Physical delivery of Bitcoin for futures on the Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt platform is going strong, despite a tumultuous month for the markets. Physical delivery of Bitcoin (BTC) for futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s Bakkt platform is going strong, despite a tumultuous month for the markets. Data from Arcane Research posted on March 26 reveals […]
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Retail investors can now use Paxos Gold as a collateral for loans through the Nexo platform. Crypto-lending platform Nexo has today, March 25, opened up the option of using PAX Gold (PAXG) as collateral against its loans to retail investors. A pilot scheme in late 2019 was limited to institutional clients and purportedly saw immediate […]
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The SEC has been granted an injunction to prevent the distribution of Grams with the U.S. court saying that there would be a “near certain risk of a future harm.” A United States District Court has granted an injunction against Telegram, preventing the company from issuing its GRAM tokens at the present time. Court says […]
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The CFTC has released new guidelines of physical delivery of digital assets as it relates to trading. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has publicized clarity on physical digital asset delivery as it applies to traded market products. “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Commission voted unanimously to approve final interpretive […]
Continue ReadingBig Four audit firm Ernst & Young’s Japanese branch is launching a blockchain for tracing the supply chain and authenticity of sake and fruit. EY Japan, the Japanese branch of global accountancy firm Ernst & Young, has announced plans to launch a blockchain system for tracking Japanese sake and fruit and preventing the sale of […]
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Internet users in the U.S. get more crypto-native browser support, as Opera rolls out Bitcoin and Ether wallets and direct crypto purchases with debit cards and Apple Pay. Opera’s mobile and desktop browsers are expanding cryptocurrency purchases to U.S. users, as the Norwegian company looks to continue building its Web 3.0 credentials. Through a partnership […]
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Cointelegraph spoke to Nick Short, COO of Hqlax about ING’s undisclosed investment into the platform and firm’s plans for 2020. Following an undisclosed investment into Hqlax from Dutch multinational bank ING on March 6, Cointelegraph spoke to Nick Short, the COO of tokenized securities firm. Short describes ING as one of the company’s “longest-standing strategic […]
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Some of the biggest names in the Libra Association have joined a rival stablecoin project, which touts its mission as the promotion of financial inclusion using the blockchain. Some of the biggest names in Facebook’s embattled Libra Association have joined a rival stablecoin project, which touts its mission as the promotion of financial inclusion using […]
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The United Kingdom has included a mention of the blockchain industry in its pre-negotiation agenda for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade recently published its agenda for negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Contained within the wide-reaching document, blockchain is identified […]
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The Japan-based logistics company will be working with Accenture and Intel to develop a transport network that utilizes blockchain. A Japanese logistics company is planning to incorporate a blockchain network into a new transportation system to be developed next year. According to an article from the Nikkei newspaper, Nippon Express plans to invest up to […]
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