CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Fraudsters Misled Investors and Impersonated Regulators, CFTC Alleges

The CFTC has filed charges against two individuals for allegedly impersonating the regulator in an effort to defraud bitcoin investors.

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CryptoCurrency News: Samourai Wallet Stops Showing Fiat Value of Bitcoin Balances

The Samourai Wallet is dropping fiat values from its platform, and will only display bitcoin balances in BTC or satoshis going forward.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Security Lead Joins Effort to Oust Blockchain's Big Miners

Security lead for the Ethereum Foundation said today that he supports swift action to remove ASIC mining hardware from the ethereum platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: WSJ Investigation Alleges $88 Million Laundered Through 46 Crypto Exchanges

The Wall Street Journal claimed Friday that 46 crypto exchanges were used to launder nearly $90 million – with $9 million going through ShapeShift.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Clarify ICO Regulations

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are asking SEC chair Jay Clayton to provide clarity on when token sales are classified as securities.

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CryptoCurrency News: BitTorrent to Integrate Tron Tokens in New Incentive Model

BitTorrent users will soon be able to receive Tron's tokens as rewards for maintaining files online for extended periods of time.

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CryptoCurrency News: Less Than 1 Percent of Pornhub Subscribers Are Paying With Crypto

Less than one percent of Pornhub subscribers pay for the service using cryptocurrencies, the company said Friday.

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CryptoCurrency News: LINE Announces 5 Dapps in Push to Build Its Token Economy

LINE announced it would introduce a number of dapps in the coming weeks as part of an overarching effort to build up its own token economy.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tech Giant GMO Wants to Help You Mine Zcash – For a Cut

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has made another move into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a GPU mining client for zcash.

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CryptoCurrency News: The $1 Trillion Wallet: BitGo's Big Plan to Secure the Biggest Bitcoin Fortunes

Blockchain security startup BitGo is gearing up to safeguard once-unthinkable sums of digital assets as it looks towards a tokenized future.

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CryptoCurrency News: ASX-Listed DigitalX Hit With Legal Action Over ICO Involvement

Shares in the ASX-listed blockchain firm DigitalX slumped Friday after it revealed it is facing a legal claim from investors in an ICO it advised.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Breakout Elusive As Price Retreats from One-Week Highs

Bitcoin missed a bull breakout by a whisker, as prices backed off from a six-day high of $6,826 hit earlier today.

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CryptoCurrency News: Indian Crypto Exchange Zebpay Halts Trading Over Banking Ban

Zebpay, once the largest crypto exchange in India, is halting its trading service at short notice, but stressed its wallet will stay functional.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why a 'Decentralized' Crypto Exchange Is Seeking a Securities License

As competition heats up among decentralized exchange startups for institutional crypto investors' business, Everbloom is seeking an edge.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chinese Arbitrator Builds Online Ruling System on a Blockchain

An arbitration committee in China has launched an online ruling system utilizing a distributed network for sharing evidence in legal disputes.

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