Tag: digital currency

September 09, 2014 BY Mike Fox

"Crypto Markets & Technology" launches to cover institutional trading of Bitcoin and other digital currency

Crypto Markets & Technology, a new digital currency e-mag officially launched today following a summer-long beta roll-out. The publication was founded by Pete Harris, a veteran financial technology journalist and publisher. Updated continuously, Crypto Markets & Technology follows the movements by Wall Street firms - broker/dealers, exchanges and investment funds - to embrace Bitcoin as…

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August 14, 2014 BY Mike Fox

USA's DISH Satellite TV accepts its first Bitcoin payment

DISH® (NASDAQ:DISH) in a press release said the company accepted its first bitcoin payment today as the payment option is now available for all DISH customers through mydish.com. Today’s inaugural bitcoin transaction follows DISH’s recent announcement that DISH customers could pay their monthly bill with bitcoin starting in the third quarter. Austin and Beccy Craig,…

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June 02, 2014 BY Mike Fox

BTC-e launches multi-currency based MetaTrader accounts

BTC-e, the popular digital currency exchange now offers MT4 trading accounts denominated in Bitcoin, Litecoin, Namecoin and the most popular fiat currencies (EUR, GBP, CHN, RUB). BTC-e was the first Crypto-currency exchange to offer clients trading crypto-currencies via the MetaTrader 4 terminal. They now continue to improve service by offering multi-currency trading accounts denominated in the most…

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April 30, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

Bloomberg to list bitcoin prices, offering key stamp of approval

Digital-currency enthusiasts on Wall Street and pro-bitcoin venture capitalists argue newly regulated and professional exchanges are needed to generate the kind of trading volumes that would smooth out bitcoin's price, whose volatility is seen as an impediment to its widespread adoption News coming from Bloomberg, stating the company plans to list bitcoin prices on its…

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February 25, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

LeapRate Exclusive: increased interest in Bitcoin trading through CFDs

Traders interested in speculating on the crypto-currency market are not put off by Mt Gox's closure LeapRate Exclusive: Sources close to various forex brokers in the industry have confirmed that as the debacle of the former leading Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox unfolds, interest amongst customers to trade the digital currency has been increasing. In fact the…

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February 21, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

Bitcoin prices on Mt Gox briefly drop below the $100 mark

Post Silk Road closure rebound levels are the new normal… at least on the Japanese exchange Yesterday’s vague statement by Mt Gox that has fully discouraged Bitcoin traders on the Japanese exchange has triggered somewhat of a capitulation on the Bitcoin market. Prices have tanked just above post Silk Road closure levels around $91.50 and…

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