Ethereum is an open-source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract (scripting) functionality without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third party interference. Along with Bitcoin, Ethereum is considered to be one of the pioneer platforms in distributed ledger and blockchain technology.
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Blockchain, A Four-Time Waltz: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Libra & the CBDCs – The Need for a New Balance
We have deliberately chosen to limit our presentation, for pedagogical reasons, to the four fundamental periods represented by the emergence of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Libra and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currency) because no other event (derived or similar project) has had such an impact on the
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South Korea: Gov’t Seeks to Tax Crypto Transactions as Capital Gains
South Korea's government plans to tax capital gains returns on cryptocurrency transactions.
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Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork Get Support From Major Crypto Exchanges
As Ethereum successfully performs Istanbul hard fork, several crypto exchanges announced support for the network update.
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Ethereum Hard Fork Live, Stolen ETH Moved, ‘Hodlers Are Insane’: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 2–8
Ethereum completes the Istanbul hard fork, analysts warn “the halvening” will be a non-event, and research suggests crypto will replace fiat by 2030.
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Ethereum Istanbul — Faster, but Still Not the World Computer
Ethereum was supposed to bring us the “world computer,” but even 3,000 transactions per second is woefully inadequate.
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Ethereum Istanbul — Faster, but Still Not the World Computer
Ethereum was supposed to bring us the “world computer,” but even 3,000 transactions per second is woefully inadequate.
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T-Minus 1,000 Blocks Until Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork
Countdown to Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork continues, with only 1,000 blocks remaining before the network overhaul.
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Ghana Joins the Bandwagon — Plans for CBDC, Still Wary of Crypto
Ghana is maintaining a cautious approach to cryptocurrencies despite its central bank’s plans to launch a CBDC pilot in 2020.
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US SEC Approves BTC Futures Fund to Offer Shares to Institutional Investors
Bitcoin futures-focused NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund has procured approval from the U.S. SEC, entitling it with the right to offer its shares to institutional investors.
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Morgan Stanley vets launch cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform
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Microsoft Announces Token Collectibles on Ethereum Blockchain
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Former Morgan Stanley developers unveil new cryptocurrency exchange
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Mentions of 'Blockchain' in Corporate Earnings Calls Sharply Down in 2019
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AirSwap Offers Up to $20,000 For Its Bug Bounty
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China’s CBDC Showcases Interoperability As Centralization’s Weakness
Centralized chokepoints and blacklists, will China’s currency be interoperable with decentralized tokens?
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Researchers Detect New North Korea-Linked MacOS Malware on Crypto Trading Site
Security researchers have discovered a new cryptocurrency-related macOS malware believed to be developed by North Korean hackers at the Lazarus Group.
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Bitcoin Surges 10% in 10 Minutes as Shorts Suffer $60 Million Beatdown
The bitcoin price spiked by 10% in as many minutes on Wednesday, dealing short sellers a brutal $60 million liquidation.
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SoFi Receives Approval From New York State Department of Financial Services For BitLicense Application
Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the New York State Department of Financial Services has approved its bitlicense application, allowing SoFi Invest customers in New York to trade cryptocurrencies on its platform through SoFi Digital Assets, LLC. SoFi revealed that the bitlicense approval comes just
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Ethereum’s Proposed Hard Fork ‘Muir Glacier’ Would Delay Impending Ice Age
Ethereum developers propose a hard fork named Muir Glacier intended to address the impending Ice Age on the Ethereum mainnet.
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Fintech Lender SoFi Gets Virtual Currency License In NY - Law360
Fintech lender SoFi received the green light to open cryptocurrency trading to New Yorkers on Tuesday as the New York Department of Financial Services announced its approval of the San Francisco-based company’s applications for virtual currency and money transmitter licenses.
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Zcash Donates $40K to Canadian Private Messaging Developer
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China's Great Firewall Blocks Popular ETH Block Browser Etherscan
China's Great Firewall, a tool used to ban Chinese people from using sites like Google, and Facebook, has blocked Etherscan’s site.
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Ethereum Express Launches Two Pilot Projects Spanning Over 48,000 Users » The Merkle Hash
The community-driven Ethereum Express network has announced the launch of two pilot projects with an audience of over 48,000 users. The Proof-of-Authority algorithm based blockchain will be applied in both projects to ensure higher efficiency and transparency of operations. The Ethereum Express blockchain has recently undergone successful testing and shown outstanding values exceeding 1,000 transactions per block with network capacity reaching over 200 transactions per second that beat the Ethereum network’s 15 TPS hands down. Over 48,000 users from the US, Japan, Brazil and Ukraine are encompassed by the pilot projects with a total net value of around $500 million.
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Come to Disrupt Berlin if you care about fintech – TechCrunch
On December 11 and December 12, some of the brightest mind in fintech are coming to TechCrunch Disrupt in Berlin. While we’ll sit down with some of the most famous tech CEOs and investors, the agenda is particularly packed when it comes to fintech. On the main stage, I’ll interview GoCardless CEO H…
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New research suggests that the Bitcoin price could be still absorbing the effects of the alleged PlusToken exit scam.
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Former Charlie Shrem Attorney to Represent Arrested Ethereum Dev
Renowned trial attorney Brian Klein will represent Virgil Griffith, the developer recently arrested for participating in a blockchain conference in North Korea.
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Monero Implements Hard Fork, Including New ASIC-Resistant Mining Algorithm
The Monero network has successfully upgraded to RandomX, a new mining algorithm that aims to be ASIC-resistant.
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Vitalik Buterin Supports Petition to Free Arrested Blockchain Dev
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Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin to Sign 'Free Virgil Griffith' Petition Following FBI Arrest
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is signing a petition to free estranged Virgil Griffith who was arrested by the FBI on thanksgiving.
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Will Crypto Miners Break a Profit in 2020?
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What the HEX: A Look at Richard Heart’s Controversial New Crypto
Heart says he wants crypto users to have a chance to "get in at the beginning again." But is he just cashing in?
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Microsoft to Turn 1980s Gamebook Series Into Blockchain Card Game
Microsoft, game developer Eidos and gamebook firm Fabled Lands are jointly developing a blockchain card game based on an 80s best-selling gamebook.
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If Not Blockchain, Then What? Interview with Former EY Blockchain-Lead-Turned-Heretic, Angus Champion de Crespigny
Angus Champion de Crespigny is a technology executive in London who worked for almost three years as EY's Blockchain Americas Lead and for seven months as the company's Americas Cryptoasset Lead. 'Blockchain' has been widely touted as a revolutionary technology set to irrevocably disrupt everything
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Ethereum Programmer Arrested for Advising North Korea on Sanctions Evasion Via Cryptocurrencies
An Ethereum programmer who allegedly traveled to North Korea to deliver a presentation and technical advice on using cryptocurrency and blockchain to evade sanctions was arrested on Thursday at the Los Angeles airport. Ethereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency network after Bitcoin. Like Bitcoin, Ethereum is
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Now.eth Makes it Very Easy to Interact With Ethereum's Ecosystem » The Merkle Hash
Through Now.eth, users can wrap Ether and receive Weth in return.Other tokens, such as DAI, are supported as well by default.
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EU Fights Corporatization of AI and Blockchain With Massive Investment
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Disgruntled Investor Sues Stox Prediction Market and Founder
A Vancouver-based investor claims that he lost at least $430,000 due to misconduct and breaches of contract by crypto firm Stox.
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Block.One Joins EOS Elections as One Entity Allegedly Controls 6 Block Producers
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Black Friday Rally to $170 for Ether? — Here’s What Must Happen
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Klaytn Blockchain Ahead of Facebook’s Libra Network, Says Kakao CEO
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Upbit Promises Swift Reimbursement, Theories Over Missing Funds Swell
Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has lost 342,000 ETH. All users will soon be reimbursed with corporate funds.
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Upbit Loses Over $50m in Ether Following Platform Hack » The Merkle Hash
It has been once again a very remarkable day in the cryptocurrency industry. South Korean exchange Upbit has seemingly misplaced a lot of funds due to a hacker. The news originally started out as a rumor, but was eventually confirmed by the company. Upbit Gets Hacked and Loses Ether In the announcement, Upbit mentions 342,000 Ether have been stolen from the company. All of these funds are transferred to an unknown wallet, and will be tracked on the Ethereum blockchain. To compensate for the losses, Upbit will use its own assets. How long this process will take exactly, has not
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A Product Development Team Just Made ETH Block Production Twice As Fast
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Ethereum Scaling Fix Cuts Time to Create a Block in Half, Test Finds - CoinDesk
bloXroute’s "BDN" lowered average block propogation time from 360ms to 172ms, a decrease that could help scale the popular ethereum blockchain.
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Theranos Was ‘Uncannily Ethereum-Like,’ Says Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back
Blockstream CEO and HashCash inventor Adam Back has controversially compared Ethereum with the notorious medical-testing startup Theranos.
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Compliant Digital Asset Platform Polymath Moves Off Ethereum and Onto Parity Substrate
Polymath, a digital asset issuance platform, 'optimised for (hosting) compliant assets operating in regulated markets,' has announced it will be building its Polymesh blockchain on Parity Substrate rather than Ethereum. Ethereum is the world's second-largest 'public' blockchain (self-settling ledger-like database). Ethereum was inspired by Bitcoin,
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BitTorrent Creator Calls Vitalik’s ASIC-Resistant Proof-of-Work ‘A Pipe Dream And a Bad Idea’
Author of peer-to-peer BitTorrent protocol Bram Cohen says ASIC-resistant proof-of-work is both “a pipe dream and a bad idea.”
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CFTC Report Indicates Slight Uptick in the Number of Enforcements This Year
The Enforcement Division at the American Commodities Futures Trading Commission, tasked with enforcing rules governing commodities markets in the US, has released its annual report. The CFTC defines Bitcoin and Ethereum as commodities and oversees the trading of futures derivatives of these in the US.
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Formula 1-Branded Blockchain Game to Auction Digital Race Car Tokens
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Alibaba Filmmaking Arm to Distribute New Movie Rights via Tokens: Report
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Blockchain Security Firm CertiK to Launch Beta for Smart Contracts-Focused Chain
The CertiK Foundation, an organization that develops security infrastructure for blockchain, will introduce the open beta of its CertiK Chain next week.
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The institutional asset custody arm of United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it is transitioning to an internationally-based staking service this week.
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After raising $48 million, Orchid Plans P2P Privacy Network and Native Token OXT
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Malware on Official Monero Website Can Steal Crypto: Investigator
The software available for download on Monero’s official website was compromised to steal cryptocurrency.
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Bitcoin’s ‘Demise’? Google, Bailed-Out Citi Unveil Checking Accounts
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Tassat and Blockfills Launch Trade at Settlement Product for Bitcoin
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Joe Lubin: Ether and BTC Didn’t Face Regulations Unlike New Projects
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Walmart Canada and DLT Labs Launch Comprehensive Supply Chain DLT Software System
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Proof-of-Authority Algorithm Use Cases Grow: From Pharma to Games
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Will early stage equity crash when the everything bubble bursts? - Daily Fintech
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The aBey Foundation Introduces new Crypto-Enabled Credit Card Technology
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Despite an uneventful November so far, Bitcoin is still outperforming traditional markets in 2019 for several reasons including fundamentals and rising institutional interest.
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China Walks Back Hardline Media Rhetoric Toward Crypto and Blockchain
With Chinese President Xi Jinping recently showcasing support for blockchain, local media is seemingly changing its sentiment toward crypto.
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Crypto bank SEBA launches Swiss offering after FINMA greenlight
SEBA secured its banking licence in August 2019.
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With New Crypto Hardware Wallet, Evercoin Takes Aim at Trezor and Ledger
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VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz Launches Free 7-Week Crypto School
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IDEX Claims Creation of 'Infinite Scaling Solution for Ethereum'
The decentralized exchange responsible for over 40% of DEX transactions claims to have created an “infinite scaling solution” for the Ethereum network.
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First Real Estate Property Becomes Tokenized and Tradable on a Decentralized Finance Exchange
Investing Platform RealT Partners with Uniswap Exchange to Create True Real Estate Liquidity Miami, FL, 8 November 2019 – RealT, the web-based platform enabling investors from anywhere in the world to purchase fractional ownership of US properties, announced its official first exchange pair on Uniswap. In the year since its launch, Uniswap has demonstrated the …
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VC Powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz Presenting Free 'Crypto Startup School' in February
Prolific Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is offering a free seven-week program starting in late February 2020 called the 'a16z Crypto Startup School.' Famous for being one of the early backers of Facebook and Instagram, Andreessen Horowitz has added a number of cryptocurrency/ 'blockchain'
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2019 Singapore Fintech Festival Will Be Held Soon | Coinspeaker
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AAX Claims its Exchange Will be ten Times as Fast as Binance » The Merkle Hash
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PODCAST: Kaiko's Ambre Soubiran on Bitcoin's 'Intrinsic Value' - CoinDesk
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Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo - CoinDesk
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Joe Lubin: China Will Avoid Blockchain’s ‘Decentralizing Aspects’
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Prepare for Volatility; Bullish or Bearish?
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Not a Fee, But 'Long-Term Payment' — How Crypto Exchanges List Tokens
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Crypto News From Japan: Oct. 27–Nov. 2
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Bitcoin Price Breaks $9,300 as Alts See Moderate Gains
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Canada Pushes to Regulate Crypto Adoption, Forgoing Volatile BTC Past
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The 0x Protocol v3 Upgrade Looks to Advance on DEX Liquidity and ZRX Staking » The Merkle Hash
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Deloitte Integrates QEDIT’s Privacy Tech Into Its Blockchain Platform
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Samsung Integrates Tron and Mobile-Compatible DApp Building Tools
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Binance Research: Ethereum’s Switch to Staking Will Transform Industry
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/10/153431...
R3, Accenture and SAP Team Up to Build Gross-Settlement System Using Corda
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/10/153295...
Q&A with Perth Mint Partner Infinigold, Issuer of Gold-Backed Cryptographic Tokens
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/game-of-nodes-wh...
Game of Nodes — Who Will Win the Digital Throne?
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/where-to-spend-b...
Where to Spend Bitcoin: A Global Overview From Ljubljana to Zurich
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1 month, 1 week
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Tron Partners with Fintech Firm Simplex - Business Partnerships - Altcoin Buzz
Blockchain decentralized platform Tron has announced another new partnership. This time with Simplex, a fraudless global fintech payment company.
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https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/10/cryptocu...
Cryptocurrency in 2025: What does the future hold for digital money?
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Poll: 60% Tell Vitalik Buterin ‘No’ to Ethereum Reversing Transactions
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Tether Catching Up With BTC and ETH in Payments, Bloomberg Reports
Stablecoin Tether (USDT) has gained popularity as a payment method, catching up with Bitcoin and Ether according to a Bloomberg report.
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https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-targets-dec-4...
Ethereum Targets Dec. 4 for Istanbul Mainnet Activation - CoinDesk
Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, is scheduled to arrive on mainnet the week of Dec. 4.
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Nearly 12% of All Tether Is Now on Tron After $100M Chain Swap
The total supply of TRC20-based USDT surged from 350 million to 450 million in just one day.
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3 Ways Staking Will Upend the Economics of Ethereum - CoinDesk
As Ethereum 2.0 goes live, how much can stakers make from validating the network?
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/10/153259...
Reg A+ Issuer Blockstack Has STX Token Listed on Binance and HashKey Pro
Decentralized computing network Blockstack's STX token is now listed on crypto exchanges Binance and HashKey Pro.
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How Should Crypto Prepare for Google's 'Quantum Supremacy'? - CoinDesk
Google just officially announced "quantum supremacy." When will it turn its quantum sights on crypto?
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$18 B Data Firm Using xDai Chain Sidechain for Payments at Conference
Publicly traded software firm Splunk is using Ethereum sidechain xDai Chain to power payments at its Las Vegas SplunkConf 2019.
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$18 B Data Firm Using xDai Chain Sidechain for Payments at Conference
Publicly traded software firm Splunk is using Ethereum sidechain xDai Chain to power payments at its Las Vegas SplunkConf 2019.
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Thailand Pushes Permissive Regulations as First Legal ICO Is Launched
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5 Takeaways on Ethereum 2.0 From Vitalik's 'Beast Mode' Blog Posts - CoinDesk
Vitalik Buterin has outlined five steps for the roll-out of Ethereum 2.0 in early 2020.
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WATCH: UNICEF's Crypto Fund Plans to Pay for Internet in Public Schools - CoinDesk
UNICEF and the ethereum community are teaming up to help wire up needy schools.
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McAfee Champions Importance of Stablecoins for Decentralized Exchanges
American entrepreneur and staunch crypto advocate, John McAfee, has argued for the importance of stablecoins for decentralized exchange adoption.
