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• CFTC Files Lawsuit Against $11M Ponzi-Like Cryptocurrency Scam - Cointelegraph

  16-10-2019 23:48 via cointelegraph.com
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• CFTC Files Lawsuit Against $11M Ponzi-Like Cryptocurrency Scam

  16-10-2019 23:48 via cointelegraph.com
  The U.S. CFTC charged a Nevada company with violations relating to an $11 million Ponzi-like scam
  
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• CFTC File Lawsuit Against $11M Ponzi-Like Cryptocurrency Scam

  16-10-2019 23:48 via cointelegraph.com
  The U.S. CFTC charged a Nevada company with violations relating to an $11 million Ponzi-like scam
  
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• Pete Buttigieg’s Lurch to the Center Reeks of Hypocrisy

  16-10-2019 23:34
  Two months before officially announcing his presidential campaign, Pete Buttigieg appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, selling himself as a generational and transformational presence in national politics. Not only could Buttigieg, 37, drive turnout among millennials, still the Democratic party’s most untapped base of likely supporters, but the mayor of South Bend would bring a movement […]
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• Top Fed Official Says US Central Bank ‘Actively’ Debating Digital Dollar

  16-10-2019 23:30
  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan says the U.S. dollar faces increasing threats to its status as the global reserve currency.
  
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• Price Analysis 16/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, TRX

  16-10-2019 23:20 via cointelegraph.com
  Traders are watching key levels as the crypto market possibly enters a bear trap. Will the downtrend resume?
  
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• CFTC Hits Circle Society with $11 Million Fraud Charges

  16-10-2019 23:06
  The fraud scheme has been going on since December 2017 until the CFTC uncovered the illicit enterprises last month.
  
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• Central Banks Have Three Options for Crypto Regulations, Says Official

  16-10-2019 23:05 via cointelegraph.com
  French central banker Denis Beau discussed the options available to central banks vis-a-vis cryptocurrency regulations
  
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• XFL Subjects Players to NFL-Style Meat Grinder for 89% Less Salary

  16-10-2019 23:00
  The latest incarnation of a secondary pro football league, the XFL, is scheduled to play following the end of the NFL season. The key question on everyone’s mind is whether it will be better than the the last attempt — the now-defunct Alliance of American Football (AAF). The answer depends on how quickly the coaching […]
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• Bitcoin Breaks Below Key Support; Movement to $7,000 May Be Inbound

  16-10-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) and the aggregated crypto markets have incurred some bearish momentum over the past several hours, as sellers have pushed the cryptocurrency’s price below a key support level, which could mean significantly further losses are imminent.
  It is important to note that BTC did wick as low as $7,900 overnight before bulls stepped up and pushed it back towards $8,000, although multiple key technical indicators signal that the crypto will likely further extend its recent downtrend.
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• CoinField Launches SOLOGENIC to Issue Stock and Fiat-backed Stablecoins on the XRP Ledger

  16-10-2019 22:56
  Cryptocurrency exchange CoinField shared details on its new project.  Sologenic is a sophisticated trading ecosystem for fiat-backed stablecoins or on-demand tokenized assets, including stocks and ETFs from 25+ global stock exchanges. Sologenic deploys SOLO Coins (Ƨ) for market-making and liquidity. These coins are issued on the XRP ledger (XRPL) to ensure that liquidity transactions take […]
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• This Game Boy Clone Is the Retro Nintendo Console You’ve Been Waiting For

  16-10-2019 22:30
  A new contender has joined the swelling ranks of retro consoles flooding the market in recent years – the handheld Analogue Pocket. The Analogue Pocket Is Retro Nostalgia at Its Finest Designed by retro hardware sorcerers, Analogue, the Pocket is a part re-imagining, part homage to Nintendo’s iconic Game Boy, and does so with a […]
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• Bitcoin Inheritance Solution? Startup to Make Passing on BTC Easy

  16-10-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  A startup focused on Bitcoin management has launched a service to make passing on Bitcoin as part of inheritance easier. The service, known as the Casa Covenant, addresses one of the biggest issues with using Bitcoin as a long-term store of value. 
  The service will introduce an extra private key that may be used in conjunction with those already available as part of Casa’s key management solution. The key will be held by an attorney appointed by the Bitcoin holder and used in the even
  
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• Could Richard Branson Send Under Armour Stock Into the Stratosphere?

