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• Why JLo and Shakira Will Earn $0 for 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show

  26-09-2019 23:48
  Jennifer Lopez and Shakira have locked down the 2020 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. The two Spanish and English language pop-music superstars will perform the show at halftime on Feb. 2, 2020 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The NFL, Pepsi, and Roc Nation thrilled fans with the announcement Thursday. In a statement, […]
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• Bitcoin's sharp decline: The cryptocurrency falls below $8,000 - Aljazeera.com

  26-09-2019 23:47 via aljazeera.com
  Bitcoin's sharp decline: The cryptocurrency falls below $8,000  Aljazeera.com
  
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• Medici Bank Launches Private Beta Testing in October: Report

  26-09-2019 23:35 via cointelegraph.com
  Medici Bank launches private beta testing in partnership with at least two crypto-related firms in October
  
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• Mario Kart Tour Is Nintendo's Most Successful Mobile Launch To Date

  26-09-2019 23:23
  Early signs suggest that Mario Kart Tour is on the cusp of eclipsing Nintendo's existing spread of mobile games. Despite only launching in the early morning hours yesterday, the game is already making waves within the mobile gaming sphere and has taken the coveted title of Nintendo's most successful mobile launch to date. Mario Kart […]
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• Potential Bull Signal on Bitcoin Price Chart Hints at Coming Rebound

  26-09-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price is once again falling, and already there are extremely bearish price targets ranging from former bear market support at $6,000, to under $5,000, to a double bottom, and potentially all the way down at $1,000 per BTC.
  When the market gets this exuberant, it’s often the time for reversal, much like the calls for $10o,000 Bitcoin at the recent rally top were commonplace. One crypto analyst believes a bounce could be coming sooner than expected if a massive hidden bullish diverge
  
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• Spencer Dinwiddie Could Decentralize Pro Sports – If Accredited Investors Want In

  26-09-2019 22:45
  Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie aims to raise $13.5 million by tokenizing part of his NBA contract. Will investors take the shot?
  
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• IRS Must Clarify Cryptocurrency Reporting Rules - Law360

  26-09-2019 22:44 via law360.com
  IRS Must Clarify Cryptocurrency Reporting Rules  Law360
  
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• Dow Cuts Losses as Recession Fears Drive U.S. Dollar to Two-Year Highs

  26-09-2019 22:10
  The Dow and broader U.S. stock market trimmed their losses in late afternoon trading Thursday, as the dollar surged to its highest level in two years over global recession fears. Dow Cuts Losses; S&P 500, Nasdaq Hold Lower All of Wall Street’s major indexes ended in negative territory,  mirroring a tepid pre-market for Dow futures. […]
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• Altcoins Continue to Tumble, With Top-20 Showing a Sea of Red

  26-09-2019 22:07 via cointelegraph.com
  After Tuesday’s sudden crash, altcoins continue to tumble, showing red candlesticks
  
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• Antonio Brown Hints at NFL Return, but It Won't Be Easy

  26-09-2019 22:01
  In a surprising U-turn, Antonio Brown, the former Pittsburgh Steelers star, is apparently interested in playing in the NFL again. After being released from the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots this year amid a myriad of sexual abuse allegations, Brown had called time on his career as a football player. Today’s tweets appear to […]
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• Is Venezuela’s Bitcoin Stash Really So Bullish for BTC?

  26-09-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Earlier today, news broke that the central bank of Venezula is in tests to see whether it would be advantageous for the institution to hold cryptocurrency reserves. The nation’s state-run oil company is also apparently attempting to send Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to pay suppliers via the central bank.
  Naturally, many commentators have celebrated this as wildly bullish for Bitcoin and crypto more generally. However, not everyone is as convinced.
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• StrongSalt Raises $3M in Seed Round to Develop Encryption Platform-as-a-Service

  26-09-2019 21:34 via cointelegraph.com
  Advisory firm Valley Capital Partners has invested $3 million into encryption platform-as-a-service StrongSalt
  
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• Venezuelan Central Bank is Considering Holding Bitcoin and Ether

  26-09-2019 21:28 via cointelegraph.com
  State-owned oil and gas company PSDV asks Venezuelan central bank to explore storing BTC and Ether
  
