Mining businesses are in trouble with bitcoin being low and companies like GigaWatt filing for bankruptcy. Bitcoin prices jumped as much as 16% Wednesday after hitting a new 14-month low over the weekend. The cryptocurrency was trading around $4,300 as of 3:55 p.m. ET. Below is Node Haven's commentary on the current mining situation: What…
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It is a common situation faced by many Forex brokers: the sales team have attracted an enthusiastic lead, compliance measures have been completed correctly, the lead is all set to deposit a significant sum to your brokerage, and you sit awaiting the incoming funds on the dashboard. But then, instead of seeing a sizable number…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Capital Partner Group. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
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Binary options platform and broker turned blockchain company TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) has announced that the CEDEX blockchain diamond exchange has gone live in Beta mode, allowing investors to trade diamonds as a financial asset class. Last year, LeapRate reported that TechFinancials has partnered with private banking expert Saar Levi to start a new venture called CEDEX.com. TechFinancials…
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Sapphire Technology has just announced the launch of its INCA CS-14 Compute system. The global supplier of components and solutions for the Commercial markets takes this step to move itself into cryptocurrency mining. The INCA CS-14 is supplied with a powerful 14 x RX 470 GPUs’, is fully optimized for high-efficiency Ethereum Blockchain applications, and includes Linux…
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Having last week been granted a full license as a provider of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) under Gibraltar’s Financial Services Regulations 2018 DLT framework, the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), has now released new fiat onboarding capabilities. In addition to US Dollars (USD), clients can now onboard using British Pounds…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called BrighterTrade. BrighterTrade Date: 28 November 2018 Address: Harju maakond, Tallinn, Kesklinna Linnaosa, Roosikrantsi tn 2-K367, 10119 ESTONIA Website: www.brightertrade.com Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Reason for warning: BrighterTrade could be involved in a scam. FMA noted a recent warning published by…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Fernpool Holdings Ltd. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
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The DAG-based smart contract platform for real-time cryptocurrency payments Fantom has teamed up with The University of Sydney (USYD) to build a new programming toolchain for smart contracts. The aim is to create automatic bug-checking software for safer smart contract development. With a market capitalisation of over $200 billion, the need for increased security in cryptocurrencies and distributed…
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Bloomberg has informed the public that it has just launched its flagship real-time market data feed, B-PIPE, in the cloud. B-PIPE is a no-compromise solution available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and it is providing access to the same market data available through the Bloomberg Terminal. With this newly launched service clients can simultaneously stream…
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