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• One Big Backer Is Propping Up Media Startup Civil's Struggling ICO

  10-10-2018 23:55
  The token sale for Civil has brought in $1.34 million toward its $8 million minimum goal.
  
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• Breaking: Harvard, Stanford, & MIT Have All Invested in Cryptocurrency Funds - CCN

  10-10-2018 23:52 via ccn.com
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  Breaking: Harvard, Stanford, & MIT Have All Invested in Cryptocurrency Funds
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  At least five more university endowments have invested in cryptocurrency funds, suggesting that the “herd” of institutional investors is finally beginning to place at least a small bet on the nascent asset class. As first reported by The Information, a ...
  
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• 'Dr. Doom' warns Senate: 'Cryptocurrency is the mother of all scams' - Washington Examiner

  10-10-2018 23:46 via washingtonexaminer.com
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  'Dr. Doom' warns Senate: 'Cryptocurrency is the mother of all scams'
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  Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies like it that don't exist outside cyberspace and have suffered rapid price fluctuations represent "the mother of all scams," says Nouriel ...and more »
  
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• Don’t Fall For This Fake Walmart Token

  10-10-2018 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Walmart recently announced that it is working with IBM and their produce suppliers to enable transparency and efficiency to its supply chain. That much is true. What is completely fake however, is the Ethereum Walmart Token that has been making the rounds. A few media outlets fell for it, even published articles about it. We […]
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• Breaking: Harvard, Stanford, & MIT Have All Invested in Cryptocurrency Funds

  10-10-2018 23:40
  At least five more university endowments have invested in cryptocurrency funds, suggesting that the “herd” of institutional investors is finally beginning to place at least a small bet on the nascent asset class. As first reported by The Information, a cadre of major educational institutions including Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth
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• Plan to Fix Journalism With Cryptocurrency Draws Skepticism - Wall Street Journal

  10-10-2018 23:18 via wsj.com
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  Plan to Fix Journalism With Cryptocurrency Draws Skepticism
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  The Civil Media Co. bills itself as a solution to some pressing problems in modern journalism, pitching a new cryptocurrency that would help news consumers support quality information and weed out bad actors. So far, the effort isn't going smoothly.
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• Coinbase Confident of Receiving FSA Approval, Intends to Set Security Standards in Japan

  10-10-2018 23:15 via newsbtc.com
  San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase aims to set a new security standard in Japan, and is more confident than ever that it will receive approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) to operate an exchange in the region.
  Coinbase Optimistic About Expansion into Japanese Market
  On June 4, the most valuable cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., Coinbase, announced its plans to expand its offerings and services into the lucrative Japanese market. However, before Coinbase
  
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• Bitcoin Price: Wait for Clear Bull Trend before Buying More Cryptocurrency

  10-10-2018 23:03
  Wall Street strategy firm Fundstrat Global Advisors is among the mainstream financial industry’s biggest long-term cryptocurrency bulls. However, the firm is advising clients to hold off on buying more bitcoin — at least for right now. Writing in a recent note to clients, Fundstrat technical strategist Robert Sluymer said that investors seeking to increase their
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• Bitcoin Price: Wait for Clear Bull Trend before Buying More ... - CCN - CCN

  10-10-2018 23:03 via ccn.com
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  Wall Street strategy firm Fundstrat is advising clients to wait for a clear bitcoin price trend reversal before buying more cryptocurrency.
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• Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency news – Week 40

  10-10-2018 23:00 via crypto-news.net
  CryptoNews brings you another week of curated cryptocurrency and blockchain news for your ease of reading. Every week we publish a list of carefully selected and analyzed stories that are, in our eyes, important to the evolution of the blockchain ecosystem. Not everything makes it on that list, so we encourage our community to share their personal favorite stories with us, either via comments or social media.
  Last week’s list included the end of September and October 1st, so we will p
  
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• What The Lame Duck Election Year Could Mean For Cryptocurrency Regulation - Forbes

  10-10-2018 22:53 via forbes.com
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  What The Lame Duck Election Year Could Mean For Cryptocurrency Regulation
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  Cryptocurrencies are 'unregulated' and they might trigger the next financial crisis. This seems to be the dominant narrative about cryptocurrencies. The only problem is that it's not true. It certainly isn't true in countries like China where domestic ...
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• Which blockchain could become the Ethereum Killer?

