Category: Cryptocurrency

Mario Draghi ECB
September 26, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Mario Draghi “Surrenders” to Bitcoin

On September 25th, at the hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Mario Draghi, the President of ECB, talked about the current economic and inflation outlook for the European Union, the growth of the real GDP (coming at 2.3%), the corporate sector purchase program and the monetary policy in…

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September 26, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Japan To Launch Their Own Cryptocurrency: The J-Coin

The Financial Times reported that Mizuho Financial Group and Japan Post Bank are forming a consortium to launch a domestic digital currency: the J-Coin. The idea is to make Japanese people less dependent on cash and fiat money. According to FT, the Japanese consortium plans to launch the financial innovation just in time for the…

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September 25, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

The Rise of Cryptocurrency Jobs

Angel’s List reported that cryptocurrency job opportunities have increased by over 100% from March up until now. As Bitcoin price levels are going up and down constantly, the hunger for cryptocurrency jobs is going up with a tremendous speed. According to The Next Web, the current pay for crypto jobs is around 10-20% higher than…

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September 25, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Is Bitcoin Hitting $10,000 Any Time Soon?

Bitcoin has outperformed all other asset classes and investments possible, with cumulative annual growth of around 500%. Although the currency is fluctuating between $3,000 to almost $5,000 per coin in the last several weeks, it is undeniable that bitcoin has grown to tremendous values and the trend is expected to continue. With these statistics in…

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September 25, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

One More Bitcoin Regulator On the Front – Russia

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of the Federal Assembly, announced that it may initiate a special bill in October that will regulate the trade of digital currencies, as reported by Jens Kalaene at RT. As many other big “players”, like China, are now trying to get hold of the overwhelming popularity of cryptocurrencies, with…

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September 22, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

A New Type Of Ponzi Scheme – A Bitcoin One

As reported by Frank Chaparro at Business Insider, Nicholas Gelfman, a head trader at Gelfman Blueprint, a company based in New York, solicited $600,000 from around 80 clients, essentially forming a Ponzi scheme with Bitcoin. According to CFTC, certain investors came in to Gelfman firm, gave him money “for placement in a pooled commodity fund…

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September 21, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin's Plunging?

On Thursday, 21st September, Bitcoin is again falling down, experiencing a 6% loss and trading at $3,656, as fear is amassing as China announced the crackdown of the digital currency. Last week, as China announced that its domestic exchanges will shut down bitcoin trading, the price went down to $3,000. That was the biggest drop…

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September 20, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Another Bitcoin Split On The Horizon?

As reported by Bloomberg today, Bitcoin is facing another possible split in November, which would mean that the world will have three different versions of the cryptocurrency. With the growing popularity of the currency, miners and developers seek new ways to diversify the increasing “hunger” of the population. One of the “Bitcoin gurus”, Roger Ver,…

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September 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

The Age of Cryptocurrency author Michael Casey joins CoinDesk as Advisory Board Chairman

Michael J. Casey, an 18-year veteran of the Wall Street Journal, globally renowned co-author of The Age of Cryptocurrency, and Senior Advisor at the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative, has today joined CoinDesk, the leading media, events and information services company for the digital asset and blockchain technology community as Chairman of its Advisory Board. Casey will…

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