Bitcoin has passed $17,000 on almost all major exchanges on December 7th, 2017. As the digital currency skyrockets, many of us ponder upon what is happening and how it is possible for something that was worth $100 back in 2011, to multiply its value by 170 times for 6 years. From a currency associated with…
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Close to the launch of bitcoin futures by CME Group and other exciting news, the “people’s currency” is going through the roof. While many thought that Zimbabwe enjoyed a price level of around $14,000 that is not easily attainable in other countries, today Bitcoin gained over $1,200 in just 24 hours. The truth is, based…
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Abu Dhabi based international financial services firm ADS Securities has issued a warning that it is not affiliated, connected, or associated in any way with a company trading under, amongst other names, Zayed Coin. ADS stated that Zayed Coin, without permission, has used images of ADS Securities and referenced links between the organisations. There are…
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The following post is courtesy of Lilian Chovin, Investment Strategist at Coutts. Bitcoin was all over the place this week – and not just in the media. It reached an all-time high by breaking through the $11,000 mark but then fell by 20%. Its sharp rise brought back memories of the dotcom bubble back at…
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Well here's a neat way to create value for your shareholders. Sell (dump, really) your main business for next to no consideration, call yourself a Blockchain technology company, and wait for traders to bid up the price your stock. Sound silly? Well, that's what has happened at (now former) Binary Options platform operator TechFinancials Inc…
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In view of the rapid appreciation in value of Bitcoin in recent weeks and its volatility, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) have reminded of the risks associated with investing in these speculative assets. Bitcoin is one of the speculative assets, sometimes wrongly referred to…
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Teufen, Switzerland based financial blockchain corporation Finom AG has announced plans to raise up to $101 million, to create world’s first blockchain-based platform to reduce financial markets entry barriers and provide Artificial Intelligence advising. Finom stated that its $101 million tokenized equity offering will be executed pursuant to Regulation D of the U.S. Securities Act of…
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As the "people's currency" is slashing through the $11,000 price point yet again, some experts are now equating bitcoin with a huge, ready-to-burst bubble. However, as CME Group and Nasdaq are already in the process of launching bitcoin futures and the technology behind the currency, blockchain, is rapidly innovating a series of industries, the question…
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In addition to last Friday's news when Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced that CFE had filed a product certification with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer bitcoin futures trading, the company today informed that Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) plans to offer trading in bitcoin futures beginning at 5:00 p.m. CT on…
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After seamlessly blasting through the $10,000 mark and setting an all-time high of $11,395 early last week, Bitcoin prices came back down to earth and leveled out at just above $9,000 on Thursday and Friday, beginning what looked to be a possibly uncertain December for the ever-popular cryptocurrency. But not to worry. Once again, it…
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