Can the altcoins continue their rally after a shallow pullback? Let’s analyze the charts. Though Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action has largely been lackluster in the past few days, it could change with the launch of Bakkt. Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee is positive on “Bakkt and its ability to improve trust with institutions to […]
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Some in the crypto community have embraced Puerto Rico. Could it be the country for you? Some in the crypto community have embraced Puerto Rico, which seems to have done a good job of promoting itself. But is it for you? I can only address the tax issues, not anything else. To a large extent, […]
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Fraudulent advertisements have reportedly begun to circulate Facebook, offering to join the Telegram Open Network investment platform. Fraudulent advertisements have reportedly begun circulating Facebook offering to join the Telegram Open Network (TON) investment platform. As Russian news outlet Kommersant reported on Sept. 20, ads promoting the so called “Successful Investor” account appeared on Facebook. Once […]
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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has warned the public about a cryptocurrency investment clone firm called First BTC FX. The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned the public about First BTC FX, a supposed clone firm offering fraudulent crypto investments. Using details of an FCA-authorized firm According to an FCA warning published on Sept. […]
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Verizon has won a patent in the United States for technology that can create blockchain-based virtual SIM cards. Leading communications and technology company Verizon has been awarded a patent for using virtual subscriber identity modules (vSIMs) for customers’ devices. A filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Sept. 10 details a blockchain […]
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David Marcus, the head of Calibra at Facebook, has said that a 2020 launch for Libra remains the company’s goal, despite regulators’ intense hostility toward the project. David Marcus, the head of Calibra at Facebook, has said that a 2020 launch for Libra remains the company’s goal, despite regulators’ intense hostility toward the project. In […]
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Ether is leading a resurgent altcoins market but is this the start of a new altcoin bull cycle? When the Binance ban for users in the United States was first announced a few months ago, the market feared that significant volume and money would exit. Interestingly enough, as the launch of Binance America nears, altcoins […]
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group is adding options to its Bitcoin futures contracts in Q1 2020, pending regulatory review. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is adding options to its Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts in Q1 2020, pending regulatory review. The development was announced in an official news release on Sept. 20. Options will give […]
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Bitwise presents further proof to the U.S. regulator that it’s time to approve the first Bitcoin ETF. Crypto index fund provider, Bitwise Asset Management, has given another presentation to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its bid for regulatory approval of its proposed Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a memorandum, issued Sept. […]
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South Korea’s conglomerate CJ Corp is deploying Amazon’s centralized blockchain platform to improve music copyright management. An IT arm of South Korea’s major conglomerate CJ Corp is using Amazon’s blockchain tech to improve music copyright management. CJ Corp implementing Amazon Managed Blockchain CJ OliveNetworks, a technology subsidiary of CJ, has reportedly implemented Amazon Managed Blockchain […]
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