CryptoCurrency News: Don't Believe What You Read About Quebec's Chief Scientist and Crypto

Reports this week erroneously suggested that Quebec's Chief Scientist dismissed concerns about the illicit usage of bitcoin, his office said.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russia's Supreme Court Orders Review of Crypto Website Ban

Russia's supreme court has ordered a municipal court in St. Petersburg to consider an appeal from a blocked cryptocurrency information site.

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CryptoCurrency News: DOJ Charges ICO Co-Founder With Securities Fraud

The Department of Justice has unveiled fraud charges against a co-founder of cryptocurrency startup Centra.

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CryptoCurrency News: LedgerX's Bitcoin Derivatives Trading Is Up 7X Since Launch

Bitcoin trading platform LedgerX now sees $7.5 million traded weekly in options products, up from $1 million during its first week.

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CryptoCurrency News: Stellar Run: XLM, IOTA, ADA Spike in Good Week for Altcoins

Bitcoin may be inching up of late but the market for alternative cryptocurrencies remains a choppy sea of big winners and losers.

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CryptoCurrency News: AWS Is Making It Easier to Use Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum

The cloud computing giant's offering comes just as Digital Asset, another enterprise blockchain firm, announces a developer kit for smart contracts.

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CryptoCurrency News: JPMorgan Trial Puts Debt Issuance on a Blockchain

JPMorgan Chase has partnered with National Bank of Canada and others to trial a blockchain platform aimed to improve the debt issuance process.

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[FOREX NEWS] Not too much support after EUR/USD broke down

The Technical Confluences Indicator that the recent fall of the EUR/USD was powerful as it breached a critical cluster of support lines at $1.2360. This opens the door to dropping to much lower levels as support lines are few and far between. The $1.2360 region is the congestion of the Simple Moving Average 50-1h, the SMA200-15m, the Fibonacci [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Bull Trap? Not So, Says Lesser-Known Price Indicator

A lesser-known bitcoin indicator appears to be undergoing a notable change, one that could signal where the crypto asset's price is heading.

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CryptoCurrency News: Taiwan Eyes November Deadline for Bitcoin AML Regulation

Taiwan will formally regulate bitcoin under anti-money laundering rules by the end of the year, says its minister of justice.

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CryptoCurrency News: EU Parliament Votes for Closer Regulation of Cryptocurrencies

The European Parliament has voted for regulations to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies in money laundering and terrorism financing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Resistance Rises to $8,460 After Unconvincing Breakout

Bitcoin saw small gains last night, but the weak move did little to further the bull case.

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CryptoCurrency News: Xunlei Launches Blockchain Platform Amid Ongoing 'ICO' Lawsuits

China-based cloud network provider Xunlei has launched a blockchain platform, undeterred by ongoing allegations it held an unlawful ICO.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tezos Co-Founder Sanctioned By US Financial Watchdog

Arthur Breitman, co-founder of cryptocurrency project Tezos, has been barred by FINRA from any association with broker-dealers for two years.

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[FOREX NEWS] Euro-zone weakness is finally expressed in EUR/USD

The EUR/USD is trading lower, yet still within a very tight range. Disappointing euro-zone figures and a Federal Reserve that is keen raise rates may push the pair lower.  The technical picture is slightly more bearish but further evidence is needed. The EUR/USD is trading at around $1.2310, lower on the day and close to the bottom [...]

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Slump? Banks May Be Fatigued But Insurers Are Pumped

Giving progress reports on their blockchain projects, bankers come across browbeaten and anxious, while their cousins in insurance sound spritely.

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