  10-10-2018 22:28
  When Ethereum burst onto the scene in 2015, this second-generation blockchain technology was to be everything that Bitcoin was not. More secure, more adaptable, more intelligent, and more future-proof than the first generation grandfather of the cryptocurrency revolution.Originally the brainchild of Bitcoin Magazine co-Founder Vitalik Buterin, the concept for Ethereum was born in a 2013 white paper and launched after a two-year development period with some questioning whether the project would l
  
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• Crypto Startup Pundi X Says That it Made the ‘First Blockchain Phone Call’

  10-10-2018 22:23
  Having launched a crypto-based Point-of-Sale (POS) device earlier this year with the goal of making cryptocurrency payments easier on the go, Pundi X now claims to have made the first blockchain phone call, according to a recent Medium post by the company co-founder Pitt Huang. The call was made on the startup’s newest device, called
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• United Capital CEO: Blockchain Will Eventually Impact Every Financial Transaction

  10-10-2018 22:15 via newsbtc.com
  Although blockchain is still clearly in its early stages of adoption, it is becoming increasingly clear that the technology underpinning Bitcoin and cryptocurrency will ultimately affect the daily lives of all individuals.
  This sentiment is shared by Joe Duran, the founder and CEO of United Capital, who expressed his confidence in the blossoming technology while speaking to CNBC, explaining that non-tech savvy investors can look at blockchain as being a high-tech immutable library book log, that
  
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• 1Broker Says Bitcoin Futures Site Will Start Processing Withdrawals Thursday

  10-10-2018 21:30
  Bitcoin futures firm 1Broker, which had its website seized after being charged with violating a number of U.S. federal laws, will reopen withdrawals.
  
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• GMO Internet Plans to Launch Price-Stable, Yen-Pegged Cryptocurrency - Finance Magnates

  10-10-2018 21:26 via financemagnates.com
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  GMO Internet Plans to Launch Price-Stable, Yen-Pegged Cryptocurrency
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  Japanese internet conglomerate GMO Internet has announced plans to launch a yen-pegged 'stablecoin,' whose value will not be fully affected by crypto market volatility. The Tokyo-based company will, most likely, collaborate with a bank from Japan to ...and more »
  
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• GMO Internet Plans to Launch Price-Stable, Yen-Pegged Cryptocurrency

  10-10-2018 21:25
  The project bears at least a superficial resemblance to debatable USD-backed Tether.
  
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• eToro Cuts Crypto Costs to Support Mass Adoption

  10-10-2018 21:20
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• Global Financial Stability Board: “Vigilant Monitoring” of Crypto Assets Needed

  10-10-2018 21:15 via newsbtc.com
  The global Financial Stability Board has released a report focusing on cryptocurrencies such a Bitcoin and Ether earlier today. During the document, the group stated that the fintech phenomenon does not yet pose a risk to financial stability, but careful monitoring of the space is required.
  FSB: Differing National Approaches to Crypto Make International Regulation Impossible at Present
  According to a report in Reuters, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has drafted a report and released an acco
  
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• New Google Joke Advertisement Questions the Validity of ... - Cointelegraph

  10-10-2018 21:10 via cointelegraph.com
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  Google chose an unlikely platform in their new video ad for Google Assistant to address whether or not cryptocurrency is money.
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• Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker Blockfolio Raises $11.5 Million - Fortune

  10-10-2018 21:08 via fortune.com
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  Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker Blockfolio Raises $11.5 Million
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  On Twitter, “free Ethereum” giveaway scams run rampant. On Slack, similar phishing scams abound. And on Telegram, important notifications get drowned out in a deluge of frivolous chatter. How can a cryptocurrency investor stay informed when all the top ...
  
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• 2017 to Today: Ethereum Predictions Are Aging (But Not Well)

  10-10-2018 21:00
  Enthusiasm for ethereum continues to wane just as bitcoin sentiment begins to shine brighter.
  
