An Oxford scholar, Supreme Court Justice’s clerk and an international financial regulator: Meet the new CFTC Chairman… July 15 will mark the first day in the office for the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) new chairman, Heath Tarbert. As the crypto community is bidding farewell to the regulator’s outgoing head, J. Christopher Giancarlo, […]
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A New York fintech firm aims to launch Bitcoin derivatives upon approval of a registration acquisition from the U.S. CFTC. New York-based financial technology firm trueDigital Holdings LLC is aiming to acquire the registrations of trueEX LLC in a bid to launch a fully-regulated crypto derivatives exchange, according to a press release published on July […]
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BlockShow Medialogue aims to spark lively debate on the challenges facing the cryptocurrency media industry. Cointelegraph is going to moderate an international media event at the BlockShow Asia 2019 conference in Singapore. The closed session for journalists will take place at Marina Bay Sands on Nov. 13 — a day before the so-dubbed “Festival of […]
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A new deposit functionality has been rolled out following news of a Bakkt payment app and Coinbase Card’s expansion into six European nations… Once seen by the mainstream zeitgeist as a fringe technology destined to languish on the outskirts of society, cryptocurrency today is alluring many leaders of the fintech sector by offering companies the […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced the expansion of its fiat-enabled trading platform in Singapore. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced the expansion of its fiat-enabled trading platform in Singapore in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 10. Binance Singapore has been first launched in April, but with limited functionalities and only one trading pair. […]
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A large number of Gulf nations are embracing crypto with open arms as Ethereum explores partnership opportunities… While we often get to hear about how cryptocurrency adoption is rapidly gaining ground in the West, a number of countries across the Middle East — such as Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — often […]
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A political and financial shake-up can act as a catalyst for lawmakers to embrace bitcoin, says Nigel Green. The CEO of financial advisory giant deVere Group said positive cryptocurrency regulation should form a central part of the post-Brexit United Kingdom. Nigel Green made the comments in an interview with fintech news outlet Verdict on July […]
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The People’s Bank of China blockchain trade finance solution processed $4.36 billion in foreign exchange transactions since its inception. The blockchain trade finance solution of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) processed over 30 billion yen ($4.36 billion) in foreign exchange transactions, local finance news outlet SINA reports on July 8. Per the report, the […]
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Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare announced an initiative to turn “millions” of ATMs to bitcoin teller machines. Canadian exchange Coinsquare has acquired software allowing traditional ATMs to sell cryptocurrency such as bitcoin (BTC), according to a press release on July 3. Coinsquare announced a controlling investment in Just Cash, a United States-based fintech startup that has […]
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London-based crypto asset management firm Prime Factor Capital has obtained a license from the FCA to operate as a full-scope Alternative Investment Fund Manager. London-based crypto asset management firm Prime Factor Capital has obtained a license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a full-scope Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM). The development was […]
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