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• Tuesday Shows Bloodbath for Altcoins, Up to 34% Losses on Top-20 coins

  24-09-2019 23:15 via cointelegraph.com
  Tuesday bloody Tuesday, altcoins down with BSV showing losses of 34%
  
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• US House Passes Bill for FinCEN to Study Blockchain Use

  24-09-2019 23:00
  The House of Representatives passed legislation calling for FinCEN to study its use of “innovative technologies” — including blockchain.
  
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• OKEx and Blockchain Transparency Institute Spar Over Alleged Wash Trading

  24-09-2019 23:00
  Accusations of wash trading from the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) have prompted OKEx's CEO to challenge BTI to a wager, which has opened up an entirely new can of worms. Wash trading, a form of market manipulation, is often used to create artificial marketplace activity to draw in more investors. Last week, a report from […]
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• Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $227 Million - Here’s Your Tax Bill if You Win

  24-09-2019 23:00
  The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to grow more tantalizing. With no winning ticket hitting all six numbers since July 23, the prize has swelled to $227 million for Tuesday night’s drawing. Feeling lucky? Here's how to estimate your tax bill if you win the lottery tonight. Estimating Your Tax Bill on Tonight's $227 Million […]
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• Gold Price Eyes Imminent Return to Six-Year High as Trump Attacks China, Iran and Social Media

  24-09-2019 23:00
  The gold price inched toward six-year highs on Tuesday, underpinned by a fresh wave of haven buying spurred on by negative headlines from around the world. Gold Extends Rally Futures on December gold deliveries climbed to a session high of $1,543.30 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. That’s […]
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• Analysts Rule Out Bitcoin Drop to $4,000 Despite Bearish Signs; Here’s Why

  24-09-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin’s price action has proven to be quite bearish as of late after it failed to hold above its key support level around $10,000. The drop below this level has led BTC to a key support level in the $9,000 region, and a failure to hold above this support level could lead to a massive movement lower.
  Analysts are ruling out a full retrace down to $4,000, however, and are noting that there could be a near-term bullish scenario if BTC is able to hold above $9,400.
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• $500 Million in Bitcoin Longs Liquidated as BTC Price Taps $8,000

  24-09-2019 22:52 via newsbtc.com
  Hello, volatility! While it has been only two hours since our last Bitcoin price market update, the cryptocurrency market has taken a further beating. A beating that likely caught bulls with their pants down.
  For those that haven’t been perusing Crypto Twitter over the past few days, ever since Bakkt launched, the Bitcoin price has been trending bearish.
  Since the much-awaited product came to market, the leading cryptocurrency has shed some 20%, falling from $10,150 to $8,300 where it sits
  
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• Major Bitcoin Mining Firm Gets Conditional Approval for Listing on Toronto Stock Exchange

  24-09-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Hut 8 Mining Corp. has been conditionally approved to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). The major Bitcoin mining company is the first company to be listed to the trading venue via the Toronto Stock Exchange Sandbox.
  The TSX Sandbox is designed to help companies get listed on the exchange, even when they might not meet all the necessary requirements and guidelines. If Hut 8 can prove itself compliant for 12 months, it will be listed on the TSX proper.
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• After Uber, Investors Dodged a Bullet in the WeWork IPO

  24-09-2019 22:00
  It's official. Adam Neumann is no longer at the helm of the workspace startup he founded, WeWork, amid a stalled IPO that has shattered the dreams of both the company and its backers for a huge payday. We couldn't ignore the similarities between WeWork and another tech unicorn that managed to pull off its debut […]
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• Shaq: I Stopped 'Purest Guy in the NBA' from Becoming a Sleazeball

  24-09-2019 21:59
  We’ve known Shaquille O’Neal as a Hall of Fame basketball player, a rapper, a TV host, and even a genie. Now we can add “moral guardian” to that list. In an interview with Kristine Leahy on “Fair Game," Shaq discussed how he came to protect the “purest NBA guy” he’s ever met. 💰💰 @SHAQ shares […]
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• Bitcoin Price Suddenly Crashes to $8,000 in Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

  24-09-2019 21:52
  The price of bitcoin just collapsed down through its long-standing support above $9,000 to almost $8,500. At the time of this writing, the market-leading cryptocurrency is trading around $8,600 — but the extremely volatile nature of this move could have the price affected at print time. The Descending Triangle Proves Its Bearishness Many technical analysts […]
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• Bitcoin’s Price Flash Crashes $1,500 in 24 hours, Is $7,500 next?

