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Judge Denies Effort to Move XRP Investor Lawsuit to Lower Court
A district judge has slapped down an investor's effort to move a lawsuit against payments firm Ripple to a lower court.
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Pot Publication High Times Now Says It Won't Accept Bitcoin in IPO
High Times, which announced last week that it would accept bitcoin and ether for its coming IPO, said in an SEC filing Monday that this was an "error."
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EU Lawmaker Wants to Include ICOs in New Crowdfunding Rules
A draft proposal by the EP's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs suggests creating new regulations for public initial coin offerings (ICOs).
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Microsoft Looks to Trusted Computing for Blockchain Security Boost
The phrase "trusted execution environment" is identified in two Microsoft patent applications to be a key component in future blockchain projects.
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FinCEN Says It Now Receives 1,500 Crypto Complaints a Month
FinCEN receives more than 1,500 reports every month from financial institutions regarding cryptocurrencies, a top official said Thursday.
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Regulated Trader Templum Hosts Security Token Sale for Luxury Resort
Token trading platform Templum Markets has launched a sale of a token allowing accredited investors to buy shares in a popular Colorado resort. 
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Google Search Can Predict Bitcoin Price Increases, Study Finds
A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that cryptocurrency markets do not behave like traditional financial ones.
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Court Sides With Crypto Exchange Despite Allegation It Violated China Ban
A Chinese cryptocurrency trader who was sent bitcoin in error must repay an exchange even if it broke domestic rules, a Beijing court has ruled.
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GMO's Cryptocurrency Business Made $2.3 Million Profit in Q2
After a net loss reported in Q1, the Japanese IT giant says it made an 11 percent profit through its crypto business this last quarter.
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Intuit Scores Patent for Processing Bitcoin Payments With Text Messages
California-based business and financial software company Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing bitcoin payments via text message.
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