its Toes in Cryptocurrency, Seeks Patent to Use Them  CryptoVibesWalmart patents own cryptocurrency as battle with Amazon for retail intensifies  CryptoSlateView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bitcoin.com Appoints New CEO as Roger Ver Leaves Position

  02-08-2019 22:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin.com has appointed Stefan Rust to replace Roger Ver as CEO
  
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• Domain registry moves to ban cryptocurrency names - Mashable

  02-08-2019 22:13 via mashable.com
  Domain registry moves to ban cryptocurrency names  MashableThe registry which operates the .bank domain is moving to explicitly ban cryptocurrency companies from registering a name with the extension.
  
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• “Golden” Bullish Bitcoin Price Signal: Are 5000% BTC Gains Ahead?

  02-08-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  While 2018 was most certainly a bear market for Bitcoin and crypto assets, 2019 has been mostly a bull market or at least the beginning stages of one. The latest in the growing list of signs the leading crypto asset by market cap is building a bullish foundation and will rise to new all-time highs, is a “golden cross” on three-day Bitcoin price charts.The last time this occurred, was in February 2016, and from there, Bitcoin went on to bring investors a 4,900% return on investment. C
  
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• Former Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Boasts of “Big Future” for Bitcoin and Crypto

  02-08-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  All last month, the positive sentiment surrounding Bitcoin, crypto, and even Facebook Libra turned negative after United States President Donald Trump made some negative tweets about the digital asset class and its illicit use in criminal activities such as money laundering, cybercrime, drug trade, and more.
  And while many Trump-appointed policymakers came out of the woodwork ready to kick crypto while it was down, a former Trump advisor is coming out in support of Bitcoin and crypto, saying it
  
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• A Road Map For A Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Part 2 - Law360

  02-08-2019 21:39 via law360.com
  A Road Map For A Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Part 2  Law360As cryptocurrency usage proliferates, proper regulation should include enforcing money transmitter registration for crypto financial intermediaries, prosecuting ...
  
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• The CFTC Fintech Chief Who Oversaw Early Blockchain Trials Is Leaving

  02-08-2019 21:35
  The director of the CFTC's experimental fintech initiative will step down in mid-August to pursue work in the private sector.
  
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• This Dow Stock Is Shockingly the Index’s Biggest Winner

  02-08-2019 21:30
  President Trump’s trade war tactics appear to have backfired, as evidenced by the spiraling performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. While most Dow components are trading in the red, there are some winners, and an unlikely hero is leading the charge.  Boeing (BA), which is under fire for the fallout related to its 737 […]
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• Dow’s Massive Tailspin Hits Four Days as Rate-Cut Euphoria Disappears

  02-08-2019 21:26
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market extended their slide Friday in what appears to be a classic ‘buy the rumor, sell the fact’ scenario following the Federal Reserve’s planned rate cut earlier this week. Dow Makes It Four Losses in a Row; S&P 500 Down Five Straight All of Wall Street’s major indexes declined […]
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• Steve Bannon: Crypto to Become Part of ‘Global Populist Revolt’

  02-08-2019 21:21 via cointelegraph.com
  Steve Bannon, former Chief Strategist to Trump, says that Bitcoin will be part of a "global populist revolt," with cryptocurrencies having a big future
  
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• Nexo Launches a Debit Card That Lets You Not Spend Your Crypto

  02-08-2019 21:00
  Arrington XRP Capital-backed financial startup Nexo unveiled a crypto card that lets users “spend the value of their crypto without actually spending it."
  
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• Behind Ripple’s Regulation Call: ‘Do Not Paint Us With a Broad Brush’

  02-08-2019 21:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Why did Ripple feel compelled to juxtapose itself to the rest of the crypto space?
  
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• Circle OTC Trading Branch Head Daniel Matuszewski Resigns

  02-08-2019 20:55 via cointelegraph.com
  The head of Circle’s over-the-counter trading desk has left amid large-scale overhaul in the department
  
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• Bitcoin Goes Beyond $10K, US Stock Markets Drop Amid Trade War Fears

  02-08-2019 20:44 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin consolidates around $10,500, while U.S. stock markets drop amid trade war fears
  
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• Don’t Panic: Bitcoin’s ‘Plunging Supply’ Is a Feature – Not a Bug

  02-08-2019 20:40
  Bitcoin presents a common-sense notion that’s surprisingly radical to many fully-grown adults: Once it’s gone, you can’t have any more of it. As commodities go, it acts more like a rare metal than a technology – hence its comparison to gold. It Doesn’t Matter If We’ve Mined 99% of the Bitcoin Supply The Sun posted […]
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• K-Merchant to Become the World’s First Blockchain-Based Payment System

