CryptoCurrency News: Apps for Kik's Crypto Are Beginning to Appear on Apple and Google Stores

A common critique of crypto is that it lacks uses, but Kik has funded apps to churn out almost three dozen new ways to earn and spend its token.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance Signs Up 40,000 Crypto Traders in Its First Week in Uganda

Unlike its parent company, Binance Uganda handles fiat currency (in partnership with a local mobile payment provider) and requires full customer ID.

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CryptoCurrency News: 'Ruff' Month? Dogecoin's Price Slid 36 Percent in October

The price of dogecoin fell over 36 percent in October, making it the worst performer out of the world's 25 largest cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Sia Completes Hard Fork as Bricked Miners Form Rival Blockchain

Innosilicon's mining equipment no longer works on Sia following a planned algorithm change. But not everyone went along with the fork.

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CryptoCurrency News: Another Stablecoin Just Launched With 'Real-Time' View of Dollar Backing

Crypto startup Stably has just launched its StableUSD, a dollar-backed competitor to the reigning tether (USDT) stablecoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tether Produces Letter Vouching for Dollar Deposits, But Bank Hedges

Deltec Bank & Trust Limited said its letter confirming Tether's dollar balances as of Oct. 31 was provided "without liability" to the institution.

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CryptoCurrency News: New York Awards First-Ever BitLicense to Bitcoin ATM Company

Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has received a BitLicense from New York's financial watchdog, a full three years after first applying.

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CryptoCurrency News: Google and Samsung: Cute Cats Power Serious $15 Million CryptoKitties Round

CryptoKitties' latest funding round means it has raised $27 million this year. Fur real!

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CryptoCurrency News: Bithumb, SeriesOne to Launch Security Token Exchange in the US

Crypto exchange Bithumb has teamed up with crowdfunding platform seriesOne to launch a compliant security token exchange in the U.S.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price May Break Three-Month Losing Streak in November

Bitcoin ended October on a weak note, confirming its first three-month losing streak since 2015, but things may be looking up for November.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase's Emilie Choi: $300 Million Raise Was 'For a Rainy Day'

Coinbase's $300 million Series E was about a "war chest" for expansion, not necessity, says Emilie Choi, its VP of corporate and business development.

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CryptoCurrency News: Hong Kong's Securities Watchdog to Regulate Crypto Funds

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission says it will bring crypto funds under its securities regulations to improve investor protection.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Studio ConsenSys Just Bought an Asteroid Mining Company

ConsenSys has just acquired an asteroid mining startup called Planetary Resources.

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