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  Coinbase Index Fund Launches for Big-Money Investors Amid Brutal Market Conditions

  Coinbase is now allowing accredited investors with deeper pockets the ability to utilize the Coinbase Index Fund, which offers exposure to every asset listed on the popular exchange.  Greater Exposure The previously announced Coinbase Index Fund has officially opened for investments of $250,000 to $20M. Reuben Bramanathan, Product Lead of Coinbase Asset Management, stated in an official announcement: We’ve seen overwhelming interest from investors since we announced the fund earlier this year. At this stage, we

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  Adam James · June 13, 2018 · 11:00 am
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  Altcoins Get Clobbered, Taking the Brunt of the Bitcoin Bear Market

  Following the hack of a largely unheard-of cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea and a probe by US government investigators into Bitcoin price manipulation, the cryptocurrency market has once again broken to the downside — and things aren’t looking pretty.  Brutality At the time of this writing, the total market capitalization for cryptocurrencies is sitting at roughly $283 billion USD — a number many would’ve found unbelievable following January’s high of over $830 billion. With bears

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  Adam James · June 13, 2018 · 5:00 am
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  ‘Litecoin is Preparing for a Breathtaking Moon Shot,’ Says Consultant

  Litecoin is currently the sixth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, having fallen from grace in recent months. However, some cryptocurrency analysts claim Litecoin is due for a resurgence preceding mass adoption. ‘A Breathtaking Moon Shot’ Litecoin has taken a back seat lately, particularly following the failure of LitePay and the increased hype surrounding EOS’ mainnet launch — with some questioning whether or not LitePay is even worth it while Bitcoin continues to reign supreme. TMT Blockchain

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  Adam James · June 9, 2018 · 5:00 pm
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  Twitch Streaming App Now Lets You Tip Gamers With Bitcoin

  Streamlabs – a popular streaming app compatible with Twitch — is now letting users accept tips in cryptocurrencies. With more than $100M processed in tips in 2018, alone, cryptocurrencies have officially entered a substantial and growing market.  Tip with Cryptocurrency Streamlabs is a popular streaming application which allows people to seamlessly broadcast content on the most popular platforms, such as Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Mixer. Amongst other things, the software also allows viewers to tip

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  Georgi Georgiev · June 5, 2018 · 4:00 pm
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  Why Invest in Litecoin?

  Litecoin, which began trading as a cryptocurrency in April 2013, has long been in the top-10 cryptos in terms of market capitalization – mostly because it is one of the earliest and most successful Bitcoin derivatives. The Litecoin project, launched in October 2011, was created by Charlie Lee, who back then was a Google software engineer. He would spend his spare time tweaking the original crypto Bitcoin’s open-source code. His grand plan was to develop

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  Bitcoinist.net · May 22, 2018 · 6:00 pm
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  Book Your Flight with Ripple (XRP) and Litecoin (LTC)

  American-based aviation company TapJets will move to assess the potential for adding XRP and LTC to its fleet of payment options while dropping Verge (XVG) after a 3-day Twitter poll. TapJets provides quick private jet bookings and also accepts Bitcoin.  Back on May 15th TapJets, an American-based aviation company, launched a Twitter poll, asking the crypto community which virtual currency should be added as means of payment to their platform. Our #cryptocurrency friends asked for

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  Georgi Georgiev · May 22, 2018 · 5:00 am
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  Billionaire Bitcoin Bull Partners with Bloomberg to Launch Cryptocurrency Index Platform

  Bitcoin proponent and former Goldman Sachs trader Mike Novogratz has inked a partnership deal with Bloomberg to launch a cryptocurrency index platform. Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Capital Management LP and Bloomberg will establish the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI). The index service will provide trusted asset tracking for 10 of the most liquid cryptocurrencies in the market. The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index The BGCI is part of the Bloomberg Index Services Limited catalog and is administered

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  Osato Avan-Nomayo · May 10, 2018 · 12:30 pm
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  Reddit Set to Take Bitcoin Payments Again, Along with Litecoin and Ethereum

  Reddit is getting ready to accept Bitcoin payments once again. Reddit CTO Christopher Slowe revealed the decision during an interview with Cheddar. The platform had ended support for Bitcoin payments in March 2018. Bringing Back Bitcoin Support According to Slowe, the online discussion and news aggregation platform is working to restore Bitcoin payments. The Reddit CTO also touched on the reasons for the initial decision to disable Bitcoin payment support. Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange service,

