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Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Supun Walpola

Equity Analyst

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/25895" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25895:1">Bitcoin (XBTUSD CURNCY)</a> continued to hover around the USD6,500 mark this week despite some negative headlines including the USD59m hack in the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, Bitcoin developers discovering a major big in the software and reports on increased mining malware. </li>
<li>Ripple tripled its value during this week to edge out on Ethereum as the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization. </li>
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<div class="content-caption">Source: Coinmarketcap</div>
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<li>Regulatory crackdown against cryptocurrency continued with lawmakers in the UK, the US (NY) and China releasing several reports/announcements highlighting the risks in investing in cryptocurrencies. </li>
<li>Listed Japanese and South Korean companies <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/13003" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13003:1">Fisco Ltd (3807 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/18507" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18507:1">Kintetsu Group Holdings Co L (9041 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/509" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:509:1">Samsung Sds (018260 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1113" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1113:1">LG Uplus Corp (032640 KS)</a> expanded their reach in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space this week. </li>
<li>Fidelity Investments aims to release cryptocurrency products by year end. </li>
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Bitcoin (XBTUSD CURNCY) continued to hover around the USD6,500 mark this week despite some negative headlines including the USD59m hack in the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, Bitcoin developers discovering a major big in the software and reports on increased mining malware. 
Ripple tripled its value during this week to edge out on Ethereum as the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization. 


Source: Coinmarketcap

Regulatory crackdown against cryptocurrency continued with lawmakers in the UK, the US (NY) and China releasing several reports/announcements highlighting the risks in investing in cryptocurrencies. 
Listed Japanese and South Korean companies Fisco Ltd (3807 JP), Kintetsu Group Holdings Co L (9041 JP), Samsung Sds (018260 KS) and LG Uplus Corp (032640 KS) expanded their reach in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space this week. 
Fidelity Investments aims to release cryptocurrency products by year end. 


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