Bitcoin Market News of Top Crypto Headlines and Blockchain Projects for Today (Sept 18)

Coinbase Bundle: Why Crypto Investors Should Consider Purchasing? Coinbase Bundle: Why Crypto Investors Should Consider Purchasing? American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to Discuss Blockchain At Tech Innovation Event American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to Discuss Blockchain At Tech Innovation Event Ripple Executive Says Legal Stance on Blockchain Being Good and Crypto Being Bad is Evolving […] дальше »

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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Brag About Your Bitcoin Successes Online

Bragging about your Bitcoin successes online is bad, and there are two big reasons for this. First of all, show some modesty, nobody likes a big head! Secondly though, and most importantly, making your Bitcoin fortune clear online makes you a far more attractive target for hackers. дальше »

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Crypto Wallet Protection App Wants to Secure Your Wallets Against Malware

Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds. дальше »

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Mt. Gox Bitcoin Payouts Could Eventually Destroy The Markets

Mt. Gox, a former leader in the crypto markets and now, the enemy of many. After a hack which saw around 800,000 BTC stolen, the Mt. Gox story has gone from bad to worse, with the exchange now liable for making compensation payments to some of the victims who lost assets during the hack. дальше »

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The Potential of the Cryptocurrency Market – Why Giving into FOMO Isn’t a Bad Idea

In less than a month, Bitcoin will turn ten years old. Bitcoin, along with the cryptocurrency market has surpassed several milestones since Satoshi first released Bitcoin’s whitepaper to the public. дальше »

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Dogecoin (DOGE) Bucks the Trend, Soars 170% in a Month While Other Cryptos Plunge

The past month has been one hair-raising experience for most crypto investors. The total value of their digital coins took a significant hit, thanks to the two market plunges in a row with barely a month in between them. дальше »

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Crypto Price Crash Similar to Dot-Com Bubble, and That’s not a Bad Thing

As Bitcoin ranges in the $6,000-7,000 range and regains its market dominance, many altcoins are being pushed to their year-to-date lows which is resulting in an overwhelmingly bearish market sentiment. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Watch: Altcoins Fall While Bitcoin Retains Strength

At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is trading for just shy of $6,300. This is a good sign that bitcoin is working to boost itself up the financial ladder, as previously the currency was trading in the $6,100 range. дальше »

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Small Canadian Town Gives in to Ransomware Hackers, Sends Bitcoin

Ransomware is a malicious form of software that makes a device unusable until the victim pays the hacker a pre-defined ransom. In most cases, those inflicted with such threats find alternative methods to remove the ransomware, rather than give in to the demands of the bad actors. дальше »

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Ethereum (ETH): Expected Price Targets And Risk Factors For 2018–19

Ethereum (ETH) has been the face of negative news and criticism over the past few weeks as investors have lost their mind over the weakness in price that we all witnessed recently. As the second largest coin in terms of market cap, when Ethereum (ETH) moves, the whole altcoin market moves with it. дальше »

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The Potential of the Cryptocurrency Market – Why Giving in to FOMO Isn’t a Bad Idea

In less than a month, Bitcoin will turn ten years old.

The post The Potential of the Cryptocurrency Market – Why Giving in to FOMO Isn’t a Bad Idea appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Slightly Stable, but Crypto Market Is in Bad Shape

Bitcoin is trading for just over $6,200. This is about $100 less than where it stood yesterday. The currency continues to sputter along and encounter small ups and downs as it tries, once again, to rise to the top. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency Market Update: Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) Pump Defies the Dump

FOMO Moments Markets are in a bad shape on Monday; but Bitcoin Diamond and Waves recovering. Crypto markets are still in the doldrums as we start the week. A very small bounce yesterday prevented them reaching a new yearly low but levels are not far off it. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Falls in the U.S. While Up in Iran

Bitcoin has suffered insurmountable losses over the past two days. Roughly 15 percent has wiped away from bitcoin’s value, and at press time, the price stands at about $6,404 – virtually unchanged from yesterday. дальше »

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Where Is Petro – Venezuela’s Sovereign Cryptocurrency?

