April 23, 2019

Nasdaq Is Quietly Testing Bitcoin-Based Product Under CXERX Indice, Analyst Suggests

April 23, 2019 boss

The world’s second-largest stock exchange, Nasdaq, is allegedly testing trading of a bitcoin (BTC)-based product, according to a tweet by an analyst at quantitative trading analytics service StrongMarket on April 22. Twitter personality Cryptopolis, a quantitative analyst at StrongMarket, tweeted that he bought one bitcoin through an account on retail brokerage firm TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD) on Monday. Cryptopolis suggested that bitcoin was trading on the platform against United States dollar under the unknown symbol “CXERX,” which is purportedly listed on the Nasdaq. The analyst added that BTC/USD trading pair…

Crypto Exchanges Huobi and Fisco Investigated by Japan Watchdog: Report

April 23, 2019 boss

Cryptocurrency exchanges Huobi Japan and Fisco are said to have been investigated by the country’s financial watchdog last week. A Reuters report on Tuesday, citing “two sources familiar with the matter” said that the Financial Services Agency (FSA) visited the two exchanges to assess their customer protection and anti-money laundering (AML) provisions. Japanese exchanges run by the two firms have recently seen big changes at the management level, and the FSA investigation was aimed to ensure whether adequate compliance measures are in place under the new regimes, according to the sources.…

Robinhood Applies for Charter in Push to Offer Traditional Banking Services

April 23, 2019 boss

Stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood has applied for a bank charter with regulators in the United States, S&P Global Market Intelligence reported on April 19. According to a statement, Robinhood says securing approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would be a first step towards being able to offer traditional banking products and services. Any full-service bank would likely operate alongside its mobile-focused trading arm, which enables users to trade cryptocurrencies, funds and options on their phones and desktops. Last year, it was estimated that five million users were trading crypto…

Crypto Startup Launches Lightning-Powered BTC Payments Functionality for E-Commerce Sites

April 23, 2019 boss

Crypto payments processing startup Moon is launching a web browser extension that allows e-commerce shoppers to use their Lightning Network (LN) bitcoin (BTC) wallets for purchases on sites like Amazon. The news was reported by Moon’s official Twitter on April 22. While Moon’s regular Chrome browser extension is already available on the Chrome web store, the startup tweeted to note that the lightning feature update is still under review, and is expected to launch imminently. As previously reported, the bitcoin Lightning Network is a second-layer solution to bitcoin’s scalability limitations,…

We’ll See One or a Handful of Cryptos Win

April 23, 2019 boss

Disclaimer: This article previously read that Gavin Brown was the co-founder of Blockchain Capital, when indeed he is the co-founder of a different firm, Blockchain Capital Ltd. The name of the firm has been changed to reflect the correct nomenclature. Blockchain Capital Limited co-founder Gavin Brown said that he expects that there will be only one or a handful of winners when it comes to cryptocurrency. Brown made his remarks during an interview with CNBC published on April 23. During the aforementioned interview, Brown further noted that he thinks the…

‘Blockchain Bandit’ Has Stolen 45,000 ETH by Guessing Weak Private Keys, Report Claims

April 23, 2019 boss

A “blockchain bandit” has managed to amass almost 45,000 ether (ETH) by successfully guessing weak private keys, according to a report released by Independent Security Evaluators on April 23. Adrian Bednarek, a senior security analyst, said he discovered the sophisticated hacker by accident. While guessing a private key is meant to be a statistical improbability, he managed to uncover 732 private keys through his research — giving him the ability to complete transactions as if he was the account holder. The report notes that rather than using a brute force search for random…

Crypto Market Soars as Dominant Bitcoin Bulldozes $5,500 Resistance

April 23, 2019 boss

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Bibox Orbit Successfully Registers Strong BIX Community Participation, Lists New Trading Pairs

April 23, 2019 boss

Bibox Orbit, the one of a kind subscription program for some of the best blockchain projects has concluded its first phase at 20:00 (GMT +8) on 22 April 2019. The launch day of this Bibox digital asset platform’s initiative garnered a lot of positive response from the BIX token holder community, who subscribed to three prominent blockchain projects. The Bibox Orbit program listed three shortlisted projects, opening them for subscription to the BIX community. The program launch witnessed participation by over 56,000 people who picked one or more projects from…

Here’s How Shorts Could Push Bitcoin Price Above $6,000

April 23, 2019 boss

The bitcoin price formed a new 2019 high towards $5,590 this Tuesday and its likelihood of testing $6,000 to the upside has increased. Mr. Anderson, a cryptocurrency analyst, revealed the proximity between the bitcoin price and the BTC shorts behavior in his latest statement. The analyst noted that whenever traders push BTC shorts positions in the overbought area, the probability of a bitcoin price jump increases. The Bitcoin Shorts-Bitcoin Price Relationship Mr. Anderson presented a chart to prove the relationship between the two metrics, as shown below: BTC Shorts vs.…

Here’s How Shorts Could Push Bitcoin Price Above $6,000

April 23, 2019 boss