Ethereum is preparing for another massive breakout, according to a fractal analysis by a cryptocurrency trader. This comes after ETH underwent a strong drop on Friday, responding to a drop in the value of gold and U.S. equities. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Explodes Past $11k, Ethereum 2.0 Nears, Cardano’s Shelley Launches Ethereum Could Soon Break $400: Here’s Why One trader shared the chart below on August 8th, indicating that Ethereum’s recent price action looks like a consolidation pattern in May 2019. The consolidation was followed by a “massive pump” in 2019, suggesting ETH will do the same. “I don’t know...

The brokerage industry recently finished getting into compliance with the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest, which took effect June 30. But Joe Biden would likely reverse the rule if he wins the presidential election, according to a Barron’s article that cited a ThinkAdvisor report that referenced Biden’s draft party platform. Below, some of the best analysis […] Source

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction – August 8 At the moment, the daily chart reveals that BTC/USD lacks strong resistance on the upside. BTC/USD Long-term Trend: Bullish (Daily Chart) Key levels: Resistance Levels: $12,400, $12,600, $12,800 Support Levels: $11,000, $10,800, $10,600 BTCUSD – Daily Chart BTC/USD touches the daily high at $11,812 to face a key resistance of $12,000 but was later rejected and is now trading sideways. However, if the first digital asset continued to consolidate in this way, traders could soon see it break through the above-mentioned level of key resistance and it could then be obvious to target...

The Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) has formed a new department to actively monitor the unauthorized companies offering investment and other financial services in the country.According to multiple local news outlets, the new wing has been formed by amending the existing regulatory frameworks, and it came into effect on August 1.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationThis came with the increasing complaints from Romanian citizens against several unauthorized brokerages offering complex schemes. The ASF also received complaints from regulated companies for years regarding unfair market advantages.Notably, the number of unauthorized platforms even surpassed...

Tesla earnings are almost here and the electric vehicle maker’s stock has been dealt another blow. Roth Capital Partners has downgraded Tesla stock from buy to hold, as analyst Craig Irwin believes that the current risk-reward ratio seems “well balanced at current levels.” Irwin told MarketWatch that Tesla is on a “viable path for meeting […]The post Tesla Warning Ahead of Q2 Earnings as Analyst Downgrades Stock appeared first on CCN Markets CCN Markets <!-- --> Source

So far, this year has been a big one for Bitcoin: after a spectacular price crash in March, BTC managed to hold levels between $8,500 and $9,800 for nearly three months, occasionally kissing $10,000. Never before had Bitcoin managed to sustain something so close to $10,000 for such a long time.Now, however, it seems as though $10,000 may be in Bitcoin’s rearview mirror for some time to come: on Monday, July 27th, Bitcoin broke past the $10,000 marker and hasn’t looked back since.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationIn fact, Bitcoin’s now seems...

A new wave of scam artists are running amuck on Instagram, harming legitimate crypto influencers Since the beginning of 2020, there have been over 1.3 million posts featuring “#Coinbase” hashtags on Instagram, many of which were created by crypto scams filled with fraudulent content. These scams often involve individuals or bots impersonating actual industry professionals and crypto influencers on Instagram. The platform has cracked down on these fake accounts, but unfortunately, many legitimate influencers were caught in the fray, and their profiles were removed. Rachel Siegel, also known as Crypto Finally, is one of the influencers who was affected by...

New details have emerged in the Jake Paul FBI raid. It’s been revealed that the YouTube star owes more than $2 million in back taxes. It looks like Paul will finally face real consequences for his actions — and it was for the least hardcore thing in the world. Jake Paul will finally have to face the music. New details have emerged in the recent FBI raid on the YouTube star, and as it turns out, he’s wanted by the Feds for…back taxes. Of all the things to finally face the consequences on, “owing the government money” is the least...

Coinfloor, the U.K.’s longest-running bitcoin exchange, is working to convert a decidedly non-digital audience into the latest batch of hardcore HODLers: Boomers. The exchange is capitalizing on what it sees as a growing trend among this generation, which may be just as disheartened by the rampant stimulus action from the world’s ingrained economies as younger people. “Baby Boomers now make up more than a fifth of all people who hold bitcoin,” the exchange noted in a release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. “Many have turned to bitcoin in frustration over record low interest rates, stock market volatility and the fear of...

The global crypto exchange and trading platform, OKEx has launched a P2P crypto trading platform in the world’s second most populous country with huge untapped market potential. Targeting the crypto community in India, the new platform allows users to purchase cryptocurrencies with INR at zero transaction fees. Initially, the OKEx P2P trading platform offers Bitcoin and USDT pairs for INR, which will be soon followed by the inclusion of other leading cryptocurrencies. The platform aims to make buying and trading cryptocurrencies easier by supporting all major payment methods including UPI, IMPS and NEFT. A combination of lowest price, deep market,...

Can’t wait to get back to wining and dining clients and prospects? Don’t hold your breath: It could be a year or more before it’s physically and emotionally safe to do so. And by the time it is, the world will have grown used to doing things differently, says Mark Tibergien, the recently retired chief […] Source

Grayscale stands as a major crypto asset management firm owned by the Digital Currency Group (DCG). As it stands now, the firm is making plans to launch a new national ad campaign within the US. This ad campaign will come within a time of great geopolitical and socio-economic uncertainty, which is already driving the public to monetary and financial alternatives. Spreading The News This isn’t the first stunt that Grayscale has done. Before its current ad campaign for 2020, the firm held a “drop gold” campaign in 2019. Barry Silbert stands as the founder and CEO of DCG and Grayscale,...

Virtu Finacnial Inc., a provider of liquidity to the global financial markets, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, ending on June 20, posting total revenue of $905.9 million – a year-on-year jump of 141 percent.On a half-yearly basis, the company’s total revenue surged over 159 percent compared to the first half of the previous year, touching $1.9 billion.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationThe company pointed out that the significant increase in the revenue for the last two quarters was due to the COVID-19 induced volatility, bid-ask spreads...

The mid-day cryptocurrency market update uses data from Messari’s OnChainFX — all market movers are based on the top small, mid and large-cap cryptocurrencies. More about the methodology can be found here. Crypto Market Update: Total Market Cap: $ 273.0 billion (-2.5%) Bitcoin Dominance: 65.4% (-0.4%) Top-20 Cryptocurrencies: Best Performers: Worst Performers:   Never miss our […]SludgeFeed<!-- --> Source

Binance is expanding its interest bearing service with the addition of Elrond (ERD) and Tether (USDT) to supported coins at Binance Savings.The individual maximum limit for Circle’s stablecoin was set to 200,000,000 USDC and for the second supported coin at 5,000,000 ERD, but Binance says it will adjust interest rates and maximum individual limits on flexible deposits based on market and risk factors.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationFormerly known as Binance Lending, the savings product allows its users to lend their idle crypto assets on the platform to margin traders, and earn...

Bitcoin wallets holding 10 or fewer coins have surged to account for nearly 14% of total supply According to data shared by analytics firm Glassnode, more and more of Bitcoin’s circulating supply is going into wallets controlled by small account holders. The data suggests that Bitcoin is seeing an increased redistribution of its supply, with the percentage of supply held by large entities decreasing significantly over the same period. Wallets with 0.1-10 Bitcoins surge As Bitcoin price edges towards a retest of $12k, Glassnode data shows that demand for the cryptocurrency among retailers is as strong as it has ever...

Ellen DeGeneres is still under fire for creating a toxic workplace for her employees. Much ado was made about the fact that DeGeneres received support from the likes of Katy Perry, Kevin Hart, & Jay Leno. But the real story is not how many celebrities stood up for her — but rather, how few celebrities did. If you believe the media, Ellen DeGeneres has nothing but celebrity support. After all, Katy Perry, Kevin Hart, and Jay Leno all came out in support of the embattled comedian and talk show host. So, in their eyes, that means all of Hollywood supporters her, right? Well…not exactly. Ellen DeGeneres’...

