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Fidelity allows clients to see digital currencies on its website – CNBC

CoinDeskFidelity allows clients to see digital currencies on its websiteCNBCFidelity Investments Inc has started allowing clients to use its website to view their holdings of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies held through digital wallet provider Coinb…


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Fidelity allows clients to see digital currencies on its website
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Fidelity Investments Inc has started allowing clients to use its website to view their holdings of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies held through digital wallet provider Coinbase. The initiative is a rare example of an established financial services ...
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iDice beta makes 50% profit on Bankroll in 1 month

Ever since the iDice ICO successfully raised 10,000 ETH a month go, the iDice beta has generated 500 ETH in investor profits, totaling 50% of their total bank roll in 1 month. The iDice is among one of the most profitable dice platforms so far; great news for investors lucky enough to grab a hold … Continue reading iDice beta makes 50% profit on Bankroll in 1 month

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Ever since the iDice ICO successfully raised 10,000 ETH a month go, the iDice beta has generated 500 ETH in investor profits, totaling 50% of their total bank roll in 1 month. The iDice is among one of the most profitable dice platforms so far; great news for investors lucky enough to grab a hold … Continue reading iDice beta makes 50% profit on Bankroll in 1 month

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Ethereum Price Rises Over 15%, Breaks Past The $300 Mark

Ethereum’s price soared over 15% today as the market unexpectedly rose past the $300 mark. After reaching an all time high of $420 in June as a result of the ICO hype, it has been roughly a month since Ethereum touched the $300 mark. If the current support line holds, Ethereum may once again touch all time highs and even break new records. It is still early to tell whether or not Ethereum’s bearish phase has ended, but it is also hard to ignore the strong support at the $300 level. Overstock recently announced that it will accept more than

Ethereum’s price soared over 15% today as the market unexpectedly rose past the $300 mark. After reaching an all time high of $420 in June as a result of the ICO hype, it has been roughly a month since Ethereum touched the $300 mark. If the current support line holds, Ethereum may once again touch all time highs and even break new records.

It is still early to tell whether or not Ethereum’s bearish phase has ended, but it is also hard to ignore the strong support at the $300 level.

Overstock recently announced that it will accept more than 40 major cryptocurrencies including Ethereum. While overstock accepting cryptocurrency is not news by any means, the fact that users can now use Ethereum and other digital currencies to pay for their products creates natural positive pressure in those altcoins’ markets.

overstock effect

Taking a look at this chart on coinmarketcap we can see that eight out of the top ten cryptocurrencies have seen some sort of price rise in the past 24 hours. Ethereum is no exception either, and being the second most popular cryptocurrency based on community support and marketcap, the announcement is sure to make waves in the market.

Some would also argue that Ethereum’s price is heavily influenced by Bitcoin’s market as well. If you take a look at the above chart you will notice that Ethereum’s price spike started right around the same time Bitcoin’s most recent rally began. As a result, if Bitcoin’s price decides to crash, it is to be expected the Ethereum’s market will feel some of that pressure.

Bitcoin is currently trading at $3376 on Bitstamp, down only a few percent from its most recent all time high of $3490. Bitcoin Cash on the other hand, is holding steady at the $300 level even though it is taking heavy selling pressure as exchanges only recently enabled BCH deposits.

Do you think Bitcoin’s price has a heavy influence on Ethereum? Let us know in the comment section!

Goldmint – a New Type of Cryptocurrency

goldmintOn the 7th of August, 2017, the GoldMint project is being launched to provide gold ownership solutions for cryptocurrency investors. Physical gold is an age-old method of payment and wealth preservation, due to its brilliance and value. Owning gold, however, requires expensive security, safekeeping, and insurance, in addition to being illiquid. GoldMint’s modern solution to these inherent problems is GOLD, a 100% gold-backed token. GOLD & MNT TOKENS Taking all of the security advantages of its yellow metal counterpart, GOLD tokens are a stable, transparent and non-volatile means to hedge your crypto portfolio from wild market swings. GoldMint will ensure

goldmint

On the 7th of August, 2017, the GoldMint project is being launched to provide gold ownership solutions for cryptocurrency investors. Physical gold is an age-old method of payment and wealth preservation, due to its brilliance and value. Owning gold, however, requires expensive security, safekeeping, and insurance, in addition to being illiquid. GoldMint’s modern solution to these inherent problems is GOLD, a 100% gold-backed token.

