Bitcoin prices suffered on Wednesday, following the cryptocurrency-bashing opened by popular economist Paul Krugman and banking institution Goldman Sach’s Chief Investment Officer Sharmin Mossaver- Rahmani’s pessimism in mass adoption of blockchain technology for currencies. origin »

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John McAfee Discusses Bitfi Wallet Hack Bounty and the Future of Crypto.

Cryptoglobe released an exclusive interview with founder of McAfee Associates and endorser of the ‘unhackable’ Bitfi wallet, John McAfee, to discuss recent controversy circling the $250,000 Bitfi hacking bounty and the future of cryptocurrency. origin »

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Coinbase Commerce Announces Addition of New Features, Faces Increasing Competition.

Coinbase Commerce has announced the addition of new features and plugins being added to their platform in a recent announcement. The move to add new features comes as Coinbase Commerce is facing increased competition from their competitors. origin »

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In Good Traders ICO.

IGT-CRYPTO – is a crypto-exchange from the In Good Traders Company (or IGT Company), which unites professionals who came to the field of blockchain from classical financial markets. Programmers together with successful financiers have created a platform that combines advanced technological solutions, high level of security and transactions speed. origin »

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Word on the street: Study finds bitcoin OTC volumes 3x exchanges.

A $10tr wealth and custodial manager now servicing crypto hedge funds; a study finds OTC markets doing 3x the volume of BTC trading than exchanges; and Hashgraph extends crowdfunding to all accredited investors after finishing $100m institutional fundraising round. origin »

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Intercontinental Exchange Partnering with Microsoft and Starbucks to Launch New Crypto Platform.

Fortune 500 New York Stock Exchange operator Intercontinental Exchange has announced the formation of a new company, Bakkt, which will partner with several large companies including BCG, Microsoft, and Starbucks to launch a new cryptocurrency exchange platform. origin »

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Crypto Currency Expo Marks 1st Year Anniversary.

Amid the successful launch of Crypto Currency Expo in August 2017, Global Crypto Hub (GCH) takes its pride to celebrate its first year anniversary since its establishment. The post Crypto Currency Expo Marks 1st Year Anniversary appeared first on CoinSpeaker. origin »

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The Launch Of A New A.I. Enabled TV Makes Mining Bitcoin Easy Again.

Canaan creative, a Beijing based Bitcoin mining firm who prides itself, as the second largest manufacturer of Bitcoin technology in the world, has announced the launch of a television set, that allows the audience to watch the Bitcoin, as its mined. origin »

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Ruby-x, A Whole New Level of an Integrated Trading Platform, launches the First and the Last Public Sale of Highly Valued And Limited Ruby Tokens.

Ruby-X.io is Crypo-Currency Trading Platform. The post Ruby-x, A Whole New Level of an Integrated Trading Platform, launches the First and the Last Public Sale of Highly Valued And Limited Ruby Tokens appeared first on CoinSpeaker. origin »

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“Not a Great Precedent”: Commissioner Discusses the SEC’s Latest ETF Decision.

When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell. origin »

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Equity Trust Launches Digital Asset Platform For Cryptocurrency IRA Investors.

Platform Offers Quick Order Settlement, Integrated Storage, Low Fees – Plus, Investors Could Reap Tax Advantages CLEVELAND, OH — August 4, 2018 — Equity Trust Company announced today the launch of their digital asset platform. origin »

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Ethereum Classic Recovers as Coinbase Nears ETC Trading.

FOMO Moments Current recovering altcoins are Ethereum Classic, Tezos, and Nano. The falling knife seems to have hit something solid as we enter the weekend in crypto land. The bears are having the day off and market capitalization has halted at just above $265 billion as further losses are on hold for now. origin »

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PR: BodyOne Blockchain Ecological Network Energizes the Fitness Industry.

No one can defeat me as I am the one in full of oriental power”. - the classic and domineering lines in The Legend of the Swordsman - reappeared in Beijing City - the east of the world. Bin Li, who is known as a godfather of fitness club in China, InterValue, which is a leading block chain technology company with the world’s first practical Blockchain 4. origin »

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Here Is How Starbucks Will Lead the Way Towards Bitcoin’s (BTC) Global Adoption.

The news that the owners of the New York Stock Exchange – the Intercontinental Exchange – has teamed up with Microsoft, BCG, Starbucks and other firms to launch the Bakkt company that will push Bitcoin and other digital assets towards becoming mainstream financial asset, has come at an opportune time in the crypto-verse. origin »

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Re Born Bloc ICO.

Re Born Energy Bloc (or Reborn Bloc or RBE) is developed mainly as a payment method for purchase orders of WASTEF ingredients made from the waste treatment plant of Chamhana Technology Research Institute, Ltd. origin »

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DStoq (DSQ Token): Licensed Decentralized Stock & Crypto Exchange?.

