The past months seem to be a bit boring. The rate of bitcoin always seems to be moving within the same margin, between 8,500 euros and 11,300 euros. But do you zoom out the price chart? Then something special stands out. Misir Mahmudov is a writer and analyst at Adaptive Capital. This is an organization…
Coincheck’s Tokyo-based crypto exchange stopped all margin trading orders until the end of October 2019. As of November, the platform will limit leverage to 4X (up from 5X today). Also, the Coincheck exchange announced on the official blog a number of indications for customers who already have active orders. Those who have pending orders must…
The Hong Kong custodian service Legacy Trust has launched one of the first of its kind retirement plans, under which citizens’ pension savings will be stored in digital assets. The new program will be available to working citizens, individual entrepreneurs and self-employed people. The company expects the retirement plan will also attract cryptocurrency investors. Legacy…
August ended with Bitcoin losing, and analysts are turning their attention to September. But opinions are divided – some argue that there is a possibility of a price correction due to the small volumes, while others believe that the launch of Bakkt will boost the price increase. Larry Cermak: The small volumes indicate a possible…
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square’s payment startup and founder of Twitter, said that Bitcoin will continue to spread, but it’s too early to consider currency. In an interview with the Australian Financial Review, Dorsey said that, in his opinion, the first cryptocurrency will continue to be widely used, but so far, bitcoin does not work…
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that South Korean technology giant Samsung is launching its new KlaytnPhone blockchain smartphone with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet. Sources familiar with the situation report that KlaytnPhone will be a variation of the recently released flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 10, which will support a cryptocurrency wallet and blockchain applications. Sales…
The development of the digital currency planned by People’s Bank of China (PBoC) continues at full speed. According to CoinDesk’s confidential sources, the plan is for it to be released before Libra enters the market. A dedicated team from the central bank’s Digital Currency Research Laboratory is now developing the system in a separate facility…
The Global Cross-Enterprise Trading Unit, Mastercard Track, will provide access to the Marco Polo blockchain platform for trade finance. The Marco Polo platform, developed based on the R3 Corda, was launched in 2017. At present, such large financial institutions as BNP, Commerzbank and ING have already joined it. Now more than 25 organizations work on…
The appointed governor of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, spoke again about digital and cryptocurrencies. At a hearing of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Lagarde answered a number of questions, including some regarding cryptocurrencies. Lagarde said he was in favor of exploring the idea proposed by the Governor of the…
Blockchain.com, known for their wallet and blockexplorer, has started a fund of 50 million dollars to invest in startups. Sam Harrison leads fund Yahoo Finance reported on this news on Wednesday and cited two sources that confirm that Sam Harrison of Blockchain is leading the fund. The Harrison LinkedIn profile shows that he came to…
