Dukascopy Swiss-Based Forex Bank Launches Ether CFDs

Swiss-based forex broker and crypto-friendly bank, Dukascopy have announced the launch of its Ether contracts for differences (CFDs) after successfully adding Bitcoin CFDs to its product offerings earlier in the year, according to a Finance Magnates report on October 9, 2018.

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Forbes Announces Partnership with Civil to Publish Content on a Blockchain

Business media giant Forbes has partnered with Civil, a blockchain-based firm, with the intention of using a decentralized network to publish content, the company’s co-founder Matt Coolidge announced in a press release on October 9, 2018.

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IMF Report States Cryptocurrencies Present a “Vulnerability” to Global Finance Markets

A warning statement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ascertains the “rapid growth” of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could create “new vulnerabilities” in the globe’s financial markets, as published in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report on October 9, 2018.

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Next Step! Mars Blockchain Summit NYC to be Held on October 18, 2018

Will finance be the first implementation scenario of blockchain?

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Maker Becomes Most Valuable Token as Nearly 1% of all ETH Is Locked in Dai

With a market cap of above half a billion dollars, Maker is now the most valuable Ethereum token after overtaking OmiseGo. Most of Maker’s success is attributed to its Dai stablecoin, which now has almost one percent of all ETH locked in as of October 8, 2018.

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World Blockchain Festival: Noah Project Gathers Thousands of Crypto Geeks Under One Roof

The most grandiose crypto event of this year is coming! Less than a week is left till the long-awaited World Blockchain Festival, which will take place in Japan on October 13. The Saitama Super Arena, the third largest indoor arena in the world, will gather thousands of crypto adopters from different countries to meet and […] The post World Blockchain Festival: Noah Project Gathers Thousands of Crypto Geeks Under One Roof appeared first on NullTX.

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Blockstream’s Liquid Network for “High Value” Bitcoin Payments Is Live

The Liquid Network is up and running. More than a year after its conceptual introduction at the Blockchain Association of Canada's Government Forum in Ottawa, Blockstream’s bitcoin scaling solution made its public debut on October 10, 2018, after going live among its partners on September 27.

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BMW-Backed Blockchain Competition Offers Token Prizes for Auto Tech

The 4-month MOBI Grand Challenge kicks off on October 12, with prizes in the form of tokens donated by Ocean Protocol and Beyond Protocol.

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Ripple SVP Talks How Fast Crypto Industry Development is Despite Slow Value Growth at PreMoney Conference 2018

The PreMoney Conference 2018: The cryptocurrency Projects Aiming For Development Rather Than ICOs The recently concluded PreMoney San Francisco 2018 conference held on October 2nd 2018, brought together various stakeholders in the blockchain communities including blockchain development team leaders, cryptocurrency corporations’ officials and other investors in the field. The conference raised various helpful points to […]

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Blockchain-Based P2P Global Marketplace Era Swap to Establish a Valuable Ecosystem for the Digital Sharing Economy

Bitcoin Press Release – Blockchain startup Era Swap introduces a robust peer-to-peer (p2p) marketplace to revitalize the freelancer sharing economy. October 10th, 2018, Malta – Era Swap is a social community platform that intends to be a valuable market for Time of services, Education and Crypto Assets.

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Report: Bitcoin’s New Price Ceiling at $100,000

An article published October 8, 2018, talks about why Bitcoin’s highest valuation is now $100,000. This number is derived from the strong relationship between network activity and price that the cryptocurrency has shown in the past.

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DataBroker DAO Launches Flagship IoT Sensor Data Marketplace Ahead of International Expos

Bitcoin Press Release: Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) startup DataBroker DAO has officially launched the IoT sensor data marketplace. October 10th, 2018, Dubai, UAE – For many businesses entering the blockchain space, the pressure of delivering on roadmap promises is almost equal to the success of the enterprise itself.

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Australia Trials Blockchain Platform for National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australia is currently in the process of exploring the potential for blockchain technology to create ’smart money’ to be used in its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), its federal government revealed in an October 9, 2018, press release.

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AUSTRAC Investigates Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Australia’s financial regulator, the Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), is tightening up surveillance on cryptocurrency exchanges as sophisticated criminals leverage digital currencies to send money internationally.

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Southeast Asia’s First Fiat-to-Cryptocurrency Exchange Set to Launch in Singapore

Cryptocurrency trading just earned a major impetus in Southeast Asia, as the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange platform EurekaPro is set to launch the first ever fiat-to-crypto exchange platform in the region, per a report published by finews.

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Japanese Internet Monolith GMO to Launch Yen-Pegged Stablecoin

GMO Internet Group is working to launch a stablecoin by 2019. In an announcement released on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, the Japanese IT conglomerate said it is putting all gears in place to begin building its stablecoin, called the GMO Japanese Yen (GJY).

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Forbes Enters Blockchain Game, Partners With Civil

Civil, an Ethereum-based platform with a heady bid to save journalism, has partnered with Forbes to help the 100-year-old publisher keep its stories free from meddling hands.

