CryptoCurrency News: The Copyright for the Satoshi White Paper is Already Causing Trouble

Craig Wright's copyright registration of the Satoshi White Paper is causing some online services to censor the document.

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CryptoCurrency News: SEC’s Hinman Says Some ICOs May Be Eligible for ‘No-Action’ Relief

Startups that conducted ICOs may be eligible for relief from SEC enforcement actions, an agency official said.

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase President Steps Down, Emilie Choi Named as Replacement

Asiff Hirji is leaving Coinbase after 18 months on the job. The crypto exchange also announced that current executive Emilie Choi would take over as COO.

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CryptoCurrency News: Japan Hardens Rules for Cryptocurrency Storage and Trading

The Japanese government is creating new – and potentially expensive – rules for all cryptocurrency companies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Shines Amid Wall Street Losses

Bitcoin decoupled from traditional markets in the month of May, rising more than $3,000.

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CryptoCurrency News: EY Open-Sources ‘Nightfall’ Code for Private Transactions on Ethereum

One of the world's largest consultancy firms has released a new set of protocols for enabling private transactions atop the ethereum blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: SBI Plans Launch of In-Store Payments With Ripple-Powered ‘Money Tap’ App

SBI Ripple Asia is live testing in-store payments using its Ripple xCurrent-powered Money Tap app before a full launch "this year."

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CryptoCurrency News: Coinbase Adds Support for EOS Cryptocurrency on Retail Site and Apps

Coinbase has added support for the EOS cryptocurrency for customers on Coinbase.com and its Android and iOS apps.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Looks Poised for Pullback But June Could Revive Rally

Bitcoin is teasing a short-term bearish reversal at the onset of the historically strong month of June.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain.info Adds PAX Stablecoin to Mobile Wallet

Crypto-wallet powerhouse Blockchain is adding a dollar-pegged stablecoin to attract more users.

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CryptoCurrency News: Collapsed Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Owes Creditors $2.7 Million: Liquidators

The liquidators of hacked New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia say it owes over $2.7 million to creditors, while user losses are still unknown.

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CryptoCurrency News: A Crypto-Friendly Puerto Rico Bank Is Crowdfunding on Circle’s SeedInvest

Arival Bank aims to serve crypto firms rejected by traditional banks and is crowdfunding $3 million on Circle's SeedInvest platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: What to Expect at the SEC’s Blockchain Forum on Friday

At a fraught moment for government-industry relations, the SEC and crypto insiders are sitting down for a meeting.

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CryptoCurrency News: North Korean Hackers Target UpBit’s South Korean Users

North Korean hackers have been using a familiar phishing tool to steal UpBit customer details.

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CryptoCurrency News: State Farm, USAA to Pay Each Other Insurance Claims on Blockchain by 2020

Insurance giants State Farm and USAA are in advanced testing of a blockchain to automate claims processing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum Classic May Delay Upcoming Hard Fork ‘Atlantis’

Ethereum Classic developer failed to reach consensus today a "final call" to approve, update or reject upcoming system-wide upgrade or hard fork, Atlantis.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Price Fades Rally Above $9,000

Bitcoin's price pierced $9,000 earlier today for the first time in over a year but quickly retreated to price levels sub $8,600.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Everyone Can Be Satoshi’: Wei Liu Breaks Silence on Bid to Contest Craig Wright’s Bitcoin Copyright

Crypto trader Wei Liu says he registered a copyright on the Satoshi White Paper to poke fun at what he calls the "cult of CSW."

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CryptoCurrency News: Huobi Clamps Down on Crypto Wash Trading After Bitwise Report

Huobi said it has taken steps to discourage wash trading in the wake of a report that implied the exchange inflated trading volume.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance to Offer Crypto Lending and Borrowing Through Cred Partnership

Binance exchange is making cryptocurrency lending and borrowing firm Cred an official partner.

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CryptoCurrency News: Australian Securities Watchdog Updates Guidance on ICOs and Crypto Assets

ASIC, the Australian securities regulator, has updated its guidance for businesses involved with initial coin offerings and crypto assets.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Remains on Hunt for $9K After Defense of Key Price Support

Bitcoin still has potential for a move to $9,000, having established a bullish pattern at key price support in the last 24 hours.

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CryptoCurrency News: Another Satoshi: Second Copyright Filing Appears for Bitcoin White Paper

Craig Wright now has a legal rival for claimed authorship of the bitcoin white paper, as a second registration is filed with the U.S. Copyright Office.

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CryptoCurrency News: Three of Ireland’s ‘Big Four’ Banks Using Blockchain to Verify Staff Credentials

Bank of Ireland, AIB and Ulster Bank, are using a Deloitte blockchain system to verify and track employees' credentials.

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CryptoCurrency News: China Authorities Probe Alleged Illegal Bitcoin Mining Sites at Hydro Plants

Authorities in Sichuan province are reportedly probing into local bitcoin mining farms that may have been constructed without official approval.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Game From ‘CryptoKitties’ Creator Nets Nearly $200K in First-Week Spending

"Cheeze Wizards" is the new crypto game from Dapper Labs, and it's already seeing interest from NFT collectors.

