Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Wall of Coins Integrates Dash As It Surges to Number 3 Cryptocurrency, All-Time Highs

Wall of Coins has integrated support for privately buying Dash over-the-counter for cash, as well as for Africa-based MobileMoney, as Dash surges to all-time highs.

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Ethereum Price: The Week of Feb. 22-28

Ethereum price has reached psychological resistance. If it breaks through that line, the next stop is likely to occur at the $20 point. Another increase in volatility can provoke the launch of a new Blockchain consortium, which Microsoft will join.

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US Corporations are Buying Bitcoin to Quickly Resolve Ransomware Attacks

Major US corporations are purchasing bitcoin to make sure they quickly react to malware encryption to prevent servers and computers from being encrypted with bitcoin-demanding ransomware.

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Ethereum Hottest New Platform and Bitcoin’s Top Rival: Bloomberg

Bloomberg has described Ethereum as “the hottest new platform in the world of cryptocurrencies and Blockchains” in rare supportive coverage.

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iPayYou CEO Kavner Joins Blockchain Loyalty Startup Chain Of Points

iPayYou CEO and ex-Amazon executive Gene Kavner has joined the board of Canadian Blockchain loyalty startup Chain of Points.

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Podcast: Adam Draper - Building the Iron Man Suit

Corey and Dee defend and discuss our beloved alt coins and speculate on the future of bitcoin, as a technology and how that will effect the price.

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Bitcoin Price: Vinny Lingham Warns Of “Another Bubble” Danger

Bitcoin entrepreneur Vinny Lingham has reiterated warnings that the Bitcoin price rising too quickly could lead to “another bubble.”

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What Do Nigerian Trends Reveal About FinTech Global Future?

55% of Nigerian Finance Industry Leaders Put Fintech “At Heart of Strategy”: PwC Survey

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Blockchain Lab is to be Launched, Collaboration of IOHK And Edinburgh University

IOHK and the University of Edinburgh are to collaborate on a new Blockchain lab, providing up to $1 million per year to fund research.

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Which Marketing Strategy is Best for Blockchain, Bitcoin Companies

Cooperation and collaboration is a lacking component in the world of cryptocurrency, and focusing on working together, instead of in conflict, will solve many of the field’s larger problems.

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Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Exits Hawaii Citing “Impractical” Legislation Changes

Coinbase has asked customers to withdraw funds and close their accounts as it prepares to quit Hawaii due to ‘impractical’ legislation.

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Blockchain Could ‘Revolutionize’ Industry: China Ex-Insurance Regulator Vice Chair

Blockchain technology could “revolutionize” the industry in a way the Internet failed to do, Chinese insurance regulator ex-vice chair Wei Yingning has said.

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Smart Alarm DApp: Waking Up On Time Pays Off - in Bitcoin

Betternot.rest, a smart alarm clock DApp, powered by Syscoin’s smart contracts platform, challenges you to improve your wake-up routine and earn some money in the process.

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R3 Appears to Alter Tweet While Accusing Media Of Libel Over Blockchain Identity

R3 CEV appears to have altered its own publicity materials away from Blockchain at the same time as accusing media outlets of libel.

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Russia Gains Bitlish Bitcoin ATM in St. Petersburg First

A new Bitcoin ATM has appeared in Russia’s second city, St. Petersburg. The machine, operated by exchange Bitlish, offers purchases of Bitcoin and three altcoins.

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Decentralization Not Limited to Bitcoin and Blockchain, Helps Fight Hunger in US

Decentralization can change the world and is already making an impact. It helps us solving issues as big as hunger and food waste.

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Making Bitcoin Hack Proof? No Point Says John McAfee

John McAfee shared his thoughts on the future of decentralization in cryptocurrency and cyber security space at the recent d10e conference in Bucharest, Romania.

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R3 Rebuts Claims Blockchain Research Was Money Wasted

In a letter to Cointelegraph, R3 CEV has refuted claims it researched then abandoned Blockchain technology, saying its platform was “never designed” to use it.

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Italian Senator Claims Mafia Uses Bitcoin for Gambling, Money Laundering

With the mafia possibly using Bitcoin for its purposes, Italy might be ready for Bitcoin regulation.

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Bitcoin Mempool Spikes Again As Capacity Nears, SegWit Support Grows

Bitcoin’s unprocessed transaction pool size spiked again last week, prompting fears the network is nearing operational capacity.

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Dash’s Break to #4 Crypto Position Explained By Its Cashing In On Bitcoin’s Consumer Problems

Dash is currently at its all-time high record and could be deemed the fastest growing cryptocurrency this year. A new partnership with BlockPay gives users an easy way to buy goods from physical stores using their Dash.

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BTCC’s Bobby Lee: Bitcoin Price to be Between $5,000 and $11,000 By 2020

Chinese Bitcoin exchange BTCC CEO Bobby Lee has said he expects Bitcoin to cost up to $11 thousand per coin within three years.

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Africans Learn To Separate Onecoin, Scamcoins From Bitcoin

There should be a clear distinction between how Onecoin and Bitcoin are presented to the public to avoid any misunderstandings.

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Sunday, February 26, 2017

How to Avoid Losses When Bitcoin Price Goes Up and Down

Cointelegraph’s guess writer looks into how to prevent a precipitous loss of value when Bitcoin price falls and rises again and again.

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What Drives Daimler, Airbus, Sany Towards Blockchain and Hyperledger

Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler AG has become a premier member of the Linux Foundation hosted Hyperledger project.

