The Latest Crypto News From The Interwebs - 16th August 17:00

‘Soft’ Crypto ETF Alternative Now Geared Towards U.S. Investors, Says Bloomberg

Via Cointelegraph By Marie Huillet Thu Aug 16 16:37:00 BST 2018
A Bitcoin-based exchange traded note (ETN) listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange is now being quoted in dollars, targeting U.S. investors, Bloomberg reports.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #ETF #Sweden #USA #Markets #Andreas-Antonopoulos #Nick-Szabo #Wall-Street

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‘Crypto’ Thriller Starring Kurt Russell in Post-Production – Producers Share Details

Via Kevin Helms Thu Aug 16 16:35:15 BST 2018
Crypto, an upcoming cryptocurrency-themed movie starring Kurt Russell and Alexis Bledel, is currently in post-production. The producers share their thoughts, confirming that the “overall message of the movie is positive” despite it being a thriller centered on crime and corruption. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space ‘Crypto’ Thriller Coming Soon The upcoming […]
Tagged with #News #Agent #Alexis-Bledel #beau-napp #Bitcoin #BTC #Crime #crypto #Cryptocurrencies #Cryptocurrency #Digital-Currency

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There’s Still No Bitcoin ETF, But U.S. Investors Just Got a Consolation Prize

Via Josiah Wilmoth Thu Aug 16 16:18:41 BST 2018
the flagship cryptocurrency through their standard brokerage accounts now have a consolation prize. Bloomberg reports that Bitcoin Tracker One, an exchange-traded note (ETN) that has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2015, can now be traded in U.S. brokerage.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-&-Blockchain-Investments #Bitcoin-Progress #News #bitcoin-etf #bitcoin-etn #bitcoin-investment-trust #Bitcoin-Tracker-One

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US Senate to Examine Energy Efficiency of Blockchain

Via Nikhilesh De Thu Aug 16 16:00:11 BST 2018
The U.S. Senate will host a hearing on blockchain's energy use and whether the tech can be used to protect infrastructure next week......
Tagged with #Use-Cases-&-Verticals #Regulation #News #Legal #Business-News #US-&-Canada #Energy #US-Senate #Fast-Follow #Hearings

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Project Uniting Creatives Via Reward-Based Payments Launches Alpha Version Platform

Via Cointelegraph By Katharine Sharpe Thu Aug 16 15:49:00 BST 2018
A digital entertainment production and distribution project launches an alpha version of its platform. It aims to allow creatives to develop and monetize digital content collaboratively #SPONSORED.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #Qravity #Ethereum #QPT #QCO

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VeChain Price Explodes 30% as Cryptocurrency Market Extends Recovery

Via Josiah Wilmoth Thu Aug 16 15:17:14 BST 2018
aised the cryptocurrency market cap by more than $5 billion over the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency, which serves as the native token of the smart contracts and supply chain management-focused VeChain blockchain, had traded below $0.008 during Thursday’s early.....
Tagged with #Altcoin-Analysis #Altcoin-News #Altcoin-Prices #News #KuCoin #vechain

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Ripple Endorses 'Preferred' Crypto Exchanges for XRP Payments

Via Nikhilesh De Thu Aug 16 15:00:38 BST 2018
Ripple is recommending three cryptocurrency exchanges as the "preferred partners" for transacting on its xRapid payments platform......
Tagged with #Exchanges #News #Payments #Business-News #Ripple #Subfeatured #Bitso #Coins.ph #XRP #Bittrex #Breaking

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Notes From the Brink: Reasons Behind the Crypto Bear Market

Via Cointelegraph By Marie Huillet Thu Aug 16 14:56:00 BST 2018
Cointelegraph delves into the potential reasons why the crypto market stumbled this week, despite growing adoption from big financial names worldwide.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Markets #Cryptocurrencies #Ethereum-News #Bitcoin-Price-Index #Ethereum-Price-Index #Roger-Ver #Winklevoss-Twins #Wall-Street #SEC #USA

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Bitcoin Not Dead, Again: Washington Post Gets Schooled

Via C. Edward Kelso Thu Aug 16 14:35:39 BST 2018
Castle Island Ventures partner and cofounder of Coinmetrics.io, Nic Carter, has had quite enough. Made crazy by mainstream media misunderstanding, ignorance, and downright falsehoods regarding cryptocurrencies, he took to Medium, making the case for why Bitcoin is not dead, again. Also read: Report: 15,000 Twitter Crypto Scam Giveaway Bots “Bitcoin is Still a Total Disaster” […]
Tagged with #Reviews #Bandwidth #Bitcoin-(BTC) #Bitcoin-Core #bitcoin-dead #Cryptocurrency #Matt-O'Brien #mining #N-Featured #nic-carter #nodes

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Crypto Wallet Browser Toshi Rebrands to ‘Coinbase Wallet

Via Jimmy Aki Thu Aug 16 14:34:51 BST 2018
s Coinbase Wallet. In a Medium post published on Wednesday, the company says the name change is beyond branding, and more of a “larger effort to invest in products” that will shape the future of the decentralized web. Siddharth Coelho-Prabhu,.....
Tagged with #News #coinbase #Toshi

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Plz No Cat: The Future of Crypto Disputes Is Being Decided By Doges

