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The operator of the NYSE says timing for Bakkt’s daily Bitcoin futures contract will be announced in early 2019 from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2CI8NBg

Regulators in India are looking at crypto regulation “with due caution,” says gov’t minister from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2RopfPi

n nn nn In a demonstration titled Wallet.fail, a team of security researchers hacked into the Trezor One, Ledger Blue and Ledger Nano S. Unfortunately, it appears as if their findings were first put on display at the 35th Chaos Communication Congress 35C3 in Leipzig, Germany, rather than through accepted Responsible Disclosure practices, which would have allowed the manufacturers to patch the vulnerabilities and protect their customers from any potential attack. F from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2LFC96g

n nn nn Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoins growing number of privacy solutions.Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint P2EP is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder. An early version of it, called Bustapay, was quickly implemented by independent Bitcoin developer Ryan Havar and is being tested as o from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2s063sP

Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt announces the completion of its first funding round, raising over $180 million from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2Aox9OZ

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Bitcoin’s reported average daily price change this year is the lowest value in the past 9 years from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2SuUfur

An open source and decentralized blockchain says it is reducing barriers to entry for newcomers so “everyone can enjoy the benefits and security of crypto.” #SPONSORED from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2F0FsEF

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As lawmakers consider regulatory changes, the U.K. is continuing its shakedown of cryptocurrency operators from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2QettUT

On the cusp of the new year, most of the top 20 coins by market cap are solidly in the red, with losses capped below 6 percent from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2Rr6yKK

The post Bitcoin News Summary &8211 December 31, 2018 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.nHeres what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. &160 Before we begin, an important update for Electrum users. If when broadcasting a transaction, you receive an error message about a security update, disregard it, this is a phishing attack. For more info visit Electrum.org. Assist, a South Korean business school based in ...n from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2AxWp5B

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Bitcoin under $3,900 again, and most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting discreet losses from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2QZDNoY

A South Korean court rules in favor of Bithumb, GMO Internet leaves the crypto mining production sector, and more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2EXvhR0

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A survey in China revealed that 40 percent of the respondents are willing to invest in cryptocurrency in the future from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2Vj53gX

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This year $878,000 have been reportedly awarded to hackers by blockchain companies on vulnerability disclosure platform HackerOne from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2Tdsnus

With 2018 — which turned out to be a massive bear market for crypto — coming to an end, what were the best performing coins of this week? from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2RmNxJz

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n Blockchain is unlikely to go anywhere next year, say top executives from United Airlines and UPSn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EYbLDU

n A national blockchain strategy is the latest move by Italy to catch up with the emerging technologyn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2ETaMEp

n After banning and unbanning crypto ads, Facebook reportedly proceeded toward its own cryptocurrency and its blockchain division is steadily expanding as well. Heres how the social media giants relationship with crypto has changed over the yearn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EYs1VI

n Scott Galit, CEO of New York-headquartered payments processing firm Payoneer, says a single global, non-fiat currency such as Bitcoin is unrealisticn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EV4xji

n A Wall Street Journal has suggested that Bitcoins correlation with traditional assets markets has been high, as mainstream capital continues to enter the crypto spacen from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EX7d0W

n Daily traded volume of cryptocurrency contracts on the Huobi Derivatives Market has broken past $1 billion, as the platform expands its crypto contract offerings to EOSn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EWgW6w

n Some believe the current dip is due to the expiration of Bitcoin futures on the CME and some last minute tax selling. Lets consult the chartsn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EVHOVl

n The startup says it is launching a revolutionary investment platform based on blockchain. The idea is to use social networks for gaining access to premium investment products previously available only to the wealthy SPONSOREDn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EVLeXc

n Payment services giant Visa will reportedly purchase Ripple partner Earthport for over $251 millionn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EZNNZ8

n Digital currencies have made solid gains on the day, after seeing some tough losses over the past couple of daysn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EURSgi

n The cutest crypto game launched its new version on TRON. It is the third blockchain platform integrated into the games ecosystem SPONSOREDn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EUUNGB

n Ledger states that recently uncovered vulnerabilities in its hardware wallets are not critical and the mode of attack is quite unpractical from a hackers perspectiven from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EXplqG

n 190 companies have expressed interest in receiving a cryptocurrency exchange license from the Japanese Financial Services Agencyn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EWIzgC

n Electronics giant Samsung has applied for a U.K. trademark for a cryptocurrency walletn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2ETNRc0

n Bitcoin is above $3,900 again, and all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate to high gainsn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EYs5ot

n Bitcoin has a substantial liberating potential, particularly important to people living under oppressive regimes, mainstream newspaper Time reportedn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EWS1jx

n Because of the losses reported when GPU demand by miners diminished, Nvidia is facing a class action lawsuitn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EYs4AV

n An exchange dedicated to EOS is set to be launched in the first quarter of 2019 by Huobin from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EUkfeB

n According to unconfirmed Chinese media reports, Jihan Wu and the Jenke Group will reportedly resign as the heads of Bitmainn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EWb3HA

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According to unconfirmed Chinese media reports, Jihan Wu and the Jenke Group will reportedly resign as the heads of Bitmain from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2Sq2Fmx

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An exchange dedicated to EOS is set to be launched in the first quarter of 2019 by Huobi from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2TiTlkn

Because of the losses reported when GPU demand by miners diminished, Nvidia is facing a class action lawsuit from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2CGPU1L

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Bitcoin has a substantial liberating potential, particularly important to people living under oppressive regimes, mainstream newspaper Time reported from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2AvA1tB

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Bitcoin is above $3,900 again, and all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate to high gains from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2AogOK5

