CryptoCurrency News: $5,000: Bitcoin Price Hits Historic New Milestone

Bitcoin markets rose above $5,000 for the first time after a week of rising prices.

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CryptoCurrency News: BTC-e's Big Claim: Bitcoin Withdrawals to Begin Tomorrow

BTC-e has posted a new update claiming that funds withdrawals will be activated starting tomorrow.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russia Could Pass Cryptocurrency Law This Year, Senior Lawmaker Says

Russia may have a finalized cryptocurrency trading bill by the end of the summer, according to a senior lawmaker.

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CryptoCurrency News: Monopoly-Resistant Mining? Paper Claims Bitcoin Centralization Fears Overblown

A new paper suggests bitcoin mining may naturally resist centralization – a finding with potential implications for the long simmering scaling debate.

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CryptoCurrency News: Central Bank-Backed Group Plans Blockchain Platform Launch in India

Researchers in India supported by the country's central bank are planning to launch a new blockchain platform this year.

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CryptoCurrency News: China's Internet Finance Association Issues ICO Warning

An organization representing the interests of online finance firms in China has issued a warning on initial coin offerings.

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CryptoCurrency News: Microsoft Joins Cornell Blockchain Research Group

Tech giant Microsoft has joined the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) research effort, it was announced today.

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[FOREX NEWS] Non-Farm Payrolls for 156K August 2017; wages +2.5% y/y — USD slides

Lower than expected data in the US: only 156K jobs were gained and wages went up by 0.1%, lower than expected on both fronts.The participation rate was unchanged at 62.9%. Wages y/y are still at an annual pace of 2.5%.  Expectations: The US was expected to report a gain of around 180K jobs in August [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: $4,830: Bitcoin Inches Up to Set Another All-Time High

Having only briefly topped the $4,800 mark for the first time yesterday, bitcoin's price has bounced back to achieve a new high of over $4,830 today.

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CryptoCurrency News: Inevitable Bust? GPU Makers See Crypto Mining as Short-Term Sales Boost

Interest in crypto mining has boosted the revenue of GPU makers at a time that's traditionally their slowest. But some fear the boom won't last.

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[FOREX NEWS] Is the ECB really worried about the value of the euro?

Reports that the ECB may be worried about the value of the euro and that this could delay QE tapering seem to have been exaggerated. The “source” report sent the euro down on the last day of August, but it is recovering as an official source has something else to say. Ewald Nowotny, the head [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Litecoin Surges to New High Amid Buoyant Cryptocurrency Markets

Gains have been made across many of the top cryptocurrencies today, with litecoin achieving a new all-time high.

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CryptoCurrency News: LibraryChain? US Government Grants $100k for New Blockchain Research

A U.S. federal agency has awarded a $100,000 grant to a research group in Arizona looking to apply blockchain to public library systems.

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CryptoCurrency News: $26 Million: Ethereum Microfinance Startup Everex Closes ICO

An ethereum-based microfinance startup has become the latest to close a successful ICO, raising $26 million in ether and bitcoin in its token sale.

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