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• Despite CEO Claims, Dash Isn’t Really the ‘Most Used’ Crypto in Venezuela

  14-08-2019 23:30
  Despite wide-spread efforts and expensive advertising, Dash isn't taking off in Caracas.
  
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• Recession Conspiracy Theories Are All Wrong: Former Fed Chair

  14-08-2019 23:10
  By CCN Markets: While Jerome Powell remains in the hot seat, a former Fed Chair insists that things are not that bad from where she sits. Janet Yellen, who was in Powell's spot from 2014-2018, visited Fox Business where she said that the inverted yield curve, which has everyone in a tizzy about a recession, […]
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• Bitmessage Developer: Craig Wright Faked Documents on Bitcoin Creation

  14-08-2019 23:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitmessage developer Jonathan Warren claimed that some of Craig Wrights documents in the Kleiman case were forged or faked
  
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• Will Investors Flee to Bitcoin as Recession Looms?

  14-08-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The global economy has been facing increasing downwards pressure as of late that has sparked significant fear amongst traditional investors, and now one historically accurate indicator is flashing warning signs of an imminent recession, which could prove to be a positive thing for Bitcoin (BTC).
  Importantly, analysts are also noting that the sheer amount of global bonds that are currently trading at a negative interest rate is also reason enough for investors to ditch the traditional economic sy
  
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• New IRS Warning Letters Target Crypto Investors Who Misreported Trades

  14-08-2019 22:55
  The IRS is sending another round of warning letters to crypto users, this time to taxpayers who it thinks misreported income on exchange transactions.
  
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• Iran Crypto Devs Launch Platform for Flood Victims in Light of US Sanctions

  14-08-2019 22:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto developers in Iran have created a platform for humanitarian donations via digital currencies in light of political interference
  
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• Nevada Cryptocurrency Kiosks Now Require Money Transmission Licenses

  14-08-2019 22:00
  Nevada abruptly changed its regulatory stance on cryptocurrency kiosks, alarming many providers.
  
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• Nevada Crypto ATM Operators Now Require Money Transmission License

  14-08-2019 22:00
  Nevada abruptly changed its regulatory stance on cryptocurrency kiosks, alarming many providers.
  
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• Massive UK Newspaper Heralds Bitcoin and the “Golden Age of Cryptocurrency”

  14-08-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  The United Kingdom’s widely circulated Metro news publication has published a surprisingly bullish article explaining Bitcoin for its millions of readers. The article is scant in its detail but does feature a full Bitcoin explanation video.
  The overall tone of the clip is incredibly optimistic for Bitcoin’s long term. Rather than caution against its use, it seems to encourage it, explaining in the simplest possible terms and providing information on how to buy the crypto asset.
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• Luxembourg Financial Watchdog: Crypto Entity Lied About Licensure

  14-08-2019 21:56 via cointelegraph.com
  Luxembourg’s financial watchdog has warned the public about a crypto-related firm that falsely claims to be licensed in the country
  
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• Flexa brings cryptocurrency payments to over 7,500 Canadian merchants - Yahoo Finance

  14-08-2019 21:55 via finance.yahoo.com
  Flexa brings cryptocurrency payments to over 7,500 Canadian merchants  Yahoo FinanceCryptocurrency payment processing *service* provider Flexa is coming to Canada, the company announced in a blog post on Tuesday. This is Flexa's first offering ...
  
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• Watch Fox News Hilariously Crash & Burn Trying to Explain 4chan

  14-08-2019 21:51
  By CCN Markets: It takes roughly five seconds to Google, "What is 4chan?" That was apparently too much work for the intrepid news anchors at Fox News, who instead decided to wing a description of the online imageboard during this morning's broadcast of "Fox & Friends." Fox & Friends research concludes 4chan is "a site […]
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• Binance Jersey Partners with Crypto Platform Caspian for Faster Trades

  14-08-2019 21:41 via cointelegraph.com
  Fiat-to-crypto platform Binance Jersey is partnering with a crypto platform that provides trading and risk management
  
