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Report: South Korea Could Decide This Week on Crypto Exchange Regulation

South Korea will make a decision on Thursday over its stance on cryptocurrency exchange regulation, according to a report by Reuters.

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End of Inflation? The Radical Vision of Futures-Backed Cryptocurrency

An expert at software giant SAP has a radical idea for how central banks can eliminate inflation with cryptocurrency assets.

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Korea's Crypto Crackdown Talk Draws Backlash From Users and Politicians

South Korea's citizens reacted angrily to a proposed ban on cryptocurrency exchanges, with politicians and residents alike condemning the move.

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Russia's Sberbank Has Launched a Blockchain Lab

Sberbank, one of the largest banks in Russia, has built a blockchain laboratory to develop and test blockchain-based solutions.

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Jamie Dimon Regrets Calling Bitcoin a Fraud

JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon now reportedly regrets calling bitcoin a "fraud," though he is still not a fan of the cryptocurrency.

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Banks and the Blockchain Blues

Banks excited about their blockchain work may do well to monitor their signal-to-noise ratios in 2018.

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$100 Billion Controversy: XRP's Surge Raises Hard Questions for Ripple

Ripple has a complicated relationship with its native cryptocurrency XRP, one that critics contend many recent buyers of the token may not understand.

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Bank Blockchain Integration: A Challenge Overcome

It's a long road yet to mainstream blockchain use, according to Santander's head of blockchain R&D. But integration, he argues, won't be the issue.

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Volatility: A Necessary Ingredient for Monetary and Social Transition

Cryptocurrency volatility isn't just here to stay, it's heralding the chaotic change of the blockchain future yet to come.

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Most Influential in Blockchain 2017 #2: Jamie Dimon

"Bitcoin is a fraud." Four small words ignited a maelstrom when JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon took the stage at a conference in September. The blockchain world was never quite the same again. In response, bitcoin became the talk of Wall Street, and in that dialogue a beast was unleashed that maybe ... just maybe ... took bitcoin out of obscurity, to its new peaks above $10,000.

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