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• Bitcoin May Erase All of 2019’s Gains and Target $4,000 Next

  27-09-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  After a long period of consolidation around the $10,000 level, Bitcoin’s bulls ran out of fuel and surrendered to bears, which has subsequently led BTC’s price to plummet lower as it begins cutting deeply into the gains it incurred throughout the first half of 2019.
  Now, analysts are noting that there is a decent chance that Bitcoin targets the price level at which it started its rally earlier this year, which could mean that BTC will soon erase all of the gains it incurred during it
  
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• Treasury Yields Pull Back from Highs as U.S.-Sino Relations Show Signs of Imploding

  27-09-2019 22:33
  U.S. government debt yields edged up slightly on Friday but were well off daily highs amid reports that the Trump administration is looking for ways to limit investment flows into Chinese equity markets. Treasury Yields Pull Back from Highs Government bond prices were mostly lower Friday, pushing yields slightly higher. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note […]
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• TradeZero Introduces Commission-Free Options Trading, Cryptocurrency Capabilities, Platform Improvements - Benzinga

  27-09-2019 22:30 via benzinga.com
  TradeZero Introduces Commission-Free Options Trading, Cryptocurrency Capabilities, Platform Improvements  Benzinga
  
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• Tony Dungy Rebukes NFL Over Egregious Eagles-Packers Errors

  27-09-2019 22:20
  Tony Dungy is arguably one of the nicest guys in football. He’s knowledgeable, but the Hall of Fame coach doesn’t try to shove what he knows about the NFL down your throat. While some TV analysts try to be demonstrative, brash, and “in your face” when trying to make a point, he is calm, cool, […]
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• Animoca Brands to Develop Blockchain-Based MotoGP Manager Game

  27-09-2019 22:14 via cointelegraph.com
  Blockchain and AI firm Animoca Brands will produce and publish a blockchain-based MotoGP manager game
  
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• ECB President Recognises Future Potential in Crypto Assets as a Means of Payment

  27-09-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  The outgoing president of the European Central Bank (ECB) believes that so far crypto assets have had few implications for existing monetary policy. However, Mario Draghi believes that this could change in the future.
  He states in a letter to a pro-crypto MEP that efforts like Facebook’s Libra could see sufficient adoption to make them a challenge to the euro. To that ends, also Draghi also acknowledges the potential of a public-facing “crypto-Euro”.
  Mario Draghi: Crypto Assets
  
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• Fake Royal Letter Asks $2.5M in BTC to Save UK’s Economy After Brexit

  27-09-2019 21:57 via cointelegraph.com
  Fraudsters pose as a royal secretary asking for $2.5 million in BTC from the British to save economy after Brexit
  
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• Binance Helps UK Police to Stop $51 Million Phishing Fraud

  27-09-2019 21:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Binance assists British police in an investigation of a $51 million phishing attack
  
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• Fortnite Tips: 4 Ways to Make the Most of Double XP Weekend

  27-09-2019 21:34
  Alongside a flurry of changes to Epic Games’ flagship battle royale, Fortnite Patch v10.40, released yesterday, also includes a welcome surprise for those in need of precious XP to a catch up before Season 11 starts in earnest in a couple of weeks. Epic Games is running a Double XP Weekend from 9:00 am ET […]
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• Gold Price Plunges 3% as Fed’s Repo Operation Ignites Dollar-Shortage Fears

  27-09-2019 21:10
  The price of gold was under pressure Friday, extending a weeklong slump that saw the U.S. dollar rise to multi-year highs against a basket of currencies. Gold Tumbles; Silver Follows Futures on December gold delivery reached a session low of $1,493.30, putting them on track for their lowest settlement in over a month. The contract […]
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• Dow Nosedives as Wall Street Recoils from Trump’s Baffling China Gambit

