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#### [Bitcoin is slumping and analysts say there are 3 big reasons for the 'fear and panic'](http://uk.businessinsider.com/why-bitcoin-price-falling-march-9-analysts-2018-3)
> "Charles Hayter, the CEO of CryptoCompare, said: "It’s the usual — fears on regulation in the US after ICO subpoenas and exchanges coming under fire.""

<sub>*Read more: [uk.businessinsider.com](http://uk.businessinsider.com/why-bitcoin-price-falling-march-9-analysts-2018-3)*</sub>

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## More news sources

#### [Should the SEC Give the Crypto Community More Clarity?](https://bitsonline.com/sec-crypto-community-clarity/)
> The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) continues to deny the crypto community the clarity it needs from the governing body. While this is likely due to its efforts to catch up with the technology and make the most thorough rulings it can, the ...

<sub>*Read more: [bitsonline.com](https://bitsonline.com/sec-crypto-community-clarity/)*</sub>

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#### [Bitcoin Drops to $8,300 as Mt. Gox Trustee Sell Off Continues, Market Drops](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-drops-8300-mt-gox-trustee-sell-off-continues-market-drops/)
> Yesterday, on March 9, CCN reported that the sell off of hundreds of millions of dollars, and the plan of the trustee to dump the remaining $1.7 billion worth of bitcoin into the market have caused the price of bitcoin to drop substantially in a short per...

<sub>*Read more: [www.ccn.com](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-drops-8300-mt-gox-trustee-sell-off-continues-market-drops/)*</sub>

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#### [Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 – Full Segwit capabilities are here.](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Coinjournal/~3/mUb3grUXsyI/)
> The final days of February saw the release of Bitcoin Core 0.16.0: the latest iteration of the Bitcoin software client originally developed by Satoshi Nakamoto. Unperturbed by routine FUD and day to day price-action, the Bitcoin Core developers have been ...

<sub>*Read more: [feedproxy.google.com](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Coinjournal/~3/mUb3grUXsyI/)*</sub>

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#### [Ethereum Foundation Announces Millions in Grants for Dapps and Smart Contracts](https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-foundation-announces-millions-grants-dapps-smart-contracts/)
> The Ethereum Foundation has announced the first grants to support dapps and smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. The grants, announced on an Ethereum blog, are designed to support developers with R&#38;D, experience and education. The foundation vi...

<sub>*Read more: [www.ccn.com](https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-foundation-announces-millions-grants-dapps-smart-contracts/)*</sub>

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## Other hot crypto news today
- [Time to Acknowledge – and Encourage – Women in Blockchain](https://www.coindesk.com/time-acknowledge-encourage-women-blockchain/)
- [Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, EOS: Price Analysis, March 8](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ethereum-bitcoin-cash-ripple-stellar-litecoin-cardano-neo-eos-price-analysis-march-8)
- [Ripple’s New Global Head of Banking Talks About RippleNet, PSD2 and the Future of Payment](https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripples-new-global-head-of-banking-talks-about-ripplenet-psd2-and-the-future-of-payment)
- [Bitcoin's Bad Week Is Getting Worse as Selloff Deepens to 20%](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-09/bitcoin-s-bad-week-is-getting-worse-as-selloff-deepens-to-20)
- [Bill To Allow To Pay Taxes In Bitcoin Passes Arizona House Committee](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bill-to-allow-to-pay-taxes-in-bitcoin-passes-arizona-house-committee)
- [Sierra Leone Uses Blockchain To Track Election Results, Swiss Company Provides Expertise](https://cointelegraph.com/news/sierra-leone-uses-blockchain-to-track-election-results-swiss-company-provides-expertise)
- [Bitcoin Briefly Drops to $9,000: Factors Behind the Decline](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-briefly-drops-9000-factors-behind-decline/)
- [PayPal Filed a Patent to Speed Up Crypto Payments, Bitcoin Dev Argues It Already Exists](https://cointelegraph.com/news/paypal-filed-a-patent-to-speed-up-crypto-payments-bitcoin-dev-argues-it-already-exists)
- [Bithumb Launching Kiosks at Restaurants for Food Orders and Crypto Payments in Korea](https://news.bitcoin.com/bithumb-launching-kiosks-restaurants-food-orders-crypto-payments-korea/)



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