CryptoCurrency News: ETF Firms File to Create Blockchain Investment Products

Two companies filed partial prospectuses to launch blockchain-related exchange-traded funds in the last week.

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[FOREX NEWS] USD/JPY peeks to 8-month high has it peaked?

Is this the first exploratory move before the big break? Or just a false one before a downfall? USD/JPY topped the 114.50 level it reached in July and hit a new high of 114.73, the highest level since March. However, these levels were not really sustained and we are back under 114.50. What’s next? Support [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Why Segwit2x Is Doomed to Fail

Developer Ariel Deschapell argues that the Segwit2x bitcoin fork is a broken attempt to change bitcoin, and that it's destined to fail.

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CryptoCurrency News: MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are 'Attracting the Wrong People'

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito is joining the ranks of outspoken critics who believe the market for blockchain-based tokens is overheated.

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CryptoCurrency News: Hold the Fork: No 2x But Everything Else Goes at Scaling Bitcoin Event

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin 2017 presented a change of pace for an event that grew out of the network's technical contention.

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CryptoCurrency News: Vatican Address to Highlight Bitcoin Use in Human Slave Trade

The Vatican is soon to host an address on how bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being used in the modern-day slave trade. To be held today at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS) in the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, the talk by Bank of Montreal senior manager Joseph Mari is to provide […]

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