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SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Blockvest For Fraudulent Securities Offer
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a preliminary injunction granted against Blockvest LLC for unlicensed security offer. This overturns a previous court order, claiming that the SEC failed…
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Crypto Nightmare: This Brazilian Investor Just Accidentally Bought Bitcoin at $20,000
Every crypto investor’s worst nightmare came true for one Brazilian trader, who accidentally bought bitcoin at a massive premium. At one point, he bought 0.0047 BTC for 340 Brazilian reals,…
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Chainalysis Secures $30M: Despite Bitcoin Crash, Crypto Venture Money Still Flowing
The so-called “crypto winter” has undoubtedly been tough on a majority of this ecosystem’s upstarts, even those with supposedly colossal war chests and copious amounts of talent. Heck, earlier this…
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Crypto-Collectibles Marketplace OpenSea Partners with Blockchain Video Game Ember Sword
OpenSea, a digital marketplace for non-fungible crypto collectibles, has partnered with blockchain game developer and publisher So Couch Studios to build an in-game marketplace in the studio’s fantasy massively multiplayer…
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Crypto Markets Experience Mixed Trading Session, Analysts Expect Ethereum and Litecoin to Drop in Near-Future
The crypto markets have continued to gradually drift lower following last Friday’s market surge. Most cryptocurrencies have dropped today, with Ethereum trading down marginally, and XRP dropping nearly 2% due…
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Bitcoin Price: All’s [Too] Quiet on the Crypto Front
This level of calm can make anyone nervous. Bitcoin spent the day within a close range, not losing much anywhere. Binance Coin is now over $9, further solidifying its position…
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XRP Holds Strong After JP Morgan ‘Slaps’ Ripple With Bank-Centric Crypto
Ripple and its go-to crypto asset, XRP, have long been a nuanced topic of discussion in the cryptosphere. Many have argued that the San Francisco-based fintech startup, deemed a company…
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Dow Surges 443 Points: Here’s What Xi Jinping Said That Lit the US Stock Market on Fire
On February 15, the Dow Jones surged by 1.74 percent, adding 443.86 points. Within less than 1 month, the Dow Jones has recovered from 24,065 points to 25,883 points, by…
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Coinsquare Acquires StellarX: Canadian Exchange Takes Over
Canada’s largest crypto exchange Coinsquare has acquired the StellarX DEX according to a press release published yesterday. Under the terms of the agreement, StellarX will become a fully-owned subsidiary of Coinsquare and…
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Ocasio-Cortez Tries to Tear Down Trump’s Border Wall Just 24 Hours after Chasing Amazon out of NYC
The wide criticism U.S. House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received when she cheered Amazon’s decision to not build a second headquarters in New York didn’t seem to faze her. Instead, the freshman…
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Bitcoin (BTC) Stable Above $3,600, But Analysts Warn That Further Losses are Likely
Bitcoin has continued to express stability around its current price levels in the low-$3,600 region. Despite being stable currently, BTC has not been able to garner any buying pressure at…
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Crypto Analyst: Bitcoin Price Stuck Between Converging Moving Averages Until Mid-Year
Traders, investors, and analysts are all watching Bitcoin price charts in hopes to better predict when the current crypto bear market ends and a new uptrend will resume. One particular…
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Ripple Feeling Pressure? Brad Garlinghouse Speaks Out About JPM Coin
Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, has finally responded to JPMorgan’s recent announcement of its new JPM Coin. Is Ripple feeling the pressure or just annoyed with a bank adopting a similar…
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Bitcoin Needs to Kiss the Government’s Ring, Claims CME Chief Terry Duffy
Crypto will never be anything more than a fringe investment until it gets government backing. That’s the assessment of Terry Duffy, the CEO of top derivatives marketplace CME Group. Duffy…
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Litecoin (LTC) Up 26.3% In the Last Week, What’s Bogging Down Price?
Litecoin prices up 26.3 percent Adoption levels on the rise Transaction volumes low but up from Dec 2018 Despite short-term sell pressure, Litecoin (LTC) is on the rise and adoption…
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AXEL Launches AXEL.Network: A Global Decentralized and Distributed Platform
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You Can Now Buy Bitcoin At The Post Office In Liechtenstein
The national post service of the small European country of Liechtenstein has confirmed it will now offer Bitcoin (BTC) sales as part of its product range. Liechtenstein Post: Bitcoin Exchange…
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LocalBitcoins Challenger XCH4NGE Goes Global
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BuySellHODL Launches First Of Its Kind Cryptocurrency Ratings & Price Targets
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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Explains Why He’s Not Scared of JP Morgan’s ‘Bank Cryptocurrency’
Three MIT students in their early 20s created a technology that could draft predictive responses to emails. In May 2018, they proceeded to raise funds for their startup – EasyEmail.…
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Ripple (XRP) Boss: Bank-Issued Digital Assets A Deeply Misguided Idea
Ripple price edge lower Brad Garlinghouse says bank issued currencies doomed to fail Transactional volumes low JPM Coin is a bank-issued coin, but it will fail if we factor in…
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Euphoric Dow Plows to 365 Point Gain after Trump Talks up China Trade Deal
The Dow and broader U.S. stock market surged to more than three-month highs Friday following the release of a White House memo that described trade talks with China as “detailed”…
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Bitcoin Investors in This European Country Can Now Buy Crypto at the Post Office
Liechtenstein’s official post office is offering fiat-to-bitcoin exchange services through a partnership with Swiss blockchain company Värdex Suisse, a regulated payment service provider based in Switzerland. The Liechtensteinische Post AG office...
