Tag: Bitcoin

bitcoin perception
December 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Buying Bitcoin: AMF and the ACPR issue a warning

In view of the rapid appreciation in value of Bitcoin in recent weeks and its volatility, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) have reminded of the risks associated with investing in these speculative assets. Bitcoin is one of the speculative assets, sometimes wrongly referred to…

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December 04, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Why and how would the bitcoin bubble burst, if there was one?

As the "people's currency" is slashing through the $11,000 price point yet again, some experts are now equating bitcoin with a huge, ready-to-burst bubble. However, as CME Group and Nasdaq are already in the process of launching bitcoin futures and the technology behind the currency, blockchain, is rapidly innovating a series of industries, the question…

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December 01, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin Futures by the end of 2017

CME Group is now in the process of launching the first bitcoin futures and the event is scheduled to take place by December 18, 2017. This will eventually put an end to doubts whether the derivatives "giant" will trust that the new bitcoin-related product will be successful or not. What is more, CME reported that…

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December 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group self-certifies Bitcoin Futures to launch December 18

New contract to provide regulated trading venue for cryptocurrency futures market Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) just announced that it has self-certified the initial listing of its Bitcoin futures contract to launch Monday, December 18, 2017. We are pleased to bring Bitcoin futures to market after working closely with the CFTC and market…

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November 28, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

The market capitalization of cryptocurrencies at $2 trillion in 2018

Mike Novogratz, the current CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners and the former macro hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group, is predicting a $2 trillion market capitalization of cryptocurrencies by 2018. After he expressed his opinion on Bitcoin hitting $20,000 by December 2018, he is now defending the idea of cryptocurrencies increasing their market cap to…

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November 27, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin at $10,000 and Super Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is breaking all-time highs almost every week now, and the new future may see bitcoin at $10,000, some say even by the end of this week. The factors underlying this jump in price may be several. As bitcoin is still considered a "bubble", with every "re-branding" of the currency, and each upcoming split, the…

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November 23, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Morocco bans bitcoin

As with other countries going against bitcoin and the constant fluctuation in opinion from whether it is a valuable or fraudulent asset, Morocco is the next country to be questionable about the nature of bitcoin. Thus, the currency regulator in the country banned transactions involving bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, as there are serious concerns over…

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November 20, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin hits new all-time high - the $8,000 barrier is down

Bitcoin's price is skyrocketing again, trading in all exchanges for above $8,000, even hitting $8,200 on November, 20th, 2017. Just last week, the cryptocurrency was trading at around $5,600 level, after the community seemed divided over Bitcoin Gold and the fork that Bitcoin was about to go through. The new all-time high was set after…

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