Category: Cryptocurrency

Digix lists on Korean exchange to boost its local market presence
February 20, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Korea's new stance on cryptocurrencies and their regulation

After coming hard on cryptos, Korea has now changed its rigid position on regulation of cryptocurrencies. The Korean financial regulator came with a statement today that the government will support “normal transactions” of digital currencies, just only three weeks of banning trading through anonymous bank accounts. The statement was made by Choe Jeung-sik, the governor…

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February 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Stox launches beta of its Blockchain Prediction Markets platform

Stox, the blockchain-powered prediction markets platform which raised $33 million in only 34 hours last year making its ICO the seventh-largest of 2017, has announced that it has launched its risk-free beta version, known as Sun Tzu in honor of the Chinese New Year. Stox was founded by invest.com co-founder Ophir Gertner. Niv Abramovich, CMO of Stox, appealed to…

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February 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

AvaTrade adds Bitcoin Gold and EOS trading with 5x leverage

Forex and CFD provider AvaTrade just announced that it is adding 2 high-profile cryptocurrencies to its selection of 250+ financial instruments. Bitcoin Gold and EOS have recently become the go-to instruments for traders across the globe and are now available on the AvaTrade platforms at optimal trading conditions. Along with these new additions, AvaTrade has…

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February 20, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin is rising again - but why?

Bitcoin saw really bad days at the start of the year. However, with February coming to an end, the "people's currency" is rising again to the top. It is now trading at $11,200, and while it's far away from its all-time high of $20,000 in December, 2017, the cryptocurrency is gaining momentum. According to CoinMarketCap,…

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February 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINRA warns investors of 'regulator' imposter scams

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued an Investor Alert warning investors to beware of financial scams in which con artists are posing as regulators to make fraudulent investment pitches. Recently, financial fraudsters used FINRA’s name and logo in correspondence – including a fake signature from FINRA President and Chief Executive Officer Robert W.…

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February 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PolySwarm reaches US$15 million token presale goal

PolySwarm announced that it has reached its $15 million USD goal. Contributors included cryptocurrency incubator Science Blockchain. The Nectar presale was met with overwhelming demand, PolySwarm’s public token sale will launch February 20, 2018. We’re pleased with the early support from investors to create the first marketplace where security experts compete to protect users,” said…

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February 17, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

An anonymous trader just bought $400 million in Bitcoin

Amid the cryptocurrency bloodbath in January 2018 and the recent comeback of Bitcoin and major alt coins, one trader made a huge bet by buying $400 million in the "people's currency". According to press, the anonymous investor bought Bitcoin when the price was coming to around $6,000, which now puts this person in the Bitcoin…

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February 17, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Crypto20 - the first tokenized crypto-only index fund

The cryptocurrency market has become extremely complex and with more and more coins, ICOs, tokens, products and services coming up every week, the average person can definitely become perplexed as to what to buy, when to sell and which currencies to hold. To the rescue comes Crypto20, the first tokenized crypto-only index fund. The index…

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