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Grayscale Q4 Report Finds Institutional Investors Returning to ‘Bitcoin Maximalism’
Digital Currency Asset Manager, Grayscale Investments, had a record year in 2018, with institutions and retirement accounts comprising the lion’s share. What’s more, they are increasingly opting for Bitcoin over other…
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Bitcoin (BTC) Validation as Jamie Dimon’s Sentiment Shift
Bitcoin prices ranging with clear supports at $3,400-500 zone JP Morgan and Chase rolls out a stable coin, JPM Transactional volumes average 10k, not enough to trigger buyers into action…
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You Won’t Believe How Many US Voters Back the ‘Extreme’ 70% Tax Rate in Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal
According to data from Navigator Research, a recent poll concluded that almost half of Americans support a 70% marginal tax on income earned above $10 million. Without explanation, 48% of…
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Blockchain Investors Are Cautiously Optimistic and Cite Overdue Upgrades
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BitMart Lists Liquidity Network (LQD) Token
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Why Won’t Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Come Clean on How Disastrous Last Month’s Hack Really Was?
New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia disclosed that local police have allowed employees to return to the firm’s office following its suspension of operations mid last month after a multi-million dollar…
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Even During Nuclear Winter, the Largest Crypto Asset Manager Controls Nearly $1 Billion
Cryptocurrencies have continued to stumble, but one organization has been making promising strides in the back offices of the Bitcoin space. Grayscale Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the crypto conglomerate that…
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Ripple CEO Says JPMorgan’s ‘Cryptocurrency’ Misses The Point
JPMorgan is already facing severe criticism from the cryptocurrency industry just a day after it announced it would launch its own token, ‘JPM Coin.’ Garlinghouse: JPM Coin ‘Misses The Point’…
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Newsflash: Amazon Leads Massive $700 Million Funding Round in Tesla Competitor Rivian
Elon Musk and Tesla had better watch out, because tech conglomerate Amazon just led a massive $700 million funding round in electric vehicle competitor Rivian. Amazon Leads Major Funding Round…
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Bombshell Report Details Creepy Ways Facebook Stalks Users & Ex-Employees
In a chilling report published by CNBC, over ten former employees of the social media giant have come out to reveal that Facebook uses its app to find and deal…
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Dow Futures, Bitcoin Price Teeter as US Stock Market Digests Trump’s Shutdown Deal
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and broader US stock market teetered on the brink of their previous-day closes heading into the week’s final trading session. Wall Street continued to digest…
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Analysis: Here’s Why JP Morgan Is Launching Its Own Centralized Crypto Asset
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JP Morgan Chase, has long been a skeptic of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin. After calling the flagship crypto asset a “fraud,” remarking that it’s much…
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Bill Gates: ‘Extreme’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Tax Reforms Would ‘Create Tax Dodging’
What does America’s second wealthiest man think of Ocasio-Cortez’s tax reforms? Bill Gates believes that talk of a top-rate tax of 70 percent is “extreme” and completely “missing the picture.”…
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Indonesia Officially Recognizes Bitcoin as a Commodity
Regulators in Indonesia have finally recognized Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as commodities, thus providing legal backing for trading virtual currencies. Consequently, cryptocurrency exchanges in the country now have a set…
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Russia Isn’t Bothered to Recognize Bitcoin for Now, Says Justice Minister; What Drove his Decision?
Russia’s Minister of Justice, Alexander Konovalov, has indicated that it is unnecessary to give cryptocurrencies a legal definition at this point in time, according to the country’s state-owned news agency…
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Apple Finds a New Way to Sell its Old (Still Expensive) Phones in Germany, a Trial is Still Coming
Apple will resume its sale of iPhones in its stores in Germany, selling its older models which come with chips from Qualcomm Inc., as the chipmaker gets one over the Cupertino-based…
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Wyoming Becomes First State To Give Bitcoin Owners Full Property Rights
Cryptocurrency advocates are celebrating Friday after the US state of Wyoming passed a bill giving direct property rights to cryptocurrency holders. Wyoming Senate Passes Crypto Property Bill Bill SF0125 passed…
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Bloomberg Editor Says JPMorgan’s Cryptocurrency Will ‘Obliterate’ Ripple; is XRP in Trouble?
On February 14, JPMorgan, the $340 billion banking giant, launched a stablecoin called JPM Coin. Industry experts foresee the stablecoin thrashing Ripple and its cryptocurrency XRP in the long run.…
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Mass Adoption is Coming: The Biggest US Automaker Turns to Blockchain to Help Save Millions in Identity Theft
General Motors Financial has partnered with blockchain company Spring Labs to help reduce identity theft. It’s a move that could potentially save the car maker millions of dollars in fraud…
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Blocksmatter Daily Crypto Morning – February 15, 2019
96 Blocksmatter Daily Crypto Morning – February 15, 2019 <!-- View this email in your browser Good Friday morning! TThe crypto markets continue to trade in an incredibly tight range…
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The Return of Crypto DeQuorum – JPMCoin the XRP Killer
After a busy day, I sat down to have a late lunch at 3 PM on Thursday, and I saw a Whatsapp message pop up – and I stood up…
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Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Healthy Pullback Could Lead to More Upside
The price of Litecoin (LTC) is currently consolidating after a small pullback from the well-overbought levels seen late last week. Is there more upside for the altcoin in the immediate…
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Anchor: A New Financial Standard and Monetary System
Anchor, a New Financial Standard and Monetary System for Preserving and Enhancing the Value of Investor Holdings Anchor is a two-token stable currency system pegged to a financial index that…
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How the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Helped Usher in the Dawn of a Currency Revolution
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, is flush with massive profits from its operations in 2018, estimated from buybacks of its BNB token to total $446 million. Although Bitcoin is…
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Will Valentine’s Day End in Heartbreak for Bitcoin Bulls?
