CryptoCurrency News: Cats Went Crypto First, Now It's Time for Consumers

CryptoKitties may have been the breakout blockchain game of 2017 – but it's just the beginning according to one of the viral sensation's creators.

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CryptoCurrency News: Video: Two Bubbles? ShapeShift CEO Talks Crypto Market Prices

ShapeShift​ CEO Erik Voorhees sits down for a Q&A with CoinDesk on the state of the crypto markets and what's in store for 2018.

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CryptoCurrency News: Video: $1 Million? Bitcoin Sign Guy on Why It's Not Too Late to Buy

The man behind one of the crypto industry's most popular memes speaks out on his philosophy toward cryptocurrency and its future.

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CryptoCurrency News: Report: Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bets Millions on Bitcoin

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel's VC firm reportedly made hundreds of millions by putting $15 million to $20 million down on bitcoin last year.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Foundation Announces Millions in Grants for Scaling Research

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has announced two new subsidy programs. Teams can now apply to work on scaling proposals for the blockchain network.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Market Sets New High as Bitcoin Dominance Drops to Historic Low

The cryptocurrency market sets all-time-high above $660 billion while bitcoin dominance dropped to its historic low.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Bitcoin Cash Tech Takes Aim at Accidental Spending Issue

Bitcoin ABC, a full node implementation for bitcoin cash, released a new BCH address format to prevent funds from going to BTC addresses instead.

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[FOREX NEWS] Bitcoin trying to find its feet again – up 7% as volume picks up

Bitcoin is the poster-child of cryptocurrencies. It’s ascent above 10,000 dollars triggered a lot of attention and it soon conquered more and more milestones. When bitcoin futures were introduced to the CME, the price was already close to $20K. But later that week, just before Christmas, bitcoin broke the hearts of many, falling as low [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Egypt's Religious Leader: Crypto Trading Forbidden Under Islamic Law

Egypt's Islamic religious leader says the cryptocurrency trading is not legal based on the Islamic religious law.

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CryptoCurrency News: South Korea Sets Date for Anonymous Crypto Trading Ban: Report

South Korea will reportedly begin implementing new regulations banning anonymous cryptocurrency exchange accounts on or around Jan. 20.

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[FOREX NEWS] USD/CAD flirting with 1.25 as Iran’s issues keep oil prices higher

2017 has ended and 2018 has begun but the trend of the last days of last year continue into the new year. The dollar is weak and oil prices are looking perky. These trends help the Canadian dollar, but another push is missing to bring USD/CAD over the edge of 1.25, or 0.80 in CAD/USD. [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Malaysian Minister: No Bitcoin Trading Ban Planned

A Malaysian finance minister has said the government will not ban cryptocurrency trading, though it will remain cautious on the technology.

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CryptoCurrency News: Aim, Fire: Bulletproofs Is a Breakthrough for Privacy on Blockchains

Taking the spotlight from zk-snarks, new privacy tech bulletproofs is garnering significant attention from a handful of blockchain developers.

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CryptoCurrency News: ECB's Yves Mersch Calls Bitcoin a 'Major Threat' to Financial Stability

Yves Mersch has said bitcoin could pose a threat to economic stability if financial infrastructure institutions get involved with the cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Over $900: Ether Starts 2018 at All-Time Price High

The native token of the ethereum platform, ether, hit an all-time high of over $900 this morning.

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CryptoCurrency News: Putin Investigating 'Cryptorouble' as Way to Avoid Western Sanctions

President Vladimir Putin has reportedly commissioned Russian officials to work on developing a national cryptocurrency dubbed the "cryptorouble."

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Central Bank Mulls Cryptocurrency Linked To Pounds Sterling

A research unit at the Bank of England is reportedly investigating the introduction of a cryptocurrency linked to pounds sterling.

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CryptoCurrency News: My New Year's Resolution? Revisit Blockchain's Fundamentals

Entering what could be another growth year, author William Mougayar invites the blockchain industry to take a step back and remember the basics.

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[FOREX NEWS] UK manufacturing PMI misses with 56.3 – GBP/USD slips

A disappointing read from Britain’s manufacturing sector: a score of 56.3 in the manufacturing PMI reflects a slowdown that is not minor: nearly two points. GBP/USD was struggling to hold its gains above 1.3550 and is now slipping back down. Has the rally come to a halt? Or is this only a temporary glitch? Markit’s [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] Ethereum price rises: fights back to recapture second place

Ethereum, the sophisticated cryptocurrency, made a fast move and reached a new high of $912. ETH/USD was unable to hold onto this level and slipped back under the previous peak of around $880 and trades just under $840 at the time of writing. Nevertheless, ETH/Dollar is up over 11% on the day and certainly staging [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] EUR/USD highest since September on extended USD sell-off

The euro kicked off 2017 with a dive to new 14-year lows amid fears about the French elections and the momentum the dollar had after the US elections. 2018 starts on a different note. EUR/USD is up to 1.2043 at the time of writing, at the highest since September, nearly a 4-month high. It is [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] AUD/USD: Strong start to the year, challenging high resistance

The New Year celebrations in Sydney are usually highlighted in the news all over the rest of the world as they wait for their turn. This year, the Australian dollar is also a leader. AUD/USD ended 2017 on a strong note and the gains extend into the new year. The pair is challenging resistance at [...]

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