CRYPTOCURRENCIES
Forbes: Bullish Signs for a Number of Cryptocurrencies
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On Sunday, Forbes featured a piece on the explosive cryptocurrency sector. In particular, Ripple and other cryptocurrencies corrected themselves heading into 2018 following a 40% plunge during the month of December.
Wallet21 Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin Magazine Looks to Shed Light on Explosive Sector
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Our friend Jon Wright has released the first edition of his new eZine for the cryptocurrency sector, Wallet21. In it, he explores predictions for 2018, problems confronting Bitcoin Core, current prices of the crypto current "Big Three" and a cryptocurrency wish list.
Stellar Blasts Into 2018 Cryptocurrency Top 10: Online Gambling Site Now Accepts It
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Stellar is described is an open-source project with a “distributed, hybrid blockchain”. It “exists to facilitate cross-asset transfers of value, including payments.
Investor With Excellent Track Record Calls Bitcoin 'a Bubble'
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In a letter to investors on Wednesday, Boston-based investment management firm GMO co-founder Jeremy Grantham insisted that Bitcoin is a bubble.
Online Bookmaker Embraces Ripple as Cryptocurrency Surges
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Bookmaker .eu, North America's oldest established online sportsbook, says it plans to continue offering the cryptocurrency Ripple to its thousands of clients across the world.
Egypt's Top Cleric: ‘Bitcoin Goes Against Sharia Law’
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Halal or not? One of Egypt's top clerics has come out against the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, saying it's a “form of deception that falls under legal liability.”
Roger Ver: Easy to Understand Why Bitcoin Cash Better Than Bitcoin Core
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In a tweet posted Thursday morning, one of the original Bitcoin millionaires and proprietor of the Bitcoin.com website, Roger Ver, attempted to demonstrate reasons why Bitcoin Cash "is better than Bitcoin Core".
Reports Of Peter Thiel's Big Bet On Bitcoin Sends Cryptocurrency Higher
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Peter Thiel coming into the space is just another way of showing people are making money, says David Drake, LDL Capital chairman, discussing the future of digital currencies and CNBC says this move helped boost the price of Bitcoin Tuesday.
BetterBetting CEO: '2018 the Year We Deliver The Future of Betting'
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BetterBetting.org CEO and founder Adriaan Brink was set to meet in Estonia this week to discuss his company's ICO.
Top Pay Per Head Offers Great Sportsbook Services With Low Prices
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The aim of any business is to make money. The amount of profit varies from business to business. Price per head bookie business is not exceptional.
Online Gambling Sites Begin Accepting Ripple as Cryptocurrency Boom Takes Hold
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The oldest online gambling firm in North and South America, Bookmaker.eu, announced recently that it had implemented the popular cryptocurrency Ripple along with nearly five dozen other digital anonymous currencies.
CoinGeek’s bComm Conference to be Held at The Four Seasons Hong Kong
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One of the most anticipated conferences in the world of cryptocurrencies is to take place this May in Hong Kong.
Bitcoin’s ‘Millennial’ Surge Doesn’t Make It To Hit Top 10 Cryptoassets
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The price of the Bitcoin shoots by nearly 1000% in 2017. Above all, this is a great achievement this digital coin reaches. Digital currency investors make lots of money.
Bitcoin Bet Wins Big for Peter Thiel
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As reported yesterday, Peter Thiel's Founders Fund hopes to capitalize big on the Bitcoin craze.
Crypto-Currencies See Nice Start to New Year, Bitcoin Market Cap at New Low Though
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Bitcoin core markets were up 4% following a holiday slump to kick off the new year. The price of Bitcoin was averaging between $14,600-14,800 across global exchanges as of Tuesday
XWIN CryptoBet Secures Belize Gaming License
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Following reports that Ethereum-based Edgeless online casino has secured a gaming license in the jurisdiction of Curacao comes word that XWIN CryptoBet has obtained a gaming license in the Central American nation of Belize.
WSJ: Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Make Monster Bet on Bitcoin
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Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars of the volatile cryptocurrency, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
Bitcoin Being Fueled by 'a Class of Really Stupid Speculators' Expert Claims
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Bitcoin, the digital anonymous crypto-currency, is due to crash and burn as a result of speculators, claims David Stockman, President Ronald Reagan's former director of the Office of Management and a relentless Wall Street bear.
Growing Pains for Bitcoin, Other Crypto-Currency Online Poker Rooms
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Professional Rakeback this week identified some of the causes for Bitcoin and other crypto-currency-based online poker rooms struggles to close out 2017 at a time when Bitcoin is inching towards the $20,000 mark.
Jordan Belfort: "Bitcoin Value Will Fall to Zero'
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‘Way of the Wolf’ author Jordan Belfort explains why the lack of scarcity of bitcoin -- and the readily available forms of other cryptocurrencies -- will ultimately decrease its value close to zero.
Decentralized Casino on Ethereum Edgeless Receives Curacao Blockchain License
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The Dutch Antilles island of Curacao, long a hub for the online gambling sector, has issued a casino license to Edgeless, a decentralized application launched on top of the Ethereum protocol.
Bank of England could Have Its Own Bitcoin-Style Digital Currency
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The over 300-year-old Bank of England is considering launching its own Bitcoin-style digital currency according to local media reports following nearly three years of research into linking the sterling with a state-backed crypto.
Ripple the Top 10 Cryptoasset of 2017
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Ripple, not Bitcoin, was named the top cryptoassets of 2017 according to Joon Ian Wong of Quartz.
Commodities King Dennis Gartman: "Bitcoin Is Nonsense'
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With Bitcoin over $14,00, Commodities King Dennis Gartman was asked how much of that is he gonna buy.
Bitcoin Developer Released After $1m Bitcoin Paid to Kidnappers
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Victim said to be "safe" but 'stressed"
Latest Bitcoin Hard Fork Attempt Causes Worries in Crypto-Currency Markets
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Prior to Bitcoin's latest hard fork attempt Thursday, Jim Cramer of CNBC said that "Bitcoin is not an investment".
Bitcoin and the Incredible Rise From $900 to $20,000 in 2017 Revisited
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CoinDesk.com on Friday examined the wild ride the crypto-currency Bitcoin has taken during 2017 with the price hovering between $930 and $970 at the start of the new year.
Billionaire Tilman Fertitta Says Bitcoin Here to Stay But New Buyers Want Insurance
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Billionaire Tilman Fertitta gave his fairly bullish take on the wildly popular digital currency bitcoin in an interview with CNBC Thursday.
Bitcoin Drops Amidst Regulatory Concerns
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The "Squawk on the Street" crew talks about the drop in bitcoin and the good year for U.S. stocks.
Crypto Entrepreneur Kidnapped in Kiev
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Authorities in the Ukraine are investigating the kidnapping of 40-year-old Russian programmer and cryptocurrency investor Pavel Lerner in Kiev.