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Fintastico Team
21 hours, 8 minutes
https://www.ccn.com/facebook-biggest-on-ramp-ev...
Facebook: ‘Biggest on-Ramp Ever’ for Bitcoin Adoption?
By CCN: Spencer Bogart, a partner at crypto investment firm Blockchain Capital, argued in a new blog post that over the next two years Facebook, Telegram, and stablecoins will create the largest on-ramps to crypto
Fintastico Team
21 hours, 8 minutes
https://www.ccn.com/stablecoin-bridge-mainstrea...
Stablecoin On-Ramps Are the 'Bridge' to Mainstream Crypto Adoption
By CCN: Stablecoins on the surface might seem boring. After all, most don't come with the volatility that's inherent with most cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin, and therefore have an entirely different risk/return profile. Stablecoin Tether (USDT)
Fintastico Team
1 day, 17 hours
https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-usdt-...
Stablecoin USDT Launched on Tron Blockchain
Tether has started issuing its stablecoin USDT on the Tron blockchain.
Fintastico Team
2 days, 6 hours
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-cfo-surg...
Binance CFO: Surge in OTC Trades Drove Near $80 Million Q1 Profits
Binance’s Q1 2019 profits beats the previous quarter by 66%, with large-scale investors increasingly active.
Fintastico Team
3 days, 1 hour
https://cointelegraph.com/news/exchange-gateio-...
Exchange Gate.io Sees Almost $3 Billion in Orders in First Week Of IEO for Native Token
The sale was oversubscribed, Gate.io says, while entry currency Tether also saw purchasing premiums in some markets.
Fintastico Team
6 days
https://www.ccn.com/we-cant-count-on-fiat-forev...
We Can’t Count on Fiat Forever – Here’s How Crypto Can Help
At I write this, one dollar is worth .89 Euros, 110.8 Japanese Yen, and .77 British Pounds, but the exchange rates are likely to be different tomorrow, or even in the next five minutes. Such
Fintastico Team
6 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-5-crypto-per...
Top 5 Crypto Performers Overview: BTC, EOS, METAHASH, ETH, TRX, ETC
Will the bears now sink the price back to the lows, or will the major cryptocurrencies form a higher low?
Fintastico Team
1 week, 3 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/trueusd-audit-sh...
TrueUSD Audit Shows Full US Dollar Backing
An audit of TrueUSD funds showed that it has the full amount of U.S. dollar backing for its coins.
Fintastico Team
1 week, 3 days
https://www.coindesk.com/bitfinex-drops-minimum...
Bitfinex Drops Minimum Balance to Trade on Crypto Exchange - CoinDesk
Bitfinex has removed its $10,000 minimum equity requirement to start trading on the cryptocurrency exchange.
Fintastico Team
1 week, 5 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tron-announces-s...
Tron Announces Sun Network May Launch Date, Reveals Key Phases for DApp Chain
The Tron Foundation released the roadmap for its second layer scalability solution, which is expected to increase the capacity of the whole chain.
Fintastico Team
1 week, 5 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-traders-...
Chinese Traders Pay Extra for Bitcoin Through OTC Desks Amid Crypto Market Surge
Over-the-counter traders in China are paying more for stablecoins than their USD counterparts as demand peaks for BTC.
Fintastico Team
1 week, 5 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/trons-justin-sun...
Tron’s Justin Sun Hints at ‘Official’ Collaboration With Ethereum This Year
Tron founder Justin Sun hinted at a possible official partnership with Ethereum in a recent interview.
Fintastico Team
1 week, 5 days
https://www.ccn.com/tron-ceo-trolls-vitalik-tea...
Tron CEO Trolls (?) Vitalik, Teases Unlikely Ethereum Alliance
Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun recently announced on the CryptoChick podcast that his crypto project would be officially collaborating with Ethereum. Wait, what? Justin Sun: Tron Will Collaborate with Ethereum This Year Justin Sun appeared on an
Fintastico Team
1 week, 5 days
https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-classic-price-expl...
Ethereum Classic Surges 34%, Blasts Cryptocurrency to 4-Month High
The Ethereum Classic price jumped as much as 33.79-percent on Sunday, rocketing the cryptocurrency to a four-month high above $7.50. Ethereum Classic Sets New 2019 High, Goes Crazy on Coinbase CoinMarketCap data shows the Ethereum Classic price
Fintastico Team
2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/tron-dapps-saw-1-6-bil...
Tron Dapps Saw $1.6 Billion in Volume in Q1 2019, Driven By Gambling - CoinDesk
From digital dog racing to a "farm investment game," Tron is finding product-market fit crypto with gambling dapps.
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 1 day
https://www.ccn.com/canada-dollar-pegged-stable...
Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin ‘eCAD’ Can Avoid Tether’s Fate
By CCN.com: Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has announced plans to launch a CAD-pegged stablecoin. To be known as the eCAD, the stablecoin will be exchanged for the Canadian dollar on a 1:1 basis. The eCAD is
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 1 day
https://www.ccn.com/xrp-swells-13-06-in-a-sharp...
XRP Swells 13.06% in a Sharp Recovery as Ripple ETPs Take Off
Ripple was a big mover this Friday as the company saw its XRP price rise nearly 13-percent ahead of the European market open. The XRP-to-dollar rate today established an intraday high towards $0.372 at about 0515
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 1 day
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinsquare-crypt...
Coinsquare Crypto Exchange Launches Canadian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare announced that it will be launching a Canadian dollar-back stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 1 day
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-cash-price-drops-10...
Bitcoin Cash Price Drops 10.7% - Has the Massive Crypto Rally Stalled?
The bitcoin cash (BCH) price endured a significant correction on Thursday as the fifth-largest cryptocurrency dropped 10.7-percent from its session high. Top Cryptocurrencies Pull Back from Recent Highs The BCH-to-dollar rate had surged around 100-percent since Monday
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 2 days
https://www.ccn.com/litecoin-bitcoin-cash-fuel-...
Litecoin & Bitcoin Cash Fuel Staggering $33 Billion Crypto Rally
The crypto market cap has added a staggering $32.62 billion to its valuation in the last two days. And it is not just bitcoin that is leading the pump. What started as a bitcoin rally later
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 3 days
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-lending-quick-and-ea...
Crypto Lending: Quick and Easy Way to Multiply Your Portfolio (and Protect it)
The moment the crypto community has been waiting for has finally arrived, (for now). Out of nowhere, Bitcoin has demolished resistance levels and the crypto market is showing bullish signals. In times like these, your
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 4 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-binance-the-...
Why Binance, the World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange, Is Enthusiastic About Stablecoins
Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, is throwing its weight behind stablecoins amid growing speculation that it could trigger mainstream adoption.
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 4 days
https://www.coindesk.com/a-new-bank-for-crypto-...
A New Bank for Crypto Traders Has Opened in Puerto Rico - CoinDesk
A new Puerto Rico-based financial institution catering to traders of cryptocurrency has opened for business.
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 4 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-hits-4-800-f...
BTC Hits $4,800 for the First Time in 2019, Top Crypto Markets See Double Digit Growth
Bitcoin briefly hits $4,800, stays at $4,600, while other top coins are all in the green amid a significant markets uprising.
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 4 days
https://www.ccn.com/everyones-favorite-crypto-j...
Everyone’s Favorite Crypto Joke Rallied 20% on April Fools’
Is Dogecoin (DOGE) playing an April Fools' prank on the cryptocurrency community? Its April 1 price chart suggests that it is. The "joke currency" today surged to $0.002499, up more than 20 percent for the
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 4 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-daily-tra...
Tether Daily Transaction Volume Hits All-Time High
The Tether stablecoin’s daily transaction volume hit an all-time high.
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 5 days
https://www.ccn.com/maya-preferred-223-a-new-to...
Maya Preferred 223. A New Token That Will Overtake Bitcoin One Day
Maya Preferred 223’s (MAPR) market capitalization may overtake that of Bitcoin, the flagship of the crypto market. The market cap of MAPR is now just behind that of Bitcoin Cash, having already overrun Binance Coin,
Fintastico Team
2 weeks, 5 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-brief-history-...
A Brief History of the SEC’s Reviews of Bitcoin ETF Proposals
Bitcoin ETF proposals show the SEC softening its views and the public remaining ambivalent.
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 1 day
https://www.coindesk.com/fake-volume-on-crypto-...
Fake Volume on Crypto Exchanges Isn't the Half of It - CoinDesk
Daniel Cawrey is CEO of Pactum Capital, a cryptocurrency investment firm focused on market making and liquidity. Formerly a CoinDesk Contributing Editor, he is author of the upcoming “Mastering Blockchain” book to be published by O’Reilly Media. Recently, a report was produced by Bitwise Asset Management showing the existence of faked volumes in the bitcoin …
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 2 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/okex-founder-rev...
OKEx Founder Reveals OK Group’s Partnership With US Trust Firm, Plan to Launch Stablecoin
OKEx, OKCoin founder Star Xu announced OK Group partnership with blockchain-focused trust company, plan to launch stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 3 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange CoinBene Assures Users That Prolonged Maintenance Not Due to Hack
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinBene has officially reassured users that its prolonged maintenance downtime is not due to a hack, as some had feared.
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 3 days
https://www.ccn.com/eos-price-jumps11-68-in-a-d...
EOS Price Leaps 11.68% in a Day to Hit Market Value of $3.7 Billion
EOS is surging ahead of other top cryptocurrencies this Wednesday. The EOS protocol's native token established a fresh session high at $4.11, up 11.68-percent from today's open. In contrast, Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other top coins
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 4 days
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/03/145704...
UC Berkeley Technology Researcher Calls Bitcoin 'Bovine Excrement'
Nicholas Weaver, a senior researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at the University of California-Berkeley, called Bitcoin 'bovine excrement' during a recent episode of Bloomberg’s 'Odd Lots' podcast. This is not the first time Weaver has panned Bitcoin and 'blockchain,' distributed ledger technology that undergirds bitcoin
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 4 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange OKEx Is Developing Its Own Blockchain
The world’s eight largest crypto exchange OKEx will reportedly introduce its own blockchain in coming months.
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 4 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ethereum...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, Tron: Price Analysis, March 25
Some crypto bulls are still holding out for a six-figure Bitcoin price. Let’s consult the charts and see where it’s heading in the short run.
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 4 days
https://www.ccn.com/heres-why-crypto-maximine-c...
Here’s Why Crypto Maximine Coin (MXM) Jumped 754.5% in March
Maximine Coin's MXM token is one of the leading performers in the crypto land for March. The MXM-to-dollar rate today surged to 0.094, up 754.5-percent since the month's open, in an aggressive upside swing. In the
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 5 days
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-is-nothing-more-tha...
Bitcoin is Nothing More Than ‘Bovine Excrement’: Berkeley Researcher
Move over, Jamie Dimon, because there’s a new contender for the coveted title of "king bear of the bitcoin-bashing brigade": technologist Nicholas Weaver. Technologist Nicholas Weaver Rants Against Bitcoin While he might not have the mainstream name
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 5 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/following-launch...
Following Launch of Services in the US, eToro Announces Listing of Tron
United Kingdom-based social trading platform eToro has added support for Tron.
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 5 days
https://www.ccn.com/coinbase-backed-stablecoin-...
Coinbase-Backed Stablecoin Claims Rivals Deceptively Pump Market Cap
Touted as the next big thing in crypto, stablecoins promise investors volatility-proof exposure to decentralized assets, but insiders say that this emerging asset class is vulnerable to the same manipulative practices that have tarnished the
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 5 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/changes-to-tethe...
Changes to Tether’s Terms of Reserves Raises Fresh Concerns
Changes to Tether’s website have raised fresh concerns about the companies reserve policy.
Fintastico Team
4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinas-11th-cryp...
China’s 11th Crypto Rankings: EOS First, TRON Second, Ethereum Third, Bitcoin Fifteenth
China has released its latest government-sponsored rankings of major cryptocurrencies.
Fintastico Team
4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-r...
Crypto Markets Report Slight Gains While Gold Rises
Crypto markets are seeing slight gains, having overcome yesterday’s drop, with Bitcoin hovering around the $4,000 mark.