  27-09-2019 21:06
  The Dow Jones had its upward momentum sharply arrested after a bombshell news leak alleged that President Donald Trump was considering limiting US portfolio inflows to China and booting Chinese firms from US stock exchanges. This “nuclear option” disturbed a stock market that had been enjoying a better than expected Michigan consumer sentiment release and […]
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• Gold Fractal Predicted Bitcoin Distribution, Up Next Is Two Years of Sideways

  27-09-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Throughout much of 2019, Bitcoin’s store of value narrative took a back seat to a new narrative developing around looming economic recession and the asset’s scarcity making it a safe haven asset much like gold.
  Bitcoin has had many comparisons to the precious metal, and is considered to be its digital counterpart. But Bitcoin also appears to be following a fractal on gold charts – one that would have predicted the recent drop from a triangle chart pattern – and could help
  
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• ECB President: Stablecoins and Crypto Not Suitable Money Substitutes

  27-09-2019 20:57 via cointelegraph.com
  ECB president says stablecoins and crypto are not yet suitable as money substitutes
  
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• China’s Fintech Stocks Soar Over 50% in 2019 Amid CBDC Anticipation

  27-09-2019 20:55 via cointelegraph.com
  China’s fintech stocks rise more than 50% in 2019 amid anticipation for state-backed crypto, a new report says
  
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• The cryptocurrency risk - Business Standard

  27-09-2019 20:47 via business-standard.com
  The cryptocurrency risk  Business Standard
  
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• A Dangerous Bug in Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Been Fixed

  27-09-2019 20:45
  Bitcoin developer Rusty Russell disclosed Friday the lightning network vulnerability that forced software upgrades in July.
  
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• Spider-Man Fanboys Spent a Month Whining for No Reason

  27-09-2019 20:27
  All of the whining and complaining from Spider-Man fanboys have been rendered foolish by today’s announcement that Walt Disney and Sony will produce a third Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland. Furthermore, Spider-Man will not be removed from future Marvel Studios movies. The announcement was made by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who explained that the […]
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• Honeyminer Acquired by Blockchain Firm Core Scientific

  27-09-2019 20:00
  Core Scientific will integrate Honeyminer into its operating system, MinderOS, for native GPU mining.
  
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• Bye-Bye Bull Run: Bitcoin Price Daily Closes Under Vital Moving Average

  27-09-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  The momentum behind Bitcoin price turned from bullish to bearish this week, when the crypto asset fell through the bottom of a triangle it had been trading inside, plummeting over 20% in value.
  The force of the drop took Bitcoin price down far enough where it tested the 200-day moving average as support – a moving average that supported Bitcoin’s entire bull run during 2016 and 2017. But crypto investors’ worst fears have come true, and Bitcoin has now closed a daily candle bel
  
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• Ripple’s Xpring Acquires Payment Platform Logos Network to Pursue DeFi

  27-09-2019 19:47 via cointelegraph.com
  Ripple has acquired payments platform Logos Network to develop decentralized financial products
  
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• Report: Launch of Facebook’s cryptocurrency could be delayed - The Mercury News

  27-09-2019 19:46 via mercurynews.com
  Report: Launch of Facebook’s cryptocurrency could be delayed  The Mercury News
  
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• What Antonio Brown’s Latest Twitter Meltdown Really Means

  27-09-2019 19:43
  Antonio Brown is not acting like a man who wants to return to the NFL. More fresh negative headlines have emerged for the wide receiver after he got tangled in a messy Twitter spat with Los Angeles Rams safety Eric Weddle. Brown’s chances of being signed by another team this year were already thin, and […]
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• Libra Association Talks With EU Regulators Following Opposition

  27-09-2019 19:41 via cointelegraph.com
  Libra tries to convince France and Germany of its merits by going through EU
  
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• Major Coins Trading Sideways, Bitcoin Hovers Around $8,000

  27-09-2019 19:18 via cointelegraph.com
  Some crypto markets are reporting a bit of recovery after Tuesday’s dive, while others continue to slip downward
  
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• Facebook COO Faces Bipartisan Congressional Grilling Over Libra in October

  27-09-2019 19:11
  Facebook will get yet another chance to try to win over the support of US lawmakers with regards to its Libra cryptocurrency project and other matters next month. According to Bloomberg, the social media giant’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives possibly in late October. Sandberg’s visit to […]
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• New Malware Swaps Out Crypto Wallet Addresses as You Type Them

  27-09-2019 19:00
  A newly discovered piece of malware can secretly steal your crypto wallets and passwords.
  
