Japanese firms to launch digital currency exchanges to tap bitcoin growth potential
May 02, 2017 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese firms are increasingly looking to tap into the growth potential of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as the government exempted virtual currencies from consumption tax. In March 2017, the Japanese National...
Bitcoin startup 21 introduces ’21.co lists’ to earn money online
May 02, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
21, a San Francisco-based bitcoin startup, has come up with a new feature 21.co Lists, where individuals can join lists of people with similar skills in order to start receiving targeted, paid microtasks. Users have to...
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex adds support for Gnosis token
May 02, 2017 05:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has announced that it has added support for Gnosis token on its platform. Founded by Martin Kppelmann and Stefan George, Gnosis is a decentralized prediction platform built on...
Norges Bank assesses future form of money, considers digital currency concept
May 02, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Norway central bank has joined the list of central banks that are researching the concept of digital currencies. Speaking at Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, on 25 April 2017, Jon Nicolaisen, Deputy...
FxWirePro: ETH/USD hits fresh all-time high at 81.17, close above 161.8% fib targets 86
May 01, 2017 09:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD hit a fresh all-time high on Monday at 81.17 levels. It is currently trading at 79.60 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 64.39 Kijun-Sen: 61.09 The pair...
FxWirePro: BTC/GBP hits all-time high at 1098, close above 1100 targets 1150
May 01, 2017 08:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/GBP hit an all-time high at 1098 levels on Monday and is currently trading at 1092 levels at the time of writing (Coinfloor). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen: 1027 Kijun Sen: 1004 On the...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD hits fresh all-time high at 1368, bias higher, jump till 1400 likely
May 01, 2017 07:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD hit a fresh all-time high for second consecutive day on Monday at 1368 levels. It is currently trading at 1363 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Ichimoku analysis of daily chart: Tenkan Sen:...
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