CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 14, 2017 at 07:45AM #ETH

#Congressional Bill Would Require Report on #Blockchain's Defensive, Offensive Applications https://t.co/nRIO7ExuTs

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 14, 2017 at 06:10AM #ETH

#Nasdaq CEO Calls #TokenOfferings A ‘Bleeding Edge Type Of Construct’ https://t.co/1Qy8oa2jcr #ICO

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CryptoCurrency News: World Bank President: Everyone Is Excited About Blockchain

The president of the World Bank issued new statements about blockchain during an interview earlier this week.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 14, 2017 at 04:30AM #ETH

#PBoC's Digital Institute Director Supports A State-Sponsored #Cryptocurrency https://t.co/GxhE8wueb6

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CryptoCurrency News: At It Again: Dimon Breaks Vow, Calls Bitcoin Buyers 'Stupid'

Just a day after JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon said he wouldn't talk about bitcoin, he issued new remarks about the cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: At Last? Parity Releases Revised Software Ahead of Ethereum Hard Fork

One of the main providers of software underlying the ethereum protocol has faced delays with its preparations for an upcoming fork.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 14, 2017 at 02:01AM #ETH

#Argentine Government Uses #Dapp To Timestamp Bulletins https://t.co/lAVaNsZg3v #Argentina #blockchain

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CryptoCurrency News: Basecoin Revealed: A16z, MetaStable Seek Crypto Holy Grail With Stable Token

A high-profile group of investors are backing an unknown startup's token sale, in an effort to evolve the "stablecoin" concept.

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CryptoCurrency: Ethereum News October 14, 2017 at 12:09AM #ETH

#Frost&Sullivan Study Indicates #Blockchain Technology As A Factor In Commercial Vehicle Industry Growth https://t.co/e3cYaDTDuj

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Startup ConsenSys Hires IBM, Oracle Execs in Expansion Push

Ethereum startup ConsenSys unveiled 20 new hires today, drawn from a range of notable companies working with blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: Gibraltar Publishes Draft Regulations for Blockchain Startups

Gibraltar has published a draft of its upcoming regulatory framework for distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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CryptoCurrency News: What Hard Fork? Ether's Price Is Climbing Ahead of Tech Upgrade

Ether prices are up 11 percent so far today, indicating increasing market confidence that ethereum may sail through its next big upgrade.

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[FOREX NEWS] US consumer confidence beats with 101.1

The University of Michigan was expected to report no real change in consumer confidence: 95 points in the preliminary read for October after 95.1 in September. The Conditions component carried expectations for 111.3 after 111.7 and the Expectations number for 84.7 after 84.4 points. The US dollar was on the back foot, after the big [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: 'Massive Disruption': IMF's Lagarde Says Cryptocurrencies Must Be Taken Seriously

Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, has warned that central banks and financial services need to pay closer attention to cryptocurrencies.

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[FOREX NEWS] US core inflation stuck at 1.7% again – USD falls

Disappointing US inflation figures: CPI and core CPI both miss expectations and monthly and yearly figures. Core CPI y/y failed to rise and remains stuck at 1.7%. Will the Fed reconsider the planned December hike? We wrote that weak inflation could hit the dollar and indeed: the US dollar is falling across the board. more [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: State of Blockchain Survey: Was Q3 a Mainstream Breakthrough?

Was Q3 the biggest-ever for blockchain? Share your thoughts on bitcoin, ICOs and more for our upcoming State of Blockchain survey.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price at New Record High, But Is Rally Nearing an End?

Bitcoin hit a new record high of $5,856 this morning, but the question everyone will be asking is, can the rally continue?

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CryptoCurrency News: History Repeated? Confidence High Ethereum Will Avoid Blockchain Split

About three days before the Byzantium hard fork, developers are by and large optimistic, even though small protest movements continue.

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CryptoCurrency News: Spanish Telco Telefonica Hints at Blockchain Role in Data Tracking

Telefonica has filed for a patent outlining a potential type of data transfer network, using a blockchain to ensure reliability.

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CryptoCurrency News: $5,856: Bitcoin Price Hits New Record High

The value of a bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $5,856 this morning amid a market that is fast recovering from regulatory news in China.

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CryptoCurrency News: No 'Token' Response: UNICEF Is Open to Launching Its Own ICO

A UNICEF ICO? The idea doesn't seem so far-fetched to those working at the United Nations programme, despite their humanitarian mandate.

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CryptoCurrency News: It's Unanimous: Swift Blockchain Success Sets Stage for Sibos

Swift declares its blockchain proof-of-concept a success, but in the build up to its biggest annual event, implementation is far from certain.

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[FOREX NEWS] ECB QE tapering: somewhere between 25 to 40 billion, for 9 months

The European Central Bank convenes on October 26th and they had promised us some kind of news on the future of the bond-buying program. The ECB currently buys 60€ billion worth of government and corporate bonds a month and this program is set to run until the end of the year. In 2018, Draghi and [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] Mixed messages from the Fed on the December hike

Markets are pricing in a rate hike by the Fed in their last meeting of the year in December. This is in line with the dot-plot published in September and also Yellen’s insistence to hike despite the frustratingly low inflation. Ahead of the highly anticipated inflation report later today, we heard from two Fed officials. [...]

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