Even though a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) still has to assemble regulatory approval, Grayscale Investments manage to get a green light from FINRA in order to list, what it calls – the first publicly-traded digital currency index fund.After they’ve got Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s approval, the so-called Digital Large Cap Fund (DLC) will be listed on over-the-counter markets and trade under the initials GDLCF.This is company’s fourth publicly-quoted investment...
Read More »CME Group Says Institutional Players Have Increased Appetite for Bitcoin Futures Contracts
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, a global derivatives marketplace with a wide range of futures and options products, has said that in the last quarter, its Bitcoin futures offering has increased considerably in popularity. According to the CME Group its open contracts surged by 61 percent in number from the same period about a year ago.The CME Group has said that the reason for this is a significant increase in demand from institutional entities that have increased their appetite...
Read More »Scottish OneCoin Victim Turns Whistleblower, Receives Vile Death Threats
An investor in the OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme is facing death threats after publicly speaking out about her ordeal. Besides death threats, Jen McAdam has also been threatened with sexual violence, according to the BBC. As one of the tens of thousands of victims who lost money in the OneCoin scam, McAdam was most recently featured in a BBC investigative podcast, The Missing Crypto Queen. The podcast dug deep into the disappearance of Ruja Ignatova, the founder of the pyramid scheme. Since...
Read More »Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Is Not a Threat to Bitcoin and Blockchain
Google‘s latest attempt of attaining supremacy in quantum computing is giving jitters to crypto enthusiasts across the globe. Experts from the tech world say that quantum computing could likely make cryptography redundant which comes as a huge threat to the crypto industry.After Google’s recent talks on attaining quantum supremacy, Bitcoin enthusiasts are concerned whether it can pose a direct threat to the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Blockchain expert and author, Andreas Antonopoulos,...
Read More »STO: BaFin kritisiert BTC-Echo Security Token Offering
Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) ist eine rechtsfähige deutsche Bundesanstalt mit Sitz in Frankfurt am Main und Bonn. Sie untersteht der Rechts- und Fachaufsicht des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen. Startups aus dem Bereich Bitcoin und Blockchain sind oft einige Millionen mehr wert, wenn die Investoren bei ihrer Recherche Artikel im Internet über eben diese Firmen finden. Daher können insbesondere grössere...
Read More »Tron (TRX) Price Analysis: Uptrend Gaining Pace Above $0.0160
Tron price is gaining bullish momentum above the $0.0160 resistance against the US Dollar.TRX price is likely to surpass the $0.0172 and $0.0175 resistance levels in the near term.There is a significant bullish trend line forming with support near $0.0161 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex).The price could correct a few points, but it remains well supported near the $0.0155 level.TRON price is trading in a steady uptrend against the US Dollar and bitcoin. TRX price is likely to...
Read More »Forex Broker FXCM Trading Group Introduces New Crypo Basket Service for Retailers
The FXCM Group, an international online platform that offers foreign exchange (FOREX) trading, digital asset trading, as well as contracts-for-difference (CFD), has announced the start of a new offering for cryptocurrency baskets, targeted at the company’s retail patrons.According to an official FXCM press release, the new crypto basket is called CryptoMajor and will allow retailers handle a pool of five different digital currencies at once. The announcement specifies that the assets...
Read More »Perfect Conditions For Alt Season 2019? In 2017 it Started Like This
It’s safe to say that the last several days have been fairly turbulent for Bitcoin’s price. The cryptocurrency surged from around $8,150 to about $8,800 in a few days and lost all of its gains in a devastating red hourly candle which brought its price back to around $8,300. Now, popular analysts are drawing a parallel with Bitcoin’s behavior in 2017 which led to the biggest “altcoin season” to date. Will history repeat itself?Bitcoin’s Price PerformanceToward the end of last week, we saw...
Read More »#728 Coinbase E-Money Lizenz, Monero neuer POW Algorithmus & Unstoppable Domains
Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 728. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Coinbase erhält E-Money-Lizenz in Irland, Monero nimmt neuen PoW-Algorithmus an & Unstoppable Domains bringt neue Domainendungen. 1.) Bitcoin-Börse Coinbase erhält E-Money-Lizenz in Irlandhttps://www.btc-echo.de/kryptoboerse-coinbase-erhaelt-e-money-lizenz-in-irland/ 2.) Monero nimmt einen neuen PoW-Algorithmus zur Abwehr von Asic-Minern...
Read More »Litecoin: Geht der Litecoin-Stiftung das Geld aus?
Litecoin Summit 2019: Vegas Baby!?⚡? Für die Litecoin-Stiftung sieht es momentan nicht gut aus. Die Organisation, die vor allem durch die Herausgabe der gleichnamigen Kryptowährung bekannt ist, befindet sich in einer finanziell schwierigen Lage. Nach einem erfolgreichen vergangenen Geschäftsjahr sieht es in diesem Jahr anders aus. Über eine Million Dollar konnte die Litecoin-Foundation 2018 erwirtschaften. Der Großteil dieser Einnahmen...
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