The Latest Crypto News From The Interwebs - March 14 th

Diving into the Google Ban on Cryptocurrency Advertising

Via Boyan Josic Wed Mar 14 18:55:47 GMT 2018
Google Ban Cryptocurrency Advertising – you heard right. There is a possibility that cryptocurrency ads may be banned from the world’s no.1 search engine. According to a recent update in Google’s financial services policy, Google will ban all cryptocurrency related advertising across its entire network of ad products, including third-party sites. The policy specifically lists initial coin offerings (ICOs), crypto wallets, exchanges, and services which offer trading advice. Google states that it took down 3.2 billion ads which violated its policies in 2017, up from the 1.7 billion bad ads removed in 2016.
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Block.one Responds to John Oliver after HBO Host Ribs EOS in Crypto Segment

Via Josiah Wilmoth Wed Mar 14 18:35:34 GMT 2018
ian ribbed the company’s flagship project — EOS — during Sunday’s cryptocurrency-themed episode. John Oliver Ribs EOS, Brock Pierce in Crypto-Themed Episode As CCN reported, Oliver devoted an entire episode to cryptocurrency, a topic which, in his words, “combines.....
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Ripple (XRP), Litecoin (LTC), & Stellar (XLM) – The Key to a Cashless Society?

Via Chelsea Roh Wed Mar 14 18:30:20 GMT 2018
Yesterday, The European Central Bank released a statement named, “Bitcoin not the answer to a cashless society.” They expressed that next week 20 policymakers would sit down and take a look at Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies as they recognize that non-cash payments have doubled, as of late. The European central bank labeled bitcoin and cryptocurrency a “mirage” but see it as an early sign of potential change. Now the latest buzz around central banks is; should they consider issuing their own digital coin, in response? This is the current debate among the community. They have
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Philippines: Senator Proposes Stricter Penalties For Crimes Involving Crypto

Via Cointelegraph By Helen Partz Wed Mar 14 18:24:04 GMT 2018
Philippine Senator filed a bill to strengthen penalties for crypto crimes due to more complex investigations. #NEWS.....
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Coinbase Granted E-Money License by UK’s Financial Conduct Authority

Via Avi Mizrahi Wed Mar 14 17:55:59 GMT 2018
Coinbase appears poised to increase its global market share for licensed cryptocurrency exchanges. It recently hired a mergers and acquisitions veteran who handled more than 40 deals for Linkedin, signaling its intent to start gobbling up competitors in the industry. Now it’s also established a new legal beachhead in the UK from which it can […]
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Cryptocurrency Scams, Ad Bans, and Negative Opinions. Is There A Light At The End Of The Crypto Tunnel?

Via Siraj Sarwar Wed Mar 14 17:53:10 GMT 2018
It’s no puzzler that unregulated cryptocurrencies make cryptocurrency scams easier for hackers to develop techniques and schemes for looting the general public. The market has recently witnessed huge losses after hackers had stolen almost $900 million from Coincheck, Bitconnect and BitGrail exchanges. Initial Coin Offerings also provide an easy path for scammers to generate funds in the name of a ‘new coin’. What might come as shocking, is that aside from the big scams that everyone hears about, a research report has now suggested that smaller scams have stolen approximately $9.1 million per day in the
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PR: Blockchain Nation Miami – Conference That Matters

Via Bitcoin.com PR Wed Mar 14 17:30:59 GMT 2018
At Crypto World Journal we believe that blockchain technology is a force that will help shape the future. That is why our mission as a company is to "Build a Better Blockchain Community". As part of our commitment to building a better blockchain community, we would like to introduce Blockchain Nation Miami, "The Conference that Matters", on April 25th and 26th at the Kovens Conference Center in North Miami, FL.
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Bitcoin Price Sheds $800 In Drop to 1-Month Low

Via Stan Higgins Wed Mar 14 17:28:25 GMT 2018
Bitcoin hit a one-month low on Wednesday as its price slipped below $8,300 during afternoon trading......
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Google Will Ban Cryptocurrency Ads – How Will This Affect The Crypto-Sphere?

