Coinbase and Barclays split up – but the cryptocurrency exchange already has a new banking bae.

Just days after Coinbase announced the removal of support for Zcash for UK customers, reports suggest the cryptocurrency exchange is parting ways with banking mainstay Barclays. Sources familiar with the matter told CoinDesk that Barclays is no longer working with Coinbase. origin »

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Facebook Covert Audio Sharing Casts Doubt Over Libra Privacy.

Facebook used third-party contractors to listen to user audio without telling them, in a move which raises questions about the third-party sponsors of its libra cryptocurrency. Facebook Shared Messages With Third Parties As Bloomberg reported on August 13, Facebook confirmed it had used middleman firms to transcribe audio messages from its Messenger app. origin »

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AI Needs Blockchain Technology.

Coinspeaker AI Needs Blockchain TechnologyArtificial intelligence and blockchain are developing extremely fast. They both are able to make big changes but when they are combined they can do much more.AI Needs Blockchain Technology origin »

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These 3 Altcoins Have Outstripped Bitcoin (BTC) In 2019 So Far. Hint: One Is Binance Coin (BNB).

At the beginning of 2019, bitcoin was trading at around $3,500. As the year progressed, bitcoin rose to hit a 2019 year-to-date high of around $13,300. Additionally, as bitcoin attempts a price recovery, its dominance has risen in lockstep while altcoins have been viciously clobbered. origin »

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Twitter’s trying really hard to make itself a news app.

New experiments at Twitter show it’s trying to further establish itself as the go-to news app for its users around the world. Today, the company announced its testing a way for you to follow specific interests, such as sports teams and celebrities. origin »

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Privacy Shocker: Did Facebook's Libra Plans Just Go Up in Smoke?.

By CCN Markets: As if Facebook didn't have enough privacy issues, the company now confirms that it has been transcribing the audio chats of its users for quite some time. Facebook Claims It Wasn't Being Sneaky Facebook claims that the only conversations that were transcribed were from those users who selected that option in the […] The post Privacy Shocker: Did Facebook's Libra Plans Just Go Up in Smoke? appeared first on CCN Markets origin »

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Trump Bought the Stock Market Some Time. Now What?.

By CCN Markets: As we expected, President Trump didn't wait for long before quashing the stock market rout. Rather than a tweet, the president engaged with the media, informing them that rather than spoil Christmas he was going to delay the China tariffs. origin »

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Bitcoin’s Position In The Hype Cycle Chart Might Help Predict Where Prices Are Headed.

The hype cycle chart is a graphical illustration of the stages a new technology goes through from introduction, maturity to wide adoption. Bitcoin being a new technology conforms to this cycle. In its most basic form, the cycle has five stages. origin »

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Winklevoss-Backed Flexa Expands Crypto Payments Service to Canada.

Functioning like a pipeline for commercial transactions, SPEDN processes regular purchases in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ethereum. origin »

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Hedge Fund Manager, Mahmudov Says Bitcoin Is Headed To $100k After Current Accumulation Phase.

Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a slow downswing since July. At press time, bitcoin is down by 4.7% to trade at $10,854.05 as per CoinGecko. However, a former analyst at Goldman Sachs and now the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Adaptive Capital, Murad Mahmudov, believes it’s time to look beyond this sideways trading action and […] The post Hedge Fund Manager, Mahmudov Says Bitcoin Is Headed To $100k After Current Accumulation Phase appeared first on ZyCrypto. origin »

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Ripple takes a step towards decentralization as it sees a significant fall in its dUNL.

Ripple is undoubtedly one of the largest firms in the cryptospace today. The San Francisco-based exchange has been stung by a lot of criticism recently, despite repeated attempts by the Brad Garlinghouse-led team to disambiguate centralization claims of its cryptocurrency, XRP. origin »

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Ripple’s XRP Current Price Decline, This Could Be the Reason.

XRP has declined in price in the past few hours, and a lot of people are wondering what may have caused it. Is it due to the sudden decline in Bitcoin’s price, or is there more to it than the virtual asset is letting on? Nonetheless, a reason that can be attributed to XRP’s recent […] The post Ripple’s XRP Current Price Decline, This Could Be the Reason appeared first on ZyCrypto. origin »

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Coinbase and Silicon Valley Partake in $4.3M Funding Round for Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange.

According to news published by TechCrunch on August 12, a newly established cryptocurrency derivatives exchange named Blade has received $4. 3 million dollars in funding from notorious Silicon Valley investors including Coinbase. origin »

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Chainlink (LINK) Dump Erases $600 million in Market Value.

Roughly $600 million in the market value of LINK tokens has been erased after a series of bulk sales triggered in July. Following a 4chan media blitz conducted by the Chainlink development team, valuations have fallen by nearly 60% (after reaching highs above $4. origin »

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EU Members Adopt Tougher Crypto Rules Than AML Directive Requires.

