sponsored What if you could copy what other crypto traders are doing? A trading platform notes that, when it comes to investing, many heads are better than one. An internationally focused trading platform says it is offering a social element to finance that has never been seen before — bringing together a strong community who […]
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A senior executive at the online giant says that the landscape right now means Libra is “fresh and speculative.” Amazon would only consider discussing the creation of its own cryptocurrency like Facebook’s Libra in several years’ time, a senior executive said at a conference on June 10. Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm Finance 2019 event, Patrick […]
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Live streaming startup YouNow has filed a public offering with the U.S. SEC to allow users to compliantly earn tokens. Live streaming startup YouNow, which created the decentralized digital video ecosystem Props in 2017 and is backed by Union Square Ventures, has filed a public offering with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
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Jerome Powell has said that he recognizes both potential benefits and risks to Facebook’s recently-unveiled Libra project. Jerome Powell, the head of the United States Federal Reserve, has said that he recognizes both potential benefits and risks to Facebook’s recently-unveiled Libra cryptocurrency project . Powell made his remarks during a press conference broadcast on PBS […]
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Ubisoft is exploring the possibility of integrating blockchain into its games — is this the future of gaming? The gaming industry has grown dramatically in recent years, partially because the world of video games is keeping up with the latest technological advances and even tries to get ahead of them. As such, it couldn’t bypass […]
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The exchange’s deceased owner was transferring user funds off the exchange and using them in his own margin trading on other platforms. The deceased owner of the now-defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX was allegedly transferring user funds off the exchange and using them as a security for his own margin trading on other platforms. The […]
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has hired a CEO for its digital banking service Mettle, Marieke Flament — a former managing director at the crypto firm Circle. The Roybal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired a former executive from cryptocurrency finance firm Circle, according to a report by the Financial Times on June 18. Marieke […]
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Open interest in Bitcoin futures contracts on CME hit a new all-time high of over 5,300 contracts, purportedly due to increased institutional interest. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has released data showing that open interest in Bitcoin futures is rising, as per an official Twitter post on June 18. Interest in BTC futures over […]
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The U.S. DoJ unveiled a complaint against an alleged bitcoin-funded investment scam, saying the perpetrator and company are charged with fraud and money laundering. The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has unsealed a fraud complaint against Swedish citizen Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and associated firm Eastern Metal Securities (EMS), according to a press release on […]
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Ethereum’s first stage of transition from a PoW to a PoS consensus is planned to take place on Bitcoin’s 11th genesis block anniversary. The first stage of the Ethereum network’s transition to Ethereum 2.0 is expected to take place on January 3, 2020, as said in a bi-weekly call of Ethereum core developers on June […]
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