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• Bitcoin Traders are Watching for $4,000 as Indicators Signal an Insane Move is Coming

  27-03-2020 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin’s consolidation seen throughout the past few days may simply be the calm before the storm, as one technical indicator is now suggesting that the benchmark cryptocurrency may soon see a movement of a similar magnitude to that seen when BTC plummeted from $8,000 to $3,800.
  Although it still remains unclear as to whether or not this movement will favor the cryptocurrency’s bulls or bears, one top trader is noting that he believes it is a strong possibility that the crypto revisi
  
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• Bitcoin Ascends on Twitter While Major Altcoins Hit Multi-Year Lows

  27-03-2020 23:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Major altcoins find their tweet-counts nearing three-year lows while Bitcoin gobbles up Twitter real-estate
  
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• Splinter Cryptocurrency Hive Outperforms Justin Sun’s Steem After One Week Trading

  27-03-2020 22:52
  
  It's been a week since the Hive blockchain broke off from Steem in protest. So far, the market action has been on the side of the dissidents.
  
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• Report: Asian Nations are Increasing Cryptocurrency Usage - Asia Crypto Today

  27-03-2020 22:36 via asiacryptotoday.com
  
  Report: Asian Nations are Increasing Cryptocurrency Usage  Asia Crypto Today
  
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• Back From the Crypt: MakerDAO Toes the Line Between Life and Death

  27-03-2020 22:20 via cointelegraph.com
  
  DeFi barely recovers from a serious blow: “It was only a matter of time before the shockwaves from the growing financial crisis shook the very foundations of MakerDAO”
  
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• Lukka debuts resource library on all things cryptocurrency - Accounting Today

  27-03-2020 22:01 via accountingtoday.com
  
  Lukka debuts resource library on all things cryptocurrency  Accounting Today
  
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• World Health Organization Teams With IBM, Oracle on Blockchain-Based Coronavirus Data Hub

  27-03-2020 21:50
  
  Big names like IBM, Oracle and the World Health Organization (WHO) will use blockchain technology to track data relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Bitcoin: Worse Than Fool's Gold - Seeking Alpha

  27-03-2020 21:47 via seekingalpha.com
  Bitcoin: Worse Than Fool's Gold  Seeking Alpha
  
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• FBI Apprehends & Charges Russian Hacker, Closes Down Deer.io Platform

  27-03-2020 21:33 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The FBI shuts down alleged hacker Kirill Firsov’s platform, Deer.io, used for selling stolen information
  
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• Bitcoin and Ether Prices Stagnate as Traders Take Wait-and-See Approach

  27-03-2020 21:31
  
  The March 12 crash is still fresh in crypto traders’ and fund managers’ minds, leaving some to think no trading decisions are the best decisions for now.
  
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• Block.one Invest $150 Million Into Voice, But Privacy Concerns Linger

  27-03-2020 21:03 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The social media platform is currently in closed beta, and requires all users to comprehensively verify their identity
  
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• Lawsuit Alleges Ripple CEO ‘Dumped’ 67,000,000 XRP for Cash and Other Cryptocurrency in 2017 - The Daily Hodl

  27-03-2020 20:49 via dailyhodl.com
  
  Lawsuit Alleges Ripple CEO ‘Dumped’ 67,000,000 XRP for Cash and Other Cryptocurrency in 2017  The Daily Hodl
  
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• Here’s Why Traders are Flipping Short on XRP Despite its Intense 10% Rally

  27-03-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  XRP kicked off an intense and unexpected uptrend yesterday, which led the embattled cryptocurrency to rally over 10%, marking a significant outperformance of Bitcoin and the aggregated market.
  This momentum has not been fleeting thus far – as the crypto is now in the process of posting even further gains as bulls attempt to push it back towards the $0.20 region.
  In spite of this strong momentum, one respected trader is now noting that he is flipping short on the cryptocurrency, a signal th
  
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• Corporate Socialism to Dying for the Dow: 7 Themes That Defined the Week

  27-03-2020 20:00
  
  As another unprecedented week winds down, @NLW breaks down unlimited QE, digital dollars, the last break of institutional trust and more.
  
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• Bear Trap: Will Bitcoin Mimic Gold in Reclaiming Long-Term Trend Line?

