Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Merrill Lynch Bans Its Advisors, Clients From Trading Bitcoin-Related Investments

Ban on Bitcoin related investments... according to CNBC...


"The ban prevents the financial giant's roughly 17,000 advisors 

from pitching investments related to bitcoin and executing client 

requests to trade Grayscale's bitcoin investment trust (GBTC),

The Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the 

matter."

Monday, January 1, 2018

Bitcoin Starts 2018 By Tumbling



Bitcoin starts  2018 by tumbling, first time since 2015
According to MSN.com

For the first time since 2015, the cryptocurrency began a new year by tumbling, extending its slide from a record $19,511 reached on Dec. 18. The virtual coin traded at $13,440 as of 3:55 p.m. in New York, down 6.1 percent from Friday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.