The New York State Department of Financial Services has granted a BitLicense to a Bitcoin ATM operator, Cottonwood Vending LLC. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has granted a virtual currency license, or BitLicense, to Cottonwood Vending LLC, according to an official tweet on Jan. 31. Cottonwood Vending is a Bitcoin (BTC) […]
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CBOE has re-submitted an application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a rule change to list a Bitcoin ETF. The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (CBOE), along with investment firm VanEck and financial services company SolidX, has re-applied with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a rule change to list […]
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Daniel Haudenschild, CEO of the blockchain advisory unit at Swiss state-owned telecoms company Swisscom, has left the firm. The CEO of the blockchain advisory unit of Swiss state-owned telecommunications company Swisscom has unexpectedly left the firm, according to a press release on Swisscom’s website, Jan. 30. As major local news outlet Swissinfo reported the same […]
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An appellate court in the U.S. state of Florida has reinstated charges against a man who allegedly sold Bitcoin to an undercover police officer. A United States appellate court in the state of Florida has reinstated charges against a man who sold Bitcoin (BTC) to an undercover police officer, local media Miami Herald reports on […]
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Germany’s second largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart Group, has launched an app that allows euro-crypto trading. Germany’s second largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart Group, has officially launched its crypto-trading app Bison, according to an official tweet today, Jan. 31. According to the app’s webpage, the software was developed by FinTech Sowa Labs — a subsidiary […]
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The top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate to heavy losses, with Bitcoin under $3,450 again. Thursday, Jan. 31 — all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate to heavy losses on the day by press time. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering under $3,450 again, according to Coin360 data. Market visualization from Coin360 At press time, […]
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U.S.-based venture firm Blockchain Capital leads a $1.7 million seed round for blockchain compliance startup TRM. United States-based investment firm Blockchain Capital has led a seed funding round for blockchain compliance startup TRM, a press release from the firm reveals Jan. 31. TRM announced today that it had a closed a funding round totalling $1.7 […]
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Staked, a startup aiming to make staking on PoS blockchains easier for institutional investors, raised $4.5 million from Pantera Capital, Coinbase and others. Major crypto investment firm Pantera Capital has lead a seed funding round for crypto staking startup, Staked, the company announced in a blog post Jan. 31. The startup, which targets institutional investors […]
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Messaging app Kik intends to take the fight to the SEC if regulatory action is taken against its 2017 token sale. Canadian-based social media startup Kik is gearing up to challenge a proposed enforcement action from the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) over a fundraising initiative in 2017. The American securities regulator believes that […]
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Merck, the world’s oldest pharma firm, has won a USPTO blockchain patent that aims to increase supply chain security. Merck, the world’s oldest operating pharmaceutical firm, has won a blockchain patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reported Jan. 30 The German multinational has developed a system that uses […]
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