Bitcoin is Spreading Over the the past year, as part of Bitcoin.org’s ongoing content translation initiative to help spread information about Bitcoin all around the world, many people have helped extend and update the site into their own native languages. Thanks to community donations and a sponsorship from Paxful, translators throughout 2018 received bitcoin bonuses in appreciation for the time and efforts that they had spent volunteering. Bitcoin.org content is available in 25+ languages including: Arabic Bulgarian Danish Dutch English Farsi French German Greek Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Mandarin Polish Portuguese (Brazilian) Romanian Russian Serbian Slovenian Spanish Swedish...

This article originally appeared in our Weekly Bits newsletter. If you want our news and analysis before anyone else, make sure you subscribe now! This week, one of the world’s preeminent investment banking enterprises signalled some serious FUD against the U.S. dollar. “Combined with a record level of debt accumulation by the U.S. government, real concerns around the longevity of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency have started to emerge,” the bank wrote in a correspondence with clients, according to multiple news reports. “The greater the deflationary concerns that policymakers must fight today, the greater the debt build-up and the...

The U.S. dollar drop and the Bitcoin surge happened at the same time. Why? Before we reveal the answer, let’s explore the multiple factors in the background starting with the continued downward adjustment of interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds and quantitative easing policies. These policies have caused a lot of U.S. dollars to be sold, leading to a further decline in the dollar index. The latest data shows that the U.S. dollar index has fallen below 93. This not only marks its lowest point this year but a slide past its two-year low. Source：TradingView In the U.S. dollar derivatives market,...

LPL Financial serves as the brokerage backbone for more than 2,500 financial advisors at hundreds of U.S. banks and credit unions. But it just landed its biggest bank partner yet, according to Barron’s. M&T Bank, based in Buffalo, N.Y. will move the retail side of its brokerage and advisory business onto LPL’s platform in the […] Source

IDEX, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, has revealed that it has brought in another $2.5 million in an investment by G1 Ventures and Borderless Capital, as well as some funds from Collider Ventures and Gnosis, according to a press release put out by Pulse 2.0. The group’s newly received funding will go toward launching what it calls IDEX 2.0, a “novel high-performance DEX,” the release also states. This exchange should be as fast and easy to use as a normal exchange, while offering the security of a decentralized one. The latter type of exchange generally offers less latency thanks to what...

Apex Clearing, which offers clearing and custody services for robo advisors, has onboarded two financial services and wealthtech veterans to take on influential roles, having installed Tricia Rothschild as President and Tom Valverde as General Manager and Head of Advisory.Tricia lands at Apex Clearing coming from Morningstar where she most recently served as Chief Product Officer and Co-Head of Global Markets. During her 26-year tenure with Morningstar, which provides an array of investment research and asset management services, she managed a multi-million-dollar global portfolio of different businesses.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationCommenting on...

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Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency payment platform Crypto.com has added support for the stablecoin Dai (DAI) to join its Soft Staking program. The addition enables users to earn dividends or interest on their DAI holdings just for depositing and holding the token on the platform.DAI is a decentralized cryptocurrency that leverages its crypto holdings to keep price valuation stabilized at around 1 US dollar. But unlike other stablecoins whose value is backed directly by fiat currencies, DAI is backed by crypto collaterals that can be viewed publicly on the Ethereum blockchain.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets...

After many years of restrictions, Russia is deregulating cryptocurrency and joining the global crypto industry Russian President Vladimir Putin recently proposed a new law to allow the trading of cryptocurrency. He thinks it will go into effect in January 2021. The policy still limits the capability to pay for goods and services with cryptocurrency in Russia — but the overall regulatory structure would be far more open. As approved by Parliament, digital currency is now defined by the Russian Government as: “…an aggregate of electronic data capable of being accepted as the payment means, not being the monetary unit of...

A new, more user-friendly and simple set of pages designed to help people find an ideal bitcoin wallet is now available. It includes a step-by-step wizard to help people become more familiar with wallets, ratings to compare how they stack up alongside other wallets, as well as explanations of features they provide in order to help people make their own informed decisions. Aside from the wizard, a completely new comparative table and selector is available so people can see how wallets fare against one another. This is designed to help people quickly find a wallet to meet their needs. Check...

Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin announced today that the latest contribution from its Open-Source Developer Grant is going to Marco Falke, who has served as a Bitcoin Core maintainer since 2016 and is one of the most active contributors to Bitcoin’s code. “Marco’s work … focuses on making development more efficient,” Elaine Song, a member of OKCoin’s business operations team who is involved with the grant program, told Bitcoin Magazine. “He is the most active contributor to the Bitcoin code since 2017. He is presently dedicated to the improvement of Bitcoin’s test infrastructure, which ensures the reliability and security of the decentralized...

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex BlogBy Friday, August 7th, the ETH seems to gave lost its absolute confidence in further growth but its overall mood remains positive. This promises a chance of growth after the pause. Today the ETH is generally trading at 396 USD.On H4, the uptrend of the ETH has passed the level of 38.2% Fibo related to the preceding long-term declining wave. Technically speaking, there is a correction forming on the chart after swift growth. After the correction and a breakaway of the high at 415.26 USD, the next goal is likely to be 50.0% Fibo (455.05...

Ethereum has been leading the cryptocurrency market higher, helping to push Bitcoin through $10,000 and restart the overall market bull run. But before new highs are set, the smart money indicator is hinting that a strong reversal is coming, and already may be underway. Ethereum Carries Crypto Market Higher, Helps Bitcoin Push Through Critical Resistance Ethereum has absolutely exploded from Black Thursday lows. Like Bitcoin, the second-ranked crypto asset spent months consolidating below resistance. While Bitcoin built momentum below $10,000 – resistance that it finally cracked – Ethereum surged through $250. Since the top altcoin took out that resistance level,...

Trading slivers of individual shares has become a fervent pursuit for thousands of individual investors, amplifying the 2020 rise of pricey yet popular stocks like Amazon.com and Tesla. Fidelity Investments, which rolled out fractional trading to customers in January and February, says more than 340,000 of its accounts have placed a fractional trade, in which […] Source

The Ethereum Trust of digital currency asset manager Grayscale revealed on Thursday that it has filed for a Registration Statement on Form 10 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Voluntary filing by the firm The asset manager revealed to its investors that the filing was voluntary. If the SEC approves it, then the Grayscale Ethereum Trust will become the second crypto investment vehicle to get the reporting company status by the regulator. Grayscale Investments was established by the Digital Currency Group in 2013. It currently manages several investment vehicles that allow users to gain exposure to the crypto-assets’...

FCA-regulated ThinkMarkets, a multi-asset brokerage offering forex, CFDs and commodity products, has added Trading Central – a provider of investment research and financial market commentary – to help optimize client trading experiences with actionable trading analysis and enhance the firm’s product offering.The company’s press release described that ThinkMarkets teamed up with Trading Central to provide live account holders with access to real-time insights across multiple asset classes based on quantitative methods. The integration also provides clients with expert views and institutional grade trading strategies, assisting clients to confirm their own views of potential risk/reward opportunities in financial markets.The Most Diverse Audience to...

The Dow and broader U.S. stock market advanced Tuesday after a pair of industrial blue-chip companies reported better than expected earnings. The rally lost some of its luster after the National Association of Realtors reported yet another month of disappointing housing sales. Dow Rallies; S&P 500, Nasdaq Follow All of Wall Street’s major indexes reported […]The post Dow Shrugs Off Ugly Housing Data to Jump 175 Points appeared first on CCN Markets CCN Markets <!-- --> Source

London-based BCB Group, which operates crypto-focused startups regulated in the UK and Switzerland, has integrated “the full range” of Circle platform functionality to improve its payments and settlement services.This collaboration centers around the adoption of Circle’s USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, which has its ecosystem already integrated with more than 100 exchanges, wallets, platforms, apps, and service providers.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationBCB Group said the partnership with Circle allows its institutional clients to use USDC for payments, clearing and custody, helping to mitigate negative rate risk for...

DeFi protocol Balancer shot up by 25% in just two hours and is now 40% up on its price from 24 hours ago Altcoin season appears to have arrived as several coins see major action to post monstrous gains. Dash has spiked over 10%, IOTA 6%, NEM 8%, Monero 6.5% and EOS 5.5% to lead the list of gainers among the top coins. Bitcoin, which has recently stagnated around $11,500, is currently trading above $11,800. However, these gains pale in comparison to some of the top gainers in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. After Band Protocol shot nearly 50% in...

