CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News August 23, 2017 at 07:55AM #ETH

1confirmation Crypto Venture Capital Fund Seeks $20 Million https://t.co/PuIESZqrBm

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News August 23, 2017 at 07:16AM #ETH

#Estonia Explores National #DigitalCurrency With Token Offering Proposal https://t.co/nimml91uus

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News August 23, 2017 at 06:30AM #ETH

.@TminingBC Joins Forces With @NxtPortNews To Track Shipping Containers Using #Blockchain https://t.co/Tkoa88bBQx

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CryptoCurrency News: Exchange Strains Drive Kraken to Cut Crypto Trading Pairs

Kraken is making some platform changes in a bid to reduce the strain on its cryptocurrency exchange.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News August 23, 2017 at 04:11AM #ETH

Brazil’s Ministry Of Planning Reveals #Ethereum-Based Proof Of Concept For Verifying Identity https://t.co/msiu1DjrGT @uport_me

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News August 23, 2017 at 03:25AM #ETH

.@Hyperledger Announces Sawtooth #Ethereum, A Proof Of Concept Integration https://t.co/iyIUlLaLdy #seth

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CryptoCurrency News: Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium Reveals 'Sawtooth Ethereum' Tech

In collaboration with Monax, Intel released Sawtooth Ethereum to allow ethereum smart contracts to be deployed on enterprise-grade Sawtooth platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple's XRP Price Climbs 40% on Surge in Korean Trading

XRP's price is up more than 40% in the past day, market data shows.

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CryptoCurrency News: Congressional Group Pushes for Blockchain Security Standards

Congressional advocates for blockchain are said to be working on new security standards for the tech.

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CryptoCurrency News: The IRS Has Been Using Bitcoin Tracking Software Since 2015

The IRS has been using blockchain tracking tools developed by Chainalysis since 2015, public records reveal.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Newest Version of the Opendime Bitcoin Wallet Is Out

Coinkite is soon to launch the third iteration of its Opendime bitcoin hardware wallet, the startup announced today.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain ID Startup ShoCard Raises $4 Million in New Funding

ShoCard has announced a new venture funding round, news that coincides with its launch of a new enterprise-focused identity product.

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CryptoCurrency News: Boldstart Founder Launches Hyperledger Fabric's First Blockchain Accelerator

The enterprise-facing Hyperledger Fabric blockchain now has its own accelerator, one backed by a notable venture investor.

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CryptoCurrency News: Walmart, Kroger & Nestle Team with IBM Blockchain to Fight Food Poisoning

A new consortium being spearheaded by IBM is seeking to use blockchain to improve global food safety – and cut costs for suppliers.

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CryptoCurrency News: Mark Cuban Backs Former Coinbase Employee's $20 Million Token Fund

Investor Mark Cuban is backing a new token fund that's seeking to raise up to $20 million from institutional investors.

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[FOREX NEWS] GBP/USD is trading at the lowest since June

The pound was one of the weaker currencies in recent weeks and when the opportunity comes, it falls over. This opportunity is the stronger dollar. The wind is now sailing in favor of the greenback. For the euro, this means a swing lower within the range. For the pound, it means dropping to lower ground. [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Asus Debuts Specialized Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Miners

Asus is to release a new product aimed at cryptocurrency miners – a motherboard that can be packed with 19 GPUs.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin's Battle Over Segwit2x Has Begun

"Download BTC1," that's all the message said. Part of a statement in a larger BitPay blog post last week, the words were meant to urge the bitcoin processor's users to upgrade their software ahead of a scheduled code upgrade. It's safe to say, however, that it didn't have the intended effect. While the point of contention was […]

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[FOREX NEWS] German ZEW Economic Sentiment misses with 10 points – EUR/USD pressured

The ZEW economic sentiment falls short of expectations with a score of 10 points. The current conditions component stands at 86.7, slightly better than expected, but the economic sentiment seems to have the upper hand. EUR/USD slips under 1.1770, a small drop from the levels seen just before the release. Germany’s ZEW think-tank was expected [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] EUR/USD – is 1.20 coming soon? Two opinions

EUR/USD holds onto its range quite nicely. What’s next? Here are two opinions: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: EUR/USD: Neutral Here; Stabilizing Before Attempting To Breach 1.2000-Level – BTMU BTMU FX Strategy Research thinks that EUR/USD is stabilizing around current levels before it attempted to breach the 1.2000-level. “The pair appears to be driven [...]

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