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Square Seeks BitLicense to Bring Bitcoin Buying to NY

Square is in the process of applying for a BitLicense in a bid to expand its Cash App's bitcoin option to New York residents.

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OpenBazaar Raises $5 Million from Bitmain, OMERS Ventures

OB1, the development company behind decentralized online marketplace OpenBazaar, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round.

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Thai Bank Extending Ripple Remittances to Euro and Pound

Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank is adding two new currencies to its Ripple-based blockchain remittance platform.

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Spooked By SEC, Video Streaming ICO Halts Airdrop

Stream had a plan to launch its product, sell its tokens to investors and give away 500 million more. That's all on hold now, as SEC action looms.

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China IT Ministry to Create Official Blockchain Standards

China's information and technology ministry aims to establish a standards committee to boost the development of blockchain in the country.

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Report: South Korea Could Ease Its ICO Ban

South Korea's ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) could be relaxed in the months ahead, according to a new report.

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EU Can't Ban Bitcoin Mining Over Energy Concerns, Official Says

Cryptocurrency mining is perfectly legal in Europe and only subject to standard electricity rules, according to an EU commissioner.

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Ether Takes Step Toward Institutional US Trading

ConsenSys is partnering to develop an ether price index it hopes will make more crypto trading products available for institutional investors.

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Former Docker CEO to Lead Crypto-Powered Distributed Storage Startup

Decentralized data storage startup Storj is hoping to boost its growth with the hire of Ben Golub, former CEO at software firm Docker.

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Japan's SBI Group Scraps Huobi Crypto Exchange Partnership

SBI Virtual Currency, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, will no longer partner with Huobi Group on setting up two Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges.

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