Fintastico Team
4 weeks, 1 day
https://www.ccn.com/cardano-ada-spikes-13-7-in-...
Cardano (ADA) Spikes 13.7% in 24 Hours with Mainnet Upgrade Boost
ADA, the native token of Cardano's open-source blockchain project, has jumped 13.7-percent since Thursday's mid-session. At 1330 UTC, the ADA-to-dollar rate was trading at 0.058, up 7.33-percent on a 24-hour adjusted timeframe. Before that, the pair
Fintastico Team
4 weeks, 1 day
https://cointelegraph.com/news/major-crypto-exc...
Major Crypto Exchanges Huobi Global and OKEx Launch Support for Tron-Based USDT
Two major crypto exchanges — Singapore-headquartered Huobi Global and Malta-based OKEx — have announced their support for the Tron-based version of stablecoin USDT.
Fintastico Team
4 weeks, 1 day
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoins-4th-largest-exchan...
Bitcoin’s 4th Largest Exchange to Support Tron Stablecoin
The liquidity of the Tron network is about to go to the next level. As we previously reported, Tether is expanding its USDT product to the Tron blockchain. Now the community has heard from a
Fintastico Team
1 month
https://www.ccn.com/ontologys-ont-coin-surges-7...
Ontology's ONT Crypto Surges 74.5% in March - What's Driving the Rally?
Another seemingly original blockchain project is looking at its valuation going up this March. Ontology, backed by a Chinese blockchain development firm OnChain, experienced a 74.5-percent surge in the value of its native token ONT. Between
Fintastico Team
1 month
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-api-seem...
Binance API Seemingly Reveals Ongoing Margin Trading Implementation
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is seemingly working on the implementation of margin trading.
Fintastico Team
1 month
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitgo-launches-c...
BitGo Launches Custody for Blockchain Capital’s Security Token BCAP
BitGo clients will be able to hold their BCAP assets using qualified and regulated custody service BitGo Trust Company.
Fintastico Team
1 month
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hodlers-digest-m...
Hodler’s Digest, March 11–17: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Jay Clayton may not consider ETH to be a security, but the CBOE is over BTC futures contracts for now.
Fintastico Team
1 month
https://www.ccn.com/exclusive-tether-claims-100...
Exclusive: Tether Claims '100% USD Backed' But Crypto Community is Skeptical
On Wednesday, investors in Tether, the most dominant stablecoin in the crypto market, pointed out a change in the stablecoin’s Terms of Service and Risk Disclosure which described that its USD reserves will be composed
Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/tether-says-its-usdt-s...
Tether Says Its USDT Stablecoin May Not Be Backed By Fiat Alone - CoinDesk
Tether has updated the terms on its website, saying that its dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin may not be backed 100 percent by fiat reserves.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/nasdaq-powered-e...
Nasdaq-Powered EU Digital Exchange DX Launches Security Token Trading
DX.Exchange is claiming an industry first with its launch of security token trading and security token offering listings.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/stellar-xlm-is-now-availabl...
Stellar (XLM) is Now Available as Collateral on YouHodler’s Expanding FinTech Platform
FinTech platform adds Stellar (XLM) to their growing list of collateral options, allowing XLM “HODLers” to find new utility for their coins. FinTech platform YouHodler continues to expand its global reach with a new collateral addition
Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/why-stellars-xlm-price-rose...
Here’s Why Stellar (XLM) Price Jumped 11.20% in Three Days
Stellar's crypto asset XLM is pursuing a steady uptrend since March 7. As of 1100 UTC, the XLM-to-dollar rate was trading at 0.093, up 11.20-percent from its March 7 low. The pair today posted circa 4-percent gains,
Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/jp-morgans-stablecoin-...
JP Morgan’s Stablecoin: A Feat of Engineering or Marketing? - CoinDesk
Upon first examination, JPM coin is an exciting Wall Street development, but the reality is more complicated, writes Kadena's Ben Jessel.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-trumps-bitcoin-in-...
Ethereum Trumps Bitcoin in Active Protocol Development: Research
Bitcoin might dominate the cryptocurrency market cap, but "digital gold" takes the silver podium when it comes to protocol development, according to crypto research firm Electric Capital. Researchers: Ethereum - Not Bitcoin - Has Most Active
Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/okex-lists-tron-...
OKEx Lists Tron on Customer-to-Customer Trading Platform
The second largest crypto exchange by adjusted trading volume OKEx has started listing Tron on its customer-to-customer market.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/binance-coin-spikes-13-toke...
Binance Coin Spikes 13%; Can Explosive Tokens Boost Bitcoin to $4,200?
Binance Coin (BNB), the native crypto asset of Binance Chain, a blockchain network developed by the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has spiked by 13 percent again, extending the momentum of Bitcoin and the rest of
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/binances-crypto-bnb-no...
Binance's Crypto BNB No Longer Tracks Bitcoin – And That's a Big Deal - CoinDesk
The price trend of Binance Coin is significantly deviating from that of bitcoin and other well known cryptos as it continues to see rapid gains.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-e...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Huobi Adds XRP Support to its OTC Trading Platform
The peer-to-peer over-the-counter branch of Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has added support for Ripple.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-partnership-...
New Partnership Allows TrueUSD Traders to Audit The Coin’s Backing Assets
Stablecoin TrueUSD has partnered with audit firm Armanino to allow traders to conduct instant audits of the coin’s backing.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/tron-trx-jumps-8-5-in-marke...
Tron (TRX) Jumps 8.5% in Market-Wide Upswing as Bulls Start Running
Tron's TRX jumped 8.5-percent against the US dollar per its 24-hour adjusted timeframe. The TRX-to-dollar instrument (TRX/USD) was trading at 0.023 by 1400 UTC, down 4.16-percent from its intraday high. In contrast, the pair had dropped
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/200-million-crypto-stableco...
$200 Million Crypto Stablecoin TrueUSD Unveils Instant Fiat Redemption
TrueUSD celebrated its first birthday on Tuesday, and the $200 million USD-pegged cryptocurrency stablecoin commemorated the occasion with two major announcements that could help buttress it as it seeks to supplant $2 billion Tether (USDT)
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/trueusd-stablecoin-soo...
TrueUSD Stablecoin to Add 'Real Time' Monitoring of Dollar Backing - CoinDesk
TrustToken has announced a new partnership that it says will allow a "real-time" view of the U.S. dollars backing its TrueUSD token.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/maybe-tether-doesnt-plan-to...
Maybe Tether Doesn’t Plan to Quit the Stablecoin Market After All
Tether announced today that it’s issuing USDT on the TRON blockchain.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/03/145082...
TRON Partners With Tether to Issue USDT Tokens
TRON announced on Monday it has teamed up with Tether to issue USDT Tokens on its blockchain platform. According to the duo, TRC20-based USDT enables interoperability with TRON-based protocols and Decentralised Applications (DApps) while allowing users to transact and exchange fiat pegged currencies across the
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tradingview-adds...
TradingView Adds Support for Huobi’s HB10 Crypto Index
Financial trading charts platform TradingView has started listing Huobi’s HB10 crypto-based index tracker.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/tether-to-launch-new-v...
Tether to Launch New Version of USDT Stablecoin on Tron Blockchain - CoinDesk
Tether is gearing up to launch its controversial stablecoin as a native token on the Tron blockchain.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
http://www.americanbanker.com/articles/crypto-c...
Crypto companies complain they're being shunned by most banks
Entrepreneurs in the digital-assets industry say that even as some attract investment from multibillion-dollar institutions, they are routinely refused basic banking services by the likes of HSBC and JPMorgan Chase.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tron-and-tether-...
Tron and Tether Partner to Issue USDT on the Tron Network by Q2 2019
Blockchain protocol Tron and USDT stablecoin issuer Tether have announced a partnership.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/binance-jpmorgan-token-a-st...
Binance: JPMorgan Token a ‘Stepping Stone’ to Mass Crypto Adoption
JPMorgan's controversial blockchain token might not be a real cryptocurrency, but researchers say it could help spark concrete crypto adoption. Binance Argues JPMorgan's Dubious Crypto Project Will Spur Real Adoption In a new article from Binance Research,
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-research...
Binance Research: JPM Coin Unlikely to Directly Compete With Ripple's XRP, for Now
Binance Research argues that the implications of JPMorgan Chase’s JPM Coin for the public stablecoin market will be minimal in the near-term.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/end-of-the-line-for-stable-...
End of the Line for Stable Coins & Online Crypto Payment Processors?
Bridge for seamless value exchange between crypto & traditional banks Nimiq, a disruptive project in Blockchain, has created the blueprint for making fiat currency (USD, EUR, etc) blockchain-compatible. It enables seamless value exchange between crypto and
Fintastico Team
1 month, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Support for Ethereum-Based Tether
Major crypto exchange Huobi Global has launched support for the Ethereum blockchain-based version of stablecoin Tether.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144927...
Huobi Now Offers Tether ERC20 Deposits & Withdrawal
Huobi Global is now offering deposit and withdrawal service for Tether (USDT) in both its Omni Protocol and ERC20 token form. Prior to today, Huobi only offered USDT linked to Bitcoin’s Omni layer. Bitcoin-based USDT and Ethereum-based USDT are considered two separate cryptocurrencies which run on different
Fintastico Team
1 month, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/major-bitcoin-exchanges-bli...
Bitcoin Exchanges Turn Blind Eye to Wash Trading: Bombshell Report
According to a report from CoVenture, a venture capital and technology firm, an uncomfortable number of major Bitcoin exchanges engage in some form of volume manipulation, at least indirectly. Primarily, the report deals with “wash
Fintastico Team
1 month, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/third-top-exchan...
Third-Top Exchange OKEx Lists Ripple and Bitcoin Cash on Customer-to-Customer Platform
The OKEx C2C platform has listed Ripple and Bitcoin Cash while delisting NEO, QTUM and Exchange Union (XUC).
Fintastico Team
1 month, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitmax-io-offers-a-great-al...
Bitmax.Io Offers a Great Alternative for Margin Traders
The cryptocurrency market has been slow this past month. There have been days where the price of Bitcoin has moved less than 1%, unusual for the typically volatile asset. With such little movement, major trading opportunities are few and far between and margin trading has become a popular means to turn a profit. Many traders now rely on margin trading to make ends meet, and most of the volume has gone to BitMEX. However, BitMEX may not be the best option for margin trading. The volume of shorts is on the rise, and BitMEX uses BTC as its key currency.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/major-cryptocurr...
Major Cryptocurrencies See Green While US Crude Futures Hit New High for 2019
Bitcoin continues to trade at around $4,000, with other top 20 cryptocurrencies reporting marked gains.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 4 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/77342/ipc...
IPC to offer ICE DAta Services cryptocurrency feed on Connexus Cloud
IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced it will include ICE Data Services’ Cryptocurrency Data Feed on the IPC Connexus Cloud.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-adds-bi...
Coinbase Adds Bitcoin Cash Support to Wallet App
Coinbase announced that support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been added to its Coinbase Wallet app.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/8-billion-coinbase-backlash...
$8 Billion Coinbase Faces Backlash for Latest Acquisition
Coinbase, one of the first "Bitcoin Unicorns," is facing major industry backlash after acquiring a blockchain analysis firm.
Fintastico Team
1 month, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/major-crypto-exc...
Major Crypto Exchange OKEx Adds Four New Margin Trading Pairs
Third-largest cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has added 4 additional crypto assets pairs to its margin trading platform.
Fintastico Team
2 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/financial-firm-o...
Financial Firm Offers ‘Almost Instantaneous’ Loans Up to $30,000 With Crypto as Collateral
A company is offering cash loans of up to $30,000 with crypto as collateral — all without borrowers needing to sell their digital assets.
Fintastico Team
2 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-five-exchang...
Top Five Exchange OKEx Launches Thai Baht Trading on Its P2P Platform
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has launched Thai Baht trading support to its client-to-client platform.
Fintastico Team
2 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144494...
