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The Bitcoin Price Just Inched Up to Set Another All-Time High

The price of bitcoin reached its highest level ever on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index today, climbing above $3,550 amid a period of strong gains.

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$126 Billion: The Cryptocurrency Market Just Set a New All-Time High

The total value of all cryptocurrencies has set a new all-time high, just four days after it set its previous record for market capitalization.

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SegWit in the Wild: 4 Lessons Bitcoin Can Learn from Litecoin

How will SegWit impact the bitcoin network? Data from the already upgraded litecoin blockchain can provide an answer.

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Goldman Sachs: 'Real Dollars At Work' in Cryptocurrency Markets

Analysts at Goldman Sachs are advising clients to stay abreast of developments in the cryptocurrency sector – even if they don't plan on investing.

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Bring on the Forks: Bitcoin Traders See Improving Price Outlook for 2017

How is bitcoin's recent fork affecting price forecasts? According to bitcoin traders, the weather ahead looks unexpectedly sunny.

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Full Steam Ahead? Segwit2x Reaffirms Bitcoin Hard Fork Plan

Segwit2x has reconfirmed plans to move forward with its 2mb hard fork in three months. Will this lead to another split?

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Safello Aims for Comeback with New Bitcoin Buying Option

Swedish bitcoin exchange Safello is back on the radar, announcing credit card payments across the EU and other plans for growth.

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Fidelity Brings Bitcoin Tracking to Traditional Investor Portfolios

Fidelity Labs is partnering with Coinbase to enable its customers to track their bitcoin holdings alongside traditional investments.

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It's Official: Segregated Witness Will Activate on Bitcoin

Passing a key threshold on Wednesday, the bitcoin network will soon be upgraded with a long in-development code change.

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$100 Million: Putin Advisor Targets Big Raise for Bitcoin Mining ICO

An internet advisor to Russian Vladimir Putin is trying to raise as much as $100 million in an initial coin offering.

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