GOLD & MNT TOKENS

Taking all of the security advantages of its yellow metal counterpart, GOLD tokens are a stable, transparent and non-volatile means to hedge your crypto portfolio from wild market swings. GoldMint will ensure the coins persistent value using paper assets (ETFs and futures) as well as physical assets. Additionally, GOLD holders will be able to use their tokens in guarantees, loans, and escrow services. GOLD will be subject to a 5% purchase and 3% sale fee.

GoldMint will also release MNT, its utility token used for operations, implementation of smart contracts, and for rewarding block creation and transaction confirmation. For facilitating the blockchain, MNT owners will receive 75% of the commissions taken from processing GOLD transactions. Initially, MNT will be sold and distributed on the Ethereum blockchain. After MNT is distributed, Goldmint will launch its own PoS blockchain based on Graphene. Thus, it will be safer, more productive and faster.

CUTTING-EDGE BLOCKCHAIN INTEGRATION

GoldMint will incorporate several technological advancements into its project: Custody Bot, the Graphene based blockchain, and its own custom API.

Custody Bot is a blockchain connected robot programmed for inspection, temporary and long-term storage, and transfer of physical gold, jewelry, coins, or gold bullion. The groundbreaking unit will be installed in small banks, non-credit financial institutions, and pawnshops, as well as used by private individuals. When an item is placed into the Custody Bot, it conducts analysis using a spectrometer and state of the art weighing system and then stores information about weight, quality, and value on the blockchain.

For merchants and developers, GoldMint will release its API for the development of third party apps and other interfaces. Use of the API will allow online stores to take GOLD as a payment method, enable loans to be secured by banks and other MFIs, and implement other services such as escrow accounts and financial guarantees.

THE GOLDMINT TEAM AND ADVISORS

The Goldmint team is led by Dmitry Plutschevsky, co-founder of Lot-Zoloto, a gold trading company based in Russia with a trading turnover of 50.2 billion USD in 2017. Among the advisors to this project are Serg Umansky, head of portfolio management at Whiteridge Investment Funds; Alex Butmanov, managing partner at DTI; and Julian Zegelman, managing partner at Velton Zegelman.

“I like the project team and their vision of becoming the first and largest player in the gold tokenization market as one of the benchmark financial assets.” – Julian Zegelman Goldmint Advisor

The GoldMint project will serve all gold investors looking either to hedge their portfolio with GOLD or earn a return from facilitating the network with MNT. Goldmint founders predict that, in five to seven years, gold will be stored in, traded, and invested using machines like Custody Bot, and that the GOLD cryptoasset will become the trading unit for these operations. The launch of the GoldMint project will disrupt the billion-dollar gold market and establish itself as a market leader in the coming cryptocurrency revolution.

Website: goldmint.io
Blog: blog.goldmint.io
Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored press release and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of any The Merkle employees. This is not investment or trading advice, always do your own independent research.

Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Primed for Gains

Key Highlights ETH price continued to gain momentum and was able to move above the $290 resistance against the US Dollar. There are two bullish trend lines forming with supports as $301 and $285 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX). There pair remains buy on dips near $300-285 and it is … Continue reading Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Primed for Gains

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Key Highlights ETH price continued to gain momentum and was able to move above the $290 resistance against the US Dollar. There are two bullish trend lines forming with supports as $301 and $285 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX). There pair remains buy on dips near $300-285 and it is … Continue reading Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Primed for Gains

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Give Commercial Banks Some Credit: Commercial Bank Money, Cryptocurrencies, and CBDC Regimes

The potential benefits that distributed ledger technology can bring to payments within regulated regimes have led to increased interest in DLT from central banks around the word. When considering the potential impact and applications of cryptocurrencie…

The potential benefits that distributed ledger technology can bring to payments within regulated regimes have led to increased interest in DLT from central banks around the word. When considering the potential impact and applications of cryptocurrencies and central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs), however, an understanding of commercial bank money and credit creation is imperative.

Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD Poised For Gains

Key Highlights Ethereum classic price remained supported above the $15.00 level against the US Dollar, and eyeing gains. There are two bullish trend lines with supports as $15.40 and $15.20 forming on the hourly chart of ETC/USD (Data feed via Kraken). The price might soon break the $16.20 level for a move towards the next … Continue reading Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD Poised For Gains

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Key Highlights Ethereum classic price remained supported above the $15.00 level against the US Dollar, and eyeing gains. There are two bullish trend lines with supports as $15.40 and $15.20 forming on the hourly chart of ETC/USD (Data feed via Kraken). The price might soon break the $16.20 level for a move towards the next … Continue reading Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD Poised For Gains

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Fidelity Brings Bitcoin Tracking to Traditional Investor Portfolios – CoinDesk

CoinDeskFidelity Brings Bitcoin Tracking to Traditional Investor PortfoliosCoinDeskLast month, for example, American Express partnered with portfolio firm Abra, effectively allowing cardholders to purchase bitcoin for the first time on the peer-to-peer…


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Fidelity Brings Bitcoin Tracking to Traditional Investor Portfolios
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Last month, for example, American Express partnered with portfolio firm Abra, effectively allowing cardholders to purchase bitcoin for the first time on the peer-to-peer payments app. In a sense, Fidelity has upped the ante by allowing investment ...

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Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – BCH/USD Attempting Upside Break

Key Points Bitcoin cash price is trading in a tiny range above the $320 level against the US Dollar. There is a major contracting triangle pattern with resistance near $360 forming on the hourly chart of BCH/USD (data feed from Kraken). A break and close above the $360 level might call for more gains in … Continue reading Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – BCH/USD Attempting Upside Break

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Key Points Bitcoin cash price is trading in a tiny range above the $320 level against the US Dollar. There is a major contracting triangle pattern with resistance near $360 forming on the hourly chart of BCH/USD (data feed from Kraken). A break and close above the $360 level might call for more gains in … Continue reading Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – BCH/USD Attempting Upside Break

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NEO Completes Rebranding; Announces Blockchain Partnerships

NEO rebrand part 2

On June 22, Bitcoin Magazine reported that Antshares was embarking on a new rebranding strategy as part of its effort to lead blockchain development in China and around the world.

Now, on August 8, NEO Blockchain, China’s first original public chain project, has announced the completion of rebranding efforts from its former Antshares identity. Furthermore, NEO has upgraded its blockchain nodes, technical documents, social media, official site and exchange name worldwide, representing the transition from Antshares 1.0 to the NEO smart contract system 2.0.

NEO now is the top 10 cryptocurrency in terms of market value. It hopes to capitalize on its Chinese connections by calling to mind the success stories of other Chinese behemoths like Alibaba and Tencent. Whereas a month ago NEO may have been trying to “steal the spotlight from Ethereum,” it now seems to be trying to carve its own path forward.

Compared with Ethereum, NEO claims its smart contracts perform better in terms of determinism, high scalability and compatibility. The developers of smart contracts can use JAVA, C/C# and GO to write smart contracts without the need to learn new languages like Solidity, making it attractive to the global developer community.

Powered by the Community

In the press conference held on June 22, Antshares announced its rebranding of “NEO” with an emphasis on upgrading itself to a smart economy platform with an integration of digital assets, digital identity and smart contracts. It has also introduced notable new features like a cross-chain protocol, quantum-resistant cryptography, a distributed storage protocol and a secure communication protocol.

Other new additions include PC web and mobile apps, as well as an introductory video about the project.

Da Hongfei, the founder of NEO, told Bitcoin Magazine:

“NEO’s development hinges on two important teams: one is the Shanghai-based development and management team, while the other is an international team called “City of Zion,” purely supported by the community, thanks to a huge number of volunteers for NEO.

