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FXCM, a provider of online foreign exchange, is providing customers with a new form of “basket trading” comprised of some of the top 20 cryptocurrencies.FXCM Brings Its Crypto Offerings to New HeightsThe cryptocurrency baskets, which are available for the firm’s retail customers, are comprised of bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) and Ripple (XRP). It’s intriguing to see companies still working towards retail participation in the crypto space given how many have...

As China continues its long fight against bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, a new step has been taken. Alipay, owned by Alibaba, has announced on Twitter that it will be discontinuing all BTC and crypto payments from here on out.Alipay: No Crypto Use, PleaseThere has been serious confusion as of late given that Binance, the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange by market cap, has allegedly joined hands with Alipay. When a Twitter user asked if Binance was allowing fiat-to-crypto...

A London blockchain conference has pulled the headline for one of its most controversial talks after the crypto community rallied in defiance against its speaker – the self-proclaimed creator of bitcoin Craig Wright, AKA ‘Faketoshi’. The CC Forum scheduled to take place Oct. 14-16 has a number of high-profile figures attending, including the infamous anti-crypto advocate Nouriel ‘Dr. Doom’ Roubini. Wright’s Fireside chat was controversially titled, “What Was Your Purpose as Satoshi Writing...

Even though Bitcoin has been in a bit of a struggle recently it is still not just the biggest asset in the cryptocurrency market, but the best performing asset in the world, across all markets. The first fully decentralized digital asset began its journey in 2009 and is now slowly but surely disrupting the current traditional financial status quo.In its early days, Bitcoin did not catch much attention and even people who heard about it quickly wrote it off either as a scam or as something...

If you have been in the world of cryptocurrencies for a long time, you should have experienced the evolution of the business models. In the initial phase, there were many business models linked to advertising.The already known “faucets”, and the PTCs (Paid To Click) were a viable way of acquiring small portions of cryptocurrencies to go deep into this world. Then multiple problems arrived and only the best projects have survived.And today we introduce you one of those projects that have...

Binance Coin saw a slight increase of around 1.58% over the past 24 hours and it currently trades at $18.17. The cryptocurrency has surged significantly by 16% this past week after managing to break above a long term descending wedge against BTC. This latest price hike has rendered the market bullish as it makes its way back toward $20.Binance Coin is the eighth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $2.83 billion.Since our previous BNB analysis, the cryptocurrency continued to increase...

One of the leading providers of online foreign exchange trading, as well as other related services, has announced the introduction of a new cryptocurrency basket for its retail investors. The product will include five different cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin.Bitcoin Included in a Retail Trading BasketFXCM Group, commonly referred to as FXCM, is a well-known international provider of CFD trading, exchange trading, cryptocurrencies, and other related services. Today, the company announced...

Many people have always wondered what Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s position on Bitcoin has been and what his motivations were for developing XRP. He revealed all this and more in crypto evangelist Anthony Pompliano’s Off the chain podcast. The podcast revealed quite a bit of detail about XRP and also showed the mindset of the cryptocurrency innovator. In a rare moment of truth where he bared his soul during the podcast, Brad revealed his first encounter with Bitcoin occurred in 2012 at...

It seems Facebook‘s Libra association is falling deeper and deeper each day. As per G7, the group of the biggest economies in the world report, it has, as quickly as possible, to prove that it is safe and secure and poses no risk for its users.In a massive slap to the social media company, the report says that cryptocurrencies (including not only Libra) are a big risk to a world’s financial system.The report says that even if Libra’s creators are able to address global concerns – the project...

Hier sind die Top- und Bottom-Ranking-Länder aus dem Index für wirtschaftliche Freiheit von 2018. Die digitale Währung ist möglicherweise der effektivste Weg, den die Welt je gesehen hat, um die wirtschaftliche Freiheit zu erhöhen. In diesem Fall sind die Auswirkungen tiefgreifend. Die Frage ist also: Ist Bitcoin die Währung der Zukunft? Diese Kryptowährung könnte viele Länder aus der Armut befreien, das Leben von Milliarden von Menschen...