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Could North Korea Be Harbouring an Army of Crypto-Hackers?

Strong evidence is emerging that an elite team of hackers operating out of Pyongyang are stealing Bitcoin. It’s thought that the totalitarian nation is hoping to negate the effect of recent global trade embargos levied against them. As the UN sanctions tighten around the rogue state, it seems North Korea is turning to cybercrime to … Continue reading Could North Korea Be Harbouring an Army of Crypto-Hackers?

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Strong evidence is emerging that an elite team of hackers operating out of Pyongyang are stealing Bitcoin. It’s thought that the totalitarian nation is hoping to negate the effect of recent global trade embargos levied against them. As the UN sanctions tighten around the rogue state, it seems North Korea is turning to cybercrime to … Continue reading Could North Korea Be Harbouring an Army of Crypto-Hackers?

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In China’s Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune – New York Times


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In China’s Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune
New York Times
Here, in what is locally called the Dalad Economic Development Zone, lies one of the biggest Bitcoin farms in the world. These eight factory buildings with blue-tin roofs account for nearly one-twentieth of the world’s daily production of the


New York Times

In China's Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune
New York Times
Here, in what is locally called the Dalad Economic Development Zone, lies one of the biggest Bitcoin farms in the world. These eight factory buildings with blue-tin roofs account for nearly one-twentieth of the world's daily production of the ...

Estate Coin Combines Real Estate and Crypto Mining to Offer Novel Investment Opportunity

One might have heard about data centers that redirect the waste heat from their facilities to nearby residential and commercial places. Tech giant IBM successfully runs similar data facilities in Switzerland and the USA. While the Swiss one provides heat to a nearby swimming pool, the American one allocates heat to produce hot water, which … Continue reading Estate Coin Combines Real Estate and Crypto Mining to Offer Novel Investment Opportunity

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One might have heard about data centers that redirect the waste heat from their facilities to nearby residential and commercial places. Tech giant IBM successfully runs similar data facilities in Switzerland and the USA. While the Swiss one provides heat to a nearby swimming pool, the American one allocates heat to produce hot water, which … Continue reading Estate Coin Combines Real Estate and Crypto Mining to Offer Novel Investment Opportunity

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Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD To Extend Declines

Key Highlights Ethereum classic price failed near the $16.20 resistance area against the US Dollar and declined. The last analysis highlighted bearish trend line with current resistance at $15.80 on the hourly chart of ETC/USD (Data feed via Kraken) is intact. The pair might move a few points higher, but it is likely to face … Continue reading Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD To Extend Declines

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Key Highlights Ethereum classic price failed near the $16.20 resistance area against the US Dollar and declined. The last analysis highlighted bearish trend line with current resistance at $15.80 on the hourly chart of ETC/USD (Data feed via Kraken) is intact. The pair might move a few points higher, but it is likely to face … Continue reading Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – ETC/USD To Extend Declines

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DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis September 13 2017

Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 13. DASH/USD DASH continues to grind sideways overall, and essentially treading water. It looks like the $325 level is essentially a fulcrum for the market that traders are attracted to, and therefore I think it’s only a matter of time before we should make an impulsive move. … Continue reading DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis September 13 2017

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Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 13. DASH/USD DASH continues to grind sideways overall, and essentially treading water. It looks like the $325 level is essentially a fulcrum for the market that traders are attracted to, and therefore I think it’s only a matter of time before we should make an impulsive move. … Continue reading DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis September 13 2017

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ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis September 13 2017

Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 13. ETH/USD Ethereum rallied during the day on Tuesday, breaking above the $310 level. It now looks as if we are going to find support underneath, and I think that the market will probably go looking towards the $330 level, giving us plenty of opportunities to buy … Continue reading ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis September 13 2017

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Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 13. ETH/USD Ethereum rallied during the day on Tuesday, breaking above the $310 level. It now looks as if we are going to find support underneath, and I think that the market will probably go looking towards the $330 level, giving us plenty of opportunities to buy … Continue reading ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis September 13 2017

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BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis September 13 2017

Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 13. BTC/USD Bitcoin rallied on Tuesday, reaching towards the $4350 level. We found a bit of resistance there, but are starting to see rally of support yet again. I think given enough time, we will break above the $4400 level above, and continue to go towards the … Continue reading BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis September 13 2017

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Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook September 13. BTC/USD Bitcoin rallied on Tuesday, reaching towards the $4350 level. We found a bit of resistance there, but are starting to see rally of support yet again. I think given enough time, we will break above the $4400 level above, and continue to go towards the … Continue reading BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis September 13 2017

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Enjin Coin Chooses Bancor for Tokenizing Game Items

enjin coinSINGAPORE, September 13, 2017 – Enjin has partnered with Bancor and announced their adoption of the Bancor protocol as a component of Enjin Coin, the Ethereum-based cryptocurrency for the game industry. Enjin Coin will be implemented with a Bancor Token Changer and become exchangeable with the rest of the coins on the Bancor Network. More importantly, all game items created on the Enjin Coin Platform will now have the ability to tie into the same network and benefit. “Bancor will open up liquidity channels from gaming items to BNT and other smart tokens on the Bancor network.” said Enjin CEO

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SINGAPORE, September 13, 2017 – Enjin has partnered with Bancor and announced their adoption of the Bancor protocol as a component of Enjin Coin, the Ethereum-based cryptocurrency for the game industry. Enjin Coin will be implemented with a Bancor Token Changer and become exchangeable with the rest of the coins on the Bancor Network. More importantly, all game items created on the Enjin Coin Platform will now have the ability to tie into the same network and benefit.

“Bancor will open up liquidity channels from gaming items to BNT and other smart tokens on the Bancor network.” said Enjin CEO Maxim Blagov, adding: “It brings us closer to our goal of tokenizing all kinds of items for gamers and preserving their intrinsic value. Enjin is the first to use the Bancor platform in such a pioneering way.”

A 2% reserve of ENJ and equivalent Bancor Network Tokens will be committed as reserve in the Token Changer (ENJBNT) to facilitate this liquidity network.

Game developers adopting Enjin Coin may eventually add hundreds of thousands of new ERC-20 tokens to the ecosystem, each unit backed by Enjin Coin reserve tokens. While the reserve ENJ tokens represent the “material cost”, the true value of game items is defined by their gameplay properties inside the game.

 

As Bancor smart tokens, items can finally be traded with the full representation of their actual intrinsic value and user demand. Bancor exchanges are like automated robots on the Ethereum blockchain. They give gamers the ability to liquidate or trade items at the time of their choosing, even if willing human buyers aren’t immediately available for rare end-tail items.

Enjin CTO Witek Radomski stated: “This is especially useful for independent games or newer titles where the player-base is still just growing. The automation of markets across any type of game is unprecedented in the gaming world!”

Enjin Coin will be extending its token pre-sale until September 15th in light of this development, to allow the community enough time to participate in the pre-sale. The gaming cryptocurrency has raised 21,000 Ether (over US$7 million) at the time of writing, and will be entering its Public Crowdsale phase on October 3rd.

For more information on Enjin Coin, visit https://enjincoin.io or contact Lilia Pritchard at [email protected].

About Enjin

Enjin is the largest gaming community creation platform online with over 18.7 million users. The company, based in Singapore, was launched in 2009 and now sees more than 60 million global views a month. Enjin’s gaming communities process millions of USD per month in virtual good sales.

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Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Completed Correction

Key Highlights ETH price after correcting towards $315 against the US Dollar faced resistance and started declining once again. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $297 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX). The price has breached the last swing low of $281, which is a … Continue reading Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Completed Correction

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Key Highlights ETH price after correcting towards $315 against the US Dollar faced resistance and started declining once again. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $297 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX). The price has breached the last swing low of $281, which is a … Continue reading Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Completed Correction

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BitIndia Will Help Expand Ethereum and Ripple in India

The public frequently refers to Ethereum as a cryptocurrency, but that’s not really true. It is more of a platform that permits folks to carry out transactions and create/execute contracts by using a currency (crypto-token) called ether. To recognize what differentiates Ethereum from a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, it helps to know what a cryptocurrency is, … Continue reading BitIndia Will Help Expand Ethereum and Ripple in India

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The public frequently refers to Ethereum as a cryptocurrency, but that’s not really true. It is more of a platform that permits folks to carry out transactions and create/execute contracts by using a currency (crypto-token) called ether. To recognize what differentiates Ethereum from a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, it helps to know what a cryptocurrency is, … Continue reading BitIndia Will Help Expand Ethereum and Ripple in India

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Ripple Price Technical Analysis – XRP/USD To Retest $0.2000?

