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Bitcoin Daily: Feds Promise AML Crypto Regulation By June 2019
October 21, 2018

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it will get one step closer to creating international standards for cryptocurrency when it launches its first set of rules in June of 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Bitcoin Daily: Gates Foundation Teams With Coil On Blockchain; SEC Opens For ICO Startups
October 19, 2018

A British man who reportedly threatened to sell the personal details of 319 million iCloud users has been charged in a London court with blackmail and two counts of unauthorized acts with intent to impair the operation of a computer. According to Cult of Mac, 21-year-old...

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Bitcoin Daily: AWS China Teams With Qtum; Civil Plans To Refund CVL Token Buyers
October 18, 2018

The China division of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is teaming up with blockchain project Qtum, Coindesk reported. Though the partnership, users of AWS will be able to “quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively” create and roll out smart contracts via an Amazon Machine Image (AMI). AWS China...

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Bitcoin Daily: Belgium, Abu Dhabi Ports Debut Blockchain Pilot; Bitfinex Reboots Currency Deposits
October 17, 2018

Maqta Gateway LLC, an Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary, says it has reached the next phase of its “Silsal” project, which is the first international blockchain pilot testing project in partnership with the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fidelity Unveils Crypto Services Firm; Sony Creates Blockchain-Based Rights System
October 16, 2018

Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum rose on Monday (Oct. 15) as tether — a digital currency that is reportedly tied to value of the U.S. dollar — fell, CNBC reported. The news comes after last weeks’ crypto downturn that happened at the same time as the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Loses $18M, Microsoft Uses Blockchain To Give Consumers More Control Over Personal...
October 14, 2018

Bitcoin was hit with an $18 billion market loss in just three days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Price Dive Sparks Coinbase User Flight; US Customs Eyes Blockchain Pilot
October 12, 2018

New research has discovered a boost in the number of fake Flash installers placing cryptocurrency mining malware on computers — as well as installing the latest version of Flash on users’ machines. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds...
October 11, 2018

CipherTrace noted in a report that digital currency theft has nearly topped $1 billion over the first three quarters of the year at $927 million, Reuters reported. By contrast, crypto thefts from exchanges only reached $266 million for all of last year. The firm also...

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Bitcoin Daily: Rising Electric Rates Challenge Bitcoin Mining Profits; Bitwala Plans Blockchain Account With solarisBank
October 09, 2018

Bitwala is teaming up with Germany-based solarisBank to roll out a blockchain bank account, CoinDesk reported. While the service is targeted for a November launch, the service already has pre-registrations from 35,000 users. It was created as part of the “Blockchain Factory” initiative from solarisBank...