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  Osato Avan-Nomayo · May 4, 2018 · 4:00 am
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  Charlie Lee on Selling His Litecoin: ‘It Just Feels Like It’s Not the Right Decision’

  In December 2017, Bitcoinist reported that Litecoin founder Charlie Lee had sold or donated his entire Litecoin holdings, in an effort to prove that his continued involvement in the project was no longer motivated by personal financial gain. Now, he’s not so sure that was the right decision. The Right Call? In a streaming YouTube interview on Friday, Lee implied that he holds some regrets about his decision to sell all of his Litecoin in

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  Adam James · April 29, 2018 · 7:00 am
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  EOS Surpasses Litecoin Despite New Criticism of Its ‘Useless’ Token

  Block.One’s Blockchain app platform EOS has come under fire after announcing its incoming mainnet ‘launch’ as its EOS token will have no “uses.” EOS Tokens Can’t Be Redeemed On EOS’ Nonexistant Platform The project, which today surpassed Litecoin by market cap and intends to allow developers to create decentralized applications (‘DApps’), raised $700 million in its ongoing ICO despite developers at the time openly acknowledging the token users were buying had zero utility. Now, with

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  Wilma Woo · April 12, 2018 · 6:41 am
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  Newegg Opening Bitcoin Payments to Canadian Customers

  Newegg, North America’s leading technology-focused e-retailer, announced on Wednesday that the company is affording customers in Canada the option of paying for products with Bitcoin — citing increased mainstream awareness of the digital currency. ‘The Time Is Right’ Shoppers in Canada using popular e-retailer Newegg may now pay for purchases with Bitcoin. The addition of Canadian Bitcoin payments is long overdue, as payments in the dominant digital currency have been accepted from customers in the

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  Adam James · March 30, 2018 · 9:00 am
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  Litecoin Is the Dark Web’s Favorite Altcoin

  Litecoin has unexpectedly increased in preference among internet users looking to transact cryptocurrencies for illicit services. It is now the second most popular cryptocurrency on the Dark Web — behind only Bitcoin. A Lite in the Darkness Litecoin (LTC) is now the most popular altcoin on the Dark Web. According to a report from Recorded Future, Litecoin has unexpectedly surpassed other cryptocurrencies in preference “and is currently the second most dominant coin on the dark

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  Adam James · March 28, 2018 · 6:00 am
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  It’s Lights Out for LitePay as Company Ceases All Operations

  LitePay, a much-hyped payment service allowing vendors to accept and instantly convert Litecoin payments into fiat currencies, has ceased all operations. Too Good to Be True The Litecoin Foundation announced yesterday that LitePay CEO Kenneth Asare has shut down all operations related to the project and is actively preparing to sell the company. According to a post on its official website, the Litecoin Foundation had previously questioned Asare’s “less than transparent nature with the company”

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  Adam James · March 27, 2018 · 7:00 am
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  10 Best & Worst Performing Altcoins of ‘Crypto Winter 2018’

  While Bitcoin has once again showed the cryptocurrency space who’s boss during this year’s bear market, there are a few altcoin exceptions that have fared relatively well. Here are some of the best (and worst) performing cryptocurrencies of Q1 2018. Down But Not ‘Rekt’ Towards the end of 2017, Bitcoin reached an all-time high price of $20,089 USD. At the time, the entire cryptocurrency market was red hot, as the total capitalization peaked at around

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  Allen Scott · March 23, 2018 · 8:30 am
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  Lightning Network Goes Live with $2.5M Funding from Twitter CEO, Tesla & SpaceX Investor

  The first official beta implementation of the Lightning Network (LN) went live March 15 as developer Lightning Labs announced it had won $2.5 million in funding from some big-name investors. Lightning’s Mainnet Milestone The Lightning Network Daemon (styled ‘lnd’), which enables easy access to LN for developers, represents the first mainnet beta release for the technology, which is tipped to revolutionize Bitcoin’s use as a currency. “This release is also the first release of lnd

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  Wilma Woo · March 15, 2018 · 1:00 pm
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  Gemini Exchange May Soon Offer Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash

  The Winklevoss brothers are looking to add additional cryptocurrencies to the Gemini Exchange, while also praising the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent statements. Expanding Gemini The Winklevoss twins’ cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Exchange is looking to expand with the addition of Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Currently, Gemini Exchange only offers Bitcoin and Ethereum trades. Tyler Winklevoss claimed that the most obvious additions to Gemini’s roster of offerings “are from the Satoshi Nakamoto family

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  Adam James · March 10, 2018 · 9:00 pm
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  Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Bitcoin Cash Are Neck-and-Neck in the Payments Race

  While Bitcoin is still overwhelmingly preferred for transacting, the latest data shows that Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and, surprisingly, Dogecoin, are currently neck-and-neck in the cryptocurrency payments race.  Altcoins Vie for Market Share But Bitcoin Still King In its six months of existence, the transaction count for Bitcoin Cash — the Bitcoin spinoff focusing on cheaper and faster transactions for everyday payments — has petered out since record highs at the beginning of the year.  Meanwhile,

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  Allen Scott · March 6, 2018 · 12:00 pm
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  Liechtenstein’s Bank Frick is Offering Cryptocurrency Investments and Cold Storage

  Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick is now giving its clients the ability to buy Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ripple, and Ethereum, while also promising to secure their cryptocurrency purchases from cyber attacks with backed-up cold-storage wallets. You Don’t Have to ‘Be Your Own Bank’ While many of Europe’s larger banks have taken a negative stance towards digital currencies, Bank Frick – a small independent family-run bank in Liechtenstein – is opening its doors to clients looking to invest

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  Adam James · March 3, 2018 · 2:00 am
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  Richard Sherman Loves Crypto, But Hates Trading Fees

  Superbowl champion and four-time Pro Bowler Richard Sherman is a big fan of cryptocurrency, having been in the game for years. He isn’t such a big fan of fees, though. ‘Skimming off the Top’ NFL defensive star Richard Sherman by no means bandwagon-ed into cryptocurrency. He actually got involved in digital currencies in 2014, when we started accepting Bitcoin payments for official merchandise. He’s also invested in Ethereum and Litecoin — which he claims have

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  Adam James · March 2, 2018 · 7:00 am
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  Litecoin Lifts off Ahead of LitePay Launch

  Crypto markets have been a little flat over the weekend, and there have been a few small shifts in either direction. Bitcoin has maintained a steady course around the $9,700 mark, fluctuating a couple of hundred dollars both up and down. The lack of momentum has trickled down through the rest of the altcoins, and there really isn’t much going on this morning, apart from in the Litecoin camp. Litecoin is currently up 10% on

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  James Levenson · February 26, 2018 · 3:30 am
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  JPMorgan Misses the Point, Says Crypto Isn’t Currency

  Crypto isn’t currency — at least, according to American multinational banking and financial services holding company JPMorgan Chase & Co. Missing the Point JPMorgan, a New York-based institution with a history that is far from pro-crypto, claimed in a wide-ranging note to clients that cryptocurrencies only make sense as a hedge in one’s investment portfolio — and are neither viable stores of value nor effective currencies. Wrote the company: The huge volatility of the price

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  Adam James · February 18, 2018 · 3:45 am
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  Chicago Trader Steals Over $2 Million in Bitcoin and Litecoin Cryptocurrency

  A Chicago trader is facing up to 20 years in prison for stealing over $2 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin cryptocurrency from his employer. Most 24-year-olds would be quite happy to be attached to a new cryptocurrency unit for a major financial entity. That’s not a bad career path for someone who previously worked as a cryptocurrency trader in South Korea before joining Consolidated Trading LLC to become an assistant bond trader in July 2016.

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  Jeff Francis · February 17, 2018 · 10:30 am
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  A Lite to Guide Us — LitePay, Lcash Helps Litecoin Lead the Crypto Recovery

  Litecoin has dominated the cryptocurrency market this week. The fifth largest cryptocurrency by market cap has surged upwards of 50 percent from Tuesday morning to the time of this writing, arguably bringing the rest of the market with it. Litecoin is currently trading at $233.81, after trading as low as $153.51 earlier this week. Let There Be LitePay! The cryptocurrency’s dramatic price increase has largely been driven by the announcement that LitePay — an instantaneous

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  Adam James · February 15, 2018 · 8:30 am