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Austria’s Premium Blockchain Summit Attracts Billion Dollar Businesses to Line up Ahead of Launch

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The inaugural ANON Blockchain Summit Austria will be held April 2-3, featuring Microsoft, IBM and Accenture plus other big names, with the aim of putting Vienna’s vibrant blockchain scene on the map. The event is expected to bring more than 2,000 people together to talk blockchain, cryptocurrency and decentralization, and with 80 national and international speakers, 40 exhibitors and 100 investors it is shaping up to be the country’s premium networking event. The main topics of the event will be government, blockchain for business, healthcare, energy, banking, supply chain and mobility, and alongside Microsoft, IBM and Accenture, there will also be representatives from Hyperledger, Bitfury, Bitmain, Raiffeisen Bank International, Wien Energie and Merck. Sparking adoption and encouraging conversation is the goal of organiser and co-founder Daniel Lenikus, who says he wants the event to bridge the gap between technology and big business and to grow to become Europe’s biggest blockch

EOSBet Marches Toward Mass Adoption With Launch of Account System and Bitcoin Betting

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Bitcoin Press Release:   Following the announcement of becoming the first on-chain blockchain casino to acquire a gambling license, EOSBet has recently announced two significant developments that will push adoption even further: an innovative user account system and bitcoin betting. February 20 th,  2019, Willemstad, Curacao   –  At the end of 2018,  EOSBet received an official online gambling license  and certified itself as one of the top-rated EOS dapps.  EOSBet  has stormed into 2019 releasing a decentralised account system along with native Bitcoin deposits and betting. EOSBet Account System Features Typically, interacting and engaging with blockchain technology has numerous entry barriers, such as setting up cryptocurrency wallets after going through the lengthy process of obtaining cryptocurrency in the first place. However, the EOSBet team worked to develop a system which enables users to deposit funds from any source and easily bet without the use of a wallet or 3rd party

Why I’m Excited About Pocketnet

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I was recently introduced to a new cryptocurrency project called Pocketnet. The best way to describe the project in a few words is that it’s a content platform similar to Steemit, but more decentralized. While both Steemit and Pocketnet have decentralized servers, for Pocketnet there is no corporate entity associated with the project. Disclaimer: While this article will include my own opinions on Pocketnet, I would like to disclose that Pocketnet is running a paid ad campaign with us to help bring more awareness to the platform. Why I’m Excited Now that we got that out of the way, let me tell you exactly why I’m so excited about the project. First of all, this is one of the only projects I’ve seen that prioritized building a product first. Pocketnet has been in development for over 14 months, and guess what, the token is still not listed on any exchanges. The team actually has a working product with hundreds of users, but even now they are more focused on building rather than pumpi

Successful Fetch.AI Token Sale Results in Dismay Among Many Binance Users

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While most people would assume the golden era of token sales is over, that might not entirely be the case. Fetch . AI recently completed its token sale through Binance’s Launchpad platform. It was such a big success, the sale was over in about 15 seconds. As is usually the case, this surprising success attracts some dismay and leaves a lot of people frustrated. The Fetch.AI Token Sale and Binance Given the success of Initial Coin Offerings in the past, and the subsequent growing disinterest, the Fetch.AI token sale was never a guaranteed success. Although the project has generated some buzz, that is never a guarantee for attracting investors. By officially partnering with Binance’s Launchpad to organize this sale, however, the team managed to attract more than sufficient people willing to give them money to build their infrastructure. Organizing such a token sale on a dedicated platform owned by the largest crypto exchange in the world is a smart move. This exposed the Fetch.AI s

Electroneum Price Continues to dip Despite Major Behind-the-Scenes Developments

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More bearish pressure is the last thing all crypto markets need right now, yet it is exactly what they will get. With Bitcoin on the precipice of losing even more value, the alternative markets are struggling to stay afloat. Most losses are kept to a minimum, yet it appears the Electroneum price remains under a lot of downward pressure. What is Happening to the Electroneum Price? It is rather apparent the good news affecting individual crypto markets will not necessarily result in promising price momentum. Although the Electroneum team released its M1 smartphone, the market has not responded in kind whatsoever. Instead, it seems the value of ETN continues to dwindle, as it has now dropped below $0.007 once again. To put this in perspective, the past 24 hours have not been kind to Electroneum in the slightest. In fact, it would appear there has been a 5.7% retrace in USD value and a 5.4% dip in BTC value. Because of this negative trend, the value per ETN is brought down to $0.00

Dogecoin Price Could Drop Below $0.002 as Dogethereum Bridge is not Economically Viable

