There have been a rash of articles lately, touting the benefits of blockchain technology and then showcasing commercial entities from all walks of life and every sector imaginable that are enjoying its benefits, except for one – online gambling casinos. Somewhere in this industry, someone in the back office experimented with what has been heralded…
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In the past five weeks, we have witnessed Bitcoin take a mighty fall from grace, and then rise from the ashes to record its third greatest gain in a single day. These sudden changes in direction should not come as a surprise. Bitcoin has been labeled the most volatile asset class in history for good…
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Happy days are here again in Bitcoin-Land. Champagne corks are popping, and the partying might go on for days. The world’s favorite digital asset has just recorded its third largest daily gain in history, risen $2,000 from the depths of despair, and despite a round of profit taking, it has not backed down one bit.…
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Is your spam folder working? Have you been to any suspicious websites that you would prefer to remain private? Such are the questions that you might want to ask yourself in light of new academic studies. Crypto-based extortion is reaching epidemic proportions. This rather lucrative fraud scheme employs an army of robots that send out…
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CMC Markets is the one of the world's leaders in spread betting and CFDs. The company has announced its expansion of services with 12 new forex baskets that are now added to the CMC's platform. The new indices offer clients an easy way to diversify their exposure to several worldwide economies. The in-house management allows…
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Vela, the independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, and PlusWealth Capital Management LLP, the stockbroking business of proprietary trading firm Plus Wealth, have announced yesterday the addition of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to Vela’s automated trading platform, Metro. PlusWealth Capital Management is a registered member…
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Baton Systems, a provider of distributed ledger-based post-trade solutions for capital markets, has announced that it has appointed Alex Knight as Head of EMEA. Knight will help build on the rapid adoption of its payment infrastructure in Europe by several of the world’s leading banks and clearinghouses. Knight brings 18 years of experience at Citi,…
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It can be both disconcerting and discouraging to hear a crypto expert opine on the issues of the day. It is a given that they have insider knowledge and a talent for the field, being more than likely a programming wizard, a cryptographer, or that geeky nerd that sat next to you in high school.…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several unregulated firms. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are Investteck, Alliance Capital, and Payment Solutions. According to the regulator, the fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in…
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Bitcoin may has astonished critics across the globe with its nearly $2,000 run up in a single day, but there is one analyst that discounts any of its current movements or even the halving event next year. His premise is that a major run up will occur in roughly a year, as a result of…
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