CryptoCurrency News: Class-Action Suit Targets ICO Promoted By Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

An initial coin offering (ICO) promoted by boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., is at the center of a newly filed class-action complaint.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Treasury Report: DLT Data Storage Raises Oversight Concerns

The Financial Oversight Stability Council acknowledged that virtual currencies are becoming more common, but have a limited impact on the economy.

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CryptoCurrency News: 'Clear and Loud': Parity to Drop First Bid for Frozen Ether Fix

After critical feedback from the ethereum community, Parity Technologies will not follow-up on any of its proposals for restoring frozen ether funds.

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CryptoCurrency News: Monero Mining Malware Hits Russian Pipeline Giant Transneft

The world's largest oil pipeline reportedly had some of its computer systems affected by cryptocurrency mining malware.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Commodities Regulator Proposes Definition for Cryptocurrency 'Delivery'

The CFTC has published a proposed interpretation of how it will deem that a cryptocurrency has been "delivered" from a buyer to a seller.

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[FOREX NEWS] Finding the real spread in trading bitcoin – TradeProofer covers it

As Bitcoin shows up in more and more forex brokers’ offering, TradeProofer.com just announced that they have started covering BTCUSD both in their Trade Price Checker tool and their True Cost of Trading tool. These tools allow traders to check whether their trade’s fill price was in line with the market, to convert spreads and commissions into [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum, Ripple And Litecoin Have Arrived on Bloomberg Terminals

Financial data firm Bloomberg has added three new cryptocurrencies to its Terminal service.

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CryptoCurrency News: $20k Bitcoin? Not Yet As Changing Charts Favor Crypto Rivals

A look at bitcoin's value across various crypto trading pairs suggests a substantial push higher might not be likely in the short term.

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CryptoCurrency News: Corporate Blockchain Brain Drain Is About More Than Money

The next-generation of financial technologists will want more from corporations and businesses, argues ex-CME digitization lead Sandra Ro.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Collectables? Ethereum's Next Killer App Is on Its Way

The rise of CryptoKitties has called attention to ERC-721, an ethereum technical standard that could start a blockchain-based collectibles rush.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Browser Bug Could Put User Funds At Risk

Using ethereum browser Mist may put cryptocurrency private keys at risk, according to an Ethereum Foundation blog post.

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CryptoCurrency News: More to Come? Bitcoin Sets Record High Near $18k

Having successfully defended $16,000 earlier this week, bitcoin regained bid tone today and clocked a fresh record high above $17,800.

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[FOREX NEWS] G10FX : 4 Key Themes To Drive FX Performances In 2018 – EUR/USD could rise – Credit Agricole

2017 is drawing to a close and it’s time to look into 2018. What will be the main drivers of forex trading in the next year? Here is the view from Credit Agricole, which also has forecasts for EUR/USD. Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Credit Agricole Research discusses the FX market outlook for [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: UK's FCA Chief Warns Bitcoin Investors: Be Prepared to Lose Your Money

The head of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority has warned that people stand to lose their funds if they invest in bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Government to Sell Off $10 Million in Seized Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash

U.S. prosecutors in the state of Utah are moving to sell millions of dollars-worth of cryptocurrencies seized in an opioid drug case.

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CryptoCurrency News: Survey: Most Bitcoin Investors Expect Even Fatter Returns in 2018

According to the survey by LendEDU, almost three-quarters of bitcoin investors in the U.S. plan to increase the size of their holdings next year.

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