Mt Gox claims an 'increase in the flow of withdrawal requests has hindered our efforts on a technical level'. Leading Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has (once again) halted Bitcoin withdrawals, after an increase in withdrawal requests led to (they claim) technical problems. Mt Gox had previously halted withdrawals several times, but quickly worked to have…
Read moreLeverage on Bitcoin raised to 20x as Bitcoin trading risk is perceived lower. LeapRate Exclusive.... Very quietly, retail forex brokers have become more comfortable adding Bitcoin trading, while at the same time relaxing the conditions of trading for their customers. These changes are coming as Bitcoin volatility has subsided somewhat, and as traders become more…
Read moreAvaTrade and Plus500 increase Bitcoin trade leverage allowed 10x from 5x, spread falling. LeapRate Exclusive.... Very quietly, retail forex brokers have become more comfortable adding Bitcoin trading, while at the same time relaxing the conditions of trading for their customers. These changes are coming as Bitcoin volatility -- still high by 'normal' forex standards --…
Read moreThe New York based company makes (gradually) its beta platform open to the public The venture capital investors behind Coinsetter might be in for a small party. The forex trading platform based on Bitcoin has announced that it will be gradually opening its beta status to the public. Initially the process will roll out slowly…
Read moreNevada based company Robocoin has installed its first Bitcoin ATM machine in Vancouver. Prices for the digital currency Bitcoin keep on steadily rising, as it did not seem to lose its luster after the Silk Road debacle and kept marking new recent highs at the end of October helped in part by a Chinese major…
Read moreThe big winner from Bitcoin's price rise? Advanced computer hardware makers. As they said during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, it is the shovel companies that made the big money.... Despite periodic bouts of volatility, Bitcoin prices continue to steadily rise, and now, at about $135, are valued at more than 10 times…
Read moreBitcoin trading will be available with up to 5x leverage on both AvaTrader and AvaTrade's MT4. Three weeks after we first broke the news that Ireland-based forex broker AvaTrade (formerly AvaFX) had launched Bitcoin trading, comes formal word from the company. AvaTrade today put out a formal press release announcing that it had hired MT4…
Read moreGermany's Ministry of Finance considers Bitcoins a 'unit of account' -- meaning BaFin licensing required, Bitcoin transactions subject to VAT... Monday was a seminal day in the life of Bitcoin, with the release of a formal statement by Germany's Ministry of Finance. The statement indicated that Germany formally designated Bitcoin as a 'Rechnungseinheiten als Finanzinstrument', or…
Read moreBitcoin industry insiders believe continued US Government hostility will scare Bitcoin startups and entrepreneurs away from the US. In separate but related actions, two US Government bodies have requested investigations into Bitcoin. The investigations, to be carried out separately by the FBI and the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS), are to focus on the…
Read moreBitcoin trading will be available with up to 5x leverage on both AvaTrader and AvaTrade's MT4. With Bitcoin prices settling into a much more normal trading range since wild daily Bitcoin price swings of 50%+ were the norm back in April, more forex and binary options brokers are adding Bitcoin trading, feeling comfortable in their…
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