Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital to Launch Crypto Options Contracts Trading: Report

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital launches crypto options trading in response to increasing demand from institutional investors. Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment bank Galaxy Digital is expanding its services to offer crypto options contracts trading, industry media outlet The Block reports on June 21. According to the report, Galaxy Digital’s new initiative is made in response to […]

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FATF to Strengthen Control Over Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Money Laundering

Today’s Financial Action Task Force’s announcement focused on expanding regulation to keep digital currency out of laundering. Today’s Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) announcement focused on digital currency’s role in money laundering and heightened regulation, as Secretary Steven Mnuchin noted in his closing remarks. The FATF — an intergovernmental organization that focuses its efforts on […]

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CME Bitcoin Futures Briefly Broke $10,000 Amidst a New Open Interest All-Time High

Bitcoin futures briefly exceeded $10,000 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for the first time since early March 2018. Bitcoin (BTC) futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) briefly broke $10,000 on Friday, June 21, according to data from trading analytics platform TradingView. CME bitcoin futures 24-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC futures reached a new high […]

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Oxfam Partners With Tech Firms to Test Dai’s Use in Disaster Aid

Oxfam has partnered with Australian tech startup Sempo and blockchain company ConsenSys to test stablecoin Dai’s ability to provide aid in regions struck by natural disasters. International charity organization Oxfam has partnered with Australian tech startup Sempo and blockchain company ConsenSys to test stablecoin Dai’s (DAI) suitability for aid in regions suffering from natural disasters, […]

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19% of World Population Bought Crypto Before 2019: Kaspersky Report

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky released a survey revealing that only 10% of global consumers “fully understand how cryptocurrencies work.” A new survey by Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab introduced on June 17th revealed that 19% of people globally have purchased cryptocurrency. The survey, titled “The Kaspersky Cryptocurrency Report 2019,” was carried out in October and November […]

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