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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, Monero, IOTA: Price Analysis, August 24

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. On August 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

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WeChat, Alipay to Block Crypto Transactions on Payment Platforms

NEWS Aug 24, 2018 at 19:29 UTC Chinese mobile payment platforms WeChat Pay and Alipay are scrambling to keep up with regulators after recent announcements regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies. Both payment giants have said that they will work with the government agencies closely to monitor cryptocurrency transactions, according to news releases on…

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Ethereum Meeting Leaves Open Questions Ahead of October Upgrade

A phone call that brought together a broad representation of the ethereum community to discuss critical code changes on which decisions need to be made ahead of a software upgrade scheduled for October, failed to produce immediate results Friday. The bi-weekly developers call, which this week included a majority of the network's miners and some…

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Bitcoin Price Could End Day With Tightest Trading Range of 2018

The bitcoin market has gone comatose today with a key volatility reading hitting fresh yearly lows. The daily bitcoin volatility, as represented by the spread between the daily price high and price low (as per UTC), currently stands at $84 – the lowest level since July 9, 2017 – according to CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index…

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World Bank’s Blockchain Bond Experiment Raises $81 Million

NEWS Aug 24, 2018 at 16:05 UTC | Updated Aug 24, 2018 at 16:07 UTC The World Bank has exceeded its $73 million goal for its upcoming blockchain bond by $8 million, according to a new announcement. As previously reported by CoinDesk, Australia's Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) intends to settle the bond, dubbed bond-i (for blockchain operated…

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Ohio Lawmakers, Academics Plan to Make State a Hub for Blockchain Development

The U.S. state of Ohio has made a bid to position itself at the fore of blockchain innovation, according to remarks made at a recent press conference at the Ohio Statehouse August 23. A group comprising lawmakers, academics and figures from the business world were convened by Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Ryan Smith to…

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S. Korea’s Top Crypto Exchange Upbit Defies Bear Market, Posts $100 Million Profits in Q3 2018

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit — a crypto-only platform run by a subsidiary of Korean tech giant Kakao — has posted a $100 million profit in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018, Yonhap News reported August 23. As Yonhap reports, Kakao’s recent Semiannual Report indicates that the net profit of Upbit operator Dunamoo was…

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CBP: Our ‘Live Fire’ Blockchain Test Is Entering the Proof-of-Concept Phase

U. S. Customs and Border Protection will begin its live testing of a shipment tracking system on a blockchain after Labor Day, an agency official said. As previously reported, CBP plans to trial blockchain technology in a "live fire testing" as part of an effort to eliminate paperwork in verifying North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)…

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China’s Payments Giant AliPay Takes Measures Against OTC Crypto Trading via Its Platform

Chinese mobile payment app Alipay is toughening its stance towards users who use their Alipay accounts for over-the-counter (OTC) Bitcoin (BTC) trading, Beijing News website reports August 24. The overwhelmingly popular Alipay counted 400 million users as of August 2017, and is run by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, which has recently been valued as high…

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Civil: Reimagining the News With a Blockchain-Based Architecture

Civil, a blockchain-based journalism startup, promises a comprehensive solution to create a “decentralized marketplace for sustainable journalism” by directly supporting content creators, fighting “fake news,” and removing advertising from the news experience. While Civil’s goal –– to flip the current journalism model on its head –– is ambitious, the team has already recruited a network…