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Alibabacoin Listing Launch on 9 Exchanges Successful, Trading Begins

Alibabacoin Foundation was very successful in listing on nine exchanges at the same time on October 8, 2018. This is a huge milestone for the company as reported by famous news websites. No other coin has ever done this—making the event a first in the history of cryptocurrencies.

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ETF Debate Could Cause A Surge

The United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a few important crypto related decisions to make and is pushing back dates and causing a lot of distress in the blockchain and cryptocurrency communities.

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South Korean Messenger KakaoTalk Releases Blockchain Platform Klaytn

Ground X, the blockchain development arm of South Korean mobile platform Kakao, announced October 8, 2018, the debut of their blockchain platform “Klaytn. ” Ground X Releases Platform Alongside the actual platform, Klatyn has also released tutorials and toolkits to allow blockchain developers to leverage its tech, as well as a wallet, blockchain explorer, and BLASQ, their take on an incentivized.

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Australia Testing Blockchain-Powered ‘Programmable Money’ for New Payments Platform

Since the introduction of the blockchain, we’ve commonly seen the decentralized technology associated with digital currencies like Bitcoin or Ripple. While those are viable use cases, Australia is looking to innovate on traditional blockchain-based payment solutions.

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Amazon Introduces 1-Click Blockchain Technology on its AWS for Ethereum and Hyperledger

On October 9, Amazon announced that it has implemented different blockchain solutions for its Amazon Web Services. With AWS Blockchain Templates, it will be possible for customers to provide a fast and easy way to create and deploy secure blockchain networks that use the popular Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric frameworks. With these AWS CloudFormation templates […]

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Report: China to Introduce Blockchain Standards in 2019

A Chinese government-owned organization is developing three “blockchain standards” to govern privacy, deposits, and smart contracts made possible through the technology. The move is said to “better guide” the burgeoning local industry, reported China Money Network on October 8, 2018.

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UAE Commodities Authority Approves ICOs in a Bid to Revamp Capital Markets

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is joining the league of countries that have embraced Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as a way of raising capital according to a report by Reuters on October 8, 2018. The planned listing of ICOs in 2019 comes after the Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority categorized ICOs as securities.

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Top Crypto Experts Will Gather on the Second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Malta

On October 23, the international organization Smile-Expo will conduct the second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Malta – huge event with crypto discussions by blockchain specialists. The large-scale meeting of top industry experts will become the 50th anniversary event of the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference series.

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Pending US SEC ETF Decision could cause Market Boom

The United States Security and Exchange Commission has been sitting on cryptocurrency related decisions, perpetually pushing back dates and causing much consternation in the blockchain and cryptocurrency communities.

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GET A CHANCE TO PITCH YOUR INNOVATION TO THE RIGHT TARGET AUDIENCE AND WIN UPTO 100K USD

After a successful First edition in Singapore, Satoshi United – The biggest UnConference in the blockchain world‘ – Is hosting its second edition in the Middle East, taking place on 22-23rd October in Dubai.

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Blockchain Exchange Platform CryptoCoin.Pro Launches ICO Service Suite to Support Upcoming Projects

Bitcoin Press Release: Blockchain exchange platform CryptoCoin. Pro has announced the launch of its ICO service suite, which will support both established and upcoming projects. October 9th 2018, Luxembourg – This May, fully licensed Cryptocurrency exchange and ICO services platform,CryptoCoin.

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Binance Donates 100% of Listing Fees to Charity

Binance, one of the world’s fastest growing and popular cryptocurrency exchanges made a sudden announcement to their listing fees. According to a Medium post published on October 8, 2018, the exchange will begin to disclose cryptocurrency listing fees and donate all funds to charity.

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UK’s Coinfloor Bitcoin Exchange to Slash Most of its Employees

The UK’s oldest bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is about to slash its staff numbers in a blow to bitcoin as well as London’s blooming cryptocurrency industry, Financial News reported on October 8, 2018.

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AIC Unveils AI Dapp for the First Time in the World and Will Be Listed on Bitforex

The AI blockchain project AI CRYPTO (AIC) announced on October 8, 2018 that it has commercialized the world's first Dapp (Decentralized Application) using AI. The post AIC Unveils AI Dapp for the First Time in the World and Will Be Listed on Bitforex appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Binance to Make Listing Fees Transparent, Give Proceeds to Charity

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, said that it will make new cryptocurrency listing fees transparent and donate 100 percent of those fees to charity.

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Another DEX Announcement as Bithumb Makes Moves for Expansion

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by volume has announced its plans to release a decentralized exchange (DEX). The South Korean exchange Bithumb hopes to have its decentralized exchange released by the end of October.

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Ripple Co-founder Chris Larsen Becomes 383rd Richest Person in the World on Forbes Ranking

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has made a crypto milestone as the first ever billionaire with a fortune gathered exclusively from cryptocurrency-related activity to enter the Forbes 400 list. According to an October 4, 2018 report in Business Insider, Larsen was ranked by Forbes at number 383 on the list with a total net worth just north of $2 billion.