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• Iranian Bitcoiners Risk Fines, Jail Time as Government Regulates Mining

  27-09-2019 19:00
  As mining regulations loom, Iranian bitcoiners are stuck in compliance purgatory – facing fines and even jail.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg Swears His New Cryptocurrency Won’t Be Evil - Vanity Fair

  27-09-2019 18:36 via vanityfair.com
  Mark Zuckerberg Swears His New Cryptocurrency Won’t Be Evil  Vanity Fair
  
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• Spanish Facebook Rival Taringa Is Sold to Smart Contract Dev RSK

  27-09-2019 18:29 via cointelegraph.com
  Subsidiary of smart contract developer RSK buys Latin America’s Facebook rival Taringa
  
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• Dow Suddenly Plummets After Bloomberg Exposes China Bombshell

  27-09-2019 18:20
  The Dow suddenly plunged during late-morning trading on Friday after Bloomberg published a report exposing that the Trump administration is debating a new policy that would ramp up pressure on the Chinese economy as the two countries prepare to return to the negotiating table. The policy, if enacted, would limit American investors’ access to the […]
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• Ripple’s Xpring Looks to Build XRP DeFi Products With New Acquisition

  27-09-2019 18:01
  Nine Logos engineers are joining Xpring to develop DeFi products based on XRP.
  
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• Mark Yusko Doesn’t Buy Trade Deal Optimism, Remains Bullish on Bitcoin

  27-09-2019 18:00
  The final quarter of the year starts with some optimism. The U.S. is said to remove sanctions onIran, and Saudi Arabia is said to make peace with Yemen. On trade, investors are hopeful that a deal will happen. Mark Yusko, the CEO and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Morgan Creek Capital, does not buy all […]
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• Demonizing The Dollar A Clarion Call For Cryptocurrency? - BBN Times

  27-09-2019 17:41 via bbntimes.com
  Demonizing The Dollar A Clarion Call For Cryptocurrency?  BBN Times
  
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• First Week of Bakkt: Slow Start Unlikely to Dampen Long-Term Prospects

  27-09-2019 17:40 via cointelegraph.com
  Bakkt futures off to a slow start, crypto industry will have to wait some more for a flash flood of institutional money
  
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• Telegram’s Gram Wallet Now Available in App’s Alpha Version for iOS

  27-09-2019 17:04 via cointelegraph.com
  The Gram wallet on the alpha version of Telegram for iOS launches
  
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• Crypto Twitter’s Biggest Bull Predicts a Bitcoin Bounce to $12,000

  27-09-2019 17:00
  On July 26th, CCN reported that Crypto Twitter’s (CT) biggest bull,  Majin, has turned bearish and called for a bitcoin plunge to $7,000. Two months later, the call of the liquidity game theorist is coming to pass. As of this writing, the most dominant cryptocurrency is rapidly descending to support of $7,000. Majin was right […]
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• RSK Creators Acquire Spanish Social Network

  27-09-2019 16:59
  Taringa claims to have some 30 million users, 1,000 active communities, and 8 million daily shares on its platform.
  
