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• Philippine Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao Releases Own Cryptocurrency

  01-09-2019 23:51 via cointelegraph.com
  Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxer turned politician and singer, has launched his own cryptocurrency token
  
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• CNBC Trader Shades Bitcoin With Sarcastic 'Beanie Baby' Slam

  01-09-2019 23:30
  By CCN Markets: On this day in 1999, TY inc. abruptly ended the sale of Beanie Babies. It marked the end of a wild toy craze that sent the value of some of these toys soaring and made collectors willing to pay thousands of dollars for a single bear. CNBC author and analyst Joshua Brown […]
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• Buy Bitcoin: Legendary Hedge Fund Manager Bashes QE, Low Interest Rates

  01-09-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  The value proposition of Bitcoin has long been questioned by its cynics.
  Unlike traditional assets, the cryptocurrency doesn’t generate cash flow, pay out dividends, produce a fixed yield, or have a maturity date.  And unlike recognized forms of money, Bitcoin isn’t backed by the power of a government or some asset, like gold.
  But, Bitcoin’s underlying value may be accentuated in the coming years. You see, some of the world’s most powerful investors and analysts have
  
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• 500,000 BTC Payout, Sudden Slump: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 26–Sept. 1

  01-09-2019 22:55 via cointelegraph.com
  In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin back in four figures, Craig Wright ordered to pay 500,000 BTC, and French police shut massive botnet
  
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• Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Aug. 24–31 in Review

  01-09-2019 22:06 via cointelegraph.com
  A roundup of major crypto news of the week from Germany, Switzerland and Austria
  
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• Will Bitcoin's Looming Halving Ignite a Recovery Before 2020?

  01-09-2019 22:00
  By CCN Markets: Every four years, the Bitcoin network executed a block reward halving, which reduces the rate at which new coins are introduced to the network by 50%. Historically, block reward halvings have led the dominant cryptocurrency to experience large extended rallies. Based on data provided by one cryptocurrency analyst, block reward halvings in […]
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• Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar? - Jordan Times

  01-09-2019 21:34 via jordantimes.com
  Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?  Jordan TimesLONDON — Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook's Libra, could one day replace the ...
  
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• Big Four and Blockchain: Are Auditing Giants Adopting Yet?

  01-09-2019 20:45 via cointelegraph.com
  The Big Four firms continue their expansion into blockchain. Learn if they are able to trigger crypto adoption in our analysis
  
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• Is Telegram's Cryptocurrency the Long-Awaited Ethereum Killer? - CCN Markets

  01-09-2019 20:33 via ccn.com
  Is Telegram's Cryptocurrency the Long-Awaited Ethereum Killer?  CCN MarketsWith just over a month left until the TON blockchain officially launches, Telegram's debut cryptocurrency project is shaping up to be one of Ethereum's biggest ...
  
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• Is Telegram's Cryptocurrency the Long-Awaited Ethereum Killer?

  01-09-2019 20:30
  With just over a month left until the TON blockchain officially launches, Telegram’s debut cryptocurrency project is shaping up to be one of Ethereum’s biggest threats to date. Numerous would-be assassins have lined up to close out the contract on the world’s largest blockchain platform in recent years - all with little success. But with […]
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• Top-5 Crypto Performers: BSV, BTC, XRP, LEO, IOTA

  01-09-2019 20:17 via cointelegraph.com
  A breakdown to lower levels is likely because rebounds are not sustaining
  
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• Israel: A Friendly Blockchain Hub, but Is Government Policy Lacking?

