BlockShow Asia 2018 is kicking off in Singapore, with experts discussing various developments and challenges facing the blockchain and crypto industries. Blockshow Asia 2018, dubbed “the largest blockchain technology roadshow” by tech news website Venturebeat, started in Singapore Wednesday, Nov. 28. Blockshow Asia, powered by Cointelegraph, is returning to Singapore for the second time bringing […]
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A new study from the WTO has analyzed the potential and possible impact of blockchain technology on international trade. The World Trade Organization (WTO) released a report on blockchain technology’s effect on international trade today, Nov. 27. Per the study, blockchain’s economic value-add on a global scale could reach almost $3 trillion by 2030. “Blockchain […]
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Crypto research firm Messari has launched a disclosure registry for crypto assets in a bid to make the industry more transparent. Cryptocurrency data and research company Messari is launching a disclosures registry for basic cryptoasset information, according to a press release published Nov. 27. Messari is a New York-based startup, which provides insights, markets data, […]
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NYSE chairman Jeffrey Sprecher has said that cryptocurrencies will survive as an asset class. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) chairman Jeffrey Sprecher expressed optimism about the survival of digital currencies as an asset class, business news outlet Barron’s reported Nov. 27. Speaking at the Consensus Invest conference, Sprecher — who is also the CEO of […]
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Crypto exchange Bitstamp will integrate a market surveillance platform developed by U.K.-based analytics software firm Irisium Ltd. to enhance customer protection. European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp will integrate a new platform to improve compliance and customer protection, according to a press release published Nov. 27. Bitstamp has formed a partnership with British market surveillance firm Irisium […]
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Popular stablecoin Tether resumed deposit and redemption of USDT to fiat, while affiliate firm Bitfinex added Tether-fiat trading pairs. Popular stablecoin Tether has announced 1:1 redemptions of USDT to fiat, while affiliated crypto exchange Bitfinex added two new Tether-fiat trading pairs, according to announcements from both firms Tuesday, Nov. 27. Tether announced the direct redemption […]
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Major coins are seeing slight losses, while the newly-forked Bitcoin SV, the ninth top crypto by market cap, is down almost ten percent on the day. Tuesday, Nov. 24: Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to hold $4,000 support that it challenged yesterday, while most major cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen losses over the past 24 […]
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Institutional investor-focused Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange has received a license for operating in Liechtenstein. Professional traders-focused Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) has recently acquired a “business license” in Liechtenstein, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 27. The new license granted by the Liechtenstein Ministry of Economic Affairs is reportedly a milestone for LCX in […]
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A new Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) has been launched by ten major crypto and fintech firms to establish a “code of conduct” for the crypto sector. Ten financial and tech firms have established an Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) to create a “code of conduct” for the cryptocurrency sector. The launch was […]
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OKEx continues its previously announced removals of tokens and trading pairs blighted by what it says is “weak liquidity.” Major Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced it was delisting a second swathe of trading pairs due to “weak liquidity” in a blog post Nov. 27. OKEx, which announced its intention to begin delisting certain pairs […]
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