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Crypto Firms Join Azure as Microsoft Fights Amazon for Market Share
Microsoft is bolstering its blockchain offerings on the Azure platform through a series of partnerships, Insolar the latest to join.
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Blizzard Bans Hearthstone Player, Blockchain Comes to Rescue
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8Pay Sponsors DeFi Project of the Year 2019 Award at Europe’s Largest Blockchain Conference » The Merkle Hash
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 luminaries from the world of blockchain, the biennial event will bring together figures from sectors such as robotics, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence, with a busy programme of conferences, workshops and networking events also taking place over two days. Co-founder and CEO of
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/un-partners-with...
UN Partners With NGO to Tokenize Chocolate Bars for Equitable Trade
The United Nations Development Programme has partnered with Dutch NGO the FairChain Foundation to use blockchain for the more equitable funding of cocoa farmers.
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/10/152962...
Fatburger Parent Company, FAT Brands, to Issue Bond Token on Ethereum
FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT), the parent company of restaurant chains Fatburger, Bonanza Steakhouse, Ponderosa Steakhouse, Buffalo’s Cafe, Elevation Burger and Hurricane Grill & Wings, reportedly plans to sell $30 million USD in bonds tokenized on the Ethereum blockchain network. According to Asset-Backed Alert, FAT Brands is
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Attendees at November Offshore Alert Conference in London Will Examine Whether Tether Cryptocurrency Enabled 'Biggest Scam in the History of Finance'
Two hundred-fifty investigators, thirty speakers gathering and other attendees at the OffshoreAlert Conference on financial intelligence and investigations in London November 11th and 12th will have a chance to examine the role tethers played in creating 'the largest bubble in human history,' the Bitcoin/crypto bubble
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Jason Urban: DrawBridge Lending CEO Discusses Risk and Compliance for Lending Capital to Bitcoin Holders
Jason Urban, DrawBridge Lending CEO, discusses risk and compliance for lending capital to Bitcoin holders.
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/10/152928...
Grayscale Posts Record-Breaking Quarter, Attracts Over $250 Million into its Investment Products
Grayscale, the largest institutional holder of Bitcoin, has posted a record-breaking quarter, attracting $250+ million in investments.
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6 Commonly Asked Cryptocurrency Tax Questions » The Merkle Hash
Depending on what country you live in, your cryptocurrency will be subject to different tax rules. The questions below address implications within the United States, but similar issues arise around the world. #1 Do I need to report cryptocurrency on my taxes? Cryptocurrency is treated as property for tax purposes. Just like stocks, bonds, real-estate, and other forms of property, you need to report your capital gains and losses from your cryptocurrency transactions on your tax return—specifically, if you incurred a taxable event during the year. A taxable event is a specific scenario that triggers a tax liability. The below
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Crypto Markets Turn Red, While Bitcoin Price Takes a Hit Below $8,200
Cryptocurrency markets are turning red, while Bitcoin takes a sudden dip below $8,200 after trading sideways for the better part of the day.
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Libra: Already a victim of fraud
According to the Facebook model, you steal a little and they bank the ad revenue.
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BitGo Confirms Tron Will Receive Institutional-grade Support » The Merkle Hash
It is evident BitGo has positioned itself in the world of cryptocurrency custody services. Their clients include exchanges, brokers, and so forth.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/finra-approves-g...
FINRA Approves Grayscale’s Public Quote for Crypto Fund Shares
Digital asset management fund Grayscale has received FINRA approval to publicly quote its diversified crypto fund GDLCF.
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Grayscale Wins Approval for First Public Digital Currency Index Fund - CoinDesk
The digital currency asset manager will offer its Digital Large Cap Fund on over-the-counter markets.
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Privacy Coin Zcash Community to Develop Wrapped Token for Ethereum
Privacy-focused coin Zcash is showing interest in accessing Ethereum’s decentralized finance ecosystem.
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Can Crypto Exchanges Ever Be Truly Decentralized?
Can a DEX be fully exempt from regulations in the current landscape, and what does it take to be free in the world of crypto?
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UNICEF Will not Convert Bitcoin and Ethereum Donations to Fiat Currency » The Merkle Hash
As of right now, the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund supports donations in both Bitcoin and Ethereum. These are the two top cryptocurrencies,
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Harmony and Huobi Cross Paths in Asia
Huobi, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, and Harmony, a throughput scalable blockchain consensus platform have announced a partnership to list Harmony’s native token and work together with a focus on Asian markets. Harmony will be the first Binance IEO project to be launching on the Huobi exchange. According to the Huobi announcement, Harmony’s token, under the …
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TZero-Backed Startup Wants to Launch Security Token Market
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PoS Will Make Ethereum More Secure Than Bitcoin, Says Vitalik Buterin
After the proof-of-stake consensus algorithm is implemented, Ethereum will be more costly to attack than Bitcoin, says Vitalik Buterin.
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Coinbase Custody Announces Support for Maker Governance Voting
Coinbase Custody now allows Maker holders to participate in the project’s governance.
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Founder of Alternative to Facebook’s Libra Exaggerates ‘Partnerships’
Founder of the OpenLibra project Lucas Geiger reportedly misrepresentes some of the organizations involved in the project.
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Ethereum Is No Longer a Monopoly Platform for Stablecoins
Ethereum-based stablecoins are declining as teams increasingly use other blockchains to facilitate price-stable currencies.
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Perth Mint, InfiniGold Launch Gold-Backed Token on Public Blockchain
Australia’s largest precious metal refinery, the Perth Mint, and InfiniGold, a fintech startup that digitizes precious metals, have jointly launched a gold-backed digital token.
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Tim Draper Bets on New .Crypto Domain to Replace Wallet Addresses
Tim Draper-backed Unstoppable Domains has launched its blockchain domain registry to boost adoption of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.
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Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven Like Gold? These Four Charts Say Not Yet - CoinDesk
Market movements show us that bitcoin is not generally accepted as a safe-haven investment.
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If Bitcoin Fails, Crypto Industry in for a Bad Time: Cardano Founder
Ethereum co-founder turned Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson believes that if Bitcoin fails, the entire cryptocurrency industry could fail.
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Unicef launches cryptocurrrency fund
The United Nations' children's agency, Unicef, has set up a cryptocurrency fund, enabling it to receive, hold and disburse donations in ether and bitcoin.
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2 months
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ConsenSys Supports 7 More Ethereum Startups With $175K Grant
ConsenSys’s grants scheme continues a commitment to fund Ethereum innovation throughout 2019 and is now in its third round.
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UNICEF Launches Crypto Asset Fund to Receive, Hold, Distribute Bitcoin, Ether Donations
UNICEF is supporting open-source technology by launching a crypto fund that accepts, holds, and distributes donations in Bitcoin and Ether.
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US Charges Singaporean Miner Who Stole $5M Worth of Cloud Computing Power
The United States prosecutors officially indict a man from Singapore for stealing Amazon Web Services’ cloud computing power to mine cryptocurrencies.
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7 Ethereum Projects Are Getting $175,000 in Grants From ConsenSys - CoinDesk
Venture studio Consensys is giving $175,000 to seven different open source software projects on the ethereum network.
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Bitcoin Jumps to 3-Week High Near $8,600 as Fed Plans New Round of Reserve Increases - CoinDesk
Bitcoin prices have jumped 5.9 percent in the past 24 hours, recovering some of the cryptocurrency's losses in recent weeks.
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Crypto Debit Card Firm Cryptopay Launches UK Bank Transfers With British Pound
Crypto wallet and debit card service company Cryptopay now offers transfers with the British Pound through the Faster Payments Scheme.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/openlibra-plans-...
OpenLibra Plans to Launch Permissionless Fork of Facebook’s Stablecoin
OpenLibra, a permissionless fork of Facebook’s stablecoin Libra, is announced at the Ethereum developer conference Devcon 5.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/unicef-launches-...
UNICEF Launches Cryptocurrency Fund Supported by Ethereum Foundation
UNICEF launches a cryptocurrency fund to support open source technology benefiting children and young people around the world.
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2 months
https://www.coindesk.com/unicef-launches-crypto...
UNICEF Launches Cryptocurrency Fund to Back Open Source Technology - CoinDesk
UNICEF has launched a cryptocurrency fund in its aim to back open source technology for children and young people in the world.
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https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/10/152610...
Blockchain Payment Processor OmiseGo Joins the Universal Protocol Blockchain Alliance
OmiseGO, a U.S.-based blockchain payments processor, announced on Tuesday it has joined the Universal Protocol Blockchain Alliance, which is a coalition of blockchain organizations dedicated to extending new and innovative use cases for cryptocurrency around the globe. OmiseGO reported it will incorporate the Universal Protocol
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Blockchain in Crypto Trading: How Do Decentralized Instruments Work?
Decentralized trading services can help users conduct an impartial analysis, hedge risks and even trade without any experience.
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'Scam' or Iteration? At Devcon, Ethereum Diehards Still Believe in 2.0 - CoinDesk
Ethereum is facing a major transition with a bevy of unanswered questions. Why is the Devcon crowd unfazed?
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Study: DApp Transaction Volumes, User Base Slump In Q3 2019
Decentralized application transaction volume and user activity have slumped in the third quarter of 2019, a new study from Dapp.com shows.
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From Cardano to Ethereum, 2020 Could Be Deciding Year for Proof-of-Stake - CoinDesk
Two of the industry’s most hotly anticipated PoS networks are scheduled to (re)launch in Q1.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-altcoin-...
Bitcoin, Altcoin Prices Slip Downward While XRP Stays Stable
Major cryptocurrencies are incurring losses on the day as Bitcoin slips lower below $8,000 to trade near $7,800.
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Sharia Goldbugs: How ISIS Created A Currency For World Domination - CoinDesk
By trading oil using its own currency, ISIS planned to destabilize the US economy by forcibly decoupling the dollar from the oil business.
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Multiple Traders Predict an Incoming Altseason in Crypto
Many altcoins have lost so much value that they look ready to start a new market cycle.
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Chainalysis Software Upgrade Now Allows Tracking of ERC-20 Cryptos
Chainalysis, producer of KYT (know your transaction) and AML-compliance software that currently supports monitoring of 10 cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, Binance Coin, Gemini Dollar, TetherUSD, Paxos Standard, and TrueUSD), has issued a 'multi-currency release' that the company says will allow users to track transactions on
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Florida’s Regulators are Investigating Karatbars, a German firm that’s Promoting a Gold-backed Token
Florida’s regulators are investigating Karatbars, a German firm that’s been promoting a crypto token linked to a Miami “crypto bank.”.
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Ethereum and Altcoins Market Cap Flash Bullish Possibilities as Bitcoin Price Wavers
Bitcoin’s price dropped and consolidated, but the altseason failed to come back. Will altcoins finally rally as BTC is on the verge of dropping to new lows?
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2 months
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Ethereum and Altcoins Market Cap Flash Bullish Possibilities as Bitcoin Price Wavers
Bitcoin’s price dropped and consolidated, but the altseason failed to come back. Will altcoins finally rally as BTC is on the verge of dropping to new lows?
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Hacker Returns Ethereum Domains Obtained in Auction Bug
A hacker who received 17 Ethereum domain names during the Ethereum Name Service’s auction returned them for hefty compensation.
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ConsenSys Fully Acquires Ethereum Infrastructure Provider Infura
Ethereum venture production studio ConsenSys announces that it has fully acquired Infura, a blockchain infrastructure provider that the firm previously backed.
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Liechtenstein Passes Progressive Blockchain Act
Liechtenstein's parliament has passed the Blockchain Act, '(a) new law (that) aims to strengthen the legal certainty for users and service providers...to further promote the positive development of the 'token economy' in Liechtenstein...(and) protect the reputation of the country,' according to lawyer Dr. Günther Dobrauz, The law was
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5 Mistakes To Avoid When Filing Cryptocurrency Taxes » The Merkle Hash
Crypto taxes have been a grey area for a while; with many crypto traders being confused about how to file returns when it comes to crypto profits. However, in the past few years, the IRS has clarified most ambiguous issues around crypto taxation. In fact, it has now started cracking down on crypto tax evaders in a big way and as many as 10000 crypto investors recently received letters from the IRS. That’s why rookie mistakes when filing crypto taxes are just not an option anymore. Here are some of the most common mistakes and how you can avoid them:
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Ethfinex Rebrands, Cuts Ties With Troubled Bitfinex Exchange
Ethfinex, a 'trustless' cryptocurrency exchange for trading ERC-20 tokens is cutting ties with parent company iFinex and related exchange Bitfinex and rebranding as an independent entity called 'DeversiFi.' Will Harborne, who oversaw Ethfinex and is now CEO of DeversiFi told The Block,“This is more than
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/hackerone-user-r...
Hackerone User Reveals Critical Bug Through MakerDAO Bounty Program
Hackerone user reveals critical bug in MakerDAO’s planned Multi-Collateral Dai upgrade that could have resulted in a complete loss of funds for all Dai users.
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2 months, 1 week
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Parity Updates Tech to Let You Turn Old Phones Into Cold Storage Crypto Wallets - CoinDesk
Parity adds support for Polkadot in the latest beta version of its mobile cold wallet app.
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-backed-we...
Ripple-Backed Web Monetization Platform Coil Now Supports XRP
Web monetization platform Coil now supports XRP payments in real-time thanks to a partnership with payment gateway and XRP Ledger wallet provider GateHub.
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2 months, 1 week
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Financial Services Giant Morningstar to Offer Ratings for Crypto Assets - CoinDesk
Morningstar Credit Ratings is plotting an rating system for debt securities on blockchain to make the emerging asset class more credible for investors
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2 months, 1 week
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Venezuela turns to crypto payments
As it battles an imploding economy and global sanctions, Venezuela's government is planning to use cryptocurrencies as a "method for free national and international payments," according to President Nicolas Maduro.
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2 months, 1 week
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Siacoin Makers Settle with SEC, Pay $225K Fine for Issuing Unregistered Securities
Without admitting or denying anything, Nebulous, a company that raised $120,000 USD in two early-days digital token sales, has settled with the SEC and agreed to pay approximately $225,000 USD in disgorgements and penalties. Nebulous maintains the Sia Network, a 'decentralized cloud storage platform...more robust
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2 months, 1 week
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Ethereum Scaling Project SKALE Raises $17.1 Million for Mainnet Launch - CoinDesk
Ethereum Scaling Network SKALE raises $17.1 million to launch its mainnet to help Etherrum beat other smart contract platforms.
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2 months, 1 week
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Top-20 Coins Report Mild Gains and Losses, BTC Moves Steadily Further From $8,000
Bitcoin moves steadily further from the $8,000 price mark, while other crypto assets are experiencing moderate gains and losses.
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/from-10m-to-zero...
From $10M to Zero in 10 Days: ETH Smart Contract FairWin Is Empty
Ethereum smart contract FairWin, recently accused of being the fastest-growing Ponzi scheme on Ethereum, was emptied.
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2 months, 1 week
https://themerkle.com/stellar-developers-aim-to...
Stellar Developers aim to Remove Inflation From the Ecosystem » The Merkle Hash
Inflation is a curse in the financial sector. Even in the cryptocurrency world, it is an issuance model best avoided altogether. The Stellar Foundation acknowledges it may be best to get rid of these excess assets altogether. Although first proposed a year ago, the team is now ready to remove the inflation mechanism from its ecosystem altogether. Stellar has Inflation Contrary to what most people may think, Stellar is a digital asset which effectively has an inflation mechanism. As it is not a traditional cryptocurrency like Bitcoin or Ethereum, having such a mechanism does make a fair bit of sense.
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2 months, 1 week
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EOS Blockchain Creator Block.one Pays $24 Million Fine to SEC for Conducting $4 Billion ICO, Company is 'Excited to Resolve' the Issue
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against Block.one, high-profile creator of the blockchain network EOS, for allegedly conducting an unlicensed multi-billion USD ICO (initial coin offering) crowdsale. Block.one has agreed to pay a $24 million USD civil penalty: 'The Securities and
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2 months, 1 week
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Aragon Expects Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork to Break 680 Smart Contracts
Ethereum’s Istanbul hard fork is expected to break 680 smart contracts on the decentralized management platform Aragon, after its launch earlier today.
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-bo...
Bitcoin Price Bounces Back to $8.4K but Bearish Bias Remains
Bitcoin bounces back from the drop to $7,800 but bulls are unsure whether the crypto market bottom is in?
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/early-arrival-of...
Early Arrival of Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Causes Testnet Split
Ethereum’s system-wide activation of the Istanbul hard fork has arrived two days early and caused a split of the Ropsten testnet.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/ether-outshines-bitcoi...
Ether Outshines Bitcoin in a Gloomy Month for Crypto Prices - CoinDesk
Ethereum's native cryptocurrency is reporting a slight monthly gain, outperforming bitcoin's double-digit price slide by a big margin.
