Showing posts with label Cryptocurrency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cryptocurrency. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

An Amazon coin? Amazon.com registers cryptocurrency domain names

Any cynics still believe blockchain technology is a mirage?  Guess again.

https://domainnamewire.com/2017/11/01/amazon-coin-amazon-com-registers-cryptocurrency-domain-names/

Amazon.com registered three domain names yesterday related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies: amazoncryptocurrencies.com, amazoncryptocurrency.com and amazonethereum.com.

The domain name registrations might suggest that Amazon is getting ready to do something on the Ethereum blockchain or release its own cryptocurrency.

Friday, November 17, 2017

Swiss bank to launch bitcoin futures to allow betting against cryptocurrency

In the be careful what you wish for category, Bitcoin enthusiasts have been cheering the fact that the cryptocurrency is now traded in futures exchanges, inviting institutional investors. The problem is these said institutions are the biggest price manipulators, and they will surely do so in such a small market cap space. Expect even more volatility and many being wiped out for being on the wrong side of the manipulation.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vontobel-bitcoin/swiss-bank-to-launch-bitcoin-futures-to-allow-betting-against-cryptocurrency-idUSKBN1DG2CX