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Bitcoin Price Passes $1,400 to Hit Highest Value in History
May 2nd, 2017
The price of bitcoin rose above $1,400 today, setting a new all-time high. At press time, the cryptocurrency’s price had climbed to as much as $1,407.05, a 4.4% increase for the day, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index ...
Dollar hits one-month high vs yen
May 2nd, 2017
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Tuesday, lifted by Treasury yields which surged after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin commented on the possibility of ultra long-term bond issuance. The greenback last traded at 111.900 yen ...
End of empire
April 30th, 2017
“Already, China dominates world trade. Her own economy is already significantly larger than that of the US on the PPP estimates. While being the largest consumer of raw materials, China also exports more finished goods by value than any ...
Alpari reports trading turnover for March 2017 exceeds 110 billion USD
April 28th, 2017
Alpari, a global Forex provider, has issued an announcement to inform in relation to March 2017 trading turnover. According the announcement By the end of March 2017, Alpari’s trading turnover across the key markets in which it operates came ...
Global stocks are near a record high
April 28th, 2017
MSCI Asia Pacific Index set for fourth straight monthly gain Investors assess global earnings before U.S. GDP report Asian equities retreated, trimming a fourth straight monthly gain for the regional benchmark index, as geopolitical concerns intensified and investors assessed ...
Gibraltar to set Blockchain regulatory framework
April 27th, 2017
In January 2016, HM Government of Gibraltar published for consultation a document titled, ’Virtual Currency: Outline Regulatory Framework’ the second such paper on this subject produced by the Cryptocurrency Working Group. After considering the feedback received from private sector ...
London Stock Exchange reports gross profit up 17%; Q1 Results
April 26th, 2017
Strong start to 2017: Q1 total income from continuing operations up 19% to £458.7 million; gross profit (after cost of sales) up 17% Strong results reflect good headline growth across all core business areas as the Group continues to ...
Bitcoin is getting close to its all-time high
April 26th, 2017
Bitcoin is closing in on a record high after the US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Bats Exchange’s pettition to reconsider the Winklevoss bitcoin ETF. The cryptocurrency was trading up 2.1% at $1,281.76 a coin as of 1:57 p.m. ET, and ...
71 Binary Options and Forex providers added to CFTC RED List
April 26th, 2017
As part of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) ongoing efforts to help protect Americans from fraud, today the CFTC added 71 new names to the RED List. These 71 new additions bring the total number of foreign ...
Litecoin price rises
April 25th, 2017
Often dubbed as ‘silver to bitcoin’s gold’, Litecoin has been around for around six years. While Litecoin is broadly built on a structure similar to Bitcoin’s, it has a faster block generation rate and hence offers a faster transaction ...