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Government officials fired when caught mining bitcoin using government computers
October 5th, 2017
Two government officials of the Crimean Council of Ministers were caught mining bitcoin using government computers and were subsequently fired. They reportedly installed “malicious software” on the government’s server and programmed over a dozen computers to mine bitcoin. The ...
Venezuela suggests global oil trade in Russian ruble & Chinese yuan
October 5th, 2017
The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has proposed oil producing countries should discuss creating a currency basket for trading crude and refined products. “Developing a new mechanism of controlling the oil market is necessary,” he said on Wednesday at ...
Bitcoin could hit $6,000 by year-end, experts said
October 4th, 2017
Bitcoin could rally nearly 40 percent to hit $6,000 before the end of the year but investors should brace for more volatility, according to industry experts. The cryptocurrency was trading around $4,333 on Tuesday. The third quarter has been ...
The euro, yen and pound advanced; dollar slips
October 4th, 2017
The rally in the dollar petered out as investors awaited President Donald Trump’s decision on the leadership of the Federal Reserve and gauged prospects for U.S. tax cuts. Bonds edged higher and Asian stocks were mixed after American indexes ...
Japan Approves 11 Bitcoin Exchanges In Regulatory Framework
October 3rd, 2017
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has granted regulatory approval to 11 domestic virtual currency exchanges, making them the first to be allowed to operate under the country’s new financial services regulations. The list of companies includes bitFlyer, QUOINE, Bit ...
IMF Head: Cryptocurrency Could Be the Future
October 3rd, 2017
Christine Lagarde sees a path ahead for cryptocurrency. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, talked up the potential of virtual currencies to supplant traditional monies in coming decades on Friday. Cryptocurrencies, or virtual currencies, are ...
Dollar gains, euro dipped, yen fell; What to watch this week
October 2nd, 2017
Treasury yields rose with the dollar as investors contemplate prospects for U.S. tax cuts and the potential of a less dovish Federal Reserve chief. Stocks were mixed in an Asia-Pacific region affected by holidays, after China unveiled a targeted ...
South Korea bans all new cryptocurrency sales
September 29th, 2017
South Korea’s financial regulator on Friday said it will ban raising money through all forms of virtual currencies, a move that follows similar restrictions in China on initial coin offerings. The Financial Services Commission said all kinds of initial ...
Bitcoin shows that can survive and thrive without China
September 28th, 2017
Bitcoin traders have got a couple of things right lately. The digital currency can survive and thrive without China. And government regulation is positive, not negative, for the future of Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies. It adds credibility to ...
Early bitcoin investor Palihapitiya declares ‘nobody can stop it’
September 27th, 2017
Investors who followed Social Capital’s Chamath Palihapitiya into the early stages of two investments he advocated would have made an awful lot of money. Palihapitiya was early in both Facebook, the ubiquitous social network, and bitcoin, the disruptive crypotcurrency ...
