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• Binance to Resume US Operations Within Two Months, Predicts CEO CZ

  15-08-2019 23:30 via cointelegraph.com
  Binance to resume operations in the US within two months, according to CEO Changpeng Zhao
  
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• Over $4.0 Billion Was Stolen from Crypto Investors in Six Months

  15-08-2019 23:07
  As prices marched higher in 2019, crimes went up, says crypto-security firm CipherTrace.
  
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• Over $4 Billion Stolen from Crypto Investors in Six Months

  15-08-2019 23:07
  As prices marched higher in 2019, crimes went up, says crypto-security firm CipherTrace.
  
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• Fortnite Developer Hit With Privacy-Fueled Lawsuit, Dividing Gamers

  15-08-2019 23:00
  Gamers are no strangers to security breaches at this point. Those tend to be the nature of the beast, as companies like Sony and more have been victim to data breaches before. Fortnite developer Epic Games experienced a similar breach in 2018, where a massive number of accounts were hacked. Now, Epic Games is reportedly […]
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• Bitcoin May Soon Test 2019 Trend Line Below $9k, Claims Prominent Analyst

  15-08-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  After facing a significant amount of downwards pressure, Bitcoin (BTC) capitulated yesterday and fell to lows of roughly $9,500 before bouncing and reclaiming its position above the key $10,000 price level.
  Now, one prominent analyst who predicted the bull run that was witnessed throughout the first half of 2019 is now claiming that Bitcoin may test its 2019 trend line in the near-future, which would mean that a drop below $9,000 is imminent.
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• New money-laundering rules change everything for cryptocurrency exchanges - MIT Technology Review

  15-08-2019 22:47 via technologyreview.com
  New money-laundering rules change everything for cryptocurrency exchanges  MIT Technology ReviewCryptocurrency exchanges must decide whether to comply with global anti money-laundering rules.
  
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• Alibaba Files US Patent for Blockchain Domain Name Management System

  15-08-2019 22:25 via cointelegraph.com
  Alibaba has filed a patent for a means of systemizing blockchain domain names across chains
  
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• New BBC Language Lesson Focuses on Crypto, is it Good?

  15-08-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  The British Broadcasting Corporation has made crypto assets the subject of one of its English language classes. The decision by the UK’s national television service shows that digital currency is becoming closer than ever to normalisation in society.
  As you might expect from a lesson aimed at students of the English language, the content does not exactly get to the heart of the most pressing issues in global monetary policy that might make Bitcoin attractive for some.
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• Jio Console: 5 Things You NEED to Know About India's Stadia Rival

  15-08-2019 21:59
  By CCN Markets: Google tantalized the gaming industry when it revealed that its console, Stadia, would be a streaming service. However, Jio, India's telecom giant, is promising what it claims could be an even better platform in India. Jio's console launches in early September, nearly two months ahead of Google's service, and it could provide […]
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• Court Denies Craig Wright’s Motion for Judgment in Kleiman V. Wright

  15-08-2019 21:55 via cointelegraph.com
  The judge overseeing Kleiman V. Wright has denied Wright’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, meaning the case will proceed
  
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• IRS Sends Second Round Tax Warnings to Cryptocurrency Investors - Bloomberg

  15-08-2019 21:34 via bloomberg.com
  IRS Sends Second Round Tax Warnings to Cryptocurrency Investors  BloombergSome cryptocurrency investors are receiving a new round of letters from the Internal Revenue *Service* telling them that their federal tax returns don't match the ...
  
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• Why the Inverted Yield Curve Failed to Boost Bitcoin's Price

  15-08-2019 21:30
  By CCN Markets: The inverted yield curve on Wednesday should have been a catalyst in moving the bitcoin price higher. That's because it signaled a recession, which tanked the stock market. It was just about a week ago that the bitcoin price rose in the wake of macroeconomics that sank the stock market. Observers cheered […]
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• South Korea’s Third-Largest Crypto Exchange Publishes Official Listing Criteria

  15-08-2019 21:30
  Coinone has issued official listing criteria, paving the way for more tokens in the ecosystem.
  