JP Morgan Chase Announces Own Stablecoin: JPM Coin
JP Morgan Chase, a traditional bank whose CEO Jamie Dimon famously called Bitcoin a fraud, is issuing its own stablecoin: JPM Coin. According to CNBC, Umar Farooq, Head of JP Morgan's blockchain projects predicted the JPM Coin may be huge for corporations. 'Money sloshes back and
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2 months
https://www.ccn.com/crypo-market-defends-120-bi...
Crypo Market Defends $120 Billion Mark But Bitcoin Price Takes Losses
The crypto market successfully defended the $120 billion mark, but the Bitcoin price declined further toward its interim support level.
Fintastico Team
2 months
https://www.ccn.com/japanese-giant-gmos-bitcoin...
Japanese Giant GMO's Bitcoin Exchange and Mining Venture Lost ¥1.3 billion in Bear 2018
Japan-based GMO Internet Inc. incurred an operating loss of ¥1.3 billion (~$11.75 million) in the fiscal year 2018. Find how they could rebounce in 2019.
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2 months
https://www.ccn.com/voyager-crypto-bitcoin-brok...
Exclusive: Voyager's Game-Changing Bitcoin Trading App Just Went Live in the US
Voyager, the publicly-traded Bitcoin brokerage founded by Uber and E*Trade veterans, has brought its game-changing crypto trading app to nine US states.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/facebooks-crypto-shopping-s...
Facebook's Crypto Shopping Spree Isn't Over Yet. Here's Who Else They Might Acquire.
Facebook just made its first blockchain acquisition, but Zuckerberg and company's crypto shopping spree might not be over yet.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/02/144237...
Just Print More Cash: Serial Cryptocurrency Creator Brock Pierce Proposes Creating a New Investor-Funded Crypto to Pay Back Ripped Off Mt Gox Investors
Give with one hand to old investors and take with the other from the new seems to be an increasing policy in crypto worldwide, and ga-ga serial cryptocurrency creator and billionaire Brock Pierce now proposes to compensate ripped off Mt Gox investors by creating yet
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/revealed-a-bitcoin-billiona...
Revealed: A Bitcoin Billionaire's Shocking Plan to Revive Mt. Gox - Crypto's Most Notorious Exchange
Brock Pierce is looking to correct one of the cryptocurrency industry's biggest failings by reviving now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox and reimbursing victims' losses from 2014.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/winklevoss-crypto-gemi...
Winklevoss Exchange Gemini Shuts Down Accounts Over Stablecoin Redemptions - CoinDesk
OTC traders tell CoinDesk that crypto exchange Gemini is limiting access to redemptions of its GUSD stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ex-tether-exec-j...
Ex-Tether Exec Joins Venture Launching Stablecoin Clearinghouse
Phillip Potter has joined the advisory board of a new stablecoin clearing house project.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/united-states-cr...
United States Crypto Platform Huobi.com Launches Fiat-Crypto Trading
Huobi.com is launching fiat-crypto trading services, with initial support for three USD-crypto trading pairs.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/ex-tether-exec-joins-v...
Ex-Tether Exec Joins Venture Launching Stablecoin Clearinghouse - CoinDesk
A former Bitfinex and Tether exec and crypto finance firm XBTO are launching a Bermuda-based clearinghouse for stablecoins.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bear-market-bites-bitcoin-u...
Bear Market Bites Bitcoin Unicorn Circle, Shares Plunge 80%: Report
Major cryptocurrency companies like Circle are reportedly feeling the heat from Crypto Winter, with Bitcoin unicorn valuations down as much as 80%.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-futures-...
Bitcoin Futures Expired Last Week, Did It Affect $10 Billion Plunge of Crypto Markets?
The valuation of the crypto market dropped $10 billion following the expiration of Bitcoin futures contracts.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/td-ameritrade-discount-bitc...
TD Ameritrade: Discount Bitcoin Has Piqued Investor Interest in Crypto Futures
TD Ameritrade says that the bitcoin price's recent dive below $4,000 has sparked renewed interest in cryptocurrency trading.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://hacked.com/as-bitcoin-selloff-resumes-c...
As Bitcoin Selloff Resumes, Crypto Markets Could Be Headed for New Lows
Bitcoin’s sharp and sudden reversal on Monday hastened the decline of altcoins and tokens, which have struggled to regain their footing since the bear market took a turn for the worse in November. The rapid decline has put crypto markets on track to test new yearly lows in the short term. Paradoxically, whether or not […]
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-price-struggles-to...
Ethereum Price Struggles to Hold above $100 as Crypto Winter Grows More Frigid
Since our last crypto market round-up report on Friday, the climate has changed significantly for at least one major cryptocurrency: Ethereum. All eyes are on Ether as it pushes closer and closer to the $100 mark. Bitcoin, meanwhile, briefly crossed the threshold of $3,400. By most accounts, the Bitcoin price is working on a test of the $3,000 mark, which is both a psychological and market indicator. Bitcoin Price Likely to Test $3,000 The Bitcoin price‘s 3-day chart looks a bit hellish if you’re a bull in this cold weather. Bitcoin has lost $200 over the past three days. Average users
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ukrainian-crypto...
Ukrainian Crypto Exchange Liqui Shuts Down, Cites Lack of Liquidity
Ukrainian crypto exchange Liqui has reported it is shutting down operations, citing lack of liquidity.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitspark-debuts-...
Bitspark Debuts Hong Kong Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on Decentralized Exchange
Sparkdex.HKD is reportedly the first HKD-backed stablecoin on the market, where “US Dollar stablecoins have dominated.”
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-retreats-unde...
Bitcoin Is Below $3,400: Why a Drop to High $2,000 May Be Inevitable
In the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has dropped from $3,505 to $3,322 by more than five percent against the U.S. dollar.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-bloodbath-vaults-tet...
Crypto Bloodbath Vaults Tether to 4th in Market Cap Rankings
With a roughly 10% increase to its market capitalization, Tether (USDT) has shifted to the #4 slot in the crypto market cap rankings.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-canarge-6-billion-wi...
Crypto Canarge: $6 Billion Wiped Out as Bitcoin Drops to $3,350: What’s Causing the Drop?
In the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has dropped from $3,550 to $3,357 on the day’s low, by more than five percent as the crypto market lost $6 billion.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-canarge-6-billion-wi...
Crypto Canarge: $6 Billion Wiped Out as Bitcoin Drops to $3,350: What’s Causing the Drop?
In the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has dropped from $3,550 to $3,357 on the day’s low, by more than five percent as the crypto market lost $6 billion.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-cash-slips-11-as-cr...
Bitcoin Cash Slips 11% as Crypto Market Starts Week with $6 Billion Loss
Bitcoin Cash ABC established a weekly high at $2.36 billion on January 24. But, at the start of this week, it fell to as low as $1.94 billion.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-canarge-6-billion-wi...
Crypto Canarge: $6 Billion Wiped Out as Bitcoin Drops to $3,350: What’s Causing the Drop?
In the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has dropped from $3,550 to $3,357 on the day’s low, by more than five percent as the crypto market lost $6 billion.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchaincom-se...
Blockchain.com Seeks Undisclosed Stablecoin Partnership by End of 2019: Report
Blockchain.com is looking to partner with an undisclosed stablecoin project by the end of 2019, the firm’s CEO reportedly reveals.
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3 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143352...
Belarus Selling 'Tokenized Stocks' for Crypto- Buyer Beware
Two Belarusian investment companies, VP Capital and Larnabel Ventures, have launched a platform called Currency.com to sell Ethereum-based digital tokens they say represent stocks and commodities like Apple, oil and gold, Yahoo Finance reports. The site will reportedly buy the tokens using other cryptocurrencies. PR
Fintastico Team
3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-e...
Crypto Markets Experience Moderate Growth, Bitcoin Holds Above $3,600
All of the top 20 coins by market cap are seeing green today, Jan. 17, except for stablecoins USDT and USDC.
Fintastico Team
3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange Binance Enters European Markets, Launches Binance Jersey
Binance has expanded to the European markets with the launch of new platform for fiat-to-crypto trading of euros and pounds.
Fintastico Team
3 months
https://www.coindesk.com/stablecoin-crypto-pric...
Game of Coins: Inside the Paxos-Gemini Stablecoin Discount War - CoinDesk
Here's why several stablecoins saw sudden bursts of activity over the past three months.
Fintastico Team
3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hovers-j...
Bitcoin Hovers Just Above $3,600 as Crypto Markets See Another Slump
Cryptocurrencies are declining again, after yesterday’s brief recovery attempt.
Fintastico Team
3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-s...
Crypto Markets Show Signs of Recovery Following Severe Losses
Cryptocurrencies have started growing again after seeing significant losses over the past couple of days.
Fintastico Team
3 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143222...
Stablecoins: Holy Grail or Impossible Trinity?
Are stablecoins the future of cryptoassets? In the quest to develop a digital token with the decentralization aspects of bitcoin and none of the associated volatility has sparked interest from many. From talented tech teams, economists and VCs it seems stablecoin projects have the potential
Fintastico Team
3 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-dips-bel...
Bitcoin Dips Below $3,700 as All Top Cryptos See Severe Losses
All of the top 20 cryptocurrencies report severe losses, with Bitcoin tumbling below the $3,700 threshold.
Fintastico Team
3 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/why-the-crypto-market-remai...
Why the Crypto Market Remains ‘Moderately Bearish’ in 2019
The SFOX volatility report provides a lot of light on the key drivers of cryptocurrency volatility in 2018 and what to look out for in 2019.
Fintastico Team
3 months, 1 week
https://hacked.com/precious-metals-blockchain/
Your Guide to Precious Metals on the Blockchain
Tokenized precious metals create the potential for fractional ownership of gold and greater transparency. Indeed, the world’s largest bank, JPMorgan, is prepared to use its proprietary blockchain to tokenize gold, and the Royal Mint has pursued technologies to achieve the same. As CCN reported, some venture capitalists believe Bitcoin will replace gold as a store […]
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/tron-price-rises-53-in-five...
Tron (TRX) Price Rises Up to 53% in Five Days - Is It Sustainable?
Tron (TRX) on Wednesday maintained its bullish momentum despite a watchful sentiment across other cryptocurrencies.
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-entrepreneurs-banki...
'Almost Lost My Business': Bitcoin Entrepreneurs Detail Banking Struggles
For the average entrepreneur, verifying that your financial institution hasn’t closed your startup’s bank accounts probably isn’t part of your daily routine. However, if you're an entrepreneur that runs a bitcoin startup, checking up constantly
Fintastico Team
3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/proof-of-keys-ev...
Proof of Keys Event May Highlight Centralization of Crypto, but Some of Its Claims Are Unfounded
The Proof of Keys event raises questions over HitBTC, but questions also surrounds the event itself.
Fintastico Team
3 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-exec-jo...
Coinbase Exec Joins Stablecoin Issuer TrueUSD as Head of Compliance
A former senior employee at U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has left the industry giant to join stablecoin issuer TrustToken as head of compliance.
Fintastico Team
3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-vaishali-meht...
Coinbase Exec Leaves Crypto Exchange for Stablecoin Issuer - CoinDesk
Vaishali Mehta, a senior compliance manager at Coinbase from November 2017 to November 2018, has joined TrustToken as head of compliance.
Fintastico Team
3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/dx-exchange-launching-crypt...
Dx.Exchange Launching Crypto Trading Platform With Tokenized Stocks
Dx.exchange is launching a new cryptocurrency platform that tokenizes the stock market. The Estonia-based fintech company is the first non-CFD crypto exchange to offer stock trading that are tokenized on the blockchain. Publicly listed companies like Google,
Fintastico Team
3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/dx-exchange-launching-crypt...
Dx.Exchange Launching Crypto Trading Platform With Tokenized Stocks
Dx.exchange is launching a new cryptocurrency platform that tokenizes the stock market. The Estonia-based fintech company is the first non-CFD crypto exchange to offer stock trading that are tokenized on the blockchain. Publicly listed companies like Google,
Fintastico Team
3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/the-top-10-cryptocurrencies...
The Top 10 Cryptocurrencies Aren’t The Most Actively Developed
CoinCodeCap.com keeps track of the development activity of dozens of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is the 52nd most active cryptocurrency in terms of development, though it is the most active in terms of daily trading volume. It
Fintastico Team
3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-most-influent...
