Bitcoin investors are now beginning to put a smile on their faces. Bitcoin's wild ride continues with full force, this time for the better however. Bitcoin recently dropped just under the $6,000 mark and now, just a week after the great fall, Bitcoin is back with vengeance. Since last week, the "people's currency" has appreciated…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (hereafter referred to as ‘the three ESAs’) are warning consumers on the high risks of buying and/or holding so-called Virtual Currencies (VCs). The VCs currently available are a digital representation of value that is…
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Bcause LLC, creator of the world’s first full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem, today announced that it has successfully launched its state-of-the-art cryptocurrency mining facility and data center in Virginia Beach. The facility represents the first component of the ecosystem to launch. The data center will support digital mining of bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies for a broad…
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Electroneum has today announced that it has agreed a strategic partnership with Japanese crypto platform Quoine. Quoine was the first exchange platform to achieve full regulatory approval from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JSFA). It is one of very few global exchanges to have been accepted by Deloitte and Touche as an auditing client and…
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Global FinTech, Bitcoin and Blockchain investment platform BnkToTheFuture announced the appointment of Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem to its advisory board for the launch of its BF Token. Since launching the Bitcoin Foundation in 2012, Shrem has become one of the world’s most sought-after blockchain experts, speakers, and advisors. Recently, he founded CryptoIQ.co as an educational…
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Binance is one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. It just came under fire and doubts whether the Hong Kong-based exchange is being hacked. Binance is currently under halt in trading activities and said it won't resume trading or enable customer withdrawals until Friday due to a continued blackout that is essentially the result…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that one of the early regulated FX brokers in offering crypto trading to its clients – is restarting paying affiliates active in its affiliate program AvaPartners for bringing on board what it defines as 'cryptocurrency traders'. As was exclusively reported by LeapRate in December, AvaTrade decided to stop paying affiliate commissions for new crypto…
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FactSet (NYSE:FDS), a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and services, announced today a strategic relationship with CG Blockchain, a developer of blockchain technology for the investment industry. Through this relationship, FactSet clients will have access to CG Blockchain products through its BCT Fundstore. CG Blockchain’s current and future clients will also use…
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Global forex broker Admiral Markets just announced that three new cryptocurrency CFDs have now been made available for trading on Admiral.MT5 accounts. DSHUSD – Dash Vs. US Dollar CFD Dash (DSHUSD) was first created in 2014 and, since then, has risen to become one of the most established projects on the cryptocurrency market. This cryptocurrency…
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Devexperts, the developer of trading platforms and market data solutions, announced that it has successfully passed conformance tests and obtained Advanced Level FIX certificates for Equity and Derivatives Markets from Borsa Istanbul. The certifications from Borsa Istanbul assure that dxTrade, the multi-asset and multi-market trading platform developed by Devexperts, satisfies the requirements for executing advanced…
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