  16-10-2019 21:56
  Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) stock is underperforming the stock market year-to-date, with 12% gains vs. 20% for the S&P 500 index. If anyone can resuscitate a lagging stock, it’s Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur behind space exploration company Virgin Galactic. Branson turned to Under Armour to design the spacesuits that will eventually take him and […]
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• Swiss Federal Council Continues to Monitor Stablecoins and Blockchain

  16-10-2019 21:52 via cointelegraph.com
  The Swiss Federal Council is keeping close tabs on global stablecoin projects and their possible opportunities and challenges
  
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• Dow Stalls as Trump Threatens to Unleash New Phase of Global Trade War

  16-10-2019 21:33
  The Dow Jones stagnated on Wednesday as evidence continued to mount that the US economy is slowing. Weak retail sales data didn’t have much of a direct impact on the Dow, but it reinforced the view that the Fed will have to increase stimulus in the economy. In the background, a US bill providing political […]
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• Celsius Now Offers up to 10% Return on TrueUSD Lending Service

  16-10-2019 21:26
  Celsius now supports ten stablecoins including Coinbase's USDC, Gemini's GUSD, and Tether's USDT.
  
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• Bitcoin is Totally Different to Libra: Calibra Head David Marcus

  16-10-2019 21:25 via cointelegraph.com
  The head of Facebook’s Calibra, David Marcus, says he is a big fan of Bitcoin, but it is totally different than Libra
  
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• Bitcoin Is Totally Different Than Libra: Calibra Head David Marcus

  16-10-2019 21:25 via cointelegraph.com
  The head of Facebook’s Calibra, David Marcus, says he is a big fan of Bitcoin, but it is totally different than Libra
  
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• Xpring Invests In Swedish Startup to Build XRP Hardware Wallet Firmware

  16-10-2019 21:13 via cointelegraph.com
  Xpring has invested in Swedish crypto self-custody startup Towo Labs to build hardware wallet firmware with support for XRP
  
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• Bitcoin Made Busting Dark Child Porn Ring Easy For US Justice Department

  16-10-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin is a potentially world-changing financial technology, designed by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. But Bitcoin also brought with it the birth of blockchain – distributed ledger technology that may not be world-changing, but certainly can redefine and improve upon certain industries.
  The technology makes tracing transactions especially simple, but cryptography keeps the account owner’s personal identity private. But thanks to crypto exchanges being required to follow global re
  
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• Bitcoin Blockchain Snoop Helps Feds Take Down World’s Largest Child Porn Site

  16-10-2019 21:00
  U.S. federal prosecutors have indicted a South Korean national behind the world’s largest darknet child sexual exploitation site that was primarily funded using bitcoin. The website known as ‘Welcome to Video’ was being run by 23-year old Jong Woo Son. The South Korean national is currently serving a prison sentence in his home country for […]
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• DOJ arrests hundreds in global cryptocurrency child pornography website bust - Washington Examiner

  16-10-2019 20:51 via washingtonexaminer.com
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• Investing Just Became Private and Transparent Through AMFEIX Trading Fund

  16-10-2019 20:46 via newsbtc.com
  It is now a well-known fact that cryptocurrencies have emerged as one of the prominent financial instruments for investment purposes. One particular reason for such a shift is the difference in the behavior of crypto markets compared to the conventional financial ecosystem. Digital currencies like Bitcoin, on many occasions, has exhibited a negative correlation with its price going upwards while other instruments were on a downward trend. This has enabled cryptocurrencies to carve a niche for th
  
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• French Central Banker: The World Needs to Standardize Crypto Regulations

  16-10-2019 20:30
  A French central banker is calling for a global regulatory framework on crypto assets.
  
