CryptoCurrency News: Texas Regulator Orders BitConnect to Call Off Token Sale

The Texas State Securities Board ordered BitConnect to halt its upcoming token sale, which the regulator deemed an unregistered securities offering.

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CryptoCurrency News: Overstock Gets $100 Million from Soros Fund for Blockchain and More

Overstock.com just got a fat chunk of change from a big-name investor, and CEO Patrick Byrne says much of it will fund the company's blockchain work.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ex-Iced Tea Maker Long Blockchain Is Buying a Bunch of Bitcoin Miners Now

The former beverage company is buying $4.2 million of AntMiner gear and setting up a mining facility in a Nordic country, according to an SEC filing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Visa Cracks Down on Bitcoin Debit Cards in Europe, Providers Say

European bitcoin debit card providers say they were told to suspend their services by card network Visa on Friday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple Claims 3 Big Money Transfer Firms Will Use XRP in 2018

In a tweet late Thursday night, Ripple stated that three of the top five money transfer businesses will begin using its XRP cryptocurrency in 2018.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ripple Eyes Retreat After Record Price Highs

Ripple's XRP token may have found a short-term top and there's potential for a sustained pullback in prices, price charts suggest.

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[FOREX NEWS] Weak services report and dovish comments weigh on the dollar

After the disappointing Non-Farm Payrolls only temporarily hurt the US dollar, the greenback received two more blows. The ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI, which is usually a hint towards the NFP, was released 90 minutes afterward, and missed expectations: a fall from 57.4 to 55.9, below 57.6 that was expected. The employment component actually advanced and it [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: James Altucher Is Raising $10 Million for a Coinbase Competitor

A prominent mainstream investor is taking aim at entrance into the cryptocurrency sector with a new business venture.

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CryptoCurrency News: Indian Bitcoin Exchanges Seek Clarification Over Tax Liabilities

Indian bitcoin exchanges are raising questions over the applicability of goods and service tax (GST) to their operations.

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CryptoCurrency News: US States Issue Warnings Over Cryptocurrency Investments

The American states of Idaho and Alaska have both issued warnings over investments involving cryptocurrencies.

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[FOREX NEWS] Canada gains another whopping 78.6K, unemployment falls to 5.7% – USD/CAD crashes

Canada was expected to show a minor rise of 1000 jobs in December after a whopping jump of 79.5K in November. Back then, the unemployment rate dropped to 5.9% and it is now expected to tick up to 6%. The participation rate stood at 65.7%. For comparison, it is some 3 points lower in the [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] Non-Farm Payrolls Live Blog – will wages rise?

The US was expected to report a gain of 190K jobs in December. Wages were predicted to rise by 0.3% m/m and 2.5% y/y. The unemployment rate was projected to remain unchanged at the low level of 4.1%. The US dollar was generally on the back foot in late 2017 and early 2018. Here is [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: $16,000: Bitcoin Looks North As Ripple Takes Hit

Bitcoin is gaining altitude today, amid a sharp drop in prices of some alternative currencies. Is $18,000 in sight?

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CryptoCurrency News: Bank of England Backtracks on Plan to Launch Cryptocurrency

The Bank of England has dropped plans to launch its own digital currency amid concerns about its impact on the financial system.

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CryptoCurrency News: Suspended Not Abandoned? Jeff Garzik Is Reworking the Segwit2x Code

The code original designed for one of bitcoin's most controversial software proposals is being repurposed for a new objective.

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[FOREX NEWS] Euro-zone inflation at 1.4% as expected, core stuck at 0.9%

The initial read for euro-zone inflation was expected to show that headline CPI rose by 1.4% y/y in December, slower than 1.5% in November. Core CPI was predicted to rise from 0.9% to 1%. Ahead of the release, EUR/USD was stable within the high range, trading around 1.2050, in the middle between critical support at [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: AMA Incubator Invests $10 Million in Blockchain Health Startup

A blockchain startup received $10 million in funding from an American Medical Society backed incubator to develop a healthcare data transfer ledger.

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