CryptoCurrency News: SEC’s Valerie Szczepanik at SXSW: Crypto ‘Spring’ Is Going to Come

The SEC's crypto czar spoke at SXSW, advising blockchain entrepreneurs to engage with regulators early and often.

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CryptoCurrency News: Paradigm Leads $9 Million Round for Cosmos Creator Tendermint

Blockchain interoperability project Tendermint has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by tech-focused VC firm Paradigm.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘No Change’ to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back

CME says it has "no changes" in store for its bitcoin futures contract, following retrenchment by rival Cboe.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum’s ProgPow Mining Change Approved Again, But Timeline Unclear

Ethereum core developers reaffirmed during a meeting today that mining algorithm change "ProgPoW" would be added to a coming hard fork.

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CryptoCurrency News: I Got the Mark of the Beast – And It Will Hold My Bitcoin

There's a lot of overlap between bitcoiners and body hackers. CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel traveled to Austin, Texas to explore that crossroads and become a bitcoin holding (literally) cyborg.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bittrex Exchange Nixes RAID Token Sale at 11th Hour

Bittrex has canceled a $6 million "initial exchange offering" by a crypto project called RAID hours before launch.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Trading Volume Tops $11 Billion For First Time In Nearly a Year

Daily bitcoin trading volumes topped $11 billion Friday, the most seen since April 2018.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japan to Hold First Ever Trial Over Crypto Hacking Losses

An 18-year-old Japanese youth has been sent to prosecutors in the country's first ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft.

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CryptoCurrency News: Strong Bitcoin Volumes Bode Well for Price Breakout

Bitcoin's current period of price consolidation may end with a bull breakout, price-volume analysis indicates.

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CryptoCurrency News: Canada Proposes Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Canadian financial regulatory authorities have called for public comment on rules for cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.

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CryptoCurrency News: Decentralized or Nothing: Song Slams IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW

An event at SXSW pitted Blockchain Capital's Jimmy Song against IBM's Chris Ferris in a debate over permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains.

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CryptoCurrency News: Stellar Foundation Hires Mozilla Exec as Its New CEO

The Stellar Foundation has hired former Mozilla exec Denelle Dixon to be its new CEO as founder Jed McCaleb moves to a tech role.

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CryptoCurrency News: Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles Found Guilty, Given 2.6-Year Suspended Sentence

Mark Karpeles, former CEO of now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has been found guilty and given a suspended sentence of 2.6 years.

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