Following a successful pilot transaction on the new blockchain platform finledger, there are plans to roll out the tech to the entire industry. A group of four banks have successfully issued a promissory note — a type of legally binding loan agreement — through a new blockchain platform, a news release on May 21 announced. The financial institutions […]
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Blockchain analysis firm Coin Metrics points to discrepancies in Ripple’s escrow accounting. Is there a basis to the claim? On May 16, 2019, Coin Metrics released a report detailing discrepancies in Ripple’s escrow reporting system. The Blockchain analysis firm described these discrepancies as contradictions that required some explanation. As per usual, any story concerning Ripple […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day as bitcoin falls under the $7,900 mark again. Wednesday, May 22 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time, as bitcoin (BTC) falls under the $7,900 mark again. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 […]
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The ruling is a setback for crypto entrepreneur Noam Copel, who will now have to pay tax on $830,000 in profits he made by selling bitcoin. An Israeli judge has ruled that bitcoin (BTC) is an asset and not a currency, local news site Globes reported on May 21. The judgment is significant because it means profits […]
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The first deputy governor of the Russian central bank said that the bank expects the local crypto bill to be adopted in the spring session. The central bank of Russia believes that the draft bill on crypto regulation is prepared enough to be adopted in the spring of 2019, local news agency TASS reports on […]
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange reportedly said that the scale of bitcoin futures trading has continued to hit new highs in May. CME Group, the second global exchange to list bitcoin (BTC) futures, is about to record the biggest trading month for BTC futures trading, industry news outlet The Block reports May 21. The publication has […]
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The sudden onset of a new cryptocurrency bull market saw an immediate change in consumer interests, say three platforms. Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have seen new account openings increase up to 200% in the past two months, Cointelegraph Japan reported on May 22. Data obtained from three major trading platforms — Bitpoint, DMM Bitcoin and Coincheck […]
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CULedger, a blockchain consortium and credit union service organization, has chosen R3’s Corda blockchain. CULedger, a blockchain consortium and credit union service organization (CUSO), has chosen enterprise software firm R3’s Corda blockchain to underpin its forthcoming cross-border payments product. The news was reported by fintech news outlet Finextra on May 21. As reported, CULedger joined […]
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Two Chinese over-the-counter traders have been accused of running an illicit bitcoin loan scheme. Two Chinese over-the-counter (OTC) traders have been accused of running an illicit bitcoin (BTC) loan scheme and collecting bitcoin by promising interest on deposits, Chinese newspaper The Beijing News reports on May 22. According to the article, Yi Zhou and Xiang […]
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Figures linked to Indeal took in huge amounts of clients’ money after promising 15% returns within a month, say authorities. Brazillian police have arrested ten people suspected of operating a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme worth 850 million reals ($210 million), local news media outlets including Correido Do Povo reported on May 21. As part of Operation […]
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