Surrey Police has officially become the first UK police force to effectively seize and convert bitcoin. However, due to active legislation, the police sold the cryptocurrency just before its all-time-high. Last year in April, Surrey Police seized 295 bitcoins held by now-convicted criminal Seregjs Teresko. The wrongdoer is serving more than nine years of jail […]
Read MoreOn its way to reaching its all-time high of roughly $20,000 in January, Bitcoin caught the eye of the public. Since then, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has lost around 70 percent of its value since — but experts say it’s still a very attractive investment. Here are four reasons why. Tom Lee: Current Price Gives […]
Read MoreCryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies are making serious headway in the financial industry, the most recent sign being the decision by the CFA Institute, which offers the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, a three-level program, to include cryptocurrencies and blockchain to its Level I and II curriculums next year, according to Bloomberg. The material for the 2019 […]
Read More“Bringing power to the people,” is the motto of Berlin-based Lition, and the green energy blockchain trading platform is poised to do that globally. The project brings transparency and sustainability into the currently closed-off energy system and directly links clean energy producers to consumers on Lition’s blockchain application. The company is already licensed as an […]
Read MoreCoinbase, the popular US-baed cryptocurrency exchange platform, has formed a political action committee (PAC) ahead of the United States midterm elections in November 2018. Coinbase Forms PAC Politico correspondent Colin Wilhelm tweeted the news yesterday that the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange platform had formed a PAC. The report was later confirmed via a Federal Election […]
Read MoreThe State Bank of Vietnam (SBV); the country’s central bank, has adopted the Finance Minister’s call for a prohibition on the importation of cryptocurrency mining rigs. SBV Sides with MoF and MoIT In June 2018, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) called for a ban on the importation of cryptocurrency mining rigs. The call came after […]
Read MoreA break could be imminent as bitcoin has been consolidating for three days. But while the charts say bullish, plenty of resistance awaits.
Read MoreBitcoin is flowing out of China, into California mansions – and changing global real estate patterns.
Read MoreWhen it comes to making big money in trading, the trend is your friend. But spotting the trend early is challenging. That’s where flags can help.
Read MoreA growing number of big-name insurers are getting into the crypto space. They are exploring new product options in this area and meeting with cryptocurrency custodians and trading platforms about coverage. However, exclusions can add up fast for crypto businesses and premiums can be more than five times that of a normal business. Also read: Yahoo! […]
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