The cryptocurrency market held above $120 billion heading into Thursday evening, but could Bitcoin be setting up investors for a post-Valentine’s Day heartbreak? Bitcoin and the rest of the top…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Cringeworthy Reaction to Amazon’s HQ2 Pullout Proves How out of Touch She Really Is
U.S. House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York politicians just chased off 25,000 Amazon jobs that could have created salaries of at least $115,000 jobs each. Unfazed and stunningly…
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Iran’s ‘Cryptocurrency’ Has All the Traits of a Classic Sh*tcoin
Last month, Iran lifted its ban on Bitcoin to make way for its ‘crypto rial’. Now Iranian authorities have launched PayMon cryptocurrency supposedly backed by national gold reserves. Except, it’s…
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Here’s Why the Bitcoin Price Has Crypto Traders Railing at Bart Simpson
Bitcoin’s recent price movements have crypto traders everywhere railing at Bart Simpson for roiling the market. Below, we’ll explain why, but first, let’s take a look at the flagship cryptocurrency’s movements…
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Coinbase Stops Holding Bitcoin SV Hostage, Will Traders Dump Craig Wright’s Crypto?
In a note to users today, Coinbase announced that it has finally made Bitcoin SV balances available for withdrawal. Users have been complaining for months about their Bitcoin SV, which…
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JPMorgan Officially Launches Its Stable JPM Coin
The first digital currency created by a major US bank is finally here! This morning, CNBC was first to report that JPMorgan Chase has officially launched its own cryptocurrency. The first…
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Bitcoin Price ‘Hit Equilibrium,’ Says Mike Novogratz
The Bitcoin price is “grinding along” at the bottom of its range but could easily hit $8000 by the end of the year, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said as…
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Virginia Police Department Reveals Why its Pension Fund is Betting on Bitcoin
Fairfax County, Virginia has targeted part of its pension fund toward investments in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry, as well as blockchain technology in general. Now, they’re explaining why. Fairfax…
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Santander Bank Enters $700 Million Deal to Use IBM Blockchain
According to Cointelegraph, Europe’s Banco Santander and tech behemoth IBM have announced an accord involving the IBM blockchain. The pair signed a $700 million USD deal aiming to increase Santander’s technological developments.…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Declares Victory after Amazon Yanks HQ2 from New York
US House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time in declaring victory after Amazon backed out of a $3 billion deal that would have seen the Jeff Bezos-led tech conglomerate establish…
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Dow Faces Serious Pressure as US-China Trade Spat Mesmerizes Stock Market
The Dow and wider U.S. stock market declined on Thursday, as the United States and China embarked on their final round of trade negotiations before a self-imposed deadline. By the…
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Why JP Morgan’s ‘Bitcoin Killer’ isn’t Even a Real Cryptocurrency
JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States by a long shot, shocked the financial community on Thursday by launching its own blockchain product. For the purpose of…
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Coin Center files comment in CFTC proceeding on Ethereum
A few months ago LabCFTC, the division of the agency dealing with innovative financial products, put out a request for information to better understand the Ethereum network and ecosystem that…
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Donald Trump, California Governor Feud over $3.5 Billion Bullet Train Project – Is the President Right?
California’s bullet train project is the latest thorn that’s nagging U.S. President Donald Trump. In a tweet, Trump claimed that California had canceled the bullet train project after wasting ‘billions…
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Why it’s High Time for Millennial Crypto Investors to Go All-in on Bitcoin
One of the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency investors has thrown even more weight behind bitcoin, claiming virtually all other cryptocurrencies will die a painful death. Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital…
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Newsflash: Amazon Trashes Plans for NYC Headquarters, Caves to Pressure from Ocasio-Cortez
Caving to pressure form local politicians and special interest groups, tech conglomerate Amazon has trashed a plan to build a new corporate headquarters in New York City. Amazon Caves to…
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Will Dow Rally? Top Milken Economist Says China ‘Desperate’ to End Trump’s Trade War
According to Bill Lee, chief economist at the Milken Institute, China is desperate to land a trade deal with the U.S. and President Donald Trump to prevent more crippling defaults.…
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BitMart Lists the World’s First Predictive-analytics Platform – Endor Protocol (EDR)
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There’s 1 Similarity Among the Best-Performing Cryptos During Brutal 14-Month Bear Market
This week, Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a crypto markets data platform, released the rankings of 25 cryptocurrencies he personally believes have been the most active in making gains.…
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Love trading? 5 BTC Up for Grabs
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BitMax.io Announced Launch of Margin Trading
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Historic Retail Sales Drop Rocks Dow Jones While Bitcoin Price Continues Slow Bleed
A historically-abysmal decline in consumer spending crushed the US stock market on Thursday, causing the Dow to open to triple-digit losses just hours after it looked like the index would…
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Don’t Blame Crypto: Nvidia’s Collapsing Stock Could Kill Nasdaq’s Winning Streak
The Nasdaq Composite Index is on the verge of breaking out of its bear market. With a rebound of 12.9% since the infamous Christmas Eve massacre, tech stocks are on…
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Indonesia Slaps Strict Regulations for Cryptocurrency Futures Trading – Is the Sector Dead On Arrival?
