Six Ways to Ruin Your ICO Before It’s Even Started

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ICOs are like weddings: months of planning comes to one big day. If the event goes off without a hitch, it will bring in a lot of money. But with the world watching, the stakes are high. One slip and you risk losing it all: the bouquet, the immaculate wedding dress, and the $20 million … Read more

Revolutionizing Cryptocurrency Exchanges with Streamity- the Smart Contract-Fueld Decentralized Exchange

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2017 marked a monumental year for the spread and proliferation of cryptocurrencies and the new technologies they provide. This year, hundreds of cryptocurrencies are slated to launch revolutionary services, utilities, and environments the likes of which have never been seen. Despite these great progresses, the exchanges that provide access to these currencies are largely falling … Read more

215,000+ Sign Petition Against South Korean Crypto Regulation – Government to Respond

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A national petition against extreme cryptocurrency regulations in South Korea has exceeded 200,000 signatures, the requirement for the government to respond. The petition entitled “Has the government ever dreamed a happy dream for the people?” was filed on December 28. Meanwhile, another related petition calls for the removal of the governor of the country’s Financial … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Tip Bot ‘Tippr’ Distributes Thousands of Micropayments

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A new Bitcoin Cash (BCH) tip bot that lets anyone send small microtransactions using BCH called ‘Tippr’ is gaining a lot of traction on the web these days. Also Read: Some UK Mortgage Lenders Refuse to Serve Bitcoin Investors The Bitcoin Cash Tip Bot ‘Tippr’ Is Gaining A lot of Traction    A few years … Read more

Ponzi Scheme BitConnect Plummets 90%

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For naive investors who invested in BitConnect (BCC), today marks an exponentially bigger loss than the general cryptocurrency downtrend. After discontinuing its “lending” program, BCC instantly plummeted over 90% from the day’s high, dropping from over US$330 to a low of just under $20. While most of the community warned about the blatant scam presented … Read more

Market Tumbles as Bitcoin Price Approaches US$11,000

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For some investors, these past 24 hours have represented a state of panic, as cryptocurrency markets are experiencing a major drawback after an explosive December and first half of January. With Bitcoin down over 20%, only one coin on the top 100 outside of Tether (USDT) has maintained its dollar value in the wake of … Read more

Bitconnect Shuts Down Its Exchange Citing a String of Excuses

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In a move that will surprise few observers, Bitconnect has announced that it is closing its lending and exchange platform. The company has widely been accused of operating a Ponzi scheme and was recently rocked by cease and desist notices in two US states. Immediately after the firm declared its intention to wind things up, … Read more