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• Former Chinese Policy Maker Supports Government's Cryptocurrency Approach - Inside Bitcoins

  28-02-2020 23:55 via insidebitcoins.com
  Former Chinese Policy Maker Supports Government's Cryptocurrency Approach  Inside Bitcoins
  
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• Wilshire Phoenix Reacts to SEC’s Dismissal of Their Bitcoin ETF

  28-02-2020 23:25
  
  Phoenix quoted SEC's Commissioner Hester Peirce, who called the commission ‘stodgy’ after rejecting Phoenix proposal.
  
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• Negative Interests Rates Becoming the Norm; Bitcoin Doesn’t Punish Savers

  28-02-2020 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  A relatively new economic stimulus intended to promote growth is fast becoming the norm around the world. The proliferation of negative interest rates at central banks in Europe and Japan makes an increasingly strong case for Bitcoin.
  Negative interest rates are supposed to provide incentives to invest and by extension to encourage economic growth. However, the policy also functions as a direct attack on savers.
  Bitcoin Doesn’t Charge You to Hold…
  Negative interest rates have been g
  
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• Chinese Crypto and Blockchain Firms Grapple With Coronavirus Outbreak

  28-02-2020 22:35
  
  The outbreak has complicated tech upgrades, product development, logistics and business travel at crypto exchanges and other blockchain firms in China.
  
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• CoinMarketCap CEO Hosts ‘Live’ AMA on Twitter — With No Video

  28-02-2020 22:24 via cointelegraph.com
  
  In a Twitter AMA, CoinMarketCap’s secretive CEO said he may be open to “more of a live format” for future AMAs.
  
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• Yemen’s Civil War Shows the Dangers of Crypto

  28-02-2020 22:00
  
  The ongoing civil war in Yemen highlights the contradictions underlying bitcoin adoption.
  
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• This “Juggernaut” Crypto May Set Fresh All-Time Highs Today as Bullishness Grows

  28-02-2020 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The crypto market’s intense uptrend seen throughout 2020 has come to a grinding halt over the past week, with most major cryptocurrencies reeling lower as Bitcoin struggles to find any notable support.
  In spite of this, Chainlink has been able to buck this trend and incur intense independent momentum, with its recent bounce at a key level leading some analysts to call it an “absolute juggernaut.”
  This intense momentum is likely to lead Chainlink significantly higher, with one p
  
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• Fantom Foundation (FTM) 20 Cryptocurrency Transactions in a Single Second on the Blockchain - The Cryptocurrency Analytics

  28-02-2020 21:56 via thecurrencyanalytics.com
  
  Fantom Foundation (FTM) 20 Cryptocurrency Transactions in a Single Second on the Blockchain  The Cryptocurrency Analytics
  
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• As Fed Contemplates Coronavirus-Prompted Easing, Bitcoin Traders Bet on Halving

  28-02-2020 21:41
  
  Investors are betting the Fed will quickly slash rates amid coronavirus jitters. Whether they turn to bitcoin as a crisis hedge remains to be seen.
  
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• Australian Court Accepts Cryptocurrency Exchange Account as Security for Legal Costs - Bitcoin News

  28-02-2020 21:07 via news.bitcoin.com
  
  Australian Court Accepts Cryptocurrency Exchange Account as Security for Legal Costs  Bitcoin News
  
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• Understanding This Week’s Market Whiplash, Featuring Scott Melker

  28-02-2020 21:00
  
  What one of the worst weeks in recent history can teach us about market fundamentals, featuring prominent crypto trader Scott Melker.
  
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• Gold Tanks Hard: Is Store of Value Narrative at Threat Like Bitcoin?

  28-02-2020 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Gold has joined the proverbial blood bath both traditional and crypto markets have faced over the last few days. The sudden drop is reminiscent of the volatility seen in Bitcoin markets, but we’re still waiting for the likes of Peter Schiff to dismiss the yellow metal’s “store of value” qualities.
  The markets seem to be reacting to the worsening situation regarding the coronavirus. The increasing numbers of cases around the world appear to have investors well and truly sp
  
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• Ex-Employee Steals User Data From Derivatives Exchange Digitex

  28-02-2020 20:50
  
  Digitex has claimed that only email addresses were stolen in a data breach earlier this month.
  
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• Brazil’s PIX Payments System Has the Same Spirit, but Not a Blockchain Structure

  28-02-2020 20:10 via cointelegraph.com
  
  When PIX is implemented, a number of Brazilan banks could take a hit. Point-of-sale machines and payment processing firms could become scarce
  
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• Coronavirus Is Changing How Crypto Markets Are Trading

  28-02-2020 20:04
  
  Cryptocurrency traders are contending with volatile markets due to the coronavirus).
  