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• Peloton Thinks It's the Next Apple - It's Actually the Next GoPro

  26-09-2019 21:09
  Peloton Interactive went public today, and its stock quickly plunged below its $29 IPO price in the third-worst unicorn debut since 2008. The IPO comes a week after fellow unicorn WeWork abandoned its listing process. It also comes a year after the company raised $550 million at a $4.5 billion valuation. Peloton: the fitness industry's […]
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• Why Ethereum Briefly Overtook Bitcoin in Daily Transaction Fees

  26-09-2019 21:00
  Ethereum transaction fees are back on the rise and they're gaining parity with those of bitcoin. Here's why.
  
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• Next Week Could Be Most Critical Week for Crypto Yet

  26-09-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Every moment in the highly volatile crypto market is an intense one. Prices can skyrocket, then evaporate completely just as fast.
  But the week ahead, according to one crypto analyst, may be the most critical week for the crypto market – altcoins and Bitcoin included – ever, and depending on what happens next, will shape the future of the entire industry.
  Crypto Market at a Do or Die Crossroads
  2019 has been a strange year for the crypto market. After the 2017 bull run ended, it ende
  
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• Bitcoin Outperforming 2016’s Recovery, Price Crash to $7,700 Not Bearish

  26-09-2019 20:30 via newsbtc.com
  If you haven’t checked *insert your favorite Bitcoin (BTC) price tracker here* over the past few hours, you’re in for a fresh surprise.
  The cryptocurrency market has incurred its second large trading session of losses this week, with the aggregate market capitalization of all digital assets tumbling to $209 billion.
  Related Reading: Fractal: Bitcoin Price Likely to Hit $7,500 Before Rally to New Highs
  Bitcoin, in particular, is trading at $7,850, posting a 4.5% loss in the past 24 ho
  
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• Binance Launches Staking Service for Coins Held in its Wallets

  26-09-2019 20:26
  Binance is undergoing a series of updates to allow users to stake their crypto holdings.
  
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• Crypto Analyst: Under $5,000 Bitcoin Now A Possibility

  26-09-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  After consolidating within a triangle formation for the last three months, Bitcoin price finally broke out of the trading range. However, to the surprise of most of the crypto community, Bitcoin broke down from the pattern, putting the crypto asset’s entire bull run in jeopardy.Now that a direction has been chosen, one crypto analyst says that prices under $5,000 are now on the table and a very real possibility. Will Bitcoin price reach such lows once again, or will the leading crypto asse
  
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• Ant Financial Partners with Monsanto Owner on Agricultural Blockchain

  26-09-2019 19:55 via cointelegraph.com
  Alipay operator Ant Financial partners with Monsanto owner Bayer on blockchain solution for the crop industry
  
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• Dow Winces as Congress Rips Into Trump Intel Chief Maguire

  26-09-2019 19:48
  The Dow Jones' resilience to the ongoing impeachment drama in Washington faded on Thursday, as acting DNI Chief Joseph Maguire testified before Congress on the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower scandal. Dow Jones Dives as Congress Grills Maguire on Trump-Ukraine Call Dropping more than 100 points at its lows, the Dow Jones Industrial Average struggled as political chaos […]
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• Bitcoin Price Fear & Greed Index Turns Blood Red Under 8K — Time to Buy?

  26-09-2019 19:48 via cointelegraph.com
  Can Bitcoin price regain bullish momentum after the recent drop below $8,000?
  
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• Elon Musk Touts 'Lucky' Software Update V10.0 for Tesla

  26-09-2019 19:42
  Elon Musk announced Thursday that Tesla V10.0 is moving past the early access program for Tesla drivers. The software update is now rolling out to all U.S. Tesla owners with the full self-driving (FSD) option. He added an hour later that the update will be available to owners without FSD in "[about] a week." Tesla […]
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• Did Manipulation of CME Futures Cause Bitcoin to Crash Below $8,000?