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2 months, 1 week
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Ethereum's Istanbul Upgrade Will Break 680 Smart Contracts on Aragon - CoinDesk
For governance platform Aragon, ethereum's system-wide upgrade on Wednesday is expected to break hundreds of smart contracts. Here's why.
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2 months, 1 week
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Cardano and New Balance Will Team up to Stop Counterfeit Kicks - CoinDesk
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson announced a sneaker partnership at the Cardano Summit in Bulgaria this weekend.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/ethereums-istanbul-upg...
Ethereum's Istanbul Upgrade Arrives Early, Causes Testnet Split - CoinDesk
Ethereum's "Istanbul" system-wide upgrade, or hard fork, arrived two days earlier than expected – causing miner confusion and a split of the Ropsten testnet.
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2 months, 1 week
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Decentralized Oracles Make Aelf a More Versatile Blockchain Project » The Merkle Hash
Interoperability between different blockchains and cryptocurrency ecosystem is very difficult to achieve. By default, there is no reason to interact with competing projects. The Aelf blockchain sees things a bit differently, and its latest update may usher in a new era of communication. Communicating with and relying on third-party data from other chains and data sources is a big step forward. The Purpose of Chainlink Oracles To achieve communication with other blockchains and data sources, Aelf will rely on a service known as Chainlink Oracles. This technology allows any connected blockchain to interact with data sources such as Google Cloud,
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/152161...
NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie Blocked from Tokenizing Part of His $35 Million Contract
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie had attempted to tokenize his $24 million contract, however, the league association blocked him from doing so.
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-news-from...
Crypto News From Japan: Sept. 22–29
From Cointelegraph Japan: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news.
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-in-cuba-f...
Crypto in Cuba Faces Challenges Despite Growing Adoption, Overview
While ordinary Cubans are using crypto access the global marketplace, the sector faces a number of challenges.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/new-interest-in-daos-p...
New Interest in DAOs Prompts Old Question: Are They Legal? - CoinDesk
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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2 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/152121...
Outcry as Alleged Crypto Ponzi Fairwin Eats Up Bandwidth on Ethereum
Trading of an Ethereum-based crypto token called FWIN (Fairwin) is consuming over 50% of the 'gas' (used to set transaction fees) on the Ethereum network. Basically, the company responsible for FWIN, Fairwin, based in China, has a very busy token. But according to Cointelgraph, Fairwin
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/glassnode-co-fou...
Glassnode Co-Founder Says On-Chain Data Can Spot Bitcoin’s Tops and Bottoms
Crypto traders use tools designed for traditional markets without realizing the value of on-chain data that makes it easier to spot Bitcoin’s price tops and bottoms.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/why-analyst-says-bitcoin-pr...
Why Analyst Says Bitcoin Price Likely to Recover to $9,000 After 23% Pullback
The bitcoin price (BTC) fell by more than 23 percent against the U.S. dollar, triggering a fierce correction in the cryptocurrency market.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/152140...
BitPay Set to Support Payments From Ethereum Blockchain
Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced last week it is set to support payments from the Ethereum Blockchain. Through this support, BitPay users will be able to use their ether to do the following: Buy gift cards on the BitPay app Top up BitPay cards Shop
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/why-ethereum-briefly-o...
Why Ethereum Briefly Overtook Bitcoin in Daily Transaction Fees - CoinDesk
Ethereum transaction fees are back on the rise and they're gaining parity with those of bitcoin. Here's why.
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2 months, 2 weeks
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ArcBlock To Attend Ethereum Devcon 5 in Osaka, Japan and Preparing for Token Swap Services » The Merkle Hash
Ethereum Devcon presents a perfect showcase for ArcBlock’s team to demonstrate ArcBlock blockchain & dApps platform and recent updates including Blocklets to help developers build dApps quickly while ensuring perfect interoperability with Ethereum. In addition, ArcBlock is also planning a soft-launch of 1:1 Bidirectional Pegged Token Swap Service with could become a new design pattern for Ethereum interoperability and dApps development. ArcBlock team member will participate in the Ethereum Devcon 5 https://devcon.org/ at ATC Hall 2 Chome 1-10 Nankokita, Suminoe Ward, Osaka Japan from October 8th to October 11th to engage with partners and customers and showcase ArcBlock’s latest blockchain
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/crypto-alive-w...
Crypto Not a Dying Trend: Fintech Upstart Adds BTC, ETH, LTC Support - EWN
Revealed by Fortune on Wednesday, in-house crypto trading will soon be offered to clients of SoFi, a San Francisco-based fintech startup "best known for refinancing student loans".
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ether-price-drop...
Ether Price Drop Shakes DAI Stablecoin Peg, Two Collateral Contracts Closed
The recent Ether price drop showed the reliability and weaknesses of the decentralized stablecoin built by MakerDAO, DAI, and the ecosystem built on it.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-venture-firm-1c...
Crypto Venture Firm 1confirmation Announces New $45 Million Fund - CoinDesk
Backed by some of crypto's most high-profile LPs, the Nick Tomaino-led 1confirmation is announcing a new $45 million venture fund.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151917...
Ripple Lawyers: Suit Claiming XRP's a Security Comes Too Late; XRPs are 'Currency'
Lawyers for Ripple Labs have asked a judge to dismiss a class-action suit brought against the company in Northern California. The case seeks to establish that Ripple Labs conducted an unlawful sale of securities (XRP tokens) to fund the development of a fast payment network
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/startup-bringing-zero-...
Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million - CoinDesk
Matter Labs is using "mathematical magic" to speed up transactions on ethereum. Now Placeholder VC and others are investing $2 million in the project.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151867...
University of St. Gallen Launches Blockchain-based Diploma Verification Pilot
The University of St. Gallen in Switzerland is launching a blockchain-enabled pilot project that verifies the authenticity of diplomas.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-5-crypto-per...
Top-5 Crypto Performers: XLM, MIOTA, ETH,TRX, XRP
Bakkt’s launch will increase volatility in Bitcoin, which might also affect altcoins. What does the chart of the top five performers project? Let’s find out.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://themerkle.com/ripples-xrp-price-analysi...
Ripple's XRP Price Analysis and Prediction for September 22nd - SEC Lawsuit Creates Bearish Pressure » The Merkle Hash
It’s the weekend and cryptocurrency markets are bleeding slightly. Every cryptocurrency in the top 10 is down a few percent with XRP taking the biggest hit today, down over 4.3% in the past 24 hours. The XRP price is currently at $0.28, down from its high of $0.32 last week. Let’s take a look at some relevant Ripple and XRP news and see what the charts have in store for us. Ripple and XRP News The big news with Ripple and XRP is the recent lawsuit brought on by the SEC for allegedly violating Securities rules by selling XRP. In
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2 months, 2 weeks
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These are the 17 Crypto Assets, Telegram Included, Coinbase Wants to List – CCN.com
Coinbase crypto exchange has announced that it is coinsidering listing 17 new cryptocurrencies, a day after offering support for Dash.
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2 months, 2 weeks
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BeatzCoin IEO to be hosted on ProBit Exchange » The Merkle Hash
VibraVid Inc. has revealed that the initial exchange offering (IEO) of their token BeatzCoin (BTZC) will be hosted on ProBit Exchange and will commence on September 30. ProBit is a global cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea, with an easy and fast on-boarding process for international and US-based users via probit.com. The exchange boasts a quick and easy KYC process, order speed of over 1.5 million orders per second and advanced security, which supports hardware security keys and 2FA. ProBit also has one of the simplest user interfaces on the market, and the exchange only lists promising, qualified and deserving
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2 months, 2 weeks
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Fraudulent TON Investment Ads Reportedly Circulating Facebook
Fraudulent advertisements have reportedly begun to circulate Facebook, offering to join the Telegram Open Network investment platform.
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2 months, 2 weeks
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Seed CX Slashes Rates as Crypto Trading Fee War Looms - CoinDesk
Cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has cut fees as competition piles into the profitable crypto trading space.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-dogecoi...
Ethereum, Dogecoin Signal First Bullish Trend Reversal in 2 Years
Ether is leading a resurgent altcoins market but is this the start of a new altcoin bull cycle?
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151779...
Self-Proclaimed 'Ethereum Co-Creator' Arrested in Case of Alleged Extortion
Lawyer, self-proclaimed Ethereum co-creator and 'architect of the ICO,' Steven Nerayoff, has been charged with extortion for allegedly, '...threaten(ing) to destroy a startup cryptocurrency company if...not paid millions of dollars in the cryptocurrency Ether (ETH).' Nerayoff's LinkedIn profile indicates he has been, 'an advisor or investor in
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2 months, 2 weeks
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CryptoKitties Company Launches New Blockchain for Collectibles
Dapper Labs, creator of CryptoKitties, has secured $11 million USD in funding from private partners to continue developing a new blockchain called Flow. Flow will be used mainly to circulate digital collectibles like CryptoKitties, a project that once clogged the Ethereum network due to a
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/waves-transition...
Waves Transitions to Self-Regulating Monetary System
Waves is transitioning to a self-regulating monetary system, allowing the community to determine block generation reward size and coin supply.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-owners-a...
Bitcoin Owners Are Giving Away Altcoins to Support TOR Project
Bitcoin owners say it is better to donate altcoins to charities and other nonprofit organizations while “stacking sats.”
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-tests-2...
Ethereum Tests 25% Capacity Increase as Network Fees Hit Bitcoin Level
A network upgrade proposition appeared to boost Ether markets earlier this week as developers respond to demands.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/stable-coins-the-ne...
Stable Coins: The Next Big Thing? | The Fintech Times
Money has always been at the heart of the economy, with the purpose of facilitating commercial trade. Money has taken physical forms such as coins
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2 months, 3 weeks
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Report: Burundi Has Banned Cryptocurrencies
Citing an inability to protect consumers in the event of wrongdoing or mishap, authorities in Burundi banned the trading and possession of cryptocurrencies earlier this month. Alfred Nyobewumusi, director of the Burundi central bank's microfinance department told Bloomberg that the decision was made after citizens who
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2 months, 3 weeks
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Aventus Inroduces Ethereum-based Platform to Improve Ticketing Industry
Aventus, the developer of a fair and secure blockchain-powered event ticketing platform, announced its latest code release Aventus Classic.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/altcoin-season-returning/
Altcoin Season Is About to Return - Here's Why – CCN.com
Altcoins have been slowly bleeding over the last two years in crypto. However, many traders are becoming bullish and saying the bottom is in.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/investors-speculators-dismi...
Not My Safe Haven: Investors, Speculators Dismiss Bitcoin as Global Risks Loom – CCN.com
Over the past 48 hours, a large portion of bitcoin capital has shifted to alternative cryptocurrencies, benefitting XRP and Ethereum.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151686...
US Army Solicited Blockchain-Forensics Cloud-Service Contractors This Summer
The US Army's Contracting Command (ACC) division in New Jersey took proposals this summer from providers of cloud-based blockchain forensics services. Blockchain forensics is a relatively new field that involves creating tools for the monitoring, tracing, and scraping of data from cryptocurrency networks like Bitcoin
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/busd-binance-and...
BUSD — Binance and Paxos Stablecoin Latest to Get US Regulator Consent
New York financial watchdog approves three stablecoin offerings including BUSD, backed by Paxos and Binance. A sign of things to come?
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151672...
Highly Anticipated Hedera Hashgraph Project Launches Its Mainnet
The highly anticipated Hedera Hashgraph, a decentralized public network that doesn't use blockchain technology, has released its mainnet.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hedera-hashgraph...
Hedera Hashgraph — Deep Look Into 10,000 Transactions Per Second Claim
Performance claims of Hedera’s “third-generation” distributed ledger being called into question, what is the protocol really capable of?
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151638...
Deutsche Bank Joins JPMorgan's Blockhain-based Interbank Information Network
Germany’s largest financial institution, Deutsche Bank, is joining JPMorgan's blockchain-based Interbank Information Network (IIN).
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/payment-service-bitpay...
Payment Processor BitPay Now Lets Merchants Accept Ether - CoinDesk
“This truly opens up a new world of possibilities for the Ethereum ecosystem," said Ethereum co-founder and creator Vitalik Buterin.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/payment-service-bitpay...
Payment Processor BitPay Now Lets Merchants Accept Ether - CoinDesk
“This truly opens up a new world of possibilities for the Ethereum ecosystem," said Ethereum co-founder and creator Vitalik Buterin.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/harbor-tokenizes...
Harbor Tokenizes $100 Million in Real Estate Funds on Ethereum Blockchain
Blockchain startup Harbor announced a partnership with Seattle-based real estate investment firm iCap Equity to tokenize $100 million in real estate funds.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/payment-service-bitpay...
Payment Processor BitPay Now Lets Merchants Accept Ether - CoinDesk
“This truly opens up a new world of possibilities for the Ethereum ecosystem," said Ethereum co-founder and creator Vitalik Buterin.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/joe-lubin-only-c...
Joe Lubin: Only Conceptions of Bitcoin and Ethereum Were 'Immaculate'
Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joe Lubin has characterized both Bitcoin and Ethereum’s conceptions as being “immaculate.”
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151484...
Blockchain Scalability Solution Developer hubii Joins Ethereum Enterprise Alliance
hubii, the company behind blockchain scalability solution nahmii, has joined the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA).
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151606...
Social Trading Giant eToro Introduces New Language Lira for Enhancing Derivatives Trading
Social trading giant eToro introduced a new programming language, Lira, which makes it easier to engage in derivatives trading.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/developers-of-et...
Developers of Ethereum DEX Protocol AirSwap Disclose Critical Exploit
Ethereum decentralized exchange protocol AirSwap’s developers announced that they discovered a critical vulnerability in the system’s new smart contract.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eth-privacy-star...
ETH Privacy Startup Aztec ‘Ignites’ Its SNARKs Generation Ceremony
Ethereum privacy startup Aztec announces the launch of its zero-knowledge SNARKs generation via a cryptographic computation ceremony called Ignition.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/top-analyst-says-ethereum-s...
Top Analyst Says Ethereum Screams 'Buy' As It Prepares for a Wave Up – CCN.com
If the analyst is correct about the Ethereum, then buckle up. The next wave up would leave everyone in a state of massive disbelief.
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2 months, 3 weeks
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EMJAC – Adopting DLT: Your Next Generation Waste Management Solution Provider » The Merkle Hash
The world is drowning in an ever-increasing heap of garbage. It is posing lots of health and environmental hazards to both humans and animals. The rate at which waste is accumulating is turning our towns and cities into dump sites. Nations all over the world are faced with the herculean task of finding convenient and an appropriate means of disposal of waste. Over 2 billion tires are produced annually with less than 30% being recycled. In a recent study carried out in the united states alone, data showed that by the end of 2015, only 11% of scrap tires produced
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/top-analyst-says-ethereum-s...
Top Analyst Says Ethereum Screams 'Buy' As It Prepares for a Wave Up – CCN.com
If the analyst is correct about the Ethereum, then buckle up. The next wave up would leave everyone in a state of massive disbelief.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hybrid-ai-firm-c...
Hybrid AI Firm Cindicator Launches Tracking App for 150 Digital Assets
Hybrid intelligence startup Cindicator launches Edge, a new web app for receiving and tracking indicators for over 150 digital assets.
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Unstoppable Domains Offers Third Wave of Money and Manpower to Exchanges, Wallets and Browsers that Integrate .zil Domain – CCN.com
Coinomi, CoinRequest, and ViewBlock Selected as Second Wave Winners SAN FRANCISCO -- 9.12.19 -- Unstoppable Domains, a software company building domains on blockchains, today introduced its second installment of The Blockchain Domain Grant Program, leading into its third wave of potential applicants. For the latest round of grants, the Unstoppable Domains community selected Coinomi, the …
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-mints-300...
Tether Mints 300M USDT in Chain Swap, Corresponding Burn Still Awaits
Cryptocurrency transaction reporting service Whale Alert points out that Tether minted 300 million USDT in a protocol swap, but no burn has taken place.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/cryptokitties-creator-...
CryptoKitties Creator Raises $11 Million from Warner, A16z to Launch Own Blockchain - CoinDesk
Warner Music is collaborating with Dapper Labs (the company behind CryptoKitties) to create a new blockchain called Flow.
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151490...
Banking Giant Santander Conducts One of the Most Advanced Blockchain-based Bond Transactions
Giant financial institution Banco Santander recently conducted one of the most advanced blockchain-based bond transactions.
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/warner-music-to-...
Warner Music to Build Token on New Blockchain by CryptoKitties Creator
Warner Music part of an $11.2 million investment in new Dapper Labs’ blockchain called Flow from the creator of CryptoKitties.
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/cryptokitties-creator-...
