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While Facebook is trying to do everything it possibly can to ensure proper regulatory approval before the Libra is launched next year, China’s own digital currency is much closer to its launch. The anticipation for the Chinese digital currency has now had some measurable effect on fintech companies in the country as their stocks seem to be swelling impressively.According to a Reuters report, the China Securities Index Co. (CSI) fintech theme index – an index that follows the major financial...

The initial public offering (IPO) for Peloton Interactive Inc., was launched yesterday with the hopes that the offering will bring much-needed growth to the company which has consistently been recording losses for a while. As we reported yesterday, Peloton announced that it will be offering 40 million shares of its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq, priced at $29 each, in an effort to raise about $1.2 billion. However, Peloton (PTON) investors ended the day disappointed as trading didn’t at...

Libra Association Managing Director Bertrand Perez said on Friday that the Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, that should be launched by a Geneva-based association next year, is not intended to replace existing currencies. He said:“We are not in the area of implementing any monetary policy with the (Libra) Reserve.”This confirms what Libra’s CEO David Marcus was speaking back in July at the hearings when he kept stressing that Libra is not an investment and it doesn’t want to conquer the...

Photo: PixabayGood news for Telegram users: the company has developed a wallet for Gram, the native cryptocurrency of the TON Blockchain created by Telegram.Currently, the wallet is available in the alpha version of the Telegram messenger for iOS and functions in the TON testnet. According to the developers, its design is still in progress, and after everything is finished, the wallet will be available in the mainnet as well.Meanwhile, the date of the launch on the mainnet is unknown....

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, also popular as ‘crypto mom’ for her crypto-friendly news, once again spoke in favor of digital assets during the recent cryptocurrency compliance Dacom summit in New York hosted by Solidus Labs today. Peirce spoke in details about SEC’s views on digital currencies saying that regulators are currently active extremely ‘paternalistic’. Besides, she also had an extensive discussion on different measures the agency can take to improve regulations.She stated that...

Leading mobile market data firm App Annie has acquired Libring which is a mobile analytics firm. This, of course, has created a new paradigm where mobile market data and mobile analytics are presented side-by-side in one singular platform. This was revealed by CEO Ted Krantz in a blog post.Being the global initiator of mobile app market data, the firm has decided to rebrand itself alongside its recent acquisition to bring forward the real-time advantages of such a system to both mobile app...

Just when it seemed like it could not get worse for the Bitcoin HODLERS, the BTC price plunges further. According to data from Messari, BTC dropped below a key support level of $8,000, touching the $7,800 mark. As we published earlier, the BTC price plunged by over $1,000 to settle below $8,500. Now another support has been breached.The biggest crypto has now entered the $7,000 region for the first time since June amid a severe $30 billion sell-off in the crypto market. In just 5 days, the...

On Thursday, Tesla rolled out its new software update with a whole lot of new features for its Model S, Model X, and Model 3 owners in the U.S.Among other features, you can find in-car karaoke, entertainment services like Netflix and Hulu, and a feature (for really lazy ones) that lets customers call their cars like they’re summoning a dog – no driver required.Of course, customers who paid for the Full Self-Driving option are higher up on Tesla’s list of priorities, and for them, there will...

Cryptocurrency startup Flexa is part of a project that will allow for technological innovations in retailing. With a pilot project at Mall of America Minnesota Minneapolis, which is the largest mall in the United States at the moment, the demo store is to serve as a proof-of-concept that new technologies are possible in the real world.Flexa is participating in the project but serving in a technical advisory role will be on display with other non-cryptocurrency-based technologies. The store...

Bitcoin cash price declined heavily and broke the key $285 and $270 support levels against the US Dollar.The price tested the $200 support area and it is currently consolidating losses.There was a break below a crucial bullish trend line with support near $310 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The pair could correct higher, but the $230 and $240 levels are likely to prevent gains.Bitcoin cash price is trading in a larger downtrend below $250 against the US...