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• Tezos to run $1.15 million cryptocurrency treasure hunt - Yahoo Finance

  23-08-2019 23:46 via finance.yahoo.com
  Tezos to run $1.15 million cryptocurrency treasure hunt  Yahoo FinanceThe Tezos Foundation, the non-profit, educational arm of open source dapp platform Tezos, has put 1 million of its cryptocurrency “tezzies”—currently worth ...
  
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• Bank of England Governor: Libra-Like Currency Could Replace US Dollar

  23-08-2019 23:17 via cointelegraph.com
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said that a Libra-like digital currency could become the world’s reserve currency, replacing the U.S. dollar
  
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• Research Suggests Tether Sentiment Could Provide Chance for Manipulation

  23-08-2019 23:03 via cointelegraph.com
  New research suggests a strong correlation between Tether sentiment and its market capitalization
  
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• Rep. Waters Says Congress Will Continue Review of Facebook’s Libra

  23-08-2019 23:00
  Congresswoman Maxine Waters announced a tentative schedule for this fall including a continued review of Facebook's Libra initiative.
  
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• Maker Foundation Tried and Failed to Register ‘DEFI’ Trademark

  23-08-2019 23:00
  Under current law, the responsibility of defending trademarks falls on the holder of the trademark.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Could Test Bottom of Weekly Range, MACD Turning Bear

  23-08-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price has struggled to regain the same powerful bullish momentum it had starting in April through July, but crypto bulls also haven’t given up the fight and have managed to keep Bitcoin price from falling far below $10,000.
  But that fall deep below $10,000 may be coming sooner than expected if the weekly MACD turning down is any indication of the trend change to come. If $10,000 breaks, one crypto analyst says that Bitcoin may fall below the median range toward the lower trading ra
  
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• Trump Readies Fed Rate Cut amid Dow Plunge but Is It too Late?

  23-08-2019 22:50
  By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones has plunged by well over 2 percent in a single session on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stern warning towards China. Ahead of the G7 Summit, President Trump expressed his displeasure on the progress of the trade talks between the U.S. and China, requesting U.S. companies […]
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• Fervent Push for Regulatory Approval by STO Issuers

  23-08-2019 22:30 via crypto-news.net
  The crypto industry is making great strides in establishing Security Token Offerings (STOs) as a secure fundraising method. With the market’s attention diverted to the first-ever SEC-supported STO, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pledging “plain English” directives on ICOs, 2019 could finally see security tokens used as fundraising tools.
  In 2018, the digital market registered significant drops in ICO numbers. Although investors saw great potential in the
  
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• UK Central Bank Chief Sees Digital Currency Displacing US Dollar as Global Reserve

  23-08-2019 22:17
  BOE governor Mark Carney called on Friday for the creation of a wholly digital alternative to the U.S. dollar.
  
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• Australian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing $450,000 in XRP Last Year

  23-08-2019 22:08 via cointelegraph.com
  An Australian woman has pleaded guilty to stealing $450,000 in XRP
  
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• Crypto Exchange OKEx Pounds the Table on 34% Bitcoin Price Surge

  23-08-2019 22:06
  By CCN Markets: Crypto exchange OKEx isn't concerned that the bitcoin price appears to have hit a wall just above the $10,000 mark. In fact, the industry giant believes BTC will surge another 34% to $14,000 before the end of the year, thanks to a helping hand from the US Federal Reserve. #Fed is expected […]
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• Scammer Ordered to Forfeit $1.12 Million Bitcoin in Landmark UK Case

  23-08-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  A scammer who sold people’s personal details on the dark web has been ordered to forfeit $1.12 million worth of Bitcoin. Grant West, also known as “Courvoisier “, gathered sensitive information about individuals using a phishing scam targeting a popular online takeaway ordering service and other well-known British retailers.
  The investigation and subsequent confiscation is the reportedly the first time that the Metropolitan Police have seized cryptocurrency from an individual.
  
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• Largest Korean Exchange to Review Listings and Drop Failing Coins

  23-08-2019 22:00
  Bithumb will assemble a committee to periodically review its listed cryptocurrencies, becoming the second exchange in Korea to update its listing policies.
  
