Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt platform has traded 71 Bitcoin futures contracts in the first 24 hours following its launch. Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform has traded 71 Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts in the first 24 hours following its launch on Sept. 22. According to ICE historical data on Bakkt’s Bitcoin/USD futures contract trading, the platform has […]
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Decentralized artificial intelligence firm SingularityNET and tech conglomerate Cisco have partnered to work on various artificial intelligence applications. Decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) firm SingularityNET and tech conglomerate Cisco have partnered to develop applied artificial general intelligence (AGI) technologies. AGI is one aspect of AI technology that concentrates on learning the intellectual tasks of which humans […]
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Canadian social media and messaging app company Kik is reportedly considering shutting down its popular messaging app. The Canadian social media and messaging app company Kik is reportedly considering shutting down its popular Kik messaging app. 70 reported layoffs at Kin subsidiary In a Sept. 23 article, Israeli tech publication CTech Calcalistit cites two anonymous […]
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Coinshares is asking its customers to join them in the fight against the proposed ban on cryptocurrency ETNs by the U.K.’s FCA. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to ban cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes (ETNs) — but Coinshares, a U.K.-based regulated public exchange, disagrees with that proposal. Claims of insufficient evidence In a Sept. […]
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Consensys-backed digital identity platform uPort has partnered with Onfido and Big Four auditing firm PwC. ConsenSys-backed identity management protocol uPort has entered a partnership with Onfido and PwC to develop blockchain-based identity management in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom. In a Sept. 23 announcement, Ethereum-based digital identity platform uPort said that it […]
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Major cryptocurrency markets are reporting mixed signals today, with Bitcoin being bearish following the launch of Bakkt’s physically delivered futures. Monday, Sept. 23 — Major cryptocurrency markets are reporting mixed signals today, with Bitcoin (BTC) being slightly bearish following the launch of Bakkt’s physically delivered Bitcoin futures. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 The leading digital currency […]
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Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart Group, has launched its trading venue for digital assets, BSDEX. As of today, the newly launched Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange (BSDEX) is available to select users in Germany. Fully regulated under the German Banking Act In a Sept. 23 press release, the Boerse Stuttgart Group — Germany’s second-largest stock […]
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Switzerland’s major stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has postponed the launch of its blockchain-based SIX Digital Exchange. Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has postponed the launch of its “fully-regulated” cryptocurrency exchange SIX Digital Exchange (SDX). As Reuters reported on Sept. 23, a spokesperson familiar with the situation said that SIX moved the full […]
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Will the launch of Bakkt boost Bitcoin prices? What do the charts project? Let’s analyze the charts. The long-awaited launch of Bakkt has seen a lukewarm response as only 63 Bitcoin (BTC) contracts have been traded as of press time. This is not unexpected because Bitcoin has been range-bound for the past few weeks, hence, […]
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Australian gaming startup Immutable has netted $15 million in a new funding round led by Tencent’s largest shareholder. Naspers, the largest shareholder of Chinese Internet giant Tencent, participated in a $15 million investment in blockchain game developer Immutable. Key investors Immutable, a Sydney-based blockchain gaming startup, completed a new funding round led by Naspers and […]
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