[FOREX NEWS] Another crypto-crash as South Korea suggests closing exchanges

Authorities in South Korea are considering closing down exchanges of cryptocurrencies. This is one of the measures considered by the Asian country which is one of the hot spots of digital coins. The result is a significant fall in the value of all these coins, with some taking it harder than others. Here are some [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: No One Should Control the Blockchain Supply Chain

Blockchain supply chains are coming to market, but they might not look the same as they were once envisioned.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former FDIC Chair: Bitcoin Policies Shouldn't 'Feed the Frenzy'

Sheila Bair, ex-chair of FDIC, argued that bitcoin shouldn't be banned. Instead, policies should be in place to protect investors.

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[FOREX NEWS] Ripple roars: XRP breaks to new all-time high above $1.25

Ripple is roaring, some 16% on the day and above $1.25. XRP/USD is now above the previous all-time high that was seen on Friday, just before the big crypto-crash. The high so far has been 1.2699, just under 1.27. The next line of resistance could await at $1.32. Ripple/USD stands out amid mixed movements in [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Privacy on the Blockchain: Where Are We Headed?

Privacy may be an issue with major blockchains today, but 2017 saw innovations by leaps and bounds, argues VC Arianna Simpson.

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CryptoCurrency News: ATB Coin the Latest to Face Class-Action Suit After ICO

Early motions may force the court to rule on whether or not this coin should be considered a security under U.S. law.

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CryptoCurrency News: Israeli Finance Watchdog Seeks to Ban Public Firms from Bitcoin Trading

Bitcoin trading companies in Israel may soon face a tighter rule imposed by the country's financial watchdog.

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CryptoCurrency News: Chinese Investor Buys Stake in Delaware Blockchain Exchange

A Chinese-based cloud company, headed by a high-profile media mogul, has moved to purchase a Delaware blockchain-based stock exchange. 

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CryptoCurrency News: On Greed and Growing Up: Why Crypto Looks A Lot Like Wall Street

Crypto may have set out to rethink Wall Street, but a decade into the experiment, advisor Jill Carlson isn't convinced the industry has it right.

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[FOREX NEWS] Ethereum price: ETH/USD sliding but holds onto support – buying opportunity?

ETH/USD is trading around $740, well within a well-defined trading range when looking at regular lines of support and resistance and also looking at the uptrend channel. The lines are currently converging at a critical spot. If this line holds, there may be a buying opportunity, at least from a technical perspective. Ethereum suffered from the [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: 2017 Was Bitcoin's Year. 2018 Will Be Ethereum's

A long-time bitcoin investor is now staking his claim to a new blockchain network, one he believes will enable more value creation in the long term.

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