Despite rising prices, crypto exchanges in Holland and Poland are closing LeapRate

Mariela Naydenova

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June 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Despite rising prices, crypto exchanges in Holland and Poland are closing

Crypto Winter is over. Bitcoin and altcoin prices and volumes are soaring. Unfortunately, several crypto exchanges are experiencing hard times. Blockport, an Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange, has declared bankruptcy, while it contemplates a re-launch. Polish cryptocurrency exchange Coinroom appears to have taken a direr path. It ostensibly shut its doors and exited stage left with customer…

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June 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

The $4.6 million "crypto" lunch with Warren Buffet

Warren Buffet is known as not a "crypto fan", but this doesn't mean that crypto enthusiasts do not have interest for the Wizard of Omaha. Now, the CEO of BitTorrent and the founder of TRON, Justin Sun, is said to be paying the staggering amount of $4.6 million for a private lunch with Warren Buffet,…

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June 05, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

JFD Group Expands Operations to Spain

After experiencing spectacular achievements and solid growth since its foundation in 2011, JFD is now expanding its operations to the Iberian Peninsula and LATAM. The fintech group will also provide its commission-free stock trading services to Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking clients from a brand new office in Madrid. Ever since its foundation in 2011, JFD has…

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Paxos teams up with bitcoin payment service BitPay

June 05, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin’s meteoric rise may be due to Chinese investors fleeing weak Yuan

Analysts may have come up with a dozen fundamental drivers that have continued to propel Bitcoin forward from February onward, although June is shaping up to be a period of consolidation and reflection. There has been one other factor that has been mentioned occasionally, but no one has ever done the research to back up…

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June 05, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin Boo-Birds on the fly – Is it time to debunk “BTC is a Ponzi” myth?

Bitcoin is finally in a bit of a correction mode, down some $1,500 after attacking the $9,000 level, but a 17% drop is nowhere near the 30%+ correction that analysts have been prophesizing for weeks. In the past, anytime that Bitcoin has failed to deliver on its promise, whether monthly, weekly, or now daily, a…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

June 05, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

SEC staffers surprise forum attendees with knowledge of crypto details

Occasionally government officials can surprise us common folks with their detailed understanding of a specific topic requiring a new legislative outlook. The crypto community has been especially on guard with respect to the actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after its continued clampdowns on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and its refusal to grant…

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Two academics contend 2017 Bitcoin bubble due to Whale’s manipulation

June 05, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin takes second major dive in a week – Whales flexing their muscles

Bitcoin took it on the chin a second time in a week, plummeting 14% from $8,500 and change to $7,700, perhaps, from a sucker punch from a Whale dumping a large sell order on the market. For a second time, however, Bitcoin demonstrated its newfound resilience and climbed up off the canvas. It now rests…

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June 04, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin to test new relay protocol to expand node security and bandwidth

Bitcoin technology marches onwards and upwards! Much has been written about a supposed lack of technology progression in the crypto space, although critics have tended to speak far too early in the development process. As long as there are researchers and patents to be had, technology will improve in every aspect of the crypto network…

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June 04, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Brief Bitcoin crash on May 30 spooked the market: Is a big correction due?

As Bitcoin continues to rise at an unbelievable pace, so, too, do the anxiety levels of the crypto faithful. The world’s favorite cryptocurrency has astounded and confounded analysts at the same time during its recent rush to glory, but memories remain fresh of Crypto Winter and of a few bobbles along the road. As a…

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June 04, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Former SEC enforcement chief pans Bitcoin: “True market of BTC is zero”

Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren have supporters, and they have detractors. Former SEC enforcement chief, John Reed Stark, a cybersecurity expert and attorney who worked for 20 years at the SEC’s enforcement division, falls into the latter camp. He is no friend of Bitcoin or any other cryptos for that matter, publicly calling Bitcoin “a…

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