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| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
Bitcoin plunged below $11K for a while, down 40%+ from record high of ~$19.8K 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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| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
Coinbase says it 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.
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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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Tweets: @modestproposal1, @mikeisaac, and @larryvc
| Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
At least three lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed against Apple for slowing down iPhones with old batteries — The plaintiffs in three separate suits contend that an Apple software tweak that slows down older iPhones was a ploy to spur upgrades to pricier models.
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Facebook launches tool that shows if you followed or Liked Russia-linked US election related accounts on Facebook and Instagram between Jan. 2015 and Aug. 2017 — Not all users who saw that content, however, can take advantage of a new tool out today. — Facebook has rolled out its new hub …
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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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Tweets: @herrabre, @runasand, @nxthompson, @snowden, @alexwhitcomb, @snowden, @petertoddbtc, @a_greenberg, @rossrubin, and @josephfcox
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
How Eric Schmidt, whose departure was planned for months according to a source, successfully worked alongside Google's founders for 16 years — ERIC SCHMIDT WOUND up at Google by compromise. In 1998, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin had made a promise to the two venture-capital firms …
Tweets: @stevenlevy
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Tweets: @cnbcnow, @andrewlavallee, @mattcutts, @davidclowery, @amir, @amir, and @shiraovide
| Bloomberg: |
Court sanctions Apple over failure to produce documents in FTC's lawsuit against Qualcomm, orders fine of $25K/day starting Dec. 16 until it turns over the docs — A judge granted sanctions against Apple Inc. for dragging its feet in turning over documents in the Federal Trade Commission's … | Wall Street Journal: |
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| 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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| 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 … Sponsor Posts
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