PR: Hybrid Blockchain XinFin ICO Enters Second Week, Announces Institutional Partnerships

XinFin’s Hybrid Blockchain ICO was announced last week after launching minimum viable products and ongoing pilot projects with several institutions. The utility coin XDCE offering enters second week. The post PR: Hybrid Blockchain XinFin ICO Enters Second Week, Announces Institutional Partnerships appeared first on Bitcoin News. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Number of Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Rises to 226 Globally

The number of global cryptocurrency hedge funds has reached a record high of 226, according to research firm Autonomous Next. The hedge funds tracked by leading hedge fund database provider Eurekahedge show a return of 1,477.85 percent in 2017 on average. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies 226 Crypto Hedge … Read more

British Couple Lawyer Up as $840k Cryptocurrency Divorce Heats Up

Divorce is never fun and rarely simple, but when one party – generally the male – owns cryptocurrency, there’s an added layer of complexity. With cryptocurrency still relatively new as an asset class, there have been very few cases to date in which the unhappy couple have squabbled over altcoins. A British law firm professes … Read more

Dubai Issues License to Cryptocurrency Firm

The largest free economic zone in the UAE, with zero percent personal and corporate income tax, has started issuing licenses to firms trading cryptocurrencies. The first license has been issued to a gold trader that has recently started offering cryptocurrency services. Also read: Japan Cracks Down on Foreign ICO Agency Operating Without License Attracting Crypto Businesses … Read more

The 65 Percent Price Dip Has Made ‘Bitcoin Whales’ A lot More BTC

Last year bitcoin had a phenomenal run leading up to its all-time high of $19,600 per BTC this past mid-December. The price over the past few weeks had since dipped to a low of $5,900 on Monday, February 5, losing close to 65 percent of its value in a short period. The dip has ‘rekt’ … Read more

ECB’s Yves Mersch Labels Blockchain an Inferior Payment System

There is a genuine global interest in blockchain technology right now. That is only normal, as distributed ledgers will transform many businesses in the coming years. European Central Bank executive board member Yves Mersch is not too impressed by this technology. In fact, he claims the new euro settlement technology will outclass blockchain as a payment … Read more

Ledger X President: $50K Bitcoin Bet Saw a $1M Premium the Same Day

Last year on December 22 a firm purchased a $1 million dollar options trade on the Ledger X platform that wagered the BTC/USD market price will be $50,000 by the last month of 2018. This week Juthica Chou, the president of Ledger X chatted with Jared Blikre at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit’s cryptocurrency … Read more

Weiss Ratings Defends its Decision to Give Bitcoin Only a C+ Grade

Wall Street is known for being a cut throat place where shrewd business people play as tough as possible in order to make gains or their destroy opponents. However, the crypto ecosystem can be at times far more nasty than any other market. One company that had the audacity to rate everyone’s favorite cryptocurrency somewhat … Read more