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In the wee hours of December 19, Youbit was dealt a death blow in the form of another hack. The exchange, which was also hit in April, is closing down in the fallout of the most recent attack. The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back As revealed on its website, South Korean exchange Youbit has been forced to … Read more
Bitcoin’s 1,950% growth this year is a catalyst for fiat investing as well, according to Stock market expert Laszlo Birinyi. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
A potentially giant step toward approval for listing bitcoin futures as exchange traded funds (ETFs) was taken this week when the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca, owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), filed a petition for a rule change regarding two potential ETFs. The document presumes much of the groundwork to be already completed, and … Read more
How does the number of exchanges influence on the market cap of a cryptocurrency? #EXPERT BLOG Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
In early December, mining pool Nicehash was forced to close after allegedly being hacked, losing almost 4,450 BTC in the process. At the time, those bitcoins were worth around $60 million and they have appreciated substantially since then. Miners who had their newly minted coins stolen feared they were gone for good. To their delight, … Read more
This week it seems the euphoria from the introduction of CME Group and Cboe’s bitcoin-based futures markets has fizzled. Since both companies announced launching their futures products, the price of bitcoin gained over three times its value in just 45 days. Since the derivatives markets have begun the futures products’ volumes has been lackluster, and … Read more
The e-Chat team managed to develop the Blockchain-based instant messaging system that enables the financial transactions within the system. The users’ assets are stored in e-Chat cryptowallets with the best protection and encryption mechanisms implemented. The startup has already gone through the pre-ICO and the First Round of ICO. The Second Round of e-Chat ICO … Read more
The gift that keeps giving? Give the ‘nocoiner’ in your family a crypto-gift this holiday season. They’ll probably thank you next Christmas. #ADOPTION Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Japanese entertainment conglomerate DMM Group, the operator of popular e-commerce site DMM.com with 27 million members, is preparing to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. 7 cryptocurrencies, 14 trading pairs, and margin trading will be offered. Also read: South Korea Clarifies Position After Reports of Possible Ban on All Crypto Transactions DMM’s Crypto Exchange Opening January Japanese e-commerce … Read more
The Philippine central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the country’s regulators are planning to create regulatory standards for digital assets like bitcoin. This week the BSP Deputy Governor, Chuchi Fonacier, said the bank is working with the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to create regulatory guidelines for Philippine businesses and exchanges who … Read more
