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Bitcoin wildness highlights worries as futures trading nears

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Bitcoin wildness highlights worries as futures trading nears On Coinbase’s GDAX exchange, bitcoing prices zoomed up to almost $20,000 from $16,000 in only about 90 minutes—then crashed back down Bitcoin, the largest digital currency, is still up more than 16-fold this year. Photo: Reuters Chicago/New York:  Bitcoin’s poised to go legit. Is it really ready? Three days before Cboe Global Markets Inc., one of the world’s biggest regulated exchanges, debuts futures on the cryptocurrency, it had one of its wildest sessions ever. On Coinbase Inc.’s GDAX exchange, prices zoomed up to almost $20,000 from $16,000 in only about 90 minutes—then crashed back down. The largest digital currency is still up more than 16-fold this year. Coinbase, one of the largest US online exchanges used by investors, temporarily crashed and continued to suffer from service delays. Trezor, a wallet service, tweeted that it’s having “minor issues” with its servers, while Bitfinex, the largest bitc...

Borg McEnroe movie review: Tennis’ greatest rivalry is brought to life in the real Song of Ice and Fire

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Borg McEnroe movie review: Tennis’ greatest rivalry is brought to life in the real Song of Ice and Fire Borg McEnroe movie review: Before George RR Martin wrote his Song of Ice and Fire, that’s what everyone was calling the greatest tennis rivalry of all time. Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason ace it. Rohan Naahar   Hindustan Times Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason as John McEnroe and Bjork Borg. Borg McEnroe Director  - Janus Metz Cast  - Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason, Stellan Skarsgard, Tuva Novotny Rating  - 3/5 Tennis is a duel often misunderstood as sport, and John McEnroe is one of its most misunderstood soldiers. In 1980, the 20-year-old American was considered one of the game’s most promising players, someone who could dethrone reigning champion Bjorn Borg. Their journeys to the top couldn’t have been more different, but they’d converge at the Championships at Wimbledon, when the two knew, even before a single ball had...

NFL odds, picks for Week 14: Advanced computer model loves Steelers and Patriots

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NFL odds, picks for Week 14: Advanced computer model loves Steelers and Patriots Our computer model simulated every Week 13 NFL game 10,000 times with very surprising results by  CBS Sports Staff 5h ago  • 4 min read The 2017 NFL season's 14th weekend will attract bets from average Joes to professional bettors. The  New England Patriots  are 11-point favorites over the  Miami Dolphins , the L.A.  Rams  are 2.5-point favorites over the  Philadelphia Eagles , and the Seattle Seahawks are 2.5-point road underdogs cross-country against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a game that's already had plenty of line movement. With so many eye-popping games and so many  NFL odds  on the move, you'll want to know what SportsLine's advanced computer model is picking. SportsLine's Projection Model went 174-80-2 on straight-up  NFL picks  last season, better than all 98 experts tracked by NFLPic...