Cryptowatch founder Artur Sapek will be joining Kraken to continue developing Cryptowatch and lead the development of Kraken’s interface.
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, just announced that has successfully completed testing of blockchain-based technology for the clearing and settlement of repurchase, or repo, agreement transactions, and will decide by June whether to deploy the new system, Reuters reported. DTCC, a utility that…
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This article was written by Usman Ahmed at Investoo Group, which provides expert products for the financial trading industry. Bitcoin is definitely the most famous cryptocurrency created and held online. Satoshi Nakamoto - a gifted programmer- is considered to be the main inventor of Bitcoin. Difference between Bitcoins & Paper Currencies The main distinction between…
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) launched a regulatory sandbox, an initiative that supports businesses seeking to offer innovative products, services and applications. The objective of this initiative is to facilitate the ability of those businesses to use innovative products, services and applications all across Canada, while ensuring appropriate investor protection,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair…
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The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a non-profit trade association, just announced that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has joined the organization as its newest corporate member. BIG’s proprietary Blockbits, BitRank and Qlue products provide real-time search, data analytics and risk assessment for blockchain-based data and assets, such as bitcoin and other cryptocurrency transactions, providing essential…
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Bitcoin prices powered back above USD $1,000 on Friday, driven mainly by speculation and market uncertainty in the first few weeks of the Trump Presidency. As of the time of writing at 08:30 GMT, Bitcoin was changing hands at about $1,017. Will Bitcoin $1,000 hold this time? Bitcoin price 2013-2017. Source: Bitstamp. The $1,000 level…
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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad, who announced himself he would resign at the beginning of the month, today announced that Division of Enforcement Director Aitan Goelman will also leave the agency on February 3, 2017. During Mr. Goelman’s tenure, the Division brought a number of first-in-kind cases utilizing the new enforcement…
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Digital currencies are set to spread and grow even more in 2017. How might that happen?
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Dash total market cap soared from $82 million to more than $117 million this morning.
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Although most of the financial world was fairly quiet during the past two weeks over the holiday season, one financial instrument continued its volatile climb upwards: Bitcoin. Sitting at just under $800 on December 20, Bitcoin prices continued their yearlong ascent even as traders were unwrapping their presents, sitting on beaches and toasting the new year. From…
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