CryptoKitties Creator Raises $11 Million from Warner, A16z to Launch Own Blockchain - CoinDesk
Warner Music is collaborating with Dapper Labs (the company behind CryptoKitties) to create a new blockchain called Flow.
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2 months, 4 weeks
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Unstoppable Domains Offers Third Wave of Money and Manpower to Exchanges, Wallets and Browsers that Integrate .zil Domain – CCN.com
Coinomi, CoinRequest, and ViewBlock Selected as Second Wave Winners SAN FRANCISCO -- 9.12.19 -- Unstoppable Domains, a software company building domains on blockchains, today introduced its second installment of The Blockchain Domain Grant Program, leading into its third wave of potential applicants. For the latest round of grants, the Unstoppable Domains community selected Coinomi, the …
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-classic...
Ethereum Classic Successfully Implements Atlantis Hard Fork
The team behind Ethereum Classic has activated the Atlantis hard fork, aimed at improving the altcoin’s functionality and compatibility with Ethereum.
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2 months, 4 weeks
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Ethereum Classic Successfully Executes 'Atlantis' Hard Fork - CoinDesk
Ethereum Classic has successfully implemented a system-wide software upgrade as part of a bid to increase its interoperability with Ethereum.
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US Politician Uses Crypto to Buy Cannabis for Tax Remittance Demo
A Californian politician has become the first elected official to use cryptocurrency to purchase cannabis in the U.S. to advocate for cannabis tax remittances via stablecoin.
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2 months, 4 weeks
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Santander Issues $20 Million End-To-End Blockchain Bond on Ethereum
Major Spanish bank Banco Santander has issued what it claims is the first end-to-end blockchain bond.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-dev-fir...
Ethereum Dev Firm ConsenSys Now a Premier Member of Hyperledger
Blockchain development project Hyperledger now counts Ethereum-focused development firm ConsenSys as a premier member of.
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151407...
London Breakfast Brief: SWIFT Calls Crypto 'Useless,' Admits Fast Settlement Hurdles
A representative from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) told an audience at a breakfast briefing in London Monday that cryptocurrency networks cannot outperform conventional payment systems and currencies: 'They go down in value like a yoyo, they’re useless and unstable. And even if
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-launche...
Coinbase Launches USDC-Based Initiative to Support DeFi Developers
Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has revealed the USDC Bootstrap Fund, aimed at improving decentralized finance.
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-e...
Cryptocurrency Exchange OKEx Announces Support for ETC Hard Fork
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced support for Ethereum Classic’s upcoming Atlantis hard fork.
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/vulnerability-fixed-in...
Vulnerability Fixed in Facebook Contract Language for Libra Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
The vulnerability in the Move IR compiler allows malicious actors to introduce executable code to their smart contracts," OpenZeppelin’s CEO Demian Brener told CoinDesk.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-start...
Blockchain Startup CasperLabs Raises $14.5M for Scaling Development
Blockchain company CasperLabs announced it has raised $14.5 million in a series A funding round led by Terren Piezer.
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3 months
https://www.coindesk.com/acuitas-arrington-xrp-...
Acuitas, Arrington XRP Capital Back $14.5 Million Series A for CasperLabs - CoinDesk
The open-source blockchain platform raised $14.5 million in a round led by financier Terren Piezer, known as the "Zelig of Wall Street."
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3 months
https://themerkle.com/top-ethereum-casinos-for-...
Top Ethereum Casinos for 2019 - Best ETH Gambling Sites » The Merkle Hash
We’ve been hearing so much about Bitcoin casinos, it seems that everybody forgot about Ethereum. Many gamblers these days prefer to use a cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin, simply for the fact that many don’t like waiting 10+ minutes for a transaction to confirm. With Ethereum, transactions process much faster which allows for less downtime when gambling. Most Bitcoin casinos these days accept Ethereum as payment, let’s take a look at some of our favorite Ethereum casinos and what they have to offer. Disclaimer: Cryptocurrency gambling may be subject to legal restrictions in some regions. Casino Deposit Bonus Rating Visit Site 100%
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3 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151367...
Microsoft and hubii to Officially Announce Ethereum Scaling Solution nahmii
Nahmii, a scaling solution for Ethereum, will be officially announced at an upcoming blockchain event co-hosted by hubii and Microsoft.
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3 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151368...
Tether Launches Offshore Chinese Yuan Proxy
Controversial stablecoin issuer Tether has launched its promised 'CNHt' coin, which is designed to act as a cryptographic proxy of offshore Chinese yuan (CNH). The coin will run as an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum network. Offshore Chinese yuan (CNH) added to our basket of
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/stellar-developm...
Stellar Development Foundation and Keybase Jointly Launch $120M Airdrop
The Stellar Development Foundation has launched a 2 billion XLM ($120 million) airdrop in collaboration with encrypted messenger Keybase.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tim-draper-joins...
Tim Draper Joins Board of Directors at EOS-Based DApp Firm
Billionaire venture capitalist and crypto bull Tim Draper has joined the board of directors of EOS-based chat DApp firm MakeSense Labs.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-launches-...
Tether Launches New Stablecoin Pegged to Offshore Chinese Yuan
Stablecoin firm Tether announced that it is launching a new stablecoin pegged to the offshore Chinese yuan.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exit-scam...
Crypto Exit Scams — How to Avoid Falling Victim
Experts share their insights on how to best avoid crypto exit scams, highlighting the biggest red flags investors should look out for.
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3 months
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/09/09/42596/
DeFi will eat traditional finance and dramatically expand the global lending market - Daily Fintech
In Assyria and Sumeria, merchants made grain loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. In ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire lenders that were based in temples made loans. Before banks ever existed, loans were peer-to-peer and people used to trust each other without the involvement of intermediates. Banks solved the loan …
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3 months
https://www.ccn.com/justin-sun-tron-trx-hype/
How Justin Sun Manufactures Hype for the TRON (TRX) Train – CCN Markets
With TRON (TRX) activity apparently booming, are Justin Sun's Twitter and dApp numbers are real? This data might shed some light on the matter.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-live-now-...
Ledger Live Now Supports Over 1,250 Ethereum-Based ERC-20 Tokens
Hardware wallets manufacturer Ledger announces that its cryptocurrency management software Ledger Live now supports over 1,250 Ethereum-based ERC-20 tokens.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-ripple-...
Coinbase, Ripple Leave Top 10 of LinkedIn's ‘Hottest’ Startups List
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and blockchain startup Ripple leave the top 10 of LinkedIn’s “50 most sought-after startups in the U.S.” list of 2019.
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3 months
https://themerkle.com/ethereum-price-analysis-a...
Ethereum Price Analysis and Prediction for September 7th 2019 - Recovery Is Imminent » The Merkle Hash
After a high $178 earlier this week, Ethereum price is having a hard time staying afloat above the $170 level. Currently trading at $169.32 on Bitfinex, the market seems to be recovering. Today wasn’t the best day for cryptocurrency as its market cap lost close to $10 billion in value. Let’s take a look at Ethereum and see if the charts tell us anything. Ethereum News There aren’t any new major developments since yesterday. In my previous Ethereum price analysis, I mentioned how Vitalik was “very confident” about ETH 2.0. With the current network congestion, Ethereum desperately needs an update.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereums-istanb...
Ethereum's Istanbul Hard Fork Implementation Delayed to Early October
The Ethereum Foundation announced that they are pushing back Ethereum’s testnet activation of the Istanbul hard fork to early October.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-start...
Blockchain Startup DappRadar Raises $2.33M From Naspers, Blockchain.com
Lithuanian blockchain startup DappRadar raised $2.33 million in a seed round led by Naspers and Blockchain.com Ventures, a subsidiary of Blockchain.com.
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3 months
http://www.mondaq.com/france/x/843088/fin+tech/...
Fintech 2019 - France - Fin Tech - France
There have been significant developments in global approaches to the regulation of Fintech in recent years with new opportunities, risks and challenges for market participants, customers and regulators arising from Fintech. France Fin Tech Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 6 Sep 2019
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3 months
https://themerkle.com/ethereum-price-analysis-a...
Ethereum Price Analysis and Prediction for September 6th 2019 - » The Merkle Hash
After testing $180 two days ago, ETH / USD bottomed out at $171 on Bitstamp. Right when the price hit that level, decent buy volume pumped the Ethereum price to $175. Due to lack of volume, the market since then has been trading sideways, just like most other cryptocurrencies today. Let’s go over any Ethereum news worth mentioning and see if the charts tell us anything. Ethereum News The main topic of ETH news these days is trouble with the Ethereum network congestion. ETH has been suffering from an overflow of transactions for a few months already and many analysts
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3 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/09/151267...
DTCC and Accenture Forward Proposed DLT Governance Model
Accenture and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) are circulating a white paper which, 'explores the generalized governance model that DTCC is implementing for its TIW-DDL system, a real-world implementation of DLT...(for the) financial industry.' DLT (distributed ledger technology) is an enterprise-adapted version of 'blockchain'
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/startup-tests-ne...
Startup Tests New Ethereum Sidechain Following Coinbase Investment
Offchain Labs, an enterprise-focused blockchain startup, has launched an Alpha version of its Ethereum scaling solution with new investment from Coinbase.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/blockchain-...
Blockchain Interoperability, Explained
A guide to blockchain interoperability — one of the main hurdles in the way of mass adoption of the technology and the ways it could be overcome.
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3 months
https://www.ccn.com/fred-wilson-disses-ethereum...
Fred Wilson Disses Ethereum, Brownnoses Libra and Bitcoin – CCN Markets
Venture capitalist Fred Wilson dissed Ethereum while praising bitcoin and brown-nosing Facebook's beleaguered Libra "cryptocurrency."
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bahama-blockchai...
Bahama Blockchain Company Raises Crypto for Hurricane Dorian Relief
A blockchain company headquartered in the Bahamas is raising cryptocurrency to bring relief to the victims of Hurricane Dorian.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/venture-capitali...
Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson Revises His Bullish Opinion on Ether
Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist and co-founder of venture capital firm Union Square Ventures, has revised his bullish opinion on Ether.
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3 months
https://www.ccn.com/bancacy-partners-with-quant...
Bancacy Partners with Quantstamp to Secure Smart Contracts for Managing Crypto Liquidity & Volatility – CCN Markets
Millions of dollars are lost annually in online hacks that exploit vulnerabilities in smart contracts, and the crypto space suffers from a lack of investor engagement due to illiquidity and volatility in trading markets. Unless we first secure contracts that operate at the intersection of real users and real funds in real-life use-cases and then …
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3 months
https://www.ccn.com/binance-bitmex-crypto-excha...
Binance & BitMEX Kiss and Make Up After Plagiarism Accusation – CCN Markets
BitMEX accuses Binance of plagiarism, but it's not long before the two bitcoin exchange giants kiss and make up on Crypto Twitter.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bahama-blockchai...
Bahama Blockchain Company Raises Crypto for Hurricane Dorian Relief
A blockchain company headquartered in the Bahamas is raising cryptocurrency to bring relief to the victims of Hurricane Dorian.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinchecks-new-s...
Coincheck Survey Service Allows Users to Trade Reward Points for Crypto
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck’s and marketing research company Macromill’s partnership allows customers to trade survey reward points for crypto.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/asset-management...
Asset Management Giant Wants Government Money Market Fund on Stellar
Franklin Templeton Investments has filed a preliminary prospectus with the U.S. SEC for a government money market fund with a focus on blockchain-based shares.
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-surges-7-over...
Bitcoin Price Surges 7% Overnight, Hitting 70% Dominance Over Altcoins
The bitcoin price increased from $9,766 to $10,500 as its dominance over altcoins and the rest of the cryptocurrency market hit 70 percent.
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/looming-death-cross-may-sen...
Looming ‘Death Cross’ May Send Ethereum Plunging to $140 – CCN Markets
Ethereum is showing many bearish technical setups. The No. 2 crypto is likely to crash further before any signs of life will be seen.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/liquid-crypto-ex...
Liquid Crypto Exchange Unveils Digital Wallet Address for Gram Token Sale Proceeds
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has revealed the digital wallet address holding the proceeds from its Gram token sale.
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-thailand-9100...
$9,100: Thailand's Biggest Crypto Exchange Shutters, Crashes Bitcoin Price
As Thailand's largest cryptocurrency exchange BX Thailand announced it is shutting down its platform, the bitcoin price on the exchange dropped to $9,100.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tron-ceo-justin-...
Tron CEO Justin Sun Accused of Buying 5,000 Twitter Followers Per Day
Crypto market commentator Josh Rager has accused Tron founder Justin Sun of buying 5-6,000 Twitter followers per day.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/amanie-advisors-...
Amanie Advisors Support Ether’s Compliance With Islamic Finance Law
Ether’s compliance with Islamic religious law receives approval from Islamic finance and Sharia advisory firm Amanie Advisors.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/can-pacs-popular...
Can PACs Popularize Cryptocurrency Donations in US Politics?
Can PAC give crypto a push? BitPAC — conceivably the only active crypto-centric political action committee — announced its plans to hold an ICO...
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3 months, 1 week
https://themerkle.com/synchrobit-the-revolution...
SynchroBit™, the Revolutionary Innovative Hybrid Trading Platform » The Merkle Hash
Recently, Forbes featured innovation company, SYNCHRONIUM® has announced the public release of their innovative hybrid digital assets trading platform, the SynchroBit™. By introducing new concepts, technologies, and solutions for both rookies and professionals, the platform aims to open new horizons to the digital assets traders for minimizing their risks and maximizing their ROIs. SynchroBit™ is a multi-purpose hybrid digital assets trading platform that enables trading of digital assets supporting Fiat as well as crypto assets. Founded by a group of international experts in digital asset trading, blockchain, finance, digital marketing and developers who have a holistic approach for developing an entire
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3 months, 1 week
https://themerkle.com/bitcoin-ethereum-and-lite...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin Price Analysis and Prediction August 31st: BTC, ETH, and LTC » The Merkle Hash
Bitcoin Price Analysis (BTC/USD) BTC/USD pair is today correcting gains from yesterday’s massive fall that dropped its price down below the $10,000 level. However, the pair’s price is today, trading between support level $9381.81 and resistance level $9573.84. Additionally, the RSI indicator moved from the oversold level and is currently heading towards the positive area. This shows that the market is regaining some momentum. BTC/USD pair escalated from $9502.00 to now trade at $9522.84, making a 0.21% increase. If the bulls continue to struggle to beat off the bears and break past the $9600.00 level, it may perhaps give a
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/dharma-announces...
Dharma Announces Closed Beta for Version 2 of Lending Platform
Cryptocurrency lending and borrowing firm Dharma has released a closed beta for its new platform, which is based on the Compound protocol.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-parity-updat...
New Parity Update Fixes a Vulnerability Present in Some ETH Nodes
Parity, a blockchain development firm, has fixed a remote crash vulnerability present in some instances of Ethereum nodes running its software.
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/151028...
Colu Gives ICO Money Back: Apparently, Companies Can Do the Right Thing Without a Regulator Telling Them What to Do
Colu Group Offers to Buy Back ALL Tokens Issued in ICO The key role and responsibility of financial regulators is to identify and correct market deficiencies that have an adverse effect on investors and end-clients. For this reason, regulators are especially sensitive to corporate conduct
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150981...
Ethereum Blockchain Running Out of Room Again
The world's second-largest cryptocurrency network after Bitcoin, Ethereum, is close to capacity as scaling solutions remain unrealized and other coins rent space on the chain. Ethereum came close to capacity once before, in 2017, when there was a brief craze for the 'digital collectible' KryptoKitties.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/parity-delays-et...
Parity Delays Ethereum Network Hardfork over Implementation of EIPs
Parity core dev Wei Tang has requested more time to finish EIP implementations, pushing the Ethereum Network’s Istanbul hardfork to September 6.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-indian-keral...
India’s Kerala Blockchain Academy Partners with R3 for Dev Education
Blockchain firm R3 partners with the Indian government’s Kerala Blockchain Academy to launch a developer certification program on R3’s Corda blockchain.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/parity-delays-et...
Parity Delays Ethereum Network Hardfork over Implementation of EIPs
Parity core dev Wei Tang has requested more time to finish EIP implementations, pushing the Ethereum Network’s Istanbul hardfork to September 6.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/algo-vc-fund-rai...
Algo VC Fund Raises $200 Million to Fast-Track Ethereum Rival
Algo Capital has raised $200 million — double its $100 million goal — for its venture capital fund.
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3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/brave-browser-an...
Brave Browser Announces Development of Crypto Wallet for ETH and BAT
Blockchain-based web browser Brave has announced work on a crypto wallet, but it does not yet support any direct interaction with tokens earned via Brave Rewards.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-market-se...
Crypto Market Sees Minor Losses After Trading Sideways
The crypto market is seeing minor losses after trading sideways for most of the day. Bitcoin is trading around $10,350.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150919...
