Blockchain-enabled diamond exchange Cedex has secured over 6,000 diamonds worth over $50 million that will be traded on its platform. Blockchain-enabled diamond exchange Cedex has secured more than 6,000 diamonds worth over $50 million that will be traded on its platform, Finance Magnates reported on March 27. Per the report, citing a press release from […]
Continue ReadingOKEx, OKCoin founder Star Xu announced OK Group partnership with blockchain-focused trust company, plan to launch stablecoin. Star Xu — founder of exchange services provider OKCoin and the world’s 6th largest crypto exchange OKEx — has announced OK Group’s partnership with blockchain-focused trust company Prime Trust, prospectively allowing the firm to launch its own compliant […]
Continue ReadingBinance’s Changpeng Zhao reacts to reports of exchanges’ faking trading volumes, says they are useful for transparency in the crypto industry The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, said in an interview with Cointelegraph on March 27 that recent reports on fake trading volumes are useful for the crypto industry. CT speaks with Binance […]
Continue ReadingFrench hardware wallet producer Ledger partnered with Hong Kong custodian Legacy Trust to offer institutional cryptocurrency custody services. French hardware wallet producer Ledger has partnered with Hong Kong trust company Legacy Trust to offer institutional cryptocurrency custody services, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March 28. The announcement — which also claims […]
Continue ReadingElementus analysts have identified $105 million leaving crypto exchange CoinBene’s wallets, arguing that patterns are “consistent with how exchange hacks commonly play out.” Data scientists at blockchain infrastructure firm Elementus have published details of recent transactions from crypto exchange CoinBene that they consider to be suspect, beginning with $105 million in crypto swiftly being moved […]
Continue ReadingIndustrial trades leveraged the blockchain-based platform, with goods changing hands between Germany and China. Blockchain consortium R3’s trade finance platform Marco Polo has completed its first real transactions, a press release from Commerzbank, one of the participants, confirmed on March 28. Marco Polo, which is built on R3 enterprise blockchain platform Corda, successfully facilitated a […]
Continue ReadingThe country’s licensing process is beginning to issue approvals for vetted crypto exchange operators. Japanese financial regulators approved a second cryptocurrency exchange to begin operations this week, a press release from local exchange DeCurret, the applicant, confirmed on March 25. DeCurret, which joins an offering from e-commerce giant Rakuten in launching on the domestic market, […]
Continue ReadingSpanish regulator has affirmed that it has not authorized any entity to operate an initial coin offering with the agency’s official sanction. The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has affirmed that it has not authorized any entity to operate an initial coin offering (ICO) with the agency’s official sanction. The news was reported by […]
Continue ReadingSwiss president Ueli Maurer has stressed that regulation for the blockchain sector should be fast and clear. The president of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, has stressed that establishing regulation for the blockchain sector should be fast and clear. Maurer made his remarks at the CV Crypto Valley Summit in Zug on Wednesday, according to […]
Continue ReadingA Japanese court has acquitted a man who was allegedly illicitly mining cryptocurrency after embedding a dedicated program in his website. A Japanese court has acquitted a man who was accused of illicitly mining cryptocurrency by using the computing power of visitors to his website, Japan Today reported on March 27. The Yokohama District Court […]
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