Fears of recession. Political uncertainty. Hyperinflation. What are the chances and challenges for crypto and blockchain during the current economic turmoil? Everywhere you look these days, there’s turbulence in the economy. A bitter trade war is seeing the United States and China slap ever-increasing tariffs on goods on a tit-for-tat basis. Over in the United […]
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FMR subsidiary one of several high-profile contributors of cash for blockchain analysis firm Elementus. Blockchain analytics firm Elementus has raised $3.5 million from backers including a sister company of crypto-friendly asset manager Fidelity Investments. Morgan Creek Digital leads fresh cash injection As Fortune reported on Sept. 23, Elementus, which launched its offering in 2017, also […]
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Ex-CEO of UBS and board member of one of Switzerland’s first licensed crypto banks, says the traditional banking industry is starting to take note. Peter Wuffli — the former CEO of major Swiss multinational investment bank UBS — says the advent of new, regulated actors in crypto is drawing the attention of big-name banks. Wuffli […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has refuted fresh allegations of manipulative practices such as wash trading on its platform. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has refuted fresh allegations of manipulative practices such as wash trading on its platform. In a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 23, the exchange wrote that the wash trading allegations made in a recent […]
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CBOE withdraws its VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF, leaving the SEC with just two similar but less popular proposals. On Sept. 17, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s BZX Equity Exchange withdrew its VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal a month ahead of the review deadline. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the regulator on […]
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Modex announces the launch of its new platform for simplified blockchain deployment and can count major oil and gas firm Dietsmann among its first clients. Blockchain startup Modex announced the launch of its blockchain-based database platform for simplified blockchain deployment, which will be piloted by Dietsmann, a major oil and gas firm. Simplifying blockchain adoption […]
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The Blockchain Transparency Institute finds that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest cryptocurrency exchanges in the industry. The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) has released its latest market surveillance report which states that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest cryptocurrency exchanges in the industry. BTI cleans wash trading from exchanges’ volumes On Sept. 19, […]
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Cointelegraph releases its weekly review for major crypto and blockchain events in the German-speaking world. The German-speaking world saw a number of crypto and blockchain events this week, with the German Federal Government releasing its blockchain strategy and local companies and associations launching new industry initiatives. Here is the past week of German crypto and […]
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Altcoins enjoy an explosive bull run as Bitcoin falters, Zuckerberg wines and dines with US politicians, and North Korea begins developing its own cryptocurrency. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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Crypto users are still at the mercy of the controls and processes of exchanges, wallets and payment services. The power of cryptocurrency payment service providers is under the spotlight after a $100,000 donation to an Amazon rainforest charity was blocked last month. American cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay reportedly blocked a Bitcoin payment from charity […]
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