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• Facebook’s Libra Backers Are Having Second Thoughts. No Surprise Here

  23-08-2019 22:00
  By CCN Markets: Facebook's Libra project could be dead on arrival. If it does launch, it probably won’t be anything like what was originally proposed by the world’s largest social media platform. More proof that all is not great with the ambitious crypto-related project surfaced Friday. Financial Times reports that original backers are trying to […]
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• Price Analysis 23/08: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB, EOS, BSV, XMR, XLM

  23-08-2019 21:32 via cointelegraph.com
  Which altcoins are offering short-term trading opportunities? Let’s consult the charts
  
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• Dow Crashes 623 Points, Erases Weekly Gains in 15 Brutal Minutes

  23-08-2019 21:21
  By CCN Markets: The Dow and broader U.S. stock market plunged anew on Friday after President Trump unleashed a fiery tweetstorm urging American businesses to shift their production domestically and look for “an alternative to China.” Economic data added fuel to the fire after U.S. home sales plunged by 12.8%. Dow Plunges; S&P 500, Nasdaq […]
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• MACH and Ontology, Joined MOU

  23-08-2019 21:14
  The MACH project, which launched blockchain-based P2P safety trading platform MarketMACH has announced the signing of an MOU with Ontology recently following the announcement of MACH listing.  Through the agreement between the two companies, CEO Solomon Choi and CEO Lee Jun will first be joined by Ontology as the main partners in marketMACH platform and […]
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• Cryptocurrency OS Makes It Easy to Buy and Spend Digital Cash - LinuxInsider.com

  23-08-2019 21:05 via linuxinsider.com
  Cryptocurrency OS Makes It Easy to Buy and Spend Digital Cash  LinuxInsider.comIf you are ready to jump into the digital world of a bitcoin economy, Cryptocurrency OS might be your most convenient way to fast-track your entry. Cryptocurrency ...
  
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• CNBC Analyst Slams Facebook Libra, Champions Bitcoin

  23-08-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Since the announcement of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, the crypto market and even the tech sector has never been the same. It’s got regulators up in arms about Bitcoin, crypto assets are crashing, and the project may not ever even see the light of day. Even partners have started to abandon the project.
  The topic came up during a recent segment on CNBC’s Squawk Box, and one of the show’s hosts went on a rant, slamming Facebook’s crypto project while championing B
  
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• Lumi Taps Simplex to Offer Crypto Payments with Credit Cards

  23-08-2019 20:47
  The adoption of Simplex is an important technological milestone for Lumi which supports over 1,200 crypto assets,
  
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• This Little-Known Indie Studio Just Stood Up to Epic Games

  23-08-2019 20:46
  By CCN Markets: When Epic Games tried to force the creator of DARQ, a promising indie horror title, to sign an exclusivity contract, the fledgling indie developer refused to back down. Now, gamers are hailing that developer - Unfold Games - as a hero for having the courage to stand up to the Fortnite creator […]
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• Mobile Fuels Gaming's Ascent to $152B, Transforms Gamer Image

  23-08-2019 20:30
  By CCN Markets: Perceptions of gaming and gamers are on the cusp of changing thanks to the rising popularity of mobile games. This year alone, the value of the gaming market is expected to jump to a staggering $152.1 billion, making it the single most lucrative entertainment industry on the planet, dwarfing the music and […]
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• Binance: Leaked Images Overlap With Those Processed by Third Party

  23-08-2019 20:09 via cointelegraph.com
  Binance has found that some leaked KYC images overlap with images that were processed by a third party vendor this winter
  
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• Binance Offers VIP Accounts to Hacked Users

  23-08-2019 20:00
  Binance will offer VIP accounts to affected users but recommends hacked users replace their government IDs.
  
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• 33 Cent Ethereum and $100 EOS, What’s Going On At One Crypto Exchange?

