cryptocurrency

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    Cryptocurrency fans say price crash is a "bump in the road"

    Cryptocurrency fans say price crash is a "bump in the road" The future of cryptocurrencies will entail greater regulation, more involvement by large institutions, lower volatility and greater integration with traditional assets. That’s according to panelists at the Bloomberg Crypto Summit held...
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    Floyd Mayweather paid $300,000 to endorse fraudulent cryptocurrencies

    Floyd Mayweather paid $300,000 to endorse fraudulent cryptocurrencies DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather Jr have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) for failing to disclose that they were paid to endorse fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs). The SEC said that these are...
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    Cryptocurrency losses approach $700 billion as crash continues

    Cryptocurrency losses approach $700 billion as crash continues The great cryptocurrency crash of 2018 is heading for its worst week yet. Bitcoin sank toward $4,000 and most of its peers tumbled on Friday, extending the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index’s weekly decline to 25 percent. [Bloomberg]
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    Cryptocurrency-related shares plummet as Bitcoin falls

    Cryptocurrency-related shares plummet as Bitcoin falls Shares of several cryptocurrency-related companies in Asian markets fell Thursday, following earlier losses among U.S. names after Bitcoin led a sell-off in digital currencies. Monex Group Inc., which owns the Japanese exchange Coincheck...
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    Cryptocurrency poised for major rally at the end of 2018

    Cryptocurrency poised for major rally at the end of 2018 The cryptocurrency world is stirring. A technical indicator for an index tracking some of the largest digital currencies suggests the crypto industry could be poised to break out of its recent malaise and rally at year end. [Bloomberg]
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    Do you own cryptocurrency?

    Do you own any cryptocurrency? Which tokens do you own?
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    Cryptocurrency is the mother of all scams - Economist

    Cryptocurrency is the mother of all scams - Economist Cryptocurrency critic Nouriel Roubini, the economist who’s famous for foreseeing the 2008 financial crisis, is back in the headlines again, and this time it’s because he’s dissing digital money in front of the U.S. Senate. In a scathing...
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    Crypto Industry on ‘Brink of an Implosion,’ Researcher Says

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    New cryptocurrency consortium aims to solve liquidity problems

    New cryptocurrency consortium aims to solve liquidity problems Cryptocurrency trades are notoriously difficult to settle. Could a new platform help fix that? San Francisco-based startup Blockstream Corp. launched the Liquid Network today, a trading platform that promises faster and more secure...
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    The latest craze in the cryptocurrency world - Stablecoins

    The latest craze in the cryptocurrency world - Stablecoins Cryptocurrency projects are still popping up regularly, with many investors keeping an eye on burgeoning ICOs and startups in the blockchain space. A new growing trend in the cryptocurrency industry is the development of "stablecoins"...
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    Have you purchased any cryptocurrency in 2018?

    Have you purchased cryptocurrency this year?
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    Cryptocurrencies climb due to optimism around Ripple

    Cryptocurrencies climb due to optimism around Ripple Cryptocurrencies surged on Friday as optimism surrounding Ripple Labs Inc.’s plans for using a digital coin spread, lifting peers that have lost more than $600 billion of value since January. XRP, the cryptocurrency commonly referred to as...
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    US judge rules that ICOs are covered by securities laws

    US judge rules that ICOs are covered by securities laws A federal judge has ruled that U.S. securities laws may cover an initial coin offering, handing the government a legal victory in its effort to regulate billions of dollars in cybercurrency offerings much like stocks. The ruling came in a...
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    The controversial ways cryptocurrency exchanges are attracting more users

    The controversial ways cryptocurrency exchanges are attracting more users With digital-currency trading volume having plunged, some of the biggest crypto exchanges are turning to unorthodox practices to boost activity and win market share. Bitfinex, FCoin and OKex are encouraging startups to...
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    Cryptocurrency wipeout deepens to $640 billion

    Cryptocurrency wipeout deepens to $640 billion The cryptocurrency bear market plumbed a fresh 10-month low, led by a tumble in Bitcoin’s biggest rival. Ether slumped 9.5 percent from its level at 5 p.m. New York time on Friday, according to Bloomberg composite pricing. [Bloomberg]
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    Nowhere to hide as cryptocurrency rout continues

    Nowhere to hide as cryptocurrency rout continues Bitcoin’s ties to other cryptocurrencies are becoming suffocating in the rout. Digital coins are famously uncorrelated to other assets but they’re highly correlated with each other. That lifted the whole market up last year, but this year it...
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    The world's biggest cryptocurrency miner might be losing its edge

    The world's biggest cryptocurrency miner might be losing its edge Bitmain Technologies Ltd., the designer of cryptocurrency mining chips that’s planning a landmark initial public offering, may be losing its technological edge, according to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. The Beijing-based company...
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    Cryptocurrency trading volume declines on US exchanges

    Cryptocurrency trading volume declines on US exchanges Some big cryptocurrency exchanges may be starting to regret snubbing small coins. Bitcoin is holding up better than smaller digital coins in this year’s downtrend, but these tokens are boosting crypto exchange volume in a languishing...
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    Cryptocurrency mining apps banned from Google Play

    Cryptocurrency mining apps banned from Google Play Google recently updated its developer policies for apps published on the Google Play store, introducing bans on cryptocurrency mining, Android Police reported. This is not the first time Google has adjusted its policies. The report noted...
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    Cryptocurrency mania risks jeopardising Bitcoin ETF approval

    Cryptocurrency mania risks jeopardising Bitcoin ETF approval Cryptocurrency enthusiasts may turn out to be their own worst enemy when it comes to an exchange-traded fund backed by Bitcoin. The largest virtual currency has soared about 40 percent to more than $8,000 since the start of July...
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