Europe is gradually tightening the rules for the crypto space. A wave of new regulations are introducing stricter requirements for companies operating in the industry and cryptocurrency users are going to feel the difference in the coming months. origin »

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New Zealand’s Bank Invests Undisclosed Amount in Blockchain Startup TradeWindow.

Coinspeaker New Zealand’s Bank Invests Undisclosed Amount in Blockchain Startup TradeWindowNew Zealand's Auckland Saving Bank has invested in a blockchain startup called TradeWindow to support the launch of the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) trade platform. origin »

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BitMEX Faces Complaint From UK Advertising Standards Authority.

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has claimed that a BitMEX bitcoin ad placed in the Times of London misled investors by using a log chart to disproportionately highlight the crypto's growth while hiding price drops. origin »

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2019 Bull Season: Altcoins Get Rekt’d, 1 Down 14 to Go?.

Bitcoin is down but altcoins are still not showing much activity. Crypto winter might be over but for altcoins, there seems to be no end in sight as many top cryptocurrencies like XRP, Cardano, Stellar, Dash, and IOTA are still down more than 92%. origin »

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Using SEC Guidance and Ripple Execs’ Tweets to Incriminate Company for Selling “Unregistered Security” XRP.

The complaint against Ripple and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse by Plaintiff Bradley Sostack, individually and on behalf of others who purchased Ripple XRP tokens put forward the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling as an argument. origin »

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Bitcoin hinges on breakout of a symmetrical triangle: A dip to $8,500 or surge above $13,800?.

Bitcoin’s price witnessed a major drop of 14% after breaching supports in over 5 days. However, the major breach in support occurred on August 13, when the price breached $11,229. The price has since collapsed by 8% and is currently at $10,459, further indicating a bearish trend in upcoming days. origin »

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Google Cloud Welcomes Cypherium, an Enterprise Blockchain Solutions Company to Its Platform.

A report by Cointelegraph confirms Cypherium, a blockchain enterprise solutions company, partnership with tech giant, Google Cloud to launch a product for businesses in the cryptocurrency industry to deal with scalability and decentralization issues – Cypherium Enterprise. origin »

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What Caused the Abrupt Dissolving of Barclays’ 15 Month Relationship with Coinbase Crypto Exchange?.

Latest reports confirm Barclays has ended its relationship with Coinbase, ending one of the crypto’s most fascinating partnerships, in mysterious circumstances. The exchange replaced the household bank’s withdrawal and deposit functionalities by opening an account with a rising prodigy in U. origin »

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TikTok has been flooded by scammers promoting adult sites.

TikTok has been inundated by a slew of scammers seeking to take advantage of its quickly growing userbase, which surpassed 1 billion downloads in February 2019. Security firm Tenable has discovered scammers are leveraging old tactics to get users to sign up for adult services, impersonate popular social media personalities, and artificially boost likes and follower counts. origin »

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Austrians Reject Bitcoin, Reveals New Public Survey.

A majority of Austrians are skeptic about decentralized cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, according to a new ING International survey. Only 13 percent of the participants from Austria expressed optimism towards cryptocurrencies, making the country of one of the world’s most prominent anti-bitcoin regions in terms of public sentiment. origin »

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Outlier Ventures Reveals Blockchain Investments on the Rise, With Focus on AI and FinTech.

Venture-as-a-Stack focused firm, Outlier Ventures has recently released a report which depicts the rise in blockchain investments. The report further broke down matters in terms of the key focuses, how things have changed now compared to 2013, and different stages of financing to name a few. origin »

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Tron Founder Justin Sun Gets Under Fire While Boasting New Tron dApp Volume Data.

As Justin Sun shares new data on growth of Tron-based dApps’ monetary volume, the community accuses him of failing to make TRX price grow origin »

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Ripple Sued by Crypto Investors Based on Old SEC Guidance Regarding ‘Crypto Securities’.

XRP investors are attacking Ripple Labs with a new suit calling XRP a security, using the SEC outlines regarding classification of crypto tokens origin »

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Could Cryptocurrency Solve Argentina’s Economic Woes?.

The Argentine Peso depreciated almost 25 percent against the USD overnight, showcasing the incremental damage being done to an already ailing economy. Economists across the globe have differing views as to how Argentina can tackle this crisis. origin »

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SEC Is Bringing ‘Thor’s Hammer’ Against Ripple, Warns Tone Vays.

Ripple “scam coin” should never have existed, says Tone Vays

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Hong Kong Is Paying Higher Prices for Bitcoin Amid Political Unrest.

Bitcoin price premiums emerge as political tensions and protests continue in Hong Kong

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UK Advertising Watchdog Upholds Complaint Against BitMEX Bitcoin Ad.

The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a Bitcoin advertisement from top crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX

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Swap is the New Airdrop.

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Swap is the New Airdrop

Good news, crypto enthusiasts. Of course there are new ways to earn crypto without taking on a boat load of risk!

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Blockstream launches Bitcoin mining solution.

