Bakkt announces that it has received regulatory approval and will be launching its futures trading in the US on Sept. 23. Bakkt has announced the coming launch of its much-anticipated platform for daily and monthly futures in the United States in a blog post on Aug. 16. Having received approval from the necessary regulators, the […]
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As the People’s Bank of China reveals new details of its future cryptocurrency, more users are getting concerned about its partial decentralization. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has completed the development of a prototype for issuing a national cryptocurrency, as Cointelegraph reported on Aug. 11. As it turned out, it will be powered by a […]
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The Australian Tax Office is sending warning letters to retirees investing more than 90% of funds in crypto. The Australian Tax Office has issued warning letters to 18,000 Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) for concentrating too much investment in one asset class. Under Australian law it is illegal to use more than 90% of retirement […]
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The entity who claimed to have stolen user KYC data earlier this month aims to release more, according to a new tweet. The hacker behind private user data allegedly stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance is preparing to release further material. Hacker “warming up” for leak In a series of tweets on Aug. 16, the Twitter […]
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A Bitcoin sell-off by Chinese Ponzi scheme PlusToken is not the cause of the recent price drop, researchers concluded. Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent price drop has not been caused by Bitcoin sell-offs from a $3 billion Chinese Ponzi scheme PlusToken, according to researchers at crypto analytics firm TokenAnalyst. Crypto analytics firm: PlusToken cannot be the cause […]
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Blockstream Chief Strategy Officer Samson Mow says Bitcoin is bad for payments but the Lightning Network solves this. Blockstream Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Samson Mow says Bitcoin (BTC) is bad for payments but the Lightning Network solves this. Mow — who is also a co-founder of formerly top cryptocurrency exchange BTCC — made his remarks […]
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On the back of its part acquisition of Xapo’s clients, the U.S. exchange identified the beginning of an adoption curve. Bitcoin (BTC) adoption by institutions has gone from a myth to fact in the past year, the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has said. ‘We know the answer’ about adoption: Armstrong Speaking on Twitter […]
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Cryptocurrency PIVX denies allegations that its blockchain was vulnerable to a bug, as consulting firm Lunar Digital Assets had claimed. Developers of the private transactions cryptocurrency PIVX replied to crypto consulting firm Lunar Digital Assets regarding claims its blockchain was vulnerable to a bug. In a reply published on Aug. 13, PIVX developers addressed claims […]
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Coinbase Custody announces acquisition of Xapo’s institutional business, putting total assets under custory over $7 billion. Disclaimer: this story is breaking and may be subject to updates. Coinbase Custody has reportedly acquired Xapo’s institutional business to become the world’s largest crypto custodian by assets under custody. Major crypto exchange Coinbase announced the news in a […]
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Audius, a blockchain-based music streaming service in development, has unveiled its code and some node-running incentives to the public. Audius, a blockchain startup that aims to disrupt the music streaming industry, has uploaded its public beta version. The open source code for public use of Audius is available on GitHub as of Aug. 15. Additionally, […]
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