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies especially are becoming critical players in the development of modern technological solutions. The curiosity with industries, companies, and individuals to use to innovation in finance is proving to have far more reaching implications than thought before. origin »

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What Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology Provide To The World.

What Can Cryptocurrencies Provide to the World? Cryptocurrencies are a very important revolution for the economy and the whole world. They provide the society a new way to transact money or save funds. origin »

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Handshake: A Sensible Root Authority Service.

Handshake (HNS) is giving away $100 million in crypto to help with the global launch of the replacement system of root authority servers for the internet architecture. Are Current Root Certificate Authorities Secure? Nope. origin »

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Tron TRX Coin Uses Bitnovo For Italy and Spain Crypto Shopping Payment Integration.

TRX Will Be Implemented In Italy And Spain’s Stores In early August, Justin Sun, the Founder and CEO of the Tron Foundation, announced that his platform’s tokens – TRX – will be used in over 2000 stores in both Italy and Spain. origin »

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CNBC’s Delivering Alpha Panel Hosts Circle and Digital Currency Group CEOs: “Crypto Assets Are Here to Stay”.

Jeremy Allaire and Barry Silbert Tell CNBC, Crypto “As an Asset, it is here to stay” The CEO of Circle and Digital Currency Group, Jeremy Allaire and Barry Silbert respectively have recently shared their views on the future of cryptocurrencies, the associated problems and what is likely to happen to Bitcoin in the year to […] origin »

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Coinbase announces GBP support for UK customers, enables faster payments.

On 2nd August, digital currency exchange platform Coinbase announced on their official Twitter handle that platform would begin Great British Pound [GBP] support for all their UK customers starting today. origin »

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Walton College at University of Arkansas Establishes Blockchain Center of Excellence.

The University of Arkansas has now joined the list of blockchain educators following the announcement of a new Blockchain Center of Excellence, which will be based at its Sam M Walton College of business. origin »

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China’s Tsinghua University to Develop Blockchain Research Center with CIFS.

Tsinghua University’s Research Institute Partners with China’s Institutional Financial Firm to Develop a Blockchain Research Center Tsinghua University’s (THU) Research Institute of Information Technology (RIIT) is now working with a subsidiary of China’s institutional firm to build a blockchain research center. origin »

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Starbucks, BCG, Microsoft and ICE Announce Bakkt, a Bitcoin On-Ramp.

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the NYSE, has announced the formation of Bakkt. It is described as “A Global Regulated Ecosystem for Digital Assets”. It will include partnerships with Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Starbucks. origin »

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$1.3 Billion Worth Of BTC Locked Up By Mt. Gox Won’t Move Till Next Year.

Mt. Gox are back in the headlines, this time as a result of a decision made by authorities that will see money owed by Mt. Gox, held until summer 2019. Just to recap, Mt. Gox are due to credit the accounts of customers who had funds stolen during the Mt. origin »

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Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin Has Generated More Media Attention Than Is Warranted.

Despite grabbing headlines for their plans to launch a Bitcoin trading desk this year, Goldman Sachs clearly still has reservations about digital currencies. The multinational investment bank believes that lower prices are on the horizon. origin »

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Intellos ICO.

Intellos is closing the global wealth gap by creating a protocol based crypto investment bank. We're enabling equal access to performant, custodianless investment opportunities and next-generation financial technology via the Intellos Protocol. origin »

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Real Estate Doc ICO (RED Token): Blockchain Real Estate Leasing Platform?.

What Is Real Estate Doc? Real Estate Doc (RED) plans to revolutionize the management of commercial real estate. The project, which is powered by the blockchain, will facilitate secure, legally binding, and immutable transactions. origin »

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Excalibur OS ICO.

Excalibur OS is an operating system designed for PC’s & laptops, which will solve the issue of viruses and data theft by its unique method of data security system. origin »

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X-Block ICO (XCC Token): Blockchain Fog Computing System?.

What Is X-Block? X-Block is the first public chain built on the Fog Computing network. The project aims to create a convenient, open light and user-friendly eco-blockchain. X-Block is an outstanding representative of the public chains of the Blockchain 4. origin »

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Coinbase Custody is Considering 37 Additional Crypto Assets For Storage Service.

New Assets to Be Available through Coinbase Custody, But Will Only Offer Storage Coinbase Custody is known as a “custodial service,” which lets consumers store their cryptocurrency in a protected way. origin »

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NYSE Parent ICE Teams Up With Microsoft To Launch Global Crypto Platform Bakkt.