Through continued donations and support from the community, we’re thankful to have recently been able to send out over $15,000 USD worth of bitcoin as a gesture of gratitude to people who volunteer to help translate bitcoin.org and spread the word about Bitcoin. Each month, contributors are helping localize bitcoin.org so that more people around the world can easily get started and learn more about Bitcoin in their own languages. Thank you 22296107f24ef76cb1766bc35fd2b3d6 Aliak Balaxi Btc4Arab ChenPoWei CoinColors Deadlyweapon GDP GIANNAT Henray0607 JurgenH Komodorpudel Rasakila Sreysros Trofo UBS Vinifire YummyPT alanst amore111 andrew1992 annetypt bitcoinstein cocoklogi cyrilblondel dalovar dende93 echo4py...

This article originally appeared in our Weekly Bits newsletter. If you want our news and analysis before anyone else, make sure you subscribe now! In my view, Bitcoin Independence Day is a holiday that says a lot about the BTC community. Its origins are highly technical and difficult to understand, the “independence” it celebrates refers to the developer community overcoming interests from industrialized miners and, ultimately, it’s a chance for Bitcoiners to reflect on the young history of the technology and engage in debate. To celebrate, Bitcoin Magazine hosted a day of educational, evangelical and argumentative programming. I think it spoke...

The consumer market for extended reality tech is growing at an increasing rate and by 2023, the consumer market for extended reality devices and software is projected to reach $18 billion. This makes sense as today’s generation spends more time at home – Americans aged 18 to 24 years spend 70% more time at home then previous generations. On top of this, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing most people to stay in their homes making this kind of tech even more popular than before.Extended reality devices can help fill the gap that is created by people no longer being able...

The crypto market is one of the best-performing markets in 2020. Year to date, the market capitalization of all digital assets is up by approximately 80%. Bitcoin alone is up 65%. According to Goldman Sachs’ new head of digital assets, Mathew McDermott, the rally is materializing in a resurgence in institutional interest in crypto. He recently sat down with CNBC for an interview on the subject matter and about Goldman’s ambitions in the space. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Ethereum Surges 20%, US Banks Can Hold BTC, ETH’s DeFi Space Still in Vogue Interest in Crypto Is Spiking: Goldman Sachs Digital Asset...

BCB Group, a self-described “global digital asset financial services group,” has partnered with Circle Internet Financial Limited, a top global financial technology firm in crypto, to ensure the former can take full advantage of the latter’s technology to “improve the speed, efficiency and cost of client payments and settlement across select parts of BCB Group,” according to a press release from both groups. The goal is for BCB to “being the leading and quickest fiat on/off ramp for rapid USD Coin (USDC) entry/exit in Europe, augmented and enabled by the BCB Business Accounts service,” the release states. This partnership will mean institutional clients...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced this Friday that it has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Global Merces Funds Management Limited (Global Merces).The licence cancellation became effective as of the 20th of July 2020. According to the Australian regulator, the licence was cancelled because the company has gone into liquidation.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationGlobal Merces is the responsible entity of Global Merces Access Fund ARSN 604 201 952, Global Merces Equities Fund ARSN 604 220 662 and Covesta ARSN 625 625 803, collectively referred to as...

Andrew Yang is the Democratic presidential candidate with the lowest profile. That’s unfortunate because he’s not only one of the more reasonable candidates on the slate, but he also has some very interesting policy ideas – including one that would boost cannabis stocks. Marijuana is already legal in most states for medical use and in […]The post Cannabis Stocks Could Get High on an Andrew Yang Presidency appeared first on CCN Markets CCN Markets <!-- --> Source

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has recently issued a “greenlist” of virtual currencies, which have been pre-approved by the regulator for licensees to list and trade.On its greenlist, the regulator has pre-approved coins for custody and coins for listing. Starting with custody, the approved coins are as follows – Binance USD (BUSD), Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Ethereum (ETH), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Litecoin (LTC), Pax Gold (PAXG), Paxos Standard (PAX) and Ripple (XRP).The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationThe cryptos approved for listing are – Binance...

Demand for Chinese blockchain developers demand is at an all-time high According to recent reports — blockchain specialists are in high demand in China. Salaries now start at $2,865 and top out at $7,000 per month. After President Xi Jinping’s speech on the subject in 2018, the blockchain industry has become a hot area of development. By making blockchain technology a driving force of China’s future technological advancement, the adoption of blockchain has been adopted by prominent firms, such as Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and Huawei. Many government agencies are also looking for blockchain specialists. Prominent players like Ant Group, a...

Bitcoin custody solution provider Casa has announced today that it is offering in-wallet bitcoin purchases, allowing Casa App users to forgo exchanges when they add to their HODLings.  In a release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, Casa explained that users can make these purchases using Apple Pay or debit cards, which connect them to retail exchanges through a secure API provided by Wyre. Wyre offers similar services to other projects in the space, such as DropBit. Casa, which positions itself as a particularly security-conscious provider of private key management, noted that while this feature adds convenience, it does not impact custody...

Bitcoin Press Release: Mobile games supplier OneTouch to provide leading bitcoin casino Bitcasino with immersive table games offering.5th August 2020 – Pioneering cryptocurrency casino operator, Bitcasino and mobile-first games developer OneTouch have announced an exciting new partnership. The agreement will see an engaging selection of OneTouch renowned table games go live on the popular online casino later this year, including live dealer Baccarat, Roulette and Blackjack.  Founded in 2014, Bitcasino is the world’s first licensed Bitcoin-focused operator, with OneTouch’s latest commercial partnership boosting its appeal amongst a wide range of audiences. Ollie Castleman, Head of Marketing at OneTouch voices his excitement on the new partnership, stating: “Bitcasino...

The dollar is in sharp decline, and it has allowed other currencies to gain the upper hand. It has also let Bitcoin, gold, altcoins, and other hard assets shine. But will a coming dead cat bounce in the dollar devastate recent crypto market returns and cause a temporary pullback? Or is this the start of a bigger comeback by the king of all cash-based fiat currencies? USD: After Dramatic Drop To Two Year Low, TD Sequential Triggers 9 & 13 Buy Signals Nearly every financial asset across any market is traded against the dollar and its exchange rate is valued...

Investors love baseball references. Let the ball come to you; wait for the fat pitch; don’t swing for the fences. Doug Foreman, 63, is guilty of using the occasional baseball cliché, but he also has firsthand experience succeeding in both. A top-ranked high school player, Foreman was invited to try out for the Los Angeles […] Source

Crypto lending has become the latest trend in the digital currency sector. In a recent report published on Tuesday, lending firm Genesis said that it witnessed record volumes in 2020, thanks to interest in DeFi. DeFi market responsible for the rise According to Genesis, this rise in trading volume could be because of the increase in the DeFi market which has surged. Another important reason behind the rise is the increasing institutional demand for cryptocurrencies. The firm’s lending business added $2.2 billion in originations during the second quarter of 2020. This will mark the largest quarter ever for the firm...

Multi-regulated FX broker Pepperstone has just updated its clients about the data security breach that occurred in late July. The company said the security issue had originated from one of its third-party vendors after hackers used malware to compromise its computers and obtained access to the provider’s credentials.Not so long after that, the team further explains, the intruders then used those credentials to gain access to Pepperstone’s internal client relationship management system (CRM). Although it managed to stop the cyber attack, the miscreant gained possession of personal information of undisclosed number of Pepperstone’s clients.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at...

Natalie Portman is waking up a new generation of frost giants. Crusty men are rising up all across the Internet, angry that Portman will now be wielding Mjolnir, Thor’s famous hammer. Marvel’s Next Thor: Natalie Portman The news was announced on Saturday at Comic-Con International in San Deigo. Portman has appeared in 2011’s “Thor” and […]The post Natalie Portman Swings Thor’s Hammer, Insecure Trolls Lose Their Minds appeared first on CCN Markets CCN Markets <!-- --> Source

Poland’s financial regulator is reporting a surge in impersonation scams over the last months, with cryptocurrency fraudsters have been doing the rounds claiming to offer investment offers supervised by the KNF.The Polish Financial Supervision ‎Authority explains it was aware of investment cold-calls featuring the regulator’s name as being involved to monitor the course of proposed crypto-asset transactions. The general setup seems to be that they ring a consumer, ask them sell or buy cryptocurrencies and then tell them that KNF staff will participate to ensure the legality of their investment.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance...

