Cryptocurrency news

• Crypto News From Japan: Sept. 22–29

  29-09-2019 23:43 via cointelegraph.com
  This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from Japan, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan
  
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• Analysts Expect Further Upside for Ethereum; Set Near-Term Target at $230

  29-09-2019 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  After losing its foothold within the lower-$170 region, Ethereum’s recently incurred upwards momentum appears to have faltered, as ETH has now dropped below the $170 level as Bitcoin revisits its key near-term support level at $8,000.
  Analysts are now expressing mixed sentiments when it comes to ETH, but are generally offering a sentiment that can best be defined a tempered bullishness, with some offering near-term targets of over $180, while others anticipate it to visit $230 next.
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• Ripple Exec Skeptical of Libra’s Decentralization Claims: A “Walled Garden”

  29-09-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Since Libra was unveiled earlier this year by Facebook, crypto enthusiasts and industry firms have been heavily scrutinizing the project. The fear is that the “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” won’t sport the tenets of a decentralized network,
  Related Reading: CNBC Analyst Slams Facebook Libra, Champions Bitcoin
  According to an executive of Ripple Labs, these fears are correct.
  Libra a “Walled Garden”; Ripple Isn’t
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• North Korea Wants Its Own National Crypto, CBDC Fever Spreads in Asia

  29-09-2019 22:27 via cointelegraph.com
  What do we know about North Korea’s cryptocurrency development and why is the most isolated country in the world showing interest in digital money?
  
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• North Korea Needs Its Own National Crypto, CBDC Fever Spreads in Asia

  29-09-2019 22:27 via cointelegraph.com
  What do we know about North Korea’s cryptocurrency development and why is the most isolated country in the world showing interest in digital money?
  
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• Antonio Brown’s Patriots Disaster Wins Him a Weird NFL Record

  29-09-2019 22:15
  Antonio Brown is the gift that keeps on giving. The former New England Patriots wide receiver may no longer be delighting fans and fantasy football owners with his exploits on the football field. But he has become a never-ending supply of social media fodder and headlines – which some may find more entertaining than anything […]
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• How to Save Formula 1 from Lewis Hamilton’s Reign of Boredom

  29-09-2019 21:44
  It was another excellent day for the Mercedes Formula 1 team as Lewis Hamilton and Valteri Bottas scored a one-two finish in Russia. The finish was redemption for the Mercedes team that has struggled after the summer break. However, it was another yawn-inducing piece of “entertainment” for F1 fans. Lewis Hamilton Scores Win #9 Today’s […]
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• A Clear Path for Ethereum

  29-09-2019 21:44 via cointelegraph.com
  Ethereum and its timeline from business and legal perspectives, underlining the confusions from classification, important regulatory changes and potentially bright future
  
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• WATCH: Inside the LatAm Crypto Market With the Founder of SatoshiTango

  29-09-2019 21:37
  SatoshiTango founder Marias Bari is bullish on crypto in Latin America.
  
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• Bitcoin Trading Journal: Veteran Trader Shares Tips on how to Profit from Bitcoin and Altcoin investing

  29-09-2019 21:32 via cointelegraph.com
  Veteran trader shares his trading journal to help show investors how to make better crypto trades
  
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• Bitcoin Trading Journal: Veteran Trader Explains How to Profit From BTC, Altcoin Investing

  29-09-2019 21:32 via cointelegraph.com
  Veteran trader shares his trading journal to help show investors how to make better crypto trades
  
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• Bitcoin Revisits Key Support Level, But Analysts are Still Bullish; Here’s Why

  29-09-2019 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  After previously finding some support within the lower-$8,000 region, Bitcoin (BTC) is once again revisiting this level and appears to be in growing jeopardy of plummeting back into the $7,000 region.
  Despite this current bearishness, one prominent analyst and an outspoken Bitcoin bull is now noting that there is still a strong bullish case for BTC in the near-term, but he is also noting that the crypto may continue expressing weakness as the global economy expresses instability.
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• Why Facebook & Goldman Sachs Keep Poaching Each Other’s Engineers

