CryptoCurrency News: A Top-20 Crypto Exchange Is Replacing Tether With a Rival Stablecoin

Tether, despite questions surrounding its finances, remains the dominant stablecoin. Following a recent announcement, is that starting to change?

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CryptoCurrency News: No Longer Beta: $200 Million Tezos Blockchain Will Be Official Mainnet Soon

Starting Monday, the beta phase for the Tezos blockchain will be over.

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CryptoCurrency News: Circle Survey Finds Twice As Many Men Invest in Cryptocurrencies As Women

The survey also found that roughly 25 percent of millennials are interested in investing in cryptocurrencies over the next year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Brave Launches Legal Offensive on Google Ads Data Collection Practices

The startup behind Brave Browser has filed regulatory complaints against Google over the "massive" amount of user data exposed in online advertising.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum's Constantinople Hard Fork to Activate on Testnet in October

Ethereum developers have confirmed an upcoming upgrade will activate on Ropsten around October 9.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ether Records Highest Daily Trading Volume in 12 Months

Ether's recovery from 13-month lows is being backed by daily trading volume not seen for a year.

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CryptoCurrency News: ECB Has 'No Plans' to Issue a Digital Euro, Says Mario Draghi

The chief of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said Friday that the institution has "no plans" to issue a digital currency, Reuters reports.

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CryptoCurrency News: Medici-Backed Bitsy Launches User-Friendly Crypto Wallet to Boost Adoption

Bitsy, a Medici Ventures portfolio firm, wants to spur crypto adoption with the launch of an ultra-simple, beginner-friendly wallet.

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CryptoCurrency News: Korea Taps Samsung's Blockchain Tech to Fight Customs Fraud

South Korea's Customs Service is looking to adopt Samsung's blockchain tech to launch a decentralized exports clearance system.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Takes a $200 Tumble After Eight-Day Highs

Despite a $200 pullback from eight-day highs today, bitcoin's recovery looks intact on technical charts.

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CryptoCurrency News: IBM, Hacera Create Distributed 'Yellow Pages' for Blockchain Networks

IBM has partnered to launch a yellow-pages-like directory allowing interested firms to look up and contact different projects in the blockchain space.

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CryptoCurrency News: R3's CordaCon Event Sees Big News, Packed Talks and Blockchain Converts

R3's annual Corda event appeared to be in rude health this year, with packed presentations and some notable news announcements.

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CryptoCurrency News: SBI to Roll Out Ripple DLT-Based Payments App on iOS, Android

Having revealed the plan in March, Japan's SBI Holdings says it will roll out a Ripple DLT-based payments app for iOS and Android this autumn.

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