Swiss Digital Asset Platform Sygnum Receives Banking and Securities License
Digital asset platform Sygnum has received a banking and securities dealer license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). The Zurich, Switzerland based Fintech reports this is the first time a digital asset specialist has received the license from FINMA - joining SEBA who
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-br...
Bitcoin Price Breaks $10,100 as Top Altcoins See Green
Bitcoin price circles around the $10,100 mark while most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies see moderate gains on the day.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://themerkle.com/top-6-eos-block-producers...
Top 6 EOS Block Producers in 2019 » The Merkle Hash
A lot of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects try to remain relevant. EOS has been an interesting case in this regard. It receives a lot of flack for allegedly being too decentralized. Recent statistics show there are plenty of block producers to go around. The following entities have all produced the most blocks on this network to date. EOSCannonCHN It is evident that EOS’ block validation and production is very different from how Bitcoin and Ethereum operate. EOS Cannon positions itself as a leading global EOS community focused on ecological and cultural development. It is the #6 block producer for EOS,
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-bombshel...
Bitcoin Bombshell, Libra Rivals, Twitter Spats: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 19–25
Binance unveils its own project to rival Facebook’s Libra, Bitcoin’s dominance may not be what we all thought, and WhatsApp plots digital payments launch.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-is-in-a...
Ethereum Is in a Bear Market, But One Analyst Explains Why He’s Long
Ethereum is still in a bear market even as Bitcoin continues to post amazing gains. When will the tables turn for the largest altcoin by market cap?
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-facebooks-li...
How Facebook Libra Has Been Influencing Crypto, Politics and Finance
Facebook’s Libra remains hot on the agenda despite the fact that no new announcements have come; instead, the world continues to react to the stablecoin...
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-classic-pump-15-pe...
15% Ethereum Classic Pump Stokes Giddy Altcoin Season Dream
Ethereum Classic (ETC) is currently on a massive bull run this week, increasing its price by 30% in three days and by over 15% today.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150842...
Chainalysis Releases Software That Flag Suspicious Transactions on 15 Cryptocurrency Networks
Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has launched a service to 'Know Your Transaction (KYT)...real-time anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for monitoring cryptocurrency transactions...across 15 cryptocurrencies.' Among the cryptocurrency networks covered by the software are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, 'top stablecoins and ERC-20 tokens such as Tether,
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150807...
Fentanyl Dealer, a Bittrex and Poloniex Exchange Client, Sentenced to 70 Months
Sky Justin Gornik, 39, of San Diego, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to deliver, distribute and dispense controlled substances through the internet and conspiracy to launder drug proceeds using digital currencies. According to the August 19th release regarding the conviction
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-taxation-...
Crypto Taxation Around the Globe — What Do Regulations Look Like?
Here’s how today’s crypto taxation laws look like across the globe, from the U.S. to South Korea, Switzerland, Japan, Australia and Malta...
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/4-reasons-why-et...
4 Reasons Why Ethereum Classic Is Soaring — Up 40% This Week
Ethereum Classic price is soaring this week on bullish news including North Block Capital investment group joining ETC’s newly-launched developer support program.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2019/08/wild-wes...
Wild West to crypto best: how compliance separates cowboys from champions
At the heart of early cryptocurrency was the ideal that cross-border transactions could exist outside the system, untraceable and pseudonymous. That’s about t
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrencies...
Cryptocurrencies Used to Buy Illicit Drugs, Says White House
The White House named Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Monero among the methods of buying illicit substances such as fentanyl in the United States.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150823...
Huobi DM Now Offers Instant Settlement for BTC Contracts
Huobi DM, now offers instant settlement for Bitcoin contracts, according to a company release. Huobi says this is a market first. Huobi DM (derivative market) is part of the larger Huobi Group - a digital asset ecosystem that claims to be one of the largest
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchaincom-to...
Blockchain.com to Integrate Polkadot Tokens Into Its Wallet
Blockchain.com will integrate Polkadot tokens into its wallet following a new partnership in order to drive more decentralization.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-altcoin-reckoning/
Crypto Trader Reveals When Bitcoin Will Suffer a Painful Reckoning
Bitcoin has destroyed the altcoin market in 2019, but one contrarian crypto trader believes BTC is about to suffer a reckoning.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150810...
Report: Digital Security Issuance Platform Securitize Approved as Transfer Agent
Securitize, an online platform for the issuance and management of blockchain-based securities, has been approved as a registered Transfer Agent. According to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Securitize filed the Form TA-1 on July 22nd and was approved on July 31st. By becoming
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150771...
Cryptocurrency Promoted at Hong Kong Protests
A cryptocurrency ATM company gave out free water and umbrellas to protestors in Hong Kong July 1st, and crypto trading platforms have been, 'providing a way to off-ramp from HKD...and advocating for transactional privacy,' as resistance to recent power assertions by China enters its 11th week. According
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/vitalik-buterin-increa...
Vitalik Buterin: Increasing Transaction Costs Risk Limiting Ethereum Adoption - CoinDesk
Buterin said altering verification could lower fees by a factor of 100 per transaction, freeing space for organizations to build on the blockchain.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150755...
ICONLOOP Applys Blockchain Service Broof to Co-Purchasing Art Service Platform ARTnGUIDE
ICONLOOP, a blockchain enterprise based in South Korea, announced on Tuesday it has apply its blockchain-based certificate issuance service, which is called broof, to 'ARTnGUIDE', an online service platform in Korea for co-purchasing works of art operated by Yeolmae Company. ICONLOOP reported it has signed
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150750...
tZERO Crypto App Adds Ravencoin
tZero's Crypto App has added Ravencoin (RVN) to its virtual currencies available to buy and sell. Ravencoin is the 3rd crypto added following Bitcoin and Ethereum. tZero is a subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK). Ravencoin currently has a market cap of around $145 million and trades
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-asset-freeze...
SEC Asset Freeze Caused ‘Significant Harm’ to Holders, Says Veritaseum
The chief defendant in an alleged $15 million ICO fraud case has submitted a formal reply to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/08/150718...
Rakuten Wallet Announces Launch of Spot Trading Services for Crypto Assets
Rakuten Wallet, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of Rakuten Group and operator of a crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange business, announced on Monday it has launched a spot trading service for crypto assets, which allows users to conduct spot trading of crypto assets through its dedicated
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-...
Vitalik Buterin Talks Scalability: ‘Ethereum Blockchain Is Almost Full’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum blockchain is almost full and this pressure is keeping organizations from joining.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japans-retail-gi...
Japan’s Retail Giant Rakuten Officially Launches Crypto Exchange
Three cryptocurrencies are now available for spot trading, with a smartphone app set to follow.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-wallet-ze...
Crypto Wallet ZenGo Now Supports Facebook’s Libra Testnet
Non-custodial keyless digital wallet ZenGo now supports Libra’s testnet and allows its users to experiment with sending and receiving Facebook’s new cryptocurrency.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-different-look...
A Different Look at Crypto Market and Top Assets, How Dominated Is It?
The 25 largest crypto markets comprise roughly 94.40% of the capitalization of the combined market cap.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://themerkle.com/ethereum-price-prediction...
Ethereum Price Prediction and Analysis For August 16th - ETH Declining, Crypto Community Expecting Growth » The Merkle Hash
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex The second cryptocurrency in terms of capitalization, the Ethereum, continues a declining correction. The test of the important support level of $165 is close; if it happens, the buyers will have to demonstrate a bounce in order to prevent further decline. It is possible that the ETH is falling in connection with a strong correction of the Bitcoin. All altcoins, in general, remain under pressure, and some say that the times of the bullish rally are nearly over. However, on August 10th, 2019 Nick Patel carried out a poll on his Twitter account,
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://themerkle.com/why-are-gamblers-choosing...
Why Are Gamblers Choosing Bitcoin Casinos? » The Merkle Hash
Online casinos like to cater to their customers by giving them all sorts of choices. Game selection is probably the most crucial aspect of any online gambling platform, but so are the payment methods. The more payment options a casino offers, the more players it will attract. Less than a decade ago, there were only a few banking methods with which you could deposit and withdraw money from your casino account. These included credit and debit cards on top of some popular e-wallets and e-banking services. But in the last couple of years, we saw the emergence of Bitcoin casinos,
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Chinese National Cryptocurrency Turns Out Not Being an Actual Crypto
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Outlier Ventures Study: $23.7 Billion Has Been Raised by Blockchain Startups Since 2013
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Attorney Lewis Cohen of DLXLaw Discusses Pocketful of Quarters Digital Asset No Action Letter from SEC
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Samsung Cleverly Embraces Bitcoin as Rival Apple 'Surpresses' Crypto
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deVere Group CEO Comments on HM Revenue & Customs Move to Garner Crypto Transaction Information
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Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Announces Upcoming Release of v1.6
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Samsung Discreetly Adds Bitcoin Support to Blockchain Keystore
South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung has quietly added Bitcoin support to its decentralized app store, Blockchain Keystore.
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US Court Temporarily Freezes $8M in Response to SEC Request Yesterday
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SEC Guidance Gives Ammo to Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is Unregistered Security - CoinDesk
Investors suing Ripple have started citing the SEC’s token guidance to back their claim that XRP is an unregistered security.
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UK Crypto Regulation Is Changing, Recognition Looming at Long Last
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New Zealand backs salaries paid in cryptocurrencies
New Zealand based companies can now legally pay their employees in cryptocurrency, establishing the controversial asset class as a mainstream form of payment.
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Enjin Announces Strategic Partnership with Japanese Accelerator HashPort
Enjin will work closely with the Tokyo-based accelerator to expand into Japan's cryptocurrency and gaming spaces and foster blockchain adoption among developers in the world's third-largest games market. 07 August 2019, SINGAPORE — Leading blockchain ecosystem developer Enjin has announced a strategic partnership with Tokyo-based accelerator HashPort, a move that will provide Enjin with an …
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SEC Requests Freeze on Assets in Connection With Alleged $15M ICO Fraud
The SEC is prosecuting a New York businessman and his two companies in connection with an allegedly fraudulent ICO that netted $14.8 million.
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McAfee Blasts Twitter Over Callous Disregard for Bitcoin Scams
Renegade John McAfee slammed Twitter on Monday for its callous disregard for Bitcoin scams after an impersonator was caught on Medium.
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Ether Price Will Hit $1,000 Again, Survey Says as Altcoin Faith Remains
Over 50% of 5,400 respondents believe that ETH/BTC will once again attract a four-digit price tag.
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Ethereum Classic Name Change Would Get Other Cryptos ‘Rekt,’ Says Dev
Ethereum Classic Labs’ Stevan Lohja says that many top cryptos would be “rekt” by Ethereum Classic if it removed “Ethereum” from its name.
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Could the next financial crisis drive Bitcoin to mainstream? - Daily Fintech
“Bitcoin has no intrinsic value, but neither does government-issued paper money. The market should determine its value, while government should focus on disclosure, education, fraud prevention, and curbing its use to support criminal activities.” – Sheila Bair, who headed the FDIC during the dark days of the 2008 financial crisis Ten years ago, Bitcoin was …
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10 Global Enterprises Looking to Issue Their Own Cryptos
Ten enterprises taking a shot at creating their own cryptocurrency to leverage the power of blockchain to drive their businesses to the next level...
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Are Blockchain Based Digital Networks The Future of Social Media?
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KaratGold Coin as the Stimulant of the Karat Ecosystem
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Seychelles based Exchange MERJ Lists Own Tokenized Security, Public Offering to Follow
MERJ Exchange, formerly Trop-X Limited, has claimed the first-ever, fully compliant and regulated security token issued by a national stock exchange. MERJ is licensed by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority. As Crowdfund Insider reported last week, MERJ is an exchange for equities, debt, and derivatives
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Incentive Research Africa (IRA) to Unlock Industry Research in Africa
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ETC Labs Launches Studio Program to Support Developing ETC Projects
Ethereum Classic Labs’s Studio, a new program to support the development of new projects on the ETC blockchain, is now live.
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Bitcoin Stuck Hovering Around $11,700, Major Altcoins See Red
The crypto market is mostly in the red, although losses appear to be relatively minimal.
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Globex Signs MoU with Antigua-Barbuda to build Digital Security Issuance & Trading Platform
GlobexUS Holdings has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Finance & Corporate Governance (MFCG). The MoU was agreed to in partnership with Julius Capital Bank to launch a 'digital securities issuance and secondary trading' platform built on the
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Coinone Exchange Partners With Two Firms for Improved Safety Measures
South Korean crypto exchange Coinone has partnered up with two auditing and disclosures firms to improve investor confidence and vet projects.
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Proof of Gold and Silver Backing of Bitcoin by Maya Preferred 223
Maya Preferred 223 (MAPR), a stablecoin backed by precious metals assets, today announced that 21 million MAPRs have been transferred to escrow accounts. This amount, equal to the total number of Bitcoins, is intended as a way for Maya Preferred 223 to fully back Bitcoin with gold and silver. The transfer process was successfully completed …
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4 months
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China: Police Investigating EtherDelta Over Alleged Exit Scam, Report
Chinese police are reportedly taking legal action against decentralized cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in connection with an apparent exit scam.
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Animoca and Harmony Acquire Quidd to Expand Sale of Crypto Collectibles
Blockchain gaming startup Animoca and blockchain network Harmony are aiming offer crypto collectibles on a much larger scale with a new acquisition.
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4 months
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Max Keiser Predicts Bitcoin Dominance, Death of Altcoins and Hard Forks
Bitcoin bull Max Keiser says Bitcoin dominance is heading to 80%, and investors would be wise to leave altcoins.
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tZERO Receives Patent for Blockchain based Trading System
Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) subsidiary tZERO, has received a US patent for the 'Time Ordered Merkle Epoch (TOME) methodology.' TOME is described as a 'base-layer technology that uses digital signatures to record and verify time-series data such as trades, executions and settlements.' This tech is said to
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Crypto Valley Venture Capital: Blockchain Startup Valuations Now Over $40 Billion
Blockchain focused investor Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), in partnership with PwC’s Strategy& and IT partner inacta, has published a report claiming that the 50 largest companies in Crypto Valley, located in Switzerland, have risen in valuation from $20 billion at the end of
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The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Launches the EEA Mainnet Initiative
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance will form a group working to boost collaboration between the mainnet and enterprises.
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Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages. Here's Why That Matters for Ethereum - CoinDesk
Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development.
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Overstock's tZERO Patents Tech for Recording Trades on Public Blockchains - CoinDesk
Security token trading platform tZERO has been awarded a U.S. patent for a method of recording trading data on public blockchains.
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Ethereum Foundation Director's New Role to Help Business Use Public Blockchain - CoinDesk
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has appointed the executive director of the Ethereum Foundation to help drive its new "Mainnet Initiative."
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Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages. Here's Why That Matters for Ethereum - CoinDesk
Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development.
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Overstock's tZERO Patents Tech for Recording Trades on Public Blockchains - CoinDesk
Security token trading platform tZERO has been awarded a U.S. patent for a method of recording trading data on public blockchains.
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Coinbase Announces it Considering Offering Another Set of Tokens
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Web3 Foundation Director Resigns to Pursue DAO Projects
The director of the Web3 Foundation has resigned, and says he will be gradually leaving Web3 to pursue work on DAOs.
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Bittrex Crypto Exchange Transitions to ERC-20 Implementation of Tether
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has completed switching Tether from the OMNI-based implementation of the stablecoin to the ERC-20 one.
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ATOM, DASH and More: Coinbase Considers Adding 8 New Cryptos - CoinDesk
Coinbase is looking at adding eight more tokens to its current lineup.
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US Securities and Exchange Commission is Getting into Blockchain, Issues RFQ for Monitoring Tech
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving into blockchain technology, so it seems. According to a post on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the SEC is looking to acquire off the shelf technology to better monitor digital assets including compliance and risk and
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Samsung Now Offering 17 Crypto Apps in Blockchain Keystore - CoinDesk
Electronics giant Samsung is adding dapps to its online store in a bid to outpace its competition.
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Big Investors, Big Confidence for Bitcoin - Daily Fintech
TLDR. While Bitcoin is a volatile and nascent asset class, Bitcoin has consistently outperformed the Dow, S&P 500, and gold in the last decade. With more regulatory clarity, as well as more transparency from crypto exchanges, the risk of owning Bitcoin diminishes every day, bringing more institutional investors to the market. We are starting to …
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Active Participants and Digital Assets: The SEC Coins a New Term
Raising capital by issuing tokens that rely on distributed ledger or blockchain technology has been clouded by regulatory uncertainty since the practice emerged during the initial coin offering or “ICO” boom. As entrepreneurs seek to use blockchain technology to build new networks and tokens, this
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Top Staking Projects of the Crypto World Today: Report
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Travala Notes Overall Growth in Crypto Payments and Room Bookings » The Merkle Hash
Determining the use of cryptocurrencies is not as straightforward as one would think. It has become apparent that most cryptocurrency users do not rely on Bitcoin or altcoins as an effective payment method. As such, it is also normal a lot of companies who initially accept BTC overturn that decision sooner or later. For Travala, however, it seems things are heading in the right direction across the board. Overall Increase in Bookings The success of cryptocurrency payments for a specific merchant or service provider hinge on that company’s own success. For Travala, there has been a notable increase in the
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Bitcoin's Annihilating Every One of Your Favorite Altcoins
As Bitcoin dominance rises to its highest level in 28 months, the flagship cryptocurrency is annihilating the entire altcoin market.