  24-09-2019 21:44 via cointelegraph.com
  BTC is flash crashing hard, down $1,500 in less than a day
  
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• Bitcoin’s Price Crashes $1,500 in 24 Hours, is $7,500 Next?

  24-09-2019 21:44 via cointelegraph.com
  BTC is flash crashing hard, down $1,500 in less than a day
  
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• SEC Pushes Back Decision on Wilshire Phoenix Bitcoin ETF

  24-09-2019 21:37
  Unlike other ETF proposals, Wilshire’s trust will hold positions in Bitcoin, short-term Treasury bills and US dollars.
  
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• Dow Crumbles After Pelosi & Biden Unleash Trump Impeachment Threat

  24-09-2019 21:20
  The Dow Jones plummeted on Tuesday as Donald Trump's impeachment odds skyrocketed as high as 42% at some online bookmakers. The stock market reeled as fallout from the Ukraine whistleblower saga prompted former Vice President Joe Biden to back an impeachment inquiry. Trump's decision to release the Ukraine transcript tomorrow reversed some of the bleeding, […]
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• Bitrue Exchange to Launch Crypto-Backed Loan Platform

  24-09-2019 21:15
  The service, which goes live on Sept. 30, loans BTC, ETH XRP and USDT at a 0.04% daily interest rate.
  
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• BitFinex Can Hold On to Documents About Alleged $850 Million Cover-up

  24-09-2019 21:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto exchange Bitfinex can hold on to documents about alleged $850 million cover-up
  
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• Bitcoin Collapses Under $9,000, Falls Out of Triangle

  24-09-2019 21:03 via newsbtc.com
  Newsflash: Bitcoin (BTC) has just collapsed under $9,000 for the first time in months. The cryptocurrency is down some 8% in the past 24 hours, trading at $8,900 as of the time of writing this price update.Sub $9k $BTC is a gift— Josh Rager(@Josh_Rager) September 24, 2019Altcoins have been absolutely destroyed. Ethereum has shed 13% in the past 24 hours; Bitcoin Cash, -20%. The market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has collapsed all the way to $240 billion.
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• 50% of Population To Use Bitcoin By 2043 If Crypto Follows Internet Adoption

  24-09-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Those new to crypto investing often wonder if it’s too late to invest in Bitcoin and still be an early enough adopter of the budding financial technology.
  One crypto analyst claims that only 0.4% of the global population currently uses Bitcoin. If Bitcoin follows the same growth rate as the internet, over 50% of the global population would be projected to be using the cryptocurrency by the year 2043, suggesting that Bitcoin is only getting started.
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• SEC Begins Proceedings on Wilshire Phoenix Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund

  24-09-2019 20:41 via cointelegraph.com
  The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has begun proceedings on the Wilshire Phoenix Bitcoin ETF following a public comment period
  
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• This Viral Daniel Jones Photo Will Haunt Eli Manning's Nightmares

  24-09-2019 20:11
  When his team took quarterback Daniel Jones with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 NFL draft, Eli Manning had to know his time was coming to an end. That is typically the case when a team takes a quarterback that high in the draft. But Manning had seen the New York Giants draft quarterbacks […]
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• Crypto Analyst: Bigger Bitcoin Price Drop Coming, Indicator Showing Weakness

  24-09-2019 20:01 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price has been consolidating for the last three months straight, and the entire crypto market is watching and waiting for a direction to be chosen.
  An important indicator is showing extreme weakness, claims one crypto analyst, and warns that a “bigger drop” could be coming, even despite Bitcoin having already closed 16 out of the last 21 daily candles red.
  OBV Indicator Weakness Could Lead to Bigger Drop in Bitcoin Price
  The leading crypto asset by market cap has been trading
  
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• TMX, Paycase Cryptocurrency Deal Leads to Lawsuit » Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin Magazine

  24-09-2019 20:00 via bitcoinmagazine.com
  TMX, Paycase Cryptocurrency Deal Leads to Lawsuit » Bitcoin Magazine  Bitcoin Magazine
  
