Straits Financial partners with WB21 to accept bitcoin via BitPay
Sep 13, 2016 05:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Straits Financial LLC has announced that it will be the first U.S.-based Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) to accept bitcoin deposits via payment processor BitPay with digital bank WB21 as proxy for commodities like...
LocalBitcoins issues instructions to bypass Russian ban
Sep 13, 2016 05:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
The over-the-counter and peer to peer bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins has issued instructions that will help users to continue using resources despite Russia officially blocking access to its platform. Roskomnadzor, the...
MaidSafe equity funding round kicks off on BnkToTheFuture
Sep 13, 2016 04:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
MaidSafe, a start-up developing a fully decentralised, secure approach to the Internet, has launched an equity fund-raising round withBnkToTheFuture, a leading global online investment platform. The startup is looking...
FxWirePro: LTC/EUR faces strong resistance at 100-DMA, good to sell on rallies
Sep 12, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Digital Currency
The pair has retreated sharply from the high of 3.5810 levels (BTCE) and is currently trading around 3.44 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart shows: Tenkan-Sen level: 3.55 Kijun-Sen level:...
FxWirePro: ETH/EUR faces strong resistance at 11.30, good to sell on rallies
Sep 12, 2016 12:33 pm UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/EUR is seen trading above on Monday. The pair has declined sharply after making a high of 10.88 yesterday (KRAKEN). It is currently trading around 10.62 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...
FxWirePro: LTC/USD breaks below 200-day MA, good to sell on rallies
Sep 12, 2016 11:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
LTC/USD has considerably weakened after hitting 4.05 levels and has slipped below 200-day MA. It is currently trading at 3.80 levels at the time of writing (BTC-e). Short-term trend: Bearish Ichimoku analysis of...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD struggles to close above 100-day MA, good to sell on rallies
Sep 12, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD once again failed to break above 100-day MA and has declined after hitting 12.24 levels. Taking support at 90 EMA, the pair is currently trading at 11.84 levels (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis of daily...
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