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Photo: Galileo Financial Technologies / YouTubeA gentleman named Clay Wilkes had already decided to retire and enjoy his late years when he changed his mind – he’d rather not to. In 2000 this amazing entrepreneur launched Galileo Financial Services and already then realized the growing demand for better integration between and financial institutions and secondary services.19 years later, what his company does exactly that is the back-office connections with financial institutions and, boy,...

Photo: Tesla / TwitterWe all know how the Chinese are very protective of their domestic economy and how they don’t let anybody come and just set up a business within their borders for domestic consumption without strict controls. Tesla seems to have been able to jump through all the hoops and regulatory processes required to be able to manufacture electric vehicles in China sources indicate.In what seems to be a first for China, this is the first time that the government will be allowing the...

Photo: ShutterstockThe role of a digital asset trading platform has advanced well beyond a forum to arrange trades between buyers and sellers.This expanded role carries with it an evolving set of expectations from speculative traders and investors. It becomes imperative for them to understand the multi-faceted role of a trading platform, and different aspects of cooperation between digital asset projects, the platform, and supporting agencies referred to as Liquidity Specialists or...

XRP saw a price decline of around 2% over the past 24 hours and it currently trades at $0.29. This latest decrease is largely due to the fact that BTC fell by 2.10% over the same period. Against Bitcoin, XRP is performing relatively well as it continues to make higher highs during October 2019.  XRP remains the third-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $12.57 billion.Looking at the XRP/USD 1-Day Chart:Since our previous XRP/USD analysis, the cryptocurrency made another attempt at the...

Huobi, a leading global crypto exchange, announced that it plans to launch a fiat gateway in Turkey. If successful, the platform may increase access to over 250 digital tokens for the local investors.Mohit Davar, Huobi’s EMEA regional president, is convinced that this will prove to be a worthwhile investment. He said that the move has come amidst Turkey’s efforts to set up a clearer legal infrastructure for the cryptocurrency market. Reports show that many people in the country already hold...

Charles Schwab, a San Francisco-based bank and stock brokerage company, has announced they will allow their clients to buy and sell fractions of stocks. The initiative aims at attracting the interest of young investors to Charles Schwab and makes it the first online brokerage that offers its customers such an opportunity.The announcement follows the company’s decision to eliminate trading commissions for U.S. stocks, ETFs and options trades earlier this month, which led to other brokerage...

BeatzCoin (BTZC), the Tron-based cryptocurrency used to transact on the VibraVid audio and video platform, will be formally listed and begin trading on Probit Exchange on October 21 at 9PM (EST). ProBit hosted the BeatzCoin IEO and will also host the first official listing of BeatzCoin, although more exchange listings for BTZC will be revealed in the coming days and will come into effect next week.Probit is a global cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea, with an easy and fast...

The race for the space business is getting intense as big organizations are spending billions of dollars in creating the infrastructure for space tourism. While we have frequently heard Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jess Bezos’ Blue Origin working on the plan, Richard Branson’s space tourism venture Virgin Galactic has pulled the rabbit out of the hat.Virgin Galactic is all set to become the first company in the space tourism to go public. During a recent interview with the CNBC, we heard this...

Just a few hours ago, Bitcoin’s price plunged from about $8070 down to $7840 in a shattering red candle. Interestingly enough, a massive BTC transaction to Binance took place hours before the dump. 10,000 bitcoins were sent to the exchange, worth more than $80 million.Bitcoin’s Price Below $8,000Bitcoin’s price plunged below $8,000 a few hours ago, going down to as low as $7,840. The decline was quick and definitive in a sudden red candle.At the time of this writing, Bitcoin is trading at...

Bitcoin cash price is struggling to rebound and is trading below $225 against the US Dollar.The price is currently declining and it could slide below the $210 and $205 supports.There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $220 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The pair must break $220, $225 and $230 to start a fresh increase in the near term.Bitcoin cash price is facing a lot of hurdles near $225 against the US Dollar. If BCH/USD breaks the...