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• Minter Is Ready for Integration with Telegram Founder’s Project

  10-10-2018 20:47
  This is a sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. Minter, a blockchain network originating from the largest Russian-speaking crypto Telegram community DeCenter, has announced its integration with Telegram Open Network (TON), the project founded by Pavel Durov, the
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• Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis: BTC/USD Extends Consolidation Action

  10-10-2018 20:40
  The Bitcoin’s sideways action is gaining strength in what has so far been a quiet month. However, the digital currency, unlike its mainstream cousins, is displaying adequate volatility for day traders to enter and exit positions on attractive intraday profits. The focus remains firmly on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s take on the nine Bitcoin
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• Wall Street Trader-Turned-Artist Erects Bitcoin Rat Exhibit Across from Fed

  10-10-2018 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  A former Wall Street hedge fund manager-turned-artist has erected a massive inflatable Bitcoin rat art exhibit across from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank in New York City. It’s thought to serve as a reminder that 10 years ago the Fed issued taxpayer-funded relief to banks in a $700 billion “bailout” following the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
  Giant Bitcoin Rat Art Exhibit Towers Across from Federal Reserve Bank
  Passersby and pedestrians in New York may not pay much attention to the
  
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• Emergence of $100M Crypto Funds in Bear Market Shows Investors are Interested

  10-10-2018 19:40
  Over the past month, four major $100 million crypto hedge funds have debuted with strong backing from institutional investors, Wall Street, and high profile individual investors. Reality Shares, former Point72 Asset Management executive Travis Kling, and JCE Capital Management have announced the launch of $100 million hedge funds targeted at the cryptocurrency market. Most recently,
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• Cryptocurrency on 'Brink of an Implosion' - Independent Online

  10-10-2018 19:07 via iol.co.za
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  Cryptocurrency on 'Brink of an Implosion'
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  INTERNATIONAL – Echoing sentiments of mainstream economists, Juniper Research is warning that many of the metrics in the cryptocurrency world are pointing to a market implosion. Industry bellwether Bitcoin had seen its daily transaction volumes fall ...
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• Market Analyst: Bitcoin Needs SEC Blessing to Continue Rally

  10-10-2018 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  As Bitcoin’s price continues to trade sideways amidst a bout of low trading volume, investors are becoming increasingly keen to know which direction Bitcoin will move next. This will likely signal the continuance or reversal of the persisting bear market trend.
  Today, Bitcoin was trading relatively flat, trading within the tightening range between $6,500 and $6,700, at a current price of $6,550 at the time of writing.
  Bitcoin has been caught in an unprecedented and tightening range fo
  
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• BMW-Backed Blockchain Competition Offers Token Prizes for Auto Tech

  10-10-2018 19:00
  The 4-month MOBI Grand Challenge kicks off on October 12, with prizes in the form of tokens donated by Ocean Protocol and Beyond Protocol.
  
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• What is cryptocurrency? - Fox News

  10-10-2018 18:50 via video.foxnews.com
  What is cryptocurrency?
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  Oct. 10, 2018 - 1:39 - Bitcoin and other online alternatives to cash are growing in popularity even though many still don't understand how they work. Here's what you need to know about this latest online trend. powered by. For video troubleshooting and ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency isn’t Real Money: Tongue-in-Cheek Google Ad

  10-10-2018 18:38
  Google has finally betrayed its true feelings on cryptocurrency. Well, maybe not, but a tongue-in-cheek advertisement for the search giant does take a few potshots at the nascent asset class. During the ad, which promotes Google’s new Call Screen service, one character, Abby, remarks that the other’s electricity bill is “super high.” That character, Teddy,
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• Israel Poised to Become a Leading Blockchain Hub

  10-10-2018 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Considered amongst the most advanced startup ecosystems in the world, Israel is now quickly emerging as a leading blockchain hub. Israel’s development of cutting-edge technologies in software, communications and the life sciences have evoked comparisons with Silicon Valley. Nicknamed the Startup Nation, Israel currently has the highest density of startups per capita in the world, […]
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• New Google Ad Jokes About the Sky-High Cost of Mining Cryptocurrencies

  10-10-2018 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  In a recent ad about its Call Screen service, Google has revealed its feelings about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, jibing at the massive electricity costs associated with mining them.
  Call Screen service is a new Android feature developed by the search giant, which will help put an end to telemarketing calls. The feature, which involves Google Assistant answering a call and transcribing it for the user to help them decide whether to pick it up or not, has been explained in the ad using cry
  
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• Liquid Goes Live: Blockstream's First Bitcoin Sidechain Has Finally Arrived

  10-10-2018 17:59
  Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain "Liquid" is now live, but it's not as decentralized as you might think.
  
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• Major Canadian Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Clashes with Bank over $22 Million in Frozen Funds

  10-10-2018 17:35
  QuadrigaCX, Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been denied access to CA$28 million of its funds domiciled in the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) since January 2018. The company, based in Vancouver has reacted furiously after the bank decided to freeze several accounts operated by Quadriga’s payment processor. Legitimate Question or Conjecture? The Globe and
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• Crypto Assets Don't Pose Threat to Financial Stability Today, Says FSB

  10-10-2018 17:30
  A new report by the Financial Stability Board found that crypto assets pose no threat to financial stability at present, but should be monitored.
  
