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Bitcoin Cash, Which Split From Bitcoin, Has Split Into Two Cryptocurrencies — Again
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 10:43pm | 470Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has split into two cryptocurrencies called Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH ABC) and Bitcoin Cash Node (BCHN), CoinDesk reported Sunday. What Happened: The split — called a hard fork in cryptocurrency parlance — implies the latest version of the underlying Blockchain...
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PayPal Cryptocurrency Service Now Available For All Eligible US Users
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 3:52am | 374PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has made its new cryptocurrency service available to all eligible users in the United States, the company informed customers in an email. What Happened: Last week, during the quarterly earnings release call, PayPal disclosed that only 10% of its users in...
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Bitcoin Hovers Near $16,000 Mark But Still Trails Ethereum In Yearly Gain
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 11:03pm | 418Bitcoin approached the $16,000 mark at press time, having gained nearly 12% in a 24-hour period. What Happened: The apex cryptocurrency was well above the psychological $15,000 level with nearly all top altcoins following its lead. “Bitcoin is above the psychological threshold of $...
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As Bitcoin Hits New 2020 Highs, The Course Strikes Comparison With 2016 Election Cycle
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 10:46pm | 430Bitcoin (BTC) traded above the key psychological $14,000 mark at press time late Wednesday, gaining over 3.5% in the trailing 24-hour period. The surge comes amid the uncertainty over the winner of the presidential election in the United States. What Happened: The cryptocurrency has...
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Bitcoin Surges 3.5% On US Election Day As Fears Of Uncertainty Persist
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 10:17pm | 364Bitcoin showed resilience on U.S. Election Day, gaining 3.35% over a 24-hour trading period late Tuesday. What Happened: The apex cryptocurrency traded well above the $13,500 mark as early results from the polls began to emerge at press time. Most altcoins didn't follow Bitcoin’s...
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Bitcoin Fails To Hold On To Gains, Falls Below $13,500 Level
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 3:27am | 441Bitcoin’s (BTC) upward march lost momentum with the apex cryptocurrency trading below the $13,500 mark at press time — well below the $14,000 highs it touched over the weekend. What Happened: The cryptocurrency ran up nearly 28% in October, which is the biggest single-month gain...
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Bitcoin Nears 2018 Post-Bubble Highs As Mainstream Adoption Drives Rally
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 9:42pm | 502Bitcoin’s (BTC) upward march continues unabated as the apex cryptocurrency gained 5.13% in a 24-hour period Tuesday — taking its market capitalization to $255 billion. What Happened: At press time, Bitcoin prices hovered just below the highs not seen since June 26, 2019, when the...
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Grayscale Adds $300M To Cryptocurrency Assets Under Management In A Single Day
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 3:15am | 424Grayscale Investments assets under management rose by $300 million in a single day on Thursday, according to the company's CEO Barry Silbert. What Happened: The net assets under management of Grayscale grew to $7.3 billion as of Oct. 22. The company’s Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC: GBTC)...
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PayPal's Cryptocurrency Foray Not Ideal But It's Something, Experts React
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 3:48am | 876PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) on Wednesday announced it is starting to offer cryptocurrency as a form of payment on its platform. The move has invited mixed reactions from veterans of the digital assets space. Not Real Bitcoin: Some experts were left unamused over what they...
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PayPal Brings Bitcoin Trading To Account Holders, Merchants
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 9:28am | 347PayPal Holdings became one of largest companies to bet on cryptocurrency as a payment option Wednesday. What Happened: Paypal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced it is launching a service to allow users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency. The company received a conditional Bitlicense from the...
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Institutional Investors Drive Grayscale's Cryptocurrency Q3 Inflows Above $1B
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 12:03am | 443Grayscale Investments on Wednesday reported it received $1.05 billion in cryptocurrency investment products in the third quarter. What Happened: The New York-based investment firm, in its "Digital Asset Investment" report, said that it saw the largest ...
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Meet The 2 Newest Grayscale Products That Trade On OTC Markets
Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 7:51am | 562Traders and investors looking to buy and sell cryptocurrencies on the secondary market now have two new securities at their disposal. What Happened Two new Grayscale products began trading last month on the OTCQX Market: Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (OTCQX: BCHG) and Grayscale Litecoin Trust (Pink...
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Crypto Market Wrap: Bitcoin And Hard Forks Make Gains, Litecoin, EOS The Biggest Losers
Friday, January 3, 2020 - 5:56am | 209After seeing a market-wide sharp fall on Thursday, cryptocurrencies have recovered at press time on Friday. Bitcoin (BTC) broke below the $7,000 mark on Thursday afternoon at $6931.67 but has since bounced back by 1.36% over the last 24 hours at $7229.45. The cryptocurrency's most...
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TradeStation Launches Crypto Support In 'Natural Extension Of Our Business'
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 5:00pm | 355TradeStation’s customers have been asking for the ability to trade cryptocurrencies, and the online, commission-free brokerage granted their wish Tuesday. TradeStation Crypto allows cryptocurrency holders to keep their assets in one place. It’s launching with the crypto “top five...
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TradeStation Intros Commission-Free Trading, Cryptocurrency Capabilities
Monday, November 11, 2019 - 4:29pm | 528Nick LaMaina, senior vice president of product management and strategy at TradeStation, a trading technology and brokerage service for individual and institutional traders, spoke with Benzinga regarding the company’s prospects. Background TradeStation is a subsidiary of Monex Group, a...