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XcelToken Plus Ignites Mass Crypto Adoption Globally with XcelTrip and XcelPay Platforms
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Truffle Announces Upcoming Dev Support for Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, Tezos
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Digital Asset Manager Grayscale to Custody with Coinbase
Effective the end of last month, digital asset manager Grayscale will use Coinbase Custody as their custodian for their 'single-asset investment products' including digital currencies as well as publicly listed funds: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC) Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTCQX: ETHE), and Grayscale Ethereum Classic
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AWS Backs $100,000 Competition to 'Change the Face of Blockchain' - CoinDesk
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Buterin Supports BTC-ETH Mix, as Future of Crypto Is ‘Pluralist’
Vitalik Buterin supports the integration of Bitcoin LN with Ethereum, claiming that future of crypto is diverse and pluralist.
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ConsenSys-Backed Truffle Is Taking Its Dev Tools Beyond Just Ethereum - CoinDesk
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Over 83% of Bitcoin Discussions Are ‘Positive’ on Reddit: New Study
A new study from Comparitech into online discussion of cryptocurrencies reveals that most interactions are quite positive.
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Experts weigh in on Libra and digital currencies at Senate committee
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Bitcoin.com Announces Upcoming Exchange Launch
Bitcoin.com announced on Thursday its plans to launch a new cryptocurrency exchange on Monday, September 2nd. According to Bitcoin.com, the exchange will offer a user-friendly place to trade with a clean, simple interface to promote easy navigation, along with high-liquidity and a powerful matching engine
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Ethereum celebrated its fourth birthday yesterday. Here's what insiders had to say about the blockchain's next four.
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Tezos Rallies Following Coinbase Announcement, Major Tokens Up Slightly
Tezos is rallying due to recent news about its Coinbase Pro listing, while top coins are seeing slight gains on the day.
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US Congress Holds Hearing on Crypto: Witness Profiles
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Ethereum Classic Labs Announces Accelerate Program to Promote ETC Apps
Ethereum Classic Labs incubator announced its Accelerate program to promote the development of products based on the Ethereum Classic network.
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OpenBazaar Developers Launch a Crypto Marketplace for Mobile - CoinDesk
The developers behind decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar have released a mobile counterpart.
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Singapore Stock Exchange Welcomes Ethereum-Based 1exchange Platform for Private Securities Trading
Earlier this month, SGX, 'a full-service equities, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, and foreign currency exchange,' welcomed 1exchange, the country's first licensed private securities exchange for accredited investors. According to Investopedia, SGX formed when the Singapore Stock Exchange, the Singapore International Monetary Exchange and Securities Clearing
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Bitcoin's Pummeling Ethereum - Here's Why ETH Will Get Revenge
Ethereum, like most altcoins, has been clobbered by bitcoin in 2019, losing more than 39% against the flagship cryptocurrency.
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This Week in Fintech - Daily Fintech
During the week when heatwaves boiled the world, our Experts posted cool fresh insights each & every day. Daily Fintech offers unique insights about the future of Fintech written by and for senior executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Monday Ilias Hatzis @iliashatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur, wrote “Bitcoin to the Moon” TLDR: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and …
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Pocketful of Quarters Comments on SEC No-Action Letter Pertaining to Non Security Tokens
Following the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no-action letter for their blockchain based tokens made for the game industry, Pocketful of Quarters (PoQ) has issued a statement on the decision. Pocketful of Quarters was the concept of 13-year-old founder & Chairman, George B. Weiksner. The
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Croatian Post Launches Pilot Program for Crypto-to-Fiat Exchange
The Croatian Post is running a pilot program to let customers exchange crypto for cash by means of a QR code scanner in select offices.
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Crypto Community Reaction to Facebook Libra US Congressional Hearings
Facebook Libra discussed by leading blockchain experts in the aftermath of two days of U.S. Congressional hearing...
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Bitcoin Not Moved for at Least Five Years is at an All-Time High
The amount of Bitcoin that has not been moved for at least five years is at an all-time high.
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Top Coins See Mixed Signals, Bitcoin Hovers Near $9,700
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Esports Platform With 260,000 Users Offers ‘Thrilling Live Fantasy Games’
An esports platform with more than 260,000 registered users is enabling its community to place bets with their friends, family and colleagues.
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Prominent Asian investment firm FBG Capital is backing Dapp.com's attempt to build an easy-to-use "Dapp Store."
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Metamask Launches Mobile App Beta to Broaden Appeal of Ethereum DApps
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'Bitcoin Hyper' Network Claims 2-Second Transaction Times, But Issuance Terms Unclear
The team behind a 'fork' or code copy of Bitcoin called 'Bitcoin Hyper' claims their network is the 'world's fastest Bitcoin' and has vastly improved upon transaction times provided by standard Bitcoin and other crypto networks: 'Bitcoin Hyper is a speed enhanced version of Bitcoin...Whether
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New York State Digital Currency Task Force Appoints New Members
New York state lawmakers have appointed six experts from various fields to the New York State Digital Currency Task Force, which was created to provide regulatory insight.
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Ontario Securities Watchdog Settles With CoinLaunch, Pending Approval
The Ontario Securities Commission has reached a settlement agreement with CoinLaunch over its alleged failure to register with the Canadian watchdog.
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Blockchain Platform Enables Trading of Digital Assets in Mobile Games
EOS-based project offers the players to put their achievements, leaderboards and in-game assets on the blockchain platform and trade them.
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https://dailyfintech.com/2019/07/22/bitcoin-to-...
Bitcoin to the Moon - Daily Fintech
TLDR. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and many other cryptocurrencies continue to experience massive growth in price, market capitalization, and mainstream adoption. Cryptocurrencies change and improve the way we do things. It is no longer a question of whether cryptocurrencies are disrupting the global economy. The only question is how much and how fast. On July 20, 1969 …
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https://themerkle.com/low-effort-bitcoin-cash-p...
Low Effort Bitcoin Cash Ponzi Alert: BitcoinCashTradingLimited » The Merkle Hash
It has become increasingly easy to spot cryptocurrency-related websites which are a front for a scam. In the case of BitcoinCashTradingLimited, it is not hard to see what is going on exactly. Anyone investing in this company will lose their money, as there are far too many red flags to ignore. It’s a Fake Company Even though BitcoinCashTradingLimited has been a registered domain name since July of 2018, it seems the domain will expire in just a few days from today. Even so, no one has seemingly heard of this platform in the past twelve months, primarily because most people
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/founder-of-forme...
Founder of Former ConsenSys-Backed Startup Sues Joseph Lubin for $13M
The founder of Token Foundry is suing Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin for breach of contract.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://themerkle.com/3-reasons-to-doubt-the-lu...
3 Reasons to Doubt the Ludicrous MinePhone WX Claims » The Merkle Hash
Those who have been involved in cryptocurrency for some time now will have come across numerous scams. Some of these fictitious promises are a lot more blatant than others. The Minephone WX is one such example, as the promised projected earnings are simply impossible to guarantee. Up to 2 Ethereum per Month The most obvious issue a lot of people will have is how the BitWings team guarantees MinePhone WX owners will earn up to 2 Ethereum per month from using the smartphone and its built-in mining solution. Interestingly enough, the value of up to 2 ETH per month would
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/buterin-needs-bi...
Buterin Needs Bitcoin Cash: Scaling Ethereum Before Sharding, Casper
With Ethereum 2.0 to be implemented no earlier than 2020, Vitalik Buterin proposes Bitcoin Cash as a short-term solution to scale the network.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/full-house-crypt...
Full House: Crypto Cards Show a Strong Hand in 2019
As investor confidence in crypto grows, some of crypto’s biggest name launch cards.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-wallets-b...
Crypto Wallet’s Browser Offers Thousands of DApps in One Place
A mobile crypto wallet has added a DApp browser, enabling users to access thousands of decentralized services in one place.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-jersey-l...
Binance Jersey Lists Exchange’s Own GBP-Backed Stablecoin
Fiat-crypto exchange Binance Jersey has listed a proprietary GBP-backed stablecoin, dubbed Binance GBP Stablecoin (BGBP).
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149658...
Pocketinns Accused of Selling Unlicensed Securities, INNS Tokens, in New Jersey
Attorney General of New Jersey and the Chief of the New Jersey Bureau of Securities have filed a civil action complaint against Sarvajnya G . Mada ('Mada') and Pocketinns, Inc., accusing them of selling, 'approximately $410,000 of unregistered securities to 217 investors in violation of...New Jersey
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/neo-and-ontology...
NEO and Ontology Partnership Eyes Global Cross-Chain Blockchain Platform
Chinese blockchain platforms Ontology and NEO are partnering to create an interoperable protocol in a bid to spur development of the next-generation internet.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149610...
Embattled Vancouver Blockchain Consultancy, Vanbex, Targeted in Additional Lawsuit
Vanbex, a Vancouver-based 'blockchain consultancy' now contending with a formal fraud investigation and civil forfeiture actions, has been slapped with a civil lawsuit by a former employee. According to Business Vancouver, lawyer Blair Hogg filed documents naming Vanbex Group Group, Inc., Vanbex Labs, Inc. Vanbex
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-dips-bel...
Bitcoin Dips Below $10,000 for the Second Time in July
Bitcoin dipped below the $10,000 threshold for the second time in July following a hearing on Facebook’s Libra crypto project.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/set-protocol-launches-...
Set Protocol Launches Ethereum Trading Strategy Bots - CoinDesk
The ETH 20 Day Moving Average Set acts as a "tokenized trading bot," said Felix Feng, Set Protocol CEO.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-genius-or-fake-...
Crypto Genius or Fake? The Craig Wright Saga Explained - CoinDesk
Craig Wright may or may not be Satoshi Nakamoto but his appearance in court doesn't bode well for the cryptographer.
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://themerkle.com/novachain-exit-scam-highl...
NovaChain Exit Scam Highlights the Danger of Trusting Crypto Influencers » The Merkle Hash
Influencers are cancer upon our society today. While these people get paid to share sponsored opinions on products and services, they are not necessarily a reliable source of information. This is especially true in the cryptocurrency industry, where no one’s opinion should be trusted. The recent NovaChain scam shows how users should always conduct their own research first and foremost. NovaChain Isn’t a Trading bot When people first learned about what NovaChain was, there was a sense of initial excitement. Trading bots are of great interest to a lot of people, as everyone wants to make money in this industry
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149378...
5 Household Brands Actually Innovating with Blockchain
While Facebook has stolen the show with news of Libra and its cadre of notable brand partners, the community also values the many other household brands that have pioneered with blockchain. Just a few short years ago, distributed-ledger technology was the domain of a small
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4 months, 4 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/07/13/amazingly-t...
Amazingly, the SEC may have got it almost right with the Reg A Blockstack token offering and this may define a new innovation capital market - Daily Fintech
TLDR. Napster blew up the music business with free and illegal. Then we had low cost and legal like Spotify, Pandora and iTunes. The same is happening to innovation capital. The summer of 2017 ICO, kicked off by Bancor, was the now illegal way to raise a lot of money easily and at virtually no …
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5 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149340...
'Hybrid Decentralized Exchange' IDEX Delists Bitfinex's LEO Token
IDEX, a 'DEX' (decentralized exchange) registered in Panama and billing itself on Twitter as the 'Number 1 Hybrid DEX on Ethereum,' has announced it is delisting LEO, a controversial exchange token created by Bitfinex. Bitfinex, it's parent company iFinex and fellow subsidiary company Tether have
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5 months
https://www.coindesk.com/amazon-deloitte-messar...
Amazon, Deloitte, Fidelity Partner With IDEO CoLab on Blockchain Accelerator - CoinDesk
The new blockchain accelerator is aiming to boost 12 promising startups this year.
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5 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/07/bitbond-cel...
Bitbond celebrates STO raising $2.3m
The token offering makes Bitbond the first issuer to have its prospectus approved by BaFin.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-6-issues-exp...
Top-6 Issues Experts/Entities Have With Libra
Experts and Lawmakers call for caution over potential risks of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency to the global financial industry.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-elections-reg...
US Elections Regulator Gives Tentative Go-Ahead to Campaign Token
The Federal Election Commission has opened a draft letter to the public, in which they approve of Omar Reyes’ 2020 congressional campaign incentives tokens.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-reclaims...
Bitcoin Reclaims $13,000 as NY Fed Says Recession Risk Highest Since 2008
Data from the New York Fed shows the U.S. is poised for financial turmoil, while bitcoin has ‘clear skies’ to an all-time high monthly close.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/lg-applies-for-t...
LG Applies for ‘ThinQ Wallet’ Crypto Wallet Trademark in the U.S.
South Korean technology behemoth LG applied for the “ThinQ Wallet” trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/lg-applies-for-t...
LG Applies for ‘ThinQ Wallet’ Crypto Wallet Trademark in the U.S.
South Korean technology behemoth LG applied for the “ThinQ Wallet” trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-hi...
Bitcoin Price Hits $12.8K as Major Investor Says $100K Quite Easy by 2021
Bitcoin price (BTC) felt more bullish than ever June 9 after another 24 hours of upside propelled markets to nearly $13,000.
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5 months
https://www.ccn.com/crypto/coinbase-competition...
Coinbase Competition Grows as Veteran CEX.io Launches US Office
As one of the few exchanges to accept credit cards for several years now, Coinbase rival CEX has finally decided to launch a U.S. wing.
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5 months
https://www.ccn.com/news/big-brother-instagram-...
RoboCop Is Watching: Instagram to Use AI to Censor Mean Comments
Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has started testing a new feature that uses AI to notify users if a comment they just posted is offensive.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/libra-ton-and-jp...
Libra, TON and JPMorgan Coin Compared: Are They Heroes or Villains?
Libra, Ton and JPMorgan Coin, a comparative survey of three projects that are set to shock the crypto world — for better or for worse..
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5 months
https://www.coindesk.com/hyundais-token-company...
Hyundai's Token Company Partners With CasperLabs to Build a PoS Blockchain - CoinDesk
HDAC, issuer of the Hyundai-DAC token, is working with CasperLabs to move from proof-of-work.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tron-partners-wi...
Tron Calls Police to Protect Beijing Office Against Angry Mob
Chinese police surrounded the Tron’s office in Beijing, as people came to express outrage at a scam going under a Tron-like name.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-back-nea...
Bitcoin Back Near $12K As BTC Shorters Lose $44 Million in One Morning
Bitfinex reached $12,040 in Monday trading, despite analysts agreeing lower prices should appear.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-back-nea...
Bitcoin Back Near $12K As BTC Shorters Lose $44 Million in One Morning
Bitfinex reached $12,040 in Monday trading, despite analysts agreeing lower prices should appear.
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5 months
https://www.ccn.com/crypto/bitcoin-price-crash-...
Bitcoin Price Could Crash Below $3,000 in Brutal Worst-Case Scenario: Trader
The bitcoin price is poised for a brutal 80% correction according to veteran trader Peter Brandt. After a parabolic run-up, traders should brace for a fall.
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5 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/07/btg-pactual...
BTG Pactual and Dalma Capital adopt Tezos for STOs
The Latin American investment bank launched ReitBZ STO earlier this year.
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5 months
https://www.ccn.com/press-releases/bikicom-feat...
BiKi.com Featured in Forbes Top 10 Blockchain Companies in 2019 | CCN Markets
8th July, Singapore, Singapore – BiKi.com, while still a relatively new cryptocurrency exchange, managed to emerge tops on the Forbes Top 10 listing of blockchain companies to watch in 2019. The highly sought-after listing included 10 blockchain companies from all over the world that have made significant contributions to blockchain becoming more accessible, prominent and …
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5 months
https://www.coindesk.com/singapore-proposes-to-...
Singapore's Tax Agency Proposes to End GST on Cryptocurrencies - CoinDesk
Singapore's tax authority is proposing to exempt cryptocurrency transactions from goods and services tax (GST).
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/social-network-t...
Social Network Taringa! Launches Stablecoin Rewards for 27 Million Users
South American social networking giant Taringa! is launching a stablecoin-powered points system for its 27 million users.
