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No Beating Bitcoin in Third Quarter as Altcoins Wilt Away
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Hackers’ Delight? Bitcoin Mining Comes to Aviva Due to Lack of Passwords
by COINTELEGRAPH • • 121 Shares· HOT
Hackers continue to leverage poor security practices to mine Bitcoin at businesses’ expense.
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Bitcoin: $4600, 50% Dominance, Forks Leave Altcoins No Room For Moon
by COINTELEGRAPH • • 532 Shares· HOT
Ahead of SegWit2x and Bitcoin Gold, new market movements are seeing Bitcoin prices increase.
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Fundstrat Global Advisors Create Bitcoin Indexes
by BITCOIN • • 123 Shares· HOT
Bitcoin bull and independent research boutique, Fundstrat, reveals its new five indexes to monitor cryptocurrencies. Aimed at institutional investors, FS Crypto FX indexes are the most recent and prominent speculation instruments and a first for Wall Street insiders. Bitcoin 55K USD in 5 Years After bitcoin reached gold parity in Spring, highly cited Wall Street prophet…
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Hackers Breach Amazon Cloud to Mine Bitcoin
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According to a recent report by security intelligence group RedLock, hackers were able to breach into the Amazon Cloud services of two companies in order to mine Bitcoin. Amazon Cloud Used for Bitcoin Mining In a recent article, Business Insider reported that hackers were able to hack into the AWS cloud services’ infrastructure of two companies in…
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Malaysia’s Central Bank Signals Year-End Bitcoin Ban
by BITCOIN • • 159 Shares· HOT
Malaysia central bank Governor is taking bitcoin cues from China. His glib statements are attracting widespread regional attention, as Southeast Asia’s 4th largest economy attempts to reconcile notorious financial conservatism with radical financial change. Also read: Malaysian Central Bank Focuses on Adapting Fintech Regulation Malaysia, Regional Fiscal Powerhouse Asian Institute of Finance (AIF) hosted its 9th…
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Altcoin Exchange Performs First Atomic Swap Between Bitcoin and Ethereum
by BITCOIN • • 174 Shares· HOT
On October 7, 2017, the decentralized cryptocurrency trading platform Altcoin Exchange announced the team performed the first atomic swap between the Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchains. The exchange says this is the startup’s first step towards creating a trustless exchange process. Also Read: Bitcoin Illegal in Nepal? Police Arrest Seven Individuals for Trading Operations Altcoin Exchange…
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Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Cofounder Matthew Goetz Compares Bitcoin to the Internet in the 1990s
by COINTELEGRAPH • • 223 Shares· HOT
Bitcoin as risky as Internet in 1990s and as strong against rivals as Facebook now. Find out more about the opinion of the former Goldman Sachs VP.
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Blockchain User Interface Will Deliver Experiential Value and Speed Up Mainstream Adoption
by COINTELEGRAPH • • 121 Shares· HOT
BLOCKv.io is introducing a system where cryptos will not only just remain virtual in nature, but can also adopt values in the form of collectibles, coupons, loyalty programs, gift cards and more.
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Music Streaming Service Arena Pays Royalties in Bitcoin to Eliminate Industry Black Box
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Arena Music attempts to right the fallen music industry. As a loss leader streaming service pointing users to artist merchandise, it is also taking the radical step of paying royalties in bitcoin. Also read: Cryptocurrency Music Heats Up Hey! Ho! Let’s Go! Phoenix, Arizona streaming service Arena Music announced it would pay royalties in bitcoin.…
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Bitcoin ATMs On the Rise in Russia
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The number of bitcoin ATMs is on the rise in Russia. Ten of them were recently installed in five districts of Novosibirsk by a local startup. Last week, a different company announced their plans to install a hundred cryptocurrency ATMs in Moscow hotels and airport terminals starting this month. Meanwhile, the regulators have said that…
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IMF Could Issue International Cryptocurrency to Replace Dollar?
by COINTELEGRAPH • • 556 Shares· HOT
Bitcoin vs. dollar. Could IMF issue a new international reserve currency? Read about possible crypto scenario.
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Chinese Investors: The Government Doesn’t Understand Anything About Bitcoin
by COINTELEGRAPH • • 278 Shares· HOT
Which logic has Chinese government been showing towards Bitcoin? Find out what Chinese investors think.
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Breaking News! Hedge Project’s Cryptocurrency Indices to Be Listed on Reuters
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Reuters, the leading news network will soon have Hedge Project’s BC30 (Buchman Crypto 30 Index) cryptocurrency indices listed alongside its mainstream counterparts like S&P500 and others. With the inclusion of BC30 (Buchman Crypto 30 Index) on a popular global news media outlet, the cryptocurrency market is poised to handle extra attention it is going to…