CME Group is now in the process of launching the first bitcoin futures and the event is scheduled to take place by December 18, 2017. This will eventually put an end to doubts whether the derivatives "giant" will trust that the new bitcoin-related product will be successful or not. What is more, CME reported that…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) just announced that Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) has filed a product certification with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer bitcoin futures trading. The product certification is subject to regulatory review. Cboe has also released its trading volumes today and reported increasing usage of new Complex Order Options…
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New contract to provide regulated trading venue for cryptocurrency futures market Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) just announced that it has self-certified the initial listing of its Bitcoin futures contract to launch Monday, December 18, 2017. We are pleased to bring Bitcoin futures to market after working closely with the CFTC and market…
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Blockchain technology is disrupting companies, sectors, basically the whole world. The technology has helped the crypto "craze" to achieve new hights, with market capitalization of over $200 billion. Now, according to the latest report on Blockchain technology predicts a CAGR of 54.5% over the period of 2017 - 2023. The study on Blockchain Technology market covers…
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Token Report, the database of verified information on ICOs, announced today its merger with Blockchain News, the industry publication on blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Although combined, each business will continue operations independent of one another: Token Report will remain a subscription-based information network, providing financial data on each ICO, while Blockchain News will remain an…
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Bitcoin’s soaring popularity has left Betway pricing up a list of possible acceptors with McDonald’s a warm order at 1/2. US giant Walmart looks nailed on to accept Bitcoin by the end of next year at 1/5, as does British Airways at 1/3 according to the leading online bookmaker. Retail favourite Argos is also short in…
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Globitex Holding (Latvia) group company NexPay UAB has announced that it has been granted an e-money license (EMI) by the Bank of Lithuania to carry out payment services and e-money issuance in the EU. The newly-issued EMI licence is fully ‘passportable’ to all other EU member states, allowing NexPay to provide clients with payment services…
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Blockchain interoperability specialists Aion, Wanchain, and ICON today announced the formation of the Blockchain Interoperability Alliance. The Alliance came together to develop industry standards, collaborate on research and design, and work towards a shared mission to promote broader adoption of blockchain technology. The inability for independent blockchain protocols to communicate in a decentralized and scalable…
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On 28th November, 2017, the founder of TechCrunch, Michael Arrington announced that he will be launching a $100 XRP crypto fund, reported Ripple. The new fund is called Arrington XRP Capital and is reportedly one of the largest crypto hedge funds in the world, initially starting with $100 million capital and then investing in crypto…
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Mike Novogratz, the current CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners and the former macro hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group, is predicting a $2 trillion market capitalization of cryptocurrencies by 2018. After he expressed his opinion on Bitcoin hitting $20,000 by December 2018, he is now defending the idea of cryptocurrencies increasing their market cap to…
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