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A bitcoin conference has stopped taking bitcoin payments because they don’t work well enough – CNBC


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A bitcoin conference has stopped taking bitcoin payments because they don’t work well enough
CNBC
“However, due to the manual inputting of data in our ticketing platforms when paid in cryptocurrencies, we decided to shut down bitcoin payments for last minute sales due to print deadlines.” CNBC has reached out to the organizers for further comment
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CNBC

A bitcoin conference has stopped taking bitcoin payments because they don't work well enough
CNBC
"However, due to the manual inputting of data in our ticketing platforms when paid in cryptocurrencies, we decided to shut down bitcoin payments for last minute sales due to print deadlines." CNBC has reached out to the organizers for further comment ...
Goldman Sachs Caves: Bitcoin Is MoneyForbes
A major bitcoin conference is no longer accepting bitcoin payments because the fees and lag have gotten so badBusiness Insider
Even a bitcoin conference can't handle bitcoin paymentsMashable
CoinDesk -Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News) -Yahoo Finance
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Goldman Sachs Admits Bitcoin is Real Money, Cites Use Cases in Developing World

White shoe investment bank Goldman Sachs has had outsized influence on Wall Street and in government for years. The influential company now says Bitcoin and other digital currencies are real money. #BREAKING NEWS

White shoe investment bank Goldman Sachs has had outsized influence on Wall Street and in government for years. The influential company now says Bitcoin and other digital currencies are real money. #BREAKING NEWS

Overstock and Coinbase briefly mixed up Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash – TechCrunch


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Overstock and Coinbase briefly mixed up Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
TechCrunch
A glitch on Overstock’s website allowed users to send amounts of Bitcoin Cash to Overstock when the system was expecting Bitcoin, leading to drastic discounts on many items. Given that BTC is about $14,000 and Bitcoin Cash is $2,400, the mistake could
Overstock Payments Glitch Mixes Up Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash …CoinDesk
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CoinDesk

Overstock and Coinbase briefly mixed up Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
TechCrunch
A glitch on Overstock's website allowed users to send amounts of Bitcoin Cash to Overstock when the system was expecting Bitcoin, leading to drastic discounts on many items. Given that BTC is about $14,000 and Bitcoin Cash is $2,400, the mistake could ...
Overstock Payments Glitch Mixes Up Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash ...CoinDesk
Retailer Overstock mixed up bitcoin and bitcoin cash, letting ...The Verge
Coinbase bug let Overstock users pay in Bitcoin Cash, get refunds in BitcoinTNW
Krebs on Security
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Swissborg is Changing Wealth Management with Blockchain Tech

swissborgSwissBorg, based in Switzerland, is a WealthTech DAO aiming to change the way wealth management looks by offering cryptocurrency investment solutions backed by Swiss financial expertise to the world with a team of over 100 combined years of investment experience. Their ICO, active now, provides an accessible opportunity to manage a portfolio of crypto- assets through investment platform based on blockchain technology. Their Proof-of-Meritocracy smart contract system ensures there will be an active method for the community to influence the way the network will be developed. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article SwissBorg wants to revolutionize wealth management services with

swissborg

SwissBorg, based in Switzerland, is a WealthTech DAO aiming to change the way wealth management looks by offering cryptocurrency investment solutions backed by Swiss financial expertise to the world with a team of over 100 combined years of investment experience. Their ICO, active now, provides an accessible opportunity to manage a portfolio of crypto- assets through investment platform based on blockchain technology. Their Proof-of-Meritocracy smart contract system ensures there will be an active method for the community to influence the way the network will be developed.

Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article

SwissBorg wants to revolutionize wealth management services with a community-centric approach powered by blockchain technology.  Their ICO is active now, offering investors the chance to acquire the CHSB or SwissBorg network token. It is through this process of tokenization that anyone, be they individuals, DAOs, investment managers, or financial advisors, will be able to access the SwissBorg wealth management ecosystem and its portfolio system for managing of crypto-assets.

