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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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From gaming to healthcare to pizza delivery, US-based startups which reached unicorn status in 2018 represent a diverse range of industries. Silicon Valley produced plenty of $1B+ companies in 2018, but other parts of the country also had a strong showing. Check out our real-time Unicorn Tracker for a full list of $1B+ companies).

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Lack Of Insurance Hurts Crypto’s Push To Go Mainstream

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Adoption of cryptocurrency by large fund managers is being hurt by the difficulty cryptocurrency exchanges and traders located in Asia are having trying to get insurance to protect against hacks and theft. However, getting such coverage is almost impossible despite their best efforts.”.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Surges, Chinese Billionaire Dumps Blockchain

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But with the market cap of Ethereum only slightly below that of Ripple — combined with the weak volume of XRP — it is likely that Ethereum will regain its position as the second-most valuable cryptocurrency soon. And according to new research conducted by Diar , the U.S. The data, according to Cryptovest , showed that the U.S.

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Vietnam Puts The Brakes On Cryptocurrency Use, Including Bitcoin

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The country’s state bank ruled that all cryptocurrency, not just Bitcoin, was an invalid form of payment. The financial authority released a statement last week declaring cryptocurrency an illegal, non-cash payment method. According to a statement from Martowardojo, users of cryptocurrency “would be dealt with.”

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Bitcoin Tracker: Coinsource

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Possibly even a couple of other continents by 2018. The total market cap of all outstanding bitcoin right now is over $12.5 It’ll be interesting to see what happens when that market cap doubles again next year.”. And India could be a cryptocurrency monster. and Minneapolis. “By 2016, it was at $6.5

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Bitcoin Tracker: Up, Up And Away?

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Though the cryptocurrency flirted with higher numbers, bitcoin mostly settled just above or below $1,000 for the first half of the month — likely while investors waited to see how the whole Chinese exchange investigation storyline would pan out. The bitcoin market cap was over $18.5 Possibly even a couple of other continents by 2018.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

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Bank had in place erroneously capped the number of alerts, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to spot suspicious activity. LaFontaine was warned by his subordinates and by regulators that capping the number of alerts was dangerous and ill-advised. The capped alerts were in place for at least five years.

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