  02-08-2019 20:32
  Karatbars International recently introduced K-Merchant – the world’s first blockchain-based payment system, allowing merchants and retailers to process in-store payments with all types of currencies easily and quickly. Many people are still not very confident about cryptocurrencies in general. Even though the idea of the innovative currency is undoubtedly great, not everyone dares to approve […]
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• Join Betmatch, A Transparent Decentralized Betting House

  02-08-2019 20:16
  The project’s top priority is fraud protection and bookmaker’s activity transparency (users can always verify the platform’s account balance). You can bet that betting will become more innovative. People have been making bets since the earliest of times. In Ancient Greece, spectators used to bet on the Olympics’ participants, while in Ancient Rome – Romans […]
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• These 3 Marijuana Stocks Are Flailing Strong Buy Signals

  02-08-2019 20:00
  There are some who would claim that the boom in the marijuana industry is over. There’s no more money to be made because most of the fundamentally sound companies have meteorically risen and there’s very little room left for growth. However, we looked at the stocks in the cannabis sector and we’re surprised to see […]
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• Roger Ver Steps Into Chairman Role as Bitcoin.com Adds New CEO

  02-08-2019 20:00
  Roger Ver is now Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com as Stefan Rust joins as CEO
  
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• Best Market Rate Problem in the Crypto Industry Now Solved by 1irstcoin Algorithm

  02-08-2019 19:37
  1irstcoin(FST) setting the trend that the stock market never had. 1irstcoin tokens ( FST ) already achieved a positive ROI of over 2000 percent on the connected trading venues in 2019. This makes FST token , one of the most successful placements in the current financial year. With the FST token, you do not only […]
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• Brazilian Tax Authorities Impose New Requirements on Crypto Trading

  02-08-2019 19:30
  Information regarding crypto transactions exceeding $7,600 in value must be submitted to the National Treasury.
  
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• Dow Suffers Nauseating Slide as Jobs Data Expose Trade War Failure

  02-08-2019 19:17
  The Dow Jones suffered a nauseating pounding on Friday, as the index fell 253.38 points or 0.95% to knock its value down to 26,364.82. Selling remains heavy after a Trump tariff threat inspired a vicious 600-point Dow swing on Thursday and crushed stocks amid souring risk sentiment. Friday’s jobs report looks to have broken the […]
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• Grayscale Moves Clients’ Crypto to Coinbase Custody, Paves Way for Big Investors

  02-08-2019 19:00
  Grayscale Investments, which at last check boasts approximately $2.7 billion in assets under management, is putting its money where its mouth is, so to speak. The crypto investment firm is poised to move “the assets for each of its products” to Coinbase Custody, the independent custodial arm of the U.S.-based crypto exchange, today. In doing […]
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• Grayscale to Conduct One of Largest Single Day Crypto Transfers

  02-08-2019 18:45 via cointelegraph.com
  Grayscale Investments will today transfer nearly $3 billion worth in cryptocurrency holdings to crypto exchange Coinbase
  
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• Buterin Supports BTC-ETH Mix, as Future of Crypto Is ‘Pluralist’

  02-08-2019 18:40 via cointelegraph.com
  Vitalik Buterin supports the integration of Bitcoin LN with Ethereum, claiming that future of crypto is pluralist
  
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• Circle’s Head of Trading Is Leaving the Crypto Startup

  02-08-2019 18:37
  Dan Matuszewski has announced internally at Circle that he is moving on from the company, CoinDesk has learned.
  
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• Forget Facebook: Walmart Just Might Reshape Crypto Forever

  02-08-2019 18:16
  Like as not, you’ve heard the news: Walmart has laid the groundwork to create its own “cryptocurrency.” The move to patent a blockchain-based stablecoin variant generates speculation. Is Walmart trying to compete with Facebook Libra? Will CEO Doug McMillon be hauled in before legislators to defend his company’s right to innovate? Will the token ever […]
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• Ex-Trump Advisor Steve Bannon: ‘Global Populist Revolt’ Helps Crypto

  02-08-2019 18:00
  Donald Trump's former chief strategist is bullish on crypto amidst attacks on the dollar
  
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• ‘Bitcoin Bannon’: Trump Ex-Crony Bought Crypto ‘All The Way Down’

  02-08-2019 17:36
  It’s true that President Donald Trump and Steve Bannon are no longer thick as thieves following the former White House Chief Strategist’s less-than-illustrious exit from the administration. However, Bannon remains a staunch supporter of the Trump agenda, with one glaring exception: The architect of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign is a brazen bitcoin bull. Steve […]
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• Craig Wright Scolds Bitcoin Privacy Geeks in Wake of Equifax Scandal

  02-08-2019 16:43
  On Bitcoin Cash’s second birthday Thursday, Craig Wright penned a brief article entitled “PII in the Bitcoin World.” The subject of personally identifiable information (PII) is massive right now due to the Equifax data breach scandal. I think the C-suite of Equifax should be required to take their entire compensation for the next 10 years […]
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• Tesla Gigafactory Employee Death Raises Workers’ Safety Concerns