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World Blockchain Forum Launches Mission in New York to Build Greater Understanding and Consensus

NEW YORK CITY, USA – October 2, 2018: A reality-style television event, a hackathon, a job fair, and presentations and panel discussions featuring leading innovators in the dynamic blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, are just some of the highlights expected at the 4th World Blockchain Forum (WBF) that will take place in New York, November 8-9, 2018.

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Traders Remain Unsure of Bitcoin Direction As Volatility Hits 2018 Low

Bitcoin continues to consolidate as October progresses. Price action is trading around the end of the triangle pattern which has been forming since January. In previous articles, we outlined three potential scenarios which could play out.

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Vitalik Buterin Prepares to ‘Detach’ from Ethereum: Platform Can ‘Survive’ Without Him

On Oct. 5, Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin wrote on Twitter that he is planning to “detach” from the blockchain protocol because it can “absolutely survive” without him. I think ethereum can absolutely survive me spontaneously combusting tomorrow at this point.

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Venezuela Officially Launches State-Backed Petro, Passport Fees Now via Crypto-Only

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro officially launched the Petro, a state, and oil-backed cryptocurrency. According to the RT article published on October 8, 2018, while the goal of the state-backed cryptocurrency is to consolidate Venezuela’s economic stability, experts and analysts, however, remain skeptical and question whether oils and minerals back the token.

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Economic Crisis in Argentina Provides Opportunity for Bitcoin ATM Providers

According to cryptocurrency ATM providers Athena Bitcoin and the Odyssey Group, by the end of 2018, Argentina could have up to 30 Bitcoin ATMs. Reuters published an article on October 4, 2018, mentioning that these cryptocurrency ATM providers are keen to tap into the South American market and take advantage of the current Argentinian economic crisis and to expand their.

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BNC Weekly Bitcoin Blockchain Statistics 8th October 2018

Brave New Coin's weekly bitcoin blockchain statistics for the week of: October 1st - 8th, 2018

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Spain’s Port of Valencia to use Blockchain Technology to Build a “Smart Port”

The blockchain technology is set to be deployed for the development of a “smart port” in the city of Valencia, Spain. The announcement was made on October 3, 2018, during the Smart Ports & Supply Chain Technologies conference held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

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Manny Pacquiao’s New Cryptocurrency

One of the most famous boxers in the world, Manny Pacquiao is getting ready to promote his own digital currency at an up and coming blockchain event in Asia. Pacquiao is set to be a special guest at the event according to the official website in order to promote his PAC token which is powered by the GCOX (Global Crypto Offering Exchange).

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Binance’s CEO and Team, attend Malta’s First Ever Blockchain Summit

The country of Malta is spearheading the regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology by being the first nation to issue clear legislation and/or guidelines on the industry. To promote the country as a hub for blockchain innovation, the first ever Delta Summit was held in Malta from the 3rd to the 5th of October this […] The post Binance’s CEO and Team, attend Malta’s First Ever Blockchain Summit appeared first on Ethereum World News.

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Under-Regulated Cryptocurrency Era to Come to an End Soon as Regulators Speeden Crypto-Legislation

Although the cryptocurrency industry currently lacks robust regulations, this will quickly change as the industry matures over time. According to an Asia Times article published on October 4, 2018, regulations surrounding cryptocurrencies will grow at a significantly fast rate as regulators attempt to place old frameworks on new and emerging technologies.

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$50,000 Bitcoin ATM Scam Surfaces in Australia

In Melbourne’s West, scammers posing as debt collectors conned victims to deposit over $50,000 into a Bitcoin ATM. According to The Sydney Morning Herald’s article published on October 5, 2018, the four victims who were believed to be migrants, were threatened with an arrest if they failed to pay the total amount.

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American Rapper Soulja Boy Drops Track Dedicated to Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin

American rapper Soulja Boy’s new album Young Drako released October 4, 2018, contains a track dedicated to the largest cryptocurrency on the market, bitcoin. The track ‘Bitcoin’ is listed fourth on the album and makes direct claims to the amount of money the artist has purportedly earned off the digital currency.

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Today’s Top Cryptocurrency Headlines and Bitcoin News from the Blockchain World (October 6)

[Whoa] Ripple's Blockchain Ledger Sees 150 Million XRP Coins Move in New Mega-Transaction [Whoa] Ripple's Blockchain Ledger Sees 150 Million XRP Coins Move in New Mega-Transaction Epic Games' Fortnite Video Game Could Transition onto Blockchain via MagnaChain Partnership Epic Games' Fortnite Video Game Could Transition onto Blockchain via MagnaChain Partnership Guidepost Solutions CEO Security Expert: […]

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U.S. Justice Department Accuses Russia of Funding Cyberattacks With Bitcoin

A Justice Department indictment against seven Russian military officers filed in July 2018 contains new allegations that  Russia used bitcoin to fund its cyber attacks, MarketWatch reported on October 4.

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Yale Endowment Fund Invests in Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin-Focussed Venture Funds

David Swensen, whose investing success with Yale’s endowment has earned him the nickname of Yale’s Warren Buffet, has made his first big bets on cryptocurrency by investing in two venture funds, CNBC reported on October 5.

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