UAE Central Bank cautions against bitcoin
Oct 24, 2017 09:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Central Bank of the UAE has warned against digital currency Bitcoin, calling it unofficial and lacking adequate supervision, the Emirates News Agency reported. Speaking at the Islamic Financial Services Board...
AICPA collaborates with Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
Oct 24, 2017 09:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
In an effort to advance blockchain technology for accounting profession, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has collaborated with the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA). The WSBA aims to guide and promote...
LedgerX completes bitcoin derivatives trades worth $1M in first week
Oct 24, 2017 07:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
LedgerX, a Bitcoin trading platform, has announced that it has completed swaps and options trades worth over $1,000,000 USD. Earlier in July, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granted Swap Execution...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD sees strong support at 20-DMA, break below to see further downside
Oct 24, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD dropped to 5534 levels on Tuesday before restoring slightly to 5748 levels where it currently trades (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 5640.68 Kijun Sen: 5101.01 On the upside,...
Oct 24, 2017 06:17 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Reuters, the leading news network will soon have Hedge Projects BC30 (Buchman Crypto 30 Index) cryptocurrency indices listed alongside its mainstream counterparts like SP500 and others. With the inclusion of BC30 (Buchman...
Cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin not to support SegWit2x hard fork
Oct 24, 2017 04:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin has announced that will not support the upcoming SegWit2x (B2X) hard fork in November. The exchange cited the lack of two-way transaction replay attack protection as the...
Hard fork starts creating new cryptocurrency ‘Bitcoin Gold’
Oct 24, 2017 03:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
A hard fork of the bitcoin blockchain has created a new cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Gold. According to CoinDesk, the recent hard fork follows a process that started in July this year aiming to address the problem that...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects