The idea of a Bitcoin ETF has never left the minds of investors, it seems. In 2018, the SEC turned down more than a dozen applications for a Bitcoin ETF product. The SEC even created a special department that will investigate the essence, purpose and future of the entire blockchain and cryptocurrency industries. 2019 has…
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The cryptocurrency world may have seen better days, given the fact that the crypto world just collapsed, as Bitcoin’s price is again the $4,000 price level and the crypto market cap losing $8 billion. And while ICOs are “regulated” in a variety of ways across the world, some cryptocurrency companies are getting real “muscle” behind…
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Thailand is following in the footsteps of Japan, when it comes to regulating the cryptocurrency industry. Thailand has recently issued its very first licenses to four cryptocurrency exchange applicants. The Security and Exchange Commission in Thailand has already granted four licenses to Bitcoin Co, Satang Corporation, Bitkub Oline Co ltd and Coins TH Co. The…
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Apart from the rumor that Ripple will be the official cryptocurrency of the 2020 Olympic Games, the cryptocurrency is hitting some major goals, as RippleNet has welcomed 13 more new financial institutions to its network. Ripple already has around 200 customers. The latest ones include Olympia Trust Company, ConnectPay, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, Euro Exim…
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The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has just informed traders that it has added Ripple (XRP) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). Nick Cowan, Managing Director and Founder of GSX (Gibraltar Stock Exchange) Group Limited, commented: Ripple is a major player within the blockchain industry. In ways similar to our work at the GSX Group, it…
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Coin Futures and Lending Exchange, or CoinFLEX for short, has announced that it will be offering futures contracts as soon as next month to the Asian market. The new contracts for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum will provide possible leverage of up to 20 times. All futures traded on the exchange will be physically-delivered. Such…
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Tax time is coming, but unlike Winter in the popular series, Game of Thrones, it will not threaten mankind with extinction, but, perhaps, with financial ruin if you are unprepared. These words are especially relevant if you have invested, traded, or transferred the cryptocurrencies of your choice during the latest taxing period or before for…
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In the beginning of the week, on Monday 7th, 2019, most of the top cryptocurrencies by market cap are seeing their prices go up. The gains, while moderate, have been seen in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin surpassed the $4,000 level. At the time of this writing, the price of the "people's currency" is $4,029,…
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The year has began and so have the attacks by cyber criminals. Coinbase, the US largest cryptocurrency exchange, was forced to cease the trading of Ethereum Classic after the network experienced unusual high hashing power. The burst was caused by an unknown miner. Coinbase has publicly announced through a blog post that they have detected…
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Blockchain assets platform Gate.IO has just launched its latest report looking at the predictions on market fluctuation, caused by Ethereum Hard Fork. Gate.IO will support the Ethereum Constantinople, which will be released on January, 14th. In the case of it generating a new valued fork chain, Gate.IO will distribute the assets to all users based…
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