Day: April 5, 2019

Russian Social Media Giant VK Launches ‘Mineable’ VK Coin

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Russian social media giant Vkontakte (VK) has launched an internal currency, VK Coin, that can be “mined,” local state-owned media outlet Tass reported on April 1. The move follows recent reports this week that VK was launching a bespoke cryptocurrency. The official information provided on VK Coin, however, does not indicate that the coin is based on blockchain technology. It does, however, encourage users to “mine” the coin via VK’s services. The service works via a mobile app clicker game that lets users earn the internal currency, send it to…

Bitcoin Whales Have Started Splashing

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Ripple (XRP) Racing After World Bank Recognition, XRP ETP Launch

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Ripple prices solid above 34 cents NGM launch XRP Tracker One allowing investment in a regulated manner attracting institutions and other HNWI Boerse Stuttgart’s NGM did launch two ETPs tracking the performance of Ripple (XRP) and Litecoin. The XRP Tracker One allows investment without exposure and risks of owning the underlying asset and is regulated meaning broadcasting exchanges are under the microscope. A day after launch, XRP is up 6.8 percent, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Ripple Price Analysis Fundamentals After three, or even five months of consolidation, Ripple…

Bitcoin Ridiculously Overbought – One Trader Says it Will Still Go Parabolic

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Crypto Market ‘Bullish’ in Wake of Bitcoin’s 20% Surge

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Coinbase Tops JPMorgan in LinkedIn List of Most Popular Employers

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has ranked above investment banking giant JPMorgan in LinkedIn’s top 50 U.S. employers list for 2019. The networking platform for professionals published the list on Wednesday, ranking Coinbase at number 35, 9 spots ahead of JPMorgan at number 44. No other cryptocurrency or blockchain firm made the list. Coinbase has predominantly hired staff in engineering, IT and human resources roles in the recent past, and has a current headcount of about 600 employees in the U.S., the report indicated. The exchange’s employees can choose to be paid partially or…

Now There’s a Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on the Way

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare is launching a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Canadian dollar (CAD). The exchange plans potential roles for its new “eCAD” token in cross-border payments and remittance, peer-to-peer lending, merchant payment solutions, as well as trade settlements and forex conversions. Coinsquare CEO Cole Diamond said in an announcement Thursday: “The launch of eCAD will create the first transparent, affordable, and secure way of transferring value in Canada and beyond, without the risk of instability in the traditional cryptocurrency market.” The firm pledged that each eCAD token will have…