  26-09-2019 19:30
  Conspiracies concerning the manipulation of bitcoin futures may now have some grounds, as researchers claim to have found a "striking systematic trend" between BTC price action and futures expiry dates. Cries of foul play surrounding CME's bitcoin futures contracts are almost as old as the derivatives themselves. For months, the expiration date of the cash-settled […]
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• 10,000 Nodes Are Running BTC Lightning Network in New All-Time High

  26-09-2019 19:30 via cointelegraph.com
  The number of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes passes 10,000
  
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• Ex-UBS Chief Wants to Tap $220 Billion Market with Crypto Bank Sygnum

  26-09-2019 19:01
  The bank received a banking license from FINMA earlier this year.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Drop to $8,000 “Not a Bad Thing”; Here’s Why

  26-09-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Over the past few days, Bitcoin has been absolutely slammed by sellers. After the launch of Bakkt’s physical Bitcoin futures failed to move the cryptocurrency market, the BTC price tanked, falling off a proverbial cliff in a spectacular fashion.
  Related Reading: Bitcoin, the Best Performing Asset Ever, is “Still Very Cheap”: Prominent Investor
  Within the span of a day, the cryptocurrency lost support at five digits — $10,000 — crashing all the way to $8,000 in a mov
  
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• Bitcoin Price Sheds $500 Over Day, Drops Below $8,000

  26-09-2019 18:58
  Support at $7,900 lasted about one-half-hour before the price went southward once more, sitting at $7,800 as of writing.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Fails to Hold Recovery Signs to Drop Below $7.9K

  26-09-2019 18:49 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin fails to hold positive momentum to see another multi-month low below $7,900
  
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• Wall Street Analyst: Buy the Dip in this Chip Stock for Great Returns

  26-09-2019 18:45
  Chip stocks may be selling off today amid fears of an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war, but a strong gaming sector could lift one stock out of the doldrums. Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) is down by almost 40% from the all-time high of $292.76. The retracement is the equity’s worst corrective period since it launched […]
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• BTC and Quantitative Easing: What’s the Correlation to Crypto?

  26-09-2019 18:28 via cointelegraph.com
  Unconventional monetary policy is rife within the U.S. right now, and a step toward quantitative easing seems inevitable; BitMEX CEO Aurther Hayes believes this will send Bitcoin sky high, but will it?
  
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• $7,840: Bitcoin Price Spirals Further in Biggest Sell-Off Since June

  26-09-2019 18:27
  The bitcoin price (BTC) has dropped below a key support level in $8,000 and entered the $7,000 region for the first time since June amid a fierce sell-off in the cryptocurrency market. Over the past five days, the bitcoin price has fallen from $10,100 to $7,850 in a 22 percent pullback against the U.S. dollar […]
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• Overstock’s VC Arm Puts $2M Into Blockchain-Based ID Systems Startup

  26-09-2019 18:25 via cointelegraph.com
  Overstock’s Medici Ventures invests $2 million into Evernym, a startup that develops blockchain-based self-sovereign identity networks
  
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• How Much Melvin Gordon's Failed Holdout Cost Him

  26-09-2019 18:20
  Running back Melvin Gordon waved the white flag on Thursday, reportedly deciding to end his 64-day holdout and rejoin his Los Angeles Chargers teammates ahead of their Week 4 game against the floundering Miami Dolphins. Far from becoming the latest NFL star to bend his team to his will, Gordon bet on himself and lost […]
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• Bitcoin Price Breaks Below $8,000 Just Days After Triangle Breakdown

  26-09-2019 18:13 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price is currently below $8,000 just days after breaking down from a multi-month triangle pattern where it was consolidating.
  With Bitcoin now trading below $8,000, where could the leading crypto asset by market cap go next for targets?
  Bitcoin Price Trades Below $8,000, Breaking Through 200-Day Moving Average
  Bitcoin price is currently free-falling, trying to find support after it broke down from the tight trading range it has been consolidating within for the last few months.
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• South Africa: The Next Frontier for Crypto Exchanges

  26-09-2019 18:07 via cointelegraph.com
  How the fast-growing South Africa could become the continent’s crypto leader?
  
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• Property Blockchain Projects Announced in Northeast Asia, One Sony-Related

  26-09-2019 18:00
  A flurry of announcements related to property and blockchain in Korea and Japan were made in September.
  