  23-08-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  The crypto market is highly volatile and assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and EOS experience wild price swings. On cryptocurrency margin trading exchanges, these wild price swings are further amplified by traders trading on up to 100x leverage.
  Last night on one crypto margin trading platform, some strange behavior occurred that caused flash crashes and flash pumps across a variety of the crypto assets available for trading on the platform.
  Flash Crashes and Pumps Galore at BitMaxOvernight, Bit
  
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• Africa’s Largest Bank Joins Blockchain-Based Marco Polo Network

  23-08-2019 19:49 via cointelegraph.com
  Standard Bank is the first African bank to join the blockchain-based trade finance consortium, the Marco Polo Network
  
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• Stock Market Tanks After Trump Unloads on 'Enemies' Powell & Xi

  23-08-2019 19:40
  By CCN Markets: The stock market entered a devastating free-fall after President Trump fired out a barrage of tweets today aimed at China and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. "My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powel (sic) or Chairman Xi?," Trump tweeted this morning. He deleted that tweet - but only to […]
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• Web3’s Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol

  23-08-2019 19:15
  The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing.
  
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• British Hacker to Hand Over $1M in Crypto for Phishing Attacks

  23-08-2019 19:10 via cointelegraph.com
  A British judge has ruled to confiscate $1.1 million in crypto from a hacker who used phishing emails to steal customers’ personal data and sell it
  
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• Billionaire David Einhorn Demands Tesla CEO Elon Musk Resign - Now

  23-08-2019 19:10
  By CCN Markets: Hedge fund billionaire David Einhorn is demanding that CEO Elon Musk resign amid allegations that Tesla's solar panels have caused fires. Einhorn's investment firm, Greenlight Capital, has been shorting Tesla stock for years. Accordingly, he has a financial interest in seeing it crater. Walmart sued Tesla after solar panels caught fire Earlier […]
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• Apple Up 20% in 3 Months and Breaking Key Resistance Level

  23-08-2019 19:00
  By CCN Markets: The U.S.-China trade war hasn’t been kind to Apple. The repeated threats and escalations on trade tariffs have shaken investor confidence. In September 2018, both countries have implemented the third round of tariffs where the U.S. imposed an additional $200 billion tariffs on Chinese goods. China retaliates by implementing tariffs worth $60 […]
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• US Prosecutors Charge Two Canadians Over HitBTC Clone Scam

  23-08-2019 18:45
  Karanjit Khatkar and Jagroop Khatkar, of Canada’s British Columbia, were each indicted on six counts.
  
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• Watch 'Bitcoin Joe' Kernen DESTROY Libra With 5 Punches

  23-08-2019 18:33
  By CCN Markets: Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency isn't getting any love from CNBC host Joe Kernen, better known on Crypto Twitter as "Bitcoin Joe." Reacting to a report indicating that founding members of the Libra Association had developed cold feet after the pushback the cryptocurrency has received, the recent Bitcoin convert stated that he has never […]
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• Blockchain May Be Used in FDA Medical Reviews and Recalls

  23-08-2019 18:30
  The FDA's acting chief information officer said the agency is rolling out a modernization plan using AI and blockchain.
  
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• How Facebook Libra Has Been Influencing Crypto, Politics and Finance

  23-08-2019 18:03 via cointelegraph.com
  Just two months in, Libra’s influence on the industry is already evident: Learn how Facebook has been storming regulators and prompting other actors to launch rival projects
  
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• This S&P 500 Stock Is Up 50% in 2019 & It's Just Getting Started

  23-08-2019 17:56
  By CCN Markets: Xerox (XRX) has been one of the S&P 500's most impressive surprises in 2019. The 113-year-old stock has climbed nearly 50 percent already, and its technical picture suggests the rally is just getting started. Experts point to the hiring of a new CEO, John Visentin, as the primary driver of growth. With […]
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• Canadian Bitcoin Scammers Fool U.S. Citizen in $230K Twitter Spoof

  23-08-2019 17:21
  By CCN Markets: Two Indo-Canadians are facing fraud and money laundering charges in the U.S. after they ripped an Oregonian off their Bitcoin worth over $200,000. In a statement, U.S. Attorney in the District of Oregon Billy J. Williams indicated that Karanjit Singh Khatkar and Jagroop Singh Khatkar had committed wire fraud, money laundering as […]
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• Rwanda could be the first African country to launch own cryptocurrency - FXStreet

  23-08-2019 17:06 via fxstreet.com
  Rwanda could be the first African country to launch own cryptocurrency  FXStreetThe central bank of Rwanda, an East African country, the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) is said to be carrying out a feasibility study that will set fo.
  
