[FOREX NEWS] Top Trades For 2018: Buy EUR/USD, Buy AUD/NZD, Sell USD/CAD – SocGen

While we still have quite a few big events this week and the next, 2018 is just around the corner. What trades will take the lead in 2018? Here is the view from SocGen? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Societe Generale Cross Asset Strategy Research is out with its top FX trades for 2018 [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Austrian Government Backs New Blockchain Research Institute

The Austrian government is throwing its weight behind a new blockchain research effort aimed at developing business applications of the technology.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bank of America Wins Patent for Crypto Exchange System

In a patent awarded Tuesday, the second-largest bank in the U.S. describes a potential cryptocurrency exchange system for its corporate clients.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Up $2k on Day as Market Nears $400 Billion

The price of bitcoin continued to show gains on Wednesday, defying critics to set a new all-time high on a stellar night-time trading session.

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CryptoCurrency News: ASX Says Yes: Stock Exchange to Use DLT to Settle Trades

After months of testing and deliberation, ASX has confirmed that it will replace its CHESS post-trade system with DLT developed by Digital Asset.

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CryptoCurrency News: $62 Million Gone? Cryptocurrency Mining Market NiceHash Hacked

The cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash has been hacked, the team behind it said in a newly released statement.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin's Price Shoots Past $13,000 to Reach New All-Time High

The price of bitcoin has broken to yet another all-time high today, crossing the $13,000 line for the first time.

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CryptoCurrency News: $10k in Bitcoin for 10 Years? Ron Paul Fans Pick Crypto Over Gold

Ron Paul wants to know: would you take $10,000 in bitcoin, cash or something else?

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CryptoCurrency News: AngelList's Naval Ravikant: Bitcoin Solves 'Money Problems'

During Token Summit II, AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant waved off talk of a bubble, saying cryptocurrency solves many people's money problems.

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CryptoCurrency News: Lightning at Last? Test Shows Bitcoin Scaling Solution Almost Ready

Bitcoin's most anticipated scaling solution took a big step forward Tuesday with the presentation of new test results.

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CryptoCurrency News: Encyclopedia Blockchainica: Wikipedia Co-Founder to Disrupt His Own Creation

A co-founder of Wikipedia doesn't like what Wikipedia has become. Dr. Larry Sanger has been an outspoken critic of the online encyclopedia he helped found for some time, but his latest move, joining venture-backed startup Everipedia as its chief information officer shows just how serious he is about disrupting the model. Revealed today alongside news […]

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CryptoCurrency News: Mexican Lawmakers Advance Bill to Regulate Bitcoin, Fintech Firms

The upper chamber of Mexico's national legislature has approved a bill that would bring bitcoin exchanges under the oversight of the central bank.

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CryptoCurrency News: Mobile Banking App Revolut Adds Litecoin, Ether Trading

Revolut's mobile app, which allows users to make payments using a debit card or bitcoin, is adding support for litecoin and ethereum.

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CryptoCurrency News: $12,795: Bitcoin's Price Just Gained Over $1,000 in 24 Hours

The price of bitcoin passed the $12,000 mark for the first time ever last night, and has now gained over $1,000 in less than 24 hours.

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CryptoCurrency News: Australia's CommBank Plans to Issue a Bond on the Blockchain

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has revealed a plan to issue a bond over a blockchain system in collaboration with a major world issuer.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coders Beware: Licensing Issues Abound for Ethereum Apps

Lawyers take a look at the challenges involved in using ethereum's open-source code, and what they claim are its potential pitfalls.

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[FOREX NEWS] NFP Preview: 3 scenarios for wages and the dollar

The last Non-Farm Payrolls report before the Fed makes its last decision for the is expected to show the numbers we are used in recent years. Yet even if we get a significant surprise, it is hard to see the Fed refrain from raising rates or even changing the dot-plot for 2018. Nevertheless, this is [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Indonesia's Central Bank Mulls Bitcoin Payments Ban

Indonesia's central bank has revealed is considering regulations that would outlaw bitcoin transactions from 2018.

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CryptoCurrency News: MUFG, NTT Data Trial Blockchain for Cross-Border Trade

MUFG and NTT Data are collaborating on a blockchain proof-of-concept aimed to foster trade between Singapore and Japan.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Next CryptoKitties? The Blockchain Might Not Be Ready

The success of one cat-friendly app withstanding, the leading event in the token sector saw high-level discussion of industry pain points.

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[FOREX NEWS] USD/CAD: Scope For A More Hawkish BoC This Week; Staying Short – Credit Agricole

The Canadian dollar faces the BOC’s last decision of the year. How will USD/CAD react? Here is the view from Credit Agricole: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Credit Agricole CIB FX Strategy Research discusses USD/CAD outlook into the BoC meeting this week. “For the CAD the focus this week on the BoC meeting [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Nokia Trials Blockchain in Bid to Secure Health Data

Finnish communications giant Nokia has announced a new blockchain pilot aimed at developing new ways to store healthcare data.

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