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Cryptocurrency News Highlights: Week of May 5, 2019

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Crypto Trader News is proud to present our top trending posts for the Week of May 5, 2019, highlighting articles that are moving at the speed of business.

Cryptocurrency News Highlights: Week of May 5, 2019

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In Cryptocurrency…

Ripple (XRP) News Week of May 5, 2019

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One of the darlings of 2017, Ripple enjoyed a huge bull run when value skyrocketed from approximately $0.005 to $2.30 at year end, only to plummet like most cryptocurrencies did in the beginning of 2018. Read more about what’s happening in Ripple (XRP)

Top 20 Most Crypto-Friendly Countries in the World

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While blockchain technology is gaining traction around the world, some countries are more accepting of it than others. Below is our list of the top 20 crypto-friendly countries for investors, traders, and blockchain-driven businesses. Some of these crypto-friendly countries might surprise you.

Bitcoin: The Path From $4,000 to $40,000

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Investors and hedge funds managers have forecasted significant price points for bitcoin. These forecasts have varied from $20,000 to $40,000 to $250,000 and even $4 million. While these price points and values range wildly, it would help to understand the logic and the reasoning behind these seemingly wild valuations for the digital currency. Read more about what’s in the forecast for Bitcoin.

Why Crypto Millionaires Love Switzerland’s Taxation Policies

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While most of us dream of being wealthy, those who are will do what they can to preserve and maintain their wealth. This is why millionaires are turning their attention to Switzerland. Find out about Switzerland’s taxation policies that make the wealthy want to store their assets there.

In Technology…

14 Tech Innovations That Could Revolutionize the Blockchain Industry

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In this post, we’re covering 14 industries that stand to be completely transformed by blockchain technology. From 3D printing to IoT, travel to art, see what’s hot in the blockchain industry and leading the way to innovation.

How Blockchain is Changing Art and Helping Arts Earn Money

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It wasn’t too long ago that blockchain started being considered as the potential solution to the many problems that the world of art faces. From tracking and transferring ownership, establishing provenance, and proving authenticity, artists have struggled to protect their work. See how blockchain is changing the art world.

Insights

The Puma Browser Explained

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The Puma Browser seems to be Ripple’s response to the Brave browser. Created to be a privacy-oriented web browser with an innovative pay option, the way we browser the internet may never be the same. Read more about how Ripple is responding to Brave with Puma Browser.

Washington State Recognizes Distributed Ledger Technology

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On April 26, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed into law, SB 5638, an act that defines blockchain and recognizes “the validity of distributed ledger technology.” Read more about how Washington State’s decision affects distributed ledger technology for day to day business.

What Is Coil?

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Coil is a way to monetize content in a more streamlined manner using Ripple’s ecosystem; all without content creators worrying about blatant advertising, paywalls, or their user data covertly being sold. Read more about Coil and how it affects monetization for content creators in the Ripple ecosystem.

FinTech

PayPal Invests $500 Million In Uber

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A year after eBay announced that it was dropping PayPal as a form of payment on its website, the payment processing giant has come out with a big investment. Read more PayPal’s Uber investment.

Investing & Trading

5 Reasons To Buy Bitcoin Today

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When Bitcoin mooned in 2017, the value skyrocketed to around $20,000 per bit. Everyone had Lamborghini dreams. People sold conventional assets to expand their digital portfolio. But times have changed since then. Here are five reasons why you might consider buying Bitcoin today.

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