  27-03-2020 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin and gold have been tracking alongside one another for nearly two years now as the global economy inches closer and closer to total collapse.
  If the correlation continues, the latest drop in Bitcoin will be nothing more than a bear trap designed to shake out investors before the asset reclaims a long-term trend line and continues its ascent toward new all-time highs.
  Correlation Continues Between First-Ever Cryptocurrency and Precious Metal
  The argument over if Bitcoin truly is a safe hav
  
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• No Evidence of Crypto-Related Charge in Maduro Drug Cases

  27-03-2020 19:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Charges against Maduro and other Venezuelan heads don’t involve crypto directly, three different lawyers say
  
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• Building a Twitter Bot to Automate Posting Cryptocurrency News with Python [A Step-by-Step Guide] - hackernoon.com

  27-03-2020 19:25 via hackernoon.com
  
  Building a Twitter Bot to Automate Posting Cryptocurrency News with Python [A Step-by-Step Guide]  hackernoon.com
  
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• President of Brazilian banking On cryptocurrency: “They do not fulfill any of the classic functions of currency” - Crypto Daily

  27-03-2020 19:15 via cryptodaily.co.uk
  
  President of Brazilian banking On cryptocurrency: “They do not fulfill any of the classic functions of currency”  Crypto Daily
  
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• Price Analysis Mar 27: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO

  27-03-2020 19:11 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin is at a critical crossroad and the price action of the next few days will determine whether it rallies above $8,000 or drops to $5,000
  
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• How Can Small Businesses Benefit from Accepting Cryptocurrency? - hackernoon.com

  27-03-2020 19:04 via hackernoon.com
  How Can Small Businesses Benefit from Accepting Cryptocurrency?  hackernoon.com
  
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• Strange Days: S&P 500 Volatility Enters Bitcoin Territory

  27-03-2020 19:00
  
  In a role reversal befitting these topsy-turvy times, Wall Street has recently seen more turbulence than the top cryptocurrency.
  
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• Strange Days: S&P 500 Is More Volatile Than Bitcoin This Month

  27-03-2020 19:00
  
  In a role reversal befitting these topsy-turvy times, Wall Street has recently seen more turbulence than the top cryptocurrency.
  
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• Bitcoin Could “Teleport” Higher if It‘s Able to Surmount This Key Level

  27-03-2020 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin’s price action seen throughout the past few days has quite boring for traders, with the benchmark digital asset forming a relatively tight trading range between $6,600 and $6,800.
  This period of range-bound trading comes shortly after the crypto’s intense rebound from its recent lows within the $3,000 region, with the momentum incurred here being intense and far-reaching.
  Although the selling pressure at $6,900 has so far been insurmountable, one top analyst and trader is now
  
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• Binance Academy Establishes Physical Presence in Shanghai

  27-03-2020 18:51 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Binance re-establishes itself in China, but only as a research institute
  
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• How a Flurry of ‘Digital Dollar’ Proposals Made It to Congress

  27-03-2020 18:30
  
  Law professors who've long pushed for a digital dollar worked with Congress to bring the concept to a series of coronavirus relief bills earlier this week.
  
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• Blockchain Tech Leads the Charge in UAE’s Coronavirus Fight

  27-03-2020 18:10 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Countries like UAE are starting to implement blockchain-based solutions to prevent the COVID-19 spread
  
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• Ethereum Buy Signal Hints At Sustained Bitcoin Outperformance

  27-03-2020 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Ethereum kicked off the year, showing stellar performance compared to Bitcoin, leaving the leading crypto asset in its dust.
  But following over 100% returns, Ethereum’s recent pullback was far more devastating than Bitcoin’s. However, on ETH/BTC charts, Ethereum just triggered a buy signal that suggests the asset will outperform Bitcoin for the foreseeable future.
  Ethereum’s Long Road to the Bottom and Finding a New Use Case
  Compared to Bitcoin, Ethereum has barely recovered fr
  
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• Aspiring CME Director Wants Exchange to Mine Bitcoin and Issue Tokens

  27-03-2020 17:45
  
  A nominee for a CME director position argued for tokenizing certain shares and building renewable energy sources which could also mine crypto.
  
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• US County Extends Rule Making Bitcoin Mining Firms Invest in Renewable Energy

  27-03-2020 17:00
  
  The newly extended rule that crypto mining farms must offset energy consumption with renewables might also be made permanent.
  
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• How to identify when a cryptocurrency is about to skyrocket? | The Home of Altcoins: All About Crypto, Bitcoin & Altcoins - Coinlist

  27-03-2020 17:00 via coinlist.me
  
  How to identify when a cryptocurrency is about to skyrocket? | The Home of Altcoins: All About Crypto, Bitcoin & Altcoins  Coinlist
  
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• Bitcoin News Roundup for March 27, 2020

  27-03-2020 17:00
  
  A scam in the UK targets crypto while Venezuela's president is charged with money laundering. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.
  
