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SWIFT successfully completes DLT PoC with 34 banks

Mar 09, 2018 10:27 am UTC| Digital Currency

Interbank messaging network SWIFT has successfully conducted a distributed ledger technology (DLT) proof of concept for Nostro reconciliation with 34 banks. With this PoC, SWIFT sought answers to a number of questions...

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Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange to begin compensating hack victims from next week

Mar 09, 2018 09:32 am UTC| Digital Currency

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has announced its plans to compensate the victims of the January hack in which the exchange lost nearly $530 million in NEM tokens. In a detailed blog post on the events that...

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FxWirePro: ETH/USD breaks below 700, bias bearish, stay short

Mar 09, 2018 08:17 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD continued downtrend on Friday and has broken below 700 levels. It is currently trading at 675 levels at press time (Kraken). On the upside, resistance is seen at 702 (1h 20-SMA) and a break above would see it...

FxWirePro: Ripple tumbles after bearish crossovers, hits 4-week low on speculative news, can it be a buy on strong support?

Mar 09, 2018 07:09 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency Insights & Views

Ripple (XRPUSD) price has beentumbling on bearish SMA and MACD crossovers, consequently bears managed to breach below strong supports at 0.8897 and 0.7347 levels (refer 4H chart). While both leading oscillators (RSI ...

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FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaks below 9000 with breach of 200-DMA support, bias bearish, stay short

Mar 09, 2018 07:02 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD moved further south on Friday and has broken below the 200-DMA. It is currently trading at 8854 levels at press time (Bitstamp). On the topside, the pair faces resistance at 9164 (23.6% retracement of 19666 and...

FxWirePro: LTC/USD hovers around 61.8% Fib, bias lower, eyes 200-DMA at 133.62

Mar 09, 2018 06:01 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

LTC/USD extends grind lower below 5-DMA, scope for further weakness. The pair has taken minor support at Feb 14 lows at 160 levels. Break below will see further weakness. RSI is biased lower and below 50 levels....

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NYSE veteran Eric Scro joins cryptocurrency startup Coinbase

Mar 09, 2018 05:58 am UTC| Digital Currency

Crypto exchange startup Coinbase has announced the appointment of New York Stock Exchange veteran Eric Scro as Vice President of Finance. Scro spent the last 8.5 years at the NYSE, most recently serving as the Head of...