CryptoCurrency News: Pakistan Bars Banks from Crypto and ICO Trading

A long-running cryptocurrency exchange in Pakistan is closing its door following a new advisory from the country's central bank.

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CryptoCurrency News: Arizona's Crypto Tax Payments Bill Is Being Revamped

Arizona's crypto tax bill is still moving forward, despite seeming to have stalled in the Senate last month.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto and Cannabis Investment Promoter Hit With Cease-and-Desist

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges.

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CryptoCurrency News: India's Exchanges Want to Challenge Central Bank's Crypto Crackdown

India's cryptocurrency exchanges plan to fight back against the Reserve Bank's decision to cut them off from financial services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Vitalik Opposes Fork to Disable Ethereum ASICs

The creator of ethereum is coming out against a proposal that would find the network altering its software to defend against powerful new miners.

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC Sues Public Company That Saw Crypto Stock Price Boost

A publicly traded company that saw its stock price soar after announcing a crypto startup acquisition has been sued by the SEC.

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CryptoCurrency News: Verge Stole the Limelight in a Lackluster Week for the Crypto Markets

This week, Verge was the best performing cryptocurrency among top 25 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.

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[FOREX NEWS] Non-Farm Payrolls only 103K, wages +0.3% – USD slides

The US economy gained fewer jobs than estimated: only 103K in March 2018. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1%. However, wages are up 0.3%, better than had been expected. Year over year, salaries are up 2.7%, up from 2.6% but exactly as projected. The US dollar initially dropped on the news but is recovering [...]

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[FOREX NEWS] Canada gains 32.3K jobs – USD/CAD falls

Canada sees a healthy rise in jobs: 32.3K in March, above 20K expected. The unemployment rate remains at 5.8% as predicted with no change in the participation rate, at 65.%. There is some good news in the composition of the positions: 35.9K part-time jobs were lost while no less than 68.3K were gained. Such big moves [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Finance Watchdog Issues Warning on Crypto Derivatives

The Financial Conduct Authority has warned that firms offering services around crypto derivatives and ICOs "likely" need to be authorized.

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CryptoCurrency News: How to Mount a Tax Defense for Unreported Crypto Income

Most individuals with unreported cryptocurrency income have options available to mitigate and defend against civil penalties and criminal prosecution.

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[FOREX NEWS] U.K’s Economic Fundamental Weakens in March; Pound Dips

Heightened economic uncertainty coupled with the ‘Beast from the East’ storm weighed on U.K economic growth in the month of March. The construction Purchasing Managers’ Index contracted to 47 in March, down from 51.4 recorded in February, while the manufacturing PMI remained unchanged at 55.1 and services sector grew at 51.7, also down from 54.5 filed in February, the [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Monex Confirms Coincheck Exchange Acquisition, Plans Future IPO

Japanese online brokerage Monex Group has confirmed a deal to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major breach in January.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Eyes $6K After Key Resistance Fails to Hold

Bitcoin's retreat from the weekly highs may have set the tone for a drop to $6,000 over the next 24 hours.

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CryptoCurrency News: Monero Fork Underway In Bid to Block Big Miners

A planned hard fork of privacy-centric cryptocurrency monero has just executed and the community is keenly observing the results.

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CryptoCurrency News: Most Cryptos Aren't Commodities, Defendants Claim in CFTC Case

Defendants from My Big Coin Pay, which is being sued by the CFTC for fraud, argue that the agency lacks jurisdiction over the case.

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CryptoCurrency News: Imperfect Pictures: Bitcoin Lightning Images Aren't What They Seem

People love lightning network visualizers as a way to track the technology's growth, but the images produced might not be as trustworthy as they seem.

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CryptoCurrency News: Spain's Tax Authorities Seek Crypto User Names and Bank Accounts

The move comes after the Spanish finance ministry called the use of cryptocurrencies in organized crime a "pressing challenge."

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[FOREX NEWS] EUR/USD: A Grand Bargain Scenario Vs Outright Trade War Scenario – Danske

EUR/USD is grinding its way lower. Did it pick a new direction or is the move only temporary? And how will it react to trade wars? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Danske Research discusses EUR/USD outlook in relation to the recent trade wars developments between the US and China. Two scenarios for the US-China [...]

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