Stable Times at Circle: A Crypto Startup Counted Out Is Rebuilt and Riding High - CoinDesk
CoinDesk profiles Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of the Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle that had a banner year in 2018.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/paxos-standard-hassling-eth...
Paxos Standard Hassling Ethereum Traders Trying to Redeem Stablecoin PAX for Dollars
The source for this article wishes to remain anonymous. He is one of multiple sources this reporter has spoken to recently. All of them are relatively large-scale traders who have used Paxos Standard. They are
Fintastico Team
3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-kra...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Adds Bitcoin Cash and Ripple Margin Trading
Kraken has added Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ripple (XRP) to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Augur (REP), Monero (XMR), and Tether (USDT) bringing its margin trading offering to a total of eight cryptocurrencies. Margin
Fintastico Team
3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/the-true-crypto-altern...
The True Crypto Alternative to Government Money - CoinDesk
Evan Kuo is the co-founder of Ampleforth (formerly Fragments), a startup developing advanced technological solutions for the stablecoin market, and the former founder of on-demand delivery startup Pythagoras Pizza. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. “I don’t believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the …
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/12/142634...
A Ruse Unchanged: Crypto Pump and Dump Groups 'Pervasive,' Academics Claim
A team of seven economist scholars has found that pump and dump schemes in cryptocurrency trading are 'pervasive': 'The surge of interest in cryptocurrencies has been accompanied by a proliferation of fraud. This paper examines a pervasive tactic long known to financial markets: pump and
Fintastico Team
3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-industry-is-betting-...
Crypto Industry is Betting Big on the Future of Stablecoins
When merchants started introducing bitcoin and similar digital currencies as one of their payment methods, they quickly encountered a significant problem: price volatility. There were instances like a luxury item dealership, which used to accept bitcoins
Fintastico Team
3 months, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bearish-on-tether-bitfinex-...
Bearish on Tether? Bitfinex Adds USDT Margin Trading
Crypto trading platform Bitfinex has announced the opening of a margin trading service for the USDT/USD trading pair. According to the platform, the aim of the new service is to improve its stablecoin offering so as
Fintastico Team
3 months, 4 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/12/142657...
Report: Facebook to Launch Stablecoin for Crypto Transfers on WhatsApp
A report this week indicates that Facebook is moving into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a Stablecoin. It has been widely reported that Facebook has put together a blockchain team but this is the first indication the company will be creating its own
Fintastico Team
3 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-crypto-...
Bitfinex Crypto Exchange Launches Margin Trading for Stablecoin Tether
Crypto exchange Bitfinex has introduced margin trading for stablecoin Tether, and plans to add support for other stablecoin pairings.
Fintastico Team
4 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-publishes...
Circle Publishes Another Third-Party Audit of USD Reserves for Stablecoin USDC
Goldman Sachs-backed Circle has published a third-party audit of its USD-pegged stablecoin USD Coin for the second time.
Fintastico Team
4 months
https://hacked.com/u-s-stocks-plummet-after-fed...
U.S. Stocks Plummet After Fed Raises Interest Rates; Crypto Rally Intensifies
U.S. stocks declined sharply on Wednesday, giving up solid gains earlier in the session after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected but failed to quell speculation that tighter monetary policy will undermine economic growth. Meanwhile, bargain hunters in the cryptocurrency market kept their foot on the pedal, sending bitcoin to multi-week highs. Read […]
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4 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/12/142519...
Stablecoin TrueUSD Tops $200 Million in Market Cap & Over $1 Billion in Monthly Trading while Focusing on Compliance: “Tokenizing Assets is the Next Big Wave”
Stablecoins are currently a hot sector of crypto. Tied to an asset like fiat currency like the US dollar, or a commodity, these digital currencies are designed not to fluctuate dramatically in a crypto world with endemic volatility. A recent report indicated that more than
Fintastico Team
4 months
https://www.ccn.com/vaneck-exec-on-lack-of-bitc...
VanEck Exec on Lack of Bitcoin ETF: ‘What f*ing parallel universe is this?’
A digital asset strategist for New York-based veteran investment management firm VanEck is pretty irate that there is still no exchange traded fund for Bitcoin. In response to a tweet by Matt Odell, who was saying
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4 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/fintech-firm-lau...
Fintech Firm Launches App For Crypto Owners to Trade All Markets Without Any Fees
A fintech company is vying to make the markets “absolutely transparent and fair” by enabling crypto owners to trade stocks, commodities and equities without paying any fees.
Fintastico Team
4 months
https://www.ccn.com/stablecoin-company-tether-l...
Stablecoin Company Tether Ltd. Made $6.6 Million in Interest from January to July 2018, Report Does Not Confirm Full Cash Reserves
An investigative report by Bloomberg News has revealed that Tether makes a substantial amount of interest on its US Dollar reserves. The US Dollar reserves are kept in banks across several jurisdictions including Canada, the
Fintastico Team
4 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-bank-stat...
Tether Bank Statements ‘Suggest’ Company Has Full Fiat Reserves: Bloomberg
The rumors surrounding Tether and its USDT stablecoin continue to swirl with reports of fresh evidence proving reserves.
Fintastico Team
4 months
https://www.coindesk.com/documents-suggest-teth...
Documents Suggest Tether Has Fiat Funds to Back Stablecoin: Report - CoinDesk
Tether Ltd. may have the cash reserves to back up its 1.8 billion dollar-pegged tokens, says Bloomberg.
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4 months
https://www.ccn.com/video-spencer-bogart-mainta...
Spencer Bogart Maintains its $50k Bullish Target for Bitcoin
Bitcoin has lost 80% of its market capitalization amidst a market-wide crash this year. But Spencer Bogart believes the digital currency can still correct up to 1328% from its current value. The Blockchain Capital partner told
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4 months
https://www.ccn.com/big-crypto-recovery-as-eos-...
Big Crypto Recovery as EOS Surges 35%: Can Bitcoin Recover to $4,000?
Over the last 24 hours, the crypto market demonstrated one of the strongest single-day rallies since November, as Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded by more than 11 percent from $3,181 to $3,541. EOS, which was the sixth most
Fintastico Team
4 months
https://www.ccn.com/tether-briefly-enters-top-f...
Tether Briefly Enters Top Four Cryptocurrencies, EOS Spikes by 21%
For a short time yesterday, the Tether stablecoin (USDT) hit 4th place by market capitalization in the cryptocurrency charts. Today Bitcoin (BTC) and other altcoins are showing green. EOS is back in 4th place with
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4 months
https://www.ccn.com/bitusd-divorces-wildly-from...
BitUSD Divorces Wildly From $1 Target
According to recent market data, bitUSD, an elder stablecoin with a similar design and functionality to the Dai, is currently worth 30% less than the dollar it is intended to be worth. The way the
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4 months
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-market-risks-dip-bel...
Crypto Market Risks Dip Below $100B After Dropping $15 Billion in 1 Week
In the past seven days, the valuation of the crypto market has dropped from $117 billion to $102 billion, by just over $15 billion. Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) performed poorly
Fintastico Team
4 months, 1 week
https://nulltx.com/bitcoin-sets-new-low-could-h...
Bitcoin Sets a New Yearly Low, Looks Set to Test $3,000 Very Soon - NullTX
Yet again, Bitcoin has set a new low for the year, trading below $3400. It looks set to test $3000 level soon, Crypo startups have begun sinking as a result
Fintastico Team
4 months, 2 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2018/12/03/blockchain-...
Blockchain Weekly Front Page: Legacy Finance, Big Tech and Government move into Blockchain
Last week our theme was “Silvergate Bank Plans to go Public.” Our theme for this week is “Legacy Finance, Big Tech and Government move into Blockchain,” For more about the F…
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4 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/paxos-standard-why-the-stab...
Paxos Standard: Why This Stablecoin Might be the One to Dethrone Tether
Paxos General Manager David Wells explains why Paxos Standard (PAX) is winning the race to take down tether (USDT) as stablecoin king..
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4 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-stablecoin-will-mi...
Ethereum Stablecoin Will Migrate to Upgraded Bitcoin Cash Network
A diamond-backed stablecoin has announced that it will migrate to the upgraded Bitcoin Cash network from Ethereum, where it had previously run.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.ccn.com/google-boots-four-malicious...
Google Boots Four Malicious Crypto Apps from Play Store
Google has booted four malicious crypto apps from the Google Play Store, but not before they were downloaded onto several hundred Android devices.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hodlers-digest-n...
Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 12–18: a Stablecoin Gets Sharia Certified, the IMF Considers Central Bank Digital Currencies
The head of the IMF suggests looking into central bank issued digital currencies, while a Swiss stablecoin gets Sharia certified.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.coindesk.com/stablecoin-purchases-s...
Stablecoin Purchases Surged Amid Wednesday's Crypto Market Drop - CoinDesk
The broader cryptocurrency market plummeted on Wednesday, but stablecoins in particular saw no shortage of buyers.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://nulltx.com/none-of-the-stablecoins-main...
None of the Stablecoins Maintain Their Peg Against the US Dollar - NullTX
There has been a massive influx of stablecoins in the cryptocurrency industry. The purpose of these currencies is very simple: maintain their peg to the US Dollars at all times. Surprisingly, that is a very difficult task for nearly all stablecoins, especially during these volatile times. None of the current stablecoins on the market can …
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.ccn.com/bitmart-lists-decentralized...
BitMart Lists Decentralized Stablecoin TrueUSD (TUSD)
This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned
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5 months
https://www.ccn.com/binance-the-latest-exchange...
Binance the Latest Exchange to List Goldman Sachs-Backed USDC Stablecoin
Leading cryptocurrency firm Binance has become the latest exchange to list the USDC stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/11/141366...
Malware Researcher Finds Four Crypto-Stealing Wallet Apps at Google Play Store
Lukas Stefanko, a Malware researcher and blogger, recently identified four crypto-stealing wallet apps being hosted at the Google Play Store: 'These threats imitate legitimate services for NEO, Tether and MetaMask. I reported these apps to the Google security team and they were promptly removed.' Stefanko divided the fraudulent
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.ccn.com/wheres-the-fire-bitcoin-and...
Where’s the Fire? Bitcoin and Major Cryptocurrencies Take Massive Beating
Just before lunch on Wednesday, the crypto market looked like a bear’s den, with all ten of the top cryptos by market capitalization having bled more than 5%.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://nulltx.com/crypto-price-watch-bitcoin-b...
Crypto Price Watch: Bitcoin (BTC) Plummets to Annual Low While Other Top Altcoins Also Face Market Heat - NullTX
The past 24 hours have been rollercoaster of sorts for the crypto market, with the price of the world’s premier digital currency, Bitcoin, dropping by more than 10% late Wednesday afternoon. As a consequence of this, BTC was seen stooping to its 2017 low of $5,312 before gradually recovering (a little) and settling around the …
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/four-fake-crypto...
Four Fake Cryptocurrency Wallets Found on Google Play Store
A security researcher has found four fake cryptocurrency wallets on the Google Play Store.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.ccn.com/nearly-1-of-the-total-ether...
Nearly 1% of All Ethereum is Locked in the MakerDAO Smart Contract
Just under 1 million ether – or almost 1 percent of the total Ethereum supply – is presently locked in MakerDAO smart contracts.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.coindesk.com/the-crypto-market-just...
The Crypto Market Just Fell to a New 2018 Low - CoinDesk
Bitcoin sank to its lowest price in over a year on Wednesday – a move that seemed to drag down the prices of other major cryptocurrencies as well.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/stablecoins-are-a-game-chan...
Stablecoins Are a Game Changer, Says Aussie Crypto Exchange Founder
Co-founder of Australian based cryptocurrency exchange CoinJar has stated that stablecoin is a game changer for the industry and that the potential use cases are much more than we know, The Australian Financial Review reports.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/for-bitfinex-users-dol...
For Bitfinex Users, Dollar Withdrawals Are Now a Weeks-Long Struggle - CoinDesk
Three weeks after being assured everything was running smoothly, some customers at Bitfinex are wondering why they still can't get their money out.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/stablecoin-wars-poloniex-el...