Leading Bitcoin company Blockstream has announced the launch of a mining infrastructure-as-a-service solution based in Quebec. origin »

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This Non-Profit Company Wants to ‘Decentralize’ Crypto Keys Themselves.

Tide proposes a trustless bot to manage private key authorized activities without full access to it

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OnePlus confirms it’s launching a smart TV in September.

Chinese phone brand OnePlus announced today that it will launch a smart TV next month, and it’s called the OnePlus TV (color me shocked). The smartphone maker didn’t provide any other detail regarding the device, but said it’ll follow its “burden-less” design philosophy: The OnePlus TV is an extension of the brand’s ‘Never Settle’ mindset. origin »

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Smart Mixer Unveils Privacy Enhancing Solutions to Keep Your Transactions Anonymous.

New privacy enhancing solutions presented by Smart Mixer help users protect their financial privacy by supplying them with a complete service for conducting anonymous blockchain transactions. Smart Mixer provides a differentiated solution that offers full anonymity and proof of mixing to every Smart Mixer user. origin »

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Tesla Shorts Are Raking in Profits as Bulls Patiently Await a Short Squeeze.

By CCN Markets: Traders are shorting TSLA stock like it's going out of style. Tesla shorts are generating profits hand-over-fist, netting $2. 75 billion in mark-to-market profits year-to-date, according to Bloomberg citing S3 Partners data. origin »

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Seed CX Has Started Testing Physically-Settled Swap Contracts With Bitcoin.

Seed CX, a Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives firm, has recently decided to start the tests with its new margin swap products. According to the company’s press release, the matching platform os swapping products can already be tested by the clients via the Seed SEF platform. origin »

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O3 desktop wallet now easily connects to Switcheo through new dApp interface.

O3 desktop wallet now easily connects to Switcheo through new dApp interface » CryptoNinjas Switcheo, a NEO based multi-chain decentralized exchange app, today announced that users of the O3 desktop wallet now have an even simpler way to trade on the Switcheo Exchange. origin »

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Bitfury Group Launches AI Division For Data Analysis.

Crypto mining firm Bitfury Group has reportedly launched an artificial intelligence division with the goal of breaking down the world’s vast amount of data and deriving value from it.

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'Financial Guru' Reginald Middleton Hit With Emergency Lawsuit Filed By SEC.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed an emergency lawsuit against "financial guru" Reginald Middleton and his two companies, Veritaseum LLC and Veritaseum Inc., to safeguard $8 million of investor funds Middleton raised during an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering. origin »

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Altcoin Chainlink On-Chain Activity Makes It A Standout In Crypto Market.

The crypto market is a new and emerging asset class that – due to the various innovation factors, its speculative nature, and the technological intricacies of each individual coin – makes assigning a value to any altcoins exceedingly difficult to pinpoint with any sort of accuracy. origin »

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Ninja Porn Fiasco Exposes Even More Serious Twitch Controversy.

By CCN Markets: As the streaming community reels from Twitch's controversial decision to use Fortnite star Ninja's channel to highlight other streamers, accidentally promoting pornography in the process, some say that it has exposed a far more serious issue with the platform. origin »

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Dow Feasts on Apple Rally, But Tariff Delay Won't Fix Trump's Trade War.

By CCN Markets: The Dow and broader U. S. stock market shot higher on Tuesday, bucking a dismal start to the trading day after the Trump administration announced it would delay new tariffs on several categories of Chinese goods. origin »

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Crypto Investors Believe There’s More Pain Ahead For the Altcoin Market.

Bitcoin has had near non stop bullish momentum throughout 2019, but the altcoin market hasn’t been near as fortunate – sans a couple of outliers. The sentiment surrounding altcoins is in the gutter, and prices of even top altcoins have continued to drop in USD value and even more so in their BTC ratios. origin »

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Cardano Foundation Supports Global Educational Programs Focused on Blockchain Security.

Cardano recognizes the importance of education to drive the adoption of the Blockchain technology     origin »

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Reserve Bank of India vs Cryptocurrency: Showdown for the Banking Ban.

The Indian Supreme Court has held the initial hearing for the court case between the RBI and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), a not for profit body to enhance online services. The IAMAI appointed Mr. origin »

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ING survey ironically finds Austrians are skeptical of Bitcoin.

Austria, the land of Schnitzels and strudels, has seen confidence in cryptocurrency wane over the past year. According to an online survey conducted by ING, Austrians are most skeptical of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with only 13 percent of those surveyed saying they saw digital currencies in a positive light. origin »

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Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain.

There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate. origin »

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Flexa and Coinsquare Exchange to Introduce the SPEDN App Outside the US into Canada.

FlexaHQ announced a partnership with Canada’s crypto exchange, Coinsquare, to introduce cryptocurrency payments to its first market outside the U.S. In an official blog post from FlexaHQ, the developer of SPEDN app, announced the launch of cryptocurrency payment solutions across 7500+ merchants in the Great White North. Canadian Android and iOS users will now be […] origin »

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