August 2018 – Page 4

South Korea Province to Issue Own Coin as Gov’t Says Crypto Should Be ‘Accepted’

The South Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do will work with a blockchain startup to replace its loyalty scheme with Gyeongbuk Coin

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Japan’s Messaging Giant LINE Launches Its Own Cryptocurrency

Japanese social messaging giant LINE has launched its own cryptocurrency, LINK, and an in-house “service-oriented” blockchain network

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Japanese E-Commerce Major Rakuten to Acquire Local Crypto Exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced a 265 million yen ($2.4 million) deal to acquire domestic crypto exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin

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PwC Accelerator to Train 1000 Staff in Blockchain Over 2 Years

Client demand and competition drive PwC plan to train 1000 staff in digital innovation, including blockchain, over the next 2 years

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160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals

Japan’s top financial regulator has revealed exclusively to news.Bitcoin.com the number of crypto exchanges seeking to enter the Japanese market. The agency also confirms the number of existing exchanges that have exited the industry, leaving only three applications currently being reviewed. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Three Quasi-Operators Are Left Cryptocurrency […]

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Meet the New Sentiment Analysis Tools Empowering Smarter Trading

Meet the New Sentiment Analysis Tools Empowering Smarter Trading The field of sentiment analysis (SA) is evolving rapidly. Since news.Bitcoin.com last covered the subject in May, two new platforms have emerged, each claiming to offer smarter tools to facilitate more informed trading. Gathering accurate sentiment from the web and then using it to create actionable insights is a complex task, but the developers behind […]

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Monero Price: Solid Uptrend Amid Sea of Altcoin Red

Most cryptocurrencies remain in an awkward state as of right now. With the Bitcoin price still in the red, it is rather unlikely most altcoins will see any real improvements. In the case of the Monero price, however, there are a lot of improvements over the past 24 hours. A surprising turn of events, albeit […]

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Yahoo! Finance Rolls Out Bitcoin Core, Ethereum, Litecoin Trading

Yahoo! Finance Rolls Out Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin Trading “The virus is spreading,” tweeted Morgan Creek Digital’s Founder & Partner Anthony Pompliano at the news Yahoo! Finance (YF) had integrated bitcoin core (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and litecoin (LTC) into their trading platform. He was one of many enthusiasts to insist the event was an important step in the quest for mass cryptocurrency adoption. Also […]