Category: Bitcoin

August 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ShapeShift AG acquires Bitcoin hardware wallet maker KeepKey

ShapeShift AG just announced that has acquired Seattle-based KeepKey, a secure hardware wallet for digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The vertical integration of KeepKey and ShapeShift enables users to safely store assets on a KeepKey device, while trading these assets directly over the ShapeShift API from the device's interface. KeepKey integrated ShapeShift’s API…

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August 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE and Gemini enter into exclusive global license agreement to use Bitcoin market data

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and Gemini Trust Company, LLC today announced an agreement that provides Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE) and its affiliates with an exclusive global license to use Gemini’s bitcoin market data for bitcoin derivatives and indices. Gemini is a digital asset exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell,…

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LedgerX delayed by red tape in its attempt to be first Bitcoin futures issuer
July 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin and Ethereum options on the way as LedgerX gets derivatives clearing designation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that has issued an order granting LedgerX, LLC registration as a derivatives clearing organization under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Under the order, LedgerX will be authorized to provide clearing services for fully-collateralized digital currency swaps. LedgerX, which was also granted an order of registration as…

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Cryptocurrencies and real estate now added to Swissquote's Robo-Advisor
July 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Swissquote launches trading in virtual currencies with Bitcoin

Swissquote just announced that has launched Bitcoin trading on its trading platform. Bitcoin trading is now available to all customers with a Swissquote trading account. Bitcoin is a virtual currency, completely independent of any institutions, including the monetary policies of the central banks and their key interest rates. Bitcoin’s price is set freely, according to…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Social trading CFD broker Ayondo launches Bitcoin trading

FCA regulated social trading and fintech technology provider Ayondo announced that has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Bitcoin trading, allowing its clients easy access to the price movement of Bitcoin without the need to open up an e-wallet to purchase bitcoin in the internet. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in…

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June 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Another weekend, another record: Bitcoin approaching $3,000

A lot about Bitcoin (and other leading digital currencies) seems different than "real" fiat currencies. No cash or coin. No government issuer. Traded mainly by "retail" traders. Well add to that list weekend trading interest. For the third weekend in a row, Bitcoin price volatility and trading volumes have peaked during the weekend, at a…

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bitcoin new rise
June 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin prices above $2,800 as surge continues

Well that didn't take long. Recovering fairly quickly from the 34% correction Bitcoin suffered in the last weekend of May, Bitcoin prices have started off the trading week with another surge taking the leading digital currency past its previous all-time high of $2,791. In early Tuesday trading Bitcoin rose as high as $2,877, and now…

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JFD Brokers bitcoin trading
June 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

JFD Brokers adds BTCEUR and BTCUSD leveraged Bitcoin trading

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced the launch of leveraged Bitcoin trading for its clients. Becoming one of the first brokers in the industry to be granted by CySEC the license to offer the pairs BTC/EUR and BTC/USD for trading, DMA/STP broker JFD will also allow partial trading on these symbols,…

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