Bank of Lithuania Issues Guidelines on Security Token Offerings

Recognizing that businesses are seeking alternative ways to raise capital other than bank lending, the Bank of Lithuania has issued new guidelines on security token offerings. The goal is to clarify applicable rules without introducing more regulations. дальше »

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Tax Form to Report Revenues From Cryptocurrency Trading Issued in Poland

Authorities in Poland have clarified the taxation of revenues received from cryptocurrency exchange transactions. The Ministry of Finance has recently published a 2019 tax form that has a dedicated section where taxpayers are expected to declare separately proceeds from crypto trading. дальше »

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The FDA Needs to Provide Clear Guidelines on Blockchains, According to Researchers

While many people can only imagine what Bitcoin is, Blockchain is only part of what makes cryptocurrencies what they are, and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been urged to show interest in it. дальше »

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Nexo Crypto Lender Reduces its Rates on Immediate Credit Lines

The crypto lending institution recently announced that it has reduced interest rates on the prompt crypto credit lines. Cheapest Rates on Blockchain Platform On Oct. 22, a press release was published where Nexo announced they were reducing the interest rates on their credit line service. The reason why they came up with that objective is […] дальше »

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An Original Korean Crypto Exchange And Wallet, Coinplug, Sees Renewed Interest From Major Banks

South Korea’s major local bank invested in the country’s earliest bitcoin exchanges, Coinplug. As per information, Coinplug has raised 7. 5 billion Won from KB Investment, a venture arm of KB Financial Group. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility highlights declining investor interest in the market

Bitcoin, pioneer of the cryptocurrency space, has seen a continuous decline in its price since July. Investors and traders had high hopes from the digital currency after an extended bear market throughout 2018, with many analysts predicting that Bitcoin will surpass its 2017 highs. дальше »

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Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Volume on Track to Smash Previous Record

After a start that disappointed many, interest in Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures is really picking up steam. Having witnessed an all-time high volume on Wednesday, the platform is today on track for a repeat performance. дальше »

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Barclays Profits Plunge 80% on “Uncertainty,” Pound Down, Bitcoin Up, Boris Backs Off “Strike” as Brexit Britain Stands on the Verge of No Deal Exit

Barclays profits plunged 80% in the third quarter, with its chief executive, Jes Staley blaming Brexit and the interest rates environment. “There clearly is an economic impact of the uncertainty. дальше »

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Says ‘Hell No’ To Joining Libra Association; Still Bullish On Bitcoin

Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, recently made it clear that they have no intention or interest in joining Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project. According to Hollywood reporter, Alex Weprin, the Twitter CEO aired his sentiments on Libra at an event held by the firm in New York. дальше »

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Mario Draghi Leaves European Central Bank Without Ever Raising Interest Rates

Preparing for a change at the top, the European Central Bank has decided to keep interest rates on hold and at their all-time lows. Mario Draghi, who had his last monetary policy meeting as president of the ECB, is leaving after an eight-year term during which key rates were never raised. дальше »

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Tether Partners with Celsius to Offer 12 Percent Interest Rates Annually

Celsius now provides 19 digital coins for trading. An announcement made on Wednesday by the crypto borrowing and lending platform said that the firm had joined hands with Tether. The two would now offer an annual interest rate of around 12% to the USDT holders. дальше »

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Nexo Flexes DeFi Muscle With Rate Cut As Crypto Lending Accelerates

DeFi, and the wider crypto borrowing and lending segment of the market, has seen significant growth over the past year. Nexo has upped – or downed – the ante with borrowing rates reduced to 5. дальше »

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Dow Rises Defiantly as Dismal Manufacturing Data Threaten Economy

The Dow plodded toward a moderate gain on Thursday after the index emerged unscathed from another batch of third-quarter corporate earnings reports. The stable earnings helped fortify the Dow against more dismal manufacturing data, which could spur more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts but may also presage an economic slowdown or even a full-blown recession. дальше »

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US Treasury Takes A Special Interest In Libra Stablecoin Following Missouri Congressman’s Request

Libra will be closely monitored by the U. S treasury confirms a letter written to Missouri’s fifth district Congressman, Emanuel Cleaver. This was made public on Cleaver’s website noting he had earlier written to various bodies seeking them to keenly watch Libra’s activities. дальше »

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Exclusive: All About DAO from Expert

The DAO project (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) aroused widespread interest in the cryptocommunity in the spring of 2016. Fundraising for its financing was wildly successful: over $ 200 million was collected in total, although only $ 5 million was required. дальше »

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Supply chain system by means of integration of Credits and IBM cloud

Interest in simplifying the process of modern life is relevant in all periods of human development. At the current stage, technological progress has led to the advent of the Internet of Things. Demand for technology is constantly growing, which implies certain risks. дальше »

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Credits and IBM Watson to Protect IoT Data

In recent years, there has been an increased interest in using the Internet of Things in several industries. The smart concept is at the peak of technology and widely used, which allows e-government, supply chains, and smart cities to function efficiently. дальше »

