The Latest Crypto News From The Interwebs - 8th June 17:00

Litecoin Cash Allegedly the Latest Small-Cap Altcoin to Suffer 51 Percent Attack

Via Josiah Wilmoth Fri Jun 08 16:59:35 BST 2018
— a 51 percent attack on litecoin cash (LCC) — managed to slip through the cracks. Litecoin Cash Allegedly Hit by 51 Percent Attack The alleged incident appears to have occurred on May 30, when Russia-based cryptocurrency.....
Tagged with #Altcoin-Mining #Altcoin-News #News #51%-Attack #double-spend-attack #Litecoin-Cash

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Sell Your Tokens Loaded on Gift Cards and $50.000 for Selected Startup Projects

Via Tom Clancy Fri Jun 08 16:39:19 BST 2018
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Three Luxury Apartments Sold for 420 BTC in the Coastal Region of Montenegro

Via Jamie Redman Fri Jun 08 16:20:25 BST 2018
This week three luxury apartments located in Budva, Montenegro sold for 420 BTC (3.2Mn USD) according to Notary Office and the firm Astra Montenegro Investment Association (AMIA). Furthermore, the AMIA has been successfully promoting the use of digital currencies in Budva and has convinced the neighboring Dukley hotel, Beach Lounge, and Marina to accept BTC. […]
Tagged with #News #420-BTC #AMIA #Beach-Lounge #Bitcoin #BTC #BTC-Acceptance #Budva #Cryptocurrency #Digital-Assets #Digital-Currencies

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Crypto Exchange Bithumb Hit With Bill After Tax Investigation Ends

Via Daniel Palmer Fri Jun 08 16:00:22 BST 2018
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been found not guilty of tax evasion, but now faces a massive tax bill, according to reports......
Tagged with #News #Legal #Tax #Asia-Pacific #Exchanges #South-Korea #Bithumb

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Data Shows Switch From ‘Hodlers’ to Speculators in Bitcoin in Last 6 Months

Via Cointelegraph By Maxwell William Fri Jun 08 15:49:53 BST 2018
The number of short-term speculators now nearly equals the amount of long-term investors, new data from Chainalysis shows.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Investments #Bitcoin-Price #Markets

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Sell-Off Incoming? Mysterious ‘Asian Whale’ Begins Funneling Bitcoins Back to Huobi

Via Josiah Wilmoth Fri Jun 08 15:40:02 BST 2018
begun to move them back to one of the cryptocurrency exchanges from which they originated, sparking fears of a new selloff. Blockchain data shows that bitcoin address 1KAt6STtisWMMVo5XGdos9P7DBNNsFfjx7 accumulated more than 93,947 BTC — at one.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Analysis #News #Haobtc #huobi #WalletExplorer

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Messaging Giant Kik Brings Kin Crypto Tokens to Avatar-Based Social Network IMVU

Via Conor Maloney Fri Jun 08 15:19:34 BST 2018
Kik is a messenger service which has over 15 million monthly users including 1 in 5 US teenagers, and the project’s Kin cryptocurrency is designed to enable users to earn Kin through platform engagement and then spend it on related services......
Tagged with #CCN-Reveals #Companies #News #imvu #Kik #Kin #partnership

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Bitcoin Set to Challenge Downtrend in ‘Next Couple of Days’, Says Fundstrat Advisor

Via Cointelegraph By Molly Jane Zuckerman Fri Jun 08 15:10:38 BST 2018
Fundstrat’s Robert Sluymer predicts upcoming price breakout for Bitcoin “literally in the next couple of days”.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrencies #Bitcoin-Price

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VeChain Thor Test Net Now Live – Main Net & Token Swap on the Horizon

Via Chelsea Roh Fri Jun 08 14:40:35 BST 2018
VeChain Thor – The VeChain Foundation announced an hour ago that the VeChain Thor public test net is now available on Github. The #VeChainThor Public Testnet is now available. Please visit our Github https://t.co/wooHV864YO to see the available source code. — VeChain Foundation (@vechainofficial) June 8, 2018 VeChain announced its rebranding and project’s new direction back in late-February of this year. During the time of rebranding, the project prematurely announced its partnership with BMW. VeChain is one of the oldest blockchain projects in the crypto space.
Tagged with #Altcoins ##VEN ##VET #crypto-news #cryptocurrency-news #editorial #prconnect #trending #VeChain #vechain-blockchain #vechain-bmw

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple Drop 3% in $9 Billion Crypto Market Retreat

Via Joseph Young Fri Jun 08 14:35:37 BST 2018
s, as major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and Cardano declined in the range of 2 to 5 percent. Minor Movement Yesterday, on June 7, CCN reported that the cryptocurrency market has stabilized to an.....
Tagged with #Altcoin-Analysis #Bitcoin-Analysis #Ethereum-News #News #ONT #Ontology

