A CFTC policymaker with long involvement in Bitcoin futures regulation is stepping down after over two years of service. Amir Zaidi, the director of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) is rumored to be leaving the CFTC within weeks. Multiple anonymous sources aware of the situation have confirmed […]
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Overstock subsidiary tZERO is scheduled to open trading options on its security tokens up to the public in four days. Retail giant Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary company, tZERO, plans to allow the public to trade its security tokens in four days. Saum Noursalehi, CEO of tZERO, shared the announcement with CoinDesk, per a report published on […]
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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE is developing a blockchain-based ecosystem to facilitate cross-border insurance payments for its corporate customers. German financial services giant Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) is developing a blockchain-based ecosystem to facilitate cross-border insurance payments for its corporate customers. Experimentations with blockchain technology Allianz is working on a token-based […]
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Former richest man in Brazil has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering through Bitcoin trading in his wife’s name. Wealthy businessman Eike Batista has been arrested by federal police on account of suspected money laundering, which they believe he achieved by trading Bitcoin (BTC) on his wife’s behalf. The details of Batista’s arrest were […]
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The crypto market is mostly in the red, although losses appear to be relatively minimal. Thursday, Aug. 8 — Top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and XRP are all seeing minor losses at press time. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin is trading a little over $11,700 with a 0.2% loss on the day. The top […]
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Digital assets trading platform BitMart announces investment of millions from Chinese blockchain-focused venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital. Digital assets trading platform BitMart has reportedly secured “millions of investment” from Chinese blockchain-focused venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital. BitMart announced the news on Aug. 7. To bring transparency to the global economy With the investment, BitMart has […]
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Etihad Airways has partnered with blockchain-based platform Winding Tree to explore how blockchain can aid in products distribution excluding third parties. The national carrier of the United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways has partnered with blockchain-based platform for the travel industry Winding Tree to explore how blockchain can aid in distribution. Logistics see greater adoption of […]
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U.S. Federal Reserve wants to release a real-time payments and settlements service in order to boost the country’s infrastructure. Experts ask: Why not use crypto? At the start of August, the United States Federal Reserve Board announced its plan to release a real-time payments and settlements service in order to boost the payments infrastructure in […]
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Bitholic has changed its name to Bithumb Singapore, indicating a shakeup or new partnership with South Korean exchange Bithumb. Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitholic has changed its name to Bithumb Singapore this month. Bithumb, for its part, is known as a cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea. Local media News1 Korea shared the announcement in a […]
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South Korea’s state-backed financial IT firm Koscom to develop a blockchain-based platform for trading unlisted securities. South Korea’s state-backed financial IT firm Koscom will develop a blockchain-powered platform for trading unlisted securities. Koscom to launch blockchain-based unlisted shares trading service in H2 2019 Launched by South Korea’s Ministry of Finance and primarily backed by the […]
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