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• Italy: The European Union And Cryptocurrency: Here To Stay - Mondaq News Alerts

  10-10-2018 17:29 via mondaq.com
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  Italy: The European Union And Cryptocurrency: Here To Stay
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  Although increasingly unstable, interest in cryptocurrency continues to persist in Europe undaunted. Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission, spoke on the topic of cryptocurrencies during a recent Ecofin (Economic and financial ...
  
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• India Making Plans to Launch Its Own Government Backed ... - newsBTC

  10-10-2018 17:05 via newsbtc.com
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  Despite its best efforts to keep crypto out of India, it appears that the Indian government is still not willing to completely exclude cryptocurrencies.
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• Omniex Partners with Gemini to Cross-Connect in NY5 Data Center

  10-10-2018 17:02
  The collaboration comes as the sector still lacks the same level market infrastructure available in other asset classes.
  
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• India Making Plans to Launch Its Own Government Backed Cryptocurrency

  10-10-2018 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Despite its best efforts to keep crypto out of India, it appears that the Indian government is still not willing to completely exclude cryptocurrencies. According to the new announcement, India is making plans to launch its own digital currency.
  India Plans to Launch a Government-Backed Cryptocurrency
  One senior government official from a board created by the country’s finance ministry admitted that there are plans for the creation of India’s own government-backed digital coin. The b
  
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• Crypto Hedge Fund Launches Are Soaring to Record Levels This Year

  10-10-2018 17:00
  Despite the bear market in cryptocurrencies, crypto hedge funds are expected to comprise 20% of all hedge fund launches this year, research indicates.
  
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• Ethereum: We Haven’t Seen the Last of the Bug That Killed the DAO

  10-10-2018 16:52
  More than two years after the collapse of The DAO thrust the Ethereum community into civil war, one of the bugs that caused that caused that black swan event continues to lurk in many smart contracts, waiting to be exploited by hackers. That’s according to Emin Gün Sirer‏, a computer science professor at Cornell and
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• FSB Concludes that Cryptocurrency is a Developing Threat - Finance Magnates

  10-10-2018 16:37 via financemagnates.com
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  FSB Concludes that Cryptocurrency is a Developing Threat
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  The Financial Stability Board, an advisory body to the G20 organisation, has published a report on the implications of cryptocurrency. The report is considerably more pessimistic than the one that it published a few months ago. It has now concluded ...and more »
  
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• FSB Concludes that Cryptocurrency is a Developing Threat

  10-10-2018 16:36
  Five takeways from the Financial Stability Board's report on cryptocurrency.
  
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• Gorgona.io- The New Odyssey in Crypto Investments

  10-10-2018 16:28
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• Global Digital Asset Trading Platform BitMart Opens Hong Kong Office

  10-10-2018 16:15
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• Japanese Technology Conglomerate GMO to Unveil Yen-Pegged Crypto Stablecoin

  10-10-2018 16:13
  Japanese internet giant GMO Internet has announced that it will launch a stablecoin pegged to the yen next year. According to the founder and president of GMO Internet, Masatoshi Kumagaii, the stablecoin which will be known as GMO Japanese Yen (GJY) will be issued in Asia. It is expected that the assets backing the stablecoin
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• SEC Asks Court to Enforce Subpoena in ICO Inquiry

  10-10-2018 16:10
  The SEC is trying to subpoena an investment trust company as part of a probe into alleged fraud involving claims of a $100 million ICO.
  
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• World Blockchain Festival: Noah Project Gathers Thousands of Crypto Geeks under One Roof

  10-10-2018 16:06
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• Japan’s GMO Internet Group Announces Yen-Backed Stablecoin

  10-10-2018 16:00 via newsbtc.com
  Japanese internet giant GMO has just announced plans to launch a new stablecoin backed by the Yen. The new coin will be called GMO Japanese Yen and is expected to arrive at some point in 2019. The company is already invested in mining hardware and cryptocurrency exchange businesses, and the launch of the coin will mark its third enterprise in cryptocurrency business.
  Yen Backed Stablecoin in 2019
  The announcement of a new stablecoin came on Tuesday, October 9th. The company unveiled their plans
  
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