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Despite how people portray it, the cryptocurrency market is far from perfect. There are still a vast variety of scams that exist along with projects that do not have the best intentions in mind for consumers. Forbes reported that on Tuesday, the Texas State Securities Board issued statements which called for two cryptocurrency firms to cease their operations on Texan soil.  Texas State Securities Board And BTCRUSH Square Off On Tuesday, the Texas State Securities Board called for BTCRUSH, a self-described cryptocurrency mining firm, to cease their business operations within the…

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In less than a week on May 15, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will be upgrading the base block size from 8MB to 32MB, as well as re-enabling and adding some OP_Codes to the codebase. With just days left there are a few things BCH holders and full node operators should know before the upgrade takes place this coming Tuesday. Also read: Japan’s GMO Has Mined Over 900 Bitcoins – Hashrate Doubled Last Month Just a Few Days Left Until the May 15th Bitcoin Cash Upgrade The Bitcoin Cash network is…

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Interested in trading bitcoin, but you’ve never done it before? Worried that the process is too complicated? Well, fear not — trading bitcoin couldn’t be any easier. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make your first bitcoin trade using SimpleFX. Getting Registered First and foremost, you will need an account to start trading on SimpleFX — and creating one is a simple process. Simply head on over to SimpleFX.com and click the green “CREATE ACCOUNT” button on the top right-hand side of the screen. You may create a SimpleFX…

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Blockchain conference season is here, the industry’s equivalent of Hollywood’s awards season. It’s an opportunity for crypto celebs to tread the red carpet and for everyone from minnows to whales to mingle, network, and learn. But if you’re not careful, it’s also a chance to get your devices pwned and your cryptocurrency swiped. Also read: Xapo Estimated to be Housing 6.25% of Total BTC Supply May Is the Month for Blockchain Conferences There are cryptocurrency conferences all through the year, but May is when they reach their zenith. Last weekend saw…

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With U.S. President Donald Trump declining to renew a nuclear deal with Iran, citizens of the country are turning to Bitcoin. Iran is facing renewed sanctions from the United States which could signal the start of new economic problems. There are also reports that the Iranian government is looking to create a state-owned cryptocurrency. Impending Economic Troubles Fresh sanctions from the U.S. will adversely affect Iran’s exports especially oil which forms a considerable portion of its GDP. The country’s currency, the rial has lost a lot of ground on the…

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Over the past few years since the launch of the Ethereum network and other blockchains that can create tokens, initial coin offerings (ICOs) have been all the rage as all of these token projects have raised billions of dollars in ether, bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies. A great majority of the ICOs today are ‘ERC-20 tokens’ created by the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with no more than a few hundred lines of code. Unfortunately, there’s a big misconception that a bunch of nerdy geniuses created these blockchain-based tokens, and today we’re…

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Looking for a reason to invest in Bitcoin? Former NFL star Ricky Williams recommends looking to the stars. Catching Fire Former NFL running back Ricky Williams is well-known for taking an unorthodox career approach, having famously retired from football to pursue — among other things — holistic method. Thus, it may not come as a surprise that the Heisman Trophy winner based his decision to invest in Bitcoin on astrology. “When I look at things, I tend to look at astrology to get insight,” Williams told CNBC Make It. One of…

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You may have seen them, heard about them, read about them, or even played with a toy version. But, the reality is, very soon DRONES will be everywhere! DEEP AERO’s UTM Autonomous Drone Traffic Management Platform Until recently, drones have been used largely for military applications. But, with the skyrocketing growth of the world’s population and the rapid urbanization patterns that we are experiencing, where large concentrations of people continue to settle in the popular metropolitan areas across the planet, we are running out of land – fast. And, our…

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ASKfm, the largest Q&A social network in the world, is moving the decentralized economy forward by tokenizing social interactions. Here’s everything you need to know about the project — currently undergoing a private token sale — before the ASKT sale is opened to the public. What is ASKfm? In its current state, ASKfm’s is a platform on which individuals are the primary asset in a new decentralized economy built on a new system of values. Now, ASKfm aims to be the first incentivized, decentralized Q&A social network, in which users…

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s prohibitive policies regarding India’s cryptocurrency industry has reportedly comprised the catalyst for a migration of Indian cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in search of more amenable regulations. Also Read: Indian Ponzi Scheme-Funded Cryptocurrency Mine Raided by Police RBI Crackdown Drives Crypto Businesses Overseas The crackdown on cryptocurrencies initiated by the RBI has reportedly comprised a catalyst for the migration of numerous Indian cryptocurrency companies and ICOs seeking favorable regulatory jurisdictions. With India’s banking sector prohibited from providing financial services to businesses dealing in cryptocurrencies, many of India’s crypto…

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