With the Indonesian government requiring cryptocurrency traders to keep a deposit of 80 billion rupiah (approximately $5.7 million) among other requirements in order to participate in futures trading, sector players…
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Newsflash: Bitcoin Basher Jamie Dimon & JP Morgan Just Launched Their Own Cryptocurrency
One of Wall Street’s fiercest bitcoin critics may have been playing us all along. JP Morgan Creates ‘JPM Coin’ Cryptocurrency JP Morgan, the gargantuan investment bank led by Jamie Dimon,…
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Corporate Banking Group Aimed at Blockchain and Crypto Players Announces Future Multi-Jurisdictional Launch and Upcoming Token Sale
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Airbus Stock Soars Despite Shutting Down the A380, the Largest Passenger Plane Ever
The iconic superjumbo A380 launched by European plane maker will stop delivering from 2021. Why? Nobody wants them. Interestingly, the company’s stock rose 4.31 percent in early morning trading in…
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Morgan Stanley to Spend $900 Million in Biggest Acquisition Since 2008 Crisis; Will the Trump Admin Approve?
Morgan Stanley is shelling out $0.9 billion to acquire stock-plan firm Solium Capital. The acquisition of the firm that mainly specializes in offering Software-as-a-Service for managing employee share plans, ‘financial…
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Peerplays Token Now Listed on IDAX and Exrates
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Here’s How the Gov’t of Seoul is Using a Public Blockchain in the Real-World
The government of Seoul is using ICON, the largest blockchain project in South Korea by valuation, to process information, issue documents, and conduct a wide range of administrative tasks. On…
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Piction Network Builds New Bridges For Today’s Digital Natives
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Streaming Wars: Does Apple Need to Dethrone Netflix to Succeed at Much-Hyped Video Service?
Rumors that an Apple streaming service was in the works have been running rampant for months. While Apple has not confirmed anything, several news outlets reported Wednesday that “sources familiar…
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Ethereum-Based Maker Surges 50% in 10 Days While Crypto Market Slumbers: What’s Fueling it?
Since February 4, the price of Maker (MKR), a crypto asset that represents a stablecoin, collateral loans, and decentralized governance platform on Ethereum, increased by exactly 50 percent against the…
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Blocksmatter Daily Crypto Morning – February 14, 2019
96 Blocksmatter Daily Crypto Morning – February 14, 2019 <!-- View this email in your browser Good morning! The crypto markets have remained remarkably stable over the last week at around…
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What High School Chemistry Taught Mike Novogratz about Bitcoin
Bitcoin guru Mike Novogratz went where few have gone in expressing his optimism about the cryptocurrency. Beyond merely referring to it as “digital gold,” he said that its role in…
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Crypo Market Defends $120 Billion Mark But Bitcoin Price Takes Losses
Bitcoin and the other top 5 cryptocurrency assets suffered insignificant losses through the 24-hour period, but they were all in the red. Globally speaking, the only top 10 crypto to…
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Ripple (XRP) isn’t a Real Cryptocurrency, Claims Exchange that Just Listed the ‘Heavily Centralized’ Token
Ripple (XRP) is not a cryptocurrency, and it is heavily centralized in the hands of the corporate entity known as Ripple. That’s the opinion of a cryptocurrency exchange which listed…
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This Stock Exploited a NASDAQ Loophole to Gain a Staggering 3,000%(+) in Under 7 Days
Phunware is a company that has largely posted losses. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company lost almost $26 million in 2017 and another $3 million during the first…
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Is Crypto About to Get Institutional Investment? Novogratz Thinks So
According to a Bloomberg report, Galaxy Digital Holdings founder Mike Novogratz believes that crypto institutional investment will be coming by next year. If this were to be the case, digital coins would…
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Watch: Facebook Alum. Sean Parker Bashes Amazon, Warns Echo is Spying on Every Word You Say
Facebook founding president Sean Parker wants you to know that Amazon’s Alexa-enabled Echo devices are listening to every word you say and may be filing away your private conversations for…
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Coinbase Wallet Now Compatible with Google Drive and iCloud
As of yesterday, users using a Coinbase Wallet can now back up an encrypted version of their private keys to their personal cloud storage account. These accounts include either iCloud or…
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Why This Privacy Watchdog Says the SEC’s Crypto Exchange Crackdown Threatens to Stifle Free Speech
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is taking the SEC to task for potentially repressive policies related to enforcement actions levied against crypto industry firms. Free speech online is the EFF’s wheelhouse,…
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Oil Throws Dow a Lifeline as Desperate Saudis Plan Even Bigger Output Cuts
The U.S. stock market clung to gains Wednesday, as rebounding oil prices propelled the energy sector-heavy Dow higher following Saudi Arabia’s latest pledge to scale back production. DOW SLAMS ON…
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US National Debt Hits Terrifying $22 Trillion. This is Why Bitcoin Matters.
Today is a record moment in US history. The total national debt has surpassed $22 trillion for the first time ever. The runaway mountain of debt is a terrifying reminder…
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While Dow Surges, This Key Metric Reveals Professional Investors are Calling the US Stock Market’s Bluff
The Dow and wider US stock market raced higher on Wednesday, adding to Tuesday’s mammoth 372 point gain. Dow Builds on 372 Point Rally Traders are excited that efforts are…
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California Might Force Silicon Valley to Pay ‘Data Dividends’ – How Will Google & Facebook Respond?
