Bitcoin startup BitPay attracts $40M in Series B round
Apr 03, 2018 10:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
[Correction: The article has been updated to state that Aquiline Technology Growth is the lead investor in the series B round and to mention other investors] Leading bitcoin payment processor BitPay has raised $40...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD forms bearish flag pattern, break below 1w 90-EMA targets 300
Apr 03, 2018 09:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD continues to trade in a close range on Tuesday and is currently hovering around 400 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, the pair is likely to face resistance at 423 (10-DMA) and a break above...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD trades higher, break above 10-DMA to see minor bullishness
Apr 03, 2018 08:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading higher on Tuesday as it broke above 7-DMA. It is currently trading at 7372 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, the pair now faces resistance at 7444 (10-DMA) and a break above...
Digital money platform Uphold lists Ripple’s XRP
Apr 03, 2018 05:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
Digital money platform Uphold has added support for Ripples XRP token, allowing users to exchange XRP with 34 different currencies, commodities and digital assets. With this listing, Upholds U.S.-based users would be...
Thai cabinet approves draft decree on cryptocurrency taxation
Apr 03, 2018 04:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Cabinet of Thailand has approved a decree draft to regulate cryptocurrencies and digital tokens, Nikkei Asian Review reported. Under the new laws, investors will have to pay 7 percent value added tax (VAT) on all...
South Korea to announce cryptocurrency taxation framework by June 2018: Report
Apr 03, 2018 04:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
The South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) is planning to announce a framework on cryptocurrency taxation by Junes end, CCN reported referring to a local media outlet Financial News. The G20 meeting held...
Rise of cryptocurrencies could curb American power
Apr 02, 2018 16:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency Politics
There has been a lot of talk in foreign policy circles of the coming post-American world in which the international system will transition from a unipolar to a multipolar system. But, as we currently stand, the US remains...
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