Via Siraj Sarwar Wed Mar 14 17:27:20 GMT 2018
Encouraged by country leaders and banks, major advertising companies have been banning cryptocurrency related-ads on their platform due to the uncertainty surrounding scams and illicit activities using crypto. Facebook already implemented its ban, and now Google will ban cryptocurrency ads on its platform, the company announced today. Based on the company press release, this will be effective as of June 2018. This is big news for cryptocurrencies everywhere. Google, makes almost 84% of its total revenue from ads, so its announcement to ban any advertising regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs), trading advice and wallets, is weighted.
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$81 Billion Allianz Says Bitcoin is a Bubble, Search Engine Results Show Otherwise

Via Joseph Young Wed Mar 14 17:19:42 GMT 2018
trategy head Stefan Hofrichter that the cryptocurrency market, regardless of its liquidity, is a bubble. Intrinsic Value Again Hofrichter stated that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin lack intrinsic value, and that the base value of cryptocurrencies is zero......
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Square Cash Adds BTC Buy/Sell Option For Wyoming Customers, ‘Working On’ New York

Via Cointelegraph By Molly Jane Zuckerman Wed Mar 14 17:15:13 GMT 2018
In response to a comment on Twitter, Square Cash app hints that it is applying for New York’s BitLicense. #NEWS.....
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Blockchain Helps Companies Raise their Stock

Via Samara Malkin Wed Mar 14 17:13:55 GMT 2018
Companies that get involved in blockchain see increases in stock. We see this happening all over the place, but why? First, let’s take a look at some of the companies seeing this stock increase, then we’ll dig a little deeper into the why. The most recent company to benefit from blockchain involvement is Riot Blockchain Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT), formerly known as Bioptix Inc. Before its name and sector changed, Riot Blockchain made diagnostic machinery for the biotech industry, and its stock was small news, with three reverse splits in five years. However, things changed when it started
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Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM), and NEO Struggle to Keep Up – Google to Blame?

Via Samara Malkin Wed Mar 14 17:03:32 GMT 2018
What’s causing Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM), and NEO to drop? Ripple (XRP) Ripple is currently selling for $0.751391, which puts the coin down 4.10% in the past 24 hours. XRP dipped several hours ago, and from here it looks like Ripple may dip further. Yesterday, it was announced that Ripple would be going to New York court against R3, a consortium of over 70 companies focused on blockchain technology in the financial world. Late last year, R3 sued Ripple, claiming that Ripple violated a previous purchase agreement for XRP. Although Ripple filed
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Strong Words, Little Action: ICOs Draw Fire at US Congress Hearing

Via Stan Higgins Wed Mar 14 16:40:13 GMT 2018
Members of the House of Representatives held a hearing to determine what, if any, regulations are needed in the ICO space......
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Finding Utility Over Security: The Difference Between ICO Coins

Via Cointelegraph By Darryn Pollock Wed Mar 14 16:20:31 GMT 2018
With the boom of ICOs through 2017, a new method of crowdfunding was born, but this method has caught the attention of regulators causing a slowing of Blockchain innovation. But, a change in tokenization could be the answer #ANALYTICS.....
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Nvidia Mining GPU to Be Launched Sooner Than Expected, Reports

Via Lubomir Tassev Wed Mar 14 15:30:15 GMT 2018
New Reports suggest that Nvidia is going to launch a mining GPU sooner than previously expected. The graphics unit comes with features that cryptocurrency miners will find attractive. According to leaked specifications, the Inno3D card is based on the gaming GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Also read: New Player Asrock Said to Enter the GPU […
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Circle Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Investing App to 46 US States

Via Josiah Wilmoth Wed Mar 14 15:26:01 GMT 2018
roviding most US customers with instant, commission-free cryptoasset trading. On Tuesday, the Goldman Sachs-backed company sent emails to users who had participated in Circle Invest’s beta testing program, informing them that it had released version 1.0.1 of the mobile brokerage platform,.....
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UK Coinbase Users Receive Faster Crypto-Fiat Transfers In First For Country

Via Cointelegraph By Molly Jane Zuckerman Wed Mar 14 15:20:04 GMT 2018
Crypto exchange Coinbase, now the first crypto exchange to open a UK bank account, will add support for UK’s Faster Payments Scheme #NEWS.....
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US Lawmaker Presses Treasury on Venezuela's Petro Sale

Via Nikhilesh De Wed Mar 14 15:00:33 GMT 2018
Florida senator Bill Nelson has denounced Venezuela's petro token and asked how the U.S. Treasury plans to enforce sanctions......
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Dutch Ministers Ponder Blockchain Border Control Solution by Essentia One

Via Tom Clancy Wed Mar 14 14:48:33 GMT 2018
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Larimar Goes Digital

