Category: Cryptocurrency

September 19, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

55% of all Bitcoins are stored in million-dollar wallets

Bitcoin “whales” are not a joke, as it seems. The price of Bitcoin is fluctuating constantly with huge ups and downs along the way. Just like year, in December 2017, Bitcoin was trading for anywhere from $13,000 to almost $20,000 per coin. Analysts and reports show that there are solid reasons behind the rise and…

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Arcona now listed on Bitcoin exchange Gatecoin
September 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Arcona now listed on Bitcoin exchange Gatecoin

Bitcoin exchange  Gatecoin has announced that it has just listed Arcona. Arcona can now be traded with BTC and ETH. Arcona Ecosystem is an information space that unites the real and virtual worlds. In 2014, Arcona launched the world’s first augmented reality park in Ludza. It has increased the flow of tourists in the region by…

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fma warning
September 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS warns against fraudulent website soliciting Bitcoin investments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has informed the public that a fraudulent website has been soliciting investments in Bitcoins using fabricated comments attributed to MAS Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The name of the website is positivebathhour.com / gulfweedcrab.com and the website’s article on Bitcoins is highly deceptive and misleading. The statements attributed to…

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Coinbase Advanced partners with Coinrule for AI-automated trading
September 18, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Coinbase with a new Data Science chief

Coinbase "stole" Linkedin's head of data science just recently. Michael Li, who was Linkedin's Head of Analytics and Data Science has now joined the cryptocurrency unicorn to be its Vice President of Data, according to his Linkedin profile. With a educational background in Engineering in China and the US, Mr. Li worked in Capital One,…

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Crypto exchange IronX receives a regulatory license
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto exchange IronX receives a regulatory license

IronX, the new Crypto Exchange joint venture between global online broker IronFX Group and EmurgoHK, creator of the Cardano Blockchain, has announced it has been awarded full regulatory license approval by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). This license allows IronX to operate as a fully regulated exchange for the trading of cryptocurrencies, as part…

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September 18, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin "Whales" are moving the market

The price of Bitcoin is everything but stable these days. And while there are many analyses and news as to why the "people's currency" is jumping up and down with huge price swings, there may be a simpler economic explanation. According to some press, the reason why the price has been recently moving are the…

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September 18, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The first SMS cryptocurrency wallet - mCoin in Africa

The London-based ONEm Communications has launched the so called mCoin, a "pseudo-mining" program on the oldest continent. The mCoin is distributed to people through the method of "pseudo-mining", meaning that users can receive the coin if they do something good for the society. For now, the company gives people the coin by making them text…

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FCA warning
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Maplewalk trading as Prime Crypto

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Maplewalk t/a Prime Crypto. Maplewalk is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities…

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clone firm FCA warning
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against LDC Crypto clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm LDC Crypto. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…

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LXDX announces its initial Security Token Offering
September 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

LXDX to launch cryptocurrency exchange

LXDX, a firm providing high-performance exchange technology and services, has announced that it is launching a public digital currency exchange that brings the institutional tools of high finance to all investors. The company is led by CEO Joshua Greenwald, former SpaceX automation and propulsion engineer and founder of high-frequency trading firm Greenlight Trading. Lack of…

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