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5 months
https://www.coindesk.com/singapore-proposes-to-...
Singapore's Tax Agency Proposes to End GST on Cryptocurrencies - CoinDesk
Singapore's tax authority is proposing to exempt cryptocurrency transactions from goods and services tax (GST).
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-below-11...
Bitcoin Below $11,400 as Top Cryptos Trade Sideways
Bitcoin has dipped below $11,400 as major coins trade sideways.
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5 months
https://www.ccn.com/op-ed/ethereum-killer-is-bi...
The Ethereum Killer Is Already Here - And Its Name Is Binance | CCN Markets
Where others have failed to dethrone Ethereum with innovation, has Binance found a way to 'un-crypto' ETH by strangling its trading pairs?
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-5-crypto-per...
Top 5 Crypto Performers: XMR, BTC, BNB, ETC, XRP
Monero is a top performing cryptocurrency this week, showing gains over 8%.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-approach...
Bitcoin Approaches $11,500 as Top Cryptos See Gains
Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day as Bitcoin approaches the $11,500 mark once again.
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5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-brows...
Blockchain Browsers — How DLT Could Affect Web Surfing
iOS also gets a blockchain browser in Opera. Freedom of privacy vs. corporate control: Users have to choose what is more important for them...
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-te...
Bitcoin Price Tests $11,000 Support After Failing to Make Higher Highs
Volatility remains present on bitcoin markets, which continue to move up and down by thousands of dollars daily.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-platform-...
Crypto Platform Unveils 4-Step Plan to Tackle Pain Points in Trading
An aggregated liquidity platform says enhanced payment channels, brokerage tools and services for professional traders are vital for the crypto industry to thrive.
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5 months, 1 week
https://thefintechtimes.com/value-of-associatio...
We’re All in This Together - The Value of Associations in Fintech | The Fintech Times
In any industry there are groups / associations where individual entities come together to create a larger consensus on technology, practices, regulation
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/latin-americas-b...
Latin America’s Biggest Investment Bank to Sell $1 Billion in STOs Using Tezos
São Paulo-based BTG Pactual bank has teamed up with Dalma Capital to sell over $1 billion worth of STOs through the Tezos blockchain.
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149071...
ErisX Granted Derivatives Clearing License for Digital Asset Futures
ErisX, a Chicago-based derivatives dealer licensed to sell cash-settled SWAP futures since 2011, has announced it has been granted a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) license for digital assets futures under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the USA. ErisX said they worked collaboratively with the Commodity
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-to-switc...
Binance to Switch Tether Addresses from Omni to ERC-20
Binance will switch tether addresses indexed to the Omni network to ERC-20 on July 4.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/gram-asia-to-sel...
Gram Asia to Sell Gram Tokens at Three Times ICO Price
Gram Asia is selling Gram tokens on July 10 for $4.00 each on the cryptocurrency exchange Liquid, approximately three times the price they sold for during an ICO last year.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mike-novogratz-i...
Mike Novogratz: I’m Not Selling Bitcoin at $14K Again — It’s Going Higher
Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz predicts that bitcoin still has a long way higher to go following its current “spectacular rally.”
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-ex...
Bitcoin Price ‘Extremely Bullish' Again After 20% Pump to Over $11,000
The largest cryptocurrency rose as high as $11,525 in Wednesday trading, capping daily gains of 20%.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/first-successful...
First Successful Blockchain-tracked Shipment from South Korea to the Netherlands
A shipping container is reportedly the first to enter the Netherlands having been tracked from South Korean entirely by blockchain.
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149052...
UK Financial Conduct Authority Addresses Topic of Stablecoins Providing Insight into Regulatory Approach
In a speech presented today by Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator addressed the hot topic of 'stablecoins.' The speech was delivered at the annual Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance conference which saw regulators
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-start...
Blockchain Startups Raised $822 Million in H1 2019: New Report
A significant number of enterprises have moved from PoCs to fully developed open source projects in blockchain.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-ibms-blockch...
Why IBM’s Blockchain Isn’t a Real Blockchain
Why IBM’s blockchain can’t be called a blockchain in the strict sense of the word.
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-leaders-are-s...
Ethereum Leaders Are Slowly Courting Gulf Coast Royals and Investors - CoinDesk
The Ethereum Foundation and ConsenSys are both working to bring blockchain technology to the Middle East.
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149069...
Kyber Network Update: Surpasses 827,000 ETH in Total Transaction Volume & More Than 1 Million Tokens Burned Within First Year of Launch
Kyber Network, a Singapore-based decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday it has surpassed 827,000 ETH in total transaction volume, and one million tokens burned within the first year of launching its platform. Kyber Network reported that fifty-seven blockchain-based applications including MyEtherWallet, Decentraland, and Coinbase wallet
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/07/149010...
Company Wants to Combine Cryptomining and Farming and Address Food Security on Chilly Labrador
Cryptomines across the globe have been running into trouble for the large volumes of power they consume while producing relatively few jobs. According to Bloomberg, Iranian media have reported that authorities in Iran recently cut power to and seized mining equipment from several cryptomining facilities
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange Renews Sponsorship of Premier League Team and Prepares for US Expansion
A crypto exchange has renewed its sponsorship deal with a football team, as it sets its sights on expanding into the United States.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-un...
Bitcoin Price Clings to $11,000 as Analysts Prepare for 40% Price Correction
Support at $12,000 failed to hold over the weekend, with sentiment now preferring a roughly 40% retracement.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/huobi-unveils-fi...
Huobi Unveils ‘Finance Chain’ For Building Enterprise Blockchains
Huobi Group partnered with Chinese blockchain startup Nervos to enable firms to deploy their own blockchains.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-near-11-...
Bitcoin Near $11,000 as Marked Corrects Downward
Major cryptocurrencies are in the red as markets are correcting downward.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-5-crypto-per...
Top 5 Crypto Performers: LINK, BTC, NEO, LEO, ETH
Will Bitcoin remain range bound while the altcoins play catch up?
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148904...
Perspective: Ethereum (ETH), the World's Second Largest Cryptocurrency, Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
Ethereum (ETH) is currently the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, and while it doesn't benefit from Bitcoin's 'first starter' advantage, in many ways, it's actually a far more superior blockchain technology. The Ethereum network has a more complex and detailed developmental structure that allows
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hover-ov...
Bitcoin Hover Over $11,800 as Top Cryptos See Gains
Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate to significant gains on the day as bitcoin hovers around $11,800.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-clean-energy-...
U.S. Clean Energy Firm Clearway Energy Will Test Blockchain for Renewable Energy Trading
US clean energy development firm Clearway Energy Group is launching a pilot program for trading renewable energy credits on a blockchain.
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5 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148958...
Fake Facebook Libra Coin and Calibra Wallet Sites Cropping Up Online
Clone websites designed to capitalize on the hype surrounding Facebook's recently announced Libra cryptocurrency (not due for release until 2020) and divert investor funds to scammers are already cropping up across the net, cybersecurity firm Digital Shadows (DS) reports in a recent block post. The
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/research-only-30...
Research: Only 30% of Known Stablecoins Are Live and Operational
A new study shows that 30% of known stablecoins are live and operational.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/discovering-atla...
Discovering Atlantis: Ethereum Classic Hard Fork and What Will Change
Ethereum Classic is set to undergo an Atlantis hard fork in September 2019, which will bring interoperability between sibling blockchains
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/golem-launches-n...
Golem Launches New Entity Based on Its 2016 Crowdfunding
Poland-based Golem Factory has spun off a new entity, the Golem Foundation, that is expected to increase the value of the entire project.
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5 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/swiss-crypto-ban...
Swiss Crypto Bank Dukascopy to Introduce Its Own Cryptocurrency
Switzerland-based online bank Dukascopy is developing its own Ethereum blockchain-based stablecoin.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/etc-labs-unveils...
ETC Labs Unveils ETC-ETH Interoperability Solution Backed by Metronome
ETC Labs announces partnership with Metronome to enable interoperability between the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic blockchains.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148942...
Goldman Sachs May Launch Stablecoin as Libra Schools Old Finance in Innovation
Facebook's Libra coin, a stablecoin crypto, may eventually falter and fail. It will take some time for Libra to get its digital sea legs or not. But whether or not you are a Libra fan or detractor, old finance is standing up and taking notice.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148926...
Apex Clearing Partners With Apex Crypto to Launch Integrated Cryptocurrency Trading Platform For Brokers & Advisors
Apex Clearing Corporation and Apex Crypto announced on Thursday they have formed a partnership to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform that is specifically for broker-dealers and financial advisors. According to the duo, this new platform allows investors to transition between trading equities and trading cryptocurrency,
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/etc-labs-unveils...
ETC Labs Unveils ETC-ETH Interoperability Solution Backed by Metronome
ETC Labs announces partnership with Metronome to enable interoperability between the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic blockchains.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/seychelles-to-ho...
Seychelles to Host First Regulated Tokenized Security on a National Stock Market
MERJ Exchange of the Seychelles to offer the first regulated security token on a national stock market, alongside its company stock.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/78989/eth...
Ethereum-powered TokenCard hits iOS App Store
If you’re looking to cut your ties to big banks and corporations, TokenCard, the first ever Ethereum-powered banking alternative is giving you the tools to do it.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148862...
tZERO Crypto Unit Unveils Digital Wallet and Exchange Services App
tZERO, a subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK), has announced a crypto wallet and exchange services app via its 'tZero Crypto unit.' tZERO Crypto is operated as a dba of Bitsy, Inc. and is a wholly owned subsidiary of tZERO. tZero states that investors who want to
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/78978/anu...
Anum lists crypto basket on SIX Swiss Exchange
Amun AG, a Swiss fintech aiming to facilitate access to crypto-asset investments, is excited to announce the launch of the Amun Bitwise Select 10 large cap crypto ETP (exchange traded product) listed today on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and based on the Bitwise 10 Select Large Cap Crypto Index.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-pro-ann...
Coinbase Pro Announces Support for Chainlink Token
Coinbase’s professional offering Coinbase Pro is rolling out support for Chainlink tokens.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://themerkle.com/crucial-price-targets-to-...
Crucial Price Targets to Overcome for 6 Top Currencies - The Merkle Hash
Based on the current overall cryptocurrency momentum, one would expect most of the alternative markets to reach much higher values. So far, that has not been the case, albeit it remains to be seen how things will evolve exactly. The following coins all have a major value milestone looming around the corner. Overcoming these “psychological hurdles” will prove very challenging, although nothing is impossible. Ethereum Targets $350 Again While a lot of long-term Ethereum speculators will have to wait for ETGH to hit $1,200 again, overcoming the key resistance near $350 will be the first order of business. So far,
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tron-foundation-...
TRON Foundation Announces $20 Million Buyback Plan
The Tron Foundation has announced a $20 million buyback plan in a bid to bolster community activity and market stability.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148821...
Bitcoin Nears USD $13,000. One Prognosticator Predicts BTC at $63,000 in the Next Couple of Years
Bitcoin is moving, once again. The most popular crypto has earned its wings as a popular speculation vehicle - driven by geopolitical events and perhaps some manipulation. Advocates proclaim its purity and lack of affiliation with any central agency. Detractors denounce it as little more
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-breaks-1...
Bitcoin Breaks $13,000 As Rally Continues
Bitcoin has broken the $13,000 price mark, with some of the top-20 cryptocurrencies showing double-digit gains on the day.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148837...
France: First Tokenized Real Estate Transaction Completed by Equisafe
Equisafe has completed the very first real estate transaction facilitated by blockchain in France, according to a report. Equisafe is described as a 'neo investment bank' for digital security issuance. Equisafe can provide a variety of services including security token issuance and a secondary market
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cortex-launches-...
Cortex Launches Deep Learning and AI Network for Decentralized Apps
Cortex claims that this is the first time that artificial intelligence has been introduced to a crypto network at scale.
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https://www.coindesk.com/amun-launches-exchange...
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Bitcoin Price Parabolic Advance Continues Past $12,000
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How Walmart Triggered This Ballistic Cryptocurrency Rally
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Ethereum Could Soar to $900, Predicts Popular Elliott Wave Trader
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Bitcoin Breaks $200 Billion Market Cap For the First Time in 17 Months
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Craig Wright's Bitcoin SV is a 'Total Ghost Town': Analyst
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Ethereum-Based Synthetic Asset Platform Loses Over 37M Tokens in Oracle Attack
An Ethereum-based synthetic issuance platform lost over 37 million in synthetic ether.
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Craig Wright's Bitcoin SV is a 'Total Ghost Town': Analyst
Kevin Rooke told Twitter that Bitcoin SV is a “total ghost town," stating that over 86% of all BSV volume originated from 100 transactions.
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Former Trump Economic Adviser Expresses Support For Facebook’s Libra
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Bitcoin Brawl: Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Takes on the Crypto Twitter Shills
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Facebook Adds Senior Job Vacancy for Calibra Wallet on Careers Site
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Overvalued Bitcoin Price Won't Score $40,000 in 2019: Chart Indicator
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Starting to Catch Up With $10K Euphoria
Data from Google Trends’ search analytics resource indicates that interest in ‘bitcoin’ is approaching a monthly high as of today, June 24.
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Bitcoin Hits 15-Month High as Naysayers Double Down on 'Dead Cat Bounce'
A rollercoaster weekend trading session saw BTC/USD retake levels not seen since March 2018.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/06/24/39890/
Facebook’s Libra looks and smells like a cryptocurrency, but it really isn’t
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Microsoft and Ethereum Foundation Swell the Hyperledger Ranks Amid Growing Cross-Industry Blockchain Collaboration
Microsoft, the Ethereum Foundation and Salesforce join Hyperledger as new members, seeking to create open-source enterprise blockchain solutions.
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Ethereum Co-Founder Criticizes Facebook’s Libra Token for Centralization
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that Facebook’s Libra is “like a centralized wolf in a decentralized sheep’s clothing.”
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5 months, 2 weeks
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3 Reasons why GoChain's GOST Protocol can be Beneficial to Stablecoins - The Merkle Hash
Stablecoins have cemented their place in the cryptocurrency industry. Despite some controversy surrounding some of these currencies, it seems there is still a growing demand for interoperable solutions. GoChain may have an interesting solution in this regard, as its GOST protocol proposal can introduce some powerful changes and improvements. Why GOST Matters Not to be confused with the Ghost Protocol movie, GOST Protocol is an entirely different creature. For now, it is merely a proposal which can introduce some interesting dynamic changes for GoChain. The cross-chain transaction concept, a sit is currently known as, could open the door for issuing
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/firm-behind-zcas...
Firm Behind Zcash to Introduce New Version of Protocol With Sharding
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto/raging-bitcoin-price...
Raging Bitcoin Price Propels Crypto Market to Spike $25 Billion in 2 Days
The valuation of the crypto market has increased from $300 billion to $325 billion, supplemented by the strong upside movement of bitcoin.
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Why Ethereum's Privacy Matters and What's Being Built to Support It - CoinDesk
With the goal of boosting adoption, these four projects are building tools that advance privacy on ethereum.
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Assassin's Creed: Crypto? Ubisoft Taps Ethereum for Blockchain Gaming
French gaming giant Ubisoft has announced the development of blockchain gaming using the second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum.
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5 months, 2 weeks
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ADF Group Endorses Apollo Currency as 'Only and Obvious Choice' to 54 African Nations
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5 months, 2 weeks
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John Legend: Streaming 'Changed Everything' in Music - Gaming's Next
Ten-time Grammy award winner John Legend appeared on CNBC to dicuss the impact of streaming on the music industry, which may have implications for gaming.
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Report: Facebook's New Coin Won't Be as Wasteful as Bitcoin, But Company Should Work to Ensure Data Centre Sustainability
Facebook's new cryptocurrency 'stablecoin' network, Libra, will not use the same energy-consumptive system as Bitcoin, but the coin could still lead to a boom in the creation of standard data centres, a sector that already consumes as much power aviation, The Verge reports. This week's
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Oh the Irony: Hedera Hashgraph Thanks Facebook for Imitating its Blockchain Tech
Hedera Hashgraph, one of several aspiring iterations of blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, designed to address existing shortcomings in DLT 1.0, has paid for a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal mocking Facebook. Last week, Facebook officially launched 'Libra' its spin on crypto. The
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5 months, 2 weeks
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From Clean Water Supply to Rebuilding Notre Dame: Crypto and Blockchain in Charity
Digital money has been gradually transforming the world’s charity landscape, involving governments and traditional nonprofits.
