CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Exchange Bribery Case Ends With 5-Year Jail Sentence

A New Jersey pastor convicted of accepting bribes from the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has been sentenced to five years in prison.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Government Arrests and Charges Alleged ICO Fraudster

New charges have been filed against a New York businessman accused in September of defrauding investors through two initial coin offerings (ICOs).

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CryptoCurrency News: 'A Modest Proposal': Vitalik Unveils Multi-Year Vision for Ethereum

The 23-year-old creator of the world's second most valuable blockchain outlined a new vision for the network at a conference on Wednesday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cornell Professor Claims Blockchain Advances with Thunder Token Debut

A renowned distributed systems professor is soon to launch a new blockchain project, one that seeks to expand the scope of the technology.

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC: Celebrity ICO Endorsements Could Be Illegal

Celebrities who endorse initial coin offerings may be in violation of the law, the SEC said today.

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[FOREX NEWS] GBP/USD: Vulnerable To A Pullback On A Sell-The-Fact Reaction Post BoE – TD

In our preview of the Bank of England, we suggested that the recent rise may trigger a sell-off as the news comes out. Here is a similar view from TD: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: TD FX Strategy Research discusses GBP outlook ahead of the BoE November policy meeting on Thursday. “We expect [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: New Zealand Regulator: Cryptocurrencies Are Securities

New Zealand's chief financial regulator has published new guidelines for local initial coin offerings (ICOs).

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin's Price Climbs Above $6,600 to Reach New Market High

Bitcoin's price has hit yet another all-time high, passing above the $6,600 level.

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CryptoCurrency News: Split or No Split? Bitcoin Miners See No Certainty in Segwit2x Fork

CoinDesk continues its Segwit2x feature series with a look at how miners view the proposal and the open questions left regarding their support.

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[FOREX NEWS] Fed November decision – live coverage

The FOMC is expected to leave the interest rate unchanged in its November meeting. The Fed will not release new forecasts nor hold a press conference. Nevertheless, the team led by Chair Janet Yellen is set to cement their the intention to raise rates in December. Here is the preview: Fed: 4 reasons to cement the [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Amazon Subsidiary Registers Cryptocurrency and Ethereum Web Domains

E-commerce giant Amazon has registered three cryptocurrency-related web domains, online records show.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Gold Team Touts Safety Update Ahead of Coin Release

The bitcoin gold development team has announced that it is adding support for two-way replay protection ahead of the network's expected launch.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bright Futures: Bitcoin Climbs on CME News, But Is $7k in Sight?

Bitcoin has once again smashed expectations with a continued climb to new price records, and the technical analysis suggests it isn't done yet.

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[FOREX NEWS] ISM Manufacturing PMI misses with 58.7 – USD ticks lower

A significant drop in the ISM manufacturing PMI, but it remains robust. The figure fell from 60.8 to 58.7, lower than 59.6 expected. In any case, the number remains well above the 50-point threshold that separates expansion from contraction. The prices component beat expectations with a strong 68.5, new orders dropped to 63.4, and the [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] BOE hike preview: buy the rumor, sell the fact?

The Bank of England is set to raise the interest rate on November 2nd, 2017, more than 10 years and 4 months after the previous hike. The move was well-telegraphed by the BOE since their previous meeting in October. In addition, recent economic figures support a rate rise: GDP beat expectations in Q3 with a [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: A More User-Friendly Bitcoin Market? OpenBazaar Version 2.0 Is Here

The startup behind OpenBazaar has released version 2.0 of its popular bitcoin market, with new features and more user-friendly interface.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Cash Outlook Improves as Traders Greet New Code Release

Amid news of technical changes to its blockchain, bitcoin cash has continued to rally, reaching a four-day high of $505.90 today.

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[FOREX NEWS] ADP Non-Farm Payrolls beats with 235K – USD/JPY extends its gains

The US gained 235K private sector jobs in the month of October, better than expected and a big compensation for September. The hurricanes-impacted previous month saw only 110K positions filled according to the downward-revised figure. The US dollar is marginally higher against the Japanese yen and is not moving too much against other currencies. Here [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: ZoKrates Seeks to Bring Best of Zcash to Ethereum with Devcon Debut

A new programming language, debuted at Devcon Tuesday, promises to boost levels of privacy to the ethereum blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin 'Battle'? Developers Apathetic as Segwit2x Fork Approaches

Bitcoin developers, once outraged by the Segwit2x hard fork, are now indifferent, believing it stands no chance of replacing bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Surges to New High of over $6,500

Bitcoin prices have continued to climb today, reaching $6,522 for the first time in its nine-year history.

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[FOREX NEWS] UK manufacturing PMI beats with 56.3 – GBP looking good

The pound was already on the up and up and now it has another reason to rise. The manufacturing PMI for October came out at 56.3 points, better than 55.8 expected and on top of an upwards revision for September, from 55.9 to 56. This is the first out of three purchasing managers’ indices. GBP/USD [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: British Telecom Awarded Patent for Blockchain Security Method

The U.K.'s largest internet and telecoms provider, BT, has been awarded a patent for a method to prevent malicious attacks on blockchains.

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[FOREX NEWS] Kiwi comeback: Politics isn’t everything

The New Zealand dollar was hit hard by the elections, which eventually saw a change of guard at the top. Yet the economy also makes its mark on the kiwi dollar. New Zealand reported a rise of 2.2% in employment, far better than 0.8% that was expected and recovering from a small drop beforehand. Year [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Swaziland Central Bank Governor: It's 'Not Wise' to Dismiss Cryptocurrency

The central bank of Swaziland is conducting research into the local use of cryptocurrencies, its governor said last week.

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CryptoCurrency News: Startup Wickr Hints at Vision for Blockchain in Private Messaging

For the most paranoid founders, this startup marries the best of Snapchat, Slack and Signal to enable very secure collaboration.

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