The U.S. Department of Justice received two more guilty pleas from Romanian nationals involved in a crypto-fuelled transnational cyber fraud ring on June 11. Fifteen people have pleaded guilty to involvement in an international syndicate that used fraudulent online auctions to dupe victims out of Bitcoin (BTC) according to the United States Department of Justice […]
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The $5.7 trillion asset manager Vanguard has completed the first phase of its pilot testing of settlements for blockchain-based asset-backed securities. Vanguard, the world’s second-largest index fund manager, has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its blockchain pilot trialing the digitization of asset-backed securities (ABS). The pilot has seen Vanguard partner with […]
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Seychelles-based exchanges moved $36 billion worth of Bitcoin across international borders in 2019. Seychelles-based exchanges led the world in cross-border Bitcoin (BTC) transactions in 2019. What Switzerland is to the world of watchmaking, Seychelles is to the world of crypto exchanges. The small island nation with a total population of less than 100,000, presents a […]
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U.S.-based crypto exchange Seed CX has announced it is shutting down to focus on its settlement infrastructure. U.S.-based crypto exchange Seed CX is shutting down to focus on its settlement infrastructure. According to a Seed CX company blog posted June 11 by CEO Edward Woodford, its settlement arm Zero Hash now accounts for 95% of […]
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The popular DeFi app Celsius Network has publicly launched a $15 million equity offering, selling out over two-thirds of its target in less than six hours. Pioneering decentralized finance (DeFi) application Celsius Network has launched an equity offering through Bnktothefuture. As of this writing, the campaign has raised over $10.7 million of the $15 million […]
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Tradehorn has become the latest startup to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in India after the Supreme Court repealed the Reserve Bank’s ban. The repeal of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) crypto ban has driven a boom in exchanges launching in India, offering hope that the growth of a robust local industry will incentivize lawmakers […]
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Estonia is withdrawing permits from hundreds of crypto companies following Europe’s biggest money laundering scandal. Estonia, one of the European Union’s most crypto-friendly countries, is cracking down on hundreds of licensed crypto companies in response to a $220 billion money laundering scandal, according to Bloomberg. Estonia was among the first EU countries to license crypto […]
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The Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange continues its global expansion with the appointment of a Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region. The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange is expanding further into Asia with the appointment of former Leonteq Asia CEO Jeremy Ng as Managing Director of Asia Pacific region. The move sets the Winklevoss twins’ exchange up to […]
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On-chain data provides valuable insight into the Bitcoin network and BTC price action, but which metrics are useful for the average investor? The public nature of blockchains continuously generates an endless stream of data, as every single transaction and address leaves a clear trace. This information, known as on-chain data, provides a way to precisely […]
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Rune Christensen and Alex Mashinsky will debate the merits of DeFi and CeFi. In the clash of ideas between centralized and decentralized finance, is one better than the other, or do they both need each other? The latest months of global quarantine have been nothing less than a renaissance for online events across spheres. This […]
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