Based on the ERC-20 Ethereum standard, and therefore storable on any ERC-20 address, the CHSB is a multi-utility token used to participate in the SwissBorg. It is available at the rate of 1 CHSB to 0.10 CHF (Swiss Francs). Cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, BCH, LTH, and XRP are also accepted at current exchange rates. The token itself will be exchanged tradable in Q1 2018.

Through its crypto wealth management platform and after having requested and received regulatory financial licenses, SwissBorg eventually aims to improve the accessibility of crypto hedge funds strategies to a larger audience with the issuance of the CSB Token, a token hedge fund. The CSB is to be hedged in a variety of areas through investment strategies such as ICOs and pre-ICOs, systematic trading, and arbitrage.

Another boasted feature of the platform will be the RSB or referendum token. This will be a token that will be generated every time a referendum is held at a rate of 1 RSB for each CHSB an investor possesses. Any wallet will be able to participate. To negate the possibility of double voting, a snapshot of the blockchain is done at the time of distribution to verify. RSB will provide a secure voting platform for each referendum held and will offer a direct ETH or token reward for each vote applied. It will not cost CHSB to vote.

SwissBorg, positioning themselves as a bridge between off-chain and on-chain worlds, seek to provide an investment solution that suits both. The ICO is live now with a 50M CHF cap and has received 11M in funding already. The ICO ends at the latest on January 10th, 2018.

More information is available at the SwissBorg homepage and information on the CHSB token here. Also, read the white paper for a detailed description.

How the technology behind bitcoin could change your life, even if you never buy a single coin – Washington Post


Washington Post

How the technology behind bitcoin could change your life, even if you never buy a single coin
Washington Post
LAS VEGAS — One of the many buzzwords at this week’s CES technology show is “blockchain” — the technology underpinning the bitcoin craze. While bitcoin is the flash of the moment, there’s growing excitement about how this concept can move beyond


Washington Post

How the technology behind bitcoin could change your life, even if you never buy a single coin
Washington Post
LAS VEGAS — One of the many buzzwords at this week's CES technology show is "blockchain" — the technology underpinning the bitcoin craze. While bitcoin is the flash of the moment, there's growing excitement about how this concept can move beyond ...

Microsoft Welcomes Back Bitcoin – Fortune


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Microsoft Welcomes Back Bitcoin
Fortune
The move comes after the technology giant stopped letting customers use Bitcoin as payment for online games and apps earlier this week because of its volatility, tech website Bleeping Computereport said on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Microsoft
Microsoft Resumes Bitcoin Payments After Halt Over ‘Instability …Coindesk
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Microsoft Welcomes Back Bitcoin
Fortune
The move comes after the technology giant stopped letting customers use Bitcoin as payment for online games and apps earlier this week because of its volatility, tech website Bleeping Computereport said on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Microsoft ...
Microsoft Resumes Bitcoin Payments After Halt Over 'Instability ...Coindesk
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Choppy Market Conditions Lead to Tests of Parabolic Resistance

The bitcoin market has been getting chopped to pieces for weeks as the market has faked up, faked down, consolidated and routinely stopped out traders. Last week, we discussed a potential large move due to a consolidated symmetrical triangle. Howeve…

Bitcoin Price Analysis

The bitcoin market has been getting chopped to pieces for weeks as the market has faked up, faked down, consolidated and routinely stopped out traders. Last week, we discussed a potential large move due to a consolidated symmetrical triangle. However, the breakout failed to garner any momentum and ultimately flopped as the move upward quickly died down and ultimately reversed.