A little over four weeks since being sworn into office, California Governor Gavin Newsom has already started making enemies in the tech sector – specifically with Silicon Valley powerhouses like…
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Japanese Giant GMO’s Bitcoin Exchange and Mining Venture Lost ¥1.3 Billion in Bear 2018
Japan-based GMO Internet Inc. (TYO: 9449) incurred an operating loss of ¥1.3 billion (~$11.75 million) in the fiscal year 2018. The IT company published its financial performance on Tuesday, saying that…
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Why Amazon is on the Verge of Absolutely Upending These 4 Markets Worth $220 Billion
There be no shelter from Amazon. The retail titan is rapidly expanding in so many directions that its front lines of competition are everywhere. Amazon is currently sending shockwaves through…
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‘Arcane’ SEC Rules May Kill Chances of Bitcoin ETF in 2019: Crypto Mom
The chance of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) gaining approval this year is slipping away. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce yet again downplayed the prospect of a Bitcoin ETF…
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Dow Triumphs But a Skeptical Harvard Professor Warns of a Market Collapse
On February 12, the Dow Jones surged by more than 500 points by 1.49 percent following optimistic forecasts on U.S.-China trade talks. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones…
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Dow Sneaks Higher, Bitcoin Price Holds the Line as US Stock Market Clears Major Hurdle
The Dow added to Tuesday’s blockbuster rally, and the S&P 500 cleared a key technical hurdle in what is shaping up to be another strong day for the US stock…
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Bitcoin Traders Turn to Derivatives in Droves: The Ultimate Sign of Crypto Winter?
Amidst the worst bear market in the 10-year history of the crypto market, Bitcoin traders have pivoted from long-term strategies to derivatives and options. According to a Bloomberg report, individual…
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Exclusive: Voyager’s Game-Changing Bitcoin Trading App Just Went Live in the US
Voyager, the “Name Your Price” tool of crypto trading, launches in US 9 states this morning. Available on the Apple store as we speak, the powerful new brokerage app enables…
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#274 Alexey Akhunov: Ethereum 1.x – BUIDLing Things One Step at a Time
Support the show, consider donating: BTC: 1CD83r9EzFinDNWwmRW4ssgCbhsM5bxXwg ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 We’re joined by Alexey Akhunov, an independent Ethereum researcher. Alexey has been working on an ambitious project calle...
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Netflix Revenues Soar and Georgia State Wants a Piece with ‘Streaming Tax’ on Citizens
Georgia lawmakers worry that rural residents don’t have suitable access to Internet services. Their solution is to tax people who enjoy streaming services like those offered by Netflix, Amazon, and…
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Israeli NGO Threatens to Sue Coinbase for Enabling Hamas’ Bitcoin Donations
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been threatened with a lawsuit by an Israeli civil rights NGO Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center) if it continues to allow Hamas to fundraise via its…
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Lyft Founders Conspire to Take Control of $7.5 Billion Uber Competitor
The founders of Lyft, John Zimmer and Logan Green, are working on a plan to retain control of the company after it goes public. They will do this by creating…
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Expanding Apple Users’ Payment Options: Noah Pay Is Released on iOS
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MasterCard, Ripple, Barclays Fund US XRP Remittance Firm in $1.7 Million Seed
Global remittance startup SendFriend has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding by 13 participants. The US company announced Monday that it had received support from MIT Media Lab, Barclays, the…
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Crypto Rallies: EOS Surges 10% With Exceptional Strength to Hit $2.6 Billion Market Cap
In the last 24 hours, the EOS price has surged from $2.71 to $3.06 by more than 10 percent against the U.S. dollar, reclaiming its position as the 4th largest…
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Blocksmatter Daily Crypto Morning – February 13, 2019
96 Blocksmatter Daily Crypto Morning – February 13, 2019 <!-- View this email in your browser Good morning! The crypto markets remained almost stable at about USD 122 billion, along with…
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Crypto Snoop Chainalysis Raises $30 Million to Spy on Your Bitcoin Transactions
Chainalysis, the company that works to track crypto transactions, has completed their second fundraising round. Led by venture capital firm Accel, a total of $30 million was raised. Chainalysis Doubling…
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Egyptian Billionaire Naguib Sawiris Defends Trump’s Trade War, Blasts China for ‘Raping Us’
In what is bound to be pleasing to the ears of U.S. President Donald Trump, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has sided with the hardline stance that the leader of the…
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Disgraced Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Accidentally Sent Nearly $400,000 to Dead CEO’s Bitcoin Wallet
On February 12, Ernst and Young (EY), the monitor of the QuadrigaCX case, released its first report with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. In it, EY stated that the…
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This Uber Co-Founder’s Bitcoin Brokerage Just Went Public in Canada
Voyager, a brokerage startup that helps users easily find the best prices for Bitcoin and other crypto assets, has gone public in Canada on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSX-V) through a…
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Hybrid Summit 2019 in Hong Kong: Tom Lee Headlines the Conference
Hong Kong blockchain week is right around the corner! Hybrid Summit has decided to host its annual event in China this year. Last year, the blockchain-centered educational event was held…
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Morgan Creek Digital Secures $40M Backing from Public Pension Funds
According to Bloomberg, renowned digital asset firm Morgan Creek Digital has successfully closed a new $40 million blockchain-specific venture capital fund. It has done this because of major contributions from two US…
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Why the Dow Rallied 372 Points Despite Trump’s Tantrum over Shutdown Deal
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 372 points (1.48%) Tuesday. A bipartisan deal to avert a second government shutdown drove Tuesday’s rally. The deal secures border funding, but Republicans and…
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Bitcoin Price Clings to $3,600 with Iron Fist While Ethereum Races Past Ripple
The 24-hour period of trading hasn’t seen vast activity in the crypto economy. Since the spike at the end of last week, nothing truly significant has taken place on Bitcoin…
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Vanguard CIO Greg Davis Just Issued a Dire Warning for the US Stock Market
The odds of a recession are rapidly going up, and U.S. stock market investors need to be on notice. Vanguard CIO Issues Bleak Forecast for U.S. Stock Market Investors who’ve…
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Exclusive: Bitcoin Cash Developer Amaury Sechet Comes Clean on Satoshi Claims
CCN finally caught up with Bitcoin Cash lead developer Amaury Sechet, who recently graced our headlines with a bit of a stunt: claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Amaury Sechet: I…
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Blockport Announces Partnership with Crypto Lending Provider Nexo
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Mike Novogratz — the CEO of cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital — admits that the Crypto Winter will probably last longer than he had anticipated. However, the Goldman Sachs alum still believes…
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Opinion: Mr. Trump, A[nother] Nuclear Arms Race Is The Last Thing We Need
The Doomsday Clock is 2 minutes from nuclear midnight. President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States would be pulling out of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, giving…
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Tech Stocks Had a Miserable Start to 2019 But One Industry is Keeping Dow Jones Alive
While most major tech stocks in the likes of Intel and Nvidia had a bad start to 2019, one industry has performed exceptionally well, sustaining the momentum of the Dow…
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Trader: Bitcoin and Ethereum’s Block Reward Halving Will Create Bullish Momentum
In the past 72 hours, the valuation of the crypto market increased by $3 billion to $114 billion as Bitcoin and Ethereum slightly recovered. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum rebounded by…
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Mario Gamers Rejoice: Nintendo Lowers Sales Forecasts, Plans to Release Cheaper Switch Consoles
When Nintendo launched Switch some years back, it seemed the Japanese game had found a worthy successor to the Wii. The company cut its forecast for annual Switch shipments for…
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Avoiding QuadrigaCX’s $190 Million Disaster: How Do the World’s Largest Crypto Exchanges Store Funds?
