Bitcoin investors are now beginning to put a smile on their faces. Bitcoin's wild ride continues with full force, this time for the better however. Bitcoin recently dropped just under the $6,000 mark and now, just a week after the great fall, Bitcoin is back with vengeance. Since last week, the "people's currency" has appreciated…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (hereafter referred to as ‘the three ESAs’) are warning consumers on the high risks of buying and/or holding so-called Virtual Currencies (VCs). The VCs currently available are a digital representation of value that is…
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Bcause LLC, creator of the world’s first full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem, today announced that it has successfully launched its state-of-the-art cryptocurrency mining facility and data center in Virginia Beach. The facility represents the first component of the ecosystem to launch. The data center will support digital mining of bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies for a broad…
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Electroneum has today announced that it has agreed a strategic partnership with Japanese crypto platform Quoine. Quoine was the first exchange platform to achieve full regulatory approval from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JSFA). It is one of very few global exchanges to have been accepted by Deloitte and Touche as an auditing client and…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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