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• Bitcoin Price Hovers Above $8,000 While XRP Jumps 5% on the Day

  17-10-2019 23:56 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin hovers above $8,000, while XRP jumps more than 5% on the day
  
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• Facebook’s Libra Just Got Its First Major Supporter in Congress

  17-10-2019 23:55
  Bucking a trend, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) wrote a letter praising Libra as a technological advance that he feels is needed.
  
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• US Senator Finds Negative Reactions to Facebook’s Libra ‘Puzzling’

  17-10-2019 23:10 via cointelegraph.com
  A U.S. Senator expresses support for Libra in a letter to Libra Associate member Anchorage Trust
  
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• What Death Stranding’s Unusual Review Embargo Really Means

  17-10-2019 23:02
  With the unusual news that the Death Stranding review embargo will lift on Nov. 1, a full week before launch, there’s a sense that Sony is bullish about the prospects of Hideo Kojima’s next game. An Unusual Embargo for a AAA Title A week is a long time in the world of AAA video game […]
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• Bitcoin May Have Room to Run Before Downtrend Continues

  17-10-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  After plummeting below $8,000 overnight, Bitcoin’s bulls were able to propel the crypto slightly higher, showing signs that bulls are not ready to let the cryptocurrency drop lower in the near-term, which could mean that bulls will garner greater strength in the near-term that could help propel BTC higher.
  Analysts are noting that Bitcoin likely has further room to run in the near-term, but it is important to note that a strong resistance level that exists just slightly above Bitcoin&rsquo
  
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• Cameron Winklevoss: Buy BTC to Escape Negative Yield Bonds

  17-10-2019 22:36 via cointelegraph.com
  Cameron Winklevoss has noted that the volume of negative interest bonds adds up to $17 trillion and urges the public to buy Bitcoin
  
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• U.S. Treasury Yields Spike to Monthly Highs Following Boris Johnson’s Brexit Victory

  17-10-2019 22:30
  U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday, as government bond prices fell, following news that the United Kingdom and European Union have finalized a draft Brexit deal that will pave the way for Britain’s eventual withdrawal from the bloc. Yields Rise The price of U.S. government bonds declined on Thursday, pushing yields higher. The yield on […]
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• Ex-Patriot Torches Bill Belichick for ‘Insulting’ Jets Trade

  17-10-2019 22:30
  It was just one exhibition game, but Demaryius Thomas looked like his old self. In the end, though, the veteran wide receiver’s standout play in the New England Patriots’ exhibition finale didn’t lead to a permanent place in Tom Brady’s passing attack, or even a spot on the team’s regular-season roster. Thomas, in fact, was […]
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• Burj Khalifa Developer Emaar to Launch Tradeable Reward Token EMR

  17-10-2019 22:27 via cointelegraph.com
  Developer of the Burj Khalifa Emaar plans to launch its tradeable reward token EMR in 2019, a new report says
  
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• Bitcoin Ponzi Busted: Nevada Firm Charged With $11 Million Crypto Fraud

  17-10-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  Circle Society, Corp., and its owner, David Gilbert Saffron, have been charged with fraud relating to an Bitcoin and crypto asset investment scheme. The Nevada-based firm is suspected of operating an $11 million binary options scheme.
  The charges have been brought by the CFTC. Curiously, the chair of the US financial regulator said such scams were a threat to an emerging market that holds “great promise” the United States economy.
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• Germany is Considering the Advantages of Launching a Digital Euro

  17-10-2019 21:45 via crypto-news.net
  Over the last couple of years, numerous countries worldwide have issued statements concerning their plans for developing central bank-backed digital currencies (CBDCs). CBDCs are basically the direct response of governments to cryptocurrencies as we know them. After all, if the digital currency market is here to stay, countries want to preserve their national fiat currencies for as long as possible, before losing control of the financial market as we know it.
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• What Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Said in His Defense of ‘Free Expression’

  17-10-2019 21:42
  No mention of Libra.
  