Via David Floyd Thu Aug 16 14:00:43 BST 2018
Kleros, an ethereum-based blockchain resolution platform, makes you run a gauntlet of adorable shibes. But why? Very dispute, such resolution!.....
Tagged with #Features #Ethereum #Other-Public-Protocols #Technology-News #Dogecoin #Featured #Tokens #Governance #Kleros

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UK Watchdog: Summer’s Cryptocurrency Fraud Costs £2 Million in Losses

Via Samburaj Das Thu Aug 16 13:06:45 BST 2018
tances of cryptocurrency fraud totaling a little over £2 million ($2.54 million) in losses. In an announcement published this on August 10, Action Fraud – the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting center – warned the public of fraudsters pushing.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Scams #News #uk

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Airbnb Co-Founder Backs $22 Million Funding for Crypto Dealer SFOX

Via Wolfie Zhao Thu Aug 16 13:00:40 BST 2018
A cryptocurrency dealer for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals has closed a Series A funding round of $22.7 million......
Tagged with #Venture-Capital #Exchanges #News #Investments #Investors #Trading #Funding-Rounds #Breaking

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AXS Blockchain Solutions Inc. and Chainlinks Lab Inc. Announce Name Change to LiteLink Technologies Inc. and LiteLink Labs Inc.

Via axsblockchain Thu Aug 16 12:39:07 BST 2018
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, August 16, 2018 – LiteLink Technologies Inc. (“LiteLink”) (CSE:BAXS) (FRA: C0B) a leader in blockchain solution development, is pleased to announce that it will change its name from “AXS Blockchain Solutions Inc.” to “LiteLink Technologies Inc.” Effective at the market opening on August 21, 2018, the common shares of the Company are expected to commence trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the Company’s new name and under the trading symbol “LLT”. To maintain consistency across the brand, recent acquisition, Chainlinks Lab Inc. has also changed its name to LiteLink Labs
Tagged with #AXS-Blockchain-Solutions-PR #BAXS-PR-6 #Blockchain #Editorspicks #Press-Release #AXS-Blockchain-Solutions-Inc. #blockchain #blockchain-app #blockchain-companies #blockchain-explained #blockchain-explorer

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The Daily: McAfee’s “Unhackable” Wallet Is Doomed, Coinbase Wants to Be Your ID

Via Avi Mizrahi Thu Aug 16 12:35:29 BST 2018
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover stories about John McAfee refusing to acknowledge his “unhackable” wallet has been hacked after tinkerers were able to install Doom on the device, Coinbase wanting to become a verified identity service, and more. Also Read: Bitwise Launches Three New Cryptocurrency Market Index Funds McAfee Refuses to […]
Tagged with #The-Daily #Acquisition #bitcoin-in-brief #Bitfi #Blockchain-Identity #Coinbase #crypto-wallet #Digital-Identity #Identity-Verification #John-McAfee #Line

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Crypto Market Recovers to $210 Billion, Tokens Surge as Ethereum Rises 4%

Via Joseph Young Thu Aug 16 12:15:08 BST 2018
ated a quick recovery from this week’s losses. On August 14, as the BItcoin price dipped below the $6,000 mark, the valuation of the crypto market plummeted below the $200 billion mark. At its lowest point of this year, the.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Analysis #News #Ontology #vechain

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$6.6K: Bitcoin Price Eyes New Target for Bull Reversal

Via Omkar Godbole Thu Aug 16 12:00:06 BST 2018
A move past a key resistance at $6,675 would confirm a short-term bearish-to-bullish trend change in bitcoin......
Tagged with #Markets #Bitcoin #Markets-News #Prices #Subfeatured

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Thai SEC Clears Seven Cryptocurrency Operators to Serve Clients, Reviews Two More

Via Cointelegraph By William Suberg Thu Aug 16 11:53:00 BST 2018
Five crypto exchanges and two crypto dealers get green light from Thai SEC.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Regulation #Thailand #Cryptocurrencies #Cryptocurrency-Exchanges

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AnyPay: An End to End Solution for Security Token Offerings

Via Rahul Nambiampurath Thu Aug 16 11:33:56 BST 2018
nce into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Companies around the world have almost always relied on traditional methods of fundraising, including venture capital and initial public offerings. The past few years has been rather disruptive in.....
Tagged with #Sponsored-Stories #AnyPay #STO

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Pure Diamond Farm Singapore to Implement ICO to Fund Its Made-In-Japan Lab-Grown Diamond Business with Blockchain Technology

Via Press Release Thu Aug 16 11:29:28 BST 2018
or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned.....
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Thailand: Bitcoin Fraud Case Ropes in Bank Staff and Prominent Stock Investor

Via Mark Emem Thu Aug 16 11:09:56 BST 2018
to Thai fraudsters has now widened its reach to include a stock investor and bank employees. According to the Bangkok Post, Prasit Srisuwan, an investor at the Stock Exchange of Thailand, as well as employees of three Thai commercial.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Crime #News #Aarni-Otava-Saarimaa #thailand

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Biser Purposes New Solution to World Wide Crypto Spending

Via Press Release Thu Aug 16 11:05:00 BST 2018
any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned.....
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Bitcoin Holds Above $6,000 While Industry Figures Warn Over ETF ‘Benefits’

Via Cointelegraph By William Suberg Thu Aug 16 11:01:00 BST 2018
Brief excursion to $6,600 sees Bitcoin beat resistance at $6,000.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Bitcoin-Price-Index #Ethereum-Price-Index #Ethereum-Classic #Stellar #Andreas-Antonopoulos #Nick-Szabo

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