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Yen Retreats as Russian Stocks Gain After Crimea
March 17th, 2014
The yen fell for the first time in six days against the dollar as a rally in Russian stocks damped concern Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine will lead to an immediate increase in tensions between Russia and the West. ...
Ripple surges 8% as Crypto market adds $4 Billion
November 19th, 2018
Over the last 24 hours, Ripple (XRP) has surged by more than 8 percent to $0.51, as the valuation of the crypto market increased by $4 billion from $181 billion to $185 billion. On November 15, the valuation of ...
Bitcoin turns 10 — how it went from an abstract idea to a $100 billion market in a decade
November 1st, 2018
Ten years ago, as Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy and the global economy was lurching into recession, the idea for an alternative currency was being quietly built online. Bitcoin went from an anti-establishment fad on the internet to a ...
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments firm is now worth more than Goldman Sachs
June 11th, 2018
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments company just raised a huge pile of cash from investors. Ant Financial said in a statement Friday that it has brought in $14 billion from Chinese and foreign investors. It plans to use ...
Bitcoin sees Wall Street warm to trading virtual currency
May 10th, 2018
Some of the biggest names on Wall Street are warming up to Bitcoin, a virtual currency that for nearly a decade has been consigned to the unregulated fringes of the financial world. The parent company of the New York ...
SEC rejects SolidX Bitcoin proposal of NYSE listing
March 29th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a press release to inform about its decision to reject the list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) of SolidX a bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). SEC’s decision to denie ...
Snapchat founders, investors cash out nearly $1 billion in Snap IPO
March 3rd, 2017
Snap Inc.’s initial public offering raised nearly $2.5 billion for Snapchat’s parent company, but it is also raising nearly $1 billion for the founders and early investors. Snap SNAP, +44.00% announced Wednesday evening that it will sell 200 million ...
Snapchat IPO considered overvalued by analysts
March 1st, 2017
Snapchat owner Snap Inc. hopes to fetch between $14 and $16 per share in its initial public offering this week but analysts think it may be overvalued. The popular mobile app, which allows users to send photos and videos ...
Bitcoin prices touch fresh 3-year high
February 22nd, 2017
The price of a single bitcoin leapt to its highest level in more than three years on Tuesday, as traders bought up coins in anticipation of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling on a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund. One ...
As Bitcoin ETF Nears, Analysts Warn of Trading Frenzy
February 7th, 2017
If the Securities and Exchange Commission approves a bitcoin exchange-traded fund next month, it might set off a speculative rush into bitcoin. An easily accessed ETF that tracks the value of bitcoin could cause money to flood into the ...