August 2018 | Page 9 of 99 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

What factors will lead to a Bitcoin ETF approval?

For the past few weeks, the crypto space has been fixated on the topic of ETFs and when (or if) they will be approved. Prices have fluctuated radically due to Bitcoin ETF rejections and delayed decisions. Despite this, cryptocurrency prices seemed to be recovering nicely, with Bitcoin surging past $7,000 after a weekend of slow…

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ETFs and Financial Tools in the Cryptocurrency Market

After a brief hiatus, the Let’s Talk Bitcoin show is back with an informative episode on the intersection of “Wall Street” financial tools and the Bitcoin space. For those who are unfamiliar with how mainstream financial tools are being applied to cryptocurrencies, this episode serves as an ideal primer to become well-informed on the topic.…

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California Legislature Finalizes Blockchain Working Group Bill

California may soon be forming a working group to examine the potential benefits of blockchain to the state – and how best to update laws to make use of the technology. California bill 2658, first introduced in February 2018, originally recognized "a record that is secured through blockchain technology is an electronic record," as previously reported. However,…

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JPMorgan’s Balancing Act Between Blockchain and Crypto

Multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase has had a chequered relationship with cryptocurrencies over the years. While it has maintained an apparent apathy toward Bitcoin and the likes, the financial institution has openly embraced blockchain technology and is actively using it in various internal projects. This has come to the fore in August 2018, as chief…

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Poland Introduces New Bill to Clarify Crypto Taxation

Polish legislators have introduced a long-awaited new bill to clarify the current crypto taxation policy. The document was published on the country’s government site on Friday, August 24, and explained by local crypto media outlet Kryptowaluty August 25. Kryptowaluty writes that a new document has been offered for consultation, and the Polish Council of Ministers…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, Monero, IOTA: Price Analysis, August 29

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. The total crypto market capitalization has grown by…

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Russian Financial Monitoring System Seeking Tool to Track Crypto Transactions

The Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service has ordered an analytical tool to track crypto transactions, especially those in Bitcoin (BTC), BBC News Russia reported Wednesday, August 29. By the end of 2018, the new application will be included in a condensed monitoring system for the organization, whose main alleged aim is to confront fraud schemes…

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Shares in Italian Football Club Rimini Purchased With Cryptocurrency

The Italian football club Rimini, which plays in the Italian Serie C division, has sold a portion of the team’s shares in exchange for cryptocurrency. The first-of-its-kind acquisition was made by Heritage Sports Holdings (HSH), a sports investment company based in the United Arab Emirates. Contrary to initial reporting by various outlets, the club’s shares…

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Crypto Mining Attacks Soar in First Half of 2018

Malicious cryptomining attacks jumped 956 percent from the first half of 2017 to the first half of 2018, IT security firm Trend Micro reported Wednesday. In its latest Midyear Security Roundup, Trend Micro researchers noted that there were more than 787,000 detections of malicious cryptocurrency mining software in the first six months of 2018, up…

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Origin Is Rolling Out a Decentralized Messaging App Built on Ethereum

NEWS Aug 29, 2018 at 16:00 UTC Origin Protocol, a blockchain project building a decentralized marketplace, has rolled out a peer-to-peer messaging application built on top of ethereum. The project wrote in a blog post on Wednesday that the open-sourced messaging function is now up and running on its marketplace demo, creating an encrypted communication…