Ethereum Classic price has not dropped below $7.00 but could if bears overpower bulls following reports of another 51% attack The price of Ethereum Classic against the US dollar has remained above $7.10 — despite its blockchain suffering a potentially catastrophic attack. ETC/USD bulls have managed to fend off bears, but could still struggle to hold support at the crucial $7.00 zone if selling pressure mounts and its recent downtrend extends over the next few sessions. As of writing, the Ethereum Classic community is waking to the news of another damaging report that the blockchain has suffered a second 51%...

Is Bitcoin Too Hard To Understand? I’ve spent a huge part of the last three years explaining Bitcoin to general audiences and the most common form of resistance I encounter is: “Bitcoin is too complicated. The masses will never understand it.” It’s a fair argument. Bitcoin is complicated and if you want to reach a competent understanding of the big picture then, at a minimum, you’d better get ready to learn about peer-to-peer networks, cryptography and the history of money. It’s for this reason that I find it bizarre when I hear from friends in the space that Bitcoin is...

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex BlogOn Tuesday, August 4th, the XRP is looking for a foothold to go on growing, but the impulse is yet very feeble. The cryptocurrency is generally trading at 0.3070 USD.Technically speaking, on D1, the XRP demonstrates the development of growth after a breakaway of the resistance line of the descending channel. In the medium term, we may expect growth to the resistance level of a new channel. This is the level of o.4350 USD; the growth is supported by the ascending dynamics of the MACD lines. In the short term, the price may pull back...

The blockchain-powered advertising technology platform, AdEx Network has announced a major update that marks its foray into the DeFi space. It involves the deployment of an updated ADX token contract on the Ethereum network to enable token staking and security mining, along with availability of built-in flash loans. The updated ADX contract enhances the tokenomics while keeping most of the existing features intact. The launch of the security staking feature enhances the existing staking mechanism by offering additional rewards for those who wish to lock their ADX in the interest of AdEx Network’s health and security. In order to pay-out...

Bill McManus, managing director and head of the Applied Insights Team at Hartford Funds Distributors, told Barron’s that the impact of COVID-19 is accelerating transformation in the financial professional industry, from the makeup of client bases to the way in which financial professionals communicate with those they serve. Many of the changes we’re seeing likely […] Source

BCH Price Prediction – August 5 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has recovered from the intraday low $282.70 and recovered above $290 at the time of writing. BCH/USD Market Key Levels: Resistance levels: $340, $350, $360 Support levels: $240, $230, $220 BCHUSD – Daily Chart BCH/USD bulls are seen taking over the market at the time of writing. The market price has gone up from $282.70 to $299.22 as bulls look to re-enter the $300 resistance zone. Looking at the daily chart, BCH/USD bumped into a local resistance created by the 9-day moving average above $295. A sustainable move above this area...

After only a couple of months since BUX launched its zero-commission investing app in Germany, the company revealed that it has now reached 100 thousand clients from the country, after experiencing a surge in new users.As Finance Magnates reported, BUX launched its app BUX Zero in Germany and Austria on the 8th of June 2020, less than two months ago. Since then, the retail brokerage based in the Netherlands has continued its European expansion by launching in a number of countries.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationAccording to the statement from the company...

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Ryozo Himino, the newly appointed commissioner of the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA), has recently voiced his concerns over the regulatory slack on cryptocurrency trading.“Deregulating bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies may not necessarily promote technical innovation, if doing so simply increases speculative trading,” Himino told Reuters.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationJapan is one of the major crypto trading markets and its authorities are also lenient on digital currencies. The FSA, however, is keenly monitoring cryptocurrency exchanges operating on the country following the Coincheck hack in early 2018.Crypto exchanges also need to obtain an...

A Russian national will stand trial in France for various charges, including laundering Bitcoin Alexander Vinnik, known as “Mr Bitcoin”, is alleged to have participated in an elaborate Bitcoin laundering scheme, and has been ordered to stand trial in Paris. According to a report by Cointelegraph, Vinnik has been charged with several crimes, including: Aggravated money laundering Criminal association Extortion Modifying data in a data processing system The charges he is facing are due to a Bitcoin fraud Vinnik facilitated from 2016 to 2018, across six cities in France. The fraud claimed over 100 victims, earning him close to $160...

The Dow Jones rose more than 300 points today. Disney and Boeing posted enormous rallies, helping to support the Dow despite weakness in Apple and Microsoft. Stock market bulls appear to be ignoring some worrying trends in U.S. employment data. The Dow Jones roared higher on Wednesday, propped up by a massive rally in Disney stock and stimulus talks that are finally creaking towards a resolution. Behind the scenes, a dreary economic reality continues to shout warnings. They’re falling on deaf ears. The stock market is seemingly oblivious to the gathering storm of joblessness in the United States. Dow Jones...

This is a promoted article provided by CoinFlip. There are now many ways to obtain bitcoin and join the growing revolution in sovereign digital wealth. Among them, you can mine bitcoin, you can earn bitcoin in exchange for goods or services and you can buy bitcoin for fiat currency through a credit card or bank account on an online exchange. But perhaps no other vehicle for gaining bitcoin is as frictionless for the underbanked and unbanked around the world than Bitcoin ATMs. As their name implies, Bitcoin ATMs are automatic teller machines that are quite similar to traditional ATMs, except...

Note: This review is in no way sponsored by Sceptre. I had no contact with the company and bought the monitor at full price from AmazonAs I started to get more into competitive esports, I realized my 60Hz PS4 Monitor wasn’t cutting it. I decided to upgrade by BenQ RL2455 monitor to a 144Hz+ refresh PC gaming monitor. [embedded content][embedded content]Video review of the Sceptre 27″ 185Hz Curved Gaming MonitorAfter shopping on Amazon for hours, I decided to take a chance on a brand I’ve never heard of before – Sceptre. What initially turned me off about this Sceptre monitor...

Ethereum has bounced back quickly after last weekend’s 26% crash from its highs. As of the time of this article’s writing, the leading cryptocurrency has a price of $399 — just 4% below the year-to-date high. Analysts say that pressure is building for a large move higher as the $400 resistance comes under fire. Further boosting the Ethereum bull case is a slew of fundamentals, including the growth in decentralized finance and accumulation of ETH by institutions. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Ethereum Surges 20%, US Banks Can Hold BTC, DeFi Still in Vogue Ethereum Will Soon See “New Highs” If This...

Morgan Stanley is expanding its suite of insurance offerings for wealthy clients, according to a company press release. The brokerage giant has teamed up with insurance brokers HUB International, Marsh Private Client Services and Willis Towers Watson to offer property & casualty insurance to its high net worth clients and their families. As part of […] Source

India has had a pretty rocky relationship with the crypto industry. Barely months after the government overturned a significant ban on digital assets, rumors are circulating that a new one could be on the way. Yesterday, local finance news source Money Control reported that several authorities in the Indian government were preparing a draft law to ban cryptocurrencies. A Long Road to Get Here The news source cited an official who asked to be kept anonymous. Per the report, the official claimed that the Reserve Bank of India had been consulting with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and...

1.8 million retail investors opened accounts with Moscow Exchange (MOEX) in the seven months through July 2020, ploughing more than $16 billion into shares during a volatile month’s trading.That brings the total number of retail brokerage account at Russia’s largest trading venue up to 5.65 million. The exchange added an average of 257,000 individual accounts each month during the January-July period compared with a monthly average increase of 159,000 in the same interval of 2019.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationMoney may be invested into MOEX’s securities market instruments, such as forex, shares,...

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Swiss blockchain company Lykke has updated its trading API to help users connect their algorithms to the cryptocurrency exchange. The company also said they have improved the overall performance of the algo trading APIs by optimizing different areas such as: reducing data backlogs, prices, book orders, balances, and active orders.Through the trading API, third-party software can easily interact with Lykke’s trading platform. It anticipates that algorithmic trading will be one of the most popular use cases for its product.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationThe updated APIs now supports gRPC protocol, which uses HTTP 2.0...

