CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 07, 2017 at 10:40AM #ETH

UN Integrates IrisGuard’s #Ethereum-Based Payment Platform for #Refugees https://t.co/K0mlQM8bxJ @IrisGuard #EyePay

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 07, 2017 at 09:30AM #ETH

Legal Experts Call For European Regulation Of #Cryptoassets As A “New Asset Class” https://t.co/NzmCc6Yqua #RegTech

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CryptoCurrency News: CFTC Formally Registers First Cryptocurrency Swap Execution Facility

The CFTC has issued an Order of Registration to cryptocurrency startup LedgerX granting it status as a Swap Execution Facility.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 07, 2017 at 08:40AM #ETH

Seven Critiques of #Ethereum According To The Creator #VitalikButerin https://t.co/Jjmd3tOHYJ

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News July 07, 2017 at 08:00AM #ETH

The Case Against #Kraken https://t.co/0HQoStl8lu #FlashCrash #ClassAction

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CryptoCurrency News: EU Securities Watchdog Extends Blockchain Task Force Mandate

A distributed ledger task force convened by the European Union's top securities watchdog has been extended.

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CryptoCurrency News: National Science Foundation Awards $450k for Cryptocurrency Incentive Study

A Princeton University researcher has received federal funding to study mechanism incentives and applications to cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: 22 Banks Join Swift's Cross-Border Blockchain Trial

Swift's months-long cross border blockchain trial is expanding with the entrance of more than twenty additional financial firms.

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[FOREX NEWS] ISM Non Manufacturing PMI beats with 57.4

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CryptoCurrency News: Investment Bank Affiliate Sells Shares for Cash in Blockchain Test

An affiliate of French corporate investment bank Natixis has sold shares to investors through a newly unveiled blockchain platform.

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[FOREX NEWS] ADP NFP misses with 158K – USD drops

Only 158K jobs were added in the private sector in June according to ADP. The figure for May was revised down to 230K, still way above the BLS figure. This is a worse outcome than expected. While this doesn’t necessarily mean a weak growth in jobs in the official figure, the dollar reacts. The movements [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: A Former Politico Editor Is Using Ethereum to Help Fix Journalism

A new project staffed with media heavyweights envisions how news outlets could be disrupted and decentralized by blockchain tech.

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[FOREX NEWS] EUR/USD jumps on ECB meeting minutes

Has EUR/USD ended its correction to the downside? A lot depends on the Non-Farm Payrolls, but the euro has its own reasons to rise. The ECB released its meeting minutes and it shows they discussed removing the easing bias. This was enough to send EUR/USD to 1.1386, already more than 50% of the correction from [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: UN Identity Tech Partner Integrates Blockchain Into Payments Platform

A technology company involved in the UN's blockchain trials has expanded its work with the tech through its aid-focused payments platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: ZhongAn Reveals Blockchain Product Details in Draft IPO Filing

China's first online-only insurer ZhongAn has filed for an initial public offering, revealing new details about its blockchain development.

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[FOREX NEWS] NFP Preview: jobs distraction could be an opportunity to trade the wage data

The first Friday of the month is upon us with the Non-Farm Payrolls report. Once again, the key data point is wages. The Fed focuses on core inflation and a rise in this measure is basically impossible without Americans getting a raise. In recent releases, the initial reaction was the wrong one, providing an opportunity. [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Former Bain Manager Launches $50 Million Bitcoin and Ethereum Fund

A new fund aims to give wealthier Latin American investors additional exposure to the burgeoning cryptocurrency asset class.

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