Bitcoin's popularity is surging up, especially now with the upcoming hard fork and the new price level it broke: $6,000. The next step for bitcoin seems logical - the launch of Bitcoin ETFs. However, the idea has been struggling and to this day, there is no approval for U.S. SEC on such a product to…
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Token Report, the database of verified information on ICOs, today released data on the number of cryptocurrencies actively in use. Of the 226 ICOs in Token Report’s database that have completed, 20 of those tokens, or just under 1 in 10, are actively in use, excluding Ethereum. Token Report’s newly launched membership program, Token Clarity,…
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ASIC regulated Retail FX broker IC Markets has announced that it has introduced four new Cryptocurrencies to its offering of tradable products. The new additions are in response to increased global demand for Cryptocurrencies and follow the successful release of Bitcoin (BTCUSD) to IC Markets clients in August this year. The new Cryptocurrencies all have market…
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"Blockchain goes green with revolutionary water technology" reads the Genesis Research and Technology Group website. Blockchain has disrupted many industries and sectors, but the WaterToken is the world's first chemical-free plasma technology platform based on blockchain. The Genesis RTG water recycling systems treat 500 bbl/per hour using its patented and proven process known as "pulsed…
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CharityStars, the online fundraising auction platform, today announced that cryptocurrencies will be accepted on the platform for the first time. A bid of $36,000 USD worth of bitcoin awarded the auction winner with the opportunity to meet the legendary soccer champion, Cristiano Ronaldo. This marks a significant milestone for CharityStars as the company further cements its…
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After Bitcoin hit its all-time high price level at above $6,000, the slight retrace in price was expected by most. The correction is a normal course of events, since bitcoin is expected to go through a hard fork in the following week. Investors seem to be reacting normally to the bitcoin price volatility, especially when…
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Catherine Wood, the CEO and CIO of Ark Investment Management, and reporters from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, in an interview about the future of bitcoin and blockchain, said that though the market capitalization of bitcoin may be currently lower than the one that tech giants like Apple and Amazon have, the idea behind…
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The Wolf of Wall Street, whose securities frauds were recounted in the film of the same name - where Jordan Belfort was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio - told the Financial Times that ICOs were “the biggest scam ever” and that they would “blow up [in investors’] faces.” It is the biggest scam ever, such a…
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On Friday, October 20th, Bitcoin hit a new all-time high level of $6,000. In the afternoon, the price of bitcoin started climbing and broke the $6,000 "threshold", climbing to around $6,144 (Coinbase). Although, the price today is decreasing slowly, coming at $5, 959 (Coinbase), the market capitalization of the "people's currency" is now around $100…
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MasterCard is one of the corporations that is big on digitalization and innovation. Currently, with around 90 of the biggest corporate giants in the world, like Google and Goldman Sachs, who are heavily investing in blockchain, MasterCard is to roll out blockchain API. According to Finextra, MasterCard has already filed for 35 blockchain patents and…
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