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• Marvel Exec Kevin Feige Producing Star Wars Should Only Be a One Time Deal

  27-09-2019 16:45
  It has been confirmed today that the head producer at Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, will be making the trip to a galaxy far far away. The producer has had a lot of success under the Marvel banner. After producing the highest grossing film of all time he’s looking for new challenges. Feige has recently been […]
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• Sony PlayStation Hits’ Embarrassingly-Good Exclusives Roster Adds God of War

  27-09-2019 16:25
  PlayStation announced today via the PlayStation.Blog portal that it is adding a cluster of new titles to the low-priced PlayStation Hits lineup starting Oct. 4. Exclusives Lead The Charge The new additions include PlayStation 4 exclusives God of War, Grand Turismo Sport, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy propping up the notion that beyond showcasing the […]
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• Asian Stocks Fall on Trade Uncertainties, China Data Hangover

  27-09-2019 16:22
  Asian stocks closed lower on Friday as investors gauged emerging trade uncertainties in the United States and weak Chinese economic data. Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped by 0.8% and 0.3%, respectively. South Korea’s KOSPI also struggled and fell by 1.2%. Meanwhile, China’s Shanghai Composite Index closed mildly higher but remained in the […]
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• Madden Finally Fixes Disrespectful Patrick Mahomes Rating

  27-09-2019 16:18
  There is no denying it. The Kansas City Chiefs have a pretty incredible quarterback in Patrick Mahomes. With how easily he lit up secondaries during his first year as a starter in the NFL, a case could be made that he is the perfect quarterback for today’s game. However, the good folks over at EA Sports […]
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• Bitmain to Launch Platform for Connecting Miners and Farms in October

  27-09-2019 16:16 via cointelegraph.com
  Chinese mining giant Bitmain to launch platform connecting crypto miners and farms in October
  
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• U.S. Dollar Shortage Caused Bitcoin to Crash, Says CIO Travis Kling

  27-09-2019 16:00
  Travis Kling is the founder and chief investment officer of crypto asset management firm Ikigai. He recently went on air on CNN and gave the best description of what bitcoin is. In the interview, Mr. Kling said, Bitcoin is a non-sovereign, hard-capped supply, global, immutable, decentralized, digital store of value. The on-point definition made Kling […]
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• My Grandma will Buy Bitcoin but Not Fed, Krüger Tells Pomp

  27-09-2019 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  My 99-year-old grandmother is more likely to buy bitcoin than the Federal Reserve, said market analyst Alex Krüger.
  The economist was responding to Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, the co-founder & partner at Morgan Creek Digital Assets, on his comments on Venezuela. Pomp cited a Bloomberg report that claimed Venezuela’s central bank is holding bitcoin and ether in its reserves. He used it as evidence to prove bitcoin’s growing adoption among central banks, declari
  
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• People Will Choose A Currency That Government Can’t Control: Pompliano

  27-09-2019 15:53 via cointelegraph.com
  All money will be digital, and the competition will be between monetary policies: Pompliano
  
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• Cryptocurrency Shakedown: Old Tactics, New Twist - BankInfoSecurity.com

  27-09-2019 15:53 via bankinfosecurity.com
  Cryptocurrency Shakedown: Old Tactics, New Twist  BankInfoSecurity.com
  
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• Sheryl Sandberg is in talks to testify on Facebook's cryptocurrency libra as soon as next month - CNBC

  27-09-2019 15:45 via cnbc.com
  Sheryl Sandberg is in talks to testify on Facebook's cryptocurrency libra as soon as next month  CNBC
  
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• Dow Reverses Weekly Losses But Vital Economic Indicator Stagnates

  27-09-2019 15:36
  The Dow shot toward a moderate advance on Friday, erasing its weekly losses to strut in positive territory after the United States and China agreed to begin the next round of trade negotiations on Oct. 10. The Wall Street party continued following the release of a new batch of economic data, even as one vital […]
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• Animoca to Develop MotoGP Blockchain Game With Crypto Collectibles

  27-09-2019 15:30
  ASX-listed games maker Animoca Brands is to develop a MotoGP-branded race management game with digital collectibles.
  
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• Zuckerberg’s Charm Offensive on Behalf of Libra With US Lawmakers

  27-09-2019 15:23 via cointelegraph.com
  Can Zuckerberg’s personal appeals win favor in Washington? “Personal visits absolutely help enhance policies and regulatory decisions,” says Chamber of Digital Commerce policy chief
  
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