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• Owner of Fledgling Crypto Exchange to Reward Shareholders With Bitcoin

  24-09-2019 20:00
  Coincheck’s parent company Monex Group has voted to grant crypto to shareholders as a mid-term benefit in addition to regular redeemable points. In a statement, the Japanese online brokerage firm indicated that for fiscal year 2019, shareholders will receive bitcoin as a mid-term benefit. This will apply to shareholders who are holding the company’s stock […]
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• Batman Casting: Early Reports Suggests Warner Bros. Eyeing Jonah Hill

  24-09-2019 20:00
  The 2021 release date of "The Batman" means that Warner Bros. are still in the early process of casting the blockbuster. The film is said to be based in part on "The Long Halloween" and will be written and directed by Matt Reeves. Reeves has had a stellar career so far, including his work on […]
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• Bitfinex Can Stop Turning Over Documents to NYAG, Court Rules

  24-09-2019 19:35
  A division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled Bitfinex can stop turning over documents to state investigators.
  
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• Bitfinex Can Stop Turning Over Documents to NYAG, Appeals Court Rules

  24-09-2019 19:35
  The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled that Bitfinex can stop turning over documents to state investigators – for now, at least.
  
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• 81% of Americans are familiar with at least one type of cryptocurrency - YouGov US

  24-09-2019 19:31 via today.yougov.com
  81% of Americans are familiar with at least one type of cryptocurrency  YouGov US
  
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• Banco Santander, MUFG and Nomura Invests in Securitize

  24-09-2019 19:24
  The compliance platform, which has now raised $30 million in total funding, intends to use the funds to expand operations.
  
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• Traders React to a Study That Says It's Virtually Impossible to Day Trade for a Living

  24-09-2019 19:00
  Academic researchers in Sao Paulo, Brazil have studied the likelihood of success in day-trading for a living. The results weren't positive. CCN reached out to its community of day traders to ask them whether they think it's possible for someone to trade daily for a living. This is what they had to say. What Traders […]
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• EU and Libra: Facebook’s Project Gets Challenged as ‘EuroCoin’ Looms

  24-09-2019 18:52 via cointelegraph.com
  EU politicians eye up “Eurocoin” to battle Libra in Europe as the lawmakers and central bankers fear that private currencies can disrupt economies and sovereignty
  
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• Insurance Broker Marsh Pilots Blockchain-Based Digital Placement Platform

  24-09-2019 18:48 via cointelegraph.com
  Major insurance firm Marsh has piloted Risk Exchange, a blockchain-based digital insurance placement platform
  
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• The OCE Club is Officially Launched: Five Exclusive Benefits for OCE Holders

  24-09-2019 18:30
  Today, OceanEx announced that the official version of the “OCE Club” has been launched. OceanEx Digital Asset Trading Platform uses advanced artificial intelligence technologies to provide a secure and ultra-fluid digital currency trading market. Capable of transparent and seamless trading, it dedicates to offer top security protection for all digital assets. OCE Club is also […]
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• Strategist Predicts S&P 500 to Hit 4,500 as Analysts Await Big Stock Market Move

  24-09-2019 18:29
  The U.S. stock market as seen in the performance of the S&P 500 still remains near its record high following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil processing plants that left the global energy market in disarray and the absence of a trade deal with China. Some economists and strategists anticipate the U.S. stock market to […]
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• SEC Delays Decision on Wilshire Phoenix Bitcoin ETF Proposal

  24-09-2019 18:23
  The SEC has delayed making a decision on the Wilshire Phoenix bitcoin and U.S. Treasury bonds ETF proposal for another 35 days.
  
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• iTrustCapital Appoints PIMCO Veteran Rich Hauschild as CTO

  24-09-2019 18:20
  Los Angeles, September 24, 2019 -- iTrustCapital, a Digital Asset trading platform that lets investors buy and sell cryptocurrencies and physical gold within US retirement accounts appoints Fintech veteran Rich Hauschild as CTO.  Rich Hauschild is the former Senior Vice President of Technology at PIMCO, one of the world's premier fixed income management firms. During […]
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• Battlefront 2 Update: Is It Time to Admit That EA Doesn’t Suck?

