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Three Years Later, Ethereum’s Hottest DApps Are (Still) ICOs and Cats
With Ethereum’s launch in 2015 came a flurry of excitement over the future potential of smart contracts.Utilizing a more flexible ...
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Maxim and Pavel Yakimov Discuss Tkeycoin’s Promising Technicals [Interview]
Bitcoinist recently caught up with Maxim and Pavel Yakimov, the founders of Tkeycoin — a promising cryptocurrency boasting some impressive technicals ...
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NXC Makes “Strategic, Long-Term Investment” in Crypto, Acquires Bitstamp
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has been acquired by South Korean NXC Corporation for an undisclosed sum in what the company ...
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Pandacash Wins Grand Prize at BCH Devcon
Conferences The second BCH Devcon hackathon took place in Amsterdam on Oct. 27-28, with more than 100 people competing to ...
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No, Bitcoin Will Not Consume All the World’s Energy
Every now and then a major news outlet gets carried away and reports that Bitcoin will consume all the world’s ...
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International Regulations ‘Desirable’ for ICOs
Germany’s financial regulator wants to see an international effort to regulate Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), despite remaining uncertain whether they ...
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NAGA Card is Finally Here!
The diverse and unified NAGA platform has received another huge boost with the launch of its long-awaited NAGA Card.  This ...
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Bitcoin Falls to Bottom of Established Trading Range as Sell Volume Ramps Up
Overnight, Bitcoin fell to the bottom of its long-established trading range, finding stability in the mid $6,300s. Bitcoin’s drop is ...
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Privacy Crypto Zcash Goes Live With ‘Sapling’ Network Hard Fork
The privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash has officially implemented its network hard fork, known as Sapling. Activated on schedule at block 419,200, Sapling ...
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Privacy Coin Zcash Completes “Sapling” Network Upgrade
Privacy-focused Zcash, currently worth just over $110 per coin, has completed a network upgrade dubbed “Sapling” that it says will ...
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World’s Largest Diamond Producer Alrosa Joins De Beers’ Blockchain Pilot
The world’s largest diamond mining firm, Russia’s Alrosa, has joined the pilot of fellow industry giant De Beers’ diamond supply ...
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UK Fintech Industry Slams Govt’s ‘Blunt Instrument Approach’ To Cryptocurrency
The UK could compromise its fintech sector with “very blunt instrument” regulation currently under consideration, a new report from several ...
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Ripple Hires Former Google Exec as VP of Products
Blockchain payments startup Ripple Labs has hired former Google executive Amir Sarhangi as its vice president of products. According to ...
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Maplechange Loses “All the Funds” in Hack, Exit-Scam Rumors Swirl
Exchanges Maplechange, a small Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, has ceased operations following the purported theft of all the funds it was ...
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Bitcoin Reaches October 2017 Volume as ETH, XRP, and BCH Fall 4%
Over the last 24 hours, the volume of Bitcoin has increased by yet another 10 percent from $3.5 billion to ...
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Infineon and XAIN Implement Blockchain Technology for the Automotive Sector
Infineon Technologies and XAIN will work together on the implementation of blockchain technology for the automotive sector. The Munich-based semiconductor ...
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Paradigm Leads $30 Million Funding for Crypto Privacy Startup StarkWare
Cryptography startup StarkWare just closed a $30 million equity funding round led by Paradigm and featuring a number of other ...
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Bitcoin Price Breaks South, Drops to $6,211
The bitcoin price took a southward turn on Monday, dropping beneath $6,300 as the cryptocurrency market experienced a jolt of ...
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Bitcoin Price Drops $200 to Hit Two-Week Low
After nearly two weeks stagnating at around $6,400, bitcoin (BTC) has suddenly dropped out of the trading range. At 12:00 ...
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USD-Pegged Cryptocurrency Tether [Briefly] Returns to Dollar Parity
Tether (USDT), the USD-pegged cryptocurrency that spent nearly half of October trading below $1.00, finally returned to dollar parity on ...
