The U.S. SEC announces an emergency action against Telegram’s initial token offering, which has already raised over $1.7 billion. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Telegram and the forthcoming GRM token constitute an unregistered digital token offering. Per an Oct. 11 press release, the SEC has filed an emergency action […]
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Ethereum-based stablecoins are declining as teams increasingly use other blockchains to facilitate price-stable currencies. Just a few years ago, it was hard to imagine that a stablecoin would come to represent a significant portion of the cryptocurrency industry. Market players tended to base their money-making strategies on a cryptocurrency’s volatility rather than its stability. There […]
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Mayor companies, Visa, EBay, Stripe and Mastercard are abandoning Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra amid increased regulatory pressure. Visa, EBay, Stripe and Mastercard have all announced that they are dropping out of Facebook’s Libra Association and its associated stablecoin project. Four companies abandon ship On Oct. 11, Bloomberg reported that Ebay, Stripe and Mastercard had decided […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announces the latest update to its mobile app, which now includes derivatives trading support. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the latest updates and optimizations to its mobile app. New version features support for derivatives trading On Oct. 11, cryptocurrency trading platform Bitfinex presented the newest version of the Bitfinex mobile app, which […]
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Founder of the OpenLibra project Lucas Geiger reportedly misrepresentes some of the organizations involved in the project. The founder of the OpenLibra project, Lucas Geiger, reportedly misrepresented some of the organizations involved in the project. OpenLibra founder apologized through Telegram On Oct. 11, Coindesk reported that at least four individuals and organizations denied the fact […]
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Does the pullback in Bitcoin price and most major altcoins indicate that lower levels are likely? Let’s study the charts. The wait for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund got a bit longer as the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shot down the proposal by Bitwise Asset Management and NYSE Arca. The regulators felt […]
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Coinbase Custody now allows Maker holders to participate in the project’s governance. Coinbase Custody now allows Maker (MKR) holders to participate in the project’s governance without withdrawing their funds. The announcement comes from a Coinbase blog post published on Oct. 11. By implementing the governance feature, Coinbase Custody enables MKR holders to participate in on-chain […]
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The chairs of the U.S. SEC, CFTC and FinCEN have issued a rare joint statement urging digital asset holders to comply with AML/CFT regulations. The chairmen of the three primary financial regulators in the United States have released a joint statement warning crypto users of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) […]
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Major cryptocurrency markets have seen a sharp drop today, with total market capitalization around $224 billion. Friday, Oct. 11 — Major cryptocurrency markets have continued sliding over the day, with only three coins in the top-20 list reporting gains. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 The top cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $8,355, […]
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One of China’s BTC mining giants, Canaan Creative will reportedly be listed as a publicly traded firm in the U.S. in November 2019. Chinese crypto mining giant Canaan Creative plans to list as a publicly traded company in the United States in November 2019, according to an unconfirmed report. Canaan to issue 1.26 billion shares […]
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