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Bitcoin plunged below $11,000 on Coinbase, down 44% from record high of $19K+ at the start of the week, amid a crash in all major cryptocurrencies — - Bitcoin plunges more than 40 percent from its all-time high reached Sunday, according to Coinbase. — Stocks that have soared dramatically …
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Coinbase says it has temporarily suspended cryptocurrency trading, citing “high traffic”, amid crash in prices — Coinbase, one of the biggest bitcoin marketplaces in the U.S., said Friday that buying and selling was temporarily disabled amid a price rout in cryptocurrencies.| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed: |
A look at the “Coinbase effect”, the popular trading platform's power in influencing the nascent cryptocurrency markets with its 10M+ users — On Tuesday, Justin Blau, a well-known DJ and amateur bitcoin trader, was fixed to his computer monitor, caught up in what he thought would be the latest cryptocurrency gold rush.| Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC: |
Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairman of Alphabet's board of directors, will transition to technical adviser and continue to serve on the board — Eric Schmidt will be stepping down as the executive chairman of Alphabet's board of directors and transitioning to technical advisor, the company announced.
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| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Wireless security camera startup Blink says it has been acquired by Amazon and will continue to operate; Blink raised ~$1M in a 2014 crowdfunding campaign — Amazon has acquired Blink, the wireless security camera company that launched back in 2014 and then subsequently closed a million-dollar Kickstarter campaign.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Snowden-backed Haven app for Android alerts users of “evil maid” and other physical attacks using a phone's accelerometers, cameras, microphones, light sensor — YOUR DIGITAL SECURITY, any sufficiently paranoid person will remind you, is only as good as your physical security.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Goldman Sachs is setting up a cryptocurrency trading desk and expects it to be running by June 2018 — The business may be running by the end of June, two people say — CEO Blankfein has said the firm is mulling a bitcoin strategy — At least one of Wall Street's biggest firms … | Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Throttling iPhones with older batteries was the right decision, but Apple's lack of transparency undermines customers and fuels conspiracy theories — Apple caused a furore yesterday when it admitted that it deliberately slows down older iPhones. — The issue first came to the fore …
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| Associated Press: |
Investigation finds Russia-linked Fancy Bear hacking group targeted 200+ journalists, publishers, and bloggers from mid-2014 until a few months ago — PARIS (AP) — Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his phone …
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| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Mattermark to shut down after being acquired by FullContact, source says for under $500K in cash plus stock; common stockholders will get nothing in the deal — Mattermark, the site for startup and company data, is shutting down its own business after selling in a disappointing outcome to FullContact.
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Sources: SEC is expected to approve Spotify's direct share listing on NYSE ahead of IPO, expected in March or April; SEC has until Feb. 15 to decide, per memo — SEC gives preliminary nod for new type of public offering that does not offer new shares; expected to happen in the spring| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Profile of Fin, founded in mid-2015 with backing from Kleiner Perkins, which uses AI to do “digital chores” for $1/minute, opening to more customers today — “I have FOMO for the future”, says Sam Lessin. That's why his startup Fin is working backwards from a far-off tech utopia.Sponsor Posts
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