The Latest Crypto News From The Interwebs - 23rd August 17:00

Simple Ledger Token Creation Platform Launches on the BCH Network

Via Jamie Redman Thu Aug 23 16:35:42 BST 2018
During the second week of July news.Bitcoin.com reported on a Bitcoin Cash-powered token creation proof-of-concept called the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP). Since the initial announcement, a variety of other BCH token projects have been launched, and all of them are a touch different. Now, this week the SLP creators have released the project’s beta version […]
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ClinTex CTi Leverages Blockchain Technology to Lower the Cost of New Medicine

Via Press Release Thu Aug 23 16:26:34 BST 2018
ed 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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Online ID Control: Blockchain Platforms vs. Governments and Facebook

Via Cointelegraph By Simon Chandler Thu Aug 23 16:25:00 BST 2018
Decentralized ID platforms can gives us control over our online identities, but face problems of centralization, government resistance, and Facebook dominance.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #Government #Facebook #Identity #Estonia #India #Dubai #United-Kingdom #Australia

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Republia.io Announces Commencement of Public Sale, 23rd August, 2018

Via Press Release Thu Aug 23 16:07:05 BST 2018
al 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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UK Watchdog Grants Third E-Money License to Crypto Company

Via Cointelegraph By Marie Huillet Thu Aug 23 16:07:00 BST 2018
UK watchdog The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted its third e-money license to a crypto-related company, the payment card firm Wirex.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Regulation #United-Kingdom #Cryptocurrencies

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$15 Billion Bitcoin Mining Firm Bitmain is Losing Competitive Edge: Analyst

Via Josiah Wilmoth Thu Aug 23 15:59:48 BST 2018
According to Bloomberg, market research firm Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. has published a report alleging that the China-based Bitmain, the world’s largest manufacturer of the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) devices that dominate the cryptocurrency mining industry,.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Companies #Mining #News #bernstein #bitmain #tsmc

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DataBroker DAO Onboards 3 New Alliance Members, Announces Tokenjar Listing to Keep Blazing Development Pace

Via Sponsored Thu Aug 23 15:22:23 BST 2018
ce mentioned in the content below. DataBroker DAO, the decentralized marketplace for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) continues making great headway since the successful launch of its native token, DTX, with listing on yet another exchange,.....
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New York State to See Bitcoin Mining Operation Powered by Hydroelectric Dam in Q4 2018

Via Cointelegraph By William Suberg Thu Aug 23 15:17:00 BST 2018
New York State gets one more crypto mining outfit as DPW repurposes hydroelectric dam.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #New-York #Bitcoin-Mining #USA

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Libellum to Use Blockchain to Connect Buyers with Suppliers In China

Via Sponsored Thu Aug 23 15:12:09 BST 2018
ence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. IT firm Libellum Ltd is launching a new blockchain-powered platform that offers transparent compliance, verification, and product certification for those purchasing from China-based suppliers. Hong Kong-based Libellum’s platform.....
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News Portal Bitcoinnews.com Goes Live with 1,000,000 Views per Month Already

Via Sponsored Thu Aug 23 15:08:51 BST 2018
o the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Across different civilizations and centuries, every culture has made use of some form of the saying: “knowledge is key/power.” From Plato’s “knowledge is the food of the soul,”.....
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New FSA Chief Rules Out 'Excessive' Regulation of Japan's Crypto Exchanges

Via Daniel Palmer Thu Aug 23 15:00:38 BST 2018
The new commissioner of Japan's top financial regulator has spoken of the need for balance when regulating the country's cryptocurrency industry......
Tagged with #Regulation #Exchanges #News #Asia-Pacific #Japan

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Electronics Giant LG Focuses on Development of Blockchain, AI, IoT with Branding Strategy

Via Cointelegraph By Max Yakubowski Thu Aug 23 14:58:00 BST 2018
LG CNS: blockchain technology is among seven core strategic goals that aim to promote growth of the “fourth industrial revolution”.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #Internet-of-Things #AI #Electronics

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Why Did the SEC Reject All Derivative-Backed Bitcoin ETFs?

