Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has announced that will list a physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts and form a new company whose mission is to make bitcoin a mainstream financial asset.ICE to Launch Physically-Settled Bitcoin FuturesICE made the groundbreaking announcement on Friday, revealing that...
WHEN SMART CONTRACTS ACT STUPID: IS YOUR ICO SMART CONTRACT SAFE & SECURE?
The potential inherent in smart contracts is immense. The nascent technology may be used for identity verification, secure data sharing, and for the management of tokens and raised funds in an initial coin offering/token sale – but just how clever are your smart contracts?The Ethereum network boasts more than 1500...
Flow and Cryptomkt Enable Crypto Payments at 5000+ Stores
Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptomkt has partnered with Chilean payment platform Flow to allow customers to pay with three cryptocurrencies at over 5,000 stores. The announcement follows two Chilean courts ruling that banks must reopen the accounts of crypto exchanges they previously closed.5,000+ Stores Accept CryptocurrenciesCryptocurrency exchange Cryptomkt announced this week that...
Half of ICOs Die Within Four Months After Token Sales Finalized
About 56 percent of crypto startups that raise money through token sales die within four months of their initial coin offerings.That’s the finding of a Boston College study that analyzed the intensity of tweets from the startups’ Twitter accounts to infer signs of life. The researchers determined that only 44.2 percent of...
Crypto Trading Platform Releases an Arbitrage Trading Soft for Beginners
Having launched in November 2017, Arbitao, a London-based startup, has introduced its platform for arbitrage trading — the term comes from professional trading and refers to buying and selling the same asset and making profits on differing prices. The platform is already available for experienced users, as well as for...