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• South Korean Third-Largest Crypto Exchange Publishes Official Listing Criteria

  15-08-2019 21:30
  Coinone has issued official listing criteria, paving the way for more tokens in the ecosystem.
  
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• Korea’s Third-Largest Crypto Exchange Publishes Listing Criteria

  15-08-2019 21:30
  Coinone has issued official listing criteria, paving the way for more tokens in the ecosystem.
  
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• Dow Teeters on the Edge as 30-Year Bond Yield Crashes to Record Low

  15-08-2019 21:07
  By CCN Markets: The Dow and broader U.S. stock market traded mixed on Thursday, as the flight to safety assets triggered another steep fall in Treasury yields, with the 30-year interest rate falling to new record lows. Dow Secures Modest Gains Wall Street's major indexes moderated Thursday afternoon, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged […]
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• Judge Blasts Craig Wright’s Evidence, ‘Inconsistent’ Testimony in Kleiman Trial

  15-08-2019 21:00
  The judge overseeing the ongoing lawsuit against Craig Wright, who claims to have invented bitcoin, shot down a motion challenging the court's jurisdiction over the suit.
  
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• Crypto Exchange Poloniex to Delist 23 Trading Pairs Due to Low Volume

  15-08-2019 21:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Poloniex has announced that it will be removing 23 trading pairs from its exchange due to low volume
  
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• Bitcoin and Altcoin Crashes Correlating Could Be Catalyst for Alt Bottom

  15-08-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Across the crypto market, there’s extreme pain, fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Bitcoin is pulling back from recent highs, and altcoins like Ethereum, Ripple, and others have only bled out and fallen deeper to new lows.
  And while most crypto investors believe there is more pain to come for the altcoin market, Bitcoin and alts recently showing correlation again could be the catalyst necessary for alts to finally find their bottom, bounce, and provide crypto investors with the “alt seaso
  
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• CipherTrace says $3.1 billion may have been stolen at cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019 - TechSpot

  15-08-2019 20:44 via techspot.com
  CipherTrace says $3.1 billion may have been stolen at cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019  TechSpotJudging by the latest Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering report by security research firm CipherTrace, crypto criminals are likely to loot an estimated total of ...
  
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• Bitcoin.com Partners with Crypto Lending Firm Celsius Network

  15-08-2019 20:35
  Celsius app will integrate Bitcoin.com’s crypto trading platform which enables its users to buy supported cryptocurrencies.
  
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• Celsius Network Incorporates Bitcoin.com Platform to Streamline Services

  15-08-2019 20:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Celsius integrates Bitcoin.com’s trading platform into its Celsius App to expand users’ coin options and service access
  
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• Despite Stock Market Swings, 'Silly' Recession Talk Overblown: Economist

  15-08-2019 20:30
  By CCN Markets: Investors are getting a bit of a reprieve today as the stock market recaptures some of yesterday's massive losses in what was a brutal day on Wall Street. The trade deal appears to be the impetus for the market, and the tug-of-war between President Trump and President Jinping seems far from over, […]
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• Anthem Suffers Crippling Blow as Lead Producer Exits BioWare

  15-08-2019 20:12
  By CCN Markets: Anthem's lead producer, Ben Irving, revealed that he is set to depart from developer BioWare, marking a further somber note in the title's short, but turbulent history. Taking to Twitter to announce the news earlier today, Irving explains he will be moving to an as of yet undisclosed company, but still within […]
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• Crypto Analyst: Recent Bitcoin Price Struggle Similar to 2017 Run

  15-08-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price action over the last few weeks as turned from bullish, to bearish, and crypto investors are torn as to what happens next. Most expect Bitcoin to go on a bull run from here, while others think a correction until the end of the year is in the cards.
  However, one prominent crypto analyst – an analyst with analysis so persuasive, they’ve turned even Bitcoin skeptics to believers – says that the recent “struggle” in Bitcoin price at $10,000, looks very simi
  
