CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exchange Coinbase Forms Political Action Committee

Coinbase formed a Political Action Committee, though it is unclear which candidates it plans to support at this time.

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CryptoCurrency News: Who's In Control of Tezos? That Answer Is About to Change

Get ready for a frenzy of community baking.

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CryptoCurrency News: Malta Says Crypto Rules Aren't Yet In Force

The latest crypto laws passed on the island of Malta haven't quite taken effect just yet.

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CryptoCurrency News: Huobi Launches Service to Build Crypto Exchanges in the Cloud

Crypto exchange Huobi is now offering a business arm to help customers build their own digital asset exchanges.

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CryptoCurrency News: CoinMarketCap Announces Changes to Counter Fake Volume Concerns

CoinMarketCap explained the difficulties in offering volume data on Thursday, but added it would incorporate new features to reduce this.

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CryptoCurrency News: $8K In Reach? 4 Barriers Await Emboldened Bitcoin Bulls

A break could be imminent as bitcoin has been consolidating for three days. But while the charts say bullish, plenty of resistance awaits.

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CryptoCurrency News: India's Supreme Court Pushes Crypto Banking Ban Hearing to September

A Supreme Court decision on the Reserve Bank of India's efforts to bar crypto firms from receiving banking services has been pushed to September.

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CryptoCurrency News: South Korea's Finance Watchdog Is Forming a Crypto Division

South Korea's Financial Services Commission has revealed it is setting up a department dedicated largely to cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: TSMC Says Crypto Mining Demand Will Fall in Q3

Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC said Thursday that it expects demand for cryptocurrency mining-related products to cool.

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CryptoCurrency News: BitFunder Operator 'Close to' Plea Bargain in SEC Fraud Case

The operator of defunct bitcoin investment platform BitFunder is negotiating a plea deal over criminal charges laid against him by the SEC.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin's Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low

A project called Bitcoin OpTech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.

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CryptoCurrency News: Police Force Confiscates 295 Bitcoins from Criminal in UK First

A British county police force has become the first in the country to have successfully seized and sold bitcoins obtained in a criminal case.

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CryptoCurrency News: Financial Exchange Patent Explores Tamper-Proof Blockchain Bidding

A state-backed financial asset exchange in China is exploring how to build a secure blockchain-based system for online auctions.

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CryptoCurrency News: The 'Dark DAO' Threat: Vote Vulnerability Could Undermine Crypto Elections

According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Begins Research on Law Reform for Use of Blockchain Smart Contracts

The U.K. Law Commission has launched research looking at reforms that would clarify the use of blockchain-based smart contracts under British law.

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