Stablecoin Wars: Poloniex Eliminates USDC Trading Fees to Boost Volume
Poloniex has eliminated trading fees for cryptocurrency stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) in a bid to increase the crypto token's trading volume.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/its-hard-to-short-cryp...
It's Hard to Short Crypto – And That's Propping Up Prices, Study Finds - CoinDesk
An Australian researcher says wide disagreements about underlying prices and lack of short options keep cryptocurrency prices alive.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-market-volume-explod...
Crypto Market Surges in Daily Volume to $13 Billion, Renewed Optimism
The volume of major cryptocurrencies and the rest of the crypto market has increased substantially, from around $10 billion to $13 billion.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-tethers-n...
Brazil: Tether's New Banking Partner Deltec Suspected of Accepting Laundered Funds
Tether’s new Bahamas-based banking partner is possibly involved in $25 million money laundering case being investigated by federal prosecutors in Sao Paulo.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/morgan-stanley-r...
Morgan Stanley Report Shows Strong Institutional Investment for Bitcoin
Morgan Stanley’s report shows Bitcoin’s appeal to institutional investors as the market evolves.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-establishes-n...
Bitcoin Price Broaches New Weekly High But Slips into Bearish Correction
Bitcoin on Monday underwent a bearish correction after establishing a new weekly high at 6440-fiat, falling close to 0.8 percent.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/deltec-chairman-says-t...
Deltec Chairman Says Tether Letter on Bank Relationship Is 'Authentic' - CoinDesk
Last week's much-scrutinized letter, in which a Bahamas-based bank appeared to vouch for Tether's balance, has been confirmed as genuine by the bank.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/brave-browsers-bat-rallies-...
Brave's BAT Rallies 26% against USD after Coinbase Pro Listing
Basic Attention Token (BAT) on Monday has surged as much as 10.6 percent against the US Dollar from the previous day's low.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://nulltx.com/the-week-that-was-tethers-co...
The Week That Was: Tether’s Controversy Rolls On, Bitcoin Turns 10, Coinbase Predicts $1.3 Billion In Revenue - NullTX
It was a landmark week for the cryptocurrency industry as the king of cryptos marked ten years since Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin whitepaper. Bitcoin turned 10 on October 31, but there was little to celebrate as the crypto shed close to $200 just a day before its 10-year anniversary. This hasn’t stopped the industry …
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/11/140883...
StartEngine Summit: Are Security Tokens the Future of Crypto?
The StartEngine Summit entitled 'Tokenizing the World' took place in Santa Monica during LA Blockchain week this October. StartEngine, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the US, focused most of the conference on the future of crypto and securities issued on the blockchain. As
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/stablecoin-usd-backed-crypt...
Stablecoin? USD-Backed Crypto Token Tether Falls 5% [Again]
The tether price (USDT) has once again careened below its supposed $1.00 peg, dropping five percent on Sunday to about $0.95.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-intraday-anal...
Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD in Breakout Action
Bitcoin on Sunday jumped 2.13 percent against the US Dollar as USD-pegged cryptocurrency tether (USDT) resumed its implosion.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hodlers-digest-o...
Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 29 – Nov. 4: Rapper T.I., Charlie Shrem Sued Over Alleged Pump-and-Dump, BTC Theft Respectively
This week in crypto, T.I. is sued for allegedly pumping and dumping a token, and Charlie Shrem is sued for alleged theft of 5,000 BTC.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/skirting-the-gre...
Skirting the Great Wall: The Chequered Saga of Crypto in China, 2018
Part two of Cointelegraph’s three-part series on the history of crypto regulations in China, as authorities redoubled their efforts to strike an elusively fatal blow to the industry.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/11/140855...
Saskatchewan Markets Regulator Cautions Public Around Investing in Cryptocurrencies
The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has issued a warning to investors cautioning them around investing or trading in cryptocurrencies. In its 'Using Or Investing In Cryptocurrency? Know The Risks' release issued October 31st, the last day of Investor
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/heres-what-3-lawyers-h...
Here's What 3 Lawyers Have to Say About That Cryptic Tether Letter - CoinDesk
People are deeply suspicious of the letter Tether posted yesterday from its latest bank. According to the experts, the focus is on the wrong things.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://nulltx.com/can-token-x-rival-other-stab...
Can Token X Rival Other Stablecoins With Its Dual-Blockchain Approach? - NullTX
It would appear the stablecoin industry is far from done as far as expansion is concerned. In the case of Token X coin, it appears to be yet another stablecoin which will be coming to market fairly soon. Although this industry seems to be firing on all cylinders as of late, one has to wonder …
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bear-biased-trend-of-bitcoi...
Bear Biased Trend of Bitcoin: Weak Momentum Could Send BTC to $5,750
Over the past 24 hours, the valuation of the crypto market has remained at $205 billion, mostly due to the stability of Bitcoin at $6,350.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://nulltx.com/nasdaq-pledges-to-help-the-c...
Nasdaq Pledges To Help The Crypto Industry Stamp Out Fraud - NullTX
The cryptocurrency industry has come a long way, with Bitcoin celebrating its ten year anniversary yesterday. However, despite the great strides made, one challenge has continued to plague the industry: fraud. Nasdaq believes that it might have the answer and is willing to help the crypto industry weed out fraud from the industry. In a …
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/tether-produces-letter...
Tether Produces Letter Vouching for Dollar Deposits, But Bank Hedges - CoinDesk
Deltec Bank & Trust Limited said its letter confirming Tether's dollar balances as of Oct. 31 was provided "without liability" to the institution.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/another-stablecoin-jus...
Another Stablecoin Just Launched With 'Real-Time' View of Dollar Backing - CoinDesk
Crypto startup Stably has just launched its StableUSD, a dollar-backed competitor to the reigning tether (USDT) stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/breaking-tether-confirms-it...
Breaking: Tether Confirms it's Banking at Nassau-Based Deltec Bank
Tether Limited, the issuer of controversial USD-pegged cryptocurrency stablecoin tether (USDT), has confirmed that it is banking in the Bahamas.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/controversial-st...
Controversial Stablecoin Tether Confirms New Banking Partner Deltec After Weeks of Rumors
Stalwart USD-backed stablecoin Tether is now officially “fully backed” by USD, a new statement says.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/breaking-tether-confirms-it...
Breaking: Tether Confirms it's Banking at Nassau-Based Deltec Bank
Tether Limited, the issuer of controversial USD-pegged cryptocurrency stablecoin tether (USDT), has confirmed that it is banking in the Bahamas.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/morgan-stanley-says-cr...
Morgan Stanley Says Crypto Is A New Institutional Asset Class - CoinDesk
Cryptocurrencies are now a new institutional investment class, rather than a fully developed electronic cash, a Morgan Stanley report says.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/tethers-price-has-stab...
Tether's Price Has Stabilized, But the Stablecoin's Supply Is Still Shrinking - CoinDesk
Crypto exchanges are shedding tethers by the million, and millions of USDT are ending up at Bitfinex. From there, they are taken out of circulation.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/tethers-market-cap-has-drop...
Tether's Market Cap Has Dropped by More than $1 Billion in October
Tether (USDT), the embattled cryptocurrency token whose value is purportedly backed by US dollars, continues to see massive outflows.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/xrp-makes-a-24-monthly-decl...
XRP Makes a 23% Monthly Decline, Among the Biggest in October
Ripple's XRP was among the best performing cryptocurrencies in September. But the bullish sentiment hasn't sustained well this month.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://nulltx.com/after-exit-scamming-oyster-c...
After Exit Scamming, Oyster Creator Proclaims Cryptocurrency is a Ponzi - NullTX
Less than two months from today, NASDAQ and Bakkt are slated to launch their cryptocurrency trading tools to institutional investors. At the same time, major projects continue to exit scam and defraud their communities. It’s just another day in crypto. On October 29, creator of the Oyster (PRL) project exploited a vulnerability in the token’s …
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bch-and-eos-extend-losses-t...
BCH and EOS Extend Losses to 5% as Bitcoin Drops to $6,250
Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has lost 2 percent of its price against the US dollar, dipping below the $6,300 mark to $6,250.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/usd-pegged-cryptocurrency-t...
USD-Pegged Cryptocurrency Tether [Briefly] Returns to Dollar Parity
Tether (USDT), the USD-pegged cryptocurrency that spent nearly half of October trading below $1.00, finally returned to dollar parity on Monday.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-s...
Crypto Markets See Stirrings of Volatility as Major Coins Tip Into Red
Crypto markets are seeing the first momentum in a while, after a period of marked stability, with virtually all of the major cryptos are in the red.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/race-replace-tether-cr...
The Race to Replace Tether (In 3 Charts) - CoinDesk
Tether has had a difficult month, and rivals are eyeing its position as the top crypto "stablecoin." Here's how the contest plays out in the data.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2018/10/29/blockchain-...
Blockchain Weekly Front Page: Bridges across the Chasm to the Pragmatists
The Blockchain Weekly Front Page is a CXO level briefing. Our mission is to serve the mainstream business community by selecting one major theme in the Blockchain Economy each week and three news s…
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-doesnt-move-as-mark...
Bitcoin Doesn’t Move as Market Continues Stability, Volume Rises 20%
Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market has demonstrated the same trend it has shown throughout the past 12 days, with Bitcoin at $6,400. The volume of Bitcoin has increased by nearly 20 percent from $3.1 billion to $3.5 billion, hinting a rise in trading activity in the cryptocurrency exchange market across major digital
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mastercard-paten...
Mastercard Patent Claims Cryptocurrency Can Benefit From Fractional Reserve Banking
Payment processing giant Mastercard wants to patent a new method of simultaneous crypto and fiat storage.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-market-stagnant-as-b...
Crypto Market Stagnant as Bitcoin Price Fails to Breakout, Back to $6,390
Throughout the past 24 hours, Bitcoin price seemed to be demonstrating momentum above the $6,400 mark, showing signs of a potential breakout.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tom-lee-speaker-...
Tom Lee, Speaker at the Upcoming Blockshow Asia: ‘Bitcoin is Preparing to Breakout’
An interview with Mr. Thomas Lee, a Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder, a Wall Street analyst, and a speaker at Asia Blockchain Week 2018.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tom-lee-speaker-...
Tom Lee, Speaker at the Upcoming Blockshow Asia: ‘Bitcoin is Preparing to Breakout’
An interview with Mr. Thomas Lee, a Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder, a Wall Street analyst, and a speaker at Asia Blockchain Week 2018.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-redeems-a...
Tether Redeems and ‘Burns’ More than Half of USDT in Circulation
Tether says it has “redeemed a significant amount” of tokens from the circulating supply, and will now “destroy” 500 million USDT from its treasury wallet.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/tether-just-burned-500...
Tether Just Burned 500 Million USDT Stablecoin Tokens - CoinDesk
Following massive transfers of its dollar-linked tokens into a company-controlled account, Tether has destroyed a large chunk of USDT supply.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/newsflash-tether-destroys-5...
Newsflash: Tether Destroys 500 Million USDT
Tether Limited, the issuer of the USD-pegged USDT cryptocurrency, has destroyed 500 million units of the embattled stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/coinmarketcap-excludes...
CoinMarketCap Excludes Some Tether Data After Clarification by Bitfinex - CoinDesk
A CoinDesk report regarding a misleading data point on CoinMarketCap has led to a change in the way tether trading volume is calculated.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/why-new-generation-stableco...
Why New Generation Stablecoins are Crucially Based on Ethereum
New generation stablecoins competing against Tether (USDT), are all based on the Ethereum blockchain network and compliant with the ERC20 standard.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Denies Allegedly 'Fake' Tether Volumes Listed on CoinMarketCap
Major crypto exchange Bitfinex has responded to a recent media report that accused the exchange of publishing trading volume data from “a market that doesn’t exist.”
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/tether-market-cap-goes-sub-...
Tether Market Cap Now Sub-$2 Billion as Coinbase Joins Stablecoin Sprint
Controsversial USD-pegged cryptocurrency "stablecoin" tether (USDT) now has a market cap below $2 billion for the first time since January.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-protocol-to-...
