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U.S. Stocks Plunge as Nasdaq Approaches Bear Market U.S. stocks declined sharply on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index flirting with bear-market conditions for the first time since 2009. buff.ly/2T3EFp9

Tensions Emerge Between Hyperledger Blockchain Group’s Biggest Supporters When the governing board of Hyperledger approved a new supply chain project earlier this month, it marked a significant departure for the open-source blockchain consortium. buff.ly/2T2ObZI

Thailand Regulator on Relaxing ICO Rules: We Want to ‘Find Greater Equilibrium’ Thailand’s securities regulator is planning a public hearing with the aim of loosening rules that form a “barrier” to initial coin offerings (ICOs). buff.ly/2T0mscf

Blockstream, Swiss IT Consulting Firm Sign MoU for Blockchain Integration Services Global blockchain company Blockstream has partnered with а Swiss crypto consulting firm to launch a blockchain-driven settlement network buff.ly/2T3EGJJ

Over the past several months, some of the biggest crypto mining centers and facilities in Europe and Asia have closed amidst lowering cryptocurrency prices and a decline in overall market activity. buff.ly/2SXdvjQ

Circle Publishes Another Third-Party Audit of USD Reserves for Stablecoin USDC Goldman Sachs-backed Circle has published a third-party audit of its USD-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) for the second time. buff.ly/2T6bEtj

The Herd and the HODLers: Recovering from Crypto’s Two-Year False Start buff.ly/2T08Bmc

Ethereum Startup Parity Launches DIY Blockchain Tool Substrate Parity Technologies has launched Substrate, a tool that lets users create customized blockchains for decentralized applications. buff.ly/2T0vaal

Galaxy Digital Trading: Current Rally Could Be Leading to Something Bigger Amidst another crypto rebound, crypto investment bank Galaxy Digital said in a note to clients that short rallies like the current one are what happens before a real rally ensues buff.ly/2T0gUys

Tunisia Internet Agency Signs Strategic Partnership With Blockchain Platform The Tunisia Internet Agency (ATI) is going provide hosting services for the Russian blockchain platform Universa. buff.ly/2CpPOLK

Blockchain Journalism Project Civil to Launch in February Despite Token Sale Flop Blockchain media startup Civil will launch in February, despite the fact their CVL token sale failed earlier this year. buff.ly/2CpdoIo

Western Union Hints At Using Cryptocurrency In Its Services American based financial service Western Union is finally ready for cryptocurrencies. buff.ly/2CnPQUe

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Calls 2018 ‘Correction Year’ for Crypto Changpeng Zhao called 2018 a “correction year” for crypto currencies while expressing optimism for the future of the crypto industry. buff.ly/2CpEa3C

Dash has recorded yet another adoption milestone driven by special circumstances in Venezuela, with the sale of more than 66,000 KRIP mobile phones that are designed with special cryptocurrency enhancements optimised for the Dash ecosystem. buff.ly/2Co1qP8

Coinbase is moving to significantly expand the number of digital assets listed on its platform – a process that has led to a radical rethinking of how the startup safeguards billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies. buff.ly/2SYfXXi

French Parliament Refuses to Ease Taxation for Cryptocurrency Owners The lower house of the French parliament has rejected the amendments to the 2019 finance bill which would ease crypto-related taxation. buff.ly/2T0Vkd8

Due to hiccups caused by the sanctions that were imposed by the United States government a while back, the government of Iran has had its hands full with merely keeping its economy afloat. buff.ly/2SYVhOT