Cryptocurrencies need some regulation to influence financial markets: S&P
Feb 20, 2018 08:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
The explosive growth of cryptocurrencies in the past couple of months has grabbed the attention regulators all across the globe. While some financial regulators see these emerging asset class as a potential threat to...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD trades just shy of trend line resistance at 11766, bias bullish, stay long
Feb 20, 2018 06:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading higher on Tuesday as it broke above 50-DMA. It is currently trading at 11432 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, the pair will run into resistance at 11766 (trend line joining...
Deutsche Bourse to hold crypto asset competition in March
Feb 20, 2018 05:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Deutsche Bourse is going to hold a competition focused on crypto assets in March as it makes efforts to become a part of the crypto revolution. The Crypto asset dojo 2018 will be held on 16 and 17 March. The...
Don't put in more money in cryptocurrencies, than you can afford to lose, cautions Vitalik Buterin
Feb 20, 2018 04:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin last week warned investors about the risks associated with cryptocurrency investments. Reminder: cryptocurrencies are still a new and hyper-volatile asset class, and could drop to...
Montserrat to trial Digital Eastern Caribbean Dollars with blockchain startup Bitt
Feb 20, 2018 04:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Montserrat Premier and Minister of Finance Donaldson Romeo has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Barbados based blockchain startup Bitt to create a digital payments ecosystem. According to an...
Inaugural TOKEN2049 conference in March to pool crypto experts
Feb 19, 2018 11:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
The inaugural TOKEN2049 conference is going to be held on March 20-21, 2018 at Kerry Hotel, in Hong Kong and will bring together entrepreneurs and industry enthusiasts from across the globe. The conference will be...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD faces trend line resistance at 960, break above targets 1000
Feb 19, 2018 09:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD surged to 983 levels on February 18 and is currently trading at 938 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, the pair faces resistance at 966 (trend line joining 1594 and 983) and a break above...
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