Category: Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies and real estate now added to Swissquote's Robo-Advisor
November 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Swissquote launches first actively managed Bitcoin Certificate traded on SIX Swiss Exchange

Gland, Switzerland based online banking and brokerage leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) announced that it has today launched the first actively managed Bitcoin certificate. It allows mainstream investors to participate in the cryptocurrency’s boom through a traditional financial vehicle publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange. By buying Bitcoins certificates at a regulated exchange,…

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November 23, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Morocco bans bitcoin

As with other countries going against bitcoin and the constant fluctuation in opinion from whether it is a valuable or fraudulent asset, Morocco is the next country to be questionable about the nature of bitcoin. Thus, the currency regulator in the country banned transactions involving bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, as there are serious concerns over…

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November 21, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

JPMorgan may be heading into bitcoin futures

After Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, slammed bitcoin as a "fraud", JPMorgan is now reportedly heading to bitcoin futures, once CME launches the product in early December, 2017, according to CNBC. A report from Wall Street Journal reads: "J.P. Morgan is considering whether to provide its clients access to CME's new bitcoin product through…

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November 20, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin hits new all-time high - the $8,000 barrier is down

Bitcoin's price is skyrocketing again, trading in all exchanges for above $8,000, even hitting $8,200 on November, 20th, 2017. Just last week, the cryptocurrency was trading at around $5,600 level, after the community seemed divided over Bitcoin Gold and the fork that Bitcoin was about to go through. The new all-time high was set after…

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November 14, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

By December 2018, Bitcoin will hit $20,000, says Mike Novogratz

In an interview for Reuters, Mike Novogratz, the current CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners and the former macro hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group, talked about his opinion on bitcoin and why the digital currency is the new "gold". According to the Wall Street manager, bitcoin is undoubtedly a store of value. It has the…

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November 13, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin hits $13,900 in Zimbabwe

As bitcoin is now exploding and imploding on a daily basis, going to $8,000 to current lows of $6,300, the "people's currency" thrives in the state of Zimbabwe. Bitcoin seems to offer "rare protection from the onset of hyperinflation and financial implosion", says The Hindu Business Line. Zimbabweans are afraid of their currency losing value…

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November 10, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin down with $1,000 after upgrade is called off

Bitcoin price is tumbling with around $1,000 after the upgrade that was scheduled to take place on the 16th of November was called off. Now, investors seem to invigorate interest towards Bitcoin Cash (BCH). After Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $7,800 in the past few days, after SegWit2x was cancelled, the current price is…

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