At the time of this article, however, the market is poised in a precarious situation as it tiptoes around historic support/resistance along the parabolic envelope:

Figure_1 (3).JPGFigure 1: BTC-USD, 2-Hour Candles, Parabolic Curve Test

As noted in previous bitcoin analyses, this parabolic envelope has been the dominating trend for the last three years:

Figure_2 (3).JPGFigure 2: BTC-USD, 1-Day Candles, Macro Trend

Over Thanksgiving, the parabolic trend that was previously governing much of the three-year bull market broke upward as the market’s parabolic movement accelerated aggressively upward. Since the break to the top of the parabolic envelope, the market has been on shaky ground where, at one point, it even did a massive 50% retracement. Since that aggressive retracement, the market has yet to fully recover and resume any semblance of a bullish continuation. Currently, the once-supportive parabolic curve is now proving to be a point of resistance as the market has made several tests of the upper resistance.  

To date, this marks the fifth test of the parabolic trend. This time, however, we are testing it from the bottom of the parabola. Previous tests from the top side of the parabola were swiftly rejected causing very little market activity to take place below the parabolic trend. It seems, yet again, bitcoin is at a crossroads as it decides if the upper parabolic resistance is too strong to resume an uptrend.

If the market continues downward, we can expect to find support along the low boundaries of the trading range (shown in blue), the linear trend (shown in pink) and the lower parabolic curve (shown in black):

Figure_3 (2).JPGFigure 3: BTC-USD, 2-Hour Candles, Next Lines of Support

Summary:

  1. Choppy market conditions have led bitcoin to test the parabolic support — a previous guiding trend for the last three years.

  2. A failure to break the upper parabolic resistance may cause a test of lower values.

  3. Support will be found at the lower ranges of the trading range and along the linear and parabolic trend lines.

Trading and investing in digital assets like bitcoin and ether is highly speculative and comes with many risks. This analysis is for informational purposes and should not be considered investment advice. Statements and financial information on Bitcoin Magazine and BTC Media related sites do not necessarily reflect the opinion of BTC Media and should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation to buy, sell or hold. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.


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Bitcoin Is the New Gold, Says Goldman – Barron’s

Barron’sBitcoin Is the New Gold, Says GoldmanBarron’sIn a report published Wednesday, Goldman Sachs (GS) analysed the potential of bitcoin as a form of money. Analyst Zach Pandl suggests it can facilitate transactions, but just in theory. He acknowledg…


Barron's

Bitcoin Is the New Gold, Says Goldman
Barron's
In a report published Wednesday, Goldman Sachs (GS) analysed the potential of bitcoin as a form of money. Analyst Zach Pandl suggests it can facilitate transactions, but just in theory. He acknowledges that the demand for cryptocurrencies could be ...

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Using Blockchain Technology to Enhance Location-Based Advertising

In the golden era of advertising, finding an audience was as easy as publishing an ad in a widely circulated newspaper, running a radio or TV spot, or putting up billboards in relevant areas. Not so anymore, but Blockchain can help.

In the golden era of advertising, finding an audience was as easy as publishing an ad in a widely circulated newspaper, running a radio or TV spot, or putting up billboards in relevant areas. Not so anymore, but Blockchain can help.

Even Utilities Can Ride the Bitcoin Wave! – Barron’s


Barron’s

Even Utilities Can Ride the Bitcoin Wave!
Barron’s
Bitcoin mining isn’t likely to create a bonanza for utility companies in the near term, but it could give some a boost. Utilities that serve regions with low electricity costs should benefit, assuming people increase Bitcoin mining in those states
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Barron's

Even Utilities Can Ride the Bitcoin Wave!
Barron's
Bitcoin mining isn't likely to create a bonanza for utility companies in the near term, but it could give some a boost. Utilities that serve regions with low electricity costs should benefit, assuming people increase Bitcoin mining in those states ...
Bitcoin Can Drop 50% and China Miners Will Still Make MoneyBloomberg
Why bitcoin mining sucks up so much electricityYahoo Finance
Not All Doom and Gloom for Chinese Bitcoin MinersCointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
Financial Times -Fortune -Markets Insider
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The North American Bitcoin Conference is No Longer Accepting Bitcoin Payments for Tickets – Slate Magazine

The North American Bitcoin Conference is No Longer Accepting Bitcoin Payments for Tickets
Slate Magazine
Moe Levin, the conference’s organizer, told Bitcoin.com, “We wish this was easier, but no ticketing options exist which can handle large volumes of ticket sales, and transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain exceed $30 at certain times of the day

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The North American Bitcoin Conference is No Longer Accepting Bitcoin Payments for Tickets
Slate Magazine
Moe Levin, the conference's organizer, told Bitcoin.com, “We wish this was easier, but no ticketing options exist which can handle large volumes of ticket sales, and transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain exceed $30 at certain times of the day ...

