CryptoCurrency News: GMO Internet's Crypto Mining Facility Is Up and Running

GMO Internet, a publicly listed IT firm in Japan, has officially launched its cryptocurrency mining operation.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase's Bitcoin Cash Market Is Back Online

GDAX, the digital asset exchange run by Coinbase, has resumed trading of bitcoin cash hours after its initial – and tumultuous – effort.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ron Paul: Fed-Led Quantitative Easing Sparked Cryptocurrency Surge

Ron Paul said today that he believes the U.S. government's monetary policies have fueled the rise in the price of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

A company seeking to create the world's first decentralized hedge fund has been hit with a class action alleging a fraudulent issuance of securities.

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CryptoCurrency News: ICE Exchange Unit Seeking to List Bitcoin Futures ETFs

NYSE Arca has filed with the SEC for a proposed rule change that would allow for the listing of two exchange-traded funds tied to bitcoin futures. 

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CryptoCurrency News: Waiting Game: Bitcoin Cash at Record High Ahead of Coinbase Relaunch

Bitcoin cash is resurgent today, despite some controversy over the cryptocurrency's listing on the Coinbase exchange.

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[FOREX NEWS] USD slides against majors amid potential tax signature delay

EUR/USD made a clear break above the resistance line of 1.1860, reaching a high of 1.19, just below the next resistance level of 1.1910 and then consolidating. GBP/USD recovered despite Brexit worries about a short transition and trades around 1.34. USD/JPY is up to 113.30, still shy of the cap at 113.50 but up some [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Litecoin Creator Sells Stake Citing 'Conflict of Interest'

The creator of litecoin is no longer an investor in the cryptocurrency, according to a post he authored on Reddit Wednesday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase to Probe for Breach in Bitcoin Cash Listing

Exchange startup Coinbase is taking steps to ensure its policies were followed over allegations employees may be trading on preferential information.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Low Can Bitcoin Go? Charts Hint $11k Might Be in Play

How low can bitcoin go? A look at the charts suggest a bearish price reversal could extend through the weekend.

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CryptoCurrency News: Singapore Central Bank Urges 'Extreme Caution' on Bitcoin Investment

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has become the latest financial watchdog to issue a warning on the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Morgan Stanley: Hedge Funds Poured $2 Billion into Cryptos in 2017

Banking giant Morgan Stanley has estimated that hedge funds invested $2 billion in cryptocurrencies this year.

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[FOREX NEWS] Brexit: EU suggests end 2020 as the end of the transition – GBP ignores

This means a transition period of 21 months from the end of the Article 50 expiry on March 29th 2019 until the UK is fully out of the EU on the first day of 2021. This is slightly shorter than the 2-year transition that was thrown in the air. For businesses, it means three more [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin No Threat to Financial Stability, Say European Economists

A group of university economists believe bitcoin is no threat to the financial stability, though regulatory oversight needs to be increased.

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CryptoCurrency News: The 2017 Tapscott Prediction Scorecard

How did the pundits fare in 2017? Author Don Tapscott reviews his own predictions, taking stock of where he went wrong and where he was on the money.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chain Moves to Simplify Smart Contracts on Bitcoin Blockchain

The startup released an open-source compiler that translates between Ivy, Chain's high-level smart contract language, and low-level Bitcoin Script.

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