CryptoCurrency News: Robinhood CEO: It's 'Very Foolish' to Rule Out Bitcoin

More than a million people signed up to trade cryptocurrencies after Robinhood first announced the feature, co-CEO Vlad Tenev said Wednesday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Enigma Protocol to Integrate Smart Contracts Tech With Intel Systems

Smart contracts project Enigma will use Intel tech to help secure one of the first public blockchains utilizing privacy-preserving "secret contracts."

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CryptoCurrency News: The SEC Just Froze One ICO's Accounts for A Second Time

The SEC is once more taking action against a co-founder of the PlexCoin ICO project, having already sued him over securities violations and fraud.

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CryptoCurrency News: Singer Akon Announces Cryptocurrency and Plans for Real-Life 'Wakanda'

Add Akon to the list of celebrities who are launching their own cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tether Review Claims Crypto Asset Fully Backed – But There's a Catch

Tether has finally produced a third-party report proclaiming that its cryptocurrency, USDT, is fully backed by U.S. dollars – with some big caveats.

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CryptoCurrency News: Brazil's Central Bank Plans Blockchain Data Exchange for Regulators

Banco Central do Brasil is building a blockchain platform to ensure the authenticity of data exchanged between financial authorities.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Retains Short-Term Bull Bias Despite Exchange Hack

Bitcoin remains on the hunt for $7,000 despite news that the a South Korean crypto exchange has been hacked.

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CryptoCurrency News: A UK Exchange Is Launching Litecoin Futures Trading

A month after listing ethereum-based futures for trading, U.K exchange Crypto Facilities is now launching a derivative product for litecoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bithumb Exchange's $31 Million Hack: What We Know (And Don't Know)

Hours after an exchange breach that saw $31 million stolen from Bithumb, more details have surfaced, but some questions still remain unanswered.

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CryptoCurrency News: EOS Locked 7 Accounts and It Has Implications for Everyone in Crypto

Seven EOS accounts were frozen to prevent token theft. But does this seemingly moral decision spell havoc for the broader crypto market?

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CryptoCurrency News: Nasdaq Blockchain Trial Resolves Margin Calls 'in Minutes'

A group of industry stakeholders is trialing a blockchain system designed to more efficiently cover margin calls in securities trading.

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