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• Kansas City Chiefs Look to Right Ship vs. Division Rival Broncos on TNF

  17-10-2019 21:26
  Thursday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos was not one many were looking forward to just a couple of weeks ago. But the Chiefs were undefeated a couple of weeks ago and the Broncos winless. Fast forward two weeks, and that is no longer the case. Now, a game that looked like […]
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• Dow Bounces as Brexit Deal & Syria Ceasefire Offset Ugly Data

  17-10-2019 21:23
  The Dow Jones barely avoided flatlining again on Thursday after miserable economic data indicated a steady slide towards a pronounced slowdown. Bullish appetite remains intact on hopes of a breakthrough in the trade war, a possible Brexit deal, and a ceasefire in Syria, but concerns that a cyclical slowdown is inevitable continue to drag on […]
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• Ethereum Futures: The Next Big Derivative to Hit the Market?

  17-10-2019 21:12 via cointelegraph.com
  Ether futures are coming soon, will institutional investors follow?
  
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• WATCH: Our On Tap Meetup in Tokyo United Japanese Blockchain Fans With the Global Makers

  17-10-2019 21:00
  Our first Tokyo meetup, held with our friends at CoinDesk Japan, brought together investors, devs, and crypto lovers.
  
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• How a $12 Taco Bell Order Turned into a Grand-Sized Federal Lawsuit

  17-10-2019 21:00
  The devil is in the details. In the case of Taco Bell, the fine print could cost the fast-food chain upwards of $75,000 if a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey couple succeeds. According to My Central Jersey, Nelson Estrella-Rojas and his wife Joann Estrella are suing Taco Bell and its mother firm, Yum! Brands […]
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• Bitcoin Testing Weekly Moving Average That Sparked Last Crypto Bull Market

  17-10-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Now that Bitcoin has broken down from the triangle formation it was trading in, putting an end to months of consolidation, crypto analysts are sifting through Bitcoin price charts hoping to find clues as to what might happen next.
  One crypto analyst may have found some evidence that Bitcoin’s bull run isn’t actually over, and is simply resting an important long-term moving average that following the last bear market, once it was retested, the true bull market began that resulted with
  
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• Telegram Asks Court to Deny SEC’s Action, Says Gram Is Not a Security

  17-10-2019 20:45 via cointelegraph.com
  Telegram urges the U.S. court to deny the SEC’s emergency action, calling it “an ‘emergency’ of its own making”
  
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• Colts Owner Accidentally Sparks Reggie Wayne Death Rumor

  17-10-2019 20:45
  All Jim Irsay wanted to do was give away a few bucks to a lucky Indianapolis Colts fan and his or her favorite charity, but the billionaire Colts owner inadvertently tricked fans into believing that one of the franchise’s living legends had suffered a premature death. Jim Irsay’s Colts Trivia Contest Goes Horribly Awry Seeking […]
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• Report: Canada Exploring Digital Currency to Track People’s Spending Habits

  17-10-2019 20:18 via cointelegraph.com
  The Bank of Canada explores CBDC to help fight the direct threat of cryptocurrencies
  
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• Bitcoin Price Diary: Losing Small Is Key To Long Term Success

  17-10-2019 20:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Veteran trader shares the 4th installment of his trade journal, with trades on Bitcoin and Ravencoin
  
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• Coinbase, Cash App, Remain Top Rated Places To Easily Buy Bitcoin

  17-10-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum are new, emerging financial technologies and assets. The unfamiliarity with the new technology can make getting started in crypto seem like a daunting process.
  A handful of companies, however, provide easy access to buy Bitcoin and gain exposure to the crypto market. Of those, the two most popular of those easy-to-use fiat on-ramps remain relatively unchallenged, and according to a new poll, are unlikely to lose their leadership positions.Coinbase and Ca
  
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• 8Pay Sponsors DeFi Project of the Year 2019 Award at Europe’s Largest Blockchain Conference

  17-10-2019 19:45
  8Pay, an automated payment solution built on the Ethereum network, will sponsor the DeFi Project of the Year Award at the forthcoming Malta AI & Blockchain Summit. Europe’s largest blockchain conference will host creative minds from the industry and recognise the year’s milestones and achievements on 7 November at Malta’s Intercontinental Hotel.  As well as […]
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• Qtum’s First-Ever Hard Fork Qtum 2.0 Is Now Active