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• Tilray Stock Sinks as Mike Tyson's Heavyweight Jolt Fails to Ignite Market

  14-08-2019 21:30
  Tilray’s stock has fallen nearly 15% since yesterday when they reported larger-than-expected second-quarter losses after the market closed. Overall, the company’s net loss increased to $35.11 million, or 32 cents a share. Slumping Cannabis Industry Cannabis-related stocks have been steadily dropping over the past few months. Major companies like Aurora Cannabis, Canntrust, and Canopy Growth […]
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• Blockchain and Crypto Jobs Market: 2018 Vs. 2019 by the Numbers

  14-08-2019 21:30 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain experts are still in demand, but the number of those who want to get hired has decreased
  
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• Dow Suffers 750 Point Crash as German Economy Teeters on Recession

  14-08-2019 21:13
  By CCN Markets: The Dow and broader U.S. stock market plunged anew on Wednesday, erasing the previous day's recovery after a slumping German economy raised red flags about the health of the global economic recovery. Dow Jones in Free-Fall; S&P 500, Nasdaq Follow All of Wall Street's major indexes were headed for massive losses, mirroring […]
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• Maryland State Government Participating in ‘Operation Cryptosweep’

  14-08-2019 21:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has announced that his Securities Division is participating in ‘Operation Cryptosweep’
  
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• Can Ancient Math Predict the Next Bitcoin Top at $220K?

  14-08-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin was built using mathematical code, and nearly all aspects of it, from its hard-capped supply to its price, and everything in between is deeply steeped in math.
  Ancient mathematics first popularized in the middle-ages may hold the key to predicting Bitcoin tops and bottoms with chilling accuracy. And according to how the number sequence has followed thus far, one crypto analyst believes it would put the top of the next Bitcoin rally at $220,000 per BTC.
  Fibonacci Sequence Could Be Magical
  
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• We Finally Know Why Coinbase UK Dumped 'Anonymous Crypto' Zcash

  14-08-2019 20:49
  By CCN Markets: Coinbase users in the UK continue to get bad news, with the latest impacting Zcash holders specifically. The rumor mill began to churn this week when the cryptocurrency exchange unexpectedly dumped ZEC. Now there’s finally confirmation for at least one of the reasons that were bandied about. UK-based banking giant Barclays severed […]
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• Price Analysis 14/08: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB, EOS, BSV, XMR, XLM

  14-08-2019 20:45 via cointelegraph.com
  Has Bitcoin topped out in the short term or will traders have the opportunity to buy it lower? Let’s consult the charts
  
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• Bitcoin Price Approaches $10,000 24 Hours After $11,000 Falls

  14-08-2019 19:55 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price is nearing closer to psychological support at $10,000 – an important level that was supposed to act as the FOMO trigger taking the price per BTC to a new all-time high – just 24 hours after bears were able to push the price below support at $11,000, which has now turned resistance.
  Today alone, Bitcoin price has fallen over $600 and a few meager attempts at a bounce have failed to bring any relief to bulls who may be trapped in longs and hope to close before the next le
  
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• 'That's Not Bitcoin!' Craig Wright Rebukes Anti-Government Crypto Bulls

  14-08-2019 19:47
  By CCN Markets: There are few things Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash partisans agree on these days, but there’s still one activity that brings the two halves of crypto’s Great Schism together - bashing Craig Wright. The controversial Wright claims to have invented Bitcoin, which he subsequently abandoned following the Bitcoin Cash hard fork, only to […]
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• Blockchain Firm Findora Hires Former Coinbase CTO as Strategic Advisor

  14-08-2019 19:43 via cointelegraph.com
  A former CTO of American crypto platform Coinbase has joined blockchain firm Findora as a strategic advisor
  
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• Trump Urges Fed to 'Do Something' as Stock Market Signals Recession

  14-08-2019 19:30
  By CCN Markets: The stock market major indices including the Dow Jones are getting shellacked today as the yield inversion in the bond market spooks investors. The yield curve hasn't been inverted for very long, but because it could be a harbinger of an economic recession historically, it's enough to send stocks reeling. President Trump […]
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• R3 Announces Planned Dublin Office Amid Aggressive Expansion

  14-08-2019 19:25 via cointelegraph.com
  Enterprise blockchain developer R3 will open offices in Dublin in 2020
  
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• Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Be Used to Fight Financial Crimes?