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Bitcoin in Brief Friday: Bitpanda Offers New Coins, Microsoft Dips Data Center in the Sea

Via Lubomir Tassev Fri Jun 08 14:30:53 BST 2018
In today’s Bitcoin in Brief we cover a recent announcement by a leading European crypto exchange – Bitpanda is adding two new coins, IOTA and Komodo. While on the Old Continent, Microsoft has immersed a whole data center off the coast of Scotland. And in Japan, a startup uses artificial intelligence, augmented reality and blockchain […]
Tagged with #The-Daily #Artificial-Intelligence #Augmented-Reality #BITPANDA #blockchain-technology #Coins #container #cooling #Cougar #data-center #Europe

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Mizuho Financial's Blockchain Lead Is Leaving the Firm

Via Daniel Palmer Fri Jun 08 13:35:30 BST 2018
The blockchain lead at Mizuho Financial Group has revealed he is leaving the firm for a new role in Singapore......
Tagged with #News #Business-News #Subfeatured #Banking #Mizuho #Business

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India: $7 Million Cryptocurrency Scam Petitioned Against Central Bank Curbs

Via Shaurya Malwa Fri Jun 08 13:33:27 BST 2018
pital. Authorities arrested a person in connection with the matter, and pursue investigations. As reported on June 5, the Mumbai Police busted a fraudulent gang after they lured people with fake promises of good returns and foreign citizenships. Called.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Scams #News #cryptocurrency-scams #india #MTC

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‘Chinese Google’ Baidu to Release Interstellar Blockchain Game

Via Cointelegraph By Molly Jane Zuckerman Fri Jun 08 13:32:25 BST 2018
New Baidu blockchain-based game lets users build planets, starting with an airdrop of 100 elements to begin the game.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #China #Baidu #Games

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Fortune: R3 Blockchain Consortium Is ‘Running out of Money’, Director Denies Rumors

Via Cointelegraph By Molly Jane Zuckerman Fri Jun 08 12:30:22 BST 2018
Blockchain consortium R3 running out of money, say former employees, while R3 responds that they have “more than sufficient funding”.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #R3 #JP-Morgan #Goldman-Sachs #Santander #Microsoft #Hyperledger #Ripple

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Mastercard Patent Would Put Credit Cards on a Public Blockchain

Via Wolfie Zhao Fri Jun 08 12:25:37 BST 2018
A patent filing from Mastercard explores how to use public blockchains to securely verify card credentials at the point of sale......
Tagged with #Use-Cases-&-Verticals #Merchants #News #Payments #Business-News #Blockchain-Technology #MasterCard #Patents

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Cryptocurrency Not Yet Usable as Money, Russian Rating Agency Concludes

Via Cointelegraph By Molly Jane Zuckerman Fri Jun 08 12:11:59 BST 2018
A new Russian credit agency rating report into the usability of cryptocurrency finds that it is not currently viable as a means of payment, but it could gain popularity in the event of more international sanctions.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #Russia #Cryptocurrencies

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Six Major Banks in Chile Sued by Another Cryptocurrency Exchange

Via Kevin Helms Fri Jun 08 12:05:37 BST 2018
A local cryptocurrency exchange in Chile has reportedly filed a lawsuit against six major banks in the country for abusing their power and quashing its crypto payment business. This lawsuit follows another one filed in Chile against ten banks by a different crypto exchange. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Six Banks […]
Tagged with #Finance #bancoestado #banks #Bitcoin #BTC #buda.com #Chile #chilean #competition #Court #crypto

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Alipay’s Parent Company Secures $14 Bln for Blockchain Development

Via Cointelegraph By Marie Huillet Fri Jun 08 12:03:28 BST 2018
Alipay’s parent company Ant International secures $14 bln in a Series C equity funding round for blockchain and fintech development.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #Alipay #China #FinTech #Jack-Ma

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Crypto Exchange Coinone’s Margin Trading is Illegal Gambling: Korean Police

Via Samburaj Das Fri Jun 08 11:56:31 BST 2018
ould recommend prosecuting cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinone on charges of illegal gambling. According to a Yonhap report, a southern provincial police department in South Korea has determined that Coinone’s margin trading service is akin to illegal gambling, according to existing.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Crime #News #Coinone #south-korea

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Which Way? Bitcoin's Low Volatility May Force Big Move

Via Omkar Godbole Fri Jun 08 11:41:01 BST 2018
Bitcoin could be in for a big move as the daily trading range tightens, but will the bulls or the bears gain the upper hand?.....
Tagged with #Markets #News #Bitcoin #Markets-News #Prices #Subfeatured

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THEKEY MVP/Testnet – Providing Access to Services We Need Most

Via Tom Clancy Fri Jun 08 11:03:24 BST 2018
material 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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