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Bitcoin (BTC) has beaten gold in terms of returns by such a large amount this decade that investors have firmly dismissed recent price declines.Data from monitoring resource Blockchain shows that since 2010, Bitcoin has delivered profits of almost 9 million percent.Bitcoin profitable 89% of its lifetimePut differently, $1 invested
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Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has raised $200 million in a Series-C funding round led by alternative asset investment firm Tetragon. Japan's SBI Holdings and VC firm Route 66 Ventures also participated, Ripple announced on Friday. “We are in a strong financial position to execute against our vision. As
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Japanese financial services giant SBI has partnered with Germany’s second-largest stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group to promote the adoption of digital assets.Specifically, SBI will invest an undisclosed amount in two digital asset-focused subsidiaries of Boerse Stuttgart Group — Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange (BSDEX) and Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures, CryptoX
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Binance has made a minority investment in the derivatives exchange FTX becoming the first outsider investor in the firm. As part of the deal announced on December 19, the crypto trading platform company acquired equity in the FTX derivatives firm. Additionally, it bought long positions in the FTX native Token,
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Bitcoin is on track to end 2019 on a positive note and significantly outperform traditional assets like gold and stocks. The number one cryptocurrency is currently trading at $7,125, representing a 93 percent gain on a year-to-date basis, according to CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index. Prices rose from $3,700 to $13,880 in
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Crypto investors have come to rely on crypto exchanges because they provide liquidity, a wide range of trading pairs and convenience. Given the great benefits offered by crypto exchanges, direct peer-to-peer transactions are still less popular, especially among traders. Over the years, crypto exchanges not only converted cryptos but also
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A United Kingdom national, and alleged member of “The Dark Overlord” hacking collective, has been extradited to the United States to face charges. According to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice on Dec. 18, the charges relate to the purported theft of sensitive information from companies in
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Gold bugs certainly have had quite the field year in 2019. The price of gold, even though it’s had ups and downs like pretty much every other asset, has still brought in significant year-to-date (YTD) returns so far. The price behavior might be seen by gold bugs, especially those who
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United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency data and wallet provider Blockchain.com has added a British pound gateway to its crypto exchange, The Pit.On Dec. 19, Xen Baynham-Herd — executive vice president of product at Blockchain — told CryptoX that with Brexit on the horizon, the exchange has seen a record number of
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Fortress has reportedly issued a new – and lower – buyout proposal for claims from the creditors of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. According to a one-page proposal obtained by Bloomberg, Fortress is offering Mt. Gox creditors 70 percent of their account value. Based on the current price of
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