Bakkt aims to develop an integrated platform with a seamless global network to make the process of digital spendings very easy for crypto enthusiasts. The post NYSE Parent ICE Teams Up With Microsoft To Launch Global Crypto Platform Bakkt appeared first on CoinSpeaker. origin »

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Top 10 Cryptocurrency Projects from India.

Despite unfavorable odds and regulations constantly stacked up against the cryptocurrency market and by extension the community in India, there is a lot of blockchain and crypto innovation that comes out of the sub-continent. origin »

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What Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Could Mean for the Future of Finance.

While blockchain technology quickly became the latest tech buzzword, many have neglected to look at artificial intelligence (AI), and how the two could work together according to reports as of July 31, 2018. origin »

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‘We Don’t Want to Compete with Coinbase’ – Says Binance CEO.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, shared some of his big ideas on the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency with Fortune magazine this week. And it’s probably worth listening to the man running the biggest crypto-exchange in the world. origin »

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New Coinbase Plugin Allows Web Stores to Accept Crypto Payments.

Coinbase has recently announced the launch of its new WooCommerce Plugin. Merchants using the popular e-commerce platform WooCommerce will now be able to easily accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment for commercial transactions. origin »

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More Efficient Clone Contract Functionality Could Soon Be Coming To Ethereum Blockchain.

EIP 1167 entered “last call” status yesterday and is open for comments for the next two weeks before it is finalized. This Ethereum Improvement Proposal allows any number of cloned contracts to redirect calls and gas fees more cheaply and with fewer side effects than is currently possible. origin »

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Why Major Crypto Exchange OKEx Controversially Used User Funds to Liquidate Bitcoin Contract.

OKEx, the second biggest crypto exchange by daily trading volume, officially announced the decision to engage in a forced liquidation to settle a massive long contract. On July 31, 2018, a user with the ID 2051247, the largest individual holder of Bitcoin and Ethereum on the platform, entered a long position worth $460 million. origin »

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Game Theory in Cryptoeconomics.

Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator(s) Satoshi Nakamoto utilized a range of scientific and economic models when he developed the world’s first digital currency. While many of these technologies already existed, it was Nakamoto’s combination of this knowledge – in conjunction with his developed distributed ledger technology (DLT) – that ushered in a new age of decentralized digital currencies. origin »

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Vanuatu Issues First Cryptocurrency Exchange License to DSTOQ Platform.

Vanuatu Issues First Crypto Exchange License Vanuatu, a South Pacific island, has taken major strides when it comes to cryptocurrency. The country approved the issuance of a stock exchange license to a crypto exchange. origin »

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High Times Becomes the First IPO to Accept Cryptocurrencies.

On Thursday, the well-known cannabis culture brand and publication High Times announced it’s holding an initial public offering (IPO) and that it will be the first regulated A+ stock offering to accept cryptocurrencies. origin »

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imToken Ethereum Crypto Wallet Announces DApp Browser, Tokenlon DEX and Venture Fund Upgrades.

Ethereum Wallet Imtoken Unveils a New Wallet ImToken is announcing the release of imToken 2. 0, the next generation of digital wallets for a fully decentralized ecosystem. This Ethereum wallet supports a wide range of tokens numbering to 30,000. origin »

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Distributed Dialogues: Crypto Reporters Look in the Mirror.

The Distributed 2018 conference that recently took place in San Francisco was accompanied by a new edition of the Distributed Dialogues podcast, a collaborative show between the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network and Distributed Magazine. origin »

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Gamefly to shut down its streaming service at the end of August.

Remember Gamefly — that game rental service you may have gotten a gift card for that one Christmas? The company announced earlier this week it was shutting down its digital streaming service, effective at the end of this month. origin »

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Starbucks, Microsoft, and ICE to Launch Bitcoin Payments Provider.

Big corporate names, including Starbucks, Microsoft, and Intercontinental Exchange, are partnering up to launch an integrated platform that enables consumers and institutions to buy, sell, store, and spend digital assets on a seamless global network. origin »

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Japan’s tech giant Sony offers some solutions to boost blockchain hardware in 2 patents.

Japanese electronics giant Sony has filed two patents for boosting blockchain-based ecosystems, according to filings 20180218027 and 20180219686 published by the U. S. Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) Aug. origin »

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On a Path to Recovery: Bithumb Reopens Deposits and Withdrawals.

Following a disastrous security breach in June that led to losses of more than $30 million, Korean cryptocurrency exchange giant Bithumb has announced that it is set to resume deposit and withdrawal services on its platform. origin »

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Ethereum (ETH) Correction Is Almost Over, Green Days Up Ahead.

Ethereum (ETH) is now close to its long term trend line and will soon have to test the bottom of its ascending channel as can be seen on the ETH/USD daily chart above. The price has yet to break past the downtrend resistance but technical indicators are preparing for the next run up. origin »

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