  01-09-2019 20:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Learn more about Israel’s regulatory landscape, and how it’s affecting the blockchain industry’s expansion in the country
  
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• Ex-Goldman Sachs Exec Urges Investors to Buy Bitcoin as Fears Mount

  01-09-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over the past few months, analysts across the board — from Bitcoin (BTC) lovers to Wall Street’s bulls — have been charting an impending recession.
  This has left many investors with one pressing question: what should they buy to hedge their risk?
  According to one prominent economist and former Wall Streeter, Bitcoin is one of the leading hedges, as it may play a backbone in the future financial system that may not be fiat-based as it is today.
  Raoul Pal doubled down on this sen
  
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• North Korea Denies It Stole $2 Billion From Crypto Exchanges and Banks

  01-09-2019 19:50 via cointelegraph.com
  North Korea denies the theft of $2 billion from banks and crypto exchanges, says that the U.S. and other hostile forces are spreading rumors
  
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• Max Keiser Sets $28,000 Bitcoin Price Target as Market Falters

  01-09-2019 19:30
  By CCN Markets: As the bitcoin price sputters this weekend, crypto bulls are stepping in to pump the market up. Bitcoin permabull Max Keiser set an exuberant $28,000 bitcoin price target, citing its escalating hash rate and Game Theory. The bitcoin maximalist is the host of the Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT […]
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• Crypto News From Asia: Aug. 24–31 in Review

  01-09-2019 18:58 via cointelegraph.com
  A roundup of major news of the week from Asia
  
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• Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Shriveling Due to Terrible Incentives

  01-09-2019 17:52
  By CCN Markets: Usage of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network underwent a sizeable decline in 2019. According to data from BitcoinVisuals, 23% of Lightning Network payment channels closed down in the past five months alone. Meanwhile, the amount of Bitcoin locked up on the network for use in making payments fell 22% in the same time period. […]
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• Lightning Network Proving Less Electric for Bitcoin Than Promised

  01-09-2019 17:48 via cointelegraph.com
  It’s two steps forward, one step back for Bitcoin’s scaling race, as frontrunner — the Lightning Network — experiences capacity issues
  
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• 100-Year Stock Market Trend Spells Trouble for the Dow

  01-09-2019 17:34
  As the stock market looks to shrug off an extremely volatile August, bulls will be praying that JP Morgan is right in its bet that September will herald a strong Dow recovery. Unfortunately, 100 years of historical data suggests that September is usually bad news for markets, particularly for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The […]
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• Company Behind Zcash Reports Losses in Q1 2019

  01-09-2019 15:46 via cointelegraph.com
  Electric Coin Company, the firm behind privacy-centric cryptocurrency Zcash, reported financial losses in Q1 2019
  
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• Kyrgyzstan Proposes a Law to Tax Cryptocurrency Mining After Banning The Same In 2014 - CryptoNewsZ

  01-09-2019 15:02 via cryptonewsz.com
  Kyrgyzstan Proposes a Law to Tax Cryptocurrency Mining After Banning The Same In 2014  CryptoNewsZAccording to reports from the regional news outlet Kabar, the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic has submitted a draft law “On Amending the Tax Code”.
  
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• Should Crypto Stay Decentralized or Are CBDCs Better? Experts Answer

  01-09-2019 15:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Government-backed digital currencies or decentralized cryptocurrencies? Industry experts weigh in.
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange announced AED-based buying and selling - ArabianBusiness.com

  01-09-2019 14:10 via arabianbusiness.com
  Cryptocurrency exchange announced AED-based buying and selling  ArabianBusiness.comCryptocurrency exchange Bitbns will now allow UAE-based cryptocurrency traders to buy and sell on the platform using dirhams, the firm has announced.
  
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• Bitcoin Scammer Stealing $63 Million Brutally Tortured and Murdered by Business Partners

  01-09-2019 13:06
  An Indian Bitcoin fraudster defrauding its victims of nearly $63 million was brutally tortured and murdered by his accomplices after they had found out that he had duped them too. Stealing $63 million Crypto was not enough for the Gang's Leader According to The Times of India, Indian police officers have uncovered a 4.5 billion […]
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• Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Flourishing on the Ruins of Soviet Industry in Siberia

  01-09-2019 12:20
  Favorable energy prices and a naturally cold climate are turning Siberia into an international hub for bitcoin miners.
  