Canada’s largest crypto exchange QuadrigaCX lost more than $190 million worth of user funds and is unable to reimburse its users. As CCN reported on February 1, the founder and…
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Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin-Friendly Cash App is Now 2nd Most Popular Apple Application
Within a decade since its launch in 2009, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s fintech company Square has transformed into a $29 billion digital payments giant and the go-to platform for users…
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Why Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Need to Stop the Billionaire Bashing
In a Thursday interview on CNBC show Mad Money with Jim Kramer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren came out swinging against billionaires, saying: “You know that top one-tenth of 1 percent this…
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Exclusive: Why Ledger CEO Eric Larchevêque is Preparing for Crypto Nuclear Winter
One of the most striking things about the cryptocurrency industry is people’s willingness to talk about it. As the CEO of Ledger, perhaps the most secure hardware wallet in the…
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7 Things Apple Could Buy with its Staggering $245 Billion Cash Stockpile
When Apple delivered its quarterly earnings report this week, all eyes were on how severely lagging iPhone sales would eat into the tech giant’s revenue. However, Apple also disclosed that…
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Here’s What Every Major 2020 US Presidential Candidate Has Said about Bitcoin
The 2020 US presidential election is still nearly two years away, but campaign season is already in full swing. Before long, voters will know which Democrats support the Green New…
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Watch: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Pumps Bitcoin on Joe Rogan’s Podcast
Joe Rogan may have landed his biggest guest yet on his popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience: Jack Dorsey, the founder and CEO of Twitter and Square and an avowed…
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Sharing of Goods, Skills, and Assets with the Use of a New Cryptocurrency
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AZ FundChain Attempts to Advance Financial Inclusion Through Blockchain
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Market Panic Remains – Bexplus Investing Advice on BTC
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Here’s Why Pantera Capital Thinks This Bitcoin Bear Market is Different
Dan Morehead, the CEO of bitcoin investment firm Pantera Capital, says everyone needs to chill out about the current Crypto Winter. Morehead reminded the myopic industry that the crypto space…
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TRON Up by Over 100% in 1 Month: Can BitTorrent Token’s Success Push it Further Up?
In the past 30 days, the valuation of the crypto market dropped from $138 billion to $114 billion by $24 billion. Yet, TRON (TRX) recovered from $0.0127 to $0.0264, by…
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7 Cryptocurrencies that Surprisingly Outperformed Bitcoin in January
Seven cryptocurrencies performed way better than Bitcoin during January’s market volatility. HOT, the native token of Holochain project, surprised the cryptocurrency community with a 178% price surge. Augur’s REP followed…
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Here’s How Much Nvidia Actually Made from Crypto Mining Sales
According to a report by Markets Insider, Nvidia generated $1.95 billion in revenue from its crypto business. Although the official financial statement of the company disclosed a $602 million crypto-related…
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7 Reasons Why That Hot New ‘Bitcoin Stablecoin’ Sounds Like Junk
A new Ethereum token called “Wrapped Bitcoin” just launched Thursday. How Wrapped Bitcoin Works The purpose of the new cryptocurrency is to enable Bitcoin users to “participate in Ethereum smart…
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Bitcoin Price Inches Back Toward $3,500, But Litecoin is Today’s Crypto Market Winner
Bitcoin is edging closer and closer back to the critical $3,500 support level that some estimated it would stand on for awhile. Ethereum gained a dollar overnight. But more notably,…
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Wall Street is Playing Chicken on Bitcoin Adoption: Hedge Fund CIO
Ari Paul, the co-founder of crypto investment firm BlockTower Capital, says bitcoin adoption is at a standstill because Wall Street is taking a “wait-and-see” approach amid the bear market. In…
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$190 Million in Crypto Gone Forever, How Canada’s Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Lost it All
QuadrigaCX, the largest bitcoin exchange in Canada, has lost $190 million worth of crypto after it lost access to its cold storage wallets. An affidavit filed on January 31 with…
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Bitcoin Price in Recovery Mode – Will it Close the Week on a High Note?
