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Connecticut-based REX ETF wants to offer investors a way to short the bitcoin market, according to new SEC filings.

A few industries are more prone to cyber attacks than others. Criminals are purposefully targeting the healthcare and education sectors as a way to improve their chances of scoring a big payday. According to Proofpoint researchers, the Defray ransomware family plays a large role in this new wave of attacks. Although there have only been two small attacks so far, there is plenty of reason to be concerned about what this ransomware family can achieve. Defray Ransomware is a Big Problem It was only a matter of time until cybercriminals started targeting the healthcare and education sectors again. We have seen various attacks against hospitals

The world's first 3-in-1 platform for ICO's, crowdfunding and crowdinvesting - KICKICO - will make KickCoin a "Smart token" and will offer Bancor "Smart token" solution to all the projects raising funds on the platform, bringing hundreds of new tokens to Bancor network. Together they stand: Bancor is becoming the strategic partner for KICKICO and … Continue reading Together they stand: Bancor is becoming the strategic partner for KICKICO

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According to Canadian news sources, there is a new type of Bitcoin-related scam making the rounds. A story on the CBC website mentions how a woman was asked to make several cash deposits to cryptocurrency ATMs over several days. It is estimated around C$17,000 was obtained from just this one victim. The criminal’s choice to use Bitcoin raises a lot of questions, especially considering that the largest cryptocurrency is anything but an anonymous payment method. Police officials claim they cannot track the relevant transactions, though. Bitcoin ATMs Involved in Canadian Scam Criminals are getting craftier when it comes to scamming people out of their money. Locking

Blockchain data storage startup Bluzelle has raised $1.5 million in new funding from a trio of venture capital firms.

London, August 22nd, 2017-Oraclize LIMITED closed on €500'000 in their seed round led by Digital Identity SA, a growing firm delivering services for the fintech industry. After two years of self-funded development, this round of funding supports Oraclize's plan to expand its service and the impact of the technology in different fields. Thomas Bertani, CEO of Oraclize, comments: "Since launching in … Continue reading Oraclize closes an investment from Digital Identity

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Ethereum’s developers have provided the world with a little bit more information regarding the upcoming Metropolis hard fork. As noted earlier, this hard fork will go into effect at the end of September of this year and introduce a lot of changes to the ecosystem. As it turns out, there will be two separate hard forks making up the Metropolis changes. The two forks will be known as Byzantium and Constantinople respectively. Both hard forks will gradually introduce big changes to the greater Ethereum ecosystem. The Tale of Two Hard Forks Although the Ethereum ecosystem is no stranger to hard forks, it

The U.K.'s central bank has warned that a shift to DLT could bring about both positive and unwelcome changes in the securities settlement industry.

Binance has been on the decline ever since rumors hit that the company is actively selling units to limit price […]

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Litecoin has always been one of the most underappreciated cryptocurrencies. Although it may not offer anything spectacular, it is still […]

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Less than a month ago, a few new lines of code and a verbal agreement forked the Bitcoin blockchain, creating a newer, more nimble version called ...

Cryptocurrency users often rely on different exchange platforms to buy and sell various currencies. The Poloniex exchange is one of the more popular platforms in this regard, as it has built up somewhat of a reputation over the years. One of its users has created a new tool called PoloNuke. No, this tool is not designed to flood the exchange with bogus website traffic. Rather, it allows users to sell all their altcoin balances in exchange for Bitcoin. It’s quite an intriguing endeavor, although one always needs to be wary of third-party tools. PoloNuke can be a Powerful Tool There are plenty of reasons to get one’s

The highest-ranking official at Banco de Mexico has stated that the central bank is unlikely to classify bitcoin as a currency.

While Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are fundamentally changing the way that finance works, it is always great to see projects challenge the finance sector even further. Continuing to push the norms of the market are the only ways to make disruptive and meaningful changes to it. We at the Merkle are happy to work with our sponsor PayperEx to explore how their project can change the way we think about the global share markets. PayperEx's Network has Some Unique Selling Points Both PayperEx's network and its token have some unique selling points that are worth exploring. Firstly, its founders have more

Bitconnect Coin has recovered from its recent drop to bitcoin as it takes advantage of the fresh jitters on the […]

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Many people worldwide enjoy eating meat. I am one of those people. However, I do recognize that growing meat can be an environmentally disastrous and, at times, morally dubious thing to do. This is why I was excited when I read that a company called Memphis Meats has some new and powerful backers. The project aims to grow edible meat in labs instead of relying on the raising and slaughtering of animals for our meat products. Bringing Home the (Lab-Grown) Bacon Recently Memphis Meats announced that it had some new and exciting backers. DFJ, a venture capital firm that is known for having backed

Even though cryptocurrency ICOs are a real hype right now, not all projects will succeed. Some ventures won’t even make it to their ICO stage either. GroceryX is one of those projects which got canceled before the official ICO even began. Their pre-ICO event failed to raise enough money to keep funding the project. Having … Continue reading GroceryX Pre-ICO Fails to Raise Enough Funds, Investors Will get Refunded

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Although this has been brewing for quite a long time, the Litecoin price has finally broken through the $60 ceiling overnight. After a few weeks of seemingly sideways trading, LTC has finally picked up the pace and started moving in the right direction. With the current Litecoin price sitting at $62.52, things are looking quite good for this particular altcoin. Moreover, the Litecoin market cap is quite growing as well and is knocking on the proverbial door of $3.3bn. Litecoin Price Surge is Pretty Exciting Most cryptocurrency users may recall the last time we saw some major Litecoin price momentum.

Investing.com - The price of the digital currency bitcoin pared back early losses on Monday but struggled to make headway in rangebound trade.

LTCUSD has been on a tear since breaking above its triangle consolidation pattern on the 4-hour chart. However, the rally […]

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