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What is Driving and Sustaining Litecoin?
Over the last two weeks, Litecoin (LTC) had increased its market cap from $3.6 Billion to $4.9 Billion. It’s price rising by almost $30 to $90.85. Up by 111% since September, it’s YTD rise--an astounding 1,488%--dwarfs Bitcoin, yet it remains fairly obscure beyond the...
JPMorgan: Every Investor Class Is Now All-In Stocks
Authored by Tyler Durden via Zerohedge A funny thing happened as the so-called experts were looking for signs of retail euphoria (and repeatedly were unable to find it): everyone got all-in equities... and not just retail investors and US households, but mutual funds,...
9 Interesting Things About Tether (the Little-Known Currency That Freaked-Out the Cryptomarkets)
Tether is a Hong Kong-based company that took the “revolutionary” (or “de-evolutionary, depending on who you ask) turn to converting fiat currency--USD, EUR, and others--into cryptocurrency. Tether currently has a market cap worth $673,139,694; its average daily...
Tether’s $31 Million Hack Sent Cryptocurrencies on A Momentary Plunge
Earlier this morning, the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged after news began circulating that $31 million of Tether tokens had been seized via cyberhack. The effect of this news can be seen in virtually all cryptocurrency markets: It’s important to...
ZCash – A Better Solution for Privacy and Anonymity?
Bitcoin and the Myth of Anonymity Aside from the vast herd of speculators flocking to Bitcoin, many of whom aim to profit from an asset that most probably do not fully understand, the majority of informed Bitcoin users and investors see in the digital currency a...
No Loose Ends: End-of-Year Tax Planning for Traders and Investors
Authored by Karl Montevirgen via TickerTape – Content Remix by Halifax America The new year symbolizes a restart, a clean slate, the starting line of yet another potential future. The last thing you want is to get stuck dealing with past business that you thought was...
How to Activate an Automated System Using the Algo IQ’s iSystems Dashboard
Activating an automated system using Algo IQ’s iSystems dashboard is relatively easy. You can view the video below or read the transcript (below the video). The first step is to make sure you have carefully analyzed the system or systems to which you would like to...
What Is Ethereum? (an ether primer)
Authored by Tyler Keenan via B2C - Content Remix by Karl Montevirgen of Halifax America If you’ve heard about Ethereum, you probably know it as another decidedly volatile digital currency, a la Bitcoin. But if that’s all you know about it, you could be overlooking one...
Introducing the NYSE FANG+ Index Futures
NYSE FANG+™ is a new index that provides exposure to a select group of highly-traded growth stocks of next generation technology and tech-enabled companies. Beginning on November 8, 2017, you’ll be able to access the index through a new futures contract designed to...
Introduction to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies
What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital currency; a digital form of money. The concept may be simple, but the details surrounding it are a bit more complex. Let’s slow down and unpack the concepts. First, let’s compare the similarities and differences between digital...
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