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A major Japanese fintech company has announced its plans to launch a crypto asset exchange this year
Source: cointelegraph
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Ashton Kutcher Surprises Ellen DeGeneres with $4 Million XRP Donation to Wildlife Fund
Source: ccn
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Anonymity-focused altcoin Verge gets hacked, again, with around $1.4 mln in XVG stolen
Source: cointelegraph
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Tom Lee explains why he believes Bitcoin will reach $25,000, even though the leading cryptocurrency is down 41 percent this year
Source: cointelegraph
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IBM CEO Virginia Rometty has announced a two-year plan to create 1,800 new jobs in France in areas including blockchain, AI, and IoT
Source: cointelegraph