New Protocol to Enable Transfers between Bitcoin and Ethereum Blockchains
An open-source protocol is enabling users to transfer value from one blockchain to another, preventing isolation and removing barriers to trading.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-and-cir...
Coinbase and Circle Launch USDC Stablecoin With Purported Full Backing in US Dollars
Crypto exchange Coinbase has launched the USDC stablecoin, which is fully collateralized by U.S. dollars and available for trading.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://nulltx.com/coinbase-and-circle-form-a-j...
Coinbase And Circle Form A Joint Venture To Boost Circle’s Stablecoin - NullTX
They may have been fierce competitors in the past, but Coinbase and Circle have now come together to boost Circle’s USDC stablecoin. Known as the CENTRE Consortium, the joint venture between the two industry giants aims to take the lead in the stablecoin market by ‘establishing the standards required and building the technology needed for …
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/bitfinex-is-publishing...
Bitfinex Is Publishing Data for a Tether Market That Doesn't Exist - CoinDesk
Bitfinex's API is feeding data to CoinMarketCap on a USDT/USD trading pair that doesn't exist. So what does that $48 million in daily volume mean?
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.moneymakers.com/why-did-frances-bil...
Why Did France’s Billionaires Get Rich Quicker Than Everyone Else?
Got a Business Idea? Get Our Expert Opinion and Feedback Here! In the first half of the year, French billionaires surpassed everyone else, partly thanks to extremely strong demand from China. However, one Frenchman has lost a lot of his wealth due to fall in the stock market. France is not necessarily a figurehead of […]
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-market-se...
Crypto Market Sees Slight Losses After Trading Sideways, Bitcoin Hovers Near $6,400
Crypto markets are down slightly on the day, with almost all coins in the top 20 down around 1 percent and BTC trading above $6,400.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/bitfinex-took-630-mill...
Bitfinex Took 630 Million Tether Out of Circulation After Drop Below $1 - CoinDesk
Since tether lost parity with the U.S. dollar, its supply has dropped by a quarter as tokens flow back to the issuing company's "treasury" wallet.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/the-delicate-psycholog...
The Delicate Psychology of Stablecoins - CoinDesk
Replacing tether's role in the crypto markets will require an obsession with maintaining transparency and trust.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://nulltx.com/crypto-price-watch-bitcoin-b...
Crypto Price Watch: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), Tron (TRX) all See Red as Crypto Markets Continue to Struggle - NullTX
At press time, Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by total market capitalization is trading at a respectable price point of $6619.80– thereby signifying a relative increase of less than 1% in its value. Additionally, it is also worth noting that Bitcoin seems to be finding financial stability at long last, with the premier digital asset witnessing a growth …
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://dailyfintech.com/2018/10/22/blockchain-...
Blockchain Weekly Front Page: Cryptocurrency markets shrug off loss of confidence in Tether and equities correction
The Blockchain Weekly Front Page is a CXO level briefing. Our mission is to serve the mainstream business community by selecting one major theme in the Blockchain Economy each week and three news s…
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hodlers-digest-t...
Hodler’s Digest: the Great Tether ‘Unpegging’ and Wozniak Gets Into Blockchain
Investment giant Fidelity is turning to digital assets services, and Steve Wozniak gets into blockchain.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-hits-new-yearly-low...
Bitcoin Hits Yearly Low Volume, Only Way to Reverse Trend is a Big Spike
Bitcoin has achieved a new yearly low volume, demonstrating a lack of momentum and strength to recover to the higher region of $6,000.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/top-5-crypto-per...
Top 5 Crypto Performers Overview: Stellar, Ripple, NEO, Cardano, EOS
Stellar sees momentum this week, as controversial stablecoin Tether briefly loses its U.S. dollar peg.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/paxos-standard-emerges-as-e...
Paxos Standard Emerges as Early Leader in Stablecoin Sprint
Tether is experiencing an unprecedented challenge to its status as undisputed stablecoin market lodestar. With over 50 active stablecoin projects emerging around the world and even more set to debut in the weeks and months to come, these are fraught times for the stablecoin founded in 2014, as the market explores alternatives to USDT amid
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-s...
Crypto Markets See Little Movement, Bitcoin Continues to Trade Just Below $6,500
Crypto markets are calm and mostly green, with Bitcoin continuing to trade just below $6,500 and most major coins seeing change of within a 2 percent range.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-the-rum...
Bitfinex: The Rumors of “Insolvency”, Banking Partners’ Escape, and the Suspension of Fiat Deposits
Fiat deposits are available on Bitfinex, but rumors about its insolvency haven’t been fully dispelled.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://nulltx.com/huobi-global-will-support-st...
Huobi Global Will Support Stablecoin Trading Through its HUSD Offering - NullTX
It would appear there is still plenty of stablecoin action on the horizon in the cryptocurrency industry. More specifically, there has been an influx of such currencies over the past few months. Huobi Global is now planning to introduce its own stablecoin, although it is a bit different from what one would expect. The Huobi …
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/tether-price-creeps-back-to...
Tether Price Creeps Back to 99 Cents But Fails to Reach Dollar Parity
The tether price (USDT) is once gain trading near $0.98 after failing to crack through $1.00, prolonging the cryptocurrency's departure from dollar parity.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/stablecoins-in-a-nutshell-a...
Stablecoins in a Nutshell...And Why They Can Kill Decentralization
Utsav Jaiswal explains the harmful effects of stablecoins and why they are bad for the growth of decentralization and cryptocurrencies.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/tether-floods-into-kra...
Tether Floods Into Kraken Exchange, Where Crypto Traders Can Get Dollars - CoinDesk
In theory, traders can redeem USDT for dollars with the issuer, Tether Ltd. Instead, they appear to be cashing out through Kraken.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-s...
Crypto Markets See Minor Losses as Relative Calm Continues, Bitcoin Slips Below $6,500
Crypto markets are seeing minor losses across the board, as low volatility continues, and most fluctuations are capped within a 2 percent range.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/lack-of-transparency-to-bla...
Lack of Transparency to Blame for Tether's Loss of USD Peg: Novogratz
Mike Novogratz said that Tether's lack of transparency is the reasy why the USD-pegged cryptocurrency lost its USD peg in recent days.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/third-largest-cr...
Third Largest Crypto Exchange Huobi Opens Deposits for New ‘Stablecoin Solution’ HUSD
Crypto exchange Huobi is planning to roll out its new stablecoin aggregating asset across its ecosystem over the next two weeks.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-didnt-do-...
Tether ‘Didn’t Do a Great Job on Transparency,’ Claims Investor Mike Novogratz
Tether’s offshore operations detract from its transparency versus other stablecoins, Mike Novogratz told Bloomberg.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-huobi-...
Crypto Exchange Huobi Now Lets Users Swap Between 4 Different Stablecoins - CoinDesk
Crypto exchange Huobi has just launched a new solution that enables users to switch between different types of stablecoins.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/important-aspect...
Important Aspects of Stablecoins: The Difference Between Pegging, Collateralization, and Redeemability
We know that stablecoins are backed by something. It’s time to learn how they are backed.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/tether-has-yanked-610-milli...
Tether Has Yanked $610 Million out of Circulation this Month
Tether Limited, issuer of USD-pegged cryptocurrency tether (USDT), has yanked nearly a quarter of the stablecoin's supply out of circulation since Oct 3.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/binance-stablecoins-te...
Binance CFO Says Crypto Exchange Looking to Add New Stablecoins - CoinDesk
Binance sees stablecoins like tether, and potentially the Gemini Dollar, as "critical for our ecosystem," the exchange's chief financial officer says.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-intraday-anal...
Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD Forming Doji in Bull Trap
Bitcoin remains motionless as the BTC/USD price index enters yet another day of anxious stability, and chart watchers brace for a breakout.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-c...
Crypto Markets Continue to See Low Volatility, With Scant Few Coins Budging in Price
Crypto markets are calm, with most major coins seeing only minor ups and downs, as commentators weigh in on markedly low Bitcoin volatility levels.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/gemini-stablecoin-volu...
Gemini Stablecoin Volume Doubles on Top 10 Exchange Amid Tether Turmoil - CoinDesk
The Bibox exchange dominates trading in the Gemini Dollar, the Winklevoss twins' month-old stablecoin. Its volume surged when tether's peg broke.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-intraday-anal...
Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTC/USD in Bull Trap, Again
The Bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate consolidated sideways as an extension to its intraday stable action.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/untethered-the-h...
Untethered: The History of Stablecoin Tether and How It Has Lost Its $1 Peg
Stablecoin Tether has dipped below its 1:1 ratio with the US Dollar after a year of uncertainty regarding its fiat currency reserves.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-rises-to-6450...
Bitcoin Price Rises to $6,450 as Market Stabilizes, Has Crypto Hit a Bottom?
The cryptocurrency market experienced some of its most wild fluctuations in recent years, triggered by the sudden increase in the Bitcoin price.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/which-stablecoin-is-th...
Which Stablecoin Is the Riskiest? The Crypto Market Is Pricing That In - CoinDesk
Buying bitcoin may be cheaper using a stablecoin the market has greater confidence in, like the Gemini dollar, than with an alternative like USDT.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/huobi-lists-four-regulated-...
Huobi Lists Four 'Regulated' Stablecoins Vying for Tether's Crown
Following in the footsteps of competitor OKEx, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi will list four new stablecoins vying for tether's crown.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/which-stablecoin-is-th...
Which Stablecoin Is the Riskiest? The Crypto Market Is Pricing That In - CoinDesk
Buying bitcoin may be cheaper using a stablecoin the market has greater confidence in, like the Gemini dollar, than with an alternative like USDT.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://nulltx.com/tether-set-to-lose-more-grou...
Tether Set To Lose More Ground As Huobi Lists Four New Stablecoins - NullTX
Tether and controversy have gone hand in hand over the past year, and other stablecoins are capitalizing on it. Huobi has announced that it will list four new stablecoins, just a day after OKEx announced a similar move. The four, all of whom are pegged to the U.S dollar will be available on Huobi from …
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://nulltx.com/bitcoin-price-watch-currency...
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Moves Up, Correlates with Stock Behavior - NullTX
At press time, the father of cryptocurrency has moved up from its recent drop and is trading for over $6,400. While this doesn’t compare with the oh-so-spectacular $6,500 range of roughly one and two weeks ago, the currency is making headway considering its recent – and frightening – drop to $6,200. Late last week, bitcoin …
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://nulltx.com/usdt-price-hits-1-again-but-...
USDT Price Hits $1 again but Only on Bitfinex - NullTX
It would appear Tether’s stability struggles are not over just yet. The current still remains below $0.97 for the second day in a row, and it seems retaking the $1 level will be challenging. In fact, the only exchange trading USDT at the correct price is Bitfinex, which won’t really surprise anyone. USDT Price Isn’t …
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/tether-found-a-new-bank-and...
Tether Found a New Bank, and it Might be in the Bahamas: Report
Tether, the controversial issuer of the USDT cryptocurrency, may have found a new banking partner in the Bahamas, according to a new report.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-introdu...
Bitfinex Introduces ‘New, Improved’ Fiat Deposit System Following Last Week’s Suspension
Major crypto exchange Bitfinex has introduced an “improved” fiat deposit system shortly after temporary suspension last week.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/tether-market-cap-sinks-to-...
Tether Market Cap Sinks to $2.2 Billion as $250 Million Exits Circulation
The loss of its U.S. dollar peg isn’t the only thing driving down the market cap of tether (USDT), the cryptocurrency market’s largest “stablecoin.”
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-s...
Crypto Markets See Calm as Most Coins Consolidate Recent Gains
Crypto markets are seeing some stability today, with most major coins seeing only minor ups and downs.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/winklevoss-backed-stab...
Winklevoss-Backed Stablecoin Soars Above $1 as Tether's Market Cap Plunges - CoinDesk
The Gemini dollar has broken its peg and climbed to a price of $1.19 on Tuesday.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/spread-between-btc-usd-and-...