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• IVHIMPROM – Russia’s Oldest Chemical Producer With Leading Market Capitalization Launches Pilot Project With Credits Blockchain Platform

  26-09-2019 17:40 via newsbtc.com
  On September 20, the Credits blockchain platform project and one of the oldest Russian enterprises in the chemical industry, JSC IVHIMPROM, entered into a partnership agreement and announced the launch of a pilot project on the automation of the management of supply and product sales. The process of tracking the supply chain of raw materials and finished products are to be implemented using the software solutions of the Credits public blockchain platform.
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• First Bitcoin, Now WeWork: Is Masayoshi Son the Worst Investor Ever?

  26-09-2019 17:09
  For decades, Masayoshi Son has flaunted his wealth and power to make SoftBank one of the most prominent names in tech investing. However, following devastating losses from both WeWork and Bitcoin, it's time to consider that Son might be remembered as one of history's worst investors. Son and SoftBank are currently raising more than $108 […]
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• Unification Providing Immutable Blockchain For RegTech One By AML Partners

  26-09-2019 16:59
  Unification Foundation and AML Partners announce the integration of Unification's WRKChain technology to provide blockchain immutability as part of AML Partners’ RegTech Platform.   Unification Foundation and AML Partners announce the integration of Unification's WRKChain technology to provide blockchain immutability designed to encrypt and hash verified Due Diligence, Identity, and GRC records as part of AML […]
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• Blockchain Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Secures $3 Million

  26-09-2019 16:53
  The company is planning to release its API on Q4 2019.
  
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• Coinbase Lists XLM and LINK for New York-Based Traders

  26-09-2019 16:50
  The listing of both the tokens was pending to the jurisdiction due to regulatory hurdles.
  
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• ‘No Argument’ for Replacing Dollar’s Global Role With Crypto: Ex-Fed Official

  26-09-2019 16:35
  The ex-official pushed back at a suggestion from the chief of the Bank of England that a Libra-like crypto should replace USD in global markets.
  
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• Top 5 Reasons Why Bitcoin Is Maturing

  26-09-2019 16:30
  Bitcoin has been in the spotlight this week largely due to two unfavorable developments. The first one is the underwhelming Bakkt launch that failed to impress the cryptocurrency community. Second, the largest cryptocurrency finally broke down from a descending triangle after months of consolidation, prompting calls for a bearish dump to $4,000 or even lower. […]
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• Here’s Why Bitcoin Price [Probably] Won’t Hit All-Time High Before May 2020

  26-09-2019 16:15
  Anyone expecting a new record high bitcoin price by the end of the year is likely to be disappointed. Based on the previous cycles of BTC price activity, we probably won’t see bitcoin smash back through $20,000 before at least May 2020. The reason is simple: Bitcoin has never recaptured an all-time high before a halving […]
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• North Korea's cryptocurrency shows the limits of Trump's 'maximum pressure' - Business Insider

  26-09-2019 16:05 via businessinsider.com
  North Korea's cryptocurrency shows the limits of Trump's 'maximum pressure'  Business Insider
  
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• Latest Bitcoin Drop Proves SEC’s ETF Concerns: Chervinsky

  26-09-2019 16:01 via newsbtc.com
  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is right about their decision to reject bitcoin exchange-traded funds, believes Jake Chervinsky of San Francisco-based Compound Finance.
  The general counsel on Thursday said the US securities regulator has valid concerns about bitcoin’s price volatility. He referred to the cryptocurrency’s latest price drop, wherein it plunged by as much as 20 percent in the matter of a few days. Chervinsky cited reports that showed how unregulated cryp
  
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• Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Raises $3 Million for Encrypted API Service

  26-09-2019 16:00
  StrongSalt aims to bring standardized encryption techniques to the blockchain and will showcase its API product later this year.
  
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• Telegram to Award Devs $400K in TON Blockchain Smart Contracts Contest

  26-09-2019 15:46 via cointelegraph.com
  Telegram launches a smart contracts contest for the TON Blockchain with a prize fund of $400,000
  
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• Dow Defies Bears While Trump Warns of Stock Market Crash

  26-09-2019 15:40
  The Dow clung to its recovery during the week’s penultimate trading session as investors continued to feast on President Donald Trump’s claim that the US and China could sign a trade deal “sooner than you think.” Meanwhile, Trump warned that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats would cause a stock market crash if they pursue […]
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