The bitcoin price on Friday posted a modest 0.9 percent surge as it corrected from its ascending channel support level and sought to climb back into bullish territory. Bitcoin Price…
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This Pot Stock Just Surged 90% for the Stupidest Reason Ever
More than three dozen cannabis companies applied for the POT symbol on the Canadian Securities Exchange after it became available this week. Potash Corporation relinquished the symbol, and so many…
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Kudlow: Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% Tax on Rich Would Turn US into Venezuela
“Everybody’s poor” in oil-rich Venezuela, and US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser claims he knows the answer: excessive taxes on the South American nation’s wealthiest citizens. With high-profile Democrats…
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Ethereum 2.0 Inches Closer, Pre-Release Stable
Ethereum 2.0 is closely approaching. The blockchain project has just launched its first pre-release for phase zero of the network’s transition to the new and improved Ethereum (ETH). Yesterday, Ethereum…
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Dow Jones Sess Stunning 10% Recovery, But This One Key Factor Could Fuel Even More Growth
Since January 3, within a one-month span, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has recovered from 22,682 points to 25,102 points, by more than 10 percent. It has been a stunning…
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IBM Blockchain Trial Successfully Completed With Mandarins
Computer giant IBM has successfully completed another blockchain trial with the help of 28 tons of mandarin oranges. The tech behemoth tracked a shipment of mandarins from China to Singapore and…
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(+) Weekly Recap: Crypto Winter Continues as NEM Foundation Crumbles, Bitcoin Falls 7.6% in January
Crypto winter shows no signs of abating anytime soon. In the past week, bitcoin rounded out its sixth consecutive month in the red while the NEM Foundation suspended all projects…
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New Mac Malware Can Steal Crypto from Exchanges, Can it be Prevented?
Unit 42, the global threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Network, discovered Mac malware that can steal cookies linked to crypto exchanges and wallets. Although usernames and passwords may not…
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Maduro’s Master Plan for Venezuela: Swapping 29 Tons of Gold for Euros with the UAE
Venezuela is moving a shipment of 29 tonnes of gold, worth approximately 1 billion Euros or 1.2 billion dollars, to the United Arab Emirates for sale. UAE will pay cash…
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Newsflash: The Trump Curse? Vice Media Cuts 10% of Staff after HuffingtonPost & BuzzFeed Layoffs
The Brooklyn, New York-based news and documentary media giant, Vice Media LLC, is cutting 250 employees out of the company and closing down its flagship weekly HBO program, sources tell…
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Dow Smashes Through 25,000 after Blowout Jobs Report Pours Cold Water on Government Shutdown Fears
The U.S. stock market extended its rally Friday after better than expected jobs data suggested that the impact of a partial government shutdown on the economy was largely overblown. Dow…
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Donald Trump Might Pick This Bitcoin Optimist to Lead the World Bank
When Satoshi Nakamoto created bitcoin, a message in the cryptocurrency’s Genesis block made clear that it was a direct response to banking industry mismanagement and the financial and political structures…
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Jamie Dimon: ‘I Have No Problem Paying Higher Taxes’, If They’re Used Wisely
J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has declared that he does not mind paying higher taxes as long as they are used where they are “most effective”. His comment comes…
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Did Bitcoin’s Q4 2018 Price Performance Prove It’s Not Digital Gold? Think Again
Writing for Market Watch Tuesday, Aaron Hankin asserts that Bitcoin’s price plunge along with the NASDAQ and other equities benchmarks in Q4 2018 proves Bitcoin is more like a tech…
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Dow, Bitcoin Cautiously Advance into February Following Stock Market’s Best January in Decades
Neither the Dow nor the bitcoin price looked keen on making a bold entry into February early Friday morning, as both the US stock market and cryptocurrency sector reflected on…
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SpaceX Layoffs Were Caused by ‘Absolutely Insane’ Projects, Admits Elon Musk
There aren’t many CEOs who can blame company layoffs on interplanetary space crafts and Space-based Internet. But then, there aren’t many CEOs like Elon Musk. During an investor call for…
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Crypto Firms Flock to Estonia: Is the Country’s E-Residency Program a Giant Loophole for Money-Laundering?
Estonia’s e-Residency program allows location-independent non-citizens and firms to access services such as banking digitally. Cryptocurrency firms have particularly embraced the program warmly with around 600 of them estimated to…
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Binance Opens Fiat On-Ramp with Debit, Credit Card Purchases
After the roll-out of customer screening, Binance was able to offer the opportunity for purchasing digital assets with cards, lining up among fiat-fueled exchanges.
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South Korean Regulator Refuses to Lift ICO Ban
South Korea will not lift the ban on token sales it imposed in September 2017 despite numerous efforts to build legislation allowing domestic ICOs.
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A substantial Ripple rally fizzled as the asset’s value fell as much as 12% from its weekly high. The XRP-to-USD exchange rate (XRP/USD) dropped to an intraday low at 0.3003…
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Zilliqa (ZIL) Mainnet Launch Fails to Lift Pressure on Price
Zilliqa’s was one of the most highly anticipated mainnets in 2018, but the actual launch failed to lift market prices.
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In the last 24 hours, the crypto market has slightly declined by $2 billion in valuation as the Bitcoin price fell by one percent. The decline in the value of…
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CBOE Resubmits ETF Proposal for Review
About a week after the Van Eck ETF proposal was pulled out, another one was filed, further delaying the decision date.
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Gemini Claims to be World’s First SOC 2 Compliant Crypto Exchange after Deloitte Audit
Crypto exchange Gemini has announced that it has completed its SOC 2 Type 1 examination, and plans to obtain more security credentials by the end of the year. SOC 2…
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Most of $11M Stolen MIOTA Tokens Found, IOTA Foundation Says
The revelation comes a week after a Europol-led operation arrested the alleged hacker, a 36-year-old resident of the United Kingdom.
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Palestinian Terrorist Organization Appeals for Bitcoin Donations
Ezzedine al-Qasaam, the military arm of Hamas, is turning to crypto to ease financial troubles amid ongoing conflict.
