Afghanistan and Tunisia’s central banks are reportedly looking to issue a bitcoin bond. Afghanistan and Tunisia’s central banks are looking to issue a bitcoin (BTC) bond, Hong Kong-based news outlet Asia Times reports on April 17. Per the report, the governors of the two country’s central banks spoke at the annual Spring Meetings of the Boards […]
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Tether has started issuing its stablecoin USDT on the Tron blockchain. Tether has started issuing its stablecoin USDT on the Tron (TRX) blockchain. The development was announced in a blog post published on April 17. The development is an upgrade from the OMNI protocol-based USDT — which is pegged to the United States dollar on […]
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Major American cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has expanded its crypto-to-crypto trading to more countries. Major American cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has expanded its crypto-to-crypto trading to more countries, according to a blog post published on April 17. Coinbase and its professional trading platform Coinbase Pro have introduced crypto-to-crypto conversions and trading […]
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A two-way deal will allow BitMEX users to access new market tools, while TT traders will gain exposure to crypto products. United States-based professional trading infrastructure firm Trading Technologies International (TT) has partnered with the parent company of Hong Kong cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform BitMEX to open up its products to crypto derivatives traders. TT […]
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New York-based blockchain company ConsenSys is reportedly seeking investors to raise $200 million. New York-based blockchain company ConsenSys is reportedly seeking investors to raise $200 million, technology media outlet The Information reported on April 15. According to sources familiar with the matter, ConsenSys is trying to attract outside investors to raise $200 million. The company’s […]
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Chinese government is considering the elimination of crypto mining. On April 9, Reuters reported that a Chinese government agency is considering the elimination of crypto mining in the country. Given that China has been hosting the majority of mining pools on its soil, the global crypto industry might be poised to take a massive hit. […]
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The company’s WISeCoin spin-off plans to raise a total of around $17.5 million in the upcoming token offering. A subsidiary of Swiss cybersecurity and blockchain firm WISeKey has raised $7 million in an pre-funding round prior to launching a security token offering (STO), the company confirmed in a press release on April 11. WISeCoin, which […]
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The Mauritius Financial Services Commission has issued a guidance note concerning security token offerings. The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a second guidance note concerning security token offering (STO) regulation, dated April 8. In the document, the FSC declared that security tokens are considered digitally represented securities as defined in the Securities Act […]
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Blockchain security firm BitGo will provide its custody and multi-signature wallets to a newly launched digital asset trading platform. Blockchain security firm and wallet service BitGo has provided a newly launched digital asset trading platform, LGO Markets, with its custody and multi-signature wallets, according to a press release published Tuesday, April 9. LGO Markets, which […]
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Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange based out of Hong Kong, announced that it removed the minimum equity for its users. Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange based out of Hong Kong, announced that it had removed the minimum equity for its users in a Medium post published on April 9. Per the announcement, the company reconsidered its requirement […]
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