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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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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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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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, 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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CoolBitX, the secure crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, has just announced the launch of its CoolWallet S in the United States, encouraging secure crypto storage among mainstream audiences. CoolBitX is also announcing its partnership with the Litecoin Foundation and plans to open a US office in order to expand its American presence. The secure storage pioneer…
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After Goldman Sachs was said to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk this summer, which did not happen, now, another major US investment bank is on the "hunt" for creating a Bitcoin derivative product. Morgan Stanley is rumoured to be eyeing price return swaps that are actually tied to the "people's currency". As the price return…
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Bitcoin is definitely taking a plunge these days. The cryptocurrency is trading for around $6,500 at the time of this writing. Even hodlers seem anxious to see what will happen with the "people's currency". Walmart, on the other hand, is selling a different kind of Bitcoin - the Frankford ones - for as little as…
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FINRA has just announced that it filed a complaint against Timothy Tilton Ayre of Agawam, Massachusetts, charging him with securities fraud and the unlawful distribution of an unregistered cryptocurrency security called HempCoin. This case represents FINRA’s first disciplinary action involving cryptocurrencies. In the complaint, FINRA alleges that, from January 2013 through October 2016, Ayre attempted…
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The financial industry has not made up its mind when it comes to cryptocurrency regulation. However, one of the strictest regulators in the United States, The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has approved the launch of two stablecoins, both pegged to the US Dollar. The investors behind the project are the Winklevoss brothers,…
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