Tag: Cryptocurrency

  • Has crypto-currency peaked?

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    If you believe crypto-currencies are the future this has not been a good week. The value of Ethereum, Bitcoin’s main rival and “the future of crypto” not so long ago, has lurched ever lower and is now 80% below its peak. Meanwhile, US regulators have acted against companies involved in crypto-currencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) – […]

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  • Bitcoin Will Rebound, But Altcoins are ‘Never Coming Back’: BitPay Exec.

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    A top executive at one of the oldest and largest cryptocurrency payment processors said that he firmly expects bitcoin to rebound within the next year but that altcoin prices may never again see their early-2018 peaks. Sonny Singh, chief commercial officer at BitPay, said during an interview with Bloomberg that his firm has “never been more bullish” on […]

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  • How to Boost Customer Dwell Times on Digital Signage Displays

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    By Adrian McDermott High dwell times lead to better engagement with viewers. Improved engagement leads to sales or the fulfillment of the business objective for which you have display content. If you can improve dwell times, you improve your chances of achieving a higher ROI with DOOH. Dwell times are clearly a function of location […]

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  • Mexican State Bank Announces Stricter Rules for Crypto Exchanges

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    All crypto exchanges and banks providing crypto services in Mexico will now be obliged to receive a permit from the Bank of Mexico (Banxico), according to a September 10 circular published in the official daily of the Mexican government, the Diario Oficial de la Federacion. The letter called “General provisions on operations related to electronic payment funds” states that Banxico is responsible for […]

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  • FINRA Takes Down HempCoin Cryptocurrency for Selling Unregistered Securities

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    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued its first cryptocurrency-related disciplinary action, charging Timothy Tilton Ayre, a broker in Agawam, MA., with securities fraud and the unlawful distribution of HempCoin, which the agency claims is an unregistered cryptocurrency security. FINFRA, a not-for-profit organization overseen by the SEC to author rules and enforce compliance of federal securities laws, has accused […]

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  • Crypto’s 80% Plunge Is Now Worse Than the Dot-Com Crash

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    Selloff is now deeper than the early 2000s rout in tech stocks  Ether leads losses on Wednesday, extending a brutal September The Great Crypto Crash of 2018 looks more and more like one for the record books. As virtual currencies plumbed new depths on Wednesday, the MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index extended its collapse […]

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  • U.S. Judge Rules That ICOs are Covered by Securities Laws

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    A U.S. District Judge in Brooklyn has delivered a landmark judgement with far-reaching implications for the initial coin offering (ICO) market. Judge Raymond Dearie of the U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York today ruled that U.S. securities laws cover ICO token sales. The ruling came in a case against a fraudulent ICO promoter […]

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  • Breaking: Founder of Crypto Exchange OKEx Allegedly Detained on Crypto Fraud Charges in China

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    Star Xu, the founder of exchange services provider OKCoin and the world’s second-largest crypto exchange OKEx, has allegedly been detained in China in relation to suspected digital currency fraud, local news outlet Sina News reports September 11. According to the news outlet, Xu is currently being held in the Shanghai Weifang Xincun police station, and will be released within 24 […]

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  • One of the World’s Wealthiest Football Clubs is Launching a Cryptocurrency

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    French soccer giant Paris Saint-Germain football club (PSG) will launch its own cryptocurrency with a token offering  that aims to incentivize its supporters over a blockchain. The development sees a new partnership between top French Ligue 1 club, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and blockchain company Socios.com which is based in Malta. The partnership is based […]

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  • SEC Suspends Exchange-Traded Bitcoin and Ether Investment Vehicles

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    A highly touted investment instrument that sought to appeal to U.S. public markets investors looking for cryptocurrency exposure has just seen a setback. Announced on Sunday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an order seeking to suspend the trading of the Bitcoin Tracker One and Ether Tracker One exchange-traded notes, issued by […]

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