CryptoCurrency News: Bitfury-Backed Group Mined 800 Bitcoins in Q1

Hut 8 Mining Group raised $70 million CAD to invest in mining machines, and mined 828 bitcoins in the first quarter of 2018.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Strain of Malware Hijacks Apple Macs to Mine Monero

A monero cryptominer based on XMRig is hijacking Macs, causing high CPU and fan usage.

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CryptoCurrency News: Commerzbank Conducts €500k FX Transaction Using R3's Corda

Thyssenkrupp successfully conducted a foreign exchange transaction using R3's Corda blockchain in partnership with Germany's Commerzebank.

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CryptoCurrency News: Revolut App Adds XRP, Bitcoin Cash to Crypto Options

Mobile banking app Revolut now lets users buy, sell and hold Ripple's XRP and bitcoin cash, in addition to bitcoin, litecoin and ether.

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CryptoCurrency News: German Stock Exchange Wants to Launch Bitcoin Products

Deutsche Boerse AG is assessing whether to offer cryptocurrency-related products, a company exec has said during an event.

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CryptoCurrency News: Singapore Warns 8 Exchanges Over Unregistered Securities Trading

Singapore's central bank has warned eight digital token exchanges and an ICO issuer to stop trading tokens deemed unauthorized securities.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russian Institutions to Trial Central Bank ICO Platform

Two financial institutions are set to test a regulatory platform set up by the Bank of Russia that aims to make ICOs more transparent and secure.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Department of Justice, CFTC Probe Crypto Market Manipulation: Report

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating cryptocurrency traders who may have manipulated the markets using old-school tricks.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Faces Drop to $7K as Bull Defense Crumbles

Bitcoin looks set to test $7,000 in the next 24 hours, courtesy of a bear flag breakdown on the technical charts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tech Giant GMO to Roll Out World's First 7nm Bitcoin Miner

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet says it will ship the world's first bitcoin mining device based on 7nm chips before November.

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CryptoCurrency News: Manufacturing and Blockchain: Prime Time Is Yet to Come

By deferring questions of trust to a decentralized algorithm, blockchains promise to boost transparency and allow more fluid, dynamic supply chains.

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CryptoCurrency News: China Orders Faster Blockchain Development in Top-Level Missive

China's State Council has ordered local authorities to speed up blockchain development amid a fintech shakeup.

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