VanECK / SolidX’s Bitcoin ETF proposal was withdrawn – VanEck and SolidX withdrew their Bitcoin ETF proposal on September 17, one month before the SEC decision deadline. The decision was made a few weeks after the companies started offering a limited version of the product for “qualified institutional investors”. The XBTCZ Trust was not very…
The OKEx Korea exchange has announced it will exclude all private cryptocurrencies, including Monero, Zcash and Dash. The South Korean exchange division will list five high-level confidential cryptocurrencies – Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), Zcash (ZEC), Horizen (ZEN) and Super Bitcoin (SBTC). The trading platform will cease trading with these currencies on October 10th. In the…
ING, a Dutch bank, has released a report entitled “From Cash to Cryptocurrencies: The Money Revolution,” which claims that digital assets need to prove their worth. “In order for cryptocurrencies to become ubiquitous, technical improvements are needed,” said Teunis Brosens, ING’s leading economist in digital finance and regulation, in the report. A survey conducted by…
Israeli investment company iAngels is promoting the adoption of cryptocurrencies and is run by three women. The founders of iAngels are Agada Nameri, a former lawyer, Mor Assia, software engineer and Shelly Hod Moyal, a Wall Street veteran. By partnering with blockchain startups to secure investments and education of traditional venture capital investors, iAngels is…
North Korea plans to launch its own digital currency to evade the effects of international sanctions and circumvent the US-dominated global financial system. “At the moment, the token is at a very early stage of development. While we are exploring products that can ensure its value, ”said Alejandro Cao de Benos, Special Delegate of the…
The US Central Bank (FED) has again taken measures to stimulate the US economy. This week, the FED has already pumped billions of dollars into the banking world twice. The interest rate has also been reduced by 25 basis points, or 0.25 percentage point, and now varies between 1.75 and 2 percent. FED and ECB…
It seems that most of the altcoins have triggered an upward trend, while Bitcoin has fallen slightly below the $ 10,000 threshold. A cryptocurrency in the top 20 leads to the highest growth – Stellar Lumens (XLM). Stellar XLM recorded the most spectacular growth, almost 30% in 24 hours. Its value reached $ 0.085 during…
According to the co-founder and marketing director of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the company plans to launch an over-the-counter platform on which trading in fiat currencies will be available. He Yi stressed that the launch of the platform will be part of Binance’s plan to strengthen its presence in the Chinese market. Also, a…
Israeli startup GK8 introduced an offline wallet for storing cryptocurrencies, which nonetheless retains the ability to quickly transfer coins. According to startup co-founder Lior Lamesh, the wallet is connected to the blockchain directly and can only send transactions, but it cannot accept data. This allows you to protect yourself from hacking, attacks and accidental loss…
Bitcoin under 9,000 euros? You probably had to rub your eyes when you looked at the bitcoin course. This morning before five in the morning, bitcoin still happily fluctuated around 9,200 euros. But then it went quickly. Less than fifteen minutes later, the rate was 8,791 euros, a fall of more than four percent. If…