“The community just volunteered to translate the video and other materials into multiple languages. Furthermore, the technical white paper has also been translated by the community into English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. We are especially grateful to the community, which will remain the core of NEO’s development in the future.”

New Partnerships Underway

SInce its successful upgrade, NEO has added full smart contract support, attracting a range of blockchain startups to work with its platform. Bancor, Coindash and Agrello are among some of the first to have reached agreements for technical cooperation with NEO.

Meanwhile, Red Pulse and other projects have announced that they will join the NEO ecosystem and adopt its smart contracts.

Red Pulse, an event-driven Chinese market research company, will build a research sharing platform built on the NEO 2.0 smart contract platform. It will allow readers to guide market research and to use digital currency to reward analysts and contributors directly and fairly, disrupting the current financial research market models. The project will also release a new token, $RPX, powered by the NEO platform.

Elastos, launched by Rong Chen, Jihan Wu and Feng Han, is a new blockchain-powered operating system. According to an announcement made in July of 2017, in cooperation with NEO, Elastos will “explore the technological values and applications of blockchains in the new internet operating systems to further the development of a Smart Economy.” Elastos plans to become an “OS for the blockchain,” while NEO will enable developers to create blockchain applications quickly and easily.

Furthermore, the Nest Smart Fund, based on NEO smart contracts, will be a brand-new form of investment fund that will eliminate (as much as possible) the high thresholds, high risks, inefficiencies and moral hazards often associated with traditional fund intermediaries. Backed by blockchain technology, Nest will allow anyone to participate transparently and easily in the Nest fund.

As NEO Council Secretary General Tony Tao told Bitcoin Magazine:

“The core of the platform-level blockchain lies in the establishment of the ecosystem. For the next step, we will launch the NEO Seed Project, hoping to inspire the global community and to encourage traditional technology developers to use the NEO Smart Contract platform.”

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NEO rebrand part 2

On June 22, Bitcoin Magazine reported that Antshares was embarking on a new rebranding strategy as part of its effort to lead blockchain development in China and around the world.

Now, on August 8, NEO Blockchain, China’s first original public chain project, has announced the completion of rebranding efforts from its former Antshares identity. Furthermore, NEO has upgraded its blockchain nodes, technical documents, social media, official site and exchange name worldwide, representing the transition from Antshares 1.0 to the NEO smart contract system 2.0.

NEO now is the top 10 cryptocurrency in terms of market value. It hopes to capitalize on its Chinese connections by calling to mind the success stories of other Chinese behemoths like Alibaba and Tencent. Whereas a month ago NEO may have been trying to “steal the spotlight from Ethereum,” it now seems to be trying to carve its own path forward.

Compared with Ethereum, NEO claims its smart contracts perform better in terms of determinism, high scalability and compatibility. The developers of smart contracts can use JAVA, C/C# and GO to write smart contracts without the need to learn new languages like Solidity, making it attractive to the global developer community.

Powered by the Community

In the press conference held on June 22, Antshares announced its rebranding of “NEO” with an emphasis on upgrading itself to a smart economy platform with an integration of digital assets, digital identity and smart contracts. It has also introduced notable new features like a cross-chain protocol, quantum-resistant cryptography, a distributed storage protocol and a secure communication protocol.

Other new additions include PC web and mobile apps, as well as an introductory video about the project.

Da Hongfei, the founder of NEO, told Bitcoin Magazine:

“NEO’s development hinges on two important teams: one is the Shanghai-based development and management team, while the other is an international team called “City of Zion,” purely supported by the community, thanks to a huge number of volunteers for NEO.

“The community just volunteered to translate the video and other materials into multiple languages. Furthermore, the technical white paper has also been translated by the community into English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. We are especially grateful to the community, which will remain the core of NEO’s development in the future.”

New Partnerships Underway

SInce its successful upgrade, NEO has added full smart contract support, attracting a range of blockchain startups to work with its platform. Bancor, Coindash and Agrello are among some of the first to have reached agreements for technical cooperation with NEO.

Meanwhile, Red Pulse and other projects have announced that they will join the NEO ecosystem and adopt its smart contracts.

