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The Bank of England is Entertaining its Own Official Cryptocurrency
January 3rd, 2018
As originally reported by The Telegraph, the Bank of England may approve the creation of a state-sponsored cryptocurrency within the year. Just last year, the bank announced it had commissioned a theoretical currency, RS Coin, which could be used ...
This is the currency that performs best at the start of a new year
January 3rd, 2018
If you are wondering which currency, other than the U.S. dollar, to hold at the start of a new year, past trades show you’ll be better off with euros. Using data analytics platform Kensho, CNBC looked at the average ...
Bitcoin drops as South Korea to impose new curbs on cryptocurrency trading
December 28th, 2017
South Korea’s government said on Thursday it will impose additional measures to regulate speculation in cryptocurrency trading within the country. “The government had warned several times that virtual coins cannot play a role as actual currency and could result ...
Israel central bank is examining issuing digital currency for faster payments
December 27th, 2017
The Bank of Israel is examining issuing digital currency as a means of creating a faster payments system as well as reducing the amount of cash in the economy, a central bank source said on Sunday, though he stressed ...
Euro Advanced, Australia’s Dollar Climbed, Asian Stocks Were Mixed
December 27th, 2017
Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday in trading thinned by a holiday-shortened week. Oil prices breached $60 a barrel for the first time since 2015 after a pipeline blast in Libya. Japanese equity benchmarks posted slight gains, and Australian stocks ...
Cryptocurrency bitcoin tumbled, down 30 percent from record peak
December 22nd, 2017
Cryptocurrency bitcoin tumbled below $14,000 briefly on the Bitstamp exchange BTC=BTSP on Friday, down roughly 30 percent from its record top near $20,000 set at the start of the week. It was last down 7 percent at $14,499 BTC=BTSP ...
A bitcoin ETF took another step closer to reality
December 21st, 2017
A bitcoin ETF took another step closer to reality after the NYSE filed with the SEC to list two funds tracking bitcoin futures. The NYSE wants to list the ProShares Bitcoin ETF and the ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF, two ...
Asian equities mixed, Yen and pound little changed; Investors review
December 21st, 2017
Asian equities were mixed after U.S. equities dipped in the wake of congressional passage of U.S. tax cuts, suggesting investors see the growth-boost narrative from the corporate and individual rate reductions as having played out. Benchmark gauges in Sydney ...
Early investors review: Asian stocks mixed, Japanese yen slipped
December 20th, 2017
Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as U.S. legislators headed toward the final passage of a tax-cut package that has helped spur optimism of faster American economic growth and lift global equity gauges to historic highs. Japan’s Topix index ...
CSA remind investors of inherent risks associated with cryptocurrency futures contracts
December 19th, 2017
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has issued an announcement to remind dealers and investors of the inherent risks associated with products linked to cryptocurrencies, including futures contracts. According the CSA’s announcement, while these contracts may be traded on regulated ...