  29-09-2019 20:16
  Some say that Silicon Valley is the new Wall Street, but could there be deeper reasons why tech companies like Facebook compete with banks like Goldman Sachs for engineers? It used to be banks that attracted the brightest. Before the financial crisis of 2008, Wall Street loved to hire mathematicians, physicists, and even rocket scientists […]
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• Poll by UFC’s Askren: Majority Would HODL Bitcoin Over Gold

  29-09-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  A war has been raging between two cliques in the investment community — the Bitcoin bulls and the gold bugs.
  Over the past few years, it has become a popular practice for cryptocurrency proponents to equate or liken Bitcoin to gold, citing the asset’s non-sovereign, decentralized, fungible, borderless, international, and scarce nature.
  Related Reading: Data Shows That Bitcoin Price Still in Early Bull Run; Take a Look
  Gold bugs have begged to differ. Libertarian Peter Schiff, notably
  
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• Top-5 Crypto Performers: LEO, LINK. MIOTA, XRP, XTZ

  29-09-2019 19:37 via cointelegraph.com
  As major cryptos see red this week, do any of the top performers show buying opportunities?
  
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• Crypto Carnage, Zuckerberg Admission, Royal BTC Scam: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 23–29

  29-09-2019 19:15 via cointelegraph.com
  In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, bloodbath for BTC and altcoins, Zuckerberg’s Libra admission, and Kik announces its app is closing
  
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• Crypto in Cuba Faces Challenges Despite Growing Adoption, Overview

  29-09-2019 18:22 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrencies are gaining traction in Cuba, including BTC, ETH and a gold-backed MLM stablecoin
  
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• Is XRP a Security? We May Never Know

  29-09-2019 17:49 via cointelegraph.com
  The Ripple case may serve to highlight the regulatory uncertainty in the digital asset space
  
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• U.S. Denies China Company De-Listing. But The Writing is On The Wall

  29-09-2019 17:00
  U.S. stocks declined sharply on Friday after The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump was considering de-listing Chinese companies from domestic exchanges. In response to the widely-referenced report, the Treasury Department said that it was not considering de-listing Chinese stocks at this time. This will likely provide more support to U.S. markets when they […]
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• The Ukrainian government plans to legalize cryptocurrency - Yahoo Finance

  29-09-2019 16:19 via finance.yahoo.com
  The Ukrainian government plans to legalize cryptocurrency  Yahoo Finance
  
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• The Ukrainian government plans to legalize cryptocurrency - The Block Crypto

  29-09-2019 16:16 via theblockcrypto.com
  The Ukrainian government plans to legalize cryptocurrency  The Block Crypto
  
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• Joker Controversy Could Damage Creative Decisions

  29-09-2019 15:15
  With “Joker” set to release in cinemas on Oct. 4, the run up to its debut has had a lot of controversy. The recent report about LAPD heightening their security ahead of the film showcases an issue with the current conversation surrounding violence. The film is largely being used to discuss the rise in violence […]
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• Fusion Network’s Token Swap Wallet Compromised, FSN Price Plummets

  29-09-2019 15:11 via cointelegraph.com
  Fusion Network’s swap wallet was compromised, resulting in roughly a third of FSN tokens stolen
  
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• $6.4M Worth of FSN Tokens Stolen From Fusion Network’s Swap Wallet

  29-09-2019 15:11 via cointelegraph.com
  Fusion Network’s swap wallet was compromised, resulting in roughly a third of FSN tokens stolen
  
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• ‘Binance Will Be Shut Down in 12 Months’ Warns Bitcoin SV’s Calvin Ayre

  29-09-2019 14:48
  While head of Binance CZ (Changpeng Zhao) celebrated the recent launch of his exchange’s new staking features, the head of CoinGeek, Calvin Ayre, was less optimistic. Ayre: Binance Is Illegal, Will Be Shut Down in 12 Months Speaking to CCN, Bitcoin SV (BSV) supporter and financier Calvin Ayre said introducing the rewards system for Proof-of-Stake […]
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• Data Shows That Bitcoin Price Still in Early Bull Run; Take a Look

  29-09-2019 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  Since the end of June, Bitcoin (BTC) price hasn’t been doing too hot. After peaking out at $14,000, the cryptocurrency has tanked dramatically, first to $10,000, then $9,000, and then $7,700 most recently over a three-month period.
  Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Can Rocket Higher Without Institutions: Venture Capitalist
  This harrowing price action may leave you wondering: should I still be bullish after the price action that has recently transpired?
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• Asian Institutions Are Finally Warming to Crypto Hedge Funds

  29-09-2019 14:00
  Asian institutional investors are increasingly showing interest in allocating a small portion of their portfolios to crypto hedge funds.
  