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These are not the most interesting and favorable times for cryptocurrencies. Although the year 2019 has been off to a good start, it seems some of that momentum is running out of steam right now. Even the Dogecoin price is struggling to maintain its $0.002 value at this time, although there are some interesting developments which can potentially turn this situation around eventually. Dogecoin Price Faces Pressure at $0.002 When the going gets a bit tougher in the cryptocurrency industry, investors and speculators will try to diversify their portfolio once again. One of the potential investments often considered to be worth exploring is Dogecoin , simply because the meme currency of the internet tends to do things very differently from the rest of the industry. Today is not necessarily one of those days, albeit there isn’t much to be done about it. Over the past 24 hours, there has been a minor downtrend in terms of Dogecoin’s value. With a 0.7% decline in USD value and a 0.85% d

CoinHive is Closing its Doors Ahead of Upcoming Monero Hard Fork

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The bear market of 2018 has caused a lot of problems for most cryptocurrency companies in the long run. As the value of Bitcoin and all altcoins , tokens, and assets is still incredibly low compared to the 2017 levels, some providers will have to close up shop. The latest one to announce such a turn of events is CoinHive. The popular crypto mining solution provider will suspend its services come March 8th. CoinHive is Calling it Quits Most people will not remember CoinHive fondly. Not because the service provided is terrible by any means, as it offers a genuine alternative to the traditional ad-driven business model for content providers. However, their mining scripts have gotten a very bad reputation due to the rise of cryptojacking malware in 2018. Most of those tools all seemed to rely on CoinHive mining scripts in one way or another. Combined with the declining price of Monero – or XMR – it seems CoinHive has gotten itself into a very awkward position as of right now. The

EOS Price Tries to Climb as China’s CCID Gives The Technology Top Marks

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It is safe to say very few crypto markets will see any form of positive momentum as long as Bitcoin remains bearish. While this applies to virtually all other markets, it appears the EOS price is trying to buck this overall trend, and is even mildly successful at doing so as well. Everything needs to be taken into account when minor uptrends like these materialize. EOS Price Tries to Mount a Comeback It hasn’t been the easiest week for EOS so far. Following the news regarding $7.7m worth of EOS being stolen in quick succession, there has been some community backlash in general. That is only to be expected, although it does not necessarily mean there is a major problem that can’t be rectified either. For now, however, it seems the market is trying to shift into bullish gear, albeit it will not be an easy feat. To put this in perspective, the EOS price has noted a 1.2% gain in both USD and BTC value in the past few hours. A remarkable development, especially when considering

Revain Price Hits a new 30-Day Low Four Days After the Previous One

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Most of the top markets are still trying to find their rhythm after an odd trading day yesterday. A mixture of bullish and bearish momentum has caused some uncertainty, which is still in place today. The Revain price, while usually performing well during these uncertain times, is bleeding value all over the place once again. Revain Price Trend is not Looking Good In the world of altcoins, there is a lot of odd momentum taking place right now. While there is no real reason for any downtrend in the cryptocurrency industry as a whole at this time, it quickly becomes evident things are not looking too great when looking at the bigger picture. When even currencies such as Revain are facing a lot of pressure in quick succession, today may not yield any positive outcome after all. Over the past 24 hours, the market has seemingly turned against Revain in many different ways. More specifically, there is a 6.9% decline in USD value, dropping the value down to $0.11873. There is also a 6.

Online Leader in Bitcoin Poker Releases State of the Art Software for Multiple Devices

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INTERNET- Upon downloading the new SwC poker client, players will find a redesigned lobby with easy navigation between cash game, tournament and sit-n-go sections plus new features like the Bad Beat Jackpot and tournament satellites. Once SwC users join a table, they will find a faster, more stable, user friendly platform with a completely new backend. The new software spent six months in alpha testing followed by a three month beta test with a group of long-time SwC members providing input on functionality, stability and player experience. For the first time, SwC software is now playable on PC, MAC, Android and HTML5, making bitcoin poker available to everyone either at home or on the go. Players will also discover the new Bad Beat Jackpot with the lowest qualifying hand online with aces full of tens(AAA/TT) meaning more players winning jackpots more often than any other site. Players can be part of the action by joining any Jackpot no limit hold’em table in the cash game section.

