Fintech Mining Review of the Market September 6, 2018
MARKET UPDATE
GOLDMAN SACHS DROPS PLAN TO OPEN BITCOIN TRADING DESK, FOR NOW
According to Business Insider, Goldman Sachs has dropped plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk in the near future. Reportedly, the bank has decided to sideline its plans due to the regulatory framework for crypto which is still unclear on several aspects. Despite the recent announcement, Goldman Sachs will still focus on developing its crypto custody service which will allow the bank to hold cryptocurrencies on behalf of large fund clients. The news outlet stated:
COINBASE PRO LAUNCHING NEW GBP TRADING PAIRS
Yesterday, the General Manager for Coinbase Pro, David Farmer announced that the company will soon launch new GBP trading pairs for Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic, Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in addition to Bitcoin. In accordance with the announcement, the new trading pairs will be added on the 7th of September and will go through three stages to the launch as stated by Farmer:
TWITTER CEO TELLS CONGRESS IT’S EXPLORING BLOCKCHAIN TO HELP FIGHT SCAMS
Yesterday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, told a Congressional committee that Twitter is exploring blockchain technology to overcome scams and misinformation. When asked about their previously expressed interest in the broad applications of blockchain technology and what potential applications he sees for blockchain, Dorsey answered:
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Bitcoin – is down 13.17% at $6,412.600 with a volume of Ƀ164.0k – $1111.9M on the USD pairs.
Bitcoin Cash – is down 7.94% to Ƀ0.07833 with volumes of Ƀ19.3k and down 20.09% against the dollar at $501.41.
Zcash – is down 5.93% for the day to Ƀ0.01997 per ZEC and down 18.15% against the dollar to $128.09 with an average volume of Ƀ3.0k for the 24 hour period.
Litecoin – is down 18.55% against the dollar for the day at $55.29 and down 6.29% to Ƀ0.008619 on volumes of Ƀ13.6k.
Dash – is down 12.06% at Ƀ0.02617 with Ƀ6.4k volume and down 23.57% against the dollar at $167.51.
Monero – is down 20.77% against the dollar at $110.09 and down 8.55% against Bitcoin at Ƀ0.01721 on volumes of Ƀ5.0k.
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