Crypto Noob 86 - Global Crypto Update Network: August 2019

Saturday, August 31, 2019

IEOs, ICOs, STOs and Now IDOs — How to Raise Funds for Crypto in 2019?

Are IEOs just having their golden period or are they here to stay?

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Crypto News From Brazil and Portugal: Aug. 24-31 in Review

A roundup of major news of the week from Brazil and Portugal

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US Air Force Steps Up Blockchain Use: What Else Is the Pentagon Up To?

In light of recent announcements of US Air Force funding for blockchain technology, we examine applications throughout US defense

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Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Aug. 24-31 in Review

This week from Cointelegraph en Español: news on payments in Spain, the Petro in Venezeula and Paypal in Mexico

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How Facebook Libra Is Seeking Compliance, but May Not Launch by 2020

Libra is facing stiff competition on all fronts with the U.S. government setting up regulatory roadblocks and competitors launching their own versions. How is the project coping?

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Kyrgyzstan Proposes Draft Law to Introduce Crypto Mining Taxation

After banning cryptocurrencies in 2014, Kyrgyzstan has now submitted a draft law that will allow taxation on cryptocurrency mining

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US-China Trade War and Its Effect on Cryptocurrencies

China vs. U.S. trade war spreads to cryptocurrencies and the control over blockchain technologies

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Australian Coder Warns Users of Lightning Network’s Vulnerabilities

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network coder discovered “security issues which could cause loss of funds”

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Ex-ConsenSys Exec Joins Security Token Project Dusk Network

Former ConsenSys ventures head Kavita Gupta joines security token project Dusk Network

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Amanie Advisors Support Ether’s Compliance With Islamic Finance Law

Islamic finance and Sharia advisory firm Amanie Advisors put forward Ether’s compliance with Islamic religious law

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Bitcoin Price: 4 Key Similarities to Previous Bull Market Corrections

Bitcoin price dip under $10K doesn’t mean the end of a bull market, historical data shows

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Can PACs Popularize Cryptocurrency Donations in US Politics?

As BitPAC plans to launch an ICO in support of 2020 candidate, can PACs popularize cryptocurrency donations in the U.S. politics?

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The Crypto Custody Conundrum: What Are We Even Talking About?

New tech usually struggles with vocabulary, says Noelle Acheson. With bitcoin, the confusion rubs off integral concepts in securities legislation.

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Price Analysis 31/08: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB, EOS, BSV, XLM, ADA

Bounce or plunge. What do the charts bode for Bitcoin? Let’s analyze

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Why Does Amazon Want to Hire Blockchain Experts for Its Ads Division?

Why Amazon is hiring blockchain experts for its advertising division and needs tokenization to differentiate itself from Google and Facebook

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Report: Telegram to Launch TON Blockchain Public Testing on Sept. 1

Telegram Open Network’s blockchain public testing to start on Sept. 1, says one of the investors

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Friday, August 30, 2019

Blockchain Scalability: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions

While blockchain scalability is one of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption, the existing consensus mechanisms come with their own set of tradeoffs. To decentralize nonfinancial blockchains as well, we’re going to need novel approaches to secure their decentralized networks

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Continental Unveils Demo Earning App for Blockchain-Based Car Platform

Automotive supplier Continental pilots “Earn As You Ride” app that lets drivers monetize their parking data

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1.4 Million Brazilian Point-of-Sale Devices to Support Crypto Payments

The largest credit card processing company in Brazil unveils support for crypto payment

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Zcash Developer Electric Coin Company Says It Avoided Layoffs Despite Q1 Loss

The Electric Coin Company (ECC) has issued its Q3 2019 transparency report saying the company had avoided layoffs throughout the bear market despite being in the red.

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Top 10 Cryptocurrencies Now Trading Below 200-Day Price Averages

Bitcoin now stands alone in the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market value at CoinMarketCap with the rest having fallen below a key long-term moving average.

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Binance: Venus Project Will Court Regulators, Avoid Facebook’s Mistakes

Binance Venus to take more conservative approach with a focus on regulatory compliance

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Bitcoin Price Faces Third Monthly Loss of 2019

Down 4.8 percent from the monthly opening price, bitcoin looks set to end August on a negative note and is on track to register its third monthly loss of the year.

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Scammers Target Canadian Bitcoin ATM Users With 'Out of Order' Sign

Canadians show Bitcoin security ultimately lies in the hands of the user

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Bitcoin Price Back Above $9.5K as Fundamentals Reach Record Strength

Never mind the Bitcoin price: data suggests Bitcoin healthier than ever

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Bitcoin Miners Made $14 Billion to Date Securing the Network

Fresh data reveals that Bitcoin miners have generated $14 billion in revenue to date

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Chainalysis’ Jesse Spiro on Crypto Wallet Blocking and Its Potential Impact

Learn what would happen while trading with Kingpin Act-designated accounts, what would be the market impact of additional account blacklistings and what moves the OFAC is planning to undertake next – in an interview with Chainalysis

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Nevada Regulators Say Bitcoin ATMs Will Need License to Operate

Nevada’s 110 Bitcoin ATMs could soon need new licenses

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IBM-Maersk Logistics Blockchain to Be Used by Thai Customs Department

The Customs Department of Thailand will begin trialing IBM and Maersk's TradeLens blockchain platform for international shipping.

