CryptoCurrency News: tZERO Launches Second Digital Security to Trade on PRO Securities ATS

OSTKO, the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock, will replace its predecessor Blockchain Voting Series A Preferred Stock – OSTKP

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CryptoCurrency News: Down $1.7K: Bitcoin Dives While Altcoins Rise

Bitcoin is down more than $1,700 since yesterday after a violent sell-off rocked the markets, catching a lot of traders off-guard, while altcoins continue to rise.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Co-Founder’s Polkadot Closes Token Sale, Claiming $1.2 Billion Valuation

Polkadot has closed on a private token sale that it says values the blockchain interoperability project as a tech unicorn.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Lawmakers Question FinCEN on Terrorist Use of Facebook’s Libra

U.S. lawmakers questioned FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco about potential terrorist use of Facebook's libra cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Trump Administration in Talks With Crypto Startup on Israeli–Palestinian Peace Plans

Crypto startup Orbs has been working with the Trump administration to explore blockchain solutions related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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CryptoCurrency News: Grin Developers Agree to Alter Technical Development Roadmap

The public turnaround may have positive effects for chip manufacturers' bottom line, but what about mass-market miners?

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CryptoCurrency News: ShapeShift Founder Says Crypto Exchange Service Will Support Libra

Erik Voorhees thinks that Facebook's currency will be a gateway for bitcoin adoption.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Takes Another Tumble, Shedding Nearly $1,000 in 20 Minutes

The overall crypto market has shed some $80 billion over the past 24 hours.

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CryptoCurrency News: Facebook Seeks Wallet Engineers as Blockchain Job Openings Top 30

Facebook is looking to hire more than 30 blockchain professionals, including six engineers for the Calibra crypto wallet.

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CryptoCurrency News: Gemini Hires 5 Former Coinbase Engineers for New Chicago Crypto Office

Gemini has hired five former Coinbase engineers in a push to improve the exchange's trading platform and matching engine.

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CryptoCurrency News: Snowden: “The Most Important Thing Bitcoin Is Missing Right Now Is Privacy”

Snowden used bitcoin to buy encrypted services to talk with journalists in 2013

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CryptoCurrency News: tZero’s New Wallet Lets Users Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum

The wallet supports iOS for now but will expand into Android soon.

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CryptoCurrency News: Galaxy Digital Leads $5.5 Million Round for Contract Management Startup

Crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital has led a $5.5 million Series A for Clause, a digital contract management startup that uses blockchain tech.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kakao’s Klaytn Blockchain Has Gone Live With Support From Major Firms

The Klaytn blockchain from the fold of messaging app giant Kakao has just gone live, with a governing body supported by big enterprises like LG.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Drops Below $12K After Biggest Daily Price Move Since January 2018

Bitcoin is witnessing a technical correction a day after printing the biggest one-day trading range since the start of last year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Singapore’s Central Bank Wants More Information on Facebook’s Libra Crypto

The Monetary Authority of Singapore reportedly has concerns over Facebook's recently unveiled cryptocurrency project, Libra.

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CryptoCurrency News: Another Indian Crypto Exchange Shuts Down Blaming Banking Ban

Regulatory uncertainty ushered in by India's central bank appears to have brought about the demise of the cryptocurrency exchange Koinex.

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CryptoCurrency News: Singapore Exchange Bitrue Hacked for Over $4 Million in Crypto

Bitrue was hacked early Thursday morning for over $4 million in XRP and cardano. Users who experienced losses will be refunded, it says.

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