  14-08-2019 19:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Central bank-issued digital currencies could have a great advantage in combating the shadow economy and illegal activities, and they could be a viable alternative to digital currencies like Libra
  
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• Coinbase Is Using an Ethereum Upgrade to Help Merchants Accept USDC

  14-08-2019 19:00
  Coinbase Commerce is putting ethereum's latest systemwide upgrade, Constantinople, to the test.
  
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• Dow Staggers While World Economy Spirals Toward Brutal Recession

  14-08-2019 18:39
  By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones took a hammering on thin liquidity on Wednesday as a blizzard of terrible news iced bulls and thrust the index into a 630 point tailspin. The bears were out in force as the mighty German economic machine contracted, Chinese data missed estimates, Hong Kong wallowed in chaos, and bond […]
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• New England Firm Settles With SEC Over Allegedly Unregistered $6.3M ICO

  14-08-2019 18:34 via cointelegraph.com
  SimplyVital Health Inc. has settled charges with the U.S. SEC for conducting an unregistered ICO that raised $6.3 million
  
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• IAMAI says RBI has no authority to ban cryptocurrencies - Economic Times

  14-08-2019 18:32 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  IAMAI says RBI has no authority to ban cryptocurrencies  Economic TimesThe counsel also emphasized that the central bank did not undertake research before issuing the ban.
  
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• Terra Signs Music Streaming Platform to Crypto Payments Alliance

  14-08-2019 18:30
  The music steaming service will join twenty-five partners in a South Korean crypto payments alliance.
  
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• Blockchain Provider Terra Signs Bugs, a Music Streaming Platform, to Its Alliance

  14-08-2019 18:30
  The music steaming service will join twenty-five partners in a South Korean crypto payments alliance.
  
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• Craig Wright Allegedly Forged Correspondences in Kleiman Case

  14-08-2019 18:27
  While the emails were allegedly sent on November 6 and 13, 2012, Bitmessage protocol wasn’t available before November 19.
  
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• BITCOIN: Is the cryptocurrency stuck in a crypto triangle? - Express

  14-08-2019 18:22 via express.co.uk
  BITCOIN: Is the cryptocurrency stuck in a crypto triangle?  ExpressTHE seemingly stagnant nature of what many had expected to be bitcoin's August boom is showing little sign of freeing itself from the vice-like grip of a range ...
  
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• Bitcoin 'Fear Gauge' Explodes to Most Alarming Level Since 2018

  14-08-2019 18:14
  By CCN Markets: The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index has crashed to its lowest level in almost a year. The index, which tracks sentiment among investors, hasn't plumbed these lows since December 2018 when the king of crypto finally found yearly support just above $3,000. The current reading of 11 out of a possible 100 […]
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• Iran Officially Legalizes Crypto Mining

  14-08-2019 18:00 via crypto-news.net
  The Iranian government recently approved digital coin mining. The announcement which was made on July 2019 by the country’s Economic Commission, has prompted authorities to find ways to control crypto mining within its current legal structures. Thanks to the country’s reduced electricity costs, mining has been thriving even before it was officially legalized.
  Mining Electricity Costs
  A Study conducted by Crescent Electric Supply Company found the cost of mining 1 Bitcoin to be as low
  
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• Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain

  14-08-2019 17:00
  There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.
  
