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There are now more than 120 hedge funds focused solely on bitcoin, digital currencies

31/10/2017(0)
Data shared exclusively with CNBC from financial research firm Autonomous Next shows the number of funds investing in digital assets like bitcoin has grown rapidly to 124. Autonomous Next ... Read More
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Apple’s Co-Founder Says Bitcoin Is Better Than Gold

26/10/2017(0)
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is betting on Bitcoin, saying that the cryptocurrency could become a better standard of financial value than gold or the U.S. dollar. Wozniak argued that ... Read More
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FMA commentary on ICOs and cryptocurrencies

25/10/2017(0)
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA),  a regulatory authority for the capital markets and financial services in New Zealand, has published commentary on initial coin offers (ICOs) and cryptocurrency services ... Read More
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Why is bitcoin splitting again and what is bitcoin gold?

24/10/2017(0)
Bitcoin is forking for a second time to form a new cryptocurrency called bitcoin gold, but why is this happening so soon after bitcoin cash? The stir caused by ... Read More
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Is Bitcoin’s price fall of nearly 9 percent a healthy pullback?

19/10/2017(0)
Bitcoin fell Wednesday after indications of greater scrutiny from U.S. regulators. At one point in the day, the digital currency declined by nearly $500, or about 8.7 percent to ... Read More
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Former Fed Chief Bernanke described bitcoin as a “mostly speculative venture”

17/10/2017(0)
Bernanke Thinks Bitcoin Will Fail (But He Likes Blockchain) What does the former head of the Federal Reserve think of a digital currency that operates outside the control of ... Read More
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Breaking: Russia officially decided to regulate bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

12/10/2017(0)
The Russian government has decided to officially regulate the mining and circulation of cryptocurrencies. The decision was made at a meeting between President Vladimir Putin with officials and business ... Read More
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Russia to ban Bitcoin Exchange websites, says Central Bank Official

10/10/2017(0)
Russia will block access to websites of exchanges that offer crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin, Russian Central Bank First Deputy Governor Sergei Shvetsov said on Tuesday. He called them “dubious”. ... Read More
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Bitcoin Soars Close to Record High

10/10/2017(0)
What wipeout? Buyers blew off fresh warnings about a bitcoin bubble and sent prices above $4,800 on Monday, capping a bullish October run for the digital currency. Prices reached ... Read More
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Feds Miss out on $600 Million Payday in Silk Road Bitcoin Auction

09/10/2017(0)
The U.S. Department of Justice recently claimed the proceeds from the sale of 144,336 bitcoins found in Ross Ulbricht’s laptop, gained from Silk Road’s seizure in 2013. Claiming the proceeds took ... Read More
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