BCH/USD faces strong resistance at $297 while ETC/USD bulls aim at retaking control above $7.35 Bitcoin price is consolidating around $11,200 as analysts forecast a slowdown in action before another upside arrives to take it to around $13,000. The altcoin market is similarly seeing a cooling off in price action as major coins like Ethereum and XRP retreat to support levels below $400 and $0.30 respectively. Two other coins likely to see some sideways trading before new uptrends arrive are Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum Classic — as both seek support above crucial price levels. Bitcoin Cash analysis Bitcoin Cash bulls...

The S&P 500 Index came within 2% of its new all-time highs Wednesday. The benchmark average is up over 1,100 points from its March low. Despite Wall Street’s epic relief rally, the CBOE VIX hasn’t come back down to normal. As the U.S. stock market nears new all-time highs, investors’ most-watched “fear index” is cautioning that the rally might not last. A closer look at the S&P 500’s constituents shows a lop-sided recovery heavily in favor of Big Tech. Expected volatility, meanwhile, remains elevated beyond the historical average–signaling turbulence in the medium term. U.S. Stocks Rally; Nasdaq Hits New Highs...

Gary Leland is hosting the third installment of the BitBlockBoom conference in Dallas, Texas on August 29, 2020. But this year’s event is decidedly different: this is set to be the first well-attended, in-person Bitcoin event held in the United States since the Covid-19 outbreak began. Because of the unique situation he’s in, Bitcoin Magazine wanted to check in with Gary and understand more about the preparations he’s making to ensure that BitBlockBoom is both a successful and safe event for everyone attending. Flip: I think you’re the first well-known Bitcoin event being held in-person since the Covid-19 outbreak (correct...

Looking through the official Valorant discord and browsing through the LFG chat, I noticed a message from a certain discord user named grunt that was offering services to help boost your game’s FPS and reduce input lag.Magic FPS Boost / Ping Reduction?Since I already researched as much as I could about FPS optimization, I was curious enough to try and find out what exactly grunt had to offer.I sent him a message asking to optimize my setup, without asking the specifics grunt replied that it would cost $29.I asked him if he had a portfolio or some sort of website...

Despite volatility in the Ethereum market, decentralized finance (DeFi) — which some argue is the killer use case for the cryptocurrency — has continued to see rapid growth in recent months. Ethereum’s DeFi Space Is Seeing Rapid Growth Spencer Noon, the head of the cryptocurrency fund DTC Capital and an on-chain analyst, noted on August 4th that four pivotal metrics show DeFi is ‘breaking out in spectacular fashion.” These four metrics are as follows: There is now $4.27 billion worth of cryptocurrency (ETH, DAI, Tether’s USDT, and other altcoins) locked in DeFi contracts. There are now 300,000 users of DeFi...

CoinShares, a platform with the mission to “expand access to the digital asset ecosystem while serving as trusted partners for our clients,” has partnered with digital asset custody business Komainu to “serve as the custodian of all digital assets held by CoinShares Capital Markets including those used to physically back the XBT Provider family of exchange traded products (ETPs),” a press release from the group notes. These ETPs have close to $722.5 mn worth of assets in the platform’s management, and users can trade them throughout Europe on a variety of spaces, including Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, Nordic Growth Market, and...

CLSA Premium Limited, a foreign exchange (forex broker), has received yet another requisition from a shareholder, requesting the company to put forward a vote to wind down its operations.The requisition comes from the same shareholder that first requested an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to consider the wind down back in June of this year. As Finance Magnates reported, 80 per cent of the shareholders voted against the proposal.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationHowever, on the 4th of August, CLSA Premium announced that the same shareholder, referred to as the Requisitionist, has asked...

Privacy is a basic human right. It’s there in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence.” Attaining that right in an era of dragnet surveillance, mass data breaches, state-sponsored hacks and big tech overreach, however, is a Herculean task. As the digital privacy fight heats up, crypto protocols are emerging as a new battleground where the right to anonymity will be won and lost. Also read: Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA From Data Drought to Tsunami in 40 Years In 1973, the internet looked like this:...

OKEx, a cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange based in Malta, is announcing the launch of a peer-to-peer trading platform in India. According to information shared exclusively with Finance Magnates, the platform will go live on August 5th.The new platform will allow Indian users to buy cryptocurrencies with Indian rupees (INR) without paying any transaction fees.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets Innovation“We’re committed to connecting Indian traders to the international crypto-trading marketplace by providing a one-stop service for Indian traders, including spot and many kinds of derivatives,” OKEx chief executive Jay Hao said in...

Mega exchange, Huobi, is creating a DeFi division named Huobi Labs with Sharlyn Wu as its head In a recent release, Huobi announced that its new division, Huobi Labs, will be responsible for, “research, investment, and incubation and ecosystem building in DeFi space”. Its mission is to build a crypto network for DeFi (decentralised finance) users and developers, to spread better financial instruments to both centralised and decentralised finance. The fund will be managed by the Huobi Group, which will invest tens of millions of dollars to initiate the project. The new group will be led by Sharlyn Wu acting...

Rockstar Games unveils its plan to get gamers to buy Grand Theft Auto V on PS5 and Xbox Series X. The PC and next-gen versions of the game will get exclusive content not available on PS4 and Xbox One. Rockstar could rake in millions more by releasing the game on a third generation of consoles. After confirming that Grand Theft Auto V would be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2021, Rockstar Games has outlined its plan for getting fans to purchase the next-gen version of the game. In the Take-Two Interactive Q1 2021 financial call, the company...

Before Bitcoin was a movement, it was a digital currency. While the store-of-value aspect of Bitcoin gets highlighted often, the permissionless payments side often doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. In 2012, Jon Holmquist embraced the Black Friday holiday in order to help Bitcoiners showcase the advantages of their favorite technology, launching BitcoinBlackFriday.com and hacking a mainstream cultural moment into a tool for Bitcoin adoption. In years past, thousands of merchants have participated in Bitcoin Black Friday, offering special discounts for those willing to pay in BTC. P2P marketplaces have facilitated bitcoin discounts on normal purchases and BTC payment processors...

 Some alarming news for Ledger hardware wallet users was announced. The company’s internal records were breached, revealing customer details which include up to a million email addresses. A further 9,500 customers had their full names, numbers, and addresses leaked. While funds secured by Ledger devices are still safe, any users who got an email from the company saying they were affected should be on guard against phishing or even real-world attacks. The perpetrators of last week’s high profile Twitter hack, in which accounts of various celebrities and leaders were used in a crypto-stealing scam, have been identified. It is...

Bitcoin Press Release: Blockchain-based digital asset depository service HaruBank celebrates 1 year of giving users market-leading interest rates, with transacted volumes of over $30,000,000 in the last 12 months.3rd August, 2020, Singapore – After an incredible 12 months of ground-breaking work in the decentralised finance arena, HaruBank have today announced transactions totalling $30,000,000 made via their platform. The news comes after a significant funding announcement in June of this year signalling good progress and a commitment to developing the HaruBank ecosystem, which looks set to provide access to digital asset investment for new and experienced users alike.The news comes as part of HaruBank’s Annual Growth Index, which shows...

The crypto asset called Chainlink has been the market’s best-performing asset for two years running. It has made many early investors rich, and even those who hopped on the bandwagon late as the asset continues to tap new highs. But did the asset really turn $10 into nearly a million bucks in just six months? And if so, how? The Cryptocurrency Market Altcoin Standout For Two Years In A Row Crazy and unusual things happen across the cryptocurrency market. The wild west atmosphere is ripe for pump and dumps, or irrational exuberance when hype and speculation run amok. There’s also...

