CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Surging Dominance – Is This Time Really Different?

Bitcoin's share of the total crypto market is rising rapidly, but is that necessarily good news for the sector?

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Drops to $10k Amid Worst Single-Day Loss in a Month

The cryptocurrency markets are flashing red again Thursday after bitcoin (BTC), the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell by more than $900 in 24 hours.

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CryptoCurrency News: Walmart Files Patent Application For Blockchain-Backed Drone Communication

Walmart has reasserted its interest in blockchain-backed drones with a recent patent application. Commerce giant Walmart filed for an application entitled “Cloning Drones Using Blockchain” in January 2019 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office publishing the patent on August 1. The patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) blockchain-based coordination system was published the same […]

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CryptoCurrency News: Despite CEO Claims, Dash Isn’t Really the ‘Most Used’ Crypto in Venezuela

Despite wide-spread efforts and expensive advertising, Dash isn't taking off in Caracas.

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CryptoCurrency News: New IRS Warning Letters Target Crypto Investors Who Misreported Trades

The IRS is sending another round of warning letters to crypto users, this time to taxpayers who it thinks misreported income on exchange transactions.

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CryptoCurrency News: Nevada Cryptocurrency Kiosks Now Require Money Transmission Licenses

Nevada abruptly changed its regulatory stance on cryptocurrency kiosks, alarming many providers.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Coinbase Is Using an Ethereum Upgrade to Help Merchants Take USDC

Coinbase Commerce is putting ethereum's latest systemwide upgrade, Constantinople, to the test.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Provider Terra Signs Bugs, a Music Streaming Platform, to Its Alliance

The music steaming service will join twenty-five partners in a South Korean crypto payments alliance.

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CryptoCurrency News: Meet FumbleChain, the Purposely Flawed Blockchain

There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Firm Settles With SEC Over Unregistered $6.3 Million SAFT Sale

A healthcare-focused blockchain firm has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017-2018 SAFT offering.

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CryptoCurrency News: Craig Wright’s Messages Likely ‘Faked,’ Says Bitmessage Developer

In a July 24 court hearing, Jonathan Warren confirmed it is easy to back date messages to alter dates and times.

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CryptoCurrency News: R3’s Marco Polo Trade Blockchain Takes Another Step Toward Production

The trade finance blockchain platform has passed another milestone in its development with a successful pilot of real-time payment triggers.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Price Looks Set for a Drop to $10K

Bitcoin is looking south, having retraced more than 50 percent of the $3,000 rally seen in the 10 days to Aug. 6.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan Joins DeFi Blockchain Project Findora

Balaji Srinivasan, the former CTO of Coinbase, has just joined decentralized finance blockchain project Findora as a strategic adviser.

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CryptoCurrency News: Shinhan Bank Teams With Kakao’s GroundX for Blockchain Security Boost

One of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea has partnered with two fintech firms to build a new security system using blockchain tech.

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CryptoCurrency News: Samsung at Last Adds Bitcoin Functionality to Its Blockchain Phones

Samsung has added bitcoin functionality to its blockchain-enabled smartphones six months after launch.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Advertising Watchdog Upholds Complaints Against BitMEX Bitcoin Promotion

The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints over a bitcoin ad placed by crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.

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