Solomon to set as CEO at Goldman Sachs keen on cryptosphere
May 22, 2018 11:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency
Goldman Sachs current president, David M. Solomon is all set to become the companys CEO by the end of this year. Solomon, who has already begun clubbing together with his management team, is set to replace long-time...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD hovers around 200-DMA, good to go short on close below
May 22, 2018 10:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD continues to trade in a close range on Tuesday with its upside capped by 20-DMA. It is trading well below 700 levels at 687 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). On the upside, a break above 725 (20-DMA)...
Bank of England explores balance sheet implications of central bank digital currencies
May 22, 2018 10:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a new working paper on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), exploring their design principles and balance sheet implications. The paper presents three scenarios each with a...
US CFTC issues new guidance for cryptocurrency derivative products
May 22, 2018 09:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) have jointly issued a new guidance for listing cryptocurrency derivative...
Ripple proposes new symbol for XRP token
May 22, 2018 09:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ripple team has proposed a new symbol for the XRP token, taking the efforts of the XRP community forward. Bitcoins symbol ₿ has already been added to the Unicode Standard. XRP Symbol, an open source project, believes...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaches cloud support, dip till 8000 likely
May 22, 2018 07:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading tad lower on Tuesday as it couldnt hold cloud support. It is currently trading at 8323 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the top side, resistance is seen at 8452 (Cloud bottom) and a break...
Bitcoin price can fall to zero: Vanguard chief economist
May 22, 2018 06:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Vanguard chief economist Joseph Davis sees a decent probability that bitcoin price could fall to zero. In an ETF Industry Perspective published on etf.com, Davis shared his views on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies ...
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