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Financial services company Square has announced that it has purchased $50 million in Bitcoin.The company headed by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, says that it believes that cryptocurrencies are an instrument of “economic empowerment and provides a way to participate in a global monetary system, which aligns with the company’s purpose.Today, @Square announced that it has purchased $50M in bitcoin. Square believes cryptocurrency is an instrument of economic empowerment and provides a way to participate...

Before implementing the ban on cryptocurrency derivatives sales in the UK for retail investors, the FCA asked over 500 firms, trade bodies, and competent authorities on their opinion. Interestingly, the results decisively concluded that 97% of all participants didn’t agree with the prohibition.97% Oppose The FCA Crypto Derivatives BanUK’s watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), initially proposed prohibiting the sale, marketing, and distribution to retail clients of cryptocurrency...

Following the fiasco between the United States Commodity and Futures Trading Commission and BitMEX – one of the world’s largest crypto derivatives platform, there will be major shifts in the executive management of the latter. As per an official announcement published today, October 8th, Arthur Hayes, the well-known CEO of the company operating BitMEX, will be stepping down. In his place, Vivien Khoo, who’s currently the Chief Operating Officer at 100x Group, will become the interim CEO....

EOS rallied sharply above the $2.500 and $2.800 resistance levels against the US Dollar.The price traded as high as $.979 before correcting lower sharply towards the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a short-term declining channel forming with resistance near $2.670 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could either restart its rise above $2.700 or decline further towards the $2.500 support.EOS price is trimming gains from the $3.000 resistance...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 987. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: Neues Geldsystem durch die Hintertür, Google Cloud wird Block Producer bei EOS & Trons DeFi-Pläne – Justin Sun will einfach Ethereum kopieren. 1.) Digitaler Euro in Vorbereitung?https://www.mmnews.de/wirtschaft/152432-digitaler-euro-in-vorbereitung 2.) Google Cloud wird Block Producer bei EOShttps://www.btc-echo.de/google-cloud-wird-block-producer-bei-eos/...

Litecoin price is slowly recovering and trading above the $45.00 support zone against the US Dollar.LTC price is currently facing a major hurdle near the $47.00 and $48.20 levels.There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $45.50 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is likely to climb higher unless it breaks the $45.00 support zone in the near term.Litecoin price is currently trading in a range above $45.00 against the US Dollar, similar...

The government of Venezuela does not know what else to do to control its economy and is trying to save its financial life by doing what all the world governments are doing: printing more money… A lot of money.Sources close to the Venezuelan government revealed that the country’s Central Bank has just bought 71 tons of paper to print money. Experts believe this new batch of paper will supply the country’s demand for bills of the highest possible denomination: 100,000 sovereign Bolivars —or the...

Blocklete Games – a virtual sports experience that’s been established utilizing blockchain technology – has announced that patrons can pay for their services and products with cryptocurrency through Bit Pay.Blocklete Says “Yes” to Crypto PaymentsUsers of Blocklete Golf – a subdivision of the platform – can buy and sell digital golfers with Ethereum, bitcoin, bitcoin cash, Ripple or stable currencies. They can also play in various tournaments and win cash prizes. Digital athletes are collected...

It looks like Britain is set to fall behind when it comes to holding a strong presence in the crypto space. The country’s top financial watchdog announced yesterday that it would be banning the sale of crypto products to all retailers that work to track the prices of well-known digital assets such as bitcoin and Ethereum. The governing body claims that too many people have lost money on these assets, and thus they are dangerous and should not be in commission.Britain Seeks to Ban...

Bitcoin advocate John McAfee – the creator of the world’s biggest antivirus software – has been arrested in Spain. He has been charged with negligence and failing to file tax returns while living in the United States. To add insult to injury, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing McAfee over several phony cryptocurrency giveaways.McAfee Is Facing the DirtMcAfee has been one of the most controversial figures throughout the entire cryptocurrency space. He has often taken quite a...