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Monday, October 7, 2019

CryptoCurrency News: Hong Kong Securities Watchdog Issues Rules on Funds Investing in Crypto



Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued regulations for fund managers investing in "virtual assets."

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CryptoCurrency News: The Silver Lining in Block.One’s SEC ‘Slap on the Wrist’



Mike Casey wades into the thorny issue of the U.S. government settlement struck with blockchain startup Block.one over its EOS ICO.

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CryptoCurrency News: WATCH: Athena’s Bitcoin ATM Business Blooms in Argentina



Argentina's economic woes have led to a rise in crypto adoption. We talk to Athena Bitcoin, one of the biggest crypto ATM networks in the country.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japan’s Nomura Invests in Line’s LVC to Develop Blockchain Financial Services



Nomura hopes to leverage Line's vast user base and high-quality user experience to deliver financial services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Microsoft, Intel Back Ethereum-Based Token to Reward Consortium Efforts



The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has created a token to incentivize firms to participate in consortiums. The system is backed by Microsoft and Intel.

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CryptoCurrency News: QuadrigaCX Founder’s Widow Will Cough Up $9 Million to Repay Users



Bankruptcy trustee EY and the widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten have come to a settlement – with affected users of the defunct exchange getting a $9 million payout.

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CryptoCurrency News: NBA’s Sacramento Kings to Reward Loyal Fans With Crypto Tokens



Based on the ERC-20 standard, the Kings Token will be a first for a U.S. professional sports team.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Traders’ Lawsuit Claims Bitfinex, Tether Cost Market Over $1 Trillion



Bitfinex and sister company Tether caused more than $1 trillion in damages to the crypto market, a new lawsuit claims.

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CryptoCurrency News: German Finance Minister Supports Digital Euro, But ‘Very Critical’ of Libra



Speaking on a possible e-euro, minister Olaf Scholz said Germany "should not leave the field to China, Russia, the U.S. or any private providers."

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CryptoCurrency News: Polychain, Bitmain Back $10.7 Million SAFT for Encryption Startup NuCypher



NuCypher has raised $10.7 million in a SAFT with Polychain, Bitmain and others. It's also launched the testnet for its suite of encryption services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Now Traders Can Make Bets on When Facebook’s Libra Will Launch



Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX is issuing derivatives linked to the launch of the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Bounces Back to $8K from Historically Strong Price Support



Bitcoin has again defended historically strong price support near $7,700, keeping the hopes of a corrective rally alive.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Finance Watchdog’s Crypto Investigations Up By 74% in 2019



The number of investigations into cryptocurrency firms by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority have seen a sharp rise in the last year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Meet the Russian Oligarch Launching a Metal-Backed Crypto Token



Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia's richest people, tells CoinDesk about his plans for a palladium-backed token and a tokenized commodities exchange.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase in Talks to Acquire Rental Startup Omni’s Engineering Staff: Report



Th cryptocurrency exchange is said to be in talks to acquire the human assets of Omni, a Ripple-backed rental and storage firm.

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CryptoCurrency News: Hyperledger Blockchain Group Weighs Changes to Fix Election Issues



The blockchain consortium’s powerful technical steering committee is discussing changes to its elections process to boost voter turnout and more.

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CryptoCurrency News: From Cardano to Ethereum, 2020 Could Be Deciding Year for Proof-of-Stake



Two of the industry’s most hotly anticipated PoS networks are scheduled to (re)launch in Q1.

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