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• Jalen Ramsey Trade Leaves Aging Rams Plagued with Salary Crisis

  16-10-2019 20:22
  The Rams’ decision to trade the farm for Jalen Ramsey is a perilous move that smacks of the “win now” mentality that dogs sports teams in the pressure cooker of the Los Angeles market. An aging and illiquid Rams franchise is now plagued by a slew of giant contracts with no plan B if results […]
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• Gold Price Avoids Punishing Reversal After U.S. Economy’s Biggest Driver Tanks in September

  16-10-2019 20:00
  The price of gold rebounded Wednesday after disappointing U.S. retail sales data raised serious doubts about the health of the consumer-driven economy. Meanwhile, signs of dissent within the Federal Reserve clouded investors’ judgment about the pace and timing of future interest rate cuts. Gold Rebounds; Silver Follows Futures on December gold delivery climbed to a […]
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• US Authorities Analyze Bitcoin Transactions to Shut Down Child Porn Ring

  16-10-2019 19:50 via cointelegraph.com
  U.S. law enforcement agencies mapped out the server of the largest child porn site by tracing Bitcoin transactions
  
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• Fed Dissension Intensifies as Stock Market Bulls Bet on Rate Cut

  16-10-2019 19:40
  Federal Reserve interest rate cuts have helped stabilize a stock market weighed down by the trade war, but rising dissension within the US central bank suggests the Dow’s next leg up might need a new catalyst. Chicago Fed President Disputes Need for Future Interest Rate Cuts On Wednesday, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said that […]
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• Bitcoin Back Below $8K — But Is the Macro Bullish Trend Broken?

  16-10-2019 19:37 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin’s short-term time frames show bearish price action while the macro bullish trend remains intact above $7,777
  
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• Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar

  16-10-2019 19:00
  Two former ranking members of the CFTC offered up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar.
  
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• Dem President Would Tank the Stock Market 25 Percent: Wall Street Billionaire

  16-10-2019 18:58
  The economy is humming along, with the S&P 500’s value increasing by 20% year-to-date. If a Democratic presidential candidate wins the election, however, things could go south real fast. Hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman, who according to Forbes is worth a whopping $3.2 billion, warned on a CNBC segment that the stock market would get […]
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• Supreme Court of India Postpones Cryptocurrency Ban Hearing to November - Cointelegraph

  16-10-2019 18:46 via cointelegraph.com
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• Supreme Court of India Postpones Cryptocurrency Ban Hearing to November

  16-10-2019 18:46 via cointelegraph.com
  The India Supreme Court has postponed a hearing regarding the Reserve Bank of India’s policy that bans financial institutions from giving services to crypto businesses
  
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• Ex-NASA Scientist Throws Ethical Wrench Into Elon Musk’s ‘Nuke Mars’ Plot

  16-10-2019 18:14
  Life has a pesky way of popping up in the most inconvenient of places: your sock drawer, that forgotten bowl of chili in the fridge, and now, apparently, Mars. Although, according to Gilbert Levin, a former NASA scientist who worked on the Viking program experiment, the US government has had proof of life on the […]
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• IBM & Google Ex-Director Shifts Towards Credits Blockchain

  16-10-2019 18:12 via newsbtc.com
  On October 11, CREDITS.COM announced the addition of a new member in the position of Chief Business Officer. The replenishment in the ranks of the company has become a major event in the market due to previous employee experience. Jennifer Trelewicz, who previously held the positions of Director of the Systems & Technology Laboratory at IBM, CTO of Google Russia, and Director of Risks & Market Data at Deutsche Bank, will now make every effort in developing the blockchain project. &n
  
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• Luxury Car Manufacturer Begins Accepting Bitcoin for Vehicle Sales

  16-10-2019 18:06 via cointelegraph.com
  Luxury electric car manufacturer Karma Automotive has begun accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment
  
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• Yes, Even Bitcoin HODLers Can Lose Money in the Long-Term: Here’s How

  16-10-2019 17:58 via cointelegraph.com
  Market analyst Philip Swift explains how blockchain data helps traders spot Bitcoin highs and lows for making wiser investments
  
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• US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab ‘Largest’ Child Porn Site

  16-10-2019 17:25
  A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a South Korean citizen for operating a child porn site, funded by millions dollars worth of bitcoin.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Breaks Below $8,000, Is $7,000 or $9,000 Next?