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• Bitcoin Bearish Sell Pressure Is Waning Despite Aggressive Selloff

  28-02-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin may appear to be on the brink of total collapse as coronavirus fears shake up markets, but trading volume tells a very different story.
  According to the volume profiles of each the greater bear market and the recent downtrend from the June 2019 top, selling pressure has been subsiding and it could signal “good times” ahead for the crypto market.
  Bitcoin Sell Pressure Dwindling As Time Progresses
  Most people first heard about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies during the meteoric ri
  
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• Malta Regulator Clarifies Legal Status of Binance

  28-02-2020 19:50 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Malta is keen to preserve its reputation as a blockchain hub after clarifying that leading crypto exchange Binance is not regulated by the island country
  
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• MIT Professor: Blockchain Is Good on Its Own but Not Good for Voting

  28-02-2020 19:23 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Computer scientist Ronald Rivest has said that blockchain is not the right technology for voting, although it can find proper application in a number of other areas.
  
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• Price Analysis Feb 28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LINK

  28-02-2020 19:21 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Many major cryptocurrencies are holding their 200-day moving averages, which suggests a larger move in the next few days
  
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• Bitfinex Makes Another $100M Loan Repayment to Tether

  28-02-2020 19:00
  
  Bitfinex stated that the second repayment was also done entirely in fiat currency, which adds more backing to USDT tokens.
  
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• Bitcoin is in for a “Severe Correction” as Open Interest Skyrockets

  28-02-2020 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin’s intense downtrend appears to be far from being over, as the benchmark cryptocurrency’s bulls were unable to support BTC above a critical support level that was ardently defended throughout yesterday.
  It now appears that the break below this level has put the crypto in precarious territory, potentially opening the gates for significantly further near-term downside.
  This comes as the market’s open interest on margin trading platforms balloons past $1 billion, which is a
  
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• How to Contact CoinDesk’s Editors and Reporters (the Right Way)

  28-02-2020 18:56
  
  We've made it a lot easier to reach us. Our new masthead lists all CoinDesk reporters and editors, their beats and verified contact information.
  
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  28-02-2020 18:46 via cointelegraph.com
  
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• ICE Reveals Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P and Darknet Markets - Cointelegraph

  28-02-2020 18:22 via cointelegraph.com
  
  ICE Reveals Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P and Darknet Markets  Cointelegraph
  
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• Secure Encryption Key Management Modules, Explained

  28-02-2020 18:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Complete security depends on cryptographic key management: here’s what you need to know
  
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• ICE Reveals Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P and Darknet Markets

  28-02-2020 18:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  ICE’s Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program aims to identify unlicensed money transmitters operating on peer-to-peer and darknet markets
  
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• Can Bitcoin Be Seized as Self-Proclaimed BTC Creator Craig Wright Claims?

  28-02-2020 18:11 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin experts elaborate on whether self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright’s claims that Bitcoin can be seized to accommodate court orders are true.
  
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• While The Rest of the Market Tanks, One Cryptocurrency Is Above All-Time High - newsBTC

  28-02-2020 18:08 via newsbtc.com
  
  While The Rest of the Market Tanks, One Cryptocurrency Is Above All-Time High  newsBTC
  
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• While The Rest of the Market Tanks, One Cryptocurrency Is Above All-Time High

  28-02-2020 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Cryptocurrency investors are seeing red this week, as are investors in the stock market and just about any financial market due to widespread fears over the coronavirus.
  But there’s one cryptocurrency that is defying all odds and market conditions and has just reached above its previous all-time high daily close.
  Chainlink Eyes New All-Time High Even Admist Coronavirus Market Crash
  Chainlink is the cryptocurrency industry stand out of the last year.
  It was a top performer during 2019, even
  
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• Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 28, 2020

  28-02-2020 17:59
  
  Bitcoin in the dumps along with the Dow, top miners are racing to the halving, and Microsoft kills crypto jackers. It's the Markets Daily Podcast from CoinDesk.
  
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• Why is cryptocurrency used for sports betting? - Yahoo Finance

  28-02-2020 17:54 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Why is cryptocurrency used for sports betting?  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Bitfinex Completes Another $100M Loan Facility Repayment to Tether

  28-02-2020 17:39 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Hours after experiencing a major DDoS attack, Bitfinex announces repayment of another $100 million of the loan facility to Tether
  
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• S&P 500 Crash Resembles Illiquid Altcoin Crypto Whale Dump

  28-02-2020 17:04 via newsbtc.com
  
  Fears over the possible implications of the coronavirus pandemic have caused the stock market to crash with one of the sharpest one-week declines in the history of the S&P 500, making its chart look like that of an illiquid altcoin.
  How does the comparison stack up? And why are investors in the stock market so shaken up that the selloff so closely matches that of a crypto asset with low liquidity altcoin?
  Stock Market and Crypto Investors Remain Spooked By the Coronavirus
  Panic over the impa
  
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• Ethereum’s DAOs Continue to Gain Momentum

  28-02-2020 16:50
  
  Ethereum’s largest hackathon in North America, ETHDenver, showcased DAOs for event management and more.
  
