Category: Cryptocurrency

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February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Self-regulatory body CryptoUK welcomes UK government Digital Currencies inquiry

CryptoUK is the first self-regulatory trade association for the UK cryptocurrency industry, established to promote higher standards of conduct, and has just informed that it has welcomed the UK government Digital Currencies inquiry. The inquiry will cover the role of digital currencies in the UK, including the opportunities and risks that digital currencies may bring…

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February 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

France bans ads for cryptocurrency CFDs

France's financial regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has issued an opinion that it considers that the offer of cryptocurrency derivatives -i.e., CFDs on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ripple - requires authorisation and that it is prohibited to advertise such offer via electronic means. Essentially, by defining crypto CFDs as 'derivatives', the advertising of…

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INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

EU funds blockchain platform IZNES announces its first fundraising

IZNES, the international blockchain record-keeping platform for EU mutual funds powered by SETL’s blockchain technology, has just announced its first fundraising. OFI AM and SETL, the institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider which uses blockchain technology, have been joined as shareholders of IZNES by five asset management companies, who have participated in the development of…

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February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against cryptocurrency company Cryp Trade Capital Holdings

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated cryptocurrency company, named Cryp Trade Capital Holdings SL. The company is operating at https://cryp.trade/. Cryp Trade Capital Holdings SL (Cryp Trade) claims to be located in Alicate, Spain, and offers an online cryptocurrency trading platform and cryptocurrency investment…

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February 21, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

How a glitch can cost $20 billion worth of Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s rocky start of 2018 was not easy for investors, especially those who held their bullish expectations from December, 2017, when the “people’s currency” circulated around international exchanges for as much as $20,000 per coin. Now, as the crypto “bloodbath” seems to be tamed to some extent, although $550 billion were wiped out with the…

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February 21, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Tesla - the latest victim of cryptocurrency mining

After Starbucks’s coffee shop became a victim of cryptojacking, or cryptocurrency mining without the consent of users, now, one of the biggest technology and car companies in the world, Tesla has also come under cryptojacking.  Usually, hackers mine for Monero and Bitcoin. What is more, when cryptojacking occurs, the computing power used significantly reduces the…

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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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