CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 15, 2017 at 08:02AM #ETH

Former SEC Chair @ArthurLevitt: #Cryptocurrency Is Here To Stay https://t.co/PZHI6kDdA3

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 15, 2017 at 05:51AM #ETH

Government #Blockchain Association Attends Agency Workshop For An #OpenGovernment https://t.co/lijH2sYCpP

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CryptoCurrency News: $90 Million Budget: Japan's GMO Reveals More Cryptocurrency Mining Details

Japanese digital services firm GMO has divulged additional plans for its forthcoming cryptocurrency mine

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 15, 2017 at 04:34AM #ETH

Bank Of #Namibia: Use Of #Cryptocurrencies Prohibited Within Country https://t.co/OJZeB8uBcy

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CryptoCurrency News: BoE Official: Central Bank Digital Currency Would Need 'Extraordinary' Resilience

A Bank of England researcher wrote earlier this week that a central bank digital currency would need "extraordinary" levels of resilience to work.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 15, 2017 at 02:25AM #ETH

Thailand's SEC Issues #ICO Guidance https://t.co/34ccQpPhcW #Thailand #cryptocurrency

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin's Price Is Down More Than $500 Today

Continued market turmoil traced to Chinese regulatory pressure has sent bitcoin's price tumbling more than $500.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News September 15, 2017 at 01:55AM #ETH

#BTCChina Exchange To Halt #Trading in #China https://t.co/j3wf1weY5G #BTCC

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[FOREX NEWS] AUD/USD looks weak – cannot rise on an excellent jobs report

The Australian jobs market is having an excellent 2017. Most jobs reports have beaten expectations. Employment is rising and unemployment is falling. The figures for August were exceptionally good. Nevertheless, AUD/USD is struggling to recapture the battle level of 0.80 it recent struggled to recapture. Are further falls coming? The economy of the land down [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] USD: Hardly OK is more than good enough

The weak point in US data has always been inflation. It’s a global phenomenon. Lower than expected price rises are holding the Fed back. For several months, all measures of CPI are lagging behind. This time was different: prices advanced more than expected, at least in annual terms. Headline Consumer Price Index rose by 1.9% [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Kiss Front-Man Gene Simmons Is 'Interested in Bitcoin'

Gene Simmons, the co-founder and front-man for the 70's rock band Kiss, is a fan of bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Thai Securities Regulators Seek 'Appropriate' Rules for ICOs

Securities regulators in Thailand have issued a new statement on initial coin offerings (ICOs).

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Drops Below $3,500, But Is Relief Rally In Sight?

The price of bitcoin may be done on bearish news today, but as we head into Thursday's trading, charts indicate bulls may be ready to hold the line.

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CryptoCurrency News: IT Consultancy Wipro Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium

India-based IT services and consultancy firm Wipro has joined Hyperledger, the Linux Foundation-led consortium building blockchains for enterprises.

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CryptoCurrency News: Old Flames, New Code: Ripple and Hyperledger Reunite for Interledger Effort

Two formerly cautious blockchain collaborators are rekindling their relationship with an effort that could result in new Hyperledger consortium code.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Drops Below $250 as Price Hits Inflection Point

Eher may be set to head lower. If analysis is any indication, traders may be turning bearish as the market readies to retest July lows.

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CryptoCurrency News: BTCC to Cease China Trading as Media Warns Closures Could Continue

China-based exchange BTCC has announced it will be closing its doors to domestic trading, while Shanghai media indicates a broader crackdown.

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[FOREX NEWS] What we can learn from weekend gaps

Foreign exchange markets are open 24 hours and 5 days a week. While markets are closed for the weekend, the world continues spinning and news can break, leading to a gap in the charts when markets reopen. This is quite common when elections are held on Sunday or in case of an “unknown unknown”. Yet while [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] GBP/USD jumps on hawkish hints from the BOE

The Bank of England decided to leave the interest rates unchanged as widely expected, but gave us some positive hints. It wasn’t in the voting pattern: 7 voted against and only two remained in favor of raising the interest rates. However, they discussed removing some stimulus “in the coming months”. GBP/USD likes that and jumps [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Raiden Preview: Ethereum Scaling Solution Issues Developer Demo

The ethereum scaling solution Raiden has reached a notable milestone in a launch designed for early testing and developer feedback.

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[FOREX NEWS] GBP/USD: Too Early For A BoE Hike In November But Positive Momentum In Place

We will soon know the decision of the BOE. The pound is at somewhat lower ground. Here is a broader look from BTMU: BTMU FX Strategy Research has recently pulled its call on a BoE rate hike in November primarily based on the Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: ‘caution that we was evident [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Vet Talks New Fund: Want Returns? Think Beyond Bitcoin

Linda Xie's investment fund will leverage lessons learned working at Coinbase about scaling, governance and the importance of tech prowess.

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CryptoCurrency News: Namibian Central Bank: Bitcoin Purchases Illegal Under Law

A paper from the Bank of Namibia makes familiar points about the risks of money laundering and the perils of a stateless currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Is Here to Stay (Whatever Jamie Dimon Might Say)

The JPMorgan CEO's bitcoin comments? They're a symptom of the very problems bitcoin is trying to solve according to one venture investor.

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