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NAGA Launches Its Long-Awaited Card
Traders on the NAGA Trader platform definitely have something to smile about after the NAGA Card was launched. The latest ...
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NAGA Group Launches Its Long-Awaited Card
Traders on the NAGA Trader platform definitely have something to smile about after the NAGA Group launched its long-awaited card ...
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South Koreans Getting Back into Crypto as Fiat Trading Rises
The conducive developments in South Korean crypto space have boosted fiat influx into the market, reveals this month’s data.eToro eanalyst Mati ...
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Crypto Markets See Stirrings of Volatility as Major Coins Tip Into Red
Monday, Oct. 29: Crypto markets are seeing the first momentum in a while after a period of marked stability: virtually ...
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Token Uses Bitcoin Principles on Ethereum Blockchain
The developers of a token with the slogan “No ICO - No Pre-mine - No Bullsh*t” say it allows users ...
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Nine Japanese Banks to Trial Blockchain Settlement Using Fujitsu Tech
Nine Japanese banks are teaming up to trial a blockchain-based inter-bank settlement system using Fujitsu technology. IT giant Fujitsu announced ...
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin Finally Makes A Move
As Bitcoin (BTC) closes out the week and moves towards the end of October, we take a look at what’s ...
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IT Firm Fujitsu Builds Blockchain Settlement Trial Infrastructure for Nine Japanese Banks
Japanese multinational IT equipment and services company Fujitsu will build an interbank settlement platform using blockchain technology as part of ...
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The Daily: Outcry Over Censoring of Gab, Chinese State Media Plugs Bitcoin Book
The Daily In today’s edition of The Daily, we focus on the crypto community’s alarm over the de-platforming of a social ...
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Ukraine’s Cryptocurrency Legalization to Unfold Through 2021
While much of the world grapples with the development of crypto-related policy, Ukraine has become a first mover. The eastern ...
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Company Uses Junk Bonds to Convert Aluminum Smelter into a Giant Mining Operation
Coinmint LLC is turning to junk lending in order to fund a massive new mining operation. The project will repurpose ...
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Singapore Power Unveils Blockchain Market for Renewable Energy Trading
Singapore Power Group, the country's energy utilities provider, has launched a blockchain-powered marketplace for renewable energy certificates (RECs). The company ...
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Hitachi and India’s Largest Gov’t-Owned Bank Partner on Major Digital Payments Platform
Hitachi Payments has partnered with the State Bank of India (SBI) to establish a nationwide digital payments platform, according to ...
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Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Acquired by Belgian Investment Firm
Bitstamp, one of the oldest and largest bitcoin exchanges, has been acquired by Belgian investment firm NXMH. Fortune reports that ...
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Institutions Are Coming for Your Crypto
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk's advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT's Digital ...
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ICON Showcases 3 Joint Blockchain Apps With Seoul Government
ICON’s initiatives to connect South Korea in its blockchain-powered ecosystem are gaining momentum. Recently, at the Blockchain International Digital Festival, ...
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Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Acquired by Belgian Investment Firm in ‘All Cash Deal’
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has been acquired by Belgium-based investment firm NXMH in an “all cash deal,” Reuters reports today, Oct ...
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Hitachi Partners India’s Largest Bank for Digital Payments Push
Hitachi Payments is entering a joint venture with the State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, to establish a ...
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Gov’t Looks To Information, Technology Sphere for Help in Blockchain Use Cases
 The Tanzanian government has openly invited academics and researchers to collaborate in producing “favorable” blockchain regulations, tabloid-style South African news ...
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Amidst Calm, Market Can Expect Bitcoin to Surge
On its birthday, a top exchange executive has wished Bitcoin a long, bullish life.Andy Cheung, the Head of Operations at ...
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Crypto Exchange Expert: The Coin That Enthusiasts Are Overlooking
Andrew Wong, an executive from International Digital Currency Markets, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, believes that Stellar’s potential ...
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Hacked Crypto Exchange Coincheck Posts 66 Percent Lower Revenue in Q3 2018
Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck saw a 66 percent decline in revenue for Q3 2018, according to fiscal results published by ...
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