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Binance has made a minority investment in the derivatives exchange FTX becoming the first outsider investor in the firm. As part of the deal announced on December 19, the crypto trading platform company acquired equity in the FTX derivatives firm. Additionally, it bought long positions in the FTX native Token, FTT. In that context, Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder and CEO said:“The investment will help accelerate the growth of FTX with support and strategic advisory from Binance while FTX...

Gold bugs certainly have had quite the field year in 2019. The price of gold, even though it’s had ups and downs like pretty much every other asset, has still brought in significant year-to-date (YTD) returns so far. The price behavior might be seen by gold bugs, especially those who are anti-Bitcoin, has a feather in the yellow metal’s hat, against Bitcoin, especially recently.2019 was an interesting year because of quite a few factors. These factors including trade problems, cross-border...

Brian Armstrong, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has recently secured a patent for sending Bitcoins via email. Initially filed in March 2015, the patent was finally rewarded this week on Tuesday, December 17.Basically, the patent describes a method for cryptocurrency payments by linking the email addresses to their corresponding wallet addresses. Once the sender makes a request to send crypto payments to an email address, the system automatically sends the desired amount.Note that...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 776. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Frankreich: Finanzaufsicht genehmigt erstes ICO im Land, Weiss Ratings sagt dieser Coin ist total unterbewertet & Coinbase Patent Bitcoin per email senden. 1.) Frankreich: Finanzaufsicht genehmigt erstes ICO im Landhttps://de.cointelegraph.com/news/frances-financial-regulator-grants-countrys-first-approval-for-an-initial-coin-offering 2.) Diese Kryptowährung ist...

After this week was pretty bearish for Bitcoin, it finally turned its way upwards. Some of the merits go to the crypto derivatives platform ErisX that started with its physically settled Bitcoin futures contracts, launching only the second such product suite in the U.S. However, only after Wednesday it went above the $7,000 mark. At the time of writing, it is trading at $7,179 that came as a welcome change that brought a dash of optimism among traders and analysts.With sentiment going up and...

During a Hedge Fund Association Conference in New York, Christine Sandler from Fidelity Investments said that a good custodian must have geographic diversity and knowledgeable staff. She noted:“To do it really well, you have to have geographic diversity, a staff that understands the underlying technology,”That means that people who can sign the multi-signature transactions across the globe, and knowledgeable of the blockchain trends. She thinks that the custodian wallet providers like...

Supply chain fintech startup Tradeshift Frontiers, famous for advertising more than two million companies on its platform, said it has cut the cost of cross-border transactions between buyers and suppliers utilizing public Ethereum blockchain.Last year, Tradeshift startup managed to raise $250 million in a Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). That brought Tradeshift’s total funding to more than $400 million. The company...

Bitcoin volatility makes a stunning return. The “extreme fear” countertrade is back on the table. Bakkt futures record all-time highs. Bitcoin’s recent rise has sparked new hopes for BTC just in time for the holidays. Here are several signs that may indicate a Santa Claus rally is on its way. Bitcoin has been anything but bullish recently. Since it’s tantalizing reprisal back in June, the pioneer crypto has refused to advance anywhere but south, retracing by as much as 47%. Rather than any...

Yesterday’s article emphasized the extreme overselling of the market and, therefore, the high probability of the appearance of discount hunters. And they appeared.The news of the day is that of apprehension over Ethereum, as an ICO investor allegedly moves 300,000 ETH.The recent movement of funds from an early participant in the Ethereum ICO is causing some apprehension in the Ethereum market. Over the past few months, the account has transferred about 300,000 ETH to exchanges. A few days...

On the official website of Lukka, users can create personal taxation accounts, and import the history of deals. Exchanges often give users the possibility to export all the operations in a convenient XLS or JSON file. Importing the data to Lukka will allow the user to report directly to the IRS, with Lukka accountant’s brief support. Lukka has CPA.com as their partners.Those guys are a separate entity working in the jurisdiction of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. They...