Monday, February 20, 2017

Forget Tinder, Airbnb for Dating is Already Here - Powered by Cryptocurrency

Cointelegraph spoke to Yonatan Ben Shimon, creator of the online dating platform Matchpool, to know how technology changes the way we look for love.

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Trend: Germany Can Soon Beat the UK in Terms of Fintech Investment

Germany’s fintech VC investment rates could soon top those of the UK. According to figures compiled by Barkow Consulting, cash injections in Germany are rising, while the UK is slowing down.

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DASH Steams Ahead to All-Time Market Cap High - $23 Per Coin

DASH has hit its highest ever market cap of $168.7 mln as its price per unit hit $23. Partnerships and general altcoin enthusiasm have ensured continued interest in the privacy-centric altcoin.

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Credit Suisse: Bitcoin 11 Times More Volatile Than GBP/USD

Credit Suisse has released two articles this month in which it says Bitcoin is three times more volatile than oil and 11 times more than the post-Brexit pound.

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Localbitcoins Sets New All-Time High As Chinese Market Surges

LocalBitcoins is celebrating new all-time trading highs across its platform as Chinese investors continue to use it as an exchange replacement.

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Latest Listings on CoinMarketCap: Meet Karma, Doubloons, Burstcoin

Cointelegraph is reviewing some of the newly listed Cryptos. We spot opportunities and threats, in order to help the community not fall prey to the shameless crypto and Blockchain scammers whom we must weed out.

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Kim Dotcom Faces US Extradition Despite Copyright Victory

Kim Dotcom faces extradition to the US where the Megaupload/Bitcache creator still faces 13 counts for trial.

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

“Local Pound”: Liverpool to Get Own Digital Currency by March 2017

Colu, a Tel-Aviv-based Blockchain startup, partnered with Independent Liverpool to launch a digital currency for travelers in the UK.

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Why Krugman’s “Bitcoin is Antisocial and Impractical” Argument is Flawed

Over the past few years, Paul Krugman, “economist” and University of New York professor, continuously criticized Bitcoin and its decentralized nature, describing it as an anti-social network.

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Governments and Banks Push Bitcoin Price to New Levels: Experts

Besides the global influx of new users, government wars and restrictions against Bitcoin appears to be toughening the resilience and character of the cryptocurrency

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Bitcoin Fork Soon? Bitcoin Unlimited Surges Past SegWit, Core Blocks Drop Below 75%

Bitcoin Unlimited blocks mined have reached a new high, passing SegWit and indicating that a hard fork may be just around the corner.

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JAAK Announces META, Decentralized Network Backed by Ethereum and Swarm

Vaughn McKenzie of the London-based tech company JAAK has announced META project, a decentralized open network, backed by Ethereum and Swarm, which enables organizations to capture, store, verify and communicate commercial metadata.

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