  17-10-2019 19:36 via cointelegraph.com
  Qtum goes through its first-ever hard fork today after Qtum blockchain crosses block 466,000
  
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• U.S. Housing Market in Serious Trouble as Starts Fall Sharply in September

  17-10-2019 19:30
  In yet another sign of trouble brewing in the U.S. housing market, the construction of new homes fell sharply in the month of September. U.S. housing starts for the month were down 9.4% to a seasonally adjusted 1.256 million as compared to the 12-year highs seen in August, according to the Commerce Department. US housing […]
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• Bloomberg Editor: BTC ‘Is for Making Transactions The Man is Against’

  17-10-2019 19:27 via cointelegraph.com
  Bloomberg editor says that blockchains are inefficient and that ‘Bitcoin is for making transactions The Man is against’
  
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• Tanking Dolphins Reward Kenyan Drake for Rescuing Winless Season

  17-10-2019 19:21
  As Week 7 dawns on the 2019 season, only two teams remain standing in the quest for the NFL’s Holy Grail: a perfect season. But as an ageless Tom Brady seeks to lead the 6-0 New England Patriots to redemption for that devastating loss in Super Bowl XLII that most of his teammates are too […]
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• Libra Shows Central Banks’ Failure on Cross-Border Payments: Riksbank

  17-10-2019 19:00
  A senior economist at Sweden's Riksbank says central banks need to "keep up" with cryptocurrency advancements like Libra and XRP.
  
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• Nintendo Locks New Gigantamax Pokemon Behind Old Games

  17-10-2019 18:42
  Gamers that want to “catch ’em all” in “Pokemon Sword” and “Pokemon Shield” won’t be able to unless they own two previous entries in the series. It’s bad enough that Nintendo is still splitting up Pokemon between two games, and will likely release enhanced versions a year later, but now fans will have to get […]
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• What Does Skepticism for Libra Say About Bitcoin?

  17-10-2019 18:12 via cointelegraph.com
  The potential loss of Libra could be Bitcoin’s gain
  
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• Telegram Responds to SEC: Gram Tokens Are Not Securities

  17-10-2019 17:55
  Telegram is pushing back against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  
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• Trump Will Cinch 2020 Win With This Thanos Finger Snap Move

  17-10-2019 17:42
  Donald Trump and “Avengers'” supervillain Thanos have a lot in common. Against all odds, they always seem to be a step ahead of the good guys. #thanos de mi vida eres niño como yo por eso te quiero tanto y te doy mi corazón.O no era así.Ya uno ni sabe. pic.twitter.com/ICN1YRJNvi — Ego∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ (@onwonw1) October […]
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• How to Manage — and Understand — Risk Tolerance in Crypto Investing

  17-10-2019 17:33 via cointelegraph.com
  Would you have a sleepless night if your crypto portfolio took a 1% hit? If so, we need to have a conversation about risk tolerance #Sponsored
  
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• How Yankees & Astros Can Win the ALCS in Wake of Nor’easter Shake-Up

  17-10-2019 17:17
  Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh once described baseball as “a very simple game. You throw the ball; you catch the ball. You hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.” In the case of Game Four of the ALCS, it wasn’t Crash Davis setting off the stadium sprinklers that caused Wednesday’s game […]
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• The 18 Millionth Bitcoin To Be Mined this Friday, Only 3 Million Left

  17-10-2019 17:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Anthony Pompliano points out that the 18-millionth Bitcoin will be mined on Friday, leaving only 3 million more
  
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• French Finance Minister Warns He ‘Cannot Countenance’ Facebook’s Libra

  17-10-2019 16:42 via cointelegraph.com
  France: government minister attacks Facebook’s Libra once again
  
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• Algoz to Provide Trading Strategy Services to UltraAlpha Users

  17-10-2019 16:16
  The service will be provided to asset managers and institutional traders.
  
