FxWirePro: BTC/EUR hits fresh all-time high at 1579, good to buy on dips
May 09, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR hits once again all-time high at 1579 at the time of writing after breaking 1559. The pair formed a minor bottom around 1343 and any minor weakness only below that level (COINBASE). It is currently trading around...
Deutsche Bundesbank board member warns against bitcoin
May 09, 2017 06:40 am UTC| Digital Currency
Digital currency bitcoin is breaking all records with its price rise from $960 at the start of this year to around $1675 at the time of writing. This strong growth acts as an incentive for investors who are constantly...
Singaporean bitcoin options exchange Coinut adds ETC support
May 09, 2017 06:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinut, a bitcoin options exchange owned by Coinut Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company, announced that it has added the support of Ethereum Classic (ETC) trading. According to the company tweet, it stated that 10 % of the...
Vermont passes bill to include digital currency as permissible investment
May 09, 2017 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
Vermont Governor signed a bill into law last week that updates the states money transmission rules to include a definition for virtual currencies, CoinDesk reported. The Vermont House Bill 182 was first introduced in...
Australian blockchain firm Living Room of Satoshi processes over $5M of real world bills in bitcoin
May 09, 2017 05:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Brisbane-based blockchain firm Living Room of Satoshi that created a service for Australian citizens to pay their household bills with bitcoin, reported that Australians have paid over $5 million of everyday household...
South Korea to ease equity capital requirements for bitcoin-mediated foreign currency transfer
May 09, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
According to reports by a Korean media agency, the South Korean government has planned to simplify and ease equity capital requirements for fintech companies to provide foreign currency transfer service. The decision aims...
Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem joins Jaxx as Director of Business & Community Development
May 08, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Decentral, a Toronto-based innovation hub for decentralized and blockchain technologies, announced today that Bitcoin evangelist Charlie Shrem will join the company as Director of Business Community...
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