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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...

Is it possible that North Korea is back in the cryptocurrency hacking space? According to one source, that’s exactly the case. Researchers say they’ve uncovered a new attack from Lazarus, based in the nuclear-powered country.Lazarus Is Back in Our MidstNorth Korea has been involved in several crypto hacking cases over the past few years and is allegedly using stolen digital funds to power its nuclear program. The nation has allegedly performed attacks on its neighbor to the south, the United...

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...

Stellar lumen price is trading in a positive zone above the $0.0600 resistance against the US Dollar.XLM price is showing positive signs and is testing the key $0.0640 and $0.0650 resistances.There is a crucial bullish trend line forming with support near $0.0610 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair is likely to rise sharply above the $0.0640 and $0.0650 resistance levels in the near term.Stellar lumen price is gaining bullish momentum against the US Dollar and bitcoin. XLM...

XRP was performing better Bitcoin and the rest of the top rivals on Monday as investors/speculators anticipated bullish outcomes from an upcoming Ripple event. XRP price leads the cryptocurrency market’s gains on Monday | Source: TradingView.com, CoinbaseThe third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization established an intraday high of $0.2936 as of 0616 GMT. The move uphill brought its daily gains up by 5.73 percent, as calculated from the opening price. At the same time, XRP stole...

Ripple price started a fresh increase above the key $0.2660 resistance against the US dollar.The price is currently showing a lot of positive signs above the $0.2800 resistance area.There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $0.2580 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price is likely to climb further higher towards the $0.3000 and $0.3200 resistances.Ripple price is gaining bullish momentum above $0.2800 against the US Dollar....

Ripple’s XRP is leading the way as many of the industry’s top 20 cryptocurrencies are beginning to experience solid gains over the early morning and afternoon hours.XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Fighting for Their LivesAt press time, XRP has built itself up to 28 cents per unit – a near five-cent boost since it was first struck by the crypto bloodbath of last September. Bitcoin is also holding its own and is currently trading at just shy of $8,450. This is a spike of more than $100 in just...

Back in June, Live Bitcoin News reported that an online banking firm, Current, wasn’t very happy with Facebook or Libra, claiming that the project had potentially stolen its logo. Now, that anger has turned into a full-fledged lawsuit.Current Takes Facebook to CourtCurrent has filed suit against Facebook in a New York district court for allegedly stealing the logo of its company. When looking at the two examples, one can see that the bank’s properties may have been stolen. The logos of both...

Erik Finman and his business partner Marshall Hayner – the founders of Metal Pay – have invested roughly $1 million into a new venture fund called Metal VC. The purpose of the fund is to invest in new blockchain businesses and crypto-based products.Erik Finman Makes Metal MainstreamErik Finman is arguably one of the crypto space’s most intriguing figures. First getting into bitcoin while he was in high school, he turned to crypto trading as a hobby, though he was confident it could...

After an extremely disappointing debut, Bakkt – the trading platform designed for institutional investors – is exploding in use, with the number of bitcoin futures contracts being traded having exploded by roughly 800 percent.Bakkt: A Late Start Leads to Massive JumpsBakkt was first introduced last year. Many claimed it would bring a whole new level of mainstream use and legitimacy to the cryptocurrency space, as it was designed for institutional traders and retailers who were curious about...