Spread between BTC/USD and BTC/USDT Crosses $300
The imbalanced peg between the US Dollar and Tether LLC’s USDT has resulted in a $300-spread in Bitcoin price. At the press time, the aggregated Bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate on non-Tether exchanges is approximately 6430-fiat. Meanwhile, on Tether exchanges like BitFinex, the same forex rate is above 6700-fiat. The strange trading activity, which started surfacing on
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/newsflash-bitfinex-unveils-...
Newsflash: Bitfinex Unveils New Banking System, Resumes Fiat Deposits
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Bitfinex has unveiled a "distributed banking solution" that it says will be a "resilient" solution to its banking woes.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-messaging-...
Japan: Messaging Giant LINE Launches Trading of Its LINK Token on Native Exchange
Japanese messaging giant LINE’s LINK token has received its first exchange debut on its in-house trading platform BITBOX.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/paxos-says-it-ha...
Paxos Says It Has Issued $50 Mln of Recently-Launched Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
Blockchain Trust company Paxos has issued around $50 million worth of its recently launched U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin in the past few weeks.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/another-top-10-crypto-...
Another Top-10 Crypto Exchange Is Adding 4 Stablecoins This Week - CoinDesk
The Huobi exchange has announced it will add support for four U.S. dollar-pegged cryptos, a day after OKEx did the same.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://nulltx.com/tusd-price-struggles-to-drop...
TUSD Price Struggles to Drop to $1 Again as Stablecoin Volatility Remains - NullTX
The cryptocurrency industry is in the process of dealing with a very peculiar problem right now. Despite Tether’s USDT struggling for stability to regain $1, its TUSD counterpart has a struggle of its own. Over the past day, the currency has struggled not to go over the $1 mark, yet it is currently valued at …
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/paxos-claims-50-millio...
Paxos Claims $50 Million in Price-stable Cryptocurrency Issued in First Weeks - CoinDesk
Paxos claims it has so far issued a total of $50 million worth of its Paxos Standard crypto stablecoin since its official launch last month.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-market-stabilizes-as...
Crypto Market Stabilizes as Tether Recovers, Real Bitcoin Price at $6,450
The crypto market has stabilized after a wild 24-hour period triggered by the sudden increase in the price of Bitcoin and the drop of Tether.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/paxos-claims-50-millio...
Paxos Claims $50 Million in Price-stable Cryptocurrency Issued in First Weeks - CoinDesk
Paxos claims it has so far issued a total of $50 million worth of its Paxos Standard crypto stablecoin since its official launch last month.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/op-ed-stablecoins-and-bank-...
Op-Ed: Stablecoins and Bank Failure -- The Risk of Fiat-Backed Tokens
Vault CEO Ranjeet Sodhi argues that Tether and other fiat-backed stablecoins carry a number of risks for cryptocurrency investors.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-payment-p...
Crypto Payment Platform BitPay Introduces Settlement in Stablecoins
Crypto payment platform BitPay has started accepting stablecoins GUSD and USDC.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.coindesk.com/bitfinex-says-withdraw...
Bitfinex Says Withdrawals Are Fine, But Crypto Exchange Customers Disagree - CoinDesk
Bitfinex says fiat and cryptocurrency withdrawals are working normally, but some users say they're seeing delays in getting their funds out.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ethereum...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Stellar, Litecoin, Cardano, Monero, TRON: Price Analysis, October 15
Prices rallied as anxious Tether investors converted to other cryptocurrencies, but will higher prices hold? Let’s watch the critical levels that will indicate a trend change.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/as-tether-loses-usd-peg-oke...
Cryptocurrency Exchange OKEx Lists 4 Competitors to Stablecoin Tether
Cryptocurrency exchange giant OKEx announced that it will list four new stablecoins against both bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT).
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-intraday-anal...
Bitcoin Price Intraday Analysis: BTCUSD Goes Haywire as USDT Declines
Bitcoin on Monday pursued a fake upside action across several exchanges, mainly BitFinex, after stablecoin Tether (USDT) started falling.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/third-top-crypto...
Third Top Cryptocurrency Exchange OKEx Lists Four Stablecoins at Once
OKEx has announced new listings for four stablecoins: TrueUSD, USD Coin, Gemini Dollar, and Paxos Standard Token.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/tether-pulled-300-million-i...
Tether Pulled $300 Million in Cryptocurrency out of Circulation Last Week
Tether removed $300 million worth of USDT from circulation last week, just days before the cryptocurrency lost its USD peg.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-okex-l...
Crypto Exchange OKEx Lists 4 New Stablecoins - CoinDesk
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced that it is listing four U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies for trading.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/binance-suspends-tethe...
Binance Pauses Tether Withdrawals After Disavowing Delist Rumor - CoinDesk
Binance suspended tether withdrawals Monday after pushing back against rumors that the exchange would delist the stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/tether-imploding-as-it-fall...
Tether Imploding as it Falls 4%: Important Step in Crypto Market Growth
The price of Tether (USDT), a crypto stablecoin backed by the US dollar pegged to $1, has fallen by around 4 percent in the past 24 hours to $0.96.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-tanks-as-...
Tether Tanks as Traders ‘Lose Trust,’ Other Cryptos See Price Boost
Tether has dropped over two percent before its historical trading range, as the wider crypto market sees a solid boost.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://nulltx.com/usdt-price-volatility-contin...
USDT Price Volatility Continues Despite Binance Debunking Delisting Rumors - NullTX
No one will deny Tether’s USDT stablecoin is a bit controversial. That image has only been reinforced today, as the currency proves to be anything but stable in value. A current market dip pushes the below per USDT below the $0.96 mark. A very odd situation for a currency allegedly pegged to the value of …
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-price-jumps-by...
Bitcoin Price Jumps by $600 to Reach One-Month High Above $6.9k - CoinDesk
Bitcoin just jumped by 11 percent within two hours on Monday, pushing its prices above $6,900 for the first time in a month.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://nulltx.com/crypto-price-alert-btc-eth-x...
Crypto Price Alert - BTC, ETH, XRP Price Rises Over 6% in an Hour - NullTX
It was only hours ago that the cryptocurrency market was stagnant after the price dip last week. Now, it looks like in a matter of hours the overall cryptocurrency market cap gained roughly $15 billion causing most cryptos to rise. Things in crypto move fast. One day, prices may drop significantly causing panic among traders, …
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-explodes-to-7...
Bitcoin Explodes to $7,500 as Tether Loses USD Peg
Bitcoin price surged 9 percent within hours as Tether started losing its grip on the USD-peg.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://nulltx.com/xrp-price-is-poised-to-hit-0...
XRP Price is Poised to Hit $0.5 Again Later Today - NullTX
Today is already shaping up to be a very good day for cryptocurrencies. For all intents and purposes, this current massive leap will not last all that long. At the same time, it is the momentum all markets direly needed. XRP is on the right track today, as its value has risen by nearly 10% …
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/newsflash-bitcoin-surges-to...
Bitcoin Surges to $7,500 on Bitfinex as Tether Implodes, Real Price $6,700
The price of Bitcoin has surged from $6,300 to $7,500 on Bitfinex, a major cryptocurrency exchange that reportedly operates Tether LLC.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-price-jumps-by...
Bitcoin Price Jumps by $600 to Reach One-Month High Above $6.9k - CoinDesk
Bitcoin just jumped by 11 percent within two hours on Monday, pushing its prices above $6,900 for the first time in a month.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://dailyfintech.com/2018/10/15/blockchain-...
Blockchain Weekly Front Page: Big Old Money Bets on Bitcoin & Blockchain
The Blockchain Weekly Front Page is a CXO level briefing. Our mission is to serve the mainstream business community by selecting one major theme in the Blockchain Economy each week and three news s…
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/10/140105...
Dr. Nouriel Roubini Extends Crypto Bashing on Twitter, Blocks Crypto Advocates Who Challenge Him
Dr. Nouriel Roubini, also known as 'Dr. Doom,' has extended his crypto / blockchain bashing on Twitter during the past few days. Following a widely viewed Senate Banking Committee hearing where Dr. Roubini submitted a 37 page document that eviscerated the concept of cryptocurrency calling
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/bear-market-sees-bitcoin-vo...
Bear Market Sees Bitcoin Volume Approaching Yearly Low Once Again
In the past 12 hours, the price of Bitcoin fell back to $6,300, falling below the $6,300 mark to around $6,220, after recording a yearly low volume.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/whats-causing-2-bitcoin-pre...
What's Causing 2% Bitcoin Premium on Bitfinex? Possibility of Arbitrage
On Bitfinex, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, Bitcoin is being traded with a 2 percent premium based on the current price of $6,285.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/interview-trader-says-tethe...
Interview: Tether Will be Replaced by New Stablecoins, Better for Crypto
Alex Krüger stated that Tether will likely not crash in the short-term, but the possibility of it imploding is always there due to its unregulated status.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/crypto-giant-gemini-hires-f...
Crypto Giant Gemini Hires Former Wall Street COO to Head Operations
Crypto exchange Gemini has announced the arrival of Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto, who joins the team as the Managing Director in charge of Operations.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/5-highlights-from-bitcoin-b...
5 Highlights from Bitcoin-Bashing NYU Economist's Senate Testimony
From "sh*tcoin" entering the congressional lexicon to a Flintstones reference, here are five highlights from Nouriel Roubini's Senate testimony on bitcoin.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Suspends Fiat Deposits, Expects to Resume ‘Within a Week’
Crypto exchange Bitfinex has temporarily suspended all fiat currency wire deposits for the Euro, USD, JPY and GBP, says they will resume “within a week.”
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://thefintechtimes.com/crypto-price-manipu...
Crypto Price Manipulation: The Trials and Tribulations of the World's Biggest Stablecoin | The Fintech Times
The stable coin Tether (USDT) is the eighth largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap but it is finding it difficult to stay away from controversy.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-s...
Crypto Markets See Sharp Drop-Off on the Day, Bitcoin Dips Below $6,300
Crypto markets see a sharp decline, Bitcoin dipped below $6,300 with Ethereum nearing the $200 mark
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-should-con...
China Should Consider Launching its Own Stablecoin, Central Bank Expert Says in Op-Ed
An expert from the People’s Bank of China thinks the country has to study USD-backed cryptocurrencies and to launch its own yuan-backed stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/japanese-technology-conglom...
Japanese Technology Conglomerate GMO to Unveil Yen-Pegged Crypto Stablecoin
Japanese internet giant GMO Internet has announced that it will launch a stablecoin pegged to the yen next year. According to the founder and president of GMO Internet, Masatoshi Kumagaii, the stablecoin which will be known as GMO Japanese Yen (GJY) will be issued in Asia. It is expected that the assets backing the stablecoin
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://nulltx.com/maker-mkr-price-up-over-25-b...
Maker (MKR) Price Up over 25% - Biggest Gainer Today - NullTX
If you haven’t heard of Maker, it is a token that is part of a stablecoin system composed of both MKR and DAI. Unlike Tether and other stablecoins, Maker does not rely on banks to provide stability, but instead relies on Collateral Debt Positions (CDPs). At the time of writing, a single MKR is worth …
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/fake-news-cryptocurrency-ex...
Fake News: Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitfinex Denies Insolvency
Responding to rumors and accusations of insolvency, major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has provided a glimpse into its cryptocurrency holdings
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/good-moneys-master-pla...
Good Money's Master Plan: A Stealth Bid to Hook Celebrities on Crypto Exposed - CoinDesk
Can flat abs gurus and mommy bloggers sell the masses on using crypto? Inside the stealth startup that's raising big to do just that.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-...
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Denies Rumors of 'Insolvency' and 'Banking Issues'
Major crypto exchange Bitfinex has responded to a recent swathe of online rumors, disproving claims the firm is “insolvent” or facing banking issues.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-bitfin...
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Denies Accusation of Insolvency - CoinDesk
Bitfinex has hit back against claims it is insolvent, disclosing wallet addresses that hold over $1.5 billion in crypto assets.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/good-moneys-master-pla...
Good Money's Master Plan: A Stealth Bid to Hook Celebrities on Crypto Exposed - CoinDesk
Can flat abs gurus and mommy bloggers sell the masses on using crypto? Inside the stealth startup that's raising big to do just that.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/new-crop-of-regulated-stabl...