Cryptocurrency is the answer to some problems in the world, but it isn’t necessarily a savior for an economy plagued by hyperinflation and bad policies. The Nicolas Maduro led Venezuelan government has failed on several fronts to save the country from extreme hardships. дальше »

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Thailand’s Anti Money Laundering Office Set to Create Own Cryptocurrency Wallet for Confiscating Ill-Gotten Cryptoassets

In a bid to fight crypto-linked money laundering activities by bad actors in Thailand, the nation’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has said it would create a cryptocurrency wallet to enable it to seize digital currencies from cyberpunks convicted of DLT-based virtual currency-related crimes, as first reported by local news source, The Nation on September 3, 2018. дальше »

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Bitcoin Bull Tom Lee Says Ether Futures are Bad for Ethereum, but Good for Bitcoin

Business Insider reports that Cboe is telling its trading firm clients that it is getting close to launching a market for Ether futures. Bitcoin bull Tom Lee, however, believes that futures will pose problems for Ethereum. дальше »

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6 Countries With the Most Bitcoin Hodlers

There are always a lot of concerns as to whether or not consumers even own any significant amounts of cryptocurrency. A recent study by Statista shows things are not looking all that bad, even though there is still a lot more work to be done prior to getting even close to mainstream adoption. The following […] дальше »

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Colorado Investigates Bionic Coin, Sybrelabs Ltd. and Global Pay Net for Allegedly Promoting Unregistered ICOs

Colorado is getting serious in its drive to weed out potential bad players in the crypto scene. The Division of Securities of Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), via its ICO Task Force, is currently investigating three firms for promoting unregistered initial coin offerings (ICOs). дальше »

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ETH Futures: Bad for Ethereum, Good for Bitcoin, Says Tom Lee

Tom Lee believes that the introduction of Ether futures trading will have opposing effects on the price trajectories of the top two cryptocurrencies. Lee’s declaration as the Cboe Global Markets gears up to launch Ethereum futures contracts in addition to its Bitcoin futures trading, which debuted in December 2017. дальше »

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Clients’ Funds Not Affected by Atlas Hack but Personal Data of More Than 260,000 Users Stolen

The cryptocurrency industry is a favorite target of cybercriminals. This time, it was the Brazilian crypto investment platform Atlas that was targeted and eventually breached by hackers. The good news is that funds of clients are reported to be safe, but the bad news is that personal information of around 260,000 platform users has been […] Clients’ Funds Not Affected by Atlas Hack but Personal Data of More Than 260,000 Users Stolen was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

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Storing a Lot of Bitcoins in One Wallet Is a Bad Idea

Interest has piqued in a bitcoin wallet that’s lain dormant for four years. This week’s movement of the funds it contains, worth close to $850 million, has sparked intense debate over whose address it might be. дальше »

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Bitmain Lost $328 Million Buying Bitcoin Cash, According to BitMex Research

Bitmain made a bad bet on Bitcoin Cash but could still become “one of the great companies” in the cryptocurrency world, researchers from BitMEX reveal. ‘Bitmain Can Be A Legendary Crypto Company’ As part of an in-depth look into the mining giant ahead of its controversial planned initial public offering (IPO), BitMEX considered the potential for the company to recapture its former success while leveling thinly-veiled criticism at its management. дальше »

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Is Tether Still an Effective Way to Pump Bitcoin Prices?

Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency by many measurements, isn’t half as controversial as Tether — the controversial coin that has polarized the entire crypto community.   Tether somehow has become the bad boy of crypto and has frequently been linked to market price manipulation, but its recent moves have failed to make an impact on NEO and EOS. дальше »

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Layer 1 Should Be Innovative in the Short Term but Less in the Long Term

One of the key tradeoffs in blockchain design is whether to build more functionality into base-layer blockchains themselves (“layer 1”), or to build it into protocols that live on top of the blockchain, and can be created and modified without changing the blockchain itself (“layer 2”). дальше »

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Rejecting The Bitcoin ETF’s Is A Good Thing In The Long Run Says Expert

