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The price of bitcoin remained firm over the course of the past week, gaining three percent helping BTC move back up towards the $7,000 mark. Once again, cryptocurrency regulations were a big topic in several jurisdictions, including the U.S., the UK, and India, last week. There was also much talk about the highly-anticipated Bitcoin ETF. The SEC decided once again…

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The price of bitcoin closed the week three percent higher, around the $6,500 mark, as bulls managed to regain the upper hand to allow bitcoin to remain above its most recent $6,000 resistance. In the past seven days, blockchain media was filled with stories of regulators cracking down on fraudulent cryptocurrency business and their operators, which shows that authorities are…

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Stockholm-based XBT Provider AB, the company that created the first exchange-traded bitcoin trackers, now wants to offer a whole basket of digital currencies to bet on, Bloomberg reported on September 16, 2018. XTB Fills up Basket The company that created the first exchange-traded bitcoin trackers now wants to offer a whole basket of digital currencies on which to bet. According…

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Earth Dollar™, an asset-backed cryptocurrency has announced a strategic partnership with the US Blockchain Association, the Nevada Blockchain Association, and other non-profit blockchain-related organizations worldwide to launch a global cryptocurrency point-of-sale payment system available to both online and offline retailers. Global Cryptocurrency Payment System Earth Dollar will be used as one of the principal reserve currencies of the Global Cryptocurrency…

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One of the most crucial aspects to the success of any cryptocurrency is exchange listings. What is the point of a cryptocurrency that is not being traded anywhere? Altcoins have only a few options for methods of being listed on the different exchanges. Some exchanges require an application and board approval. Other exchanges have high listing fees. KuCoin has started…

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Polish financial institutions have been doing everything within their power to shutter the operations of cryptocurrency exchanges as well as other Bitcoin-linked businesses in the region. While some firms such as BitBay have already migrated to countries with amenable crypto regulations, the Polish Bitcoin Association (PSB) has now filed a petition against Polish banks in a bid to force them…

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Renowned stock market short selling guru Jim Chanos is of the opinion that bitcoin would fail in the event of crisis or instability because the digital infrastructure involved in its use would be impractical. Jim Chanos. Source: CNN Chanos, who achieved fame and notoriety at the turn of the millennium for being the Wall Street analyst who made millions by…

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CoinGecko has emerged as a solid alternative to the information hungry crypto sphere. Naturally, many are already familiar with first mover CoinMarketCap, but TM Lee’s project offers a broader suite of diagnostics. The traditional offering of market capitalization, liquidity, and price are all on display, but in the following interview, Lee outlines why the inclusion of things like developer, community,…

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EOS launched a bug bounty program on May 31 on HackerOne. Bug bounty hunter Guido Vranken is currently enjoying the financial reward of $120,000 by identifying 12 bugs and vulnerabilities in the software in just one week. According to ZDNet, due to Vranken’s success, EOS offered the bug bounty hunter a permanent role in the company. It’s uncertain whether he…

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Streamlabs, the popular Twitch streaming app, will now allow users to tip the streamers using cryptocurrency, announced via their blog on June 1, 2018. The Coinbase Connection Streamlabs will use Coinbase as its crypto payments portal; this entails that the streamers will require to link their Streamlabs account to their Coinbase account. Once done, users will immediately have the option…

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