In our new Internet Age, news cycles often turn over so quickly that yesterday’s storylines are soon forgotten, along with any important dates that could loom large in the future. Such is the case with Bitcoin, and particularly so since price behavior tends to gyrate wildly whenever news event of interest occur. For traders and…
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The following article was exclusively prepared for LeapRate by the AMarkets team. Despite the highs and lows of the international cryptocurrency market over the last few years, most novice traders choose crypto trading instead of traditional financial markets – Forex, stock, and gold. However, old-school markets can still provide various profit-making opportunities for newcomers. How…
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And now there are two contenders for the “2019 Crypto Hubris Award”, as if Libra needed a competitor to spur it on to victory or to smash it flat in defeat. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, in its infinite wisdom has decided to join the race to assist the un-banked masses of…
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There is an old trading maxim that veteran traders always abide by, which states that one should never let their emotions convince them that they are smarter than the market. We have all made this mistake. We develop a strategy around a perception of what we sincerely believe the market will do. We establish a…
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eToro UK markets analyst, Adam Vettese, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 20, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Stocks react to delay on Huawei ban: Amidst the Trump administration’s decision to delay the ban on Huawei, as well…
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The folks at Bloomberg UK recently interviewed Hunter Horsley, the CEO and head of research at Bitwise Asset Management along with Matt Hougan, Bitwise’s global head of research, to determine their views on the continuing delays by the SEC in approving any applications for a Bitcoin Exchange-Trade Fund (ETF). The Bitwise application decision was delayed…
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Bitcoin enthusiasts were shocked when Samsung’s newest models, the Galaxy S10 and the Note 10, hit the market in March, and Bitcoin apps were nowhere to be found on the devices. What happened? There was so much press that had hyped the inclusion of a Bitcoin wallet app and support on the Samsung phones and…
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Bank of America is one of the US banks that is clearly leading in the blockchain-patent game. BofA has filed for over 60 blockchain-related patents so far. This is a major breakthrough since Bank of America is actually the second largest bank by assets in the US. Considering the tight regulations and the inability of…
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eToro UK markets analyst, Adam Vettese, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 19, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Hi Everyone, This week may well be as volatile as last week. Attention will be focused on the Federal Reserve’s FOMC minutes…
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Coinbase, America’s leading crypto exchange, took another step forward to utilize its $300 million fundraising of last October to expand its global footprint in the industry, this time by beefing up its fledgling custodial business with the acquisition of Xapo Ltd for a reported sum of $55 million. If and when the final transfers are…
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