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Billionaire Alan Howard Eyes $1 Billion Crypto Fund Management Venture

The asset manager owned by U.K. billionaire Alan Howard plans to launch a new product to help institutional investors navigate the crypto hedge fund space

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Securities Exchange MERJ Plans ‘World’s First’ Security Token IPO

Seychelles-based securities exchange MERJ plans what it claims is the world’s first initial public offering of securities tokens

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US-China Trade War Driving Retail Investors to Bitcoin, Says EToro

EToro reports correlated uptick of positions in both Bitcoin and gold against a backdrop of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China

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Japan’s Coincheck Crypto Exchange Reduces Leverage by 20%

Coincheck goes risk-averse on leveraged trades

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Capital One Hacker Used Stolen Computing Power to Mine Crypto

Capital One hacker Paige Thompson had been using stolen computing power to mine cryptocurrencies, a federal grand jury indictment revealed.

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DLT Platform Hedera Hashgraph’s Open Beta Test to Start in September

Hedera Hashgraph invites DApp developers to test its DLT platform in September

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Crypto Project Decred Adds Privacy Features to Its Coin

Cryptocurrency project Decred is adding new privacy-focused features to its DCR coin

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

SBI Holdings’ Subsidiary to Pay Shareholders Dividends in XRP

Financial giant SBI Holdings’ subsidiary MorningStar Japan will pay its shareholders dividends in XRP

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Binance Funds 40 Developers to Build Open-Source Crypto Software

One of the world's largest crypto exchanges has launched an initiative to boost open-source blockchain development.

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UN Official: Crypto Makes Policing Child Trafficking ‘Exceptionally Difficult’

Cryptocurrencies provide a "new layer of secrecy that favors the criminals," said a top-ranking staffer of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime.

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Why Tether Volume Surged to All-Time Highs in August

The dollar-pegged stablecoin tether (USDT) has become a virtual bridge between Chinese traders and global markets.

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Report: No Bank Account Needed to Transfer China’s Upcoming CBDC

The upcoming China CBDC will be available to users without bank accounts, says Binance Research

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Report: Cryptojacking Campaigns Up by 29%, Ransomware Attacks Up 118%

McAfee Labs finds that crypto jacking was up 29% and ransomware up 118% in Q1 of 2019

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Ethereum Client Becomes First Public Blockchain Project on Hyperledger

Hyperledger is adding the ConsenSys-backed, enterprise-focused Pantheon to its consortium, deepening its relationship with the ethereum community.

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SBI Holdings Will Pay a Shareholder Dividend in XRP

SBI Holdings, the investment arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, will pay out dividends in the third largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, XRP.

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Telegram Will Release Code for Its TON Blockchain on Sept. 1

Telegram is expected to release the code needed to run nodes on its TON blockchain on Sunday, two sources tell CoinDesk. The release will allow developers to test TON nodes in advance of a mainnet launch at the end of October.

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Binance Launches Dev Education and Collaboration Platform Binance X

Major crypto exchange Binance introduces its new developer-focused platform, Binance X

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UN Official: Cryptocurrency Makes Criminals Harder to Catch

Cryptocurrencies have made combating money laundering significantly harder, according to a United Nations official

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‘Legend of Mir’ Game Maker Inks Agreement for Blockchain Payments

Wemade is fighting back against IP pirates by adopting blockchain technologies

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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Publishes on Blockchain Uses in Telecoms

The EEA has released a document on how to use blockchain in the telecoms industry

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Portugal Tax Authority: Bitcoin Trading and Payments Are Tax-Free

Portuguese tax authorities clarified that both crypto trading and payments in crypto are not taxed in the country

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Hedera Hashgraph Blockchain to Launch, Release Coins Starting Sept. 16

Hedera Hashgraph is adding the first American financial services provider, FIS Global, to its governing council just weeks before a planned mainnet launch.

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Andreas Antonopoulos Announces New 'Mastering Lightning Network' Book

Andreas Antonopoulos announced his new “Mastering Lightning Network” book, co-authored by Olaoluwa Osuntokun and René Pickhardt

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Bitcoin Dev Reveals Multisig UI Teaser for Hardware Wallets, Full Nodes

A Bitcoin educator has unveiled an alpha user interface for Bitcoin hardware wallet and full node multisignature protection

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Bitcoin Price Falls Under $9.5K as Keiser Gives Ethereum $90 Target

Bears make a comeback as Bitcoin price hits a fresh 2-month low

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Alleged Capital One Hacker Accused of Secretly Mining Cryptocurrency

The individual allegedly behind the personal data breach of 100 million Capital One clients also allegedly conducted a cryptojacking campaign

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Bitcoin Eyes $9K Price Support After Drop to One-Month Lows

Having dived out of a narrowing price range, bitcoin is looking weak and may end up falling to $9,000 in the next 24 hours.

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