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Euro short-squeeze stage set as currency tests three-month high
September 27th, 2018
Euro bears are holding tight, setting the common currency up for a potential short squeeze that could turbocharge a burgeoning rally. Hedge funds and other large speculators have been adding to their euro short positions, according to the latest ...
The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency Ether plunges more than bitcoin
September 7th, 2018
Ether was the star cryptocurrency last year, way outperforming its predecessor bitcoin. But 2018 has been a different story. The world’s second-largest digital asset is down 76 percent this year and can’t seem to catch a break. Investor patience ...
Bets against bitcoin have doubled since the beginning of August, exchange says
August 17th, 2018
Betting on bitcoin isn’t for everyone. However, according to data from a leading cryptocurrency exchange, interest in betting against the worlds biggest digital currency is growing. Bitfinex, the fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange with 24-hour volume of $614.8 million, has ...
Have a Cryptocurrency Company? Bermuda, Malta or Gibraltar Wants You
August 2nd, 2018
Hedge funds go to the Cayman Islands to incorporate. Big companies are generally domiciled in Delaware. And online poker companies often set up their bases in Gibraltar and Malta. Now the race is on to become the go-to destination ...
Update: European shares fall; Pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany’s trade-sensitive DAX were down
June 28th, 2018
Trade tensions and political concerns again weighed on European shares on Thursday as investors positioned for a potentially divisive European Union summit. Having clawed back some ground on Wednesday, the pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany’s trade-sensitive DAX were down ...
44 Bitcoin forks have emerged within 10 months, crypto investors not convinced
June 26th, 2018
Bitcoin Private, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Atom, Bitcoin Candy, and Bitcoin Pizza are some of the 44 bitcoin forks that have emerged since the initial Bitcoin Cash hard fork in August of last year, as TNW reported. Within ...
Bitcoin price bounces; Small cryptocurrencies and tokens followed the price movement
June 14th, 2018
The bitcoin price has demonstrated a short-term corrective rally from $6,100, rebounding to $6,500 over the past 24 hours, rising by around 6.5 percent. Small cryptocurrencies and tokens followed the price movement of bitcoin on the upside. Strong Oversold ...
A Spiking Dollar = Emerging Market Chaos
May 31st, 2018
The dollar collapse thesis – which ends with all fiat currencies achieving their intrinsic value of zero — doesn’t preclude some thrills and chills along the way, in which some currencies fall faster than others and wreak havoc on ...
GAIN Capital to sell the Company’s institutional platform for trading Forex
May 30th, 2018
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc, a leading global provider of online trading services, announced that it reached a definitive agreement to sell the Company’s GTX ECN business, an institutional platform for trading foreign exchange, to Deutsche Börse Group, a leading ...
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 ...