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• Bitcoin Mining Sell Pressure Waning, Supply Shock To Drive Massive Price Increase

  27-03-2020 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The recent price action in Bitcoin has been particularly devastating to miners who had to turn off their expensive to operate machines after the price of the cryptocurrency fell below the cost of production.
  However, the rapid capitulation of the weakest miners in the market has in the past always led to sustained, steady, long-term growth in the value of Bitcoin, eventually peaking out at the top of each subsequent bull run. Is this latest round of miner capitulation the final shakeout before n
  
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• After 14 Years in Investment Banking, I Joined the Crypto Industry

  27-03-2020 16:49 via cointelegraph.com
  
  If you want to change the traditional finance industry for a crypto startup world, here is what you should know
  
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• Microsoft Files Patent For Crypto Mining System Using Body Activity Data

  27-03-2020 16:44 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Microsoft proposes alternative crypto mining method which uses body activity rather than specialized mining hardware
  
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• Singapore Temporarily Exempts Crypto Firms Including Coinbase From New Licensing Regime

  27-03-2020 16:30
  
  Cryptocurrency firms can continue operating but must apply for a license by summer under new rules
  
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• Founders of Floyd Mayweather-Backed ICO See Trial Pushed to September

  27-03-2020 16:29 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Centra Tech’s founders will now face trial in September for operating a fraudulent ICO that solicited celebrity endorsements
  
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• Malaria cure for coronavirus promoter is cryptocurrency hustler with fake Stanford University claim - Daily Mail

  27-03-2020 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Malaria cure for coronavirus promoter is cryptocurrency hustler with fake Stanford University claim  Daily Mail
  
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• Coronavirus Crisis Shows Benefits of Virtual Reality to Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts - The Merkle Hash

  27-03-2020 16:01 via themerkle.com
  
  Coronavirus Crisis Shows Benefits of Virtual Reality to Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts  The Merkle Hash
  
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• Bitwise Looks to Retail Market for Its Crypto Index Fund

  27-03-2020 15:30
  
  Bitwise is hoping to draw a retail market for its Bitwise 10 Index Fund, which it intends to list on a regulated alternative trading system later this year.
  
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• Microsoft Files Patent For New Cryptocurrency and Mining System - Bitcoinist

  27-03-2020 15:03 via bitcoinist.com
  
  Microsoft Files Patent For New Cryptocurrency and Mining System  Bitcoinist
  
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• South Korea's Largest Bank Launch a Crypto Custodial Service

  27-03-2020 14:35 via cointelegraph.com
  
  KB Kookmin Bank is expected to launch a cryptocurrency custody service in H1 2020
  
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• Bitcoin Price Decline Prompts US Mining Firm to Shut Down ‘Indefinitely’

  27-03-2020 14:30
  
  Digital Farms is halting operations due to low bitcoin prices, its owner says.
  
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• Singapore Grants Crypto License Exemptions to Ripple, Coinbase and Binance

  27-03-2020 14:10 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The Monetary Authority of Singapore exempted a number of crypto firms like Ripple, Coinbase and Binance from holding a license under the Payment Services Act
  
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• Cryptocurrency Laundering Is a National Security Risk - Lawfare

  27-03-2020 14:00 via lawfareblog.com
  
  Cryptocurrency Laundering Is a National Security Risk  Lawfare
  
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• After Coronavirus ‘War,’ Bretton Woods-Style Shakeup Could Dethrone the Dollar

  27-03-2020 14:00
  Seismic shifts might be in the offing for the global monetary system — a phenomenon that historically has occurred in the wake of world wars.
  
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• USD-Backed Stablecoins Are Booming Amid the Coronavirus Crisis

  27-03-2020 13:58
  
  Capital flight from volatile crypto assets into stablecoins is mirroring traditional markets' movements into USD.
  
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• UK Counties Warn on Crypto Scams as Coronavirus Spreads

  27-03-2020 13:53
  
  “COVID-19 related fraud has increased by 400% in March.”
  
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• Bitcoin Was Heading for a Big Upsurge, Traders Explain What Changed

  27-03-2020 13:52 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin’s price trend was seemingly bullish. After the rejection of $6,900, technical analysts foresee another leg down for BTC
  
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• Bitcoin Scams Continue to Exploit Covid-19 Chaos in UK

  27-03-2020 13:17 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin scammers are using the coronavirus crisis to hoax citizens, say regional British authorities
  
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• China and UK’s Planned Digital Currencies Appear to Have Little in Common

  27-03-2020 13:13 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Recent analysis shows that not all central bank digital currencies will be similar in their function or purpose
  
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