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Bakkt Follows Up Record Volume With Another Forecasted All-Time High

Bakkt Bitcoin Futures volume exploded to a new all-time high yesterday, with today’s early action suggesting a continued surge in interest. According to an update posted on October 24 by @BakktBot, the physically-settled futures contracts were able to sell 640 units on Wednesday — marking a new all-time high. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s decreasing search interest does not bode well for BTC price

According to data from Google, search interest for the term ‘Bitcoin’ is currently near the lowest it has been in the past three months. The lack of interest in the world’s largest cryptocurrency seems to go hand in hand with a sharp decline in price, as the coin has dropped to a worryingly low $7,500 […] The post Bitcoin’s decreasing search interest does not bode well for BTC price appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Voyager Digital to pay Users Interest on Bitcoin (BTC) Holdings

Voyager Digital (Canada) Ltd. , a leading cryptocurrency broker listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE: VYGR), has announced the launch of the Voyager Interest Program (VIP), enabling its clients to earn up to three percent interest per annum on their bitcoin (BTC) holdings and five percent on Ethos (ETHOS) token held in their Voyager accounts,Read MoreRead More. дальше »

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Celsius Network Now Supports Tether At 12% Interest

Celsius Network will begin supporting Tether (USDT), the largest stablecoin in the market, in its interest-earning wallet. That will enable users to leverage their holdings in order to receive a passive income. дальше »

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Bitcoin ‘Needs $100M Positive Interest Per Week’ To Keep $8K Price

Bitcoin must attract a giant $2. 88 billion in net positive demand if it is to keep its $8000 price in the run-up to the block size halving event. Demeester: Bitcoin Halving Run-Up Needs $2. 8B That was according to Adamant Capital founding partner and commentator Tuur Demeester, who this week offered an alternative perspective on Bitcoin’s short-term price potential. дальше »

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Bitmex’s BTC perpetual contracts register strong trade volume despite Sept slide

The derivatives market of cryptocurrencies has been going through a rough patch. As previously reported, the trade volume with respect to crypto derivatives had declined gradually since July and multiple exchanges indicated a drop in investor interest. дальше »

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Crypto Visualized: Watch the Fall of Poloniex And Rise of Binance

Last week, crypto exchange Poloniex was “spun out” from the Goldman Sachs-backed Circle into its own, international brand, highlighting a lack of interest in the digital asset trading platform. A new data visualization is making way across the web, shows how Poloniex has fallen from grace over the last 5 years, and how during this. дальше »

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Credit Suisse Is Latest Bank to Charge Clients for Cash Deposits

In a normal world savers are expected to receive compensation for giving their money to the bank. Instead, due to negative interest rates, we are now seeing more financial institutions actually charging their clients for fiat cash deposits, with Credit Suisse the latest big bank to join in on this practice. дальше »

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Not only Bitcoin (BTC): interest in alts grew by 8%

Market activity in recent months has focused on bitcoin. But experts are constantly reminding: there are other cryptocurrencies. And they can be at least not the worst storage of value. Interest in altcoins is also fueling by a bitcoin flat for a long time. дальше »

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Bitcoin IRA Is Letting Customers Lend Out Their Crypto Retirement Funds

The digital asset IRA company will offer interest on cryptocurrency and cash holdings that customers want to lend out. дальше »

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Fiat-to-Crypto ‘Carry Trade’ May Tempt Traders Tired of Negative Interest Rates

In the era of negative rates, return-hungry investors may increasingly borrow in low-interest fiat and invest in higher-yielding crypto accounts. дальше »

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Bitcoin Futures: Institutional Long Positions Value Doubled in October

Bitcoin futures rebound as open interest shoots up

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Bitcoin IRA to Offer Interest-Bearing Cryptocurrency Accounts to Clients

In a press release issued on October 21, 2019, Bitcoin IRA, a firm that claims to be the world’s first, largest and most secure digital asset IRA technology company, announced that it had partnered with cryptocurrency trading and lending firm Genesis to allow its clients to earn interest on crypto and cash holdings. дальше »

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Zero Interest Rates: Will The Public Tolerate Bank Bailouts Or Adopt Crypto?

