Category: Cryptocurrency

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February 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gold-backed cryptocurrency Puregold.io partners with Orca and payment gateway COSS Exchange

Offering the first payment gateway using cryptocurrency supported by gold, Puregold.io just announced that it has entered into a partnership with Business Operating System (BOS) pioneer Orca. Puregold's ICO is now live, and is offering a 10% bonus. Orca, an easy-to-use, intelligent BOS based in Singapore and Malaysia, is used in food and beverage (F&B)…

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February 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC warns against pump-and-dump virtual currency schemes

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a Customer Protection Advisory that warns customers to beware of and avoid pump-and-dump schemes that can occur in thinly traded or new “alternative” virtual currencies, digital coins or tokens. As with many online frauds, this type of scam is not new - it simply deploys an emerging…

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February 16, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Western Union to experiment with Ripple for capital optimization options

Western Union has recently came with a statement that the financial institution is seriously thinking about implementing Ripple within its systems. The experiment will start for basic money transactions and eventually evolve to capital optimization help. According to press, Ripple is becoming the front runner of most used digital currencies in the banking sector, which…

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February 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Paymium launches European cryptocurrency trading platform Blockchain.io

Bitcoin marketplaces pioneer Paymium announced that it has launched Blockchain.io, the new European cryptocurrency trading platform. Created in 2011, Paymium is also the first "exchange" which is compliant with the requirements of the European regulations on payment service providers. By creating Blockchain.io, Paymium wants to offer new investors a bridge between the different blockchains where…

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February 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe conducts February settlement of Cboe Bitcoin Futures

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced the settlement of the February expiry Cboe bitcoin (XBT) futures, the second contract settlement conducted since its launch in December. The settlement price was $9,195.00, as determined by the 4:00 p.m. ET Gemini1 Exchange bitcoin auction. Cboe bitcoin futures, the first regulated futures of their kind, launched…

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February 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

eToro adds Stellar to crypto trading options on platform

eToro, a global trading and investment platform with over nine million users, announced that it has today added Stellar on its platform, bringing the total number of cryptocurrency assets available on the site to eight. The move comes as investors increasingly turn their attention to altcoins, seeking new investment opportunities and diversification for their portfolios.…

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February 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian Securities Exchange signs MoU for first Security Token Offering

The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) announced that it is introducing an innovative securities clearing and settlement platform that harnesses the unique features of blockchain technology. The platform will enable companies to issue conventional equity and debt through tokenized securities, which would be offered to investors through Security Token Offerings (STOs). Unlike blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, the STOs…

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