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Dow Jones Dives 400 Points as US Cancels Trade Meeting with China
By CCN.com: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 400 points by mid-day Tuesday. Markets are very responsive to crucial trade policy decisions. The ongoing tariff war with China has had a haphazard effect on various industries, both importing and exporting. Soybean growers have been hit particularly hard by retaliatory tariffs imposed by China. US-China Trade
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Rumors: Chances of SEC Bitcoin ETF Approval ‘High’ After VanEck Meeting

SEC Commissioner Kara Stein says a Bitcoin ETF approval will not happen until applicants meet a set of key criteria – which has been mitigated, if not resolved according to VanEck.
Are We There Yet?
As the end of 2018 draws near, it increasingly seems that the SEC holds the key to the cryptocurrency market success. Most conversations regarding Bitcoin price revolve around a long-awaited approval of a Bitcoin ETF, and investors have unintentionally mandated that this must occur either in Q4 of 2018 of Q1 of 2019.
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Spanish Bank Makes History And Votes With Blockchain At Annual Meeting
The secure, decentralized nature of blockchain technology presents countless applications outside of cryptocurrency, as one European bank proved in a historic first at its last annual investor meeting. Investors at future meetings could wait seconds instead of weeks to see their votes counted and confirmed.
‘Practical’ and ‘Instant’
Investors at the Madrid-based Santander bank cast their votes using blockchain at their annual general meeting (AGM) late last month, the bank announced today. Santander hailed the test as the “first practical use of blockchain for investor voting.”
The Noose Tightens? US Senate Meeting with Market Regulators Over Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin regulations may be on the way as the US Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to meet with top market regulators in February over cryptocurrency.
The noose may be tightening around Bitcoin and its digital brethren in the United States in the coming months. According to Reuters, the Senate Banking Committee will be meeting with some top financial regulators in early February. Their topic of concern – cryptocurrency.
Are Regulations Coming?
Right now, there are no federal regulators that oversee cryptocurrency within the US. The government (and most importantly, the IRS) view crypto as property that’s subject to capital gains taxes.