Red Pulse, an event-driven Chinese market research company, will build a research sharing platform built on the NEO 2.0 smart contract platform. It will allow readers to guide market research and to use digital currency to reward analysts and contributors directly and fairly, disrupting the current financial research market models. The project will also release a new token, $RPX, powered by the NEO platform.

Elastos, launched by Rong Chen, Jihan Wu and Feng Han, is a new blockchain-powered operating system. According to an announcement made in July of 2017, in cooperation with NEO, Elastos will “explore the technological values and applications of blockchains in the new internet operating systems to further the development of a Smart Economy.” Elastos plans to become an “OS for the blockchain,” while NEO will enable developers to create blockchain applications quickly and easily.

Furthermore, the Nest Smart Fund, based on NEO smart contracts, will be a brand-new form of investment fund that will eliminate (as much as possible) the high thresholds, high risks, inefficiencies and moral hazards often associated with traditional fund intermediaries. Backed by blockchain technology, Nest will allow anyone to participate transparently and easily in the Nest fund.

As NEO Council Secretary General Tony Tao told Bitcoin Magazine:

“The core of the platform-level blockchain lies in the establishment of the ecosystem. For the next step, we will launch the NEO Seed Project, hoping to inspire the global community and to encourage traditional technology developers to use the NEO Smart Contract platform.”

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Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 08/09/2017 – Can Bulls Push Higher?

Bitcoin price is testing a major resistance level and it remains to be seen whether bulls have enough energy to push for new highs or not.

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Bitcoin price is testing a major resistance level and it remains to be seen whether bulls have enough energy to push for new highs or not.

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Ether Tops $300 as Price Rises to 30-Day High

The price of ether increased today, topping $300 for the first time since June amidst a broader appreciation of the cyrptocurrency asse

The price of ether increased today, topping $300 for the first time since June amidst a broader appreciation of the cyrptocurrency asse

For fork’s sake! Bitcoin Core braces for another cryptocurrency split – The Register


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For fork’s sake! Bitcoin Core braces for another cryptocurrency split
The Register
Bitcoin faces the possibility of yet another fork, a divergence anticipated by a code change proposal accepted by the developers of the Bitcoin Core client software. A week ago, Bitcoin split in two: legacy Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, an alternative
The Point of No Return: Segregated Witness Will Lock In on BitcoinBitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin hits a record high near $3500Business Insider

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For fork's sake! Bitcoin Core braces for another cryptocurrency split
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Bitcoin faces the possibility of yet another fork, a divergence anticipated by a code change proposal accepted by the developers of the Bitcoin Core client software. A week ago, Bitcoin split in two: legacy Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, an alternative ...
The Point of No Return: Segregated Witness Will Lock In on BitcoinBitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin hits a record high near $3500Business Insider

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Bitcoin sets fresh record above $3500; ether trades higher – MarketWatch


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Bitcoin sets fresh record above $3500; ether trades higher
MarketWatch
Bitcoin traded higher on Tuesday, carving out a fresh record above $3,500 and reaching a market value approaching $60 billion at its best levels. A single bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.23% most recently was trading at $3,477.93, up 0.5%, touching an intraday peak
This Putin Ally Wants to Get in on the Bitcoin Mining CrazeFortune
$100 Million: Putin Advisor Targets Big Raise for Bitcoin Mining ICOCoinDesk
[video] What are Altcoins and ICOs – Bitcoin Whiteboard Tuesday99 Bitcoins (blog)

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MarketWatch

Bitcoin sets fresh record above $3500; ether trades higher
MarketWatch
Bitcoin traded higher on Tuesday, carving out a fresh record above $3,500 and reaching a market value approaching $60 billion at its best levels. A single bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.23% most recently was trading at $3,477.93, up 0.5%, touching an intraday peak ...
This Putin Ally Wants to Get in on the Bitcoin Mining CrazeFortune
$100 Million: Putin Advisor Targets Big Raise for Bitcoin Mining ICOCoinDesk
[video] What are Altcoins and ICOs – Bitcoin Whiteboard Tuesday99 Bitcoins (blog)

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