Major investment bank Morgan Stanley is buying online trading firm E*Trade Financial Group, which would extend the bank’s offerings to everyday investors. Major investment bank Morgan Stanley is buying online trading firm E*Trade Financial Group, which would extend the bank’s offerings to everyday investors. The $13 billion deal marks Morgan Stanley’s largest takeover since the […]
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The operator of the National Stock Exchange of Australia is working on a joint blockchain-based project to enable same-day settlements. NSX Limited, the operator of the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSXA), is working on a joint blockchain-based project to enable same-day settlements. According to a Feb. 20 announcement, NSX has partnered with iSignthis (ISX), […]
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Cardano is ready to begin the first phase of its transition to a decentralized Shelley mainnet, which will introduce the Ouroboros Praos consensus algorithm. The Cardano (ADA) network will perform a scheduled upgrade on Feb. 20 to introduce Ouroboros BFT, an improved consensus mechanism. The update is an intermediate step between the current Byron era […]
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The new platform will facilitate payments in up to 10 seconds using QR codes or identification data alongside computers, ATMs, or mobile phones. The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) has announced a plan to launch a new near-instant payment system during November. The platform, called the Brazilian Instant Payment Scheme (PIX), will facilitate peer-to-peer and […]
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The Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service arrested two men for allegedly laundering money with cryptocurrencies. The Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has arrested two men for allegedly laundering money with cryptocurrencies. According to a statement released by the International Revenue Service on Feb. 18, the two men were arrested on Feb. 17 […]
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An anonymous VC has argued that evidence brought forward by the SEC could reveal the firm’s proprietary investment and custody strategies. Newly published court documents reveal that an anonymous venture capital firm identified as “Investor F” sought to have evidence redacted from the first court hearing for the dispute between the United States Securities and […]
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A “head and shoulders” formation for XRP could spell significant losses, the veteran trader warns, as Bitcoin stays lower after its own 8% fall. XRP traders may be in for further losses as one trader warned that a bearish price feature was yet to complete its impact on the market. In a tweet on Feb. […]
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A lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder claims a Republican congressman dangled a pardon for denying Russian involvement in the DNC leak. A lawyer for Julian Assange spoke in court on Wednesday, claiming a former Republican congressman offered the WikiLeaks founder a presidential pardon. This clemency was to be in exchange for denying Russian involvement in […]
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The digital currency set to be released by Facebook in 2020 still has unanswered questions from the EU. Governments around the world are facing hard choices when it comes to cryptocurrency: overregulate it and risk losing the benefits to the economy, or do nothing and make themselves vulnerable to those who step up. Currently, the […]
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The financial group increased its offer to creditors’ claims on the defunct crypto exchange from 70% to 88%. Fortress Investment Group has increased its offer to purchase claims from creditors who lost money in the infamous $480 million Mt. Gox hack. The group, which aims to profit by eventually recovering the Bitcoin (BTC), upped its […]
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