CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 04, 2017 at 07:12AM #ETH

#Russia To Educate Its Citizens On #Cryptocurrency https://t.co/ic3PStZHYb

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CryptoCurrency News: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is a 'Big Believer' in Cryptocurrency

Larry Fink, CEO of the world's biggest asset manager, struck an optimistic tone on cryptocurrencies in a new interview.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 04, 2017 at 05:35AM #ETH

#BostonFed’s Senior VP Downplays #Blockchain's Threat To #Finance Giants https://t.co/i600jIxVw1

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 04, 2017 at 04:18AM #ETH

RT @matthewde_silva: Tal Moran speaking about Meshcash Framework, Day 2 of #CESC2017 by @CalBlockchain #Blockchain #Crypto https://t.co/vUySohNJ0g

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CryptoCurrency News: Goldman Sachs CEO: 'No Conclusion' on Bitcoin Yet

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein hasn't made up his mind about bitcoin, according to a new statement via Twitter.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 04, 2017 at 04:01AM #ETH

#USTreasury To Track Asset Transfers On A Distributed Ledger https://t.co/cwNaSKqu6G #DLT #blockchain

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CryptoCurrency News: BP Tech Chief: Blockchain Could Give Company 'Competitive Advantage'

British gas and energy giant BP is pushing ahead with plans to test blockchain applications in the energy trading market.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 04, 2017 at 02:40AM #ETH

#Europol Investigates #Cryptocurrencies For #Cybercrime Threat Assessment https://t.co/gE9J7jeW32

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CryptoCurrency News: $100 Ahead? Monero Price Holding Strong Above Key Support Level

The price of monero's cryptocurrency could be poised for movement as traders are building support at a key retracement level.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 04, 2017 at 01:36AM #ETH

.@CalBlockchain #Cryptoeconomic Security Conference Day 1 Recap https://t.co/dq1ltShpFz #blockchain

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CryptoCurrency News: Singapore Regulator Teams With Asian Banks for Blockchain KYC Trial

Three major Asian banks and a regulator in Singapore have teamed up for a new blockchain trial focused on customer identification.

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CryptoCurrency News: Malta's Government Is Putting Academic Certificates on a Blockchain

Malta's Ministry for Education and Employment is to launch a pilot project that will store academic certificates on a blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: The US Treasury Is Testing Distributed Ledger Asset Tracking

The US Treasury Department has revealed that one of its agencies is launching a new blockchain pilot.

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[FOREX NEWS] Brexit negotiations are going nowhere – GBP to extend falls?

We recently wrote that the EU is treating the UK like Greece and that no matter what happens, the EU will say there has not been enough progress. Well, there was some kind of feel-good atmosphere after Theresa May’s Florence speech. She offered a transition period, but not much more. The initial responses were warm, [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Golden Crossover: Bitcoin Charts Suggest Price Ready for Bump

The weekend rally in bitcoin's price may have come to a halt at $4,470 on Monday, but bullish signals hint at further gains.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Commerce Department Backs Blockchain Trade Mission to UAE

Representatives from the blockchain industry are in the United Arab Emirates this week on a trade mission backed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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CryptoCurrency News: Europol Warns Zcash, Monero and Ether Playing Growing Role in Cybercrime

Europol has for the first time released a cybercrime report examining the growing popularity of zcash, monero and ethereum on the darknet.

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CryptoCurrency News: Appcoin Law Part 2: The SAFT Solution

In the second part of a series on the legal issues for token sales, Marco Santori explains the SAFT Project's protections for issuers and investors.

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CryptoCurrency News: European Central Bank Calls for DLT Post-Trade Interoperability

An ECB research report argues for greater interoperability between DLT and traditional systems as new services come online.

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CryptoCurrency News: CFTC Investigating Ether Crash on Coinbase Exchange

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly making enquiries into the June "flash crash" on Coinbase's GDAX trading platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: Boston Fed VP: Blockchain Will Wake Up Swift and Other Middlemen

The senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston believes blockchain will make financial middlemen wake up and innovate.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russia's Central Depository Trials Hyperledger for Bond Trading

Russia's central securities depository (CSD) is testing a new blockchain-based commercial bond trading platform built on Hyperledger Fabric.

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[FOREX NEWS] UK construction PMI collapses to 48.1 – GBP/USD slides

Markit’s construction PMI points to a contraction in the construction sector: a score of 48.1 is the worst in over a year. Expectations stood at 51, after 51.1 last month. GBP/USD is trading around 1.3256, erasing previous gains. more coming

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[FOREX NEWS] RBA keeps the pressure on AUD/USD

The Reserve Bank of Australia left its interest rates unchanged at 1.5%, as widely expected. However, they seem to have upgraded their rhetoric regarding the strength of the Australian dollar. The team led by Phillip Lowe stated that a rising A$ would slow down the economy and that it is restraining price measures. On other [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Icing on the Cake: R3 Launches Version 1.0 of Corda Distributed Ledger

Distributed ledger consortium R3 is releasing version 1.0 of its first major software offering, Corda, and celebrating with cake.

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