CryptoCurrency News: BIP 91 Locks In: What This Means for Bitcoin and Why It's Not Scaled Yet

BIP 91 has officially locked in. At press time, bitcoin's miners, the network of computer operators that secure the blockchain, have now been signaling that they will upgrade the code for 269 blocks in the same signaling period, a move that takes the software one step closer to changing its structure to accommodate more transactions. Stepping back, […]

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 21, 2017 at 08:37AM #ETH

Meet The Unknown, Maverick White Hat Who Rescued Additional Accounts During This Week’s Attack https://t.co/amD3A1OBjy #Ethereum

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 21, 2017 at 07:18AM #ETH

Microsoft's #Azure Stack Releases Enterprise #SmartContracts https://t.co/8b67sTsHld @Microsoft

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 21, 2017 at 05:56AM #ETH

ULC Approves Proposal For The #Regulation Of #VirtualCurrency Businesses https://t.co/5zjmhbgnZi @uniformlaws @coincenter

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Surges to One-Month High as Tech Outlook Improves

The price of bitcoin was up on Thursday, driven to a one-month high on optimism that the network's technology could soon upgrade.

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CryptoCurrency News: Garza Pleads Guilty: GAW Miners CEO Cops to $9 Million Fraud

A notorious cryptocurrency executive plead guilty to a count of wire fraud on Thursday. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.

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CryptoCurrency News: Parity Wallet Hacker Cashes out $90,000 in Stolen Ether

Perpetrators who exploited a flaw in a popular ethereum wallet software yesterday have taken steps to sell their stolen funds.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 21, 2017 at 12:47AM #ETH

Republic Of #Belarus To Utilize #Blockchain For Securities Market https://t.co/chWDZ0ze7d

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple Reports Uptick in Investor XRP Interest as Sales Triple in Q2

A new report from Ripple suggests institutional investors are increasingly interested in its native cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 20, 2017 at 11:55PM #ETH

Due to inconsistent data we're receiving from @krakenfx, ETHERLive will temporarily disable Kraken from our data aggregator. Updates to come

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[FOREX NEWS] Mueller dives deeper into Trump – Dollar dives too – updates

US President Donald Trump is in deeper trouble. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will expand his probe into Trump’s personal businesses. The president never released his tax returns and some suspected he has something to hide. This is now under investigation and is a significant escalation. The news joins the troubles of Don Junior, the revelations [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] USD/CAD extends dive on Mueller deep dive into Trump

The Canadian dollar was consolidating but waiting to take advantage of another fall of the US dollar. The hammer came from special counsel Robert Mueller. The probe into Trump’s connections with Russia will expand into his personal business dealing with family and associates involved. The news sent the dollar down and the loonie was there [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] EUR-USD leaps to highest since 2015 on Draghi, Trump trouble

EUR/USD is trading at 1.1630, the highest since 2015 more coming

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CryptoCurrency News: What's an ICO? 'Big 4' Consulting Firms Are Getting the Question

Major consulting firms are reporting that interest in blockchain is fast expanding beyond distributed ledgers to include more experimental ICOs.

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CryptoCurrency News: 'Bitcoin Sign Guy' Has a New Job, But He's Keeping His Identity Secret

A now-famous bitcoin supporter known for his promotional stunt during a US congressional hearing has landed an internship.

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[FOREX NEWS] Mario Draghi live blog July 2017

The President of the European Central Bank meets the press after they left interest rates unchanged. Markets were anticipating any kind of hint towards the next move of the ECB, namely QE tapering. An announcement is expected in September. EUR/USD retreated from the highs seen earlier in the week ahead of the event. Follow the [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Non-Profits See Blockchain Vision, But Face Harsh Realities

Aid organizations bring significant resources and institutional muscle into the blockchain arena, but they also face unique hurdles to implementation.

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[FOREX NEWS] ECB leaves rates unchanged – all eyes on Draghi

As expected. EUR/USD slips a bit lower, extending its drops. Is a dovish Draghi already priced in? More: Trading the ECB with EUR/USD – 3 opinions Preview: will Draghi drag down the euro?

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Exchanges Advise Caution as Scaling Proposals Collide

With a number of developer proposals set to collide in the coming days, exchanges are issuing policy updates for bitcoin users.

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[FOREX NEWS] EUR/USD falls – Is a dovish Draghi already priced in?

EUR/USD is some 80 pips off the highs, which were 14-month highs seen earlier this week. The fall from 1.1580 to 1.15 comes on the background of greenback come back, but perhaps it isn’t exclusive to the US dollar. We discussed how the ECB does not like the stronger euro and how Draghi could down [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Indian IT Trade Association Sets up Blockchain Special Interest Group

A new special interest group has been formed in India to investigate and promote blockchain technology domestically.

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[FOREX NEWS] UK retail sales beat with +0.6% – GBP/USD jumps

Good news from the UK: consumers were more active in June. Retail sales are up 0.6% and this comes on top of an upwards revision. Year over year, sales are up 3%. Core retail sales are up 0.9% m/m and 2.9% y/y also ahead of expectations. All figures are better than predicted. GBP/USD recaptures 1.30 [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: People Trust Cryptocurrencies over Gold, Says Wall Street 'Dean of Valuation'

A renowned finance expert has issued new comments on the valuation and possible impact of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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