Via Tom Clancy Wed Mar 14 14:35:20 GMT 2018
s not endorse, nor is responsible for any 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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Company Uses Blockchain and Social Media to Create ‘Word-of-Mouth’ Marketing Campaigns

Via Cointelegraph By Bala Murali Krishna Wed Mar 14 14:30:09 GMT 2018
The company promises the platform could be used by every kind of business in need of creative content or even every online activity-as-a-service #SPONSORED.....
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South Korean Researchers Unveil ‘Leger-Free Blockchain’ Built for Central Banks

Via Josiah Wilmoth Wed Mar 14 14:30:07 GMT 2018
uld hasten the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The research team — which includes representatives from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, tech firm ICTK Holdings, and blockchain startup EpitomeCL —.....
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Florida State Employee Arrested for Allegedly Mining Crypto at Work

Via Wolfie Zhao Wed Mar 14 14:00:29 GMT 2018
A state employee at Florida's Department of Citrus has been arrested for allegedly using official computers to mine bitcoin and litecoin......
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Big Sister Watching: IMF’s Lagarde Warns of Crypto’s Dark Side

Via C. Edward Kelso Wed Mar 14 13:51:41 GMT 2018
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde released a blog post Tuesday, March 13, Addressing the Dark Side of the Crypto World. In it, she argues increasing fascination with cryptocurrencies has brought along grave costs: money laundering, terrorism, and economic instability. Also read: Québec Premier: We’re Not Really Interested in Bitcoin Mining IMF Managing Director […]
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Coinbase Granted UK E-Money License & Bank Account for UK, EU Markets

Via Samburaj Das Wed Mar 14 13:28:54 GMT 2018
Francisco-based Coinbase has now received an e-money license by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator, enabling the cryptocurrency exchange to provide payment- and electronic money services as cash alternatives to customers in the United Kingdom and 23 countries within.....
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Circle Opens Crypto Investment App To 46 US States, Leverages BitLicense To Enter New York

Via Cointelegraph By William Suberg Wed Mar 14 13:17:20 GMT 2018
New investment app from Circle enters majority of US markets. #NEWS.....
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Huawei Is Building Tech That Can Stress Test Blockchains

Via Michael del Castillo Wed Mar 14 13:00:58 GMT 2018
Chinese telecoms and electronics giant Huawei has been secretly working on a project designed to gauge the abilities of various blockchains......
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Coinbase Receives E-Money License For Fiat Activities From UK, Its ‘Biggest Market’

Via Cointelegraph By Molly Jane Zuckerman Wed Mar 14 12:51:26 GMT 2018
Crypto exchange and wallet Coinbase has been granted an e-money license from UK regulator that applies only to its fiat activities #NEWS.....
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Binance Coin, NEM Prices Continue to Surge Despite Market Retrace

Via Josiah Wilmoth Wed Mar 14 12:42:13 GMT 2018
ther cryptocurrencies posted a near-universal retreat. Bitcoin, Ethereum Lead Widespread Cryptocurrency Retreat It was a dismal day for cryptocurrency traders. The Bitcoin price retraced another four percent to $8,812, while Ethereum dipped five percent to $667. On the.....
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Cryptocurrency Startup Betrium Is the Solution the Betting, Gambling Industries Were Looking For

Via Tom Clancy Wed Mar 14 12:38:49 GMT 2018
ice mentioned in the content below. According to EGBA data, the global regulated gambling market is about $533 billion, and the betting market amounts to $70 billion. The unregulated market is much, much larger as.....
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Thailand's Cabinet Moves to Regulate and Tax Cryptocurrencies

Via Wolfie Zhao Wed Mar 14 12:00:20 GMT 2018
The Thai Cabinet has provisionally passed two royal decree drafts aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies, a report states......
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Bitcoin Adopters Could Soon Overtake Stock Traders in Indonesia

Via Samburaj Das Wed Mar 14 11:45:28 GMT 2018
k the national stock exchange by sheer numbers of participants. A single cryptocurrency exchange in Indonesia could soon have more registered users than the country’s 106-year old stock exchange. If the value of bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency market is in a rut, Indonesians have.....
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Bitcoin Futures Predictions Volumes Grow

Via Jamie Redman Wed Mar 14 11:30:38 GMT 2018
Over the past few months, the Chicago Board of Exchange (Cboe) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) have been selling bitcoin-based futures products. Predictions have been dull as most forecasts are around the $9-9.4K USD range for bitcoin derivatives using both firms’ futures data. On the other hand, crypto-derivatives trade volumes have been increasing. Also […]
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