Day: December 6, 2018

Nasdaq Confirms Launch of Bitcoin Futures for 2019: “We’re Doing This No Matter What.”

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Nasdaq has decided to bet on a positive future for cryptos, and after months of speculation, finally confirmed rumors that they are working to list a market for Bitcoin futures. According to an article published by the English newspaper The Express, Joseph Christinat, Vice President of Nasdaq’s media team confirmed the news while highlighting that Nasdaq is ready to start operations with only the approval of the CTFC missing. “Bitcoin Futures will be listed, and it should launch in the first half of next year – we’re just waiting for…

Nasdaq Confirms Launch of Bitcoin Futures for 2019: “We’re Doing This No Matter What.”

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Nasdaq has decided to bet on a positive future for cryptos, and after months of speculation, finally confirmed rumors that they are working to list a market for Bitcoin futures. According to an article published by the English newspaper The Express, Joseph Christinat, Vice President of Nasdaq’s media team confirmed the news while highlighting that Nasdaq is ready to start operations with only the approval of the CTFC missing. “Bitcoin Futures will be listed, and it should launch in the first half of next year – we’re just waiting for…

Bitcoin is 43% More Profitable Than Craig Wright’s ‘Miner-Friendly’ BSV

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When Craig Wright formed an alliance with CoinGeek founder Calvin Ayre to launch a hostile takeover of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network, the two men predicted that their BCH implementation — Bitcoin SV (BSV) — would quickly accrue near universal support among miners due to its allegedly miner-friendly protocol specifications. This support would be so comprehensive, they boasted, that the other BCH would quickly cease to exist. Actual events, of course, took a very different turn, and before long, BSV’s backers had resigned themselves to pursuing “Satoshi’s original ‘original vision’”…

US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Support for Zcash on Retail Platform and Mobile Apps

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Major American cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has launched support for Zcash (ZEC) at Coinbase.com and the exchange’s Android and iOS apps, according to a blog post published Dec. 5. Per today’s announcement, Coinbase customers can now purchase, sell, send, receive, and store ZEC. The coin will be available for customers in most jurisdictions, but initially customers from the United Kingdom and the state of New York will not be able to use the service. Coinbase further notes that additional jurisdictions may be introduced later. Since Zcash is a…