Key Highlights Ripple price failed to remain above the $0.2200 level and moved down against the US Dollar. This week’s highlighted descending channel with current resistance at $0.2200 on the hourly chart of XRP/USD (data source from Kraken) is still in place. The price is currently trading near an important support level at $0.2060. Ripple … Continue reading Ripple Price Technical Analysis – XRP/USD To Retest $0.2000?

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Key Highlights Ripple price failed to remain above the $0.2200 level and moved down against the US Dollar. This week’s highlighted descending channel with current resistance at $0.2200 on the hourly chart of XRP/USD (data source from Kraken) is still in place. The price is currently trading near an important support level at $0.2060. Ripple … Continue reading Ripple Price Technical Analysis – XRP/USD To Retest $0.2000?

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Bankers’ mistrust of bitcoin is still the greatest argument for it – TechCrunch


TechCrunch

Bankers’ mistrust of bitcoin is still the greatest argument for it
TechCrunch
This skepticism by one of Wall Street’s titans, and its reflection in many offices and hallways in top financial services companies, is perhaps one of the strongest cases for bitcoin’s lasting importance. Let’s be clear, Dimon’s firm is one of the
Dimon calls bitcoin ‘a fraud’ and may have delivered the biggest blow to the digital currencyMarketWatch
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says bitcoin is a ‘fraud’ that will eventually blow upCNBC
Jamie Dimon: Bitcoin Is a ‘Fraud’CoinDesk
Fortune –Fast Company –Reuters –Bloomberg
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TechCrunch

Bankers' mistrust of bitcoin is still the greatest argument for it
TechCrunch
This skepticism by one of Wall Street's titans, and its reflection in many offices and hallways in top financial services companies, is perhaps one of the strongest cases for bitcoin's lasting importance. Let's be clear, Dimon's firm is one of the ...
Dimon calls bitcoin 'a fraud' and may have delivered the biggest blow to the digital currencyMarketWatch
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says bitcoin is a 'fraud' that will eventually blow upCNBC
Jamie Dimon: Bitcoin Is a 'Fraud'CoinDesk
Fortune -Fast Company -Reuters -Bloomberg
all 68 news articles »

Ethereum Price Analysis – Scaling pressures on the rise

Ether is the second largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of ~US$26b. The asset was recently selling for a record high price of ~US$360, before dipping to ~US$300, which marks a staggering 555% increase over the past six months. The gain…

Ether is the second largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of ~US$26b. The asset was recently selling for a record high price of ~US$360, before dipping to ~US$300, which marks a staggering 555% increase over the past six months. The gains significantly dwarf Bitcoins over the the same period.

Bitcoin Drops Below $4000 as Market Mood Turns Uncertain – CoinDesk

CoinDeskBitcoin Drops Below $4000 as Market Mood Turns UncertainCoinDeskThe average price of bitcoin across global exchanges fell below $4,000 at roughly 3:15 UTC today, hitting a low not observed since September 10. The movement followed a period in w…


CoinDesk

Bitcoin Drops Below $4000 as Market Mood Turns Uncertain
CoinDesk
The average price of bitcoin across global exchanges fell below $4,000 at roughly 3:15 UTC today, hitting a low not observed since September 10. The movement followed a period in which the bitcoin price repeatedly tested $4,000, but succeeded in ...

Bitcoin Drops Below $4,000 as Market Mood Turns Uncertain

Bitcoin prices fell below $4,000 Tuesday, a move that comes at a time when traders are uncertain of whether the asset’s first-half gains can continue.

Bitcoin prices fell below $4,000 Tuesday, a move that comes at a time when traders are uncertain of whether the asset’s first-half gains can continue.