Whilst it seems frustrating that the SEC keep rejecting these Bitcoin ETF proposals as its pulling the markets down, we need to see this as a part of a bigger picture. Overall, it’s not entirely a bad thing as perhaps the SECs decisions are evidence that the markets aren’t ready for a Bitcoin ETF yet anyway. дальше »

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Bitcoin (BTC) Trading: Two Indicators That Could Have Made You 626% ROI During The Recent Bloodbath

Bitcoin (BTC) is down 68% from its all time high of $19,665 which looks bad for those who had been holding since then. However, for those who have been trading, even just the monthly plays could have easily made a 626% return on their investment with the help of two simple indicators. дальше »

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Bitconnect ICO Scam: Indian Police Nabs Key Accused

Bitconnect ceased all operations in Jan 2018 citing bad press, scrutiny by US regulators and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on its system. India Tightens the Noose in the Pursuit of Bitconnect Scammers According to a local media report, Indian authorities nabbed Divyesh Darji, the alleged Asian head of Bitconnect, on Aug 19 at New Delhi’s […] Bitconnect ICO Scam: Indian Police Nabs Key Accused was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Defends Key Support Despite ETF Rejections

Bitcoin's defense of the key support at $6,230 despite bad news has left the doors open for a rally to recent highs above $6,800. дальше »

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Winklevoss Brothers Lead an Effort to Rule Out Bad Actors From the Crypto Industry

In the face of the second rejection of their Bitcoin ETF, the Winklevoss twins are leading efforts to set up a self-regulatory organization for the crypto space to help root out bad actors and behaviors. дальше »

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Op Ed: Making Friends With Time in the Cryptocurrency Space

What follows is an open letter from Jimmy Zhong, co-founder and CEO of IOST, to his team members and shared with Bitcoin Magazine with permission. Recently, I’ve been thinking about an ultimate way of safely storing value — gold, Bitcoin, real estate and power all came to mind. дальше »

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An Investor Explains How He Lost His Life’s Savings in Cryptocurrencies

The dark side of cryptocurrency is often discussed as a series of hacks, ransomware attacks and high-profile thefts. However, for an average investor, a series of bad decisions could end up being one of those dark stories. дальше »

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BitMEX Downtime See’s BTC Rise 4%, But This Is Bad News For Bitcoin ETFs

This morning, Bitcoin is finally on a path back up to $7,000. 00. No, this is not the start of a major bull run but it is a sign that some tinkering may have been going on during the recent BitMEX upgrade, which saw a number of users use access to the platform during planned downtime. дальше »

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Markets Are Down, But Most Exchanges Are Doing Just Fine

As the old maxim asserts: those who made the most money in the gold rush were those who sold shovels. With our own digital gold rush in a downturn, however, the shovels aren’t selling so well, as mining companies themselves are struggling to move hardware because miners are struggling to turn a profit. дальше »

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Crypto Industry Consortium Launches Self-Policing Program

ECoinmerce, a DAO e-commerce platform, has announced the launch of the Crypto Community Watch program, in partnership with a consortium of crypto industry organizations including ICO Alert, GZH, Step VC and NewEconomies. дальше »

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BitConnect's Alleged Ringleader Arrested in India: Local Reports

Nearly eight months to the day after the ponzi scheme BitConnect exit scammed, the sins of the project have caught up to one of its figureheads. Divyesh Darji, the alleged leader of BitConnect’s Asian team, was arrested this Saturday, August 18, 2018, in the Delhi airport by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID). дальше »

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Price Swings Can’t Stall the Growth of the Crypto Space, Says Ethereum Cofounder Joseph Lubin

The downward spiral of a journey that the global crypto market has embarked on since the beginning of 2018 is expectedly making a lot of investors and industry stakeholders uneasy. But not Joseph Lubin, the co-founder of Ethereum, who seems convinced that plummeting prices are nowhere near bad enough to jeopardize the growth of the […] Price Swings Can’t Stall the Growth of the Crypto Space, Says Ethereum Cofounder Joseph Lubin was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

