Following Bitcoin’s latest tumble, Mark Ward, head of trading at Sanlam UK, has examined why the virtual currency is so volatile and shared the three reasons that will shape the future of the cryptocurrency. Seldom a week goes by without mention of Bitcoin in the news – from commentators predicting it to be the swindle…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) advised the public to act with extreme caution and understand the significant risks they take on if they choose to invest in cryptocurrencies. MAS is concerned that members of the public may be attracted to invest in cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, due to the recent escalation in their prices.…
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Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) announced that it has just launched trading of four cryptocurrencies in addition to Bitcoin: Ether, Litecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash. Swissquote has been offering Bitcoin trading already since July 2017 and has launched the first actively managed Bitcoin Certificate traded on SIX Swiss Exchange. With now five virtual currencies, it is…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced it has created the Cboe Gemini Bitcoin Futures Index (ticker symbol: XBTX), a new strategy performance benchmark index designed to replicate a constant one-month position in Cboe XBTSM Bitcoin Futures (ticker symbol: XBT). XBT futures began trading on Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) on Sunday, December 10. More…
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Xtrade.io, a technology company founded by veteran Wall Street trading specialists, is introducing a new infrastructure that would allow banks, hedge funds, and large institutional traders to easily access cryptocurrency markets. By building a low-latency infrastructure with a unified FIX API, a technology used on Wall Street for over 25 years, along with a standalone…
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The British-developed cryptocurrency, Electroneum, will today launch in the UK following the successful Worldwide ICO (Initial Coin Offering) by crowd funding participation of over 120,000 investors, which raised $40 million (£30m) over a six week campaign. Electroneum’s currency aims to offer a simple and secure way of making instant transactions within the online gaming and…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced Cboe bitcoin futures (XBT) traded a reported 4,127 contracts in their first day of trading. XBT futures debuted Sunday, December 10, at 5:00 p.m. CT, the beginning of Global Trading Hours. The first trading session closed at 3:15 p.m. CT today, December 11. The Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE)…
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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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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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Token Report, the database of verified information on ICOs, announced today its merger with Blockchain News, the industry publication on blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Although combined, each business will continue operations independent of one another: Token Report will remain a subscription-based information network, providing financial data on each ICO, while Blockchain News will remain an…
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