Category: Cryptocurrency

Microsoft announces expansion of blockchain offering on Azure Cloud
February 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

IPC includes ICE crypto data feed on its cloud

IPC, a company that provides communications technology to financial services companies has announced that it will integrate the Intercontinental Exchange’s crypto data feed on its Connexus Cloud. The Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has a crypto data feed that streams historical and real-time data for the major global cryptocurrencies such as Dash, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin, Ethereum Classic,…

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Litecoin is surging. Could the good times be back for Brokers in Crypto trading?
February 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM Group launches Litecoin CFD trading

Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has expanded its cryptocurrency offering by adding its third crypto CFD, Litecoin (LTC/USD). The company released Bitcoin CFD trading in October 2018 and added Ethereum to its crypto CFD offering last month. Brendan Callan, CEO of FXCM Group, commented: We’ve chosen to go to market with the most popular…

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February 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

The ‘Jamie Dimon/JPM Coin’ sideshow is turning stranger for all comers

If you were even the least bit interested in all-things-crypto, and for that matter, in all-things-banking, then last week’s financial press mayhem following JPMorgan’s crypto announcement came off as a circus sideshow. Distractions abounded under the Big Tent. The stands were filled with crowding masses and unruly press patrons shouting praise and abuse, while hawkers…

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Coinbase crypto exchange expands custodial services in Asia market
February 25, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Coinbase adds XRP on its professional trading platform

Coinbase is improving the trading experience for its professional traders by adding the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap, XRP, to its Coinbase Pro platform. The US crypto exchange announced the addition on Monday, February 25th. While trading will not be enabled right away, users of the professional platform will be able to transfer XRP…

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What are the implications of Ethereum's Constantinople and Petersburg on the broader blockchain industry
February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

What are the implications of Ethereum's Constantinople and Petersburg on the broader blockchain industry

After a recent delay this past January, Ethereum’s Constantinople and Petersburg hard forks are expected to take place later this week on February 28th at block number 7,280,000. The practice of forks sparks much debate in the industry and many are monitoring these imminent hard forks with great anticipation, trepidation, and uncertainty. But what are…

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February 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Paxful announces a joint venture integration with BitMart Exchange

Paxful, a Bitcoin trading platform that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, today announced that it has partnered with BitMart to create a joint venture. BitMart is a cryptocurrency trading platform serving over 600,000 customers globally, hence, the partnership is a way for the two companies to scale their operations and improve the liquidity offered to their customers.…

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February 22, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Quadriga transfers its crypto to E&Y

When the CEO of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange died, the password for his computer "died" with him. As a result, $190 million in deposit were lost. On 31 January, QuadrigaCX filed an application for creditor protection with the supreme court of Nova Scotia, after months of transaction delays.The company hired Ernst & Young as an independent…

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February 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

AlgoTrader chosen by tensoralpha GmbH for quant modelling services

AlgoTrader AG today revealed that it had been chosen by tensoralpha GmbH to provide all of its quant modelling requirements. Tensoralpha GmbH is a cryptocurrency investment fund based in Berlin, while AlgoTrader helps investment firms create trading strategies, back test them and deploy the same in the markets. tensoralpha is not the first company to…

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DriveWealth and Vested Finance launch digital U.S. equities investment product in India
February 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

USA is ready to invest in crypto

According to a new survey by the FX broker eToro, 43% of U.S millennials prefer to invest money in crypto assets as opposed to the stock market. The study also discovered that 71% of millennials are open to investing in digital assets, if they are offered by established financial institutions. Over half of the online…

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