New Crop of ‘Regulated’ Stablecoins are Trading at a Premium to Tether
The next wave of USD-backed stablecoins are currently trading at a premium against tether (USDT) on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://nulltx.com/crypto-exchanges-today-polon...
Crypto Exchanges Today: Poloniex Delists Three Assets, Gemini Secures Insurance From Aon - NullTX
Poloniex has announced that it will delist three assets in a bid to continuously improve and professionalize its platform. The three assets, AMP, GNO and EXP will be delisted on October 10 and users who hold these assets have until October 9 to withdraw their balances. Poloniex also announced that it will remove margin trading …
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/tether-price-falls-on-crypt...
Tether Price Falls on Crypto Exchanges: How Will it Affect Bitcoin?
Crypto trader Aurelius revealed that the price of popular stablecoin Tether has fallen in the past 24 hours, possibly affecting Bitcoin.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bloomberg-puerto...
Bloomberg: Puerto Rico’s Noble Bank Reportedly Loses Clients Tether, Bitfinex, Seeks Buyer
Sources have told Bloomberg that Puerto Rico’s Noble Bank has lost Tether and Bitfinex as clients and is looking for buyers.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 3 weeks
https://nulltx.com/what-is-lbxpeg/
Another Stablecoin On The Market: What Is the LBXPeg?
UK cryptocurrency exchange announces the launch of the LBXPeg. What is it, how does it work, and what possible problems lie ahead?
Fintastico Team
6 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/tether-dominates-98-of-stab...
Tether Dominates 98% of Stablecoins’ Daily Trading Volume: Report
Despite the criticisms of opaqueness and centralization leveled against Tether, the stablecoin which was initially known as RealCoin continues to beat its rivals by wide margins. In a report titled The State of Stablecoins, digital assets tech firm Blockchain Luxembourg SA estimates that approximately 98% of the total daily trading volume of stablecoins is dominated
Fintastico Team
6 months, 3 weeks
https://nulltx.com/top-6-exchanges-to-purchase-...
Top 6 Exchanges to Purchase XRP in 2018 - NullTX
Several cryptocurrencies and digital assets are in great demand during specific times of the year. In the case of Ripple’s XRP, the demand for this asset has picked up as of late. This is despite a recent setback over the past few days, which is only to be expected after a near 110% gain in …
Fintastico Team
6 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/cryptocurrency-trading-volu...
Cryptocurrency Trading Volume to See 50% Growth in 2019: Research
Despite cryptocurrencies having fallen off their record highs, the sector is expected to experience double-digit growth in trading volumes next year suggesting that trader enthusiasm in the nascent asset class has not waned.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/early-execs-leave-bloc...
Early Execs Leave Block.one, the Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Startup Behind EOS - CoinDesk
As Block.one was raising $4 billion from Silicon Valley and Wall Street, a group of executives decided to quit and build a bigger, better blockchain.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 4 weeks
https://nulltx.com/bitcoin-price-watch-decision...
Bitcoin Price Watch: Decisions Delayed and a New Reputation for Tether - NullTX
A lot’s happening in the bitcoin space. For one thing, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed their decision-making process regarding the VanEck SolidX bitcoin ETF to December. Previously, they had scheduled their decision for September 30 – approximately eight days from now – which, in turn, was a delay of its previous timeframe. …
Fintastico Team
6 months, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/tether-no-real-impact-on-bi...
Tether Has No Real Impact on Bitcoin price: University Researcher
Controversial USD-pegged cryptocurrency tether (USDT) has no real impact on the bitcoin price, a new paper from a University of Queensland researcher says.
Fintastico Team
7 months
https://www.coindesk.com/xrp-shot-up-75-during-...
XRP Shot Up 75% During Friday's Bullish Trading Session - CoinDesk
XRP surged over 75% today as it became the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization for a brief period.
Fintastico Team
7 months
https://nulltx.com/top-6-exchanges-to-purchase-...
Top 6 Exchanges to Purchase NEO in 2018 - NullTX
It has been interesting to see how the demand for NEO has been on the rise as of late. As such, users will also need to find the right exchanges to buy NEO. The following platforms offer exposure to this particular altcoin and are ranked by the current trading volume. #6 HitBTC It has become …
Fintastico Team
7 months
https://www.coindesk.com/tethers-impact-on-bitc...
Tether's Impact on Bitcoin Price Not 'Statistically Significant,' Study Finds - CoinDesk
Issuance of tether (USDT), the controversial stablecoin, has had no meaningful impact on the price of bitcoin, a newly published academic study found.
Fintastico Team
7 months
https://www.ccn.com/australias-first-dollar-bac...
Australia’s First Dollar-Backed Crypto Stablecoin to be Launched in 2019
Just like has already happened with the US Dollar and the Euro, among others, Australia is about to get its first Aussie-backed stablecoin.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 1 week
https://nulltx.com/top-dogecoin-exchanges-2018/
Top 6 Exchanges to Buy and Trade Dogecoin in 2018 - NullTX
The current cryptocurrency market trend has been both troubling and exciting at the same time. For the first time this year, some coins are effectively generating a string of positive news. One of those currencies is Dogecoin, which seems to be on a strong rise as of late. Getting one’s hands on Dogecoin can be …
Fintastico Team
7 months, 1 week
https://nulltx.com/top-6-cryptocurrencies-in-ve...
Top 6 Cryptocurrencies in Very High Demand Right now - NullTX
The year 2018 has not been all that great in terms of overall cryptocurrency market momentum. All of the top currencies are on the decline, yet it would appear the overall interest in these currencies is not on the decline. The following 6 cryptocurrencies and assets ranked highest in terms of purchase volume in US …
Fintastico Team
7 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/despite-ban-chin...
Despite Ban, China Keeps Trading Cryptocurrency Thanks to Tether and VPNs, Says Report
Chinese media are revealing cryptocurrency trading continues despite the government’s ban, thanks to stablecoin Tether.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/7400-to-6950-bitcoin-price-...
$7,400 to $6,950: Bitcoin Drops 2% in 30 Minutes as Crypto Market Bleeds
Bitcoin price has dropped by more than 2 percent from $7,400 to $6,950, pushing tokens and other major cryptocurrencies to record large losses.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hodlers-digest-a...
Hodler’s Digest, August 26–September 2: Both Eminem and Yahoo Finance Embrace Bitcoin in Wins for Crypto Adoption
North Korea may have unsuccessfully set up a BTC mining operation last year, and Yahoo Finance brings crypto trading more mainstream.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/despite-shorts-rising-rapid...
Despite Shorts Rising Rapidly Bitcoin Secures $7,200, Tokens Bleed Out
On September 2, short contracts on Bitcoin started to pile up on Bitfinex, a relatively large portion of the crypto market started to bet against BTC.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/stablecoins-overview/
Stablecoins: An Overview | The Fintech Times
Stablecoins are a class of digital assets that seek to maintain price stability by being pegged to the value of a stable asset, like fiat currencies. Since 2014, over 70 stablecoins have been designed, and three sub-categories can be discerned: centralised IOU issuance, collateral backed, and seigniorage shares.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/ethereum-co-founder-defends...
Ethereum Founder Defends Tether Against Bitcoin Manipulation Claims
Ethereum creator Joseph Lubin is throwing his support behind tether, the “stablecoin” that critics allege has been used to manipulate the bitcoin price.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-falls-below-6...
Bitcoin Falls Below $6,900, Traders See $6,500 as the Next Support
Some major cryptocurrencies and tokens have fallen by 5 to 15 percent in the past 24 hours as the Bitcoin price failed to remain above the $7,000 mark.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-cofound...
Ethereum Cofounder Joseph Lubin Doubts Tether Bitcoin Price Manipulation
Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin is unconvinced of price manipulation allegations against Tether.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-climbs-to-710...
Bitcoin at $7,100 as Crypto Market Hits $232 Billion, EOS Surges15%
Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin price has rebounded from $7,000 to $7,100, remaining on top of a key resistance level which traders were concerned about.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/binance-polychain-back...
Binance Backs $32 Million Funding for Unicorn Founder's Crypto Stablecoin - CoinDesk
With an e-commerce company leading the launch of a new stablecoin, its founders and allies believe they can really bring crypto to consumers.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-breaks-7000-a...
Bitcoin Price Breaks $7,000 After 4% Gain, Crypto Market Adds $12 Billion
In the past 24 hours, despite the negative expectations of most investors towards Bitcoin price, the crypto market has recovered by $12 billion with bitcoin price gains.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/as-central-banks-go-di...
As Central Banks Go Digital, Crypto Competition Looms - CoinDesk
The race is on to build the best "stablecoin" – a cryptocurrency with mechanisms aimed to reduce price volatility built in.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-markets-k...
Crypto Markets Keep Fluctuating: Most Top 20 Coins Back in Green, Bitcoin Above $6,700
Crypto markets see another recovery attempt, with all of the top 20 coins by market cap in the green, and Bitcoin over $6,700.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/icon-records-23-gain-again-...
ICON Records 23% Gain Again While Crypto Market Sees Gloomy Forecast
ICON (ICX) and WanChain (WAN) have recorded massive 23 percent gains again in the past 24 hours, becoming the best performing assets in the crypto market.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bloomberg-more-t...
Bloomberg: More Than $500 Mln Tether Issued in August Is Not Impacting Crypto Markets
Bloomberg reports that Tether is not currently affecting crypto markets, after previously accusing USDT of BTC price manipulation.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 4 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/jibrel-network-launches-jca...
Jibrel Network Launches Jcash to Bridge Traditional and Crypto Economies
This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned
Fintastico Team
8 months
https://www.ccn.com/this-mornings-bitcoin-price...
Today's Bitcoin Price Pump Was Fueled by $100 Million in New Tethers
This morning's bitcoin price pump correlated with the release of 100 million new tether tokens (USDT) into the cryptocurrency market.
Fintastico Team
8 months
https://nulltx.com/bitcoin-price-watch-currency...
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Remains at $6,400, Good Sign Things Aren’t Slumping | NullTX
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Fintastico Team
8 months
https://www.ccn.com/tethers-printing-press-has-...
Tether’s Printing Press Has Churned Out $415 Million in August
Controversial cryptocurrency firm Tether has "printed" $365 million worth of USDT in August, vaulting the so-called "stablecoin" up the market cap charts.
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Coinbase Volume is Down 83% in 2018, But OKEx is Setting New Records
Coinbase and other USD-heavy cryptocurrency exchanges are struggling in 2018, but offshore platforms like Binance and OKEx are growing.
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Interview: Michael Dunworth, CEO of Money Transfer Service Wyre
CCN interviews Michael Dunworth, CEO of money transfer service Wyre, about the firm's partnership with crypto startup MakerDAO.
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Interview: MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen Talks Stablecoins
CCN interviews MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen on the benefits and challenges of creating a "stablecoin" for the cryptocurrency community.
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Crypto Market Decline Aggravates as Ripple and Ethereum Hit Yearly Lows
The market is down $25 billion from yesterday’s high of $219 billion, sliding to $193 at the time of writing. Altcoins have been hit hard with Ethereum down almost 18% overnight according to coinmarketcap.com and hitting lows not seen since August 2017, now trading at $264. Ripple is also at a yearly low, down 14.33%
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Bitcoin Price Creeps Toward $6,500 as Tether Issues $50 Million in New USDT
The bitcoin price saw a slight bump on Monday, rising just under two percent to extend the market's weekend recovery into the new week.
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Controversial Stablecoin Tether Issues New Batch of USDT Tokens Worth $50 Million
Controversial stablecoin Tether issues another $50 million in coins.
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Bitcoin Opinion: Long Live The King
If you’re wondering how you should treat Bitcoin, as an investment vehicle, allow me to share with you guys my non-expert opinion. End of story, thanks a lot for reading. See you next time. –this article shouldn’t be taken as financial advisement as it represents my personal opinion and views. I have savings invested in
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Controversial Blockchain Project Tezos to Be Audited by ‘Big Four’ PwC
Tezos, a controversial blockchain project that launched its beta network a year after its ICO, has announced that it will be audited by ‘Big Four’ firm PwC.