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73-Year-Old Investor Marc Faber Makes First Ever BTC Purchase

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In a recent interview with Cash, renowned stock market analyst and investor Marc Faber revealed that he purchased BTC for the first time during late February. The 73-year-old noted that a conversation with the chief executive officer of Xapo, Wences Casares, sealed the deal. Also Read: Up & Down: Large Volume for Today’s Gainers, ENJ … Read more

Market Maker Sues Lawyer Over $4 Million BTC Transaction Gone Awry

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Market making and over-the-counter trading firm GSR Markets is taking legal action against lawyer Diana McDonald, who is accused of pocketing $2 million from a $4 million BTC transaction in which she acted as an escrow. Also Read: In the Daily: Bitcoin Begging, NEM Foundation Fights to Survive, Huobi Prime GSR Markets Sues Lawyer Over … Read more

PR: KuCoin Launches Platform 2.0 With Advanced API and Various Order Types

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KuCoin, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, has officially launched KuCoin Platform 2.0. In addition to brand-new interfaces for the KuCoin website, iOS and Android Apps, Platform 2.0 brings plenty of new features like a new WebSocket API, Stop Orders, Device Trust System, and SNS push notifications. KuCoin 2.0 is much more than a … Read more

Most of 2017’s Leading Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap Have Crashed Out of the Top 15

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Many cryptocurrencies rose and fell during the 2017 bull market and subsequent year of bearish retracement. While the top four crypto assets by market cap have remained the same over the last two years, more than half of the leading markets as of Feb. 19, 2017 have since fallen from the top 15. Also Read: Markets … Read more

Coinsquare Lays off 40 Employees in a Troublesome Month for Crypto Exchanges

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Leading Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has reportedly laid off almost a third of its staff. The news comes after at least five other trading platforms found themselves in trouble during the past month. From the need to adapt to a prolonged bear market, overcome financial difficulties and technical issues, to coping with coin losses and … Read more

Current Crypto Bear Market Set to Become the Longest Ever

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The market downturn that has prevailed since early 2018 is now within weeks of becoming the longest winter in the history of the cryptocurrency markets. Despite being on course to become the longest downtrend in BTC’s annals, the current market has produced the weakest drawdown of the three major bear trends experienced by BTC so … Read more

Cumulative Volume on Huobi Derivative Market Exceeds $20 Billion

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Huobi has announced that its cryptocurrency derivative platform, Huobi DM, has surpassed $20 billion in cumulative trading volume. The announcement comes just one month after the platform exited beta mode. Also Read: Eastern European P2P Markets See Strongest BTC Volume in Over 12 Months  Huobi DM Cumulative Trade Volume Doubles in 2 Weeks Huobi Derivative Market … Read more

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Eye Russia for Expansion Despite Sanctions

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Sanctions imposed by governments as part of geopolitical struggles do not always filter through to under-regulated industries. Ambitious businesses covet every opportunity for expansion and diversification. That seems to be the reason why a growing number of crypto exchanges are turning their attention to Russia and its diaspora, despite the disapprobation this risks drawing from … Read more