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n nn nn The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce.Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, Chinas equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days. Some reports were even claiming that the company wa from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EUssQ4

n nn nn For investors whose first time investing in bitcoin was in 2018 or after late 2017, there is a high likelihood that they have incurred substantial losses for the fiscal year of 2018 if they havent sold yet. On December 17, 2017, bitcoin hit an all-time high at over $19,000. Thereafter, it has fallen over 80 percent and now hovers at around $4,000 at the time of writing. While losing money is never the end goal, there are certain measures investors can take from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2EUJrT2

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Electronics giant Samsung has applied for a U.K. trademark for a cryptocurrency wallet from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2BO5ExY

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190 companies have expressed interest in receiving a cryptocurrency exchange license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2Q8uw8N

“The cutest crypto game” launched its new version on TRON. It is the third blockchain platform integrated into the game’s ecosystem #SPONSORED from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2QXUa5y

Ledger states that recently uncovered vulnerabilities in its hardware wallets are not critical and the mode of attack is “quite unpractical” from a hacker’s perspective from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2ThQkBc

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Payment services giant Visa will reportedly purchase Ripple partner Earthport for over $251 million from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2EUqe3S

Digital currencies have made solid gains on the day, after seeing some tough losses over the past couple of days from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2LEpEYt

Some believe the current dip is due to the expiration of Bitcoin futures on the CME and some last minute tax selling. Let’s consult the charts from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2ERyNeV

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The startup says it is launching a “revolutionary investment platform” based on blockchain. The idea is to use social networks for gaining access to premium investment products previously available only to the wealthy #SPONSORED from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2GKkewe

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n nn nn The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce.Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, Chinas equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days. Some reports were even claiming that the company wa from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2ETdB9d

Scott Galit, CEO of New York-headquartered payments processing firm Payoneer, says a single global, non-fiat currency such as Bitcoin is unrealistic from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2AlKV4L

A Wall Street Journal has suggested that Bitcoin’s correlation with “traditional” assets markets has been high, as mainstream capital continues to enter the crypto space from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2rWSL0d

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Daily traded volume of cryptocurrency contracts on the Huobi Derivatives Market has broken past $1 billion, as the platform expands its crypto contract offerings to EOS from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2CF3kv1

A national blockchain strategy is the latest move by Italy to catch up with the emerging technology from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2AiM2T4

After banning and unbanning crypto ads, Facebook reportedly proceeded toward its own cryptocurrency — and its blockchain division is steadily expanding as well. Here’s how the social media giant’s relationship with crypto has changed over the year from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2EVyYps

Blockchain is unlikely to go anywhere next year, say top executives from United Airlines and UPS from Cointelegraph.com News http://bit.ly/2Ve6OMa

n Crypto exchange BitMEX and fine French wine retailer Madison Holdings Group are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake of new, licensed Japanese crypto exchange BitOceann from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKBAcB

n BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes thinks 2019 will be the year of stablecoin profits, but ICOs will return aftern from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RiGAJr

n Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain and major crypto exchange Huobi have reportedly confirmed plans to lay-off staff amid the 2018 price rout of the crypto marketsn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GF73wC

n January sees next installment of Stanfords dedicated blockchain conferencen from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2Rgd1Z5

n The bear market has given British regulators more time to consider crypto legislation, but not necessarily less reason to take a hard line, especially in terms of taxationn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKBx0p

n Many institutional players will enter the crypto space, according to the crypto and fintech leader for Asia at PricewaterhouseCoopers PwCn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RjUivH

n A digital currency for remittances and digital payments will be released in March by Japanese giant Mizuho Financial Groupn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GWwJFp

n Markets are tentatively recovering after hefty losses hit all major cryptocurrencies yesterday on Xmas day, with BTC stemming further losses and some alts seeing strong growthn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RgcYMT

n A drop is in store for Bitcoin, taking it below $3000 in the short term, warns Anthony Pomplianon from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKBstD

n Cryptocurrency regulation and legalization are favored over prohibition by a new Indian governmental committee, according to an unnamed senior officialn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RgcUg7

n Major crypto exchange Bithumb has won a lawsuit in which an investor had sued the company for his loss of around $355,000 in an alleged hackn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GJth0E

n The Litecoin Foundation has become the Official Cryptocurrency Partner of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafssonn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RgcXIP

n The crypto recovery will be a slow and gradual process, while some still predict a further fall for Bitcoin below $3,000. What do the charts project Lets find outn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKBphr

n New survey from Indian telecoms firm Tata details obstacles to blockchain adoption for businessesn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RmOOAf

n The UN has partnered with blockchain-based telemedicine and telepsychology firm to expand free basic healthcare services in Eastern African from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKBodn

n Crypto markets see mostly red, with losses capped at 4 percent among top 20 coinsn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RipprA

n Innocence has been claimed near the end of the trial for Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Goxn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKBm5f

n A hacker has managed to fool Electrum wallet users into handing over more than $910,000, reportn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RoplGs

n A Taiwanese man has been arrested for allegedly stealing electricity worth over $3 million to mine Bitcoin and Ethereum worth around $14.5 millionn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GLWBUa

n Officials from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency say blockchain could be implemented for disaster reliefn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2RnpYjQ

n Dutch crypto firm Libereum has acquired Spanish soccer club Elche CF for $4.9 million, aiming to raise revenue via tokenizationn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKAVb7

n U.S. crypto-focused law firm Silver Miller has filed a lawsuit against a purported crypto hedge fund manager who was allegedly operating a fraudulent Ponzi schemen from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2Rs9gjr

n A recent study by the WSJ has revealed that 16 percent of nearly 3,300 cryptocurrency projects showed signs of improbable returns, identity theft and plagiarismn from CryptScout #BitFeed RSS - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GKBdyJ