Via Joseph Young Thu Aug 23 14:54:45 BST 2018
ng derivative-backed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) filed by ProShares and Direxion. According to Jake Chervinsky, a government enforcement defense & securities litigation attorney for Kobre Kim LLP, the SEC disapproved all seven ETFs because of the risk of market manipulation and.....
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California Police Arrest Teenage ‘SIM Swapper’ Who Allegedly Stole Crypto From Cell Phones

Via Cointelegraph By William Suberg Thu Aug 23 14:25:00 BST 2018
Police in California have arrested an alleged hacker who reportedly stole crypto totalling more than $1 million by hijacking cellphones.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #California #Police #Crimes #Cryptocurrencies #USA #Bittrex #BitPay #Cryptocurrency-Exchanges

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Ripple Believes Its Cryptocurrency is More Decentralized Than Bitcoin

Via Kai Sedgwick Thu Aug 23 14:05:37 BST 2018
Ripple Labs, Inc is big on decentralization right now. Stung by criticism that XRP is a centralized currency, and the very real risk that an ongoing lawsuit could see it ruled a security, Ripple has been on the offensive. Its latest effort to disambiguate Ripple the company and ripple the coin has seen Chief Technology […]
Tagged with #Altcoins #David-Schwartz #Decentralized #Lawsuit #N-Featured #Ripple #Security #xrapid #XRP

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China Tightens the Noose on 124 Offshore Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Via Josiah Wilmoth Thu Aug 23 13:58:16 BST 2018
ncy exchanges whose websites are still accessible on the mainland. Citing local financial news outlets, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reports that authorities associated with the Leading Group of Internet Financial Risks Remediation — which was founded in 2016.....
Tagged with #Exchanges #News #Regulation #china #pboc

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China Prohibits Crypto-Related Promotion in Beijing’s Chaoyang District

Via Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandre Thu Aug 23 13:35:00 BST 2018
China is banning all public venues from hosting any crypto-related events in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, as well as moving to close loopholes for online crypto-related activities.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Regulation #China #Cryptocurrencies #Government #ICO

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Hacked Crypto Exchange Bithumb Made $35 Million Profit in First Half 2018

Via Wolfie Zhao Thu Aug 23 13:10:47 BST 2018
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb made net profits of about $35 million in the first half of this year, despite a rough June for the firm......
Tagged with #Markets #Exchanges #News #South-Korea #Financial-Reporting #Bithumb

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World Bank to Settle $73 Million Blockchain Bond on Ethereum Next Week

Via Samburaj Das Thu Aug 23 12:55:25 BST 2018
($73 million) in a settlement to occur next week. The two-year bond, designed to improve the efficiency of automated financing for countries with extreme poverty by moving away a decades-old manual bond sales process, will be settled on.....
Tagged with #Blockchain-News #Ethereum-News #News #Blockchain-Bond #Bondi #CBA #world-bank

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Stockholm IT Ventures AB Subsidiary Partners With Valens Bank for “Crypto Fund Trading”

Via Cointelegraph By Max Yakubowski Thu Aug 23 12:30:00 BST 2018
Valens Bank, a German offshore private banking company, will use Stockholm IT Ventures AB’s software for crypto fund tradings.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrencies #Sweden #Germany #Banks

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The Daily: Proxy Bitcoin, Simjacking, Zencash Becomes Horizen

Via Kai Sedgwick Thu Aug 23 12:05:24 BST 2018
In today’s Bitcoin in Brief, we’ve got details of a new interoperability alliance to create proxy tokens such as bitcoin that can be represented on a single blockchain. There’s also news of UAE’s first Shariah-compliant exchange, more simjacking shenanigans, and Zencash has a makeover. We’ve got a lot to chew over, so let’s tuck in. […]
Tagged with #The-Daily #bitcoin-in-brief #crypto-matchup #horizen #islamic #muslim #N-Featured #proxy-bitcoin #Shariah #sim-jack #simjacking

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Bitcoin Price Defends Key Support Despite ETF Rejections

Via Omkar Godbole Thu Aug 23 12:00:03 BST 2018
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......
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Cryptocurrency Funds, Led by Ether, Take A Brutal Beating

Via Lester Coleman Thu Aug 23 11:58:48 BST 2018
truggle. Autonomous Next, a financial researcher, noted in a recent post that its BITA 50 index, which tracks the top 50 crypto coins, has struggled in the past year. At least half of the crypto funds are losing.....
Tagged with #Altcoin-News #Ethereum-News #Funding #News #Autonomous-NEXT #ConsenSys #cryptocurrency-fund #Tetras-Capital

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Kaspersky Lab: North Korea Hacks Cryptocurrency Exchange With ‘First’ macOS Malware

Via Cointelegraph By William Suberg Thu Aug 23 11:25:00 BST 2018
Kaspersky Lab: North Korea’s Lazarus Group attempted to infect a cryptocurrency exchange with new malware.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Malware #North-Korea #Security #Russia #South-Korea #Cryptocurrency-Exchanges #Bithumb #Windows

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