Richard Saperstein, Barron’s sixth-ranked adviser nationwide, sees many risks to stocks, from a possible intensification of Covid-19 to disappointing earnings in 2021. But that hasn’t stopped him from crafting portfolios dominated by equities – albeit chosen selectively and with a U.S. heavy growth tilt. “The multiple on equities will be higher when you basically have […] Source

The US Department of Justice (DOJ), working with the USSS, recently seized cryptocurrency worth $6.5 million from an operator of an alleged Ponzi scheme called Banana Fund. The department filed a complaint about the forfeiture of the funds last Wednesday. Who is operating the fund? The DOJ suggests that the Banana Fund is being operated by an unnamed foreign national. The US Secret Service (USSS) launched an investigation on him to find that the administrator took funds in the name of the Banana Fund but eventually used investor funds for personal use. He used the funds for buying a home...

Cboe Global Markets said on Tuesday it has completed the takeover of Canada’s largest “dark pool” stock trading platform, MatchNow, from Virtu Financial for an undisclosed price.The deal was initially signed back in May, nearly 14 months after New York-based Virtu Financial Inc. acquired MatchNow as part of its $1-billion buyout of electronic brokerage Investment Technology Group in March 2019.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationMatchNow, officially known as TriAct Canada Marketplace LP, has attracted interest from Canadian bourse TMX Group and rival exchange Aequitas Innovations Inc., which owns Neo Exchange. Other foreign...

Numerous fake accounts, groups, and pages operated by fraudsters have swamped Facebook and Instagram to mispresent themselves as the official hubs for the social media giant’s upcoming Libra crypto, the Washington Post reported today. Fake Libra accounts with hundreds of followers Despite Libra’s expected launch in 2020, a part of the scammers are already selling […]The post Fake Libra Peddlers LOL-Swarm Facebook for Discount Crypto Scam appeared first on CCN Markets CCN Markets <!-- --> Source

Fincy, A Singapore-based fintech, has added cryptocurrency support on its platform for both retailers and merchants, the company announced on Tuesday.This came with the increasing demand for cryptocurrencies and the recent crypto market rally.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets Innovation“Cryptocurrencies are an important part of the future of contactless payments in Singapore. They complement existing systems really well and are gaining popularity as an efficient and trusted payment medium,” Fincy CEO Vanessa Koh said in a statement.The platform has added multiple popular digital currencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum and will allow transfers from...

Bitcoin looks set to linger around $11,000 before seeing further upside movement Despite testing price levels near a major resistance area of $11,500, Bitcoin has seen its overall market dominance fall in the past 48 hours. Total market cap stands at around $345 billion, with Bitcoin’s $208.9 billion accounting for 60.4% of total cryptocurrency capitalisation. On July 28, the Bitcoin dominance index rose to 63.4%, just as the price rally that took it past $10,000 began to take shape. Although it appears bulls had the momentum that would take it well above $12,000, a run to a high of $12,134...

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout launched on PC and PlayStation 4 today. Developer Mediatonic is struggling to cope with the demand, revealing that 120,000 players were playing concurrently today. The game is currently a top seller on Steam and the most-viewed game on Twitch. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has only been out for a few hours, and it’s already a hit. The 60-player battle royale from Mediatonic is crushing Fortnite fandom on Twitch, so much so that the developer is struggling to cope with the demand. After being teased and thoroughly enjoyed by some top tier streamers over the past few...

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is issuing grants to three more Bitcoin developers. JoinInbox creator Openoms, Zeus creator Evan Kaloudis and Fully Noded creator Fontaine will be gifted 1 bitcoin each, worth over $11,000 at the time of writing, making for a total of over $33,000. This marks the second round of grants from the Bitcoin Development Fund, HRF’s new fund to support Bitcoin projects. “HRF decided to acknowledge and support these three developers and their projects because they are all focusing on making Bitcoin technology more accessible. Usability is the theme of this stage of the fund,” said Alex...

Chainlink has seen some volatile price action throughout the past couple of days, with its price oscillating between lows of $7.40 and highs of $8.80. This volatility has come as it decouples from the price action seen by Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto market – which, for the time being, is a positive technical development. Analysts are now widely noting that the cryptocurrency may be positioned to see significantly further upside in the near-term. There are multiple factors supporting this narrative, including a potential “cup and handle” pattern that it has been forming, as well as a massive ascending channel this...

George Nichols III, president and CEO of The American College of Financial Services, a non-profit, accredited educational institution focused on financial services professionals, told  Barron’s that the financial services industry has a pressing obligation given its central role in helping people accumulate, retain and distribute wealth. For far too long, those people have been predominantly white […] Source

VeriArt, a VeChain-based marketplace, recently announced plans to launch its Vulcan Marketplace’s beta. The move is currently scheduled for August 6th, which is in three days. Alongside Vulcan itself, VeriArti will also launch 10 NFTs. What is Vulcan Marketplace going to be like? As some may already know, Vulcan is imagined to be a major hub for dApps. It will act as a marketplace, as well as a website where various updates will be posted and discussed. It will also be the place where dApp creators will be able to create their own digital tokens. However, Vulcan will not need...

Virtu Financial, Inc. announced earlier today in New York that it has launched a new analytics product dedicated to foreign exchange (forex) algorithmic execution, as part of the continued expansion of its global Transaction Cost Analytics (TCA) offering.The provider of global multi-asset financial services and products has launched the new FX algorithmic execution product to meet client demand. The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationThe new addition to the company’s FX TCA offering merges data from three sources – FX benchmark data from Virtu’s market-making business, the company’s broker-neutral market impact model  FX Agency...

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After months of price stagnation, it seems that Bitcoin’s famous volatility could be making a big comeback.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationOver the course of last week, Bitcoin finally broke through the $8,800 to $9,800 range that it had been stuck in for much of May, June, and July. First BTC hit past $11,000, and then pushed over $12,000.However, the push past the $12k appeared to trigger a massive selloff; the price crashed back down around $11k almost immediately; some data sources show that the price crashed as low as $10,500. At...

Panic broke out as a glitch was mistaken as a potential 51% attack on the Ethereum Classic blockchain The beginning of August has brought mayhem for Ethereum Classic investors, with problems for users and exchanges. Deposits and withdrawals were halted after tweets from various prominent members of the community warned of serious problems. Shortly after the issue was identified, it was revealed that a sudden 3,000 block-insertion by an offline miner using obsolete software continuously for 12 hours caused the chain to split. According to hackmd.io, the diagnosis is as follows, “There was about 3,000 block-insertions by a miner who...

Overwatch 2 might explore crossplay. If true, this could be huge for accessibility. Game developers just need to put in the proper barriers. The next-gen mission is one of accessibility. At least, that’s what Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan would have you believe. According to a Reddit AMA, Kaplan and his team are “exploring” crossplay for the hotly-anticipated sequel, Overwatch 2. Overwatch 2 and Next-Gen Crossplay It’s no secret that Overwatch has been waning in popularity. The title is struggling to keep up with juggernauts like Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone. With upcoming games like Halo Infinite launching free-to-play, more...

Lightning wallet provider Zap today formally announced a $3.5 million seed round fundraise from investors including Morgan Creek Digital and CMT Digital. The announcement follows recent news that Zap opened its Strike application to public beta and that it had joined Visa’s Fast Track Program to create a debit card, expected to launch by the end of 2020. “I am beyond excited to have the support of strategic investors and companies in the Bitcoin and payments spaces,” Jack Mallers, the CEO of Zap, said in a release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. “Zap’s ultimate goal is to make bitcoin more accessible...

Bitcasino Press Release: Crypto pioneers have joined forces with Wacken World Wide to bring a free 3-day virtual metal concert to millions of music fans, starting on July 29th.27 July 2020, Tallinn, Estonia – Crypto gaming pioneers Bitcasino will be rocking out as headline sponsors of Wacken World Wide, a new digital music festival featuring some of the world’s most popular metal bands.With the annual Wacken Open Air festival cancelled this year, Bitcasino is stepping in to support the digital version which will give metalheads from across the globe the chance to watch performances from the likes of Blind Guardian,...

Bitcoin has been caught within the throes of a firm and unwavering bull trend throughout the past few weeks. After hovering within the lower-$9,000 region for over a month, the crypto’s breakout rally sent it as high as $12,000 this past weekend, at which point it met some insurmountable resistance. After declining back towards $11,000 the cryptocurrency has entered a consolidation phase as its buyers attempt to gain greater strength. Despite its overt strength, institutional traders on the CME still remain net-short on BTC – betting that its price is going to decline significantly in the weeks and months ahead....

