Since Embracing Bitcoin, Robinhood App Value Jumps to $5.6 Billion

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In just three years, Robinhood Financial LLC has exploded. It gained traction as a free stock trading smartphone application (app). At the start of this year, they announced incorporation of bitcoin and ether trading, using free trades as a loss leader to gain customers. The model seems to be working, as the Wall Street Journal … Read more

France Warns of 15 Unauthorized Cryptocurrency Investment Platforms

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The French financial regulator has issued a warning and published a list of 15 unauthorized cryptocurrency exchange and investment platforms. These companies keep marketing to the French public despite the agency’s warnings. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies France Warns of Unauthorized Crypto Platforms The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) … Read more

PR: HIREMATCH, Creator of the World’s First Blockchain Job Recruitment Platform, Burns 22,200,000 Million Tokens

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SUNNYDALE, CA. – HIREMATCH.IO, creator of the world’s first Blockchain job recruitment platform, announced today that it would burn 22,200,000 million tokens (22%) of the total 100,000,000 total tokens, rather than returning them to the company. “The market has responded very positively to our decision to destroy any unsold tokens, It was the right thing … Read more

Peter Thiel Is Long on Bitcoin, a “Deeply Contrarian Investment”

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Paypal. Facebook. Linkedin. Yelp. Those are just a few of the companies billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel had an early financial hand in helping bloom. His fiscal judgement is often sought, and Mr. Thiel was keynote guest at The Economic Club of New York’s luncheon hosted by Maria Bartiromo, where he was asked his latest … Read more

Wirex to Launch Cryptocurrency Debit Cards in Asia During Q2 2018

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Being able to easily find places to shop with bitcoin is a crucial step for actual adoption. While not really using the cryptocurrency as it is intended to, topping up debit cards with bitcoin allows spending your holdings while bypassing the need for merchants to learn a new payment system and just use the same … Read more