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• Austrians Reject Bitcoin, Reveals New Public Survey

  14-08-2019 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  A majority of Austrians are skeptic about decentralized cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, according to a new ING International survey.
  Only 13 percent of the participants from Austria expressed optimism towards cryptocurrencies, making the country of one of the world’s most prominent anti-bitcoin regions in terms of public sentiment. On the other hand, ING found that people of sanctions-hit Turkey are more receptive towards digital ledger tokens, with 62 percent of them agreeing to at least u
  
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• Bitcoin as a Hedge Against Uncertainty Is An Overstated Narrative

  14-08-2019 16:25 via newsbtc.com
  Demand for Bitcoin in Argentina and Hong Kong is such that locals are paying up to 10% above market price.
  The ongoing unrest in both regions has led to soaring Bitcoin demand, as investors look to hedge against the system. And once again, Bitcoin has shown itself to be the default option when times get tough. But is this narrative an accurate reflection of reality?
  Argentina’s Financial Markets Tank On Election News
  Following the defeat of President Mauricio Macri, in Argentina’s pr
  
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• Falling Renminbi Serious Use Case for Bitcoin: DBS Chief Economist

  14-08-2019 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  A weakening Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) is helping to fuel the bullish sentiment of bitcoin, according to Taimur Baig of DBS’ Singapore unit.
  The chief economist told Financial Times that the recent run-up in the bitcoin price took place after the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) forced the value of the renminbi below $0.14 for the first time since the last financial crisis. The move increased the demand for bitcoin and similar perceived safe-haven assets – such as gold – higher
  
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• WhalesTrader: For day-traders, by day-traders

  14-08-2019 15:55
  If you’ve traded before then you’re sure to know how important it is to stay focused. You would also probably know how hard it is to achieve that using TradingView and an exchange trading interface. Not only is it hard for you to focus, it is also not time-efficient - especially for day-traders. WhalesTrader solves […]
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• Blockchain Firm Settles With SEC Over Unregistered $6.3 Million SAFT

  14-08-2019 15:55
  A healthcare-focused blockchain firm has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017-2018 SAFT offering.
  
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• China's Digital Currency Is Unlikely To Be A Cryptocurrency - Forbes

  14-08-2019 15:50 via forbes.com
  China's Digital Currency Is Unlikely To Be A Cryptocurrency  ForbesMost indications drive to the conclusion that the PBOC is unlikely to be building a cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin and ethereum or even Libra -- but rather its ...
  
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• Dow Crashes 600 Points as Bond Yield Inversion Ignites Wall Street Panic

  14-08-2019 15:44
  By CCN Markets: The Dow whipsawed back into decline on Wednesday, completely reversing Tuesday’s massive recovery. What triggered the plunge? The bond market just flashed a warning signal that has preceded every recession for the past five decades. Dow Plummets; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Struggle All of Wall Street’s major indices suffered steep declines at […]
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• Dow Crashes 450 Points as Bond Yield Inversion Ignites Wall Street Panic

  14-08-2019 15:44
  By CCN Markets: The Dow whipsawed back into decline on Wednesday, completely reversing Tuesday’s massive recovery. What triggered the plunge? The bond market just flashed a warning signal that has preceded every recession for the past five decades. Dow Plummets; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Struggle All of Wall Street’s major indices suffered steep declines at […]
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• R3 to Open Tech Hub in Dublin in 2020 Amid Rapid Growth Plans

  14-08-2019 15:34
  The office will largely be staffed with engineering specialists.
  
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• ING Poll: Austrians Are Most Skeptical of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency - Cointelegraph

  14-08-2019 15:19 via cointelegraph.com
  ING Poll: Austrians Are Most Skeptical of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency  CointelegraphAn online survey by banking giant ING finds that Austrians are the most skeptical of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in general. The poll, including ...
  
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• ING Poll: Austrians Are Most Skeptical of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

  14-08-2019 15:19 via cointelegraph.com
  Austrians are well informed on cryptocurrency but prefer stability to volatility
  
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• Messages Proving Wright Created Bitcoin Likely ‘Faked,’ Developer Testifies

  14-08-2019 15:00
  In a July 24 court hearing, Jonathan Warren confirmed it is easy to back date messages to alter dates and times.
  
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• Craig Wright’s Messages Likely ‘Faked,’ Says Bitmessage Developer

  14-08-2019 15:00
  In a July 24 court hearing, Jonathan Warren confirmed it is easy to back date messages to alter dates and times.
  
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