SEC wins default judgment against bitcoin mining firms GAW Miners and Zen Miner
Jun 06, 2017 07:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won default judgments against cryptocurrency mining firms GAW Miners and Zen Miner. The announcement states: On June 2, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the...
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex to add support for IOTA token trading
Jun 05, 2017 12:05 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced that it will be adding support for IOTA (IOT) exchange trading on its platform, effective June 13. The support will be added via two trading pairs IOT/USD and...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD rangebound, likely to consolidate around current levels
Jun 05, 2017 10:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD hit a fresh all-time at 250 levels on June 04 following a consistent break above 5-DMA. It is currently trading in narrow range between 239 and 244 levels at the time of writing (BTC-e). Ichimoku analysis (Daily...
FxWirePro: BTC/GBP holds above 2000 mark, bias higher, stay long
Jun 05, 2017 10:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/GBP broke above the 2000 mark on Monday and hit 2021 levels so far in the day. It is currently trading at 2003 levels at the time of writing (Coinfloor). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen:...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD holds above 78.6% fib, bias higher, good to go long on dips
Jun 05, 2017 09:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD broke above 78.6% retracement of 2760 and 1850 and hit 2594 levels so far in the day. It is currently trading at 2569 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen:...
Bank of Russia working on national digital currency system
Jun 05, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Russian central bank is exploring the possibility of a national digital currency, the banks senior official said last week, TASS reported. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2017, Olga...
Team behind bitcoin-powered marketplace OpenBazaar secures $200k in new funding
Jun 05, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
OB1, the company behind the decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar, has announced that it has raised $4.2 million till date, following a recent strategic investment of $200,000 from Digital Currency Group (DCG). The...
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