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Thursday, October 26, 2017

[FOREX NEWS] USD enjoys a Taylor-ed rally – updates on 5 pairs


The US dollar is on a roll, and not only against the Draghi-dragged euro. The greenback is rising across the board and one of the main reasons is the upcoming nomination of a Fed Chair. We do not have a definite name just yet, but there are reasons to suspect it will be John Taylor. [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Verisign Explores Blockchain for Domain Security System



Internet services company Verisign may use a blockchain as part of a domain name system services extension project.

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[FOREX NEWS] How low can EUR/USD go after the ECB decision? 3 views


The ECB announced it will be cutting bond-buying to 30 billion per month from January to September 2018, but did not close the door on further purchases beyond that date. The euro reacted with a downfall. What’s next? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: EUR/USD: ECB Cleared The Policy Path For Most Of 2018 [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Diverse Team, Diverse Portfolio: Amentum Raising $10 Million Crypto Fund



The Amentum team includes veterans of blockchain startups Purse.io and Chain – but also a private equity investor and a former construction manager.

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CryptoCurrency News: GMO ICO? Bitcoin-Friendly IT Firm Announces Token Sale



Japanese IT firm GMO is adding another twist to its ongoing cryptocurrency initiative: a plan for an initial coin offering (ICO).

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CryptoCurrency News: Kansas Commission: Political Candidates Cannot Accept Bitcoin



The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission issued guidance Wednesday stating that candidates for office cannot accept bitcoin as a contribution.

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CryptoCurrency News: Multicoin Capital Plans $100 Million Raise for New Blockchain Investment Fund



This hedge fund is betting that blockchain can drive the price of middlemen down to zero, raising $100 million to invest in a range of tokens.

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CryptoCurrency News: Turkeychain? Food Giant Cargill Launches Blockchain Tracking Pilot



American agricultural conglomerate Cargill is testing a blockchain platform to track the provenance of turkey products.

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CryptoCurrency News: 'Full Steam Ahead' for Segwit2x, Developer Jeff Garzik Says



The Segwit2x team is pushing ahead with a bid to change the bitcoin blockchain's rules, according to an email from its lead developer.

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CryptoCurrency News: 'A Real Bubble': Billionaire Warren Buffett Doubles Down on Bitcoin Doubt



Billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said bitcoin's price is in a bubble during a question-and-answer session this month.

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CryptoCurrency News: Low Volume Lift? Litecoin Prices Rise But Big Leaps Unlikely



The price of litecoin appears to be benefiting from crypto market conditions, but low volumes suggest any larger lift-off might not be in play.

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CryptoCurrency News: Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Is Like A Reserve Form Of Money



Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, believes that critics of bitcoin are "underestimating" the cryptocurrency.

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[FOREX NEWS] Puigdemont does NOT call elections – crisis worsens – EUR pressured


The president of Catalonia says he tried to find a way for a dialog and thought that elections would guarantee that the Spanish government would not suspend the autonomy. He said that he did not receive such a guarantee, thus he does not call elections. EUR/USD remains under pressure and slips to a new low [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: French Regulator Launches 'UNICORN' ICO Support Project



France's top finance regulator is moving to support early-stage ICOs as it develops new rules around the tech.

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CryptoCurrency News: European Energy Firms Trial Blockchain Trading Marketplace



European energy providers Enel and E.On tested a new blockchain-based trading platform earlier this month.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tokenized Tor? A16z, DFJ and More Back Private Internet Project Orchid



Orchid Labs has attracted big investors to its vision of a more private internet, revealing millions already raised in a private token sale.

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[FOREX NEWS] Reports: Yellen is out – USD is ticking up


This is a report by Politico. Yesterday we learned that John Taylor, Jerome Powell and incumbent Janet Yellen are the final candidates for the job of Fed Chair. Yellen is the most dovish of the three. That’s why this report could be USD positive. President Donald Trump has turned the process of nominating the head [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Highs on the Radar? Bitcoin Retakes $5,800 as Prices Edge Up



Bitcoin prices are edging up on Thursday, though a look at the charts suggests a bigger move might be possible.

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[FOREX NEWS] ECB halves bond buys to 30 billion through September 2018 – EUR/USD crashes – live coverage


50% less QE: 30 billion instead of 60 billion from the beginning of 2018 through September, more or less as expected. The door is open for more bond-buying afterward. EUR/USD falls to a new low of 1.1760, basically erasing the gains seen in the past day. The high was 1.1835 The European Central Bank was [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Pantera Leads $5 Million Investment in Video Steaming Token Pre-Sale



A group of veteran blockchain VCs is funding a new token aimed at creating a decentralized video file exchange network.

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CryptoCurrency News: Templum Raises $2.7 Million in Bid to Launch Regulated Token Trading System



New York-based blockchain startup Templum has raised $2.7 million in a new seed funding round.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Asset Manager Hargreaves Lansdown Adds Ethereum ETN



UK-based asset manager Hargreaves Lansdown is moving to offer its customers access to two ethereum-based exchange-traded notes (ETNs).

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[FOREX NEWS] Catalan crisis: Puigdemont calls elections, no independence


A positive development in the Catalan crisis? After very long deliberations, it seems that the Catalan government opts for normal elections and not a declaration of independence. Elections may be held on December 20th and Catalonia’s President Carles Puigdemont is due to appear at a hastily scheduled press conference at 11:30 GMT.  This decision could [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Journalism Platform Civil Receives $5 Million in Funding



Decentralized journalism marketplace Civil has unveiled $5 million in funding from blockchain development firm ConsenSys.

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Singapore Central Bank Chief: No Regulation for Cryptocurrencies

The chief of Singapore's central bank has indicated it will not regulate cryptocurrencies, but plans to stay watchful on the risks posed by the technology.

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In an interview with Bloomberg, Ravi Menon, managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said he currently sees "no basis for wanting to regulate cryptocurrencies," adding:
"It is a known fact that cryptocurrencies are quite often abused for illicit financing purposes. And so we do want to have anti money laundering controls, countering the financing of terrorism controls in place. So those requirements apply to activity around cryptocurrency rather than the cryptocurrency itself."


According to Menon, the central bank is working on to "formalize" rules for digital currency intermediaries like exchange operators in order to curb money laundering and other criminal activities.

His comments come weeks after Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore's minister for MAS, stated that the monetary authority has been monitoring activities surrounding cryptocurrencies but also has "no intention" of regulating them.

Further, in the wake of the rapid growth of initial coin offerings (ICOs), MAS clarified in August that it will regulate sales of digital tokens in Singapore, given the fact that some issuances might fall under its definition of a security.

With some notable figures in finance critical of cryptocurrencies – including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who recently said bitcoin is a "fraud" – Menon told Bloomberg he will keep an "open mind on it."

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