Category: Cryptocurrency

Fortex
October 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Malta based FX broker Tier1FX adds crypto CFD trading using Fortex platform

ECN platform solutions provider Fortex Inc. has announced today that DMA/STP broker Tier1FX now offers Crypto CFD trading on the Fortex platform. The most popular crypto currencies—Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple—are now available to trade as CFD, and clients can jump in to this innovative and volatile market using the Fortex technology. Albert…

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October 03, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The "launch and kill" of the Wall Street Journal Coin

The Wall Street Journal has reportedly launched its own digital coin, called WSJCoin and killed it almost immediately, says a report from Finance Magnates. Interested investors did not even have time to access the coin. The WSJ reporter, who was given the task to explore the option of launching the coin, Steven Russolillo, did not manage…

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CoinDesk ranks the top 10 US blockchain universities
October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoinDesk ranks the top 10 US blockchain universities

CoinDesk, the digital media, events, and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community, has announced that it has compiled a list of the United States’ top blockchain universities. In recent years, universities around the world have invested heavily in developing curriculums and resources around blockchain technology. While it is impossible to…

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BlueOcean Ventures ll launches SwissVCToken
October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BlueOcean Ventures ll launches SwissVCToken

BlueOcean Ventures ll, the first tokenized medtech VC fund, has just announced the launch of SwissVCToken, the ICO platform dedicated to the sale of the BlueOcean Ventures ll BOV Token. BlueOcean Ventures II invests in medical device and life science startups with the goal of enabling the development of innovations that make the world a…

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October 03, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The blockchain market can hit $7 billion, says Bank of America

Cointelegraph reported that according to Bank of America, the blockchain market can hit $7 billion in market size, helping major companies such as Microsoft and Amazon boost their businesses. The estimation was offered by Bank of America analysts, who suggested that the $7 billion figure is a viable "figure" in the near future, if around…

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October 01, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Andreessen Horowitz invests in a stablecoin crypto project

Stablecoins are created by governments to decrease the volatility of regular cryptocurrencies by pegging the value of digital coins to either fiat currencies, some commodity such as gold or other cryptocurrencies. There are several kinds of stablecoins, including those directed towards the private sector, called retail ones and those for the state, called wholesale. One…

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October 01, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

A Swiss startup is opening a fiat-crypto bank

When it comes to cryptocurrencies, nothing seems impossible any more, especially considering the dominance of blockchain in almost all sectors of human society. Now, a Swiss startup is aiming to create the first fiat-crypto bank, combining the best of both "worlds". Founded and led by ex-UBS financiers, SEBA Crypto AG has raised around $100 million…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
October 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain executives join Blockparty’s Board of Advisors

Blockparty, a blockchain-powered live events ticketing platform, has announced the appointment of three prominent executives in the blockchain space to its Board of Advisors. Following the public launch of Blockparty earlier the summer, Brian Kelly, CEO of BKCM LLC, Alex Waters, Advisor to Elm Labs, and Marshall Hayner, CEO and Founder of Metal Payments, will…

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