Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc partnered with Itochu Corporation to start building a blockchain-based system to trade electricity surpluses. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (Tepco) partnered with Itochu Corporation, a Japanese major trading company, and started building a blockchain-based system to trade extra electricity. According to Nikkei on June 18, the new system […]
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A New York-based asset manager has filed for an ETF that will invest up to 5% of its capital into Bitcoin futures contracts despite focusing on energy, agriculture and metals. WisdomTree Investments, a New York-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, has filed for an ETF that would invest up to 5% of its portfolio in cash-settled […]
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Blockchain platform Ontology has partnered with Swiss service provider Bitcoin Suisse as part of their European growth strategy. Blockchain platform Ontology and Swiss crypto-financial service provider Bitcoin Suisse have partnered together in an effort to grow their respective ecosystems in Europe and Asia. The partnership sees Bitcoin Suisse list the Ontology (ONT) token and the […]
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As dark clouds gather above India’s crypto sector, Binance has joined the country’s top internet association in a bid to shape the industry’s future. Leading cryptocurrency trading platform Binance has joined the Internet and Mobile Association of India’s (IAMAI) digital asset exchange committee. The association is the top trade body representing digital firms in India […]
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According to John Bolton’s new book ‘The Room Where It Happened’, Trump was against Bitcoin long before his July 2019 Twitter tirade. U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to take his apparent dislike of Bitcoin off Twitter and on to the regulatory level, according to former national security advisor John Bolton. A June 18 article in […]
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Reports indicate the Iranian-based crypto exchange ‘Bitisis’ is actually a Ponzi scheme that has attempted an exit scam. Bitisis, an Iran-based cryptocurrency exchange platform targeting Chinese investors with investment opportunities, has reportedly pulled an exit scam. Chinese police are currently investigating the exchange’s disappearance, with the platform appearing to have transferred users’ assets to three […]
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PieDAO has launched its USD++ protocol, comprising a hedged basket of Ethereum-based stablecoins designed to reduce risks for long term DeFi users. PieDAO has launched USD++, a hedged basket of USD-denominated Ethereum (ETH)-based stablecoins. The decentralized organization is aiming to reduce the risks associated with holding stablecoins over the longer term and using decentralized finance […]
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Global investment bank Nomura, hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, and digital asset manager CoinShares, have released an institutional-grade custody platform to the wider market. Global investment bank Nomura, digital asset manager CoinShares, and hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, have finally launched their institutional-grade custody platform Komainu to the wider market. They’re billing Komainu as the first hybrid […]
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CHAZ inhabitants can apparently use crypto at a handful of businesses — but are less scrupulous types capitalizing on the situation? Cryptocurrencies are reportedly playing a role — for good and ill — in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, an area established in support of the African-American community by protesters against aggressive policing. A project […]
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A U.S. District judge has dismissed the summary judgment request of the former Mt Gox CEO in a lawsuit from 2014 accusing Mark Karpeles of fraudulent misrepresentation. A judge has ruled the former chief executive of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, must face a lawsuit alleging fraud filed back in 2014. On June […]
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