Crypto hardware wallet Ledger to allow users to manage security tokens through Ledger’s desktop app. Cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Ledger has partnered with German crypto startup Neufund to let users manage security tokens via Ledger’s desktop app, according to a press release Dec. 6. Ledger’s collaboration with blockchain-based equity and crypto fundraising platform Neufund aims to […]
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The SEC has delayed its decision on rule change proposals to list a VanEck, SolidX Bitcoin ETF until Feb. 27, 2019. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again postponed its decision on the first ever Bitcoin (BTC) Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), according to an official document published Thursday, Dec. 6. The SEC set […]
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Four international banks have completed a live commercial paper transaction based on blockchain consortium R3’s Corda platform. A group of international banks in partnership with enterprise blockchain software firm R3 have completed a live commercial paper transaction based on blockchain platform Corda, Finextra reported Dec. 6. The transaction was implemented on the Corda-based Euro Debt […]
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The prerequisites and aftermath of the Supreme Court decision regarding crypto exchanges accounts. On Monday, Dec. 4, the Chilean Supreme Court welcomed the decision of state-owned Banco del Estado to close the accounts of local cryptocurrency exchange Orionx. The new phase in the legal battle between the banks and several crypto exchanges — including Buda.com […]
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There has been a significant increase in the reports of suspected illegal use of cryptocurrencies in Japan. There has been a significant wave of reports of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions to the police in Japan, English-language local media outlet Jiji.com reports Dec. 6. According to the report, the National Police Agency (NPA) have revealed that there […]
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Swiss bank Gazprombank has partnered with fintech and crypto startups Avaloq and Metaco to develop crypto asset services. Swiss bank Gazprombank recently partnered with fintech startup Avaloq and crypto firm Metaco to offer clients crypto services, an Avaloq press release reports Dec. 6. Fintech company Avaloq and crypto custody solution specialist Metaco are reportedly collaborating […]
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The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance has released a new sub-accounts feature for institutional and high-tier individual traders. Top cryptocurrency exchange Binance has released a new sub-accounts feature for institutional and high-tier individual traders, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Dec. 6. The feature will allow parties to create up to 200 subsidiary […]
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Coinbase has applied to register a trademark for the word “BUIDL,” to refer to SaaS for crypto transactions. Major crypto exchange Coinbase is seeking the trademark for the crypto-industry term “BUIDL,” according to an application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Oct. 2 The word is the intentional misspelling of “build” […]
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Crypto asset manager Morgan Creek Digital has issued a $1 million bet against the performance of the S&P 500 stock market index. Crypto-focused institutional asset manager Morgan Creek Digital has issued a $1 million bet against the S&P 500 (SPX) stock market index, a press release shared with Cointelegraph reveals Dec. 6. The crypto fund […]
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Switzerland’s national postal service Swiss Post and state-owned telecoms provider Swisscom are partnering on a “100% Swiss” permissioned blockchain infrastructure. Switzerland’s national postal service Swiss Post and state-owned telecoms provider Swisscom are partnering on a “100 percent Swiss” blockchain infrastructure, according to a press release Dec. 6. The new infrastructure is reportedly the first […]
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