TD Ameritrade, along with other U.S. trading companies, has invested in a new crypto exchange, ErisX, launching in early 2019. Retail brokerage firm TD Ameritrade has announced that it is backing new crypto exchange ErisX, according to a press release published on the company’s website Wednesday, October 3. TD Ameritrade, which currently provides investment services to […]
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An Oxford Business Law Blog contributor thinks that the process of blockchain regulation might help with mass adoption. Anastasios A. Antoniou, a member of the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum, thinks that blockchain has to find its place within a regulatory framework rather than evade it, according to his post published in the Oxford Business […]
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awards IBM a patent for a blockchain-based security system that effectively helps to reveal breaches. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently awarded a patent for a blockchain-based secure system to U.S. tech conglomerate IBM, according to a patent filing published on USPTO’s website Tuesday, October 2. […]
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The Wall Street Journal managed to issue two units of its own cryptocurrency before red tape stopped the experiment. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) created and then destroyed its own cryptocurrency in a bid to “understand” the industry, the publication revealed in a mini documentary Wednesday, October 3. WSJ Coin, which journalist Steven Russolillo hoped […]
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Bitcoin manages to scrape smaller losses on Wednesday, while altcoins continue to erase previous gains. Bitcoin (BTC) stemmed losses compared to many major altcoins Wednesday, October 3, as news hit of crypto exchange Coinbase’s reported $8 billion valuation. Market visualization by Coin360 Data from Cointelegraph’s price tracker and Coin360 shows Bitcoin proving a safe haven […]
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The world’s biggest exchanges have revealed security flaws, according to a new report from ICORating. Coinbase Pro topped the ratings of a new report from ICORating into cryptocurrency exchange security Wednesday, October 3, while researchers flag multiple shortcomings that continue to plague the sector. ICORating conducts analytical research in the crypto space in its role […]
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A prominent pro-blockchain politician has been appointed as Minister of Science, Technology, and IT in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s cabinet. A prominent pro-blockchain politician has been appointed as Minister of Science, Technology, and IT as part of the fourth reshuffle Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s cabinet, Cointelegraph Japan reported October 2. Takuya Hirai, a […]
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Major crypto trading platform BitMEX has appointed Angelina Kwan, formerly of HKEX, as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Major crypto trading platform BitMEX has appointed a veteran Hong Kong regulator as its chief operating officer (COO), Hong Kong English-language newspaper the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports October 2. BitMEX was founded in 2014 and […]
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Successful trials show blockchain could cut red tape and boost the secondary market. Last week, Austria became the latest government to successfully trial blockchain platforms to issue government bonds. The trial follows in the footsteps of the Australian and Thai governments, both of whom developed blockchain bond issuing platforms earlier this year. Government bonds are […]
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Tech media site Recode reports that crypto exchange Coinbase is in negotiations that could increase the firm’s value to $8 billion. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase is finishing negotiations that would value the company at $8 billion, technology news site Recode reports Oct. 2. Citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, Recode […]
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