Banks in Europe are facing an existential threat that could soon spread to the U. S. , particularly if Donald Trump gropes his way toward zero interest rates. There will be few who would feel any sympathy if banks do begin to collapse. дальше »

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Bitcoin futures volume of CME soars, institutional investors going long

CME launched its Bitcoin futures contracts in December 2017 and since then it has attracted a ton of institutional interest towards the Bitcoin derivatives market. Each CME contract consists of 5 BTC which is settled at the end of each month. дальше »

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Burency – The World’s First Insured-Cryptocurrency Exchange

If you are looking at getting into cryptocurrency, your first port of call will most likely be an exchange or a brokerage platform. According to CoinMarketCap there are more than 3,000 cryptocurrencies in circulation today, with a combined market cap of over $220 billion. дальше »

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Bitcoin IRA to offer BTC, Litecoin, Ethereum lending services in association with Genesis Capital

Bitcoin IRA, one of the leading financial service technology providers for individual retirement account (IRA) holders has announced its partnership with Genesis Capital, which would allow retirement account holders to earn interest rates on their cryptocurrency and fiat holdings. дальше »

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Bitcoin IRA to Launch Interest-Earning Crypto Accounts Next Month

Bitcoin IRA and Genesis Capital have partnered enabling customers to earn interest on their Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency IRA accounts

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4 Reasons Why Bitcoin is So Popular in South Africa

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, continue to thrive in South Africa even as such interest comes with a multitude of scams and fraudulent investment schemes. The country even ranks second in the world for bitcoin searches according to Google Trends. дальше »

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Earn More Interest on Your Crypto With These Comparison Tools

2019 has been the year in which crypto lending has really taken off. Centralized and decentralized finance have been major growth areas, aided by crypto exchange integration and a backdrop of negative interest rates in the banking sector. дальше »

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The Real Reason Gold Is Surging, and Why It Won’t Stop

Geopolitics, monetary policy and a slowing economy have all been cited as primary factors behind gold’s bullish breakout in 2019. While these catalysts cannot be discounted, the real reason gold is surging and why it will continue to do so is the trend in real interest rates relative to inflation. дальше »

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Fed Research Considers Negative Interest Rates Effective Policy Tool

A research paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows how negative interest rates could become an important policy tool for fighting future economic downturns. The paper examines the market response to the introduction of negative interest rates by five major central banks. дальше »

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Huobi Expands Services With Turkish Lira

With Turkey showing increasing interest in bitcoin, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is adding support for the lira. The post Huobi Expands Services With Turkish Lira appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »

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Buy High and Sell Low? Circle Dumps Poloniex As Crypto Market Interest Wanes

Today, Circle, a US-based finance firm, has revealed that it is “spinning out” crypto trading platform Poloniex into its own independent company, in “an effort to create a competitive internationally-focused cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »

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Bitcoin as a Savings Technology: Are Interest Accounts Worth the Trade-Offs?

Is interest worth custody?

The post Bitcoin as a Savings Technology: Are Interest Accounts Worth the Trade-Offs? appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Honor’s latest fitness wearable wants to prevent sports injuries

Fitness wearables aren’t that exciting to cover. It’s a crowded niche, with few factors of differentiation between the dozens of competing devices. Fortunately, the Honor Band 5 Sport edition is an exception, and has a focus that stretches far beyond step counting. дальше »

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Nano Price Analysis NANO / USD: Big Dipper?

Nano remains bearish over both the short-term and the medium-term The four-hour time is showing that bulls need to stabilize price above the $0. 850000 level to increase buying interest. The daily time frame shows that the cryptocurrency is trading inside a huge wedge pattern. дальше »

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CME Bitcoin Futures Sees Institutional Interest and Demand from Asia

Global markets business CME Group said that institutional interest toward the firm’s Bitcoin futures is thriving and 2019’s third-quarter data showed a record number of open interest. Moreover, despite the lackluster start, the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform has seen an increase in interest with the company’s physically-settled bitcoin futures product. дальше »

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BlockFi Introduces Suite Of Institutional Investor Services

BlockFi has formally announced the introduction of BlockFi Institutional Services. Previously a retail hodler-focused company, it is now introducing enterprise-grade financing solutions for digital assets for institutional investors like market-makers, funds, exchanges, and family offices. дальше »

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Bank of Canada Warms To National Cryptocurrency, Will it Compete Against Bitcoin?

Leaks within the Bank of Canada show officials are considering the development of a national cryptocurrency. As such, with interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on the rise, could it threaten bitcoin? National Cryptocurrency Mike Eppel, Senior Business Editor at 680 News, has revealed that Canada’s central bank is considering the development of a. дальше »

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Bitcoin Still a Safe Haven as Global Economic Storm Brews

Notwithstanding the Friday dump which has just sent bitcoin price back below $8k, the global economy is in a bigger mess and is set to deteriorate even further. Central banks are pumping cash back into their systems, interest rates are going negative, and GDP figures are falling. дальше »

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Bitcoin could become store of value, as institutional interest increases

Institutional interest in Bitcoin has seen a significant rise in 2019, as several derivative financial products on top of Bitcoin have flooded the market. Active exposure of these investors to the digital asset realm has brought back the debate about whether Bitcoin is the new “store of value. дальше »

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Bakkt Continues to Disappoint, Despite Growing Institutional Interest

A grand total of 1 Bitcoin (BTC) was traded on Bakkt during the first quarter of Thursday. The forecast for the day at the time was hovering around 5 BTC, adding fresh fodder for skeptics to mock the pre-launch hype the ICE subsidiary had created. дальше »

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