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In what is seen as a paradox that has put many pundits on the edge, recent data indicates that XRP that is widely used by Ripple in its solutions is already less than one month away from being the worst-performing cryptocurrency token that is among the top ten in terms of market capitalization. Research indicates that coming up as a close second in this regard is Bitcoin Cash (BCH) which has lost 49% of its value since its all-time-high as against XRP’s 51%. XRP at the time of the 2017...

Bitcoin price is still falling which causes a lot of worries among the traders. As on BitMEX and Bitstamp, it fell below $7,400, it has now seen its lowest points in the last four weeks and has crashed 50 percent since it’s year-long high in June.The crypto market, like any other financial market, is subject to price changes and swings at certain times but it has become rather interesting to watch over the years. In its initial stages, it was predicted that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies...

In what seems to be a weird turn of events, top cryptocurrency data and assessment firm CryptoCompare has released its data for cryptocurrency exchange rankings and there are a few surprises in its benchmark report. Firstly, Binance has been dropped from its top ten rankings which comes as a shock as it is currently in the top three cryptocurrency exchanges in terms of the trading volume. Secondly, most of the popular cryptocurrency exchanges didn’t receive the expected rankings as only...

Photo: ShutterstockJapanese business and financial services company SBI Holdings Inc. has announced its decision to form a capital and business alliance with Fukushima Bank, to achieve several goals including increasing profitability for financial institutions in general, as well as improving local customer assets and productivity of related companies. The alliance will also see Fukushima Bank incorporating MoneyTap payment app, which is powered by Ripple.The general goal of improving...

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX sent a mass email to its users on Friday with all of their email addresses in the “To” field. Usually, when you are sending a mass e-mail and you want to protect other users’ privacy, you put their e-mail addresses in the so-called blind carbon copy or BCC field. That’s how the other users’ e-mail addresses stay hidden from everybody else. This way, by not putting the names in the BCC field but in an amateurish manner dividing them by the comma,...

Photo: ShutterstockPer a recent announcement, blockchain and cryptography data and research company Brave New Coin (BNC) has said that its cryptocurrency indices will now be applied by crypto trading service INX, as it prepares to launch its first fully approved security token sale. INX is focused on making sure that its offerings and practices are strict and as transparent as possible, a decision that has pointed the digital asset trading service in the BNC direction.According to BNC, INX...

Bitstamp ranks among the biggest crypto exchanges in Europe. On October 9, the exchange announced that it is enhancing its relationship with digital financial services provider BitGo. The digital asset financial services firm will offer secure storage for cryptocurrency assets under management at the exchange.BitGo is now tapped to offer custodial services to the biggest exchange in Europe by trading volume. Starting on October 10, Bitstamp will give BitGo custody of its clients’ digital...

Tuesday's bitcoin price surge launched BTC as high as $10,750 on Bitstamp, decimating $68 million worth of shorts in the process. | Source: ShutterstockBitcoin (BTC) is back in positive territory today. Yesterday’s surge of nearly 8% on Bitstamp saw BTC shoot back past $10,000 and then briefly clip the $10,750 mark on Tuesday.Most of the cryptocurrency market followed, with only a handful of altcoins in the red.Bitcoin Price Booms Amid Mammoth Short SqueezeThe bitcoin price clipped the...