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• Bitcoin Rises Minutes After China Announces Additional Tariffs on US

  23-08-2019 16:57 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin began an impressive price surge minutes after China announced that it would slap additional tariffs on US goods.
  Beijing said late Friday that it would increase taxes on $70 billion worth of US imports of between 5 and 10 percent. That progressed its already worsening trade dispute with Washington which last week had announced a similar tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports.
  Bitcoin spikes after China announced additional tariffs on US goods | Image credits: TradingView.com
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• Court Orders Police to Forfeit Just-Eat Hacker’s Bitcoins

  23-08-2019 16:48
  The case involves nearly $1.1 million worth of bitcoin that should be confiscated in first crypto seizure by British police.
  
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• Tim Draper: Bitcoin 'Magic' Will Dwarf Internet's Game-Changing Impact

  23-08-2019 16:40
  By CCN Markets: Tech billionaire Tim Draper says the far-reaching impact of bitcoin "magic" will dwarf the sprawling influence that even the internet has had. The internet has radically transformed major industries such as communications, gaming, entertainment, and media. However, Draper says bitcoin and the technologies branching from it (blockchain, smart contracts, and artificial intelligence) […]
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• Facebook's Libra backers reportedly looking to cut ties with cryptocurrency - CNET

  23-08-2019 16:20 via cnet.com
  Facebook's Libra backers reportedly looking to cut ties with cryptocurrency  CNETConcerns about Facebook's digital currency keep piling up.
  
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• Canadians Charged for $220,000 Bitcoin Scam on Twitter

  23-08-2019 16:01
  Two Canadian nationals posed as HitBTC customer service representatives in order to steal a user's login credentials.
  
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• I Wasted My Money on Bitcoin: Billionaire Asset Manager

  23-08-2019 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin forayed into the financial markets ten years ago and became a benchmark asset to a new wave of trading instruments now known as cryptocurrencies. But for South Africa’s richest woman Magda Wierzycka, it is not worth an investor’s dime.
  The co-founder & chief executive of financial services company Sygnia Asset Management said in an interview that she wasted a lot of her money on buying bitcoin. She called the cryptocurrency “the biggest skeleton in her investment cl
  
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• Squeaky-Clean Apple Is Quietly Pummeling Its FAANG Stock Buddies

  23-08-2019 15:55
  By CCN Markets: Over the past two weeks, Apple stock has roared up 10 percent, while the S&P 500 has only managed to eke out a 3 percent gain. Is there anything special about this outperformance? Why Do Stocks Move, and Why Now? Stocks can and do move for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it's […]
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• Dow Recoils After China Tosses a Match on Gasoline-Soaked Trade War

  23-08-2019 15:36
  By CCN Markets: China’s government poured gasoline on the trade war negotiations yesterday when it threatened retaliation against President Trump’s scheduled September tariffs. On Friday, Beijing lit a match, leaving the Dow Jones and broader stock market reeling. Dow Tumbles as China Backs Up Threats With Action All of Wall Street’s major indices endured major […]
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• Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia

  23-08-2019 15:30
  Hotmine makes a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heating appliance. It's targeting places where winter is brutally cold.
  
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• Polkadot Soft-Launches Its Experimental ‘Canary Network’ Kusama

  23-08-2019 15:16 via cointelegraph.com
  Kusama canary network launched to test Polkadot technologies
  
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• Grant West: Hacker ordered to pay back almost £1m in cryptocurrency - Sky News

  23-08-2019 15:02 via news.sky.com
  Grant West: Hacker ordered to pay back almost £1m in cryptocurrency  Sky NewsGrant West stole customer details from Argos, Asda, Sainsbury's and dozens of other companies in the UK and abroad.
  
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• Bitcoin Miners “Very Bullish” on Price: Skew

  23-08-2019 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin miners are turning very bullish on the cryptocurrency’s price, according to data analytics firm Skew Markets.
  The London-based cryptocurrency group explained that miners are increasing their capacity to mine bitcoins, a behavior which typically reflects their interest in boosting their incentives. And the reason why they want to accumulate as much as bitcoins as they can is their upside sentiment. Miners believe they would be able to sell the freshly-minted cryptocurrencies at a hi
  
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