Most financial instruments, like the majority of we people, take the weekend off. Even when weekend trading is offered by online brokers on key currency pairs or indices, it usually occurs with very low volume and little price movement barring any market-moving news, basically there to allow traders to adjust positions or hedge open positions…
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CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced the launch of leveraged Bitcoin trading for its clients. Becoming one of the first brokers in the industry to be granted by CySEC the license to offer the pairs BTC/EUR and BTC/USD for trading, DMA/STP broker JFD will also allow partial trading on these symbols,…
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Following a two month long climb seeing Bitcoin rise from under $1,000 in late March to over $2,700 late last week, Friday and weekend trading activity in the world's leading digital currency have brought Bitcoin back to earth, just a little, on a wild roller coaster ride of volatility. After hitting an intraday and all-time…
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The researchers of the Russian Quantum Center developed and tested the first quantum blockchain technology – a method of distributed storage and verification of financial, commercial, and other data protected by quantum cryptography, the Center announced earlier today. 10 years ago blockchain was thought of as some fun for computer geeks but times have changed…
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TMX Group (TSX: X) announced the development of a blockchain-based prototype to power a new service offering from Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), a North American energy exchange and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group. NGX collaborated with Nuco Inc. (Nuco), a digital infrastructure provider, to build a new system using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to…
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Swiss blockchain technology company ShapeShift AG announced the launch of Prism - a digital asset trading network built entirely upon Ethereum-based smart contracts. Prism is a platform upon which humans and machines can acquire exposure to portfolios of digital assets without trusting a counterparty. These portfolios (called “Prisms”) are customizable in size, allocation, and duration.…
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Still awaiting regulatory approval, the we last heard from LedgerX, a swap execution facility (SEF) for bitcoin options was in 2015 when the CFTC issued temporary registration status. Hoping to push forward, the company announced today closing of a Series B round of $11.4 million in financing. Led by Miami International Holdings Inc. and Huiyin Blockchain…
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VeChain will become a portfolio company of PwC’s incubation program to accelerate blockchain adoption in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
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Kraken Digital Asset Exchange announced the addition of new pairs for trading between ripples (XRP) and four fiat currencies (EUR, USD, JPY, and CAD). The new trading pairs mean that clients who want to buy or sell XRP in exchange for their preferred fiat currency can now do so directly. What are the new trading…
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Forex and CFD provider AvaTrade just announced the addition of 3 rising digital currencies - Ethereum, Dash and Ripple, to its trading portfolio. These currencies show a drastic augmentation of 1,000-4,000% in the past year. Combining them alongside Bitcoin, which doubled in the last 6 months, the cryptocurrencies' market share has grown significantly recently. The latest…
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