  02-08-2019 16:41
  Tesla has confirmed that an employee was found dead in its Nevada Gigafactory earlier this month.  This raises concerns about workers’ safety yet again with the exact cause of death still unknown.  A pending autopsy report could help clarify the circumstances that led to the incident. 61-year-old Michael Johnston was found dead in the third […]
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• Grayscale’s $2.7 Billion in Crypto Assets Will Now Be Held by Coinbase Custody

  02-08-2019 16:40
  Coinbase Custody has inked a three-year agreement to hold Grayscale Investment's digital assets.
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Video Shows More Substance Than Any Call of Duty Game in Years

  02-08-2019 16:33
  Many gamers have already witnessed the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer footage that emerged mid-July. However, the official Call of Duty Twitter page has premiered Modern Warfare multiplayer gameplay that shows off some substantive material. In what amounted to a nearly three-minute preview, a video was posted to the game’s official Twitter page that […]
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• South Korea Declares Partial ‘Regulation-Free’ Zone for Crypto Companies

  02-08-2019 16:30
  South Korea will allow the city of Busan to relax some crypto restrictions in order to become a blockchain testbed.
  
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• IRS Warns Cryptocurrency Holders to Watch Tax Laws - Cheddar

  02-08-2019 16:27 via cheddar.com
  IRS Warns Cryptocurrency Holders to Watch Tax Laws  CheddarThe IRS is targeting more than 10,000 cryptocurrency holders, telling them they may have broken federal tax laws. Jake Benson, founder and CEO of Lukka, ...
  
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• Despite Bitcoin Price, Cryptocurrency Usage Statistics Reveal Altcoins Growing Faster - Dash News

  02-08-2019 15:47 via dashnews.org
  Despite Bitcoin Price, Cryptocurrency Usage Statistics Reveal Altcoins Growing Faster  Dash NewsPosted by Justin Szilard | Aug 2, 2019 | News |. Despite Bitcoin Price, Cryptocurrency Usage Statistics Reveal Altcoins Growing Faster. August 1, 2019 marked ...
  
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• Leicester City FC Renews Partnership With Crypto Investment Platform

  02-08-2019 15:42 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto-inclusive investment and trading platform eToro renews its sponsorship deal with Leicester City Football Club
  
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• What Is the Difference Between Blockchain and DLT?

  02-08-2019 15:36 via cointelegraph.com
  Permission and permissionless: What’s the difference between blockchain and distributed ledger technology?
  
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• Crypto Industry Now Comprises 7% of Switzerland’s Largest SRO: Report

  02-08-2019 15:27 via cointelegraph.com
  Switzerland’s biggest cross-industry self-regulatory organization has 7% af crypto-related members, a senior executive confirms
  
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• Dow Claws Out of Vicious Slide as Beijing Rebukes Trump’s ‘Blackmail’

  02-08-2019 15:19
  The Dow’s multi-session nosedive risks extending into a fourth day on Friday after Beijing rebuked President Trump for his $300 billion tariff threat. Dow Scrambles to Avoid Fourth Straight Loss All of Wall Street’s top indices fought to avoid an opening bell sell-off following a volatile pre-market session for US stock futures. Dow Jones Industrial […]
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• Tezos Beats Bitcoin in Latest Price Rally, Up 44% This Week

  02-08-2019 15:15 via newsbtc.com
  Tezos (XTZ) is proving to be a better near-term investment than bitcoin this week. The altcoin, accompanied by favorable fundamentals, has surged by 44 percent in the last four days as it looks to close the week at an even higher rate.
  As of 12:29 UTC, the XTZ/USD instrument was trading at 1.452, up 3.71 percent in the last 24 hours. The move upside brought Tezos market capitalization to circa $962 million, which makes 0.40 percent of the entire cryptocurrency market valuation. At its highest, t
  
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• MIT’s AI Lab Crunched 200,000 Bitcoin Transactions. Only 2% Were ‘Illicit’

  02-08-2019 15:00
  Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic partnered with MIT to analyze $6 billion worth of bitcoin transactions. Here's what they found.
  
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• MIT’s AI Lab Analyzed 200,000 Bitcoin Transactions. Only 2% Were ‘Illicit’

  02-08-2019 15:00
  Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic collaborated with researchers from MIT to analyze $6 billion worth of bitcoin transactions.
  
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• ConsenSys-Backed Truffle Is Taking Its Dev Tools Beyond Just Ethereum

  02-08-2019 15:00
  Truffle is expanding to Hyperledger Fabric, Tezos and R3's Corda after clocking 3.5 million downloads from ethereum developers.
  
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