In the same way that a bank will lend you money if you have equity in your house, your brokerage firm can lend you money against the value of certain stocks, bonds and mutual funds in your account. That borrowed… Continue Reading
How do you buy bitcoins in Canada? Use an exchange like QuadrigaCX, a Canadian bitcoin exchange. To buy bitcoins in Canada, there are 5 steps: Register Verify Fund Exchange Transfer To get bitcoins, you’ll need to open an account with QuadrigaCX,… Continue Reading
Augur proposes to be an open-source decentralized prediction market built on Ethereum. Augur would be revolutionary if it comes to be, but until now development is still in beta stage. Augur an ambitious undertaking, and has been taking longer than… Continue Reading
I’ve held a gold account at Goldmoney for a while, but since planning a trip to Europe, I decided it might be cool to use the Goldmoney Mastercard denominated in Euros during my trip rather than carry cash or incur… Continue Reading
Ethereum will hardfork in the near future. Traders are wondering how this will impact the price for ETH and ETC? While the price for BTC has maintained its longterm upward trend, Ethereum has stumbled recently. Since Oct 4th, the price for… Continue Reading
Markets are gaining more knowledge about the Bitfinex BFX tokens, and the BFX market is maturing. Bitfinex has enabled BFX holders to convert their tokens into a type of equity in the exchange, and some BFX holders have done this.… Continue Reading
GMP has released a report on the Canadian Marijuana industry, it can be downloaded here. MJ-Industry.pdf
Amaya (symbol AYA) continues to be a leader in online gambling while global online gambling is still in its infancy. You’d think this would be good new for the AYA share price, but in fact, AYA shares are down for… Continue Reading
With fiat currency interest rates at historic lows, investors are searching for higher yields. Many investors have turned to volatility as an “asset class” as a way to pick up more yield for their portfolios. This is evidenced by the… Continue Reading
As Canadian interest rates remain near all time lows, I took a few moments tonight to check up on what High Interest Savings Account rates are paying. Most of the major banks are still offering 0.75% on Canadian deposits. 6… Continue Reading