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• Blockchain Firm AVA Labs Acquires Private Investments Platform Investery

  28-02-2020 16:37 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Blockchain firm AVA labs announced the acquisition of a platform meant to allow its user to manage private financial assets
  
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• Monarch Token (MT) No Hype Only Efficient Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency Wallet - The Cryptocurrency Analytics

  28-02-2020 16:31 via thecurrencyanalytics.com
  
  Monarch Token (MT) No Hype Only Efficient Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency Wallet  The Cryptocurrency Analytics
  
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• Hackers send cryptocurrency exchange offline with DDoS attacks - The Next Web

  28-02-2020 16:21 via thenextweb.com
  
  Hackers send cryptocurrency exchange offline with DDoS attacks  The Next Web
  
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• Crypto Contributes to Money Laundering Problems in Latin America, Report

  28-02-2020 16:19 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Crypto exchanges in Latin America attract money launderers due to “extremely lax” AML and KYC regulations, a new report says
  
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• Microsoft Updates Edge Browser to Protect Against Illicit Crypto Miners

  28-02-2020 16:15
  
  Later versions of Edge can now be set to block downloads of malicious mining apps.
  
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• Grammy-Nominated Artist Akon to Launch Cryptocurrency on Stellar - Cointelegraph

  28-02-2020 16:01 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Grammy-Nominated Artist Akon to Launch Cryptocurrency on Stellar  Cointelegraph
  
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• Grammy-Nominated Artist Akon to Launch Cryptocurrency on Stellar

  28-02-2020 16:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Akon has chosen the Stellar blockchain network for his new cryptocurrency, which is due to launch in early 2020
  
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• When IRS Asks About Cryptocurrency On Your Taxes, Answer Carefully - Forbes

  28-02-2020 15:39 via forbes.com
  
  When IRS Asks About Cryptocurrency On Your Taxes, Answer Carefully  Forbes
  
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• Ripple’s XRP Risks Plunge after Making a Weird Golden Cross

  28-02-2020 15:18 via newsbtc.com
  
  Ripple’s native token XRP triggered a bullish crossover signal on Wednesday that many traders perceived as an opportunity to score short-term gains.
  The chart pattern, known as Golden Cross, typically appears when a short-term moving average jumps above the longer-term moving average. Many technical analysts use the crossover as a sign to place new bullish positions. That allows the underlying asset’s price to move upward.
  But that was not the case with XRP. The third-largest cryptoc
  
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• Why Banks Aren’t Banking Your Crypto Startup

  28-02-2020 15:08 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The compromised reputation of the crypto industry is the main obstacle for the banking sector’s integration into the space
  
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• Third-Party Cryptos Could Launch on XRP Ledger, Says Ripple’s David Schwartz

  28-02-2020 15:00
  
  Schwartz said a feature is being developed to allow asset-backed tokens to be minted on the platform.
  
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• Bitcoin Bounces Off $8.4K 4-Week Low as it Tracks Stock-to-Flow Target

  28-02-2020 14:42 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Traditional markets are in meltdown but long-term Bitcoin price forecasts remain intact as the halving nears
  
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• Tether Calls Market Manipulation Allegations ‘Reckless and False’

  28-02-2020 14:29 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Tether states that the market manipulation accusations are “reckless and false”
  
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• KuCoin’s New Instant Exchange Service Supports Near Instant Crypto Transactions

  28-02-2020 14:13 via newsbtc.com
  
  KuCoin, the leading global cryptocurrency exchange backed by IDG Capital has now launched its Instant Exchange service that allows users to exchange some of the top crypto assets like BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP, BCHABC and USDT within seconds.
  Created by KuCoin in collaboration with a top quantitative market maker of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME),  the Instant Exchange service offers a huge advantage over traditional crypto-to-crypto trading solutions when it comes to order completion and s
  
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• ICE’s New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation

  28-02-2020 14:00
  
  ICE’s recently-revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigation, says the agent whose unit built the tool.
  
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• CBDC Push Takes Ukraine Closer to Crypto Adoption

  28-02-2020 13:54 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Ukrainian government’s recent manifesto led many experts to believe that the industry is all set to boom in the near future
  
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