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Wall Street FUD Spreader Says Bitcoin Value At One Thousand A Real Possibility

Users Should Be Wary As Bitcoin Might Fall To $1000 USD, Affirms Wall Street Expert Steve Sosnick, the Chief Options Strategist of Interactive Brokers, has quite a few bleak predictions for Bitcoin right now. дальше »

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Top 7 Crypto Exchanges To Buy Bitcoin With Euros (EUR) Fiat Currency

While it enjoys a crowded reputation, both in good and bad ways, they ways in which people can purchase Bitcoin remains small compared to its spectacular growth. It's not so much that the interest isn't there when it most certainly is, it's just that there are only a small number of platforms that offer Bitcoin […] дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Falls Again, but Volatility Doesn’t Look So Bad

At press time, the father of cryptocurrency has fallen by roughly $200 from where it was over the weekend and is now trading for just over $6,200. One source claims that bitcoin isn’t “doing too bad” when compared with other forms of digital money. дальше »

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Crypto Startup Taps Larry King in Shared Effort to Combat Climate Change

In a message on GEAR Token’s website, iconic political talk show host Larry King says that global climate change is threatening humanity’s existence and is “a potentially catastrophic issue from the combustion of fossil fuels . дальше »

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Lightning Network Payment System “SparkSwap” Makes Its Official Debut

A new way to trade bitcoin and digital currencies is now in the books. SparkSwap is the first crypto exchange to be built on the Lightning Network. It allows users to trade both bitcoin and altcoins in seconds without depositing assets with a third party. дальше »

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Bitcoin dev finds potentially crippling security flaw in Bitcoin Cash

Another massive security vulnerability in a major cryptocurrency has been discovered, just sitting there, waiting to be exploited – and this time around it’s Bitcoin Cash. Its blockchain was open to being jammed with a toxic block that would have caused complete consensus failure. дальше »

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Bitcoin Might Collapse to $4,000, Technical Analyst Says

The cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin included, has had a string of bad days, and some technical analysts anticipate the bearish trend to persist.

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Know Your Customer: How ‘KYC’ Works Within Cryptocurrency Industry

Cryptocurrencies are by now an established global presence and continue to generate excitement and disruption in the financial sector. The rising popularity of digital coins has generated almost daily news snippets on some aspect of virtual currencies. дальше »

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SEC delays decision on CBOE Bitcoin ETF by 45 days , Are These Bad Times ?

Bitcoin enthusiast were full of fate that the next approval date for listing of a bitcoin futures ETF( Exchange Traded Fund) is drawing closer by August 16th, 2018 after that the Security and Exchange Commission rejected the ETF request of the Winklevoss twins Cameron and Tyler ZyCrypto Reported last month although that the reasons for […] The post SEC delays decision on CBOE Bitcoin ETF by 45 days , Are These Bad Times ? appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

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Analysts: Bitcoin isn’t replacing fiat currency anytime soon

For the past few years, through boom and bust, hype cycles and FUD (and just about anything in between), we’ve heard that Bitcoin is what’s next. Evangelists say it’s the logical successor to fiat currency, a long-overdue replacement to paper cash that’s overstayed its welcome. дальше »

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New Partnership Designed to Securely Track Precious Metal Trades

Financial technology firm Paxos has formed a partnership with INTL FCStone Inc’s precious metals division. The department will now be using Paxos Confirmation Service — a tool built specifically for the precious metals arena — to instantly automate daily trade confirmations and reduce human error. дальше »

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Bad News For Bitcoin For British Investors

London firm, IW Capital have carried out some research into Bitcoin perceptions across the UK. Their findings dictate that within the UK, investors still aren’t fully on the Bitcoin train, citing that overall the research finds the majority of investors within the UK aren’t knowledgeable enough about Bitcoin to be confident enough to invest. дальше »

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EOS Price Back at $7 After Market Bloodbath

After a bloodbath in the cryptocurrency markets this week with day after day consecutive losses, EOS is back at the $7 mark. Analysts predict a move below this point to be a bad sign for the future price action of EOS with this point being a long-standing support level. дальше »

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