CryptoCurrency News: Bee Token ICO Stung by $1 Million Phishing Scam

Due to a phishing scam, investors in the Bee Token ICO have actually sent nearly $1 million to malicious actors instead.

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CryptoCurrency News: UPS Might Be Making a Locker That Accepts Bitcoin

A new patent application filed by UPS indicates that bitcoin could be used as a payment system.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Cleanup Crew? New Law Practice Focuses on Resolving Messes

Stephen Palley's team will work on mediating disputes and what people in the traditional finance world call "workouts" – fixing distressed situations.

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CryptoCurrency News: SPECTRE Creators Propose 'PHANTOM' Blockchain Protocol

The researchers behind the SPECTRE project have developed another blockchain scaling solution called the PHANTOM protocol.

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CryptoCurrency News: 2-Month Low: Bitcoin Price Drops Below $9K

The price of bitcoin has fallen below $9,000 for the first time in two months, representing a decline of roughly 11% on the day.

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CryptoCurrency News: India's Finance Minister Strikes Stern Tone on Cryptos in Budget Speech

During his annual budget speech, Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley confirmed his position that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender.

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CryptoCurrency News: Samsung Confirms It's Now Making Cryptocurrency Mining Chips

Samsung has confirmed it is now manufacturing cryptocurrency mining chips after reports earlier this week.

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CryptoCurrency News: Back at $1: Ripple's XRP Retreats Amid Market Sell-off

Down to a two-week low, Ripple's XRP token is taking a beating amid a broad losses across the cryptocurrency markets.

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CryptoCurrency News: Illinois Eyes Blockchain for IDs and Public Asset Management

An Illinois government task force is eyeing blockchain tech in the management of state citizens' identification and tokenizing public sector assets.

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CryptoCurrency News: When Crypto Exchanges Hold More Than Your Money

Regulators want cryptocurrency exchanges to know who their customers are – but that requires these companies to collect very sensitive information.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Sinks Below $10k After $133 Billion January Loss

Bitcoin has seen huge loses since early January, and may drop below $9,000 if the bulls don't take charge.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cloud Network Xunlei Hit By Class Actions Over ICO Activity

China-based cloud content delivery network Xunlei has been hit by two class action suits over alleged illegal ICO activity.

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CryptoCurrency News: China's Cheetah Mobile Launches Cryptocurrency Wallet

Chinese mobile app company Cheetah Mobile has released an Android-based digital wallet for ethereum and bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Alt-Right ICO? Social Network Gab to Sell $10M in Tokens

A controversial social network seeks funding via an ICO to develop its platform for those disaffected by today's social media monopoly.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cambridge Blockchain, IHS Markit Ink KYC Partnership

Cambridge Blockchain has partnered with IHS Markit to help financial institutions resolve compliance issues relating to know-your-customer information

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