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Quantstamp Releases Decentralized Security Protocol with Staking and Improved Transparency
Published: 21/06/2019 11:46 ET. Journalist: Press Release Comment Below. Quantstamp, a Y-Combinator backed blockchain security company, has just released the Quantstamp Security Network V2. This new release, available at protocol.quantstamp.com, features a decentralized design using staking, improved security analysis, has open-sourced code, and stores security reports completely on the blockchain for transparency. Staking-based Network Anyone can now run a node on the Quantstamp Security Network V2 and earn QSP tokens by staking and participating in the network. This greatly increases the decentralization of the network compared to the whitelisted nodes of V1. Quantstamp Security Network V2 also removes the AWS
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William Shatner’s Crypto Startup Helps You Digitize Precious Items
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What to Expect From the Telegram Open Network: A Developer’s Perspective
How TON could disrupt the blockchain landscape.
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Grayscale’s Ethereum Security Now Listed on OTC Markets
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5 months, 2 weeks
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Ethereum Devs Approve First 2 Code Changes for 'Istanbul' Hard Fork - CoinDesk
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Oxfam Partners With Tech Firms to Test Dai’s Use in Disaster Aid
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Ethereum Devs Approve First 2 Code Changes for 'Istanbul' Hard Fork - CoinDesk
Developers today approved two Ethereum Improvement Proposals for the blockchain's system-wide upgrade in October.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Bitcoin Boosts Crypto Market Cap to Shatter 12-Month High $300 Billion
The net valuation of the cryptocurrency market on Friday flew above $300 billion for the first time in the last 372 days - led by bitcoin profits.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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One community member holds plans to execute a "friendly fork" of the ethereum blockchain in two months time.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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PwC Launches Auditing Crypto Transactions Tool
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Algorand Raises $60 Million in Token Auction
Singapore based Algorand successfully raised $60 million in a dutch auction token sale this week. The Algorand Foundation said the auction was 'met with overwhelming demand' as they distributed the first 25 million Algos to global auction participants. Algorand boldly claimed this was the 'start
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5 months, 3 weeks
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One community member holds plans to execute a "friendly fork" of the ethereum blockchain in two months time.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Bitcoin Price Breaks 2019 High as Investors Paint $15,000 FOMO Target
Since June 10, bitcoin has been on a strong upside movement supplemented with large volume across major crypto markets, achieving a new 2019 high.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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WaykiChain Stablecoin WUSD: Dark Horse Being Visible to Tether, Maker or the Others - The Merkle Hash
Coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum are highly volatile. On any given day, it is common to see an increase to 10% -20% or even a decrease. That makes using most cryptocurrencies for daily transactions inconvenient. Imagine paying $5 for your soybean latte today and finding out tomorrow that it should have been $4. Price changes like that are shocking for a consumer. The adoption of stablecoins will be a catalyst to the new decentralized internet becoming mainstream. Four Traits Necessary for an Optimal Stablecoin An optimal stablecoin should have the following four traits: price stability, scalability, privacy and decentralization. Additional
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Atlantis Hard Fork for Ethereum Scheduled for September 17 Launch
Ethereum Classic developers and contributors recently decided that the Atlantis hard fork will occur on block 8,772,000, estimated for September 17.
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Video Streaming Startup Pursues SEC-Compliant Ethereum-Based Crypto
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Atlantis Hard Fork for Ethereum Scheduled for September 17 Launch
Ethereum Classic developers and contributors recently decided that the Atlantis hard fork will occur on block 8,772,000, estimated for September 17.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Ethereum Classic's Next Crypto Code Upgrade Is Back on for September - CoinDesk
After dissent earlier this month, ethereum classic developers decided today to recommit to a hard fork activation date in September.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/06/20/10-takeaway...
10 Takeaways from the Facebook Libra announcement
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Ethereum Classic's Next Crypto Code Upgrade Is Back on for September - CoinDesk
After dissent earlier this month, ethereum classic developers decided today to recommit to a hard fork activation date in September.
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Japan’s Biggest Messenger LINE is Offering a Crypto Exchange for 80M Users
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Bitcoin Price Storms 151% YTD as Facebook's Libra Boosts 2019 Rally
Bitcoin is up more than 151 percent against the U.S. dollar year-to-date at $9,300, surpassing most assets and stock indices.
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Facebook Libra's Reminder: Mass Regulation Before Mass Bitcoin Adoption
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Token, an Open Banking Platform, Raises $16.5M in Funding - CoinDesk
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Ethereum 2.0’s Phase Zero Scheduled to Launch on January 3, 2020: Devs
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BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, ADA: Price Analysis 19/06
Facebook has launched its whitepaper. How can this affect cryptocurrencies in the short term?
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3 key Notes on the Recent 250m USDT "Printing" on Ethereum's Blockchain - The Merkle Hash
Every time the Bitcoin price shows signs of moving up, it is a matter of time until enthusiasts find some sort of link to potentially worrisome Tether behavior. These correlations will always be present, as not everything that happens is an illegal course of action. The recent “printing spree” Tether has been on shows 250 million Ethereum-based USDT has been brought into circulation. The bigger question is whether or not one should be concerned about it. The 2 big USDT Transactions It has to be said, a Bitcoin price increase usually results in more USDT being brought into circulation. That
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Libra Testnet Reveals Sneak Peek at the Facebook Crypto Future
Leave it to Facebook to announce a blockchain project - Libra - and launch a complete blockchain with a new programming language in months.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/press-releases/unstoppable-...
Unstoppable Domains Announces the Top 60 Zilliqa Domain Names Up for Auction
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Blockchain Firm Algorand Raises $60 Million in New Token Sale
Blockchain company Algorand has raised over $60 million in a token sale on financial services platform CoinList.
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Web Server Security Firm Cloudflare Announces Launch of Ethereum Gateway
Web server security service firm Cloudflare announced the launch of its Ethereum gateway.
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Ethereum-Based Decentralized Video Streaming Startup Livepeer Raises $8M
Ethereum-based decentralized video streaming startup Livepeer announced that it raised $8 million from institutional investors.
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'A Very Expensive Failure': Blockchain Experts Slam Facebook’s Crypto Libra
A lot's already been said about Facebook’s Libra crypto and its ambition to disrupt the finance world. What about the blockchain behind it?
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Big Four Auditing Firm PwC Releases Cryptocurrency Auditing Software
Big four auditing firm PwC announced the release of a cryptocurrency auditing software solution.
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Internet Security Provider Cloudflare Announces an Ethereum Gateway - CoinDesk
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Decentralized Video Platform Built on Ethereum Raises $8 Million - CoinDesk
The Livepeer infrastructure functions as a “token coordinating network,” incentivizing those with computing power to join and match the needs of those looking to stream.
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'Phase Zero' of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next January - CoinDesk
Ethereum may begin transitioning to its next-generation, proof-of-stake blockchain model at the beginning of next year – pending more tests, that is.
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Euroclear, EIB, Santander and EY to Pursue Blockchain Pilot for ECP Settlement
One of the world’s largest securities depositories says it will push forward with building the pilot blockchain-based platform.
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Here is the Letter From Congressman Patrick McHenry Requesting a Hearing on Facebook's New Cryptocurrency Libra
As reported earlier today, Facebook officially launched its long-anticipated stablecoin named Libra. Facebook revealed details of their own cryptocurrency stating it was based on a 'collection of currencies and other assets.' Facebook also said Libra will be able to create Smart Contracts similar to Ethereum
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Here is Congresswoman Maxine Waters' Statement on Facebook's Crypto Libra
Representative Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee issued the following statement in the wake of Facebook's cryptocurrency announcement today. Facebook's 'Libra' is a stablecoin created from a basket of assets but the ecosystem also has the ability to create smart contracts
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TRON Announces MainNet Upgrade Designed to Enhance Security and Convenience
TRON announces incoming MainNet upgrade, Odyssey v3.6, promising a more lightweight server among other developments.
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$10,000 Bitcoin Price Imminent in 'the Days of Bitcoin Bug': Analyst
Cornerstone Macro's Carter Worth stated that based on technicals, the trend of bitcoin is seemingly positive and is aiming for 2018 levels.
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NEO Price Could Skyrocket by 264%, Forecasts Analyst
NEO has lagged other large cryptocurrencies, and a Twitter user called Trading Room spotted three critical factors about the coin.
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BitBay.net Exchange Introduces GBP With Special June Promotion
Published: 18/06/2019 17:05 EST. Journalist: Sponsored Malta-based BitBay, is one of the largest crypto-fiat exchanges in Europe and the first to offer direct fiat-to-fiat exchange. The platform has recently introduced GBP deposits and withdrawals without daily limits. Shortly after integrating the currency, BitBay.net opened GBP trading pairs with BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, and BCC. Only now, all GBP deposits and withdrawals are free for the month of June! About BitBay Founded in 2014 and backed by a team of over 200 professionals, BitBay has since become one of the largest European exchanges with over 800,000 active users, more than 547,000
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Chinese Authorities Shut Down Illicit Bitcoin Mine Hidden in Marsh
Police from the city of Qiqihar in Western China used a drone to locate an illegal Bitcoin mine hidden in the centre of the large 'fish pond' or marsh adjacent to an oil production facility, Chinese news outlet Huangiu reports. Police from the Green Grassland
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Austria Post Launches 'Crypto Stamp' Collectibles on the Ethereum Blockchain
Stamp collecting just entered the 21st century, as the Austrian Post Office unveiled its limited edition collectible crypto stamp, powered by the Ethereum blockchain.
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Round-Up of Crypto Exchanges Hack So Far in 2019, How Can It Be Stopped?
Six crypto exchanges have been hacked so far in 2019. How can cyber attacks be avoided and addressed in the future?
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Hyperledger Gains Microsoft and Ethereum Foundation Among Raft of New Members
Microsoft already uses Hyperledger Fabric, while the Ethereum appearance forms part of a wider outreach plan, says a senior executive.
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Facebook could be for crypto what AOL was for internet adoption | Bank Innovation | Bank Innovation
Facebook Inc., a centralized corporate giant with a history of customer data use controversies, is an unlikely candidate for bringing cryptocurrencies to the
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Microsoft, Salesforce Join Hyperledger Enterprise Blockchain Consortium - CoinDesk
Microsoft and Salesforce have joined Hyperledger, lending their enterprise software heft to the DLT consortium.
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Digital Asset Partners With Amazon AWS Aurora on Smart Contract Language Interoperability
Digital Asset has partnered with Amazon Web Services Aurora to make its open-source smart contract language more interoperable.
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4 Notes on Why Bitcoin is Tokenized on Binance Chain - The Merkle Hash
There has never been a shortage of curious developments which put an interesting sin on cryptocurrency projects. Binance, the world’s leading trading platform, is issuing new tokens on its native blockchain. Said tokens will be pegged to leading cryptocurrencies and are all proposed for trading on the Binance DEX platform. The Bitcoin-pegged BTCB Token On paper, it would not necessarily make too much sense for anyone to create a new token pegged to popular cryptocurrencies. A new token linked to Bitcoin would not necessarily gain any real traction, although there seems to be a method to this madness. Binance will
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Polish Bank Verifies Documents With Ethereum Blockchain
A universal bank in Poland is using blockchain technology to let customers verify the authenticity of their banking documents.
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4 Reasons to Scrutinize BuyCrypto.today Before Using the Service - The Merkle Hash
Ever since LoclaBitcoins decided to remove the option for users to settle transactions with cash, there has been a growing demand for alternative solutions. Several such platforms exist already, yet it seems BuyCrypto.today is trying to make a name for itself. While the service appears perfectly legitimate, there are a few interesting “signs” which may put a different spotlight on things. Trading Euros for Cryptocurrency On the surface, the BuyCrypto platform offers the functionality a lot of European users could get behind. It allows for peer-to-peer trading through the Euro currency, and supports many different cryptocurrencies. That in itself is
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https://born2invest.com/articles/fintech-crypto...
Cash is past: How modern fintech will drive cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) into the financial mainstream
With cryptocurrencies making a comeback, we might be seeing a revolution in e-commerce in the near future.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/06/148494...
Crypto Trading Platform PrimeXBT Announces Android App Launch
Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Monday the launch of its new Android mobile app. According to PrimeXBT, the mobile app is the latest step in the trading platform's continued growth and development. 'By offering mobile access to trading cryptocurrencies with up to 100x leverage
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-eth-xrp-ltc-...
BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, ADA: Price Analysis 17/06
There are signs of increasing institutional interest in cryptocurrencies. Can this propel the markets to the next level?
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https://www.ccn.com/press-releases/contentos-jo...
Contentos Joining Binance Chain to Explore the Content Blockchain Ecology in a Win-win Cooperation
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/internet-authori...
Internet Authority: History of Centralized Companies Being Hostile Toward Crypto
In the wake of CCN’s Google saga, CT looks at which centralized companies have been hostile to crypto firms in the past.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/georgian-govt-io...
Georgian Gov’t, IOHK Partner to Develop Blockchain in Education, Ministry Services
Georgia’s government has signed an MoU with blockchain technology firm IOHK to implement blockchain-enabled projects.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/06/17/39801/
The FOMO crowd is back in town. Will Bitcoin have a blockbuster comeback?
Last week our theme was “Are you buying BTC? How safe is your Bitcoin?”. Our theme for this week is “The FOMO crowd is back in town. Will Bitcoin have a blockbuster comeback?” TLDR. Bitcoin and cry…
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto/litecoins-charlie-le...
Litecoin's Charlie Lee Joins Warren Buffett's Crypto Power Lunch with Justin Sun
Litecoin's Charlie Lee will join Tron CEO Justin Sun on his $4.6 million crypto power lunch with bitcoin skeptic Warren Buffett.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-5-crypto-per...
Top 5 Crypto Performers: NEO, LTC, BTC, ETH, XMR
Can Facebook’s announcement regarding its crypto project next week provide a boost to other cryptos?
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-worth-ov...
Bitcoin Worth Over $9,200 as Top Cryptos See Growth
The 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate growth on the day as bitcoin crossed the $9,200 mark.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-is-gettin...
Russia Is Getting Serious About Blockchain, but Remains on the Fence About Cryptocurrencies
Crypto was a hot topic at a forum featuring Russia’s top people from the economic sector.
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto/google-teaches-ether...
Google Teaches Ethereum: Inside Google's Cloud-Blockchain Ethereum Hybrid
Google is expending its resources learning how the Ethereum blockchain works and teaching people how to integrate with Google’s services.
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https://www.ccn.com/altcoin-news/altcoin-price-...
Ethereum to Skyrocket by 70 Percent Against Bitcoin, Predicts Analyst
One of the more reliable figures on CryptoTwitter provided analysis that suggests that Ethereum could rise by 70% against bitcoin soon.
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https://www.ccn.com/press-releases/redeeming-ic...
Redeeming ICOs: Understanding the New DApp System as Explained by ADN’s Einstein
Recent news broke about the publishing of ADN’s official press releases on cryptocurrency news outlets like CoinTelegraph, CCN, and BitcoinMagazine. This was soon followed by announcements revealing the successful listing of ADN Coin on premier cryptocurrency exchanges like BitForex and Coinbene. Final preparations are underway, and many in the ICO community are anticipating the launching of ADN’s mainnet. To satisfy our curiosity, we contacted Tad Einstein, CIO of ADN. He is working alongside ADN’s CTO in developing the ADN mainnet. In a Nutshell The primary purpose of the ADN platform, according to an exclusive interview with Tad, is to ”re-instill”
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https://themerkle.com/an-introductory-guide-to-...
An Introductory Guide to Leveraged Cryptocurrency Trading on Monfex - The Merkle Hash
Monfex is a cryptocurrency trading platform which operates on a different level than most. It is actively offering the best features to its users, ranging from high leverage and a wide range of digital assets to trade. It is also a very convenient and easy platform to use, which makes it of great interest to the ever-growing global cryptocurrency community. Rising to the top Quickly For a platform which only launched in December of 2018, Monfex has quickly risen to the top in many different ways. This cryptocurrency trading platforms is best-known for its margin trading feature. Combined with a
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5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/exclusive-new-re...
Exclusive: New Report Reveals Details of Telegram’s TON Blockchain
New report reveals more details about one of the most anticipated projects in crypto, the TON blockchain.
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https://www.coindesk.com/smart-contract-startup...
Smart Contract Startup Tapped By Google As Blockchain Partner - CoinDesk
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5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/crypterium-...
Crypterium launches prepaid card
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5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bullish-bitcoin-price-8200-...
Bitcoin Price Reclaims $8,200 as Trade War Intensifies Bullish Demand
In the past four days, the bitcoin price has increased from $7,630 to $8,240 by nearly eight percent against the U.S. dollar.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/google-cloud-int...
Google Cloud Integrates Chainlink Oracles in Analytics Data Warehouse With ETH DApp Support
Google Cloud has integrated Chainlink’s oracle middleware with its BigQuery enterprise cloud data warehouse.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/safe-space-a-gui...
Safe Space: A Guide to Special Economic Zones for Crypto, From China to Switzerland
Russia may join a list of countries with an offshore crypto zone with a plan to build its own on an island.