CryptoCurrency News: British FX Firm Currencies Direct Pilots Ripple Tech

Foreign exchange brokerage Currencies Direct successfully completed several international transfers using Ripple's xRapid product.

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CryptoCurrency News: Austrian Regulator Freezes Crypto Mining Firm Amid Investigation

The Austrian Financial Market Authority has suspended the operations of cryptocurrency mining firm INVIA GmbH for offering illegal investments.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kakao: How Korea's Largest Mobile Giant Is Embracing Blockchain

Jason Han, CEO of Kakao's blockchain subsidiary Ground X, tells CoinDesk his thoughts on how crypto could impact big business.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Payroll Processor Bitwage Launches ICO Advisory Firm

Bitcoin payroll firm Bitwage has launched an advisory company aimed to make it easier for companies to launch token sales.

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CryptoCurrency News: Korean National Assembly Makes Official Proposal to Lift ICO Ban

South Korea's legislative arm of government is pushing for the removal of the country's ban on domestic initial coin offerings.

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CryptoCurrency News: EOS Forced to Patch 'Epic' Security Loopholes Ahead of Launch

Blockchain platform EOS says serious vulnerabilities reported by an internet security firm just days before its mainnet launch have been fixed.

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CryptoCurrency News: German Authorities Sold $14 Million in Seized Cryptos Over Price Fears

Prosecutors in Germany have made an emergency sale of cryptocurrencies seized in two investigations due to concerns over price volatility.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Now Faces Last Major Support Level Before $5K

Bitcoin is down again and looks set to test another key support level at $6,900, the technical charts indicate.

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CryptoCurrency News: Baidu's 'Wikipedia' Now Logs Revisions on a Blockchain

Chinese search giant Baidu has turned to blockchain technology in order to make its online encyclopedia more traceable and transparent.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japan Was the Wake-Up Call: Get Ready to Defend Privacy Coins

To advocate for regulatory leniency, we must consider the advantages, not the disadvantages, that privacy coins will provide to the greater community.

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