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• Walmart Stock Laughs Off Trade Tensions & Recession Hysteria

  15-08-2019 19:52
  By CCN Markets: Walmart is bucking the trend by boosting its fiscal 2019 earnings outlook after reporting strong second-quarter sales. The bullish projections and the rise in Walmart stock this week underscore that the retail giant is unfazed by mounting recession fears and the US-China trade war. Walmart's same-store sales for the second quarter ended […]
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• LTC Dusting Attack on Binance Affected Nearly 300,000 Addresses: Report

  15-08-2019 19:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain data firm Glassnode reports that the recent LTC dusting attack on Binance affected 294,582 addresses, not 50 as Binance had announced
  
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• LTC Dusting Attack Affected Nearly 300,000 Addresses: Report

  15-08-2019 19:31 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain data firm Glassnode reports that the recent LTC dusting attack on Binance affected 294,582 addresses, not 50 as Binance had announced
  
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• Fortnite's New Patch Is So Awful Gamers Are Rage-Quitting

  15-08-2019 19:22
  By CCN Markets: Epic Games released the first post-mech controversy Fortnite patch, dubbed v10.10, and to say players are unhappy about it is an understatement. It may be Fortnite's most underwhelming patch to date. Chiefly, the update fails to nerf the BRUTE mech as clamored for by the community. If anything, the patch buffs the […]
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• Cardano Partners With Blockchain Venture Studio to Accelerate Adoption

  15-08-2019 19:16 via cointelegraph.com
  The Cardano Foundation partners with Berlin blockchain venture studio Konfidio to accelerate Cardano adoption
  
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• OneCoin, the Crypto Scam that Refuses to Die, Resurfaces on YouTube

  15-08-2019 19:00
  By CCN Markets: A OneCoin promoter based in Trinidad and Tobago has appeared in a YouTube video promoting the controversial cryptocurrency, further proving how enduring the scam has been. The promoter, known as Cordel ‘KingJayms’ James, was captured in a video suggesting that the best way to assist Konstantin Ignatov, the CEO of OneCoin who […]
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• Bitcoin Plunges Back Down to $9,600 After Rising Above $12,000

  15-08-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Last week, a spike in the Bitcoin price pushed it past the $12,000 mark.
  At the same time, Bitcoin dominance continues to squeeze the rest of the market, closing in on 70%. The highest it’s been since April 2017.
  Reported volume lends supports to the Bitcoin price movement. At the start of August, this stood at $16.5 billion, topping out at a month to date high of $24 billion around August, 6th.Since the start of August, Bitcoin has been on a steady ascension, having peaked at a 21% gain i
  
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• Maryland Targets Trading Platform Fraud as It Joins ‘Cryptosweep’ Effort

  15-08-2019 18:45
  The second wave of Operation Cryptosweep commenced early this year resulting in 35 enforcement actions with nearly 100 pending.
  
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• Ripple’s Xpring Gives $265 Million in XRP to Content Platform Coil

  15-08-2019 18:25 via cointelegraph.com
  Ripple’s Xpring gives 1 billion XRP grant to Coil, a platform run by former Xpring CTO
  
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• Dow Seesaws as Nervous Market Watches China Get Tough With Trump

  15-08-2019 18:25
  By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones enjoyed a brighter start on Thursday after some generally positive macro data initially lifted stock markets. The Dow ran into a brick wall, however, as the 200-day moving average immediately provided stern resistance - and prevented the index from recouping more than a minor portion of its losses from […]
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• Institutional Crypto Lending Platform Receives Gibraltar DLT License

  15-08-2019 18:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Gibraltar awards DLT provider license to institutional crypto-lending platform Lendingblock
  
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• Understanding Litecoin’s Dusting Attack: What Happened and Why

  15-08-2019 18:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Litecoin (LTC) experiences a major dusting attack, but the attacker claims to be unaware of the dangers and was simply advertising his mining pool
  
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• GE Stock Plunges on Suspicious $38 Billion Fraud 'Bombshell'

