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Digital Currency

Two digital currency exchanges in the Philippines have been granted licenses from the Philippines central bank. In a report from local publication, The Philippine Star, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the registration of two bitcoin exchanges in the country. According to the report, the move is part of efforts to regulate the fast …

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin is trading under $4,450, but according to investor Dennis Gartman he’s not buying into the digital currency. According to the editor and publisher of The Gartman Letter, he doesn’t understand bitcoin. He said: “It is a punter’s dream. I give them credit for that, but it is something that I will absolutely stay away from, …

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Bitcoin

The price of bitcoin soared above $4,400 and was within striking distance of $4,500 for the first time. In the early hours of the 15th August, the digital currency recorded a new all-time high of $4,482, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). As can be seen from the chart above, throughout the day bitcoin’s …

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Digital Currencies

The number of digital currencies that have exceeded a market value of $1 billion is 10 with values ranging from $1.3 billion to $70 billion. The top 10 cryptocurrencies with market values exceeding $1 billion include bitcoin, ethereum, ripple, bitcoin cash, IOTA, litecoin, NEO, NEM, dash and ethereum classic.   Bitcoin, the Number One Ranking …

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Blockchain

Two Indian states are reported to be exploring the blockchain to record land deals to bring transparency to a corrupt system that leaves the poor at risk. With the aid of the distributed ledger it is hoped that it will modernise an outdated system and boost economic growth. The southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana …

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Digital Currencies

Goldman Sachs has said to clients that the boom in value that digital currencies are experiencing is ‘worth watching.’ Analyst Robert D. Boroujerdi and his team, said in a note to portfolio managers, that: “With the total value nearly $120 billion, it’s getting harder for institutional investors to ignore cryptocurrencies.” On the 5th August, the …

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Bitcoin

Malta’s financial regulator has issued a warning with the intention of preventing the adoption of digital currency use after the country installed its first bitcoin ATM. At the end of July, it was reported that Malta had installed a bitcoin ATM in the town of Sliema where it is operated by Venture Trading. One of its …

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Bull vs Bear

An independent stock research analyst has said that the price of bitcoin will increase to $5,000, ethereum will double to $400 and litecoin will jump up to $80 from $40 by 2018. Ronnie Moas, Standpoint Research founder, made his predictions in his report on digital currencies – the first two parts of the 122-page report …

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UK Blockchain

A U.K. government agency is reaching out to blockchain startups in a competition that is focused on digital health solutions. In a notice from Innovate UK, a nondepartmental public office that is designed to promote innovation through grants and investments, it is offering up to £8 million for U.K. businesses to work on innovation projects …

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India

A new survey has been released by India’s market and trade body that shows while 97 percent of Indian traders are aware of bitcoin, it’s use among them remains low. At a meeting called ‘Roundtable on Industry Perspective on Bitcoins: A New World of Payments and Deals,’ the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which overseas …

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Russian Airline S7 Ethereum

Russian airline S7 has revealed that it is now utilising the ethereum blockchain to sell flight tickets with backing from the country’s largest private bank. Reported in regional newspaper Kommersant, Russian airline PJSC Siberia Airlines, known as S7, and Alfa-Bank started using the blockchain to sell flight tickets on Monday 24th July. The report states that one of …

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