Russian authorities reveal central bank's stance to not ban bitcoin
Jan 16, 2017 10:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
An official from the Bank of Russia recently said that the central bank is not going to prohibit the use of digital currencies such as bitcoin in the country, CoinFox reported. Speaking at a forum, deputy chairman Olga...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR upside capped by 60- day EMA, break above targets 903
Jan 16, 2017 07:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/EUR is trading in anarrow range between 795 and 694 for the past four trading days (COINBASE). It is currently trading around 789.73 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart shows: Tenkan-Sen...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD upside capped by 55-EMA, break above targets 900
Jan 16, 2017 06:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD has restored its strength to above 800 levels and is currently trading at 827 levels at press time (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 846.57 Kijun Sen: 945.61 Trend reversal:...
Jan 16, 2017 05:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit advancingprofessional open sourcemanagement for mass collaboration, has announced the program for Open Source Leadership Summit, scheduled to take place on February 14-16in Lake Tahoe,...
Russian Perm Winter School to host blockchain and fintech event in February
Jan 16, 2017 05:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Perm Winter School, a community that focuses in areas like quantitative finance, risk management, and fintech, announced that it will host acomprehensive program on blockchain and fintech this year. Every winter, the...
SEC Nigeria issues warning against cryptocurrencies
Jan 16, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning on investments in cryptocurrencies such as Swisscoin, OneCoin, Bitcoin and others. The agency said: The Commission, wishes to alert the...
Israeli government clarifies tax guidelines for bitcoin users
Jan 16, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
The government of Israel has issued a notice to the users of virtual currencies clarifying the tax guidelines that apply to them. In a statement released last week, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) said that the Bank of...
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