CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 09:35AM #ETH

Finnish Police Have Suspect, Send #OneCoin Findings To Prosecutor https://t.co/9sxU0VnI1u

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 08:30AM #ETH

#SEC Chair Jay Clayton 'Cautiously Optimistic' About #TokenOffering Enforcement https://t.co/QaDzXhRnJG #ICO

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 07:30AM #ETH

Ex-Bundesbank President Believes In #Blockchain, Remains Skeptical Of #Bitcoin https://t.co/qkiU28xKiF

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CryptoCurrency News: GAW Miners CEO Held Liable for $9.8 Million Judgment in SEC Case

A US federal judge has signed off on a final judgment against GAW Miners CEO Homero Josh Garza.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 06:25AM #ETH

Two Crimean Government Officials Fired For #Mining On State Computers https://t.co/qZ2nVZMuur #Malware

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC Chair 'Optimistic' on Efforts to Catch ICO Bad Buys

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange commission offered new remarks on the topic of ICOs earlier today.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 04:45AM #ETH

Greek Court Approves US Extradition Of Suspected BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik https://t.co/rrNVY1R595

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 03:20AM #ETH

Trump Administration Considering Alternatives To #SocialSecurityNumbers, Some Are Suggesting #Blockchain https://t.co/ZCUJpzO8Nw #Identity

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 02:45AM #ETH

#EuropeanCentralBank Advises #Interoperability For Distributed Ledger Protocols https://t.co/Lc9gCRxeXR #DLT

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CryptoCurrency News: Former Bundesbank Chief: Bitcoin Doesn't Meet Full Definition of a Currency

UBS chairman Axel Weber offered a strong rebuke of cryptocurrencies during an event in Zürich earlier today.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Client Update Sets Byzantium Hard Fork Date

The Geth implementation of ethereum has new code that enshrines an upgrade hard fork for later this month.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 05, 2017 at 01:06AM #ETH

#Cryptoeconomic Security Conference Day 2 Recap https://t.co/LWqFcN3znD #blockchain #cryptocurrency

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CryptoCurrency News: OneCoin Promoter Targeted By Finnish Police in Ongoing Investigation

Police in Finland have moved into a new stage in their ongoing investigation into to the OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple Price Consolidates, But Could It 'Swell' Toward New Highs?

Price action and historical analysis suggests brighter days ahead for the XRP/USD exchange rate.

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CryptoCurrency News: China State News Calls for 'Iron Fist' Regulation of Bitcoin Exchanges

China's Xinhua News Agency has defended regulators' recent decision to outlaw token sales and the exchange closures that followed.

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[FOREX NEWS] ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI leaps to 59.8 – USD follows

US data continues beating expectations. The services sector enjoys robust growth according to ISM’s survey. The ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI jumps to 59.8, far better than 55.5 expected and 55.3 seen in August. The US dollar moves higher. Earlier, Markit’s parallel measure advanced from 55.1 to 55.3 in the final read. ISM carries more weight. The [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] ADP Non-Farm Payrolls beats with 135K – USD ticks higher

A slightly better than expected gain in private sector jobs: 135K according to ADP. The number is still significantly lower than in previous months, but the hurricanes can be blamed. The figure for August was slightly revised lower, from 237K to 228K. The US dollar gains a few pips across the board, erasing some of [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Tencent, FedEx Back Blockchain Research Effort in Canada

Tencent and FedEx are among over a dozen major companies and institutions joining the Canada-based Blockchain Research Institute.

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CryptoCurrency News: Where SAFT Falls Short

Limiting ICOs to accredited investors almost feels like a retreat from the goal of democratizing capital markets, columnist Michael J. Casey writes.

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CryptoCurrency News: Greek Court Backs Extradition of Alleged Bitcoin Exchange Operator to US

A Greek court has backed a request that the alleged former operator of bitcoin exchange BTC-e should be extradited to the U.S. for trial.

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[FOREX NEWS] Catalonia may declare independence on Monday

The ruling coalition in Catalonia has called for an extraordinary session of the local parliament, probably to unilaterally declare independence. Catalonia’s president Carles Puigdemont told the BBC that he will move towards a declaration in the upcoming days. His Junts pel Si party is a coalition of pro-independence Catalan parties. The junior coalition partner is CUP, [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: When Not If? Banks Strike Optimistic Tone on Blockchain Impact

A conference in Dublin yesterday united representatives of major financial firms and regulators in discussions over blockchain's way forward.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Banks Join UBS-Backed Blockchain Trade Finance Platform

A group of four banks have backed a trade finance platform project launched just over a year ago by UBS and IBM.

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[FOREX NEWS] UK Services PMI hits 53.6 – GBP/USD bounces in range

Finally, a better than expected read: the services PMI rose to 53.6 points in September, better than expected. The services sector is Britain’s largest. GBP/USD is rising from 1.3250 to 1.3270, well within the range. Cable is trading between 1.3235 to 1.3285 in recent days. The focus now shifts to the US. The ADP NFP [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] Catalan crisis: King’s speech and Catalan President’s interview raise tensions

The tensions in Catalonia, Spain’s northeastern region, are mounting. The main players in the conflict are aggravating the situation and not backing down. King Felipe VI, made a televised and closely watched speech on Tuesday. The head of state missed an opportunity to calm things down and unite the country. He did not mention the [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Testnet Faces Attack But Byzantium Delay Unlikely

A version of the ethereum blockchain being used by developers to test a forthcoming network upgrade is under an ongoing spam attack.

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