Category: Cryptocurrency

February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem joins BnkToTheFuture’s Token Sale Advisory Board

Global FinTech, Bitcoin and Blockchain investment platform BnkToTheFuture announced the appointment of Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem to its advisory board for the launch of its BF Token. Since launching the Bitcoin Foundation in 2012, Shrem has become one of the world’s most sought-after blockchain experts, speakers, and advisors. Recently, he founded CryptoIQ.co as an educational…

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February 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC warns of cryptocurrency risks

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) once again alerts investors to the potential risks of dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges and investing in initial coin offerings (ICOs). Following a statement on ICOs released on 5 September 2017, the SFC has taken regulatory action against a number of cryptocurrency exchanges and issuers of ICOs. The SFC has…

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February 09, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin Cash is up 23% amid the cryptocurrency "bloodbath"

Amid the crypto sell-off these days, Bitcoin Cash is the only cryptocurrency out of the biggest five by market cap to be "in green" on Thursday. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and Cardano are all losing some of their value, after noting high volatility of ups, downs and some stability just two days ago. Bitcoin Cash, on…

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February 08, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Is Binance being hacked?

Binance is one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. It just came under fire and doubts whether the Hong Kong-based exchange is being hacked. Binance is currently under halt in trading activities and said it won't resume trading or enable customer withdrawals until Friday due to a continued blackout that is essentially the result…

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February 08, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Mark Novogratz just invested $30 million in Wikipedia blockchain alternative, Everipedia

Blockchain is certainly everywhere. The technology behind Bitcoin has topped new heights these recent months and is now poised to receive a huge support from Wikipedia. Wikipedia is one of the most widely used searches in the world. Just now, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger’s Wikipedia blockchain alternative, Everipedia, has just received a $30 million dollar investment…

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AvaTrade crypto affiliates cpa
February 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: AvaTrade restarts taking crypto trading clients via Affiliates with $100 CPA

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that one of the early regulated FX brokers in offering crypto trading to its clients – is restarting paying affiliates active in its affiliate program AvaPartners for bringing on board what it defines as 'cryptocurrency traders'. As was exclusively reported by LeapRate in December, AvaTrade decided to stop paying affiliate commissions for new crypto…

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February 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FactSet teams with CG Blockchain to provide Order and Execution Management

FactSet (NYSE:FDS), a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and services, announced today a strategic relationship with CG Blockchain, a developer of blockchain technology for the investment industry. Through this relationship, FactSet clients will have access to CG Blockchain products through its BCT Fundstore. CG Blockchain’s current and future clients will also use…

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February 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Admiral Markets adds CFD trading in Dash, Monero and Zcash cryptos

Global forex broker Admiral Markets just announced that three new cryptocurrency CFDs have now been made available for trading on Admiral.MT5 accounts. DSHUSD – Dash Vs. US Dollar CFD Dash (DSHUSD) was first created in 2014 and, since then, has risen to become one of the most established projects on the cryptocurrency market. This cryptocurrency…

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