  15-08-2019 17:51
  By CCN Markets: Embattled industrial giant General Electric took another blow Thursday. GE stock is trading down more than 10% following news that famed fraud investigator Harry Markopolos has accused General Electric of committing fraud. Madoff Whistleblower: GE Stock Is Overvalued by 50% Markopolos stated that GE is a "bigger fraud than Enron" and added: […]
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• Walmart Cryptocurrency Patent Just The Latest Of A String Of False Starts - Forbes

  15-08-2019 17:22 via forbes.com
  Walmart Cryptocurrency Patent Just The Latest Of A String Of False Starts  ForbesThe past few weeks have yielded numerous stories about a crypto asset that Walmart reportedly submitted a patent for. This endeavor could be another attempt ...
  
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• The Tether Mafia Control 80% Of Supply, Should Investors Be Concerned?

  15-08-2019 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Critics of cryptocurrency have long accused the industry of collusion. And a recent article from Bloomberg, about the “Tether Mafia” controlling the supply, has done little to allay these fears.
  According to Coin Metrics, there are 318 addresses with a Tether holding of $1 million or more. And in total, these accounts make up $3.3 billion, or 80%, of the total Tether supply.Tether Controversy
  Since its launch in 2015, Tether has been subject to numerous controversies. All of which co
  
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• Join Us Tomorrow for Our First On-Tap Reader Meetup in Buenos Aires

  15-08-2019 16:45
  We will be visiting Buenos Aires tomorrow to talk crypto and share a few cervezas. Please join us.
  
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• What is US Yield Curve and Why is it Tickling Bitcoin Investors?

  15-08-2019 16:30 via newsbtc.com
  What if there is a way one can predict the next recession accurately? Except, there is none. But thousands of market experts, including economists, fund managers, and traders, still rely on something that help them measure the possibility of an economic crisis ahead. That something is called the US Yield Curve.
  What is US Yield Curve?
  US Yields represent a set of government bonds of different maturities issued by the United States government. A Yield Curve merely plots those bond yields on
  
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• WeWork's CEO Is the Next Elon Musk - That Should Terrify You

  15-08-2019 16:29
  By CCN Markets: The last thing an investor wants to read in an IPO prospectus is a warning that the company’s CEO may have committed an SEC violation - even an itsy-bitsy one. But that's the case with WeWork co-founder and CEO Adam Neumann, who is on track to become the next Elon Musk for […]
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• Dow Swings Wildly as Wall Street Recoils from 800-Point Bloodbath

  15-08-2019 15:36
  By CCN Markets: A volatile Dow Jones swung wildly on Thursday, as the US-China trade war once again took center stage in the wake of the bond market’s first main yield curve inversion in more than a decade. Dow Zips Higher Despite Ugly Futures Session Wall Street’s major indices recovered from steep losses in the […]
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• New Malware Miner Sneakily Hides When Task Manager Is Open

  15-08-2019 15:30
  Meet "Norman" – a new variant of monero-mining malware that employs crafty tricks to avoid being spotted.
  
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• Leading Latin America Investment Bank Joins Distributed Ledger Group

  15-08-2019 15:26 via cointelegraph.com
  Leading Latin America investment bank BTG Pactual joined the organizing committee of the Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group
  
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• Social Pricing Game MoonRekt Now Permits Players to Bet With Bitcoin

  15-08-2019 15:00
  MoonRekt players now get to stake the crypto they're betting on: bitcoin!
  
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• Ripple to Give Away 1 Billion XRP in Massive Bid to Fund Online Content

  15-08-2019 15:00
  Ripple is making a major investment in Coil, a media platform that pays content creators XRP.
  
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• Ripple Is Giving Away 1 Billion XRP in Massive Bid to Fund Online Content

  15-08-2019 15:00
  Ripple is making a major investment in Coil, a media platform that pays content creators XRP.
  
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• Crypto Price Prediction Game MoonRekt Now Accepts Bitcoin

  15-08-2019 15:00
  MoonRekt players now get to stake the crypto they're betting on: bitcoin.
  
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