Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini to launch ether auction
Jul 25, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Gemini, a New York-based digital currency exchange, has announced that it is going to launch ether auction on Friday, July 28, 2017. The announcement follows the launch of bitcoin auction last September. Gemini said...
CFTC grants cryptocurrency derivatives clearing organization registration to LedgerX
Jul 25, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
LedgerX, a New York-based institutional trading and clearing platform for digital currencies, has announced that it has received approval to operate the first U.S. federally-regulated exchange and clearing house for...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD rangebound, break above channel top targets 268
Jul 24, 2017 11:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD is trading in an extremely narrow range from past couple of sessions. It is currently trading at 217 levels at the time of writing (BTC-e). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 196.23 Kijun-Sen:...
Startups propose central bank digital currency to Federal Reserve task force for faster payments
Jul 24, 2017 10:50 am UTC| Digital Currency
Faster Payments Task Force, a task force created by the Federal Reserve in May 2015, has released a new report that provides insights from the submitted solution proposals on implementing faster payments in the United...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD upside capped by trend line resistance at 2826, bias neutral
Jul 24, 2017 09:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading in a narrow range, just shy of 5-DMA on Monday at 2751 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 2384 Kijun Sen: 2384 On the upside, the pair...
South African Reserve Bank to test bitcoin regulations – Report
Jul 24, 2017 08:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will start testing new regulations for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in the forthcoming months, Business Tech reported. Speaking to the publication, Bankymoon CEO Loerien...
Texas Congressman calls for rational and balanced policies for digital currencies
Jul 24, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
The rise of digital currencies should not aid the activities of terrorists and criminals, Texas Congressman Roger Williams said recently. According to CryptoCoinsNews, the comments come as an accompaniment to a hearing...
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