CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 28, 2017 at 07:34AM #ETH

Dept of Homeland Security Awards @digitalbazaar Contract To Develop ID Credentials Using #Blockchain Technology https://t.co/WzbLJq6WCx

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 28, 2017 at 06:59AM #ETH

UK Grants @ElectronDLT Funding To Balance Energy Grid With #Blockchain System https://t.co/Zy8s8qyld1

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 28, 2017 at 06:21AM #ETH

.@CMEGroup Not Ready To Introduce #Bitcoin Futures; @CBOE Plans To, Pending CTFC Review https://t.co/bQPehcoNPY

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CryptoCurrency News: Morgan Stanley CEO: Bitcoin Is 'More Than Just A Fad'

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman thinks that bitcoin is more than a "fad", according to new statements.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ether Prices Climb Above $300 to Break Two-Week Lull

Ether prices have climbed back above the $300 level for the first time in more than two weeks. 

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CryptoCurrency News: Staking Sidechains? New Paper Proposes Twist on Bitcoin Tech

A new proposal considers how bitcoin sidechains might be secured using a system similar to those being discussed in experimental proof-of-stake models.

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[FOREX NEWS] USD/CAD breaks resistance on Poloz’s preoccupation

Stephen Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an important speech in Saint John’s. He was cautious about inflation and about the next rate hikes. The BOC raised rates in July and then in September. No, there was no meeting in between. We have not seen back to back rate hikes for quite [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Exchange BTCC Sets Deadline for Yuan Withdrawals

Bitcoin exchange BTCC has released new details on how it will end yuan trading following a crackdown by the Chinese government.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 28, 2017 at 02:59AM #ETH

Morgan Stanley CEO Calls #Blockchain Currencies ‘More Than Just A Fad’ https://t.co/N4y8EoGBSz #bitcoin #cryptocurrency

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CryptoCurrency News: US Government Awards $750k in New Blockchain Startup Grant

A blockchain startup from Virginia has received additional funding from the US Department of Homeland Security for ID and online access solutions.

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CryptoCurrency News: 'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort: Jamie Dimon is Right About Bitcoin

The infamous Jordan Belfort, better known as 'The Wolf of Wall Street', thinks JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon is right about bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Macau Finance Regulator Bars Banks from ICO Market

Macau's financial regulator has ordered all banks and payment services in the region to not provide services for initial coin offerings.

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CryptoCurrency News: Forecaster Gerald Celente: Banks Are Afraid of Bitcoin

A prominent financial journal publisher believes he knows why banks are speaking out on bitcoin. Simply put: they're afraid.

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CryptoCurrency News: DASHed Hopes? Bullish Setup Fails as Price Looks Heavy

With a possible boost thwarted, the dash charts suggest the price could be headed lower.

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CryptoCurrency News: It's Political: Why China Hates Bitcoin and Loves the Blockchain

CoinDesk advisor Michael Casey explains China’s recent moves against bitcoin exchanges and ICOs in a wider geopolitical context.

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[FOREX NEWS] Schäuble to quit as German finance minister – good news for Greece

Bloomberg is reporting that the long-serving German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble will step down as the country’s finance minister and will lead the German parliament, the Bundestag. The election resulted in a fractured parliament and Merkel would need a senior figure to lead the chamber. Schäuble is a fiscal hawk that led Europe’s austerity policy. He [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] Good durables goods orders are good for the dollar

The figures come out better than expected: headline orders came out at 1.7% instead of 1% expected. More importantly, core orders came out at 0.2% as expected, but with an upward revision for the previous month. Another measure, excluding defense and air orders, is up 0.9%, triple the early expectations for 0.3%. The core-core figure [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Back Above $4,000: Bitcoin Price Eyes Next Major Upside Hurdle

The bitcoin price is inching higher on the day. But with $4,000 breached, $4,123 may be the next number traders want to watch.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kik ICO Raises $98 Million But Falls Short of Target

Social media platform Kik closed its initial coin offering yesterday with a total of $98 million raised – falling short of its funding target.

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CryptoCurrency News: Regulated ICOs Arrive: Overstock to Open Exchange for Legal Token Trading

U.S. retail giant Overstock is making history today with the launch of the first regulated platform for the exchange of tokens classed as securities.

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CryptoCurrency News: Reports: Showtime Websites Used to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency

TV network Showtime has reportedly removed code from two of its websites that secretly used visitors' computing power to mine monero.

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CryptoCurrency News: Gold Dealer Sharps Pixley Begins Accepting Bitcoin

A well-known gold dealer headquartered in London is now accepting bitcoin payments for its precious metal products.

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[FOREX NEWS] US dollar rages higher – 3 reasons and 5 pairs to watch

The US dollar is raging forward. This is more than a dead cat bounce, more than a small correction, and is somewhere between a big correction and an outright rally. Here are three reasons for the fall and updates on 5 currency pairs: Hopes for tax reform: The Trump Administration is expected to reveal more [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: First Cash, Now Gold? Another Bitcoin Hard Fork Is on the Way

A plan to hard fork the bitcoin blockchain, and change its mining algorithm, is emerging. Still in its early stages, what does the new coin offer?

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