Let’s face it: getting paid on time for your work as a financial adviser is important, especially during this pandemic as businesses are doing everything they can to keep the lights on,  April Rudin, founder and CEO of Rudin Group, a marketing firm focused on the wealth management industry, told Barron’s This has made a […] Source

Ethereum miners have quickly started gaining more revenue from transaction fees. The second-largest cryptocurrency in the world recently crossed the $400 threshold for the first time since the crypto mania of late 2018. Transaction fee revenue rising rapidly For Ethereum miners, the rise in the price of ETH coincides with their rising revenue from transaction fees. A new tweet from CoinMetrics.io suggests that miners are earning as much as 30% of their revenue from the transaction fees. The transaction fee is paid to miners to help them validate and process incoming transactions sent by users on the network. Users pay...

One of promising decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, Hedget, has raised fresh capital for expanding its product lineup. Announced Monday, Hedget has completed a seed round led by FBG Capital, one of the earliest investment funds in the crypto industry, and joined by NGC Ventures.Hedget, which operates a decentralized options trading, plans on earmarking the funds for staffing and new DeFi product launches in 2020, according to a statement.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationThe new funding from Asia-based blockchain funds comes as DeFi applications have made notable headway in the last few years,...

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Huobi Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited announced this Monday that it has been granted with two licences by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), to allow it to provide asset management services and advise on securities.The asset management subsidiary of Huobi Technology Holdings Limited was granted with a Type 4 (advising on securities) and a Type 9 (asset management) licence on the 31st of July 2020.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationHuobi Asset Management to expand to virtual assetsNow that the company has secured the licences from the Hong Kong regulator, it will...

The Crypto.com token, MCO, jumped by more than 39% in the past 24 hours as holders begin to swap their tokens for the Crypto.com Chain (CRO) token The price of MCO has pumped 39% in the past 24 hours to see its intraday price jump to a new three-month high. The reason behind the spike appears to be an increase in trading activity as traders poured into the market to swap their MCO for CRO in the hope of reaping bonuses. The price of the token jumped to a high of $6.01 to hit a new 90-day high, with the...

PlayStation has confirmed that the DualShock 4 controllers would only work with PS4 games on the PS5. Reactions have been split between people who don’t care and people who think it’s the worst news ever. No matter how you feel, it’s undoubtedly a sign of how restrictive the PS5 will be compared to the Xbox Series X. The PS5 will allow players to use PS4 DualShock 4 controllers – but only on PS4 games. According to Sony’s FAQ: We believe that PS5 games should take advantage of the new capabilities and features we’re bringing to the platform, including the features of...

This is a promoted article provided by MyCryptoMixer If you bought 1 bitcoin (BTC) on March 17, 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was roiling financial markets, you would have more than doubled your money by late July, when the value of bitcoin soared past $10,000. Some other cryptocurrency assets such as ether (ETH) and ripple (XRP) have also enjoyed favorable price outlook in recent weeks. Stock markets have shot up as well, but their performance pales in comparison to the best performing crypto assets. Ironically, even as cryptocurrencies gain a foothold in the financial market, their great investment volatility and...

Ever since it was first released to the public in January 2009, Bitcoin has been the leading player in the cryptocurrency market. It was the first decentralized cryptocurrency, meaning its advantage comes from it being the first product to make it to the market. Since then, it has remained the most popular, most talked about, highest valued, and most capitalized cryptocurrency on the market. Despite this, there being several intended and accidental forks that have created multiple versions of Bitcoin, supposedly with benefits around the speed of processing transactions. However, the original Bitcoin’s dominance remains unchallenged. In 2017 and early 2018, Litecoin...

Ethereum saw one of the most intense drops it has seen since mid-March yesterday, with the cryptocurrency’s price reeling from highs of $415 to lows of $300 in a matter of minutes. This decline caught bulls off guard, as the crypto was previously flashing signs of overt strength as it pushed higher each day. ETH’s sharp decline also came about in tandem with that seen by Bitcoin, which faced a grim rejection at $12,000 that caused its price to decline down towards $11,000. Both assets have since recovered from their lows, with ETH’s recovery being a bit more pronounced than...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the launch of its debit card in Ireland, as it joins the ever-growing market for fintech services. The Binance Card is gradually going into the crowded consumer fintech product field where mainstays like N26 and Revolut have gained enough user bases. Another renowned cryptocurrency firm, Coinbase, launched its card last year and expanded its debit card to other European countries. Binance is based in Malta but founded by a Chinese. The firm is the largest crypto exchange company in the world by trading volume. Director of European growth at Binance, Josh Goodbody, explained that...

In the month of June, many trading providers reported a jump in trading volumes. With July now behind us, brokers are now revealing their metrics for last month. If the spot trading volumes published by Cboe are anything to go by – June’s trading volume surge was a one-off event.So far in 2020, trading volumes have been higher on average – particularly during February and March, as volatility driven by COVID-19 saw a spike in trading activity across the globe.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationSince the highs seen in March, when the...

The Dow extended its recovery on Tuesday after the Trump administration struck a deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling and avert another market-crippling government shutdown. Dow Mounts Triple-Digit Advance All three primary stock market indices bounced during the morning session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 100 points […]The post Dow Rallies 100 Points After Trump and Pelosi Avert Govt Shutdown appeared first on CCN Markets CCN Markets <!-- --> Source

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering to initiate an investigation on the transactions made on Binance Chain, the proprietary blockchain of the identically-named cryptocurrency exchange.In a memo published on Wednesday, the market regulator is planning to offer a one-time contract to California-headquartered blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace scrutinize the blockchain.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationNotably, CipherTrace is the only known company to support Binance’s native blockchain and all tokens issued on that.“The Contracting Officer has determined that CipherTrace Inc., is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC’s requirement,”...

Singapore-based HashStacs announces partnership with Bursa Malaysia Berhad for the development of Project Harbour Project’s Harbour is focused on offering Bursa Malaysia’s Central Securities Depository (CSD) an alternative to facilitate growth — as discussed in a press release by Bursa Malaysia.  The blockchain-powered platform will allow the tokenization of bonds to enable investors to track their holdings and automate the movement of funds and securities; increasing liquidity and asset servicing for the market. This is done by enabling the participant banks and the exchange to securely share a single data source that can be trusted — due to blockchain’s perceived...

U.S data suggesting the economic recovery are stalling is starting to pile up. While investors have ignored traditional economic measures, these real-time indicators are tough to discount. An unstable U.S. economy could make a second wave of coronavirus infections catastrophic. One of the reasons the U.S. stock market has been able to withstand a barrage of harmful economic data is investors’ willingness to overlook it. Take the most recent release of U.S. GDP, for example. The economy contracted a whopping 32.9% in the second quarter, but investors shrugged that off because it’s old news. Unfortunately for investors, real-time measures of...

Taproot, a proposed protocol upgrade that would improve Bitcoin’s privacy and flexibility, is in its late stages of development. Bitcoin Core contributors agree that the upgrade would benefit Bitcoin, and so far it generally appears to be welcomed by the wider Bitcoin ecosystem as well. It’s therefore likely that Taproot will make its way into a Bitcoin Core release, with other Bitcoin implementations possibly to follow. But one question remains: how should the Bitcoin network itself upgrade? Taproot is a consensus protocol change, which means that Bitcoin nodes must somehow switch from the old rules to the new rules without...

Lately I’ve been playing quite a bit of competitive Valorant. As I’m not usually a team player and prefer playing by myself, I’ve spent the majority of my time solo queuing. While solo queuing has its advantages, overall you would be at a disadvantage if the other team was a 5 stack.As such, to achieve my goal of platinum I’ve decided to bite the bullet and look for a Valorant team, or at least other players to queue in with. After doing some research I realized that many of the Valorant looking for clans sites don’t have targeted groups dedicated...

It hasn’t been the best past few hours for Bitcoin bulls. The leading cryptocurrency took a $1,500 price drop in the span of about five minutes, liquidating hundreds of millions worth of long positions as buyers were overextended. Bitcoin has since bounced back to $11,300, yet the rejection at $12,000 is still clear as day. For BTC to continue higher, an industry executive thinks BTC must retake and hold the $12,000 region. He made the same comment in May 2019, which was before BTC also consolidated under $12,000 before exploding to $14,000. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Ethereum Surges 20%, US Banks...

