ETFs are securities that track a basket of assets that are proportionately included in the fund’s units. They are considered by some to be a potential Holy Grail in terms of mass introduction of cryptocurrencies as a regulated and passive investment vehicle. New ETF proposal The proposed fund, which is…
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The Wall Street Journal reports that banks will consolidate mortgage loans. Thanks to changes in the Federal Reserve’s policy, it is now cheaper for banks to obtain loans than it has been for a while. The other effect of a reduced LIBOR rate seems to be lower mortgage rates. Rates…
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The early movement in the reactivated dormant Bitcoin (BTC) wallets in 2019 indicate that prices may soon see some bearish movement, according to analysts. According to Bloomberg’s data analysis compiled from research by a crypto analytics startup — Flipside Crypto, BTC is being transferred from accounts, many of which have…
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A multiplatform and multi-con scam on hundreds of people for at least $ 1,000 each in the course of 2017 and 2018. The old Cloud Mining exit scam on the far end. An altcoin called “Bitcoin 2nd Generation”, B2G or Bitcoiin2G came out of the farce with the actor Steven…
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Cryptocurrencies are gradually becoming a viable payment option in various markets and jurisdictions. If there is a tool that significantly expands the usability of digital currencies in a world still dominated by traditional payment systems, it is the cryptographic debit card. A growing number of reliable platforms offer the fintech…
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Huw van Steenis, Senior Advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank of England (BOE), believes that cryptocurrencies do not meet the basic requirements of a financial resource. He made similar remarks on January 21 in an interview with Bloomberg. Van Steenis joined the English Central Bank in 2018 after…
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The fact that the Blockchain technology is still in its much-cited children’s shoes, does not stop them to continue in the direction of mass adaptation. While the regulatory authorities in this world are still largely skeptical about technology, the Japanese Financial Services Authority (FSA) set up a kind of regulatory…
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Bitcoin has overtaken ethereum in node numbers for the first time since at least 2016 with bitcoin currently having 10,266 nodes while the highest number for eth is 10,078. Etherscan, however, counts only 7,857 eth nodes. There used to be some 30,000 public eth nodes and even during summer 2018…
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Loyalty BTC-ECHO readers do not read it for the first time: In order to survive the current bear market, the adaptation of Bitcoin & Co. must be promoted. Above all, it is crucial for us to be able to use the masses so that cryptocurrencies can find their way into…
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What is the Best Bitcoin Mining Hardware of 2019? Bitcoin mining requires highly energy-hungry hardware and a firm understanding of the underlying blockchain technology that drives the Bitcoin network. The Bitcoin mining arms race, however, has created a specialized breed of computational hardware dedicated solely to solving Bitcoin blocks. Selecting…
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