LedgerX, a U.S.-based regulated crypto derivatives and clearing platform, has received CFTC approval to operate as a designated contract market. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the application of LedgerX LLC for designation as a contract market, according to an announcement published on June 25. LedgerX — a U.S.-based regulated crypto […]
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An official at Iran’s Ministry of Energy said that the authorities will have to cut off power to crypto mining due to energy overconsumption. The Iranian government will be cutting off power to crypto mining until new energy prices are approved, according to a report by local news agency Iran Daily on June 24. Mostafa […]
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Synthetix resumes trading after agreeing to give a bug bounty to a trading bot owner for reversing the misplaced 37 million sETH. Following a recent oracle issue, asset issuance platform Synthetix will reverse the misplaced 37 million synthetic ether (sETH) in exchange for a bug bounty, Synthetix founder Kain Warwick stated on June 25. According […]
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The Bank of France Governor said that Facebook’s Libra must comply with anti-money laundering regulation and seek banking licenses if it offers banking services. Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin must comply with anti-money laundering regulation and seek banking licenses if it offers banking services, Reuters reports on […]
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Ex-Trump advisor and conservative economist Stephen Moore has joined a stablecoin project that aspires to function as a new type of ‘crypto central bank.’ Stephen Moore — the economist who advised Trump on his tax cut policy and made an aborted Trump-backed bid to join the United States Federal Reserve board — has joined a […]
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When Facebook confirmed its crypto plans in mid June, BTC/USD was already riding gains of 130% since April. Bitcoin (BTC) was already trading above $9000 when Facebook formally unveiled its Libra cryptocurrency protocol. Despite many commentators arguing the current bitcoin price spike is due to the social media giant, a glance at data puts bitcoin’s […]
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Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency solutions project Liquality has launched its interface for cross-chain atomic swaps between bitcoin, ether and stablecoin dai on the mainnet. Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency solutions project Liquality has launched its interface for cross-chain atomic swaps between bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and stablecoin dai (DAi) on the mainnet. The news was revealed in an official company […]
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Bitcoin naysayers are having a hard time realizing that it’s here to stay, says Nexo cofounder Antoni Trenchev. Co-founder and managing partner of cryptocurrency lending startup Nexo Antoni Trenchev said that bitcoin (BTC) naysayers are having a hard time in an interview with CNBC published on June 25. During the interview, Trenchev pointed out that […]
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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire believes non-sovereign cryptos such as bitcoin will see continued growth despite the emergence of assets such as Facebook’s Libra and stablecoins. Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of payments company Circle, believes non-sovereign cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin (BTC) will continue to see growth despite the proliferation of new forms of digital assets […]
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The President of Uganda is announced to lead the 2019 Africa Blockchain Conference on the “fourth industrial revolution.” The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, will officiate the 2019 Africa Blockchain Conference, according to a report by Kabuubi Media Africa on June 24 According to the report, The 2019 Africa Blockchain Conference — not to be […]
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