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Cointal Introduces Cryptocurrency Trading via Centralized Multi-Cryptocurrency P2P Marketplace

Nowadays, everyone is curious about cryptocurrencies and underlying blockchain technology since they both have gained worldwide acceptance. It has resulted in the creation of many opportunities for meaningful, creative projects some of them contributing to growing fintech space, which attracts many startups and investors. However, because of the complex nature of the current trading systems … Continue reading Cointal Introduces Cryptocurrency Trading via Centralized Multi-Cryptocurrency P2P Marketplace

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Nowadays, everyone is curious about cryptocurrencies and underlying blockchain technology since they both have gained worldwide acceptance. It has resulted in the creation of many opportunities for meaningful, creative projects some of them contributing to growing fintech space, which attracts many startups and investors. However, because of the complex nature of the current trading systems in terms of complications with identity verification, and security protocols, many potential users are still confused to invest. Cointal aims to overcome the biggest inconvenience found in existing trading platforms.

The Market Demand

We can see a growing demand for an enhanced cryptocurrency platform. Users want a highly secure, well-structured and easy-to-use platform that offers them all the abilities, information and approaches needed to enter the cryptocurrency market.  Cointal offers all the requirements to the community as a rising blockchain startup that is scaling the P2P crypto-marketplace.

About Cointal

The Coin Portal, called Cointal, is a London-based Peer to Peer Cryptocurrency marketplace that aims to revolutionize cryptocurrency market, making it easily accessible to users. Cointal is on its way to become the world’s first centralized multi-cryptocurrency P2P Marketplace, dealing with trading of fancied cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC). The platform lets users choose the most suitable deals and trade the most profitable cryptocurrencies and exchange them for cash afterwards.

The Core Features

Cointal connects sellers and buyers, providing them the benefits of various payment modes, security, speed, simplicity and low fees. Stable payment modes and trading are the platform’s priorities. Cointal offers a multi-secure wallet without any limit for deposit and withdrawal for cryptocurrencies. It is backed by 24/7 support, globally accessible service, complete transparency, an Escrow and strong Feedback system, Anti-hacking measures, a mobile app, and other features. Cointal has partnered with BitGo, a leader in cryptocurrency solutions to offer secured, digital wallets for storing their assets.

Mohammed Imad G, the founder and CEO of Cointal, says:

“We want to restore freedom in the cryptocurrency community. After experimenting with other makeshift solutions, we saw a clear opportunity to simply give users what they want: a versatile, stable, and secure platform for trading cryptocurrencies.”

 The Unity Program

The company is soon coming up with its unique Unity Service that will enable users to trade in different cryptocurrencies using Paypal, ACH/SEPA transfers, credit cards and other modes of payments. Users will be able to execute transactions instantaneously, without any limit on spending. Cointal has already processed more than USD15 million worth of transactions in last two months.

During these 2 months, Cointal has generated some interesting stats, involving Total Trades volume beyond USD15 Million, a total of more than 10.000 users, among them 2.389 users have claimed and enjoyed their Cointal Builder advantages (Including, but not limited to, free trades), involving users around more than 2596 cities in the world. Their presence is described as remarkable over the social networks, and no user has been left behind. The support team is available 24/7 over their Intercom Live Chat and has scored a median time response of 1.6 minutes, becoming the quickest and most helpful platform in the market as of late.

The Cointal team is currently preparing to launch an ICO sometime soon. More information about the platform is available at https://www.cointal.com/

 

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