The Latest Crypto News From The Interwebs - 23rd May 09:00

Why Invest in Litecoin?

Via Tom Clancy Wed May 23 08:58:54 BST 2018
to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Litecoin is attractive to crypto investors who view Charlie Lee’s creation as a long-term prospect that is linked to Bitcoin’s success. It is praised for its near-instant transaction … Continued.....
Tagged with #Sponsored-Stories

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Monero's Lead Developer Is Helping Launch a Crypto Trading Protocol

Via Nikhilesh De Wed May 23 07:59:26 BST 2018
Monero dev Riccardo Spagni and entrepreneurs Naveen Jain and Dan Teree are launching a new digital asset protocol on the privacy token's network......
Tagged with #Use-Cases-&-Verticals #News #Business-News #Monero #Riccardo-Spagni #Fluffypony #Dan-Teree #Naveen-Jain #Tari

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Chilean President Considering Regulation of Cryptocurrencies

Via Samuel Haig Wed May 23 07:40:35 BST 2018
The Chilean president, Mario Marcel, has made comment seemingly in favor of developing a regulatory apparatus for virtual currencies. The apparent openness to regulating cryptocurrencies contrasts significantly from the recent banking embargo targeting virtual currency recently witnessed in Chile. Also Read: Spanish Regulator Open to Approving Funds Investing Directly in Cryptocurrencies Chilean President Discusses Benefits of […]
Tagged with #Regulation #banco #Bank #Buda #Chile #chilean #Considering #crypto #crypto-mkt #Cryptocurrencies #Embargo

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Verge Struck by Second PoW Attack in as Many Months

Via Kai Sedgwick Wed May 23 05:40:19 BST 2018
Accident-prone altcoin verge has been crippled by yet another mining attack. A little over a month after being subjected to a 51% attack, the network is once again at the mercy of a malevolent attacker who is rejecting blocks and profiting handsomely off the carnage caused. The repeat attack illustrates the risks faced by low […]
Tagged with #Mining #51%-attack #Bitcoin-gold #BitcoinTalk #BTG #mining #N-Technology #PoS #PoW #Proof-of-Work #verge

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MIT Is Testing A Smart Contract-Powered Bitcoin Lightning Network

Via Alyssa Hertig Wed May 23 05:00:34 BST 2018
A recently completed MIT test showcases how bitcoin might not just scale, but do so in a way where it's transactions are more expressive than today......
Tagged with #Features #Bitcoin #Technology-News #Smart-Contracts #Featured #MIT-Media-Lab #Lightning-Network

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Nobel Prize Economist Says That Crypto the Latest in a Pattern of Alternative Currencies

Via Cointelegraph By Aaron Wood Wed May 23 04:38:45 BST 2018
Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller says that crypto is an old idea in a new package, cites Cincinnati Time Store and Karl Marx as predecessors.....
Tagged with #Altcoin #Cryptocurrencies #Government

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Bitcoin Price Falls to 35-Day Low Below $8K

Via Wolfie Zhao Wed May 23 03:41:13 BST 2018
Bitcoin's price is slipping below $8,000 again, reaching its 35-day low within just an hour since the trading entered Wednesday morning session......
Tagged with #Markets #News #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Markets-News #Subfeatured #bitcoin-prices

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Economics Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller Examines Bitcoin in Historical Context

Via Avi Mizrahi Wed May 23 03:40:19 BST 2018
Professor Robert Shiller, who received the 2013 Nobel prize in economics and is famous for the Case-Shiller Index, published an article on Monday talking about the way the allure of bitcoin fits previous attempts to reinvent money. Also Read: Crypto Revolution Starts Reshaping Global Politics Historical Precedents The main question Shiller was trying to answer […]
Tagged with #Economics #Alternative #Bitcoin-economics #Bitcoin-History #economic #history #New-Money #past #Reinventing-Money #Robert-Shiller

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