It has been a rough year for cryptocurrencies. Valuations are down 80% and more in some quarters, and critics are claiming that a funeral may be in order. But not everyone has these same feelings. CEOs of many large concerns, both within and without the crypto universe, have spoken out about the long-term viability of…
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For the second time in the past few months, stock values have plummeted, while values for Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren have surged. There has been an ongoing debate among analysts and investors as to whether movements in the stock market can be correlated with those for cryptocurrencies. The possibility of such a “tethering” may…
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White the total supply of Monero is estimated to be mined by 2022, over 90% of the cryptocurrency is already mined. The information comes from Moneroblocks, which states that as of December 20th, 16.6 million of the privacy-focused coins are already mined, and the rest 1.8 million will be mined in 3 years. The major…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Pro X Finance. Pro X Finance is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Markets Unlimited. Markets Unlimited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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Bitcoin has tumbled big time, going from almost $20,000 in December 2017 to almost $3,000 in December, 2018. While the "people's currency" has dragged other alt coins to the near bottom, including Ethereum, Litecoin and many more, the crypto market managed to add around $45 billion in less than 10 days to its market capitalization.…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Frontex Group Ltd. Frontex Group Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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Cryptocurrencies, virtual money, or digital coinage, a rose by any other name, still smells as sweet. The latest amusing sideshows of government officials not knowing how to corral the new digital age come to you from Japan and Russia. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan, the local regulator, is considering the classification of all…
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Back in October 2018, the United Arab Emirates announced its plans to make ICOs official corporate funding options and further expand its leading cryptocurrency position in the world. Reuters reported that the new regulation will come into effect some time in 2019, with ICOs legitimately "replacing" IPOs, if companies decide to do so. The major…
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The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has recently added Ripple as a base trading pair, said Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao. According to a blog post from today, December 24th, the new trading pairs will be TRX/XRP (Tron) and XZC/XRP (Zcoin) on the Combined ALTS Trading Market. The so called ALTS will replace the current ETH Trading Market,…
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