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The Secretary of State of the U.S. state of West Virginia Mac Warner reported a successful first instance of remote blockchain voting in an official announcement Nov. 15.

In a press release today, the SEC has imposed civil penalties on two more ICOs.

The Bail Bloc initiative has started using cryptocurrency raised through charity to help people get out of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement pretrial incarceration, according to a tweet posted by a Bail Bloc co-founder Nov. 15.

A recent Bitcoin scam on Twitter that compromised several major companies verified accounts came from a third-party app, tech news outlet the Next Web reports Friday, Nov. 16, citing social media officials.

In a pair of orders published Friday morning, the SEC announced it had settled charges with CarrierEQ Inc., otherwise known as Airfox, and Paragon Coin Inc., wherein both startups would register their tokens as securities, refund investors, pay penalties of $250,000 and file periodic statements with the regulator for at least the next year.

In a recent Twitter poll issued by retired United States politician Ron Paul, half of the respondents indicated they would choose Bitcoin as a long-term investment over treasury bonds, Federal Reserve notes, and even gold.

Decentralized Internet project TRON is launching a $1 million accelerator program to support developers building DApps and products on the TRON protocol, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 16.

Analysts from Bank of America Merrill Lynch have said that the crash in cryptocurrency and oil markets are indicators of a looming "Flash crash" in markets, Reuters reported Nov. 16.

Bitcoin saw its third worst drop of 2018 on Nov. 14, as it broke down to new year-to-date lows.

Coinbase Custody, the safekeeping arm of the crypto-finance giant, added support for XRP on its institutional-aimed custodian service.

Chinese desktop software and blockchain-related company Xunlei has published its Q3 report Wednesday, Nov. 14.

In the aftermath from yesterday's Bitcoin Cash hard fork, both opposing camps in the so-called "Hash war" are mining at a hefty loss, according to a tweet from the research arm of Hong Kong-based crypto derivatives platform BitMEX today, Nov. 16.On Nov. 5, BitMEX Research announced it would be launching a network monitoring tool for both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, specifically in preparation for the widely-anticipated BCH hard fork Nov. 15.As previously reported, disagreements over a proposed network upgrade have split the BTH community into opposing factions, resulting in an intense "Hash war" between miners.

On November 16, the Hong Kong-based blockchain startup Crypto.com announced that it is planning to issue its prepaid card, MCO Visa Card, in the United States.

In a self-described "First," the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed civil penalties against two Initial Coin Offerings solely over their failure to register their token sales, according to an official Nov. 16 press release.

The bearish movements in the cryptocurrency market, which resulted in Bitcoin's price falling well below the $6,000 mark, have benefited Ripple, as it's XRP coin has now overtaken Ethereum as the largest altcoin in terms of market cap.

DTCC enters active trial phase for TIW replatformingThe move to a blockchain platform comes at a time when many financial institutions are trialling the technology.

Two cryptocurrency startups have agreed to register their initial coin offering tokens as securities after settling charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bilbao, the largest city in northern Spain, has launched a €150,000 tender to develop a blockchain for public services, Bilbao's municipal authorities announced Monday, Nov. 12.Officials of the largest city in Basque country want to create a decentralized platform, designed to allow one to act with "Power of attorney" online.

Crimean authorities are considering creating a blockchain-cluster that would support investment platforms allowing foreign investors to work in sanctioned countries anonymously, major state-operated Russian news agency TASS reported Nov. 16.Previously this week, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Crimea under the President of the Russian Federation, Georgy Muradov, had already revealed the Crimean government's potential plans to create a separate blockchain-cluster in the region for venture capitalists funds.

Interest from both employers and job seekers in blockchain and cryptocurrency-related jobs has declined in the past year, new data indicates.

Centralized institutions mean you can recover usernames and passwords in a jiffy - answering a few security questions or showing your ID to regain access.

One of the bitcoin community's best-known artists is gearing up to launch a blockchain-powered video game aimed at mainstream audiences.

After yesterday's split of the bitcoin cash blockchain, several top exchanges have already accommodated the resulting two tokens.

Cryptocurrency markets are recovering from their recent mini crash today, Nov. 16, with only Bitcoin Cash going against a trend which saw assets gain as much as 4.3 percent in 24 hours.

The Korea Radio Promotion Association and Jeju University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for blockchain-related industry and education in the Jeju area, Korean economic media outlet Seoul Economic Daily reports today, Nov. 16.RAPA, the company in charge of the communication between government and radio broadcasting businesses, and Jeju University, located in one of the major research center in South Korea, the Jeju Science Park, agreed to cooperate for developing blockchain technology within industry-academia relationships.

The number of enquiries about cryptocurrencies from Japanese investors has declined in the third quarter of 2018, according to a report published by Japan's Financial Services Agency Friday, Nov. 16.

Central bank digital currencies can help improve counterparty credit risk for cross-border interbank payments and settlements, according to a new in-depth report jointly published by the central banks of Canada, the U.K. and Singapore, Nov. 15.

There is evidence that a small group of block producers control the entire EOS network.

On November 15, within a 24-hour span, the valuation of the crypto market fell from $210 billion to $183 billion, by more than $27 billion on a single day.