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Cryptocurrencies backed by cash could potentially be covered by the same regulations used to govern securities, according to a global financial oversight group. The finding could help move forward projects such as Facebook's Libra digital currency, known as a stablecoin.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), made up of securities regulators from the U.S., Europe and Japan, said its analysis shows "stablecoins can include features that are typical of regulated securities."

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"Friends, users, countrymen, lend me your ears.I come to bury Windows 7, not to praise her.The evil that software does lives after it;The good is oft interred with its bones.So let it be with Windows 7." - Windows 10

Orating the funeral of a venerable predecessor is what Windows 10 does these days. And it's happy to do so.

According to data published Friday by analytics vendor Net Applications, Windows 10's share of all personal computers jumped 1.9 percentage points - the fourth consecutive month with gains of a full point or more - to end October with 54.3%. Meanwhile, Windows 10's portion of the user share of all Windows PCs rose to 62.7%, closing in on the major milestone of two-thirds.

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