Easing Trade Tensions Could Crash Bitcoin Further as Stocks Steal the Spotlight

Investors' growing appetite for risk-on assets is sending haven assets, including the new kid bitcoin, on a falling spree. The post Easing Trade Tensions Could Crash Bitcoin Further as Stocks Steal the Spotlight appeared first on CCN.com

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Europeans Trade Bitcoin Futures the Most on BitMEX: Data

In the past month, European business hours became extremely active for bitcoin futures trading on BitMEX futures.   European Traders Pick Up the Slack on BitMEX New data shows European bitcoin traders became active in the past month, making up the bulk of volumes on the BitMEX  XBT/USD perpetual contract.

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German Fintechs Rush to Offer Crypto Custody Services Under New Law

Fintech companies in the Federal Republic are quickly moving to develop and offer custodial solutions for digital assets under the new German legislation that will allow banks to store, transfer and trade cryptocurrencies next year.

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LocalBitcoins volumes hit all-time-high in Argentina after Trump tariff announcement

Trade volumes on LocalBitcoins (LBC) have hit a new all-time-high in Argentina, having spiked days after President Trump’s announcement that the U. S. intends to place tariffs on Argentinian metal imports.

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A Reality Check: Blockchain and DLT in International Trade

Would blockchain help to bring global trade to a digital era? An overview of a new TFG’, WTO’ and ICC’s study

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China Continues Supporting Blockchain Technology With New Investment In Hainan’s Free Trade Zone

Blockchain could receive support in China from Hainan Province. This region released the first blockchain pilot zone in the free trade zone of the province. This would bring talents, improve technological adoption and it would eventually help investment grow, among other things.

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Treasury Yields Drift Higher as New York Fed’s Recession Indicator Flashes Warning Sign

U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Thursday, as investors monitored ongoing trade talks between the United States and China. The post Treasury Yields Drift Higher as New York Fed’s Recession Indicator Flashes Warning Sign appeared first on CCN.com

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China’s Hainan Free Trade Zone Pledges $140M in New Blockchain Support

China’s Hainan Free Trade Zone has pledged $140 million to developing blockchain in the pilot jurisdiction

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Treasury Yields Bounce Back from Biggest Plunge in Four Months After Fake News Breathes New Life Into Dow

Treasury yields rebounded sharply Wednesday, as traders cycled back into stocks and risk assets over U.S.-China trade optimism. The post Treasury Yields Bounce Back from Biggest Plunge in Four Months After Fake News Breathes New Life Into Dow appeared first on CCN.com

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SoFi Gets Bitlicense Approval for Crypto Trading Service

US-based personal finance company Social Finance (SoFi) obtained the approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for its BitLicense application. New Yorkers Can Trade Cryptos via SoFi Digital Assets The NYDFS has permitted Social Finance to provide crypto trading services to its New York customers via its subsidiary SoFi Digital Assets.

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IDEX 2.0 offering 50% of all trade fees to users staking their token

The IDEX token has been around since last year but staking mechanisms and incentives are changing a bit along with the new version of their exchange. One of the most appealing reasons to stake the token is that all participants will receive a 50% share of the fees generated by the exchange.

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Dow Crushed After New Trump Tariffs Threaten US Credibility Worldwide

The Dow slid 180 points on Monday as fears mounted that China may be growing reluctant to make a comprehensive trade deal with Trump. The post Dow Crushed After New Trump Tariffs Threaten US Credibility Worldwide appeared first on CCN.com

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Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly Futures Trade Set a New Weekly Volume Record of $124 Million

Coinspeaker Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly Futures Trade Set a New Weekly Volume Record of $124 MillionThe Bakkt platform is still setting records and has just pulled in a new one on its Bitcoin futures weekly volume of $124.

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Hydrostandart.io ICO

Our civilization is now on the threshold of the fourth industrial revolution, which will be characterized by a combination of technologies that erases the boundaries between the physical, digital and biological spheres.

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Bitcoin Analyst Predicts That the Price Will Trade Inside a Range

The Bitcoin price possibly began a new market cycle in December 2018. However, it is likely in the accumulation phase and will trade sideways in the near future. A Bitcoin investor in 2011 would have received a 250,000 percent rate of return on the original investment.

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Bakkt Sets New All-Time High With $42.5 M in Bitcoin Futures

After a mediocre start, interest in the Bakkt Bitcoin futures platform is starting to look more respectable. Trade volume at the Intercontinental Exchange-owned venture yesterday topped $42. 5 million — a new all-time high by a considerable margin.