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London Scene Round Up: PutinCoin vs. TrumpCoin, Satoshi’s Pedicure & More

Our London Correspondent Nick Ayton, the sage of Shoreditch summarizes another great few weeks in the fintech capital.

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Japan Supports Hitachi’s 150 Mln Member Blockchain Project

Japanese cryptocurrency and blockchain development company Tech Bureau and US$89 billion multi-national conglomerate company Hitachi is implementing the NEM-based Mijin blockchain platform onto Hitachi’s point management solution “PointInfinity.”

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How Mike Hearn Sold All His Bitcoins in 2016 and Market Proved Him Wrong

On January 15, 2016, former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn left the bitcoin community and industry with a blog post entitled “The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment.””I have sold all my coins”, he wrote.

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Nasdaq Executive Fredrik Voss Optimistic About Blockchain in Capital Markets

Fredrik Voss, the vice president of Blockchain innovation at Nasdaq, believes mainstream adoption of Blockchain technology in capital markets is promising and inevitable.

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How Scamcoins Similar to OneCoin May Infiltrate CoinMarketCap, Crypto Events

Some platforms considered reliable happen to recognize suspicious entities as cryptocurrencies.

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Why Crypto-Backed Matchmaking Platforms Can Beat Dating Apps

Cryptocurrency-backed matchmaking platforms have a competing edge as singles still prefer to turn to matchmakers.

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Friday, February 24, 2017

Worldwide Phenomenon: Banks Hate Bitcoin, Curious About Blockchain

Since the rise in popularity of Bitcoin, restrictions within the UK targeting the cryptocurrency has been a recurrent event.

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Dash Passes Litecoin and Monero to Claim Number 4 Cryptocurrency Status

In a major price surge, Dash has nearly doubled market cap over the last month, overtaking Litecoin and Monero to become the fourth most valued cryptocurrency.

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Bitcoin-Tracking System Used by Danish Police To Make Drug Traffickers Arrests

Why Danish police tracking Bitcoin operations to jail drug traffickers is good for the image of crypto.

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Lisk Unveils Core Software Revamp, Security Top Priority

Lisk has announced it has successfully transitioned to a more secure release tree, developers saying security and stability are top priorities.

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CEO Says Bitcoin ‘Unsexy’ As BlockPay Adds DASH To Currencies

DASH has joined the currencies offered by BlockPay, customers now able to use it to pay for goods directly.

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Bitcoin Price Next Milestone: Beating Gold Permanently

Trump, China, ETF factor, France uncertainty can lead to Bitcoin price beating gold (now around $1260) in less than a month.

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Bitcoin Price Reaches $1220 All-Time High, Pounces CNY 8000 Level

Earlier today, on Feb. 24, Bitcoin price reached its new all-time high global average price at $1,220. Major markets including Japan and South Korea demonstrated substantially higher premiums, presenting an arbitrage opportunity for traders.

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Meet Bitcoin Mining Capital In The Making - Chinese Province Sichuan

Sichuan, a province of China, is transforming into a global bitcoin mining capital primarily due to its cheap electricity, low population density and cold climate.

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

If Bitcoin ETF Gets Approved, Ethereum Classic ETF Will Follow

There is a lot of upbeat in the crypto community ahead of the upcoming Security and Exchange Commission's set date to determine, the faith of Bitcoin ETF just a couple of weeks away.

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Taiwan Plans To Restrict Cash Purchases In Criminal Crackdown

Taiwan could soon join the global war on cash by banning cashless transactions for certain goods.

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West Virginia Considers Criminalizing Bitcoin Money Laundering

West Virginia is considering a new bill which would add cryptocurrency to the list of illegal money laundering methods.

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Ethereum-Based Humaniq To Deliver Banking 4.0 to 2 Bln Unbanked

Our London correspondent caught up with Humaniq founder Alex Fork, who has an ambition to help eliminate poverty by delivering new banking options to emerging markets.

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Is Bitcoin Halal? How Cryptocurrency Conforms with Islam and Sharia

How does Islam view Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and what are the possibilities for Bitcoin in the Islamic world?

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Venezuela’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Resumes Trading After Bank Conflict Resolution

SurBitcoin, the largest bitcoin exchange in Venezuela, will officially resume fiat-to-bitcoin trading by next week after solving its disputes with a major Venezuelan bank Banesco.

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IBM Deploys 400 Blockchain Projects, But Perspectives Are Unclear

IBM’s Ginni Rometty believes blockchain technology is far more important than AI and deep learning. But looking back at the failed attempts of R3CEV, it seems blockchain shouldn’t be the base technology IBM should be focusing on.

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Deep State Uses Encryption to Subvert Trump Administration

Multiple reports have surfaced that White House staffers are using Confide, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, in order to cover their tracks when leaking information to the press.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

As Bitcoin Becomes New Gold, Ex Fed Chairman Calls for Return to Gold Standard

Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan calls for a return to the gold standard as Bitcoin becomes positioned to take gold’s place as the world’s reserve store of value.

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California Considers Banning Bitcoin For Charity Raffles, Troubling Attitude to Crypto Revealed

California’s Senate is considering a bill which would ban sales of raffle tickets in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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We Don’t Need Blockchain: R3 Consortium After $59 Million Research

Commentators have poured scorn on R3 after the banking startup announced it “no longer needs” Blockchain.

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