Reuters launches Bitcoin news algo
Reuters will be scouring the news wires for Cryptocurrency news Today, Thomson Reuters released a new algo to track cryptocurrency news. In conjunction with it's MarketPsych partner it will scan over 400 websites and social media outlets looking for market moving...
JPY shorts continue to waver and S&P shorts more than double – CFTC futures report
The Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 6 March 2018 JPY -87k vs -97k prior EUR +133k vs +138k prior GBP +5k vs +13k prior AUD +3k vs +10k prior NZD 0k vs -1k prior CAD +20k vs +22k prior CHF -8k vs -16k prior BTC -1599...
Cryptocurrency ICO’s will now be governed by US financial crime regulations
The US regulators tighten their grip on all aspects of the cryptocurrency sector The US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has published a letter sent last month to Ron Wyden of the US Senate Committee of Finance explaining that ICO's would fall...
Deciphering cryptocurrency trading and investing
Through the long lens of development The View from LaSalle Street Most of my peers on social media who are into digital currencies are of two distinct bodies of thought. The first group has two components: (1A) is a fairly wide swath of investors (the OWNERS or...
Finally JPY shorts start to bail while the exit from bonds gathers pace – CFTC futures report
The Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 27 February 2018 JPY -97k vs -108k prior EUR +138k vs +126k prior GBP +13k vs +8k prior AUD +10k vs +11k prior NZD -1k vs +1k prior CAD +22k vs +23k prior CHF -16k vs -16k prior BTC...
CFTC futures report – JPY shorts cut while S&P and bond futures turn very bearish
The Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 20 February 2018 JPY -108k vs -116k prior EUR +126k vs +127k prior GBP +8k vs +15k prior AUD +11k vs +9k prior NZD +1k vs +2k prior CAD +23k vs +33k prior CHF -16k vs -20k prior BTC...
The $400 million Bitcoin BTFD
There's BTFD and then there's BTFD XL as one punter goes in for $400 million Bitcoin dip buy One cryptocurrency trader spent $400 million hoovering up Bitcoin last week. Between the 9th and 12th the trader increased their holding from 55k to nearly 97k, and that...
JPY shorts must be glutton for punishment – CFTC futures report
The Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 13 February 2018 JPY -116k vs -113k prior EUR +127k vs +141k prior GBP +15k vs +28k prior AUD +9k vs +14k prior NZD +2k vs +3k prior CAD +33k vs +40k prior CHF -20k vs -20k prior...
Bitcoin mining in Iceland will soon use more energy than the general population uses
An amazing story on cryptocurrency mining from Iceland We all know cryptocurrency mining is energy intensive but this is astounding. Electricity use for mining is set to exceed that of the population's normal usage By the end of 2018 electricity usage by miners will...
CFTC futures report: Bitcoin shorts take profit on the dip
The Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 6 February 2018 JPY -113k vs -115k prior EUR +141k vs +149k prior GBP +28k vs +32k prior AUD +14k vs +13k prior NZD +3k vs +4k prior CAD +40k vs +33k prior CHF -20k vs -20k prior...
Are we seeing cryptocurrency FOMO or just plain old fear?
OK, guys and gals. Let’s discuss the REAL FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), who’s got it and where it really sits in 2018 now that the Cryptocurrency Craze has gotten some legs, short or otherwise The View from LaSalle Street If you tend to follow the cryptocurrency mania...
Banco Santander to roll out Ripple based payments system to retail customers in Q1 2018
Spanish bank Santander could be one of the first banks to roll out a retail payments system based on Ripple's blockchain technology Santander is looking to roll out a retail payments platform based on Ripple blockchain tech as early as this quarter. In an announcement...
Euro hits the mark for longs while Bitcoin shorts sing all the way to the bank – CTFC futures report
The Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 30 January 2018 JPY -115k vs -123k prior EUR +149k vs +145k prior GBP +32k vs +33k prior AUD +13k vs +17k prior NZD +4k vs -1k prior CAD +33k vs +23k prior CHF -20k vs -22k prior...
Exactly how many ” retail traders” are sitting through several thousand tick moves and swings in Bitcoin?
The wild west show goes on as Bitcoin moves 3000 pips today The wonderful world of cryptocurrency trading continues. Fortunes won and lost in a heartbeat. In two days, Bitcoin has fallen some 2500 pips. It's done 1500 of those today, and then reversed it all. It's...
BOE’s Carney: There is concern about the use of cryptocurrencies
BOE governor Mark Carney talking cryptocurrencies G20 faces some decisions in the future about how easily cryptocurrencies should be converted into other currencies There is the issue of the role of anonymity G20 will discuss cryptocurrencies at the next...
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