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IDEX Review 2020: Is This DEX Safe And Legit Place To Trade Crypto?

The year of 2018 is seemingly set to be one dedicated to the emergence of decentralized exchange platforms. IDEX emerged as one of the top DEXs and this IDEX review will cover the reasons behind this surge in popularity.

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New Cryptocurrency Widget Reveals How Much Exchanges Really Charge

To help combat the practice of obscuring platform commissions, we produced a widget that clearly highlights the true fees associated with popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms — helping crypto traders make more informed choices about which exchange to trade with.

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Ripple (XRP) Price Defies Gravity, Looks To Trade Higher

Ripple price is trading nicely above the $0. 2200 and $0. 2180 support levels against the US dollar. The price is likely to accelerate gains if it breaks the $0. 2300 resistance area. There is a new connecting bullish trend line forming with support near $0.

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Marco Polo Blockchain Platform Adds BNY Mellon, Credit Agricole, and MUFG

The Marco Polo consortium welcomes the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), Japan’s MUFG, and Credit Agricole in their blockchain-based trade finance platform according to a press release by Ledger Insights dated November 26.

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Binance Supports New Fiat Onramp to Buy Crypto Assets with the Indian Rupee via WazirX

Binance can now purchase Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies through Rupee bank transfers that are powered by WazirX, the Indian digital exchange for assets. Not banned in the country, people in India still find it difficult to trade and buy Bitcoin because banks don’t have the green light to work with crypto exchanges and companies. […]

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BNY Mellon joins Marco Polo Trade Consortium Running on R3’s Corda Blockchain

Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, an asset management firm with over $373 billion worth of assets under its watch is currently testing the Marco Polo's trade consortium which works on R3's Corda blockchain with an aim of onboarding the client's interest.

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Crypto Markets Surging on Back of Rising US Tech Stocks?

A recent rally of technology companies’ shares led to an overall increase in US stock prices, which are hitting new records. Could this bullish activity be the cause of today’s crypto recovery?  US and China willing to continue with the talks The US/China trade war still rages on, but recent events have had some positive impacts on the prices of stocks around the world.

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BNY Mellon Aims to Go Live ‘ASAP’ on Trade Finance Blockchain Marco Polo

Bank of New York Mellon has joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium running on R3’s Corda, becoming the 28th bank to do so.

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Voyager and Avant-Garde Form New Partnership to Offer Zero-Commission Crypto Trading Services

The Canadian cryptocurrency asset broker Voyager Digital and Avant-Garde Trading Securities have formed a new partnership and are engaged to offer their broker-dealer clients from the US the option to trade crypto assets without being charged a commission.

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Bakkt Establishes New ATH as Bitcoin Futures Trade Reaches $20 Million Record

Coinspeaker Bakkt Establishes New ATH as Bitcoin Futures Trade Reaches $20 Million RecordBitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt has reached a new all-time high, however, it hasn't had a positive impact on Bitcoin price.

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Review of Torex.one : New project in the best traditions of 2018

Torex is a new multi-functional blockchain platform, in its developing the most advanced achievements of the crypto industry are used. It is is aimed at the widest audience – from beginners to advanced traders.

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DigiByte (DGB) Now Live on DigiFinex Cryptocurrency Exchange 

DigiByte (DGB), the native altcoin of the DigiByte distributed ledger technology (DLT) project is now supported on DigiFinex crypto exchange. DigiFinex users can now trade the DGB/USDT pair and the exchange has hinted that it’s conducting a token airdrop to reward new users, according to a blog post on November 21, 2019.

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No Deal: U.S.-China Trade War the New Normal for Global Equity Markets

An interim trade deal between the U.S. and China may not get…

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Vermont Utility Customers to Trade Renewable Energy Credits on LO3 Blockchain

With an ambitious 100% renewables goal by 2025, the new marketplace by Green Mountain Power and LO3 Energy is an eco blockchain play.

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ShapeShift Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches FOX Token for New Trading Scheme

ShapeShift cryptocurrency exchange has launched FOX tokens that allow holders to trade on the platform with no fees

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Monex Subsidiary Trade Station Launches New Crypto Brokerage

Trade Station — a subsidiary of Coincheck owner Monex Group — unveils a new crypto brokerage for U.S. investors

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Crypto exchange ShapeShift rolls out native token for zero-fee trades

ShapeShift, a leading self-custody crypto trading platform, announced today the release of its anticipated FOX token, which enables users to trade on its platform with no commission or trading fees.

