25ème épisode de 21 Millions, podcast du magazine Capital animé par Grégory Raymond : « Aujourd’hui je reçois Bertrand Perez, le directeur général de Libra, l’organisation internationale qui développe la cryptomonnaie au sein de laquelle Facebook joue un rôle moteur. Forcément j’avais au moins 21 millions de questions à lui poser et on peut dire que l’actualité ne manque pas. À peine 3 mois après...
Read More »Ordinary Cubans Embrace Cryptocurrency to Bypass Crippling Sanctions
Faced with crippling economic sanctions, Cubans are adopting cryptocurrencies in greater numbers. | Image: AP Photo/Ismael Francisco Ordinary Cubans are increasingly embracing cryptocurrency as a means to circumvent economic sanctions. Jason Sanchez, a 35-year-old Havan-local, recently told Reuters that he uses cryptocurrencies to purchase hardware for his cellphone...
Read More »SmileDirectClub Shares Go Down 28% below Their IPO Price
Online dentistry company SmileDirectClub shares fell by huge 28% yesterday and it was pretty much the worst market debut for one unicorn start-up so far this year.The company’s shares closed at $16.67 after they have opened at $20.55. SmileDirectClub classifies as the fifth-worst debut of the 109 companies that went public this year. Just for comparison, shares of Uber, another unicorn or start-up valued at $1 billion or more went down by 7.6% on that stock’s first day on the public...
Read More »There Are Many Requests from Interested Members, said Libra Association Director
Facebook’s Libra, even with all the regulatory hurdles it currently faces, is still going strong and forging ahead with its plans to launch the digital currency next year. A while back, Libra Exec David Marcus, after enduring several hours of questioning from the United States Congress, promised that the Libra will not be launched until all regulatory concerns have been met and satisfied. The head of the Libra Association, the outfit in charge of the Libra project, has iterated this, given a...
Read More »Dash Launching on Coinbase Pro Cryptocurrency Exchange
Photo; ShutterstockCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro has announced that it will be adding DASH to the platform starting the next week.In its announcement, the company wrote:“On Monday September 16, 2019, we will begin accepting inbound transfers of DASH to Coinbase Pro. We will accept deposits for at least 12 hours prior to enabling full trading. Trading will begin on or after 9AM Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, September 17, if liquidity conditions are met.”Once that adequate supply of...
Read More »CME Group Seeks CFTC Permission to Double Its Bitcoin Futures Trading Cap
Photo: ShutterstockThe Chicago Mercantile Group (CME) has seen a massive surge in the trading volumes for its Bitcoin futures contracts, over the last few months. Taking a step ahead, the CME group has requested the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to allow it to double the trading limits from 5000 BTC to 10,000 BTC tokens.Currently, CFTC has kept an upper limit of 1000 Bitcoin Futures contracts per individual trader using the CME platform. In a letter to CFTC, the CME Group...
Read More »BnkToTheFuture Invents the Future by Going into Security Token Offerings
If you are heavily into cryptocurrencies, you’d know of BnkToTheFuture, an investment platform that matches investors with investments. Based entirely online, they use their online investment platform to assist those high net worth investors who have limited knowledge about cryptocurrencies to invest in profitable ventures.They recently decided to allow for Security Token Offerings which are becoming increasingly popular with cryptocurrency investors. The firm is expected to invest a...
Read More »CryptoKitties’ Developers Lift $11 Million for “Flow” Blockchain
One of the largest music companies in the world, Warner Music announced their partnership with Dapper Labs, the company that stands behind CryptoKitties, all in order to create a new blockchain called Flow.The music giant that stands behind Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, as well as some other prominent celebrities, eventually decided to go on blockchain, joining an $11.2 million investment in above mentioned Dapper Labs.Just for a reminder, back in 2017, in December, CryptoKitties, the app...
Read More »Exclusive: Australia’s Securities Cop Braces for ‘Significant Increase’ in Crypto Trading
Australia's financial watchdog has keeping ahead of the pack with crypto regulations. | Source: Shutterstock The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the country’s financial regulator and watchdog, is gearing up for the rapid growth of crypto-asset markets. Speaking to CCN, an ASIC spokesperson indicated that the regulator has identified...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: Another Attempt To Break The Crucial Resistance Line – Will This End-Up In $11,000 Or $9,000 For BTC?
Two days ago, while Bitcoin was attempting to stay above the critical $10,000 mark, we have pointed out two scenarios in the bigger picture:“The bigger picture from below is the crucial support line around $9,400, which is the last barrier before the triangle breaks to the downside. From the top, the triangles’ trend-line sits around the resistance level of $10,300 – $10,400.”, as taken from the previous Bitcoin price analysis.As you could see, the wedge shown on the 4-hour chart had been...
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