  24-09-2019 18:00
  Electronic Arts (EA) stock has made a nice recovery in 2019 after a forgettable time in the second half of last year, and it looks like things are about to get better for the video game company. EA is about to drop a new Star Wars Battlefront 2 co-operation update on Sept. 25 that seems […]
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• Major Banks Santander, MUFG Lead $14M Investment in Securitize

  24-09-2019 17:53 via cointelegraph.com
  Banco Santander, MUFG’s VC arms led a $14 million funding round for Coinbase-backed Securitize
  
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• Crypto Custodian Secures $8M in Funding Round Led by Initialized Capital

  24-09-2019 17:02 via cointelegraph.com
  Digital asset custodian Knøx has raised $8.25 million in a seed round backed by Initialized Capital, Fidelity and iNovia
  
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• Crypto Custodian Secures $6.2M in Funding Round Led by Initialized Capital

  24-09-2019 17:02 via cointelegraph.com
  Digital asset custodian Knøx has raised $8.25 million in a seed round backed by Initialized Capital, Fidelity and iNovia
  
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• This File-Sharing Dapp Shows How Blockstack and Ethereum Are Different

  24-09-2019 17:00
  The Blockstack dapp Envelop just launched a Chrome and Firefox extension for file-sharing. Here's why that matters.
  
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• This Dapp Shows How Blockstack and Ethereum Are Different

  24-09-2019 17:00
  The Blockstack dapp Envelop just launched a Chrome and Firefox extension for file-sharing. Here's why that matters.
  
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• Netflix's Reed Hastings has Now Lost $1.3 Billion as Stock Goes Negative for the Year

  24-09-2019 17:00
  Reed Hastings, the top shareholder of Netflix (NFLX), has lost hundreds of millions of dollars since the stock hit a yearly high in May. With the stock having wiped out all 2019's gains as competition heats up, the market cap of Netflix has gone down by over $50 billion. Reed Hastings is $1.3 Billion Poorer […]
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• Hut 8 to Be Listed on Canada’s Exchange Under TSX Sandbox

  24-09-2019 16:40
  Hut 8 plans to to set up a project that they described as the largest cryptocurrency mining farm in North America.
  
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• Hut 8 to Be Listed at on Canada’s Exchange Under TSX Sandbox

  24-09-2019 16:40
  Hut 8 plans to to set up a project that they described as the largest cryptocurrency mining farm in North America.
  
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• Xbox Beats PlayStation to Level Up the First 'Carbon-Neutral' Console

  24-09-2019 16:23
  Fresh of the news that a cluster of gaming heavyweights was joining forces with the United Nations Environment Program as part of the 'Playing For The Planet' initiative to combat climate change, Microsoft has announced a pilot program to certify its flagship Xbox console as carbon-neutral. 825,000 Carbon-Neutral Xbox Consoles The pilot will look to […]
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• US House Committee Hearing With the SEC on Libra, Crypto and Securities

  24-09-2019 16:03 via cointelegraph.com
  CT reports live from the House Financial Services Committee hearing with the SEC
  
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• Updates Ongoing: US House Hearing With Commissioners of the SEC

  24-09-2019 16:03 via cointelegraph.com
  CT reports live from the House Financial Services Committee hearing with the SEC
  
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• Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Dipped Hugely Post Libra Dispute

  24-09-2019 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  After bitcoin popped and fizzled last year, no institutional body was willing to touch it. Banking giant Goldman Sachs abruptly went quiet on its proposals to open a digital asset trading desk. Meanwhile, JP Morgan Chase head Jamie Dimon last October said that he does not “give a shit” about bitcoin.
  Deja Vu
  This year is giving a similar – if not entirely the same – kind of deja vu experience to the bitcoin market. Institutional adoption touched new highs as the cryp
  
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• Deutsche: Fed Will Cut Interest Rate 3 Times by 2020, Boosting Stocks

  24-09-2019 16:00
  On Squawk Box, Michael Spencer of Deutsche Bank said that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut the benchmark interest rate three times by February 2020, moves that could boost sentiment toward stocks amid U.S.-China trade-deal optimism. Spencer said: “Inflation is well under control everyone on the region. It's creeping higher but from a very […]
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