  16-10-2019 17:16 via newsbtc.com
  This morning, Bitcoin price briefly broke back below $8,000 and is currently teetering on the support line – which could possibly be the last stand for bulls in this range before new lows are reached.
  But all is not lost for bulls, and if Bitcoin buyers can push the price of the leading crypto asset up past a key resistance level, the bull market could be back on. If not, falling even deeper to find new support will be the end result.
  Bitcoin Price: Bear Flag Could Bring Crypto Asset to $7
  
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• Telegram’s TON Launch and Token Distribution — All the Details to Date

  16-10-2019 17:07 via cointelegraph.com
  On the day the first Gram tokens were set for distribution to investors, here is what is known about the TON blockchain so far
  
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• Break Out the Coconut Oil: American Millennials are Having a Baby Boom

  16-10-2019 16:50
  If you’re tired of watching people shoot each other with pink and blue paint guns in front of their friends and family in order to reveal the gender of their unborn child, brace yourself— the millennials are about to have a baby boom. Ok, maybe not a boom, per-say, but according to Bank of America […]
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• Cryptocurrency in Focus: Cardano Puts Its Money on 'Scientific Philosophy' - TheStreet.com

  16-10-2019 16:30 via thestreet.com
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• Bermuda Starts Development of a Blockchain-Based National ID System

  16-10-2019 16:30
  The Atlantic island is rolling out the first phase of a national digital identification system built on blockchain tech.
  
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• How Twitter’s Bizarre ‘World Leader’ Policy Could Impact President Trump

  16-10-2019 16:10
  Governments are usually not on the opposite end of regulation. The popularity of social media companies, however, is challenging the status quo as Twitter’s latest press release highlights. The company that pioneered the art of digital short-form messaging Tuesday announced that it plans to deal with world leaders on its platform in its own special […]
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• Craig Wright: Satoshi Nakamoto Plagiarized My Bitcoin Paper

  16-10-2019 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  Craig S Wright, an Australian computer scientist who claims that he created billions of dollars worth of payment protocol Bitcoin, accused Satoshi Nakamoto of plagiarizing his paper.
  The Bitcoin SV founder stressed that he is the original author of Bitcoin’s whitepaper during CC Forum in London. According to eyewitness Toni Vays, a famous cryptocurrency trader, who was also available at the event, Wright did not offer proof that could substantiate his claims. Instead, he said he would
  
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• Dow Flinches as Trump Warns of ‘Clown’-Fueled Stock Market Crash

  16-10-2019 15:36
  The Dow failed to extend its monster rally on Wednesday as Wall Street wrestled with another batch of disappointing economic data and Beijing ripped into the US government for its “sinister intention to destroy Hong Kong.” Meanwhile, President Donald Trump unleashed his evaluation of the state of Democratic electoral politics, warning that if any of […]
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• Where US Regulators Stand on Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin News

  16-10-2019 15:16 via news.bitcoin.com
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• Calibra Head: Libra ‘Absolutely Not’ in Jeopardy Without PayPal, Visa

  16-10-2019 15:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Libra is “absolutely not” in jeopardy after seven firms including PayPal and Visa have dropped out of the project, says the head of Calibra
  
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• The Greatest U.S. Dollar Squeeze is ‘Loading,’ Says Liquidity Game Theorist

  16-10-2019 15:00
  The world is facing a crisis that makes the U.S.-China trade war nothing but a distraction. If you find this hard to believe, just look at this tweet by global macro strategist Teddy Vallee, which was later retweeted by Luke Gromen, founder of Forest for the Trees, a macroeconomic research firm. What they are talking […]
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