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Bitfinex Is Issuing Another Token – and a New Ethereum Exchange to Go With It

Digital currency exchange Bitfinex has revealed that it will be launching a new trading platform for ethereum-based tokens.

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Options Exchange CBOE to Launch Cryptocurrency Derivatives in 2017

A major US options exchange is seeking to list cryptocurrency derivatives, and has inked a notable partnership to move it toward this goal.

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Why a Bitcoin Fork Is Not a 'Stock Split'

Comparing a blockchain fork to a stock split? It might seem like a nice idea, but the comparison falls apart on closer inspection.

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DAO Marketplace District0x Raises $9 Million in Token Sale

A protocol for decentralized marketplaces raised $9 million in ether in an initial coin offering closed Tuesday.

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Marketplace Lender Blackmoon to Launch Ethereum Token Management Platform

Russian fintech firm Blackmoon is launching an ethereum platform for managing tokenized funds.

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The Simplest Way to Understand Why The DAO Was a Security

When is a token a security? It may not be so hard to understand, should users keep this decades-old allegorical tale in mind.

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Public Company to Convert Bitcoin to Stock in First-of-Its-Kind Fundraise

Amid increasing interest in ICOs, the first-ever convertible bitcoin loan highlights another path for turning cryptocurrency into shares.

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More Welcome Than Warning? The DAO Ruling Could Transform Securities

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson looks at how the recent warning by the SEC could end up changing the regulated securities market.

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Will Bitcoin Cash Impact the Bitcoin Price? Traders Split on Possible Fork

Bitcoin traders comment on the possible creation of two competing cryptocurrencies bearing similar names.

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Bitcoin's 'Market Dominance' Climbs Above 50% For First Time Since May

Bitcoin's market capitalization relative to the rest of the cryptocurrency market has risen above 50% for the first time in two months.

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