Crypto companies jump as bitcoin strengthens
20/04/2018 13:07
** Crypto stocks DPW Holdings DPW.N up 8.7 pct at $1.03,
Xunlei Ltd XNET.O 2.76 pct at $12.66, Overstock.com OSTK.O
2.3 pct at $36.85, Marathon Parent MARA.O 8.15 pct at $1.35 in
premarket trading
** Bitcoin on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange
BTC=BTSP up 2.87 pct at $8508.77
** Bitcoin soared to record high of $19,666 by mid-Dec
before worries of regulatory clampdown crimped trading
** Trading activity on crypto exchanges has halved from Dec.
peak, industry data shows urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP1WR
** Xunlei on Friday launched a blockchain platform which can
conduct millions of transactions per second urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX14Jmyp
** In March, SEC was investigating OSTK for sale of crypto
to investors urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1QJ593
** On Wednesday, New York Attorney General wrote to 13
crypto trading platforms asking for more disclosures about their
operations to protect investors urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RU5I9
(Reporting By Aparajita Saxena in Bengaluru)
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