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Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson at Consenys 2017
Fidelity Digital Assets' Testing Opens to More Qualified Investors
Fidelity Digital Asset Services is rolling out its custody and trading platform to more qualified clients.
Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson at Consenys 2017

Federal Reserve
Fed Governor Brainard Identifies Libra Threat, Says Regulatory Hurdles Abound
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard delivered a sharp critique of Libra, which would need to resolve many regulatory hurdles before going live.
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Top Fed Official Says US Central Bank 'Actively' Debating Digital Dollar
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan says the U.S. dollar faces increasing threats to its status as the global reserve currency.
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Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar
Two former ranking members of the CFTC offered up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar.
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DOJ press conference
US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab 'Largest' Child Porn Site
A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a South Korean citizen for operating a child porn site, funded by millions dollars worth of bitcoin.
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UK Startup Takes Billion-Dollar Tokenization Plan Stateside
Smartlands, a UK tokenization firm, is betting on a billion-dollar security token crowdfunding model with a new broker-dealer partnership in the U.S.
Ilia Obraztsov, Smartlands CEO1

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CME Says Bitcoin Futures Gaining Interest From Big Investors
The CME touts the success of its bitcoin futures contract, as the battle for institutional investors heats up thanks to competition from Bakkt.
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SEC Draws on Investor Communications to Halt Telegram Token Launch
To justify halting the launch of Telegram's blockchain project, the SEC relied heavily on communications obtained from investors.
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Identity Thief Spends $5 Million on Cloud Computing to Mine Cryptocurrency
Singaporean citizen Ho Jun Jia has been indicted for stealing over $5 million worth of cloud computing services to mine cryptocurrencies.
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Facebook's Calibra Sued by Mobile Banking App Over Similar Logos
The complaint alleges the Calibra logo is too similar to Current’s, which the fintech firm has been using since August 2016.
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