CryptoCurrency News: Binance Backs Malta Stock Exchange's Startup Accelerator

The Malta Stock Exchange announced today that Binance is backing the exchange's newly launched program to support fintech startups and entrepreneurs.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bank of Korea: Central Bank Cryptocurrencies Pose 'Moral Hazard'

South Korea's central bank has announced that it does not plan to launch its own digital currency over fears it could destabilize the economy.

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CryptoCurrency News: Payments Firm Square Receives BitLicense From New York

Digital payments startup Square has received a BitLicense through the NY Department of Financial Services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Freedom of the Press Foundation Now Accepts Donations in 5 Cryptos

The Freedom of the Press Foundation has expanded its donation methods to include five cryptocurrencies, calling the move a "natural fit."

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CryptoCurrency News: Origin Token to Raise $6 Million in CoinList Investor ICO

Decentralized marketplace startup Origin Protocol is looking to raise $6.6 million via a token sale with help from CoinList.

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CryptoCurrency News: Not Sold On Blockchains for Business? Just You Wait

The seemingly banal enterprise applications for blockchain we're seeing, like food traceability, are actually a big deal and worth celebrating.

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CryptoCurrency News: A16z Leads Investors in $20 Million ICO for Tokenized Assets Platform

TrustToken, which aims to put tokenized assets on a blockchain, raised $20 million in a strategic token sale with help from Andreessen Horowitz.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Recovery Stalls Raising Risk of Price Drop

Bitcoin will likely drop below $6,000 this week, with bearish indicators still littering short- and long-term charts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Factom Blockchain Project Wins Grant to Protect US Border Patrol Data

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a grant to blockchain project Factom for live testing a platform for securing camera and sensor data.

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CryptoCurrency News: Insurance Group B3i Endorses R3's Corda Blockchain Platform

Blockchain insurance consortium B3i announced Monday it would use R3's Corda platform to develop its products.

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CryptoCurrency News: Halt the Internet? BIS Report Critiques Blockchain and DLT Claims

The Bank of International Settlements harshly reviewed the idea of cryptocurrencies, though it was more accepting of the idea of distributed ledgers.

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