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CryptoCurrency News: How MakerDAO Works – The Stablecoin Explainer

The most popular decentralized finance application on ethereum, MakerDAO, was built to keep a stablecoin's price stable. Under the hood, it's quite complex, featuring two separate tokens, a lending system and even a voting process. Here's how it works

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CryptoCurrency News: In First, Tezos Blockchain Activates Upgrade By Token Holder Voting

Tezos has activated its first ever on-chain upgrade initiated entirely by Tezos bakers during a three months period of both voting and code testing.

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CryptoCurrency News: Egypt Lifts Ban, Will Allow Licensed Cryptocurrency Companies

Egypt is considering legislation that would let the central bank issue licenses for cryptocurrency-related activities.

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CryptoCurrency News: Associated Press Rules ‘Crypto’ Isn’t a Substitute for ‘Cryptocurrency’

Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and ethereum finally make it into the venerable AP Stylebook.

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CryptoCurrency News: Telegram-Based Crypto Wallet App Now Allows Fiat Purchases

Button Wallet, an app that puts a crypto wallet inside your Telegram account, is adding a fiat on-ramp in a partnership with Wyre.

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CryptoCurrency News: Scammers Boost BSV Price With Fake Satoshi Confirmation

Scammers boosted the price of bitcoin SV with a fake news alert purporting to show BSV's creator is also bitcoin's.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cloud Giant Salesforce Unveils First Blockchain Product

Salesforce announces its first blockchain partners including Arizona State University. The product will add blockchain to its popular CRM products.

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CryptoCurrency News: Everything We Know About Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

Here's the complete story (so far) of Facebook's potentially transformative blockchain project.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Lawmakers Urge Trump Advisor Larry Kudlow to Promote Blockchain

U.S. lawmakers have asked Trump advisor Larry Kudlow to include blockchain on a list of tech initiatives to support.

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CryptoCurrency News: A UK University Is ‘Fingerprinting’ National Archives With Blockchain

The University of Surrey has revealed that it's using blockchain tech to secure records of national video archives around the world against tampering.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitfury, Tech Firm Mphasis Plan Blockchain Disruption in Trade Finance

Blackstone-owned IT firm Mphasis has partnered with blockchain tech firm Bitfury to automate and tokenize trade finance processes.

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CryptoCurrency News: Barclays Leads $5.5 Million Round for Blockchain Business Payments Startup

Barclays Bank has jointly led a $5.5 million Series A funding round for blockchain-based B2B payments startup Crowdz.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Eyes Longest Monthly Winning Run Since 2017

Bitcoin is on track to register its longest winning streak since August 2017, with four consecutive months of price gains.

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CryptoCurrency News: Rakuten Brings in Compliance Partner for New Crypto Exchange

E-commerce giant Rakuten has partnered with blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to ensure AML compliance for its soon-to-launch exchange platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitbond Plans to Raise $3.9 Million in Germany’s ‘First’ Regulated STO

Blockchain-based lending platform Bitbond says its security token offering is the first to be approved by a regulator in Germany.

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CryptoCurrency News: U.K. Exchange Coinfloor Is Getting Paid to Help Crypto Firms Access Banking

Coinfloor will collect a fee for referring reputable crypto startups to electronic money institution Enumis for bank-like current accounts.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s ‘Toxic’ Twitter ‘Culture War’ Explained

A flare-up between developers, startup members and other members of the ecyostem around bitcoin raised a range of questions over the weekend.

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CryptoCurrency News: MakerDAO Approves Another DAI Fee Decrease After 11 Days of Token Voting

After nearly two weeks of continuous voting, MakerDAO token holders have officially activated a decrease to DAI stablecoin fees.

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CryptoCurrency News: Car-Racing Crypto Collectable Sells For Over $100,000 In ETH

Someone paid over $100,000 worth of ether for a virtual Formula 1 racer.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tezos Is About to Enact Its First-Ever On-Chain Blockchain Update

For the past three months, users of the Tezos blockchain have been voting on a set of two upgrade proposals. Now, the Tezos blockchain is set to activate its first official system-wide upgrade having completed three separate rounds of voting.

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CryptoCurrency News: IBM, Maersk Finally Sign Up 2 Big Carriers for Shipping Blockchain

IBM and Maersk's shipping blockchain has finally recruited two major marine cargo carriers after early efforts floundered.

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CryptoCurrency News: Kik is Crowdfunding $5 Million in Crypto to Help Fight SEC

Messaging app firm Kik has launched a crypto crowdfunding campaign to support a likely court battle with the U.S. SEC over its ICO token, kin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain and Financial Services Lead Jesse Lund Leaves IBM

Jesse Lund, IBM’s global head of blockchain for financial services, is no longer working for the company.

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CryptoCurrency News: BitGo Co-Founder and Facebook Alum Joins Blockchain Capital

Crypto entrepreneur and investor Ben Davenport is joining Blockchain Capital as a venture partner.

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