Leslie Lauer has carved out a wealth management niche from a unique corporate entity, the employee stock ownership plan. ESOPs allow business owners to sell stakes to employees, reinforcing a sense of ownership throughout the company while providing a range of tax benefits. Lauer is the managing director of The ESOP Group at UBS, complementing […] Source

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction – August 2, 2020Today, BTC/USD retested the $12,000 resistance to reach a high of $12,097. The king coin suffered a bearish reaction as it crashed to $10,548 low. After crashing to $10,500 support, price corrected upward to $11,400.Resistance Levels: $10,000, $11, 000, $12,000Support Levels: $7,000, $6,000, $5,000 BTC/USD – Daily Chart The recent uptrend of Bitcoin was made possible after the bulls break the $10,000, and $10,500 resistance. The price movement was accelerated as the market reached $12,000 high. Nevertheless, after price retested the $11,400 high, the downtrend resumed. In the interim, the market is fluctuating...

This article is focused on capital markets participants’ operational resilience and increasing reliance on 3rd parties, the reasons and challenges of group-wide compliance programs to maintain sound risk management.Since the COVID-19 pandemic, and with an intensification of the trade war between China and the U.S.  the supply chains’ future is uncertain. Organisations from all industries across the globe are deeply affected, allocating additional resources to managing disruption, responding to the immediate challenges.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationSome organisations are better prepared than others to respond to the heightened need to assess their...

Months after Palestine’s current government was sworn in, the prime minister has revealed plans to develop a cryptocurrency meant to reduce dependence on Israel. According to the Anadolu Agency, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stated that the digital currency will assist the territory to overcome the challenges currently being experienced as a result of the […]The post Palestine Plans Digital Currency to End Israel Shekel Dependency appeared first on CCN Markets CCN Markets <!-- --> Source

Cryptocurrency markets are as unpredictable as the weather and equally turbulent. Just as the Bitcoin community was lamenting its lack of volatility and spot trading levels dropped to a yearly low on exchanges, BTC suddenly woke up, blasting past $11,300 on our own platform on Monday night and registering a 20% increase in the last seven days. Great news for the Bitcoin bulls; an avalanche of liquidations for the bears. So what jolted Bitcoin out of its slumber and what’s going to happen next? Let’s take a look.A Surge in Demand for AltsWith major rises in altcoins in recent weeks, many...

The KYC platform will support major banks and more than 120 companies verify the identity of customers According to a recent press release, Dubai’s UAE KYC (know your customer) blockchain platform is now in its first phase of production, after it was announced in Q2 2020. The project is spearheaded by the UAE’s Central Bank with 120 companies and numerous active bank accounts already on board the platform. The CEO of Business Registration and Licensing at Dubai’s Department of Economic Development, Omar Bushahad, shared, “We are very proud to announce that the UAE KYC Blockchain Platform is now production-ready with...

Prospective homebuyers are taking more time to find a home due to affordability problems and bidding wars. Home prices are increasing due to a shortage of homes to sell. First-time buyers will struggle to buy a home, even if mortgage rates stay low. The pandemic hasn’t discouraged Americans from buying homes. According to the second quarter of 2020’s Housing Trends Report, 11% of respondents are potential home buyers (planning to buy a house within 12 months), basically unchanged from a year earlier (12%). The data was collected between June 16-28. The pandemic has had little impact on Americans’ desire to...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Treasury tasked with regulating the country’s banks and thrift institutions, has published a public letter clarifying that national banks and savings associations can provide cryptocurrency custody services to clients. “In the letter published today, the OCC concludes that providing cryptocurrency custody services, including holding the unique cryptographic keys associated with cryptocurrency, is a modern form of traditional bank activities related to custody services,” according to an announcement from the bureau. “Crypto custody services may extend beyond passively holding ‘keys.’” Custody of cryptocurrency like...

Blockchain is all the rage these days with new innovations being introduced seemingly every day. At the same time, the industry is not entirely mainstream and the result of this is that it is harder to garner press for blockchain companies in mainstream media. A lot of the publications and the public themselves lack and understanding of the workings of blockchain and this can prove to be a challenge for anyone trying to promote a blockchain company. It is not an impossibility, however, as there are a number of ways to achieve this, some of which are as follows: Linking products...

Ethereum has seen some intense strength throughout the past couple of weeks, and the strong uptrend it is currently caught within isn’t showing any clear signs of coming to an end anytime soon. As it pushes up against its high time frame resistance, analysts are widely noting that it could be well-positioned to see further upside in the near-term due to its strong market structure. One analyst in particular is noting that the cryptocurrency is now poised to reach $400 due to its break above multiple key resistance levels. As for what could help it continue outperforming the aggregated cryptocurrency...

Johanna Walters, a partner at Merrill Lynch’s Walters Bailey Associates in Blue Bell, Pa., recently arranged an online cooking class for her 700 clients with renowned Canadian chef Hugh Acheson. “We will be cooking perfectly poached salmon with fennel puree, Meyer lemons, and almonds,” Walters says. After months of stress and isolation over the public-health […] Source

LTC Price Prediction – August 1 Litecoin adds 5.86% in a day, and it is now being traded around $61.63. The next major resistance is likely to come at $65. LTC/USD Market Key Levels: Resistance levels: $68, $70, $72 Support levels: $53, $51, $49 LTCUSD – Daily Chart LTC/USD has been able to fetch a decent hike in the last 24 hours that took the coin near $63 resistance level. The coin is already on a path of the bullish trend. Meanwhile, LTC is one of the most emerging coins of the market, and it is likely to touch $65...

iSignthis Ltd (ISX), a payment identity provider, has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2020 this Friday, with the company revealing how its suspension from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has impacted the company.Although ISX has felt the impact of ASX’s suspension, the company has managed to report its fifth consecutive quarter of positive operating cash flows, with iSignthis noting $1.6 million for the three month period, slightly down from $1.78 million in the previous quarter.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationReceipts from customers in the second quarter dropped by...

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Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency payment platform Crypto.com has announced a recurring buy feature on its cryptocurrency account app. The news comes in a blog post by the company on Friday, July 31st.The new feature will allow users to automate purchases of Bitcoin on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis; purchases can be made for as low as USD $50. The company also says that users will have the ability to add this feature to a wider variety of coins in the coming weeks.The Most Diverse Audience to Date at FMLS 2020 – Where Finance Meets InnovationThe new feature was added just...

The co-founder of the Gemini crypto exchange is confident about Bitcoin’s next bull run due to improvements to market infrastructure since 2017 In a recent tweet on his personal account, Cameron Winklevoss suggested that the next bitcoin bull run will be very different due to the advancements in infrastructure and the vastly different environment from that of 2017. Winklevoss wrote: “The next Bitcoin bull run will be dramatically different. Today, there’s exponentially more capital, human capital, infrastructure, and high-quality projects than in 2017. Not to mention the very real specter of inflation that all fiat regimes face going forward. Buckle...

Hideo Kojima’s one-question-one-answer daily musings started on Twitter earlier this week. They’ve covered topic such as his favorite actors to the everyday realism found in his games. The most recent touches on his most memorable jobs, including a stint as gardener and beer-fueled tumble from a tree. Hideo Kojima’s ‘musings’ are an absolute treat. They offer an intriguing snapshot into the life and mind of one of the most celebrated video game creators around. If you missed out on the four daily editions released so far, the musings kick-started earlier this week to celebrate the launch of Death Stranding on...

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This is a promoted article provided by BTCS. While many institutions struggled to recover from the market downturn experienced in March, publicly-traded, blockchain-focused firm BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) has increased its portfolio by 285 percent in Q2 2020, through well-timed investments in both bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), and crossed the $1 million mark for cryptocurrency assets under management (AUM). Following the positive growth performance seen in Q2 2020, BTCS is reportedly eyeing further growth and systemic diversification of its cryptocurrency holdings. However, BTCS said its investment strategy will only focus on cryptocurrencies which it believes are not securities. Timely...