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‘Final Testing’ Phase: Fidelity Nears Launch of Cryptocurrency Trading & Custody Platform
Much excitement has been building since the large American financial services firm Fidelity Investments first announced back in October that they were building a cryptocurrency trading and custody platform. They…
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Ban Hammer Remains: South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Refuses to Lift ICO Ban
The ban on initial coin offerings in South Korea will stay, the country’s financial regulator has said in a statement. The decision by the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC)…
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ABBC Blockchain MC Wallet in the Final Stages of Development
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Cloudbet Accepts Gigantic 20 BTC Bets for Super Bowl LIII
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Watch: Why This Video Could Doom Kik’s SEC Fight
Kik CEO Ted Livingston may have already doomed the chat app’s chances to win its high-profile legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its Kin cryptocurrency,…
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VanEck Resurrects Bitcoin ETF Bid, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and VanEck refiled their Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. But, there likely won’t be a Bitcoin ETF by the end of the year and…
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Florida Bitcoin Trader Faces Felony Charges for Selling Crypto to Undercover Police
It’s a case of police entrapment that goes beyond the pale. After a ruling Wednesday by the U.S. Third District Court of appeals, a Florida man will have to face…
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Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Claims They Can’t Find Their Wallets
Canadian-based QuardigaCX says they can’t find their cold storage wallets. In a notice published on its website, the crypto exchange says they have filed an application for protection under the…
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Bitcoin’s Not the Only Asset Driven by FOMO: Why Stock Market Investors Should Be Concerned
As the bitcoin price gets crushed amid the Crypto Winter, financial commentators are warning stock market investors to not fall prey to reckless buying decisions rooted in FOMO (fear of…
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Bitcoin Price Sinks Further from $3,500 as Crypto Market Endures More Losses
Gains were few and far between in the crypto market over the 24-hour period, with Augur presenting a notable exception while gaining less than 2%. The Bitcoin price remains in…
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Who is Actually Going to Buy Iran’s New Cryptocurrency?
Iran is creating a state-backed cryptocurrency. The options for the digital token are currently open. Reportedly, it’s initially only for crypto companies to do business with the Central Bank of…
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Facebook Stock Soars Despite Privacy Issues: Why Won’t Investors Take Their Heads out of the Sand?
Facebook users are either very naive or just not easily phased. They helped the social media giant set revenue records during the last quarter when it was plagued by data…
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Binance Accepts Credit Cards: Traders Can Buy Crypto With Credit Cards
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Binance, has given traders another reason to flock to its platform. Binance now accepts credit cards. Who’d have thought it!? Users can now…
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Breaking: CBOE Re-Files Bitcoin ETF Application Following End of Government Shutdown
US stock exchange operator CBOE has resubmitted its application to list a bitcoin ETF on one of its trading platforms, just days after the firm withdrew its previous bid. CBOE…
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First Healthcare Industry Security Token Issuance Planned by Agenus
The Biotech Electronic Security Token (BEST) aims to fund drug development through increased liquidity while offering value to investors.
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Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange Launches Stellar (XLM) Trading
The newly created market expanded with some of the top coins, attempting to offer a legal, transparent and safe platform.
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Why Nasdaq’s Bitcoin Exchange Partnerships Prove the Crypto Industry is Growing up
A total of seven cryptocurrency exchanges have contracted with Nasdaq to use its surveillance technology. The technology, which has various products including SMARTS (which was adopted by Gemini), enables Bitcoin…
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(+) Crypto Winter’s First Victim; NEM Foundation Crumbles as XEM Coin Price Sinks
The crypto winter may just have claimed its first major victim as the NEM Foundation announced it would be suspending all projects and partnerships due to the tumbling XEM coin…
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After Apple, Samsung Records a 31% Drop in Net Profits: Are Big Phone Makers in Trouble?
Apple has struggled to win over the Chinese mobile phone market as reports have suggested but Samsung is also having a similar issue. Samsung Electronics revealed that it recorded a…
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Dow Flips Green Despite Microsoft, DowDuPont Revenue Misses
The U.S. stock market traded higher Thursday but the Dow was mostly excluded from the rally as shares of Microsoft Corp (MSFT) tumbled following a lukewarm earnings report. Dow Flips…
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Marshall Islands to Issue Physical Banknotes for World’s First Decentralized National Digital Currency
The Marshall Islands will soon circulate physical banknotes representing the world’s first decentralized national digital currency. This is happening under an agreement with Tangem, a Swiss maker of blockchain-enabled smart card…
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Belarus’ Biggest Bank is ‘Working on’ Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency Exchange
According to a report by local news outlet BeITA, Belarusbank, the largest bank in Belarus, is considering the launch of its very own cryptocurrency exchange platform. The plans for the…
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Binance: The World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Will Let you Buy Bitcoin With Credit Cards
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume, enabled credit card payments on its platform to allow users to purchase Bitcoin and other major crypto assets using Visa…
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Dow Jones, Bitcoin Price Rallies in Jeopardy as US Stock Market Sends Mixed Signals
The US stock market is taking an uneven path on Thursday morning, with the Dow suffering triple-digit declines while tech stocks rise. The cryptocurrency market is almost universally sour, however,…
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EOS (EOS) Boots Bitcoin Cash (BCH) from 4th Place in Crypto Ranking
EOS sees support from inflows of Ethereum (ETH), boosting the price with the EOS/ETH trading pair.
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IOTA (MIOTA) to Provide Blockchain Solutions to Denmark’s Energinet
Danish grid operator Energinet will test DLT as part of its plan to implement green solutions and lower pollution levels.
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