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• Report: Telegram’s TON Blockchain to Be Compatible with Ethereum DApps

  01-09-2019 11:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Telegram Open Network’s blockchain will allow developers to port their Ethereum smart contracts
  
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• Bitcoin.com launches a cryptocurrency exchange - Decrypt

  01-09-2019 09:00 via decrypt.co
  Bitcoin.com launches a cryptocurrency exchange  Decrypt
  
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• IEOs, ICOs, STOs and Now IDOs — How to Raise Funds for Crypto in 2019?

  01-09-2019 08:33 via cointelegraph.com
  Are IEOs just having their golden period or are they here to stay?
  
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• Ethereum Price Weekly Forecast: ETH Remain Sell Until This Changes

  01-09-2019 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  ETH price declined heavily and broke the key $185 and $180 supports against the US Dollar.
  The price is currently correcting higher and is trading near the $172 and $175 resistances.
  There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $180 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  There could be a short term upside correction, but upsides are likely to be capped near $180.Ethereum price is trading in a bearish zone against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ETH might correct
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Price Weekly Forecast: $10K Holds Key For Recovery

  01-09-2019 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  There was a major downward move below the $10,000 support in bitcoin price against the US Dollar.
  The price is currently correcting higher, but upsides remain capped near $9,800 and $10,000.
  There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $9,980 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  There could be a short term upside correction, but the bulls are likely to struggle near $10,000.Bitcoin price is facing a lot of hurdles on the upside near $10,000 again
  
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• Crypto News From Brazil and Portugal: Aug. 24-31 in Review

  01-09-2019 02:40 via cointelegraph.com
  A roundup of major news of the week from Brazil and Portugal
  
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• Bitcoin Need Accentuated as Negative-Yielding Debt Hits $17 Trillion

  01-09-2019 02:00 via newsbtc.com
  If you told economists twenty years ago about Bitcoin (BTC) and negative-yielding debt, they would be shocked.
  In the 1990s or even the 2000s, decentralized digital money and a bond that made your money disappear with time would have seemed abstract — quite abstract.  Now, however, these two financial trends, which came to fruition mostly over the last decade, have become widely recognized.
  Related Reading: Bitcoin Becoming a Better Hedge as US National Debt Hits $22.5 Trill
  
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• Craig Wright to Challenge Court Ruling in $10 Billion Bitcoin Lawsuit

  01-09-2019 01:04
  Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright plans to challenge the recent ruling against him in the $10 billion lawsuit filed by the estate of Dave Kleiman. In court papers filed Aug. 30, Wright asked district judge Beth Bloom for a 14-day deadline extension to challenge magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart’s prior ruling. Craig Wright granted deadline extension […]
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• Bounce Off $9,000 Could End Bitcoin Price Correction; Here’s Why

  01-09-2019 00:30 via newsbtc.com
  While selling pressure has undoubtedly dissipated, the Bitcoin (BTC) price is still struggling. As of the time of writing this article, the cryptocurrency is trading for $9,550, which is 6.5% lower than BTC was at one week earlier.
  Related Reading: Prominent Investor Says Bitcoin Has “Failed” As a Safe Haven: BTC Slips 5%
  But, bulls might get some reprieve in the coming weeks. Here’s why.
  Bitcoin Price May Soon Bounce
  While Bitcoin’s price action seems sporadic, the asset
  
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• Charming Oddity Untitled Goose Game to Land on Nintendo Switch

  01-09-2019 00:25
  Melbourne-based four-person development team House House was out to ruffle some feathers when it announced yesterday the release date for possibly the best-titled game ever – Untitled Goose Game. Yes, you read that right – Untitled Goose Game. It's finally time to honk. Untitled Goose Game is coming to Nintendo Switch, Mac & PC on […]
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• US Air Force Steps Up Blockchain Use: What Else Is the Pentagon Up To?

  01-09-2019 00:12 via cointelegraph.com
  In light of recent announcements of US Air Force funding for blockchain technology, we examine applications throughout US defense
  
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• US Air Force Steps Up Blockchain Use: What Else Is Pentagon Up To?

  01-09-2019 00:12 via cointelegraph.com
  In light of recent announcements of US Air Force funding for blockchain technology, we examine applications throughout US defense
  
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