Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – February 9th, 2018
Feb 09, 2018 11:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Testimony of US SEC and CFTC chairs released ahead of Senates hearing on cryptocurrencies The chairs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Jay Clayton and...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD hovers around 90-EMA, decisive break below targets 700
Feb 09, 2018 09:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD is trading in a close range on Friday and hovering around 800 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, resistance is seen at 841 (2h 90-EMA) and a break above would target 866 (10-DMA)/909 (4h...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD trades just shy of 8000, bias neutral
Feb 09, 2018 07:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading just shy of 8000 levels as its upside is being capped by 10-DMA. It is currently trading at 7931 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, a decisive break above 8380 (10-DMA) would...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare attracts $30M in new funding
Feb 09, 2018 05:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has raised $30 million in new equity financing led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. According to the official release, Coinsquare has raised a total of $47.3 million in just four...
Digital currencies moved up on the agenda: ECB’s Yves Mersch
Feb 09, 2018 04:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
The European Central Bank is concerned about the social and psychological effects that digital currencies seem to have, an ECB executive board member said recently. In an interview with Bloomberg, Yves Mersch spoke at...
Grayscale Investments launches new fund for top digital assets
Feb 09, 2018 04:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Grayscale Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, has launched a new investment vehicle, the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund. In its media release, Grayscale Investments said that the fund...
Cryptocurrencies and ICOs on SEC’s 2018 Examination Priorities
Feb 08, 2018 10:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that the examination priorities for its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) for 2018 will particularly focus on cryptocurrencies and...
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