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Nasdaq to Launch Bitcoin Futures in Q1 2019, Despite Market Woes

November 28, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Bitcoin, Finance, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

As per Bloomberg on November 27, 2018, stock market heavyweight NASDAQ is making headway in its plan to offer bitcoin futures. Sources reveal that Nasdaq could list the trading product as early in the next few months. Nasdaq Asks CFTC for Approval The anonymous sources told Bloomberg that Nasdaq Inc is...

Congressmen Demand IRS Design Legal Framework for Cryptocurrencies

Seven Financial Firms Join Forces to Create Digital Asset Code of Conduct

November 28, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, News

In a bid to foster regulatory compliance and ensure digital assets market participants operate in strict adherence to standards, ten highly reputed financial institutions and fintech firms have launched the Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM). ADAM is a platform aimed at formulating a robust Code of Conduct for the...

Second Biggest Theft of Bitcoin Ever: Bulgaria's Bitcoin Mystery

Bulgarian Authorities Arrest Three Men over Bitcoin Theft, Recover $3 Million

November 27, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Crime, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

The Bulgarian police force has arrested three men for orchestrating a cryptocurrency theft worth $5 million and local authorities have only succeeded in recovering $3 million from them, plus a car worth about $34,800, reported Finance Magnates on November 26, 2018. Three Cryptocriminals Nabbed Per sources close to the matter,...

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Coinbase, Ripple, Among Investors That Raised $12.5 Million For Digital Securities

November 27, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s VC arm – Coinbase Ventures, has invested in a new project named “Securitize” in a bid to propel blockchain technology-based securities industry in the U.S., reports TechCrunch, November 26, 2018. Securitize Scores Big with Major Investors Brian Armstrong led Coinbase is one of the heavyweights that has...

Is At-Home GPU Mining Dying?

November 27, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Mining, News, Platform, Tech

On November 14, 2018, quantitative trading firm Susquehanna published a report on the state of the digital currency mining sector. More specifically, the report focused on the Ethereum network and its steep decline in profitability. No Profitable GPU Mining on the Ethereum Network According to the report, Susquehanna found that...

Bitcoin Miner’s Future Looks Bleak as Hash Rate Drops by 24% in Three Months

November 27, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Commentary, News, Tech

According to a report published by Bloomberg, November 26, 2018, the Bitcoin Network’s hash rate has dropped by a whopping 24 percent from its ATH in late August 2018. This, in turn, could force many small and medium scale bitcoin miners to abandon their mining operations due to the inability...

AMF Condemns Keplerk’s Plans to Sell Bitcoins via French Tobacco Shops

November 27, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

The nation’s financial regulators have criticized Keplerk, a France-based financial technology (fintech) company, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF) for allying with tobacco retailers in the country to enable them to sell bitcoin to clients through its bitcoin vouchers beginning from January 2019, according to a Finance Magnates report on...

Top Korean Enterprises Accelerate the Blockchain of Korea

November 26, 2018 by Guest Post at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Korea, with its 50 million population, is one of the most active markets regarding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency industry as well as investment in the world. Continuing the nationwide investment fever in cryptocurrency, top-ranked Korean enterprises from various industries intend to accelerate the Blockchain market in Korea. No.1 social network platform...

CME Futures Hit ATH: Has the Institutional Bandwagon Arrived?

Bitcoin Futures Continue Being a “Buyers Beware” Market for Investors in Hong Kong

November 26, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Ambiguity regarding cryptocurrency regulations in Hong Kong continues to be an Achilles heel for investors in the new asset class, as they cannot officially seek the help of the state’s financial regulator for redressal, reports South China Morning Post, November 26, 2018. Unclear Regulations to Blame for the Catch-22 Situation...

Bitcoin Loses One-Third of its Value to Reach Twelve-Month Low: BTCManager’s Week in Review Nov 26

November 26, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

The price of bitcoin crashed by a staggering 33 percent in the last seven days after uncertainty sparked by the bitcoin cash “hash war” reminded markets in the prior week how volatility cryptoassets still are. Bitcoin dropped from $5,600 on Monday morning to around $3,750 by Sunday afternoon, to reach...

Latvian Government to Tax Bitcoin Transactions

Ohio Passes Law to Facilate Payment of Tax Through Bitcoin

November 26, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

While the crypto market continues to see an abundance of red on the charts, it received a massive nod of approval on November 25, 2018. The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. state of Ohio is set to become the first in the country to allow payment of taxes through...

Japan’s Tainted Crypto-Exchange Coincheck Introduces Trading of XRP after Infamous Hack

November 26, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Exchange, Finance, News, Platform

Coincheck digital assets exchange and trading venue have announced the resumption of deposits and trading of Ripple's XRP and Factom (FCT) altcoins, following its January 2018 half a billion dollar heist, reported Finance Magnates on November 26, 2018. Coincheck Back Alive It appears the storm is over after all for...

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Crypto-Funds Face Existential Crisis as Bitcoin Prices Tumble

November 26, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

The springing up of “crypto” hedge funds in proportion to the rising market cap in 2017 led many to truly believe in the “institutionalization” of the asset class. A year later, few have survived, and those who are active have been facing an inevitable existential crisis, opinionated Anthony Pompliano via...

InVault Launches Cryptocurrency Custodian Service in Hong Kong as New Regulations Emerge

November 26, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Platform, Regulation, Tech

Invault, a Shanghai-based cryptocurrency custodian service, recently launched after Hong Kong imposed new regulations on cryptocurrency exchange platforms and fund managers, requiring them to protect and safeguard their clients’ virtual assets, according to South China Morning Post’s on November 25, 2018. InVault has taken advantage of Hong Kong's new regulatory requirements and...

Institutions Begin to Explore the Cryptocurrency Space

New KPMG Report Says Cryptoassets Are Here But Institutionalization Still Has Its Challenges

November 25, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

Leading global consultancy and accounting firm, KPGM, has published a new report that highlights the establishment of cryptoassets as an asset class for institutional investors but also shines a light on the challenges that the institutionalization of cryptoassets is facing. Cryptoassets Are Here to Stay The report is titled ‘Institutionalization...

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