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Coinbase UK User Can Now Trade EOS, DAI, XTZ, And LINK; Chainlink Jumps 5.5% After The News

The United Kingdom-based version of Coinbase, Coinbase UK, has recently announced that four new assets would be listed. The announcement, which was made via the company’s official blog, informed that customers can buy, sell and trade XTZ, DAI, LINK, and EOS tokens.

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Fidelity Wins Trading License in New York, Hurray to Bitcoin

Bitcoin adoption on Wall Street is looking real as a $2. 8 trillion financial giant wins a license to trade and custody it. Boston-based Fidelity today announced that it has received permission from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to offer bitcoin trading and storage services.

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CryptoCompare Disregards Volume in New Exchange Benchmarks

CryptoCompare has released its Q3 Exchange Benchmark Report, together with an extensive overhaul of the way it ranks exchanges. The most significant change is that the company has chosen to disregard trade volumes in the rankings entirely.

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Tassat and Blockfills Launch Trade at Settlement Product for Bitcoin

A new institutional Trade at Settlement product for spot Bitcoin (XBT/USD) is being launched to help crypto traders better hedge their risk

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LocalEthereum Shifts Focus to Additional Currencies Under the LocalCryptos Banner

A new platform to trade cryptocurrencies in a peer-to-peer fashion. Known as LocalCryptos, it will officially replace LocalEthereum and focus on additional currencies. There is a growing demand for ways to trade top cryptocurrencies in a peer-to-peer fashion.

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Dow’s Sizzling Rally Faces New Threat as China Defends Xinjiang Camps

The Dow spiked to all-time highs because Wall Street is confident a trade deal is coming. However, that optimism has been put on hold. And sentiment could continue to worsen as new information emerges about China’s “reeducation” camps in Xinjiang.

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Micro-invest app RoundlyX partners with Voyager to widen access to crypto-assets

RoundlyX, a spare change and crypto investing app that allows users to purchase cryptocurrency by rounding up their credit card purchases automatically into targeted crypto assets, announced today a new partnership with Voyager Digital, a licensed crypto-asset broker that provides investors with a turnkey solution to trade crypto-assets.

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CoinDeal Exchange Opens In 13 US States After Launching Their Ethereum Based CDL Token

CoinDeal, a Maltese cryptocurrency exchange, rolled out in thirteen states in the US market. The company, now been registered with FinCEN, will be allowed to serve traders in 13 states, including Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, Wyoming, Indiana, among others.

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Dow Surges Despite Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Dire Warning

The Dow shot to a new all-time high within inches of 28,000. But as the White House pumps stocks, US economic data paint a murkier picture. One hedge fund billionaire is warning that the US-China trade war will spill open into another front.

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India: Major Electricity Firm Adopts Power Ledger (POW) DLT Solution

BSES, New Delhi’s major electricity distribution company has integrated Power Ledger’s (POW) distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution into its processes to allow residents to trade their excess solar energy in a frictionless way, reports Energyworld on November 14, 2019.

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Dow Sways While Beijing Thunders Sharp Rebuke to Trump’s Tariff Threat

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all receded from their all-time highs. The trigger for the decline appears to be a new trade war stalemate. The US is refusing to roll back tariffs until after the deal is in place, while China is demanding that the agreement include tariff reductions.

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Canaan Mining May Settle for Modest $100M IPO

Canaan Mining’s IPO in New York may raise only $100 million, at least based on recent edits to the prospectus. The company will aim to list on NASDAQ and become the first Chinese mining equipment producer to trade as a public stock.

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Bitcoin Trading Surges as Malaysia Mulls Cash Payment Limit

The peer-to-peer trade volumes of bitcoin spiked in Malaysia as their central bank discussed the prospects of capping cash transactions.   The Central Bank of Malaysia announced this week that it is going to introduce a cash transaction limit of RM25,000 (~$6,000) starting next year.

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Dow Winces After WSJ Exposes US-China Trade Deal Deadlock

The Dow Jones fell from its record high as investors reacted to a Wall Street Journal report that US-China trade talks had stalled. It has been a banner day for Disney after the initial success of Disney+, which had initially driven the stock market to a new record.

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Crypto service company Paxos launches new fiat gateway and API tools

Paxos, the first New York regulated trust company for digital assets, specializing in bitcoin/crypto custody, trade and settlement, announced today new solutions that businesses can utilize to bridge between traditional and digital assets.

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Argentina Sets New Trading Record After Central Bank Bans Bitcoin Buys

Venezuela, Argentina trade more on Localbitcoins than ever before in their weakening currencies

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