After last week's bankruptcy, Bitcoin prices have bounced back by 20%, traders keep pouring in. It is hard to keep a good cryptocurrency down.... Despite the problems which led to last week's Mt Gox bankruptcy, and with it the disappearance of about 5% of all outstanding Bitcoins, traders and investors have voted with their feet…
Read moreTraders interested in speculating on the crypto-currency market are not put off by Mt Gox's closure LeapRate Exclusive: Sources close to various forex brokers in the industry have confirmed that as the debacle of the former leading Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox unfolds, interest amongst customers to trade the digital currency has been increasing. In fact the…
Read moreCyprus regulators seem intent on making up ground on the perception that they let things slide before the banking crisis. Lately we have seen Cyprus' financial regulator CySEC make some interesting pronouncements on issues such as client bonuses, tax evasion and money laundering, in attempt (in our view) to 'lay down the law' and make…
Read moreMt Gox claims an 'increase in the flow of withdrawal requests has hindered our efforts on a technical level'. Leading Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has (once again) halted Bitcoin withdrawals, after an increase in withdrawal requests led to (they claim) technical problems. Mt Gox had previously halted withdrawals several times, but quickly worked to have…
Read moreLeverage on Bitcoin raised to 20x as Bitcoin trading risk is perceived lower. LeapRate Exclusive.... Very quietly, retail forex brokers have become more comfortable adding Bitcoin trading, while at the same time relaxing the conditions of trading for their customers. These changes are coming as Bitcoin volatility has subsided somewhat, and as traders become more…
Read moreUndoubtedly the digital currency is the best performing asset class for 2013 The tangible value of Bitcoin is getting credibility as some real demand emerged once again to prop up prices of the digital currency. Current prices recovery to around $820 has started because of private interest – namely Overstock’s CEO Patrick Byrne who revealed…
Read moreBitcoin was shattered by Chinese news again, so why is this good news for the community in the long run? It has happened – Chinese authorities have taken all the series of steps to completely discourage the use of the digital currency in the country for whatever reason. First they declared it as a speculative…
Read moreInitially Bitcoin will be added as a CFD, later STP will be available Leading forex platform provider Leverate has just announced in a press release that it will be supporting Bitcoin trading in its Sirix series of products for forex and CFD brokers. According to the company the introduction of Bitcoin support was customer demand-driven,…
Read moreBubble theory confirmed for now as apparently it takes only two days to halve the value of digital investments Is this the end of it? Or will it rise again? Oh well, only the future will tell. For now the nail in the coffin was the unsurprising backtrack of Baidu from previously accepting the digital…
Read moreBitcoin’s wild roller coaster ride takes it from $900, down to $450 and back up to $700 What a week it has been for the virtual currency Bitcoin – prices have been swinging in both directions in roller-coaster mode. As the Senate hearings on the digital currency were ongoing it has rallied all the way up to $900…
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