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• Regulators can Shut Down Bitcoin Anytime: Bloomberg Editor

  17-10-2019 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  Law enforcement authorities can shut down bitcoin anytime, according to Bloomberg Digital’s executive editor Joe Weisenthal.
  The media talent warned institutions against creating bitcoin-based investment products, stating that they could become a tool to take capital from fiat markets. Citing Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, Weisenthal said no regulators would want to approve fiat onramps to pump money into the bitcoin ecosystem. First, the move would make fiat unattractive to investors. And
  
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• France’s Le Maire Attacks Facebook’s ‘Political’ Ambitions With Libra

  17-10-2019 16:00
  The French finance minister has said Libra is an "unacceptable" challenge to state sovereignty and suggested political motives behind the project.
  
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• Major Singapore Bank Completes First DLT Trade Financing Transaction

  17-10-2019 15:30 via cointelegraph.com
  A Singaporean banking branch of CIMB Group, one of the largest Asian investment banks, has completed its first blockchain-based trade financing transaction
  
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• Nicolas Maduro refuses to give up on Venezuela’s state cryptocurrency El Petro - TNW

  17-10-2019 15:14 via thenextweb.com
  Nicolas Maduro refuses to give up on Venezuela’s state cryptocurrency El Petro  TNW
  
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• No, Pepsi's 'Pepcoin' Is Not a New Cryptocurrency - Bitcoinist

  17-10-2019 15:03 via bitcoinist.com
  No, Pepsi's 'Pepcoin' Is Not a New Cryptocurrency  Bitcoinist
  
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• BiboxEurope Announces Yet Another Development – Fiat Trading for Quality Projects

  17-10-2019 15:02 via newsbtc.com
  BiboxEurope, a fully regulated cryptocurrency trading platform based out of Switzerland has been keeping itself busy since its launch a few months ago. In a bid to offer the best of features to its userbase, the platform has recently announced the launch of fiat trading capability for quality projects listed on BiboxEurope.
  The latest development closely follows its earlier announcements of GBP/Crypto trading support, referral rewards program, crypto Insta-buy with credit cards and more. Accordi
  
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• Blockchain-Shy Bank of America Quietly Pilots Ripple Technology

  17-10-2019 15:00
  Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, has discreetly tested out Ripple’s distributed ledger technology – and may be planning to do more with it.
  
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• Bitcoin Corrects Above $8K against Weak US Data, Brexit Deal

  17-10-2019 15:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin was attempting to hold $8,000 as support on Thursday after it slipped briefly below the said level yesterday.
  The benchmark cryptocurrency surged by 0.83 percent, or $66.14, to trade at $8,059.68. The move uphill came after a depressive price action on Wednesday that took the bitcoin price below the $8,000 support level. At its intraday lowest, the cryptocurrency was trading at $7,908.86.
  Bitcoin attempts a weak pullback after dropping below $8,000 on Wednesday | Image credits: TradingVi
  
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• OKEx: Redefining the Blockchain Industry

  17-10-2019 14:48 via newsbtc.com
  The cryptocurrency industry, as it stands today, is quite different from what it was a couple of years ago. At that time, the industry had its own sets of challenges which included, scams, hacking attacks, lack of recognition, transparency and regulatory frameworks. However, thanks to a few players who took those much-needed steps to address these shortcomings, there have been considerable improvements in the segment, making it almost on-par with traditional technology and financial systems.
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• Bitfinex Launches Affiliate Program with ‘Unlimited’ Commission

  17-10-2019 14:37
  Affiliated can get a commission from three levels of their referrals.
  
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• Crypto-Friendly Browser Brave Hits 8 Million Monthly Active Users

  17-10-2019 14:29 via cointelegraph.com
  Ethereum-enabled web browser Brave announced that it reached 8 million monthly active users
  
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• Can Political Fundraising Through Crypto Find Mainstream Acceptance?

  17-10-2019 14:07 via cointelegraph.com
  Politicians around the globe are showing interest in fundraising through cryptos. Is it a marketing gimmick?
  
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