XRP Price Drops Quickly as Bitcoin Capitulates Again

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While most crypto traders and enthusiasts would have expected an uptrend to materialize today, it seems those hopes are completely misguided. All markets are going in the deep red very quickly right now. The XRP price is no exception, as it remains under heavy bearish pressure in both USD and BTC markets. The Coinbase Pro listing isn’t doing much to change that fact at this time. XRP Price Could Drop Below $0.3 Again Despite some very promising signs throughout February of 2019, it seems unlikely the month will end on a high note. That is rather unfortunate, although it is not entirely unexpected as well. A lot of money was poured into all cryptos, tokens, and digital assets. It is only normal some of that money is pulled out again once traders pocket decent profits. As far as the XRP price is concerned, there is a 3.3% decline on the chart right now. With its current USD value near the $0.3088 level, a drop below $0.3 is not as unlikely as some people want to think. There is

Holo Price Gets Driven Down Further as Bears Retain Control

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During these somewhat uncertain times in the cryptocurrency industry, any sort of momentum can materialize when people least expect it. Despite promising signs this morning, most markets have dropped in the red ever so slightly. Even the Holo price is facing a rather big decline, which seems to indicate the next leg up for this token may not necessarily occur right away. Holo Price Trend Isn’t too Appealing It is not entirely uncommon for altcoins to go deeper in the red than Bitcoin itself. In fact, this is a rather common development in the past three to four years  When those altcoins not only lose USD value, also BTC and/or ETH value, things are not looking all that great. For Holo , it is evident the coming hours will be crucial in terms of determining the overall trend ahead of the weekend. To be more specific, the Holo price has declined by over 4% across the board. Because of this negative pressure, the value is driven down to $0.001114 USD, or 29 Satoshi, or 813 Eth

Investor Allegedly Loses his Life Savings After Wallet was Compromised, Coinomi Refutes

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A crypto investor is crying foul after he allegedly lost $70,000 worth of his cryptocurrencies. The investor had stored the cryptos in his Coinomi wallet . According to him, the firm was either negligent in its role, or it actively worked to steal from him. However, Coinomi has released a statement refuting the claims. It claims that the investor attempted to blackmail it and that the vulnerability was on his side. Warith Al Maawali is a crypto investor as well as a computer programmer. In a lengthy Reddit post , he outlined how he lost his $70,000, urging other Coinomi users to withdraw their cryptos before they lose them as well. Maawali has also launched a website,  Avoid Coinomi, in which he urges Coinomi users to quit using the service. It all apparently began when Maawali downloaded the Coinomi wallet and decided to integrate it with his Exodus wallet, his main crypto wallet. He inserted his Exodus wallet passphrase into Coinomi’s application, and this was when it all went wr

HTC Sends Decentraland up 53%, Samsung Sends Enjin up 190%, Cosmo up 60%

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It’s been an action-packed couple of days in the past week for the crypto industry. Bitcoin resurged and took back $4,000 while Coinbase listed XRP . And it’s only getting better. HTC announced yesterday that it will offer Decentraland’s LAND and MANA tokens on its Exodus smartphone. Exodus is HTC’s flagship blockchain phone and the world’s first native blockchain smartphone. Exodus users will be able to securely store their Decentraland assets on the phone’s Zion Vault, the all-in-one blockchain pre-installed blockchain vault. The announcement sent the price of Decentraland’s MANA token surging upwards immediately. In the past 24 hours, the price has gained 26 percent. It now stands at $0.047, giving it a market cap of $49.3 million. In the two hours following the announcement, Decentraland shot up an incredible 60 percent. The price rose from $0.036 to $0.055, a 53 percent gain. The rise was mainly spurred by an unbelievable spike in MANA’s trading volume. Before the announceme

Binance Coin Price Surpasses $10 Again as Momentum Turns Bullish

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In the cryptocurrency industry, things are always evolving in many different ways. While most of the top currencies are moving up slightly, it seems the Binance Coin price is becoming pretty bullish once again. That in itself is a very interesting development, primarily because the $10 target is well within reach once again. Binance Coin Price Tries to Rise It is not all that easy for any cryptocurrency to make a positive push as of right now. That in itself is surprising to some, although most people can see the bigger picture. With Bitcoin still remaining on somewhat uncertain ground, it is only normal the alternative markets will face a few hurdles along the way as well. Binance Coin is trying to break free from the pack right now, although it is still too early to speak of a confirmed breakout. To put this in perspective, it seems as if things are heading in a promising direction where the Binance Coin price is concerned. With a 4.3% gain in USD value, the current price of

Litecoin Price Remains Bearish Despite Major Glory Kickboxing Partnership

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It will be an interesting day for all cryptocurrencies, as the overall momentum remains on wobbly legs. While Bitcoin is on the mend, most of the other markets are still trying to find their way.  The Litecoin price, while trying to move up, is still losing ground to Bitcoin. That in itself will create an interesting situation well worth keeping an eye on. Litecoin Price Momentum Remains Uncertain In the world of cryptocurrencies, there is no such thing as a definite market trend. While it is true the overall momentum seems to favor bullish momentum right now, the reality can easily be very different. With Bitcoin in the green, one would expect most markets to follow. However, this makes it a bit more difficult for altcoins to note gains over BTC in the process. As far as the Litecoin price is concerned, the uptrend has yet to materialize properly at this time. Although there is indeed an uptrend in USD value to push the value to $45.84 again, there is also a minor drop in LTC/