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• Zcash Bug Could Reveal Shielded Full Nodes’ IP Addresses

  29-09-2019 13:53 via cointelegraph.com
  Komodo developer discloses a bug that can be used to expose IP addresses of Zcash’s shielded full nodes
  
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• New Interest in DAOs Prompts Old Question: Are They Legal?

  29-09-2019 12:02
  New tools have made DAOs all the rage in the ethereum community. Now one startup is trying to make them work within U.S. legal frameworks.
  
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• Report: LedgerX Claims Ex-CFTC Chairman Stalled Approvals Due to Personal Bias

  29-09-2019 11:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Crypto derivatives firm LedgerX alleges that former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo obstructed the approval of its DCO registration due to personal bias
  
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• Is Kik’s Restructuring a ‘Hail-Mary Pass’ or a True Saving Grace?

  29-09-2019 11:07
  Kik recently announced its decision to shut down its messenger app to focus entirely on crypto. What now?
  
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• How Crypto Gambling Is Regulated Around the World

  29-09-2019 10:22 via cointelegraph.com
  How do countries regulate and deal with crypto gambling, Japan and the U.K. are worlds apart
  
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• Bitcoin (BTC) Price Weekly Forecast: Downtrend Intact Below $9K

  29-09-2019 07:08 via newsbtc.com
  There was a nasty decline in bitcoin below the $9,000 support against the US Dollar.
  The price even declined below the $8,000 support and it is currently consolidating losses.
  There is a declining channel forming with resistance near $8,350 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The price remains at a risk of more losses as long as it is trading below the $8,750 resistance area.Bitcoin price is trading in a downtrend below $9,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is likely t
  
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• Æ Ventures’ Blockchain Accelerator Reaches $1.6M in Investments

  29-09-2019 06:52 via cointelegraph.com
  Æ Ventures, an investment company providing initial funding to blockchain projects, announces that it’s startup accelerator program surpassed $1.6M in investments
  
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• Congress Questions The SEC On Libra, Cryptocurrency And “The Whole Blockchain Phenomenon” - Forbes

  29-09-2019 03:54 via forbes.com
  Congress Questions The SEC On Libra, Cryptocurrency And “The Whole Blockchain Phenomenon”  Forbes
  
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• New Balance to Use Cardano Blockchain to Confirm Product Authenticity

  29-09-2019 03:46 via cointelegraph.com
  Charles Hoskinson announces that New Balance will be using the Cardano blockchain to help authenticate its products
  
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• Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News From Brazil: Sept. 22-28 in Review - Cointelegraph

  29-09-2019 02:36 via cointelegraph.com
  Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News From Brazil: Sept. 22-28 in Review  Cointelegraph
  
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• Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News From Brazil: Sept. 22-28 in Review

  29-09-2019 02:36 via cointelegraph.com
  This week’s selected crypto news from Brazil, courtesy of Cointelegraph Brasil
  
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• Have no Fear, Bitcoin Price to Resume Uptrend After Pullback

  29-09-2019 02:00 via newsbtc.com
  “Bitcoin is an echo bubble”, cryptocurrency cynics have cried since BTC hit $14,000 and collapsed in quick succession. These Bitcoin skeptics believe that this most recent uptrend and collapse in the cryptocurrency market is Bitcoin’s one last attempt at making it big, to allow early adopters and those in the know to cash out.
  Related Reading: Log Scale Monthly Bitcoin Price Chart Suggests Bear Market Was an Uptrend Pullback
  However, many analysts are convinced that as long as
  
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• Class Action Complaint Filed Against Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com

  29-09-2019 01:54 via cointelegraph.com
  An investor files a class-action lawsuit against Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne for violation of federal securities law
  
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