M.Y. Safra Bank will provide FDIC insurance to traders in a move organizers say will further reduce counterparty risk. Institutional cryptocurrency prime dealer SFOX has partnered with a New York bank to offer state-insured bank accounts for traders, the company confirmed in a blog post on May 14. SFOX, which says the move is an […]
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Algorithmic cryptocurrency trading firm GSR announced the launch of a new bitcoin halo option derivative. Algorithmic cryptocurrency trading firm GSR announced the launch of a new bitcoin (BTC) halo option derivative in a Medium post published on May 13. Per the announcement, the new derivative is an option on the value of a trading account. […]
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For the first time in three years, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays have managed to speed up commercial real estate transactions using blockchain. The first properties record are to be digitized in England and Wales. Recently, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), with the participation of enterprise software company R3, successfully […]
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Crypto securities company Curv has bought insurance from Munich Re, covering as much as $50 million in customer losses due to malicious activity. Crypto securities company Curv has partnered with insurance company Munich Re to obtain $50 million in coverage, according to a Curv press release on May 10. This new insurance is designed to […]
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Binance experienced a “large scale” data breach this week — here is what is known so far. Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, experienced a “large scale” data breach on May 7. The hackers reportedly stole around 7,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $40 million as of press time. As the platform explained […]
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Hackers gained access to Binance crypto exchange and took 7,000 bitcoins. Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trade volume, has experienced a major security breach on May 7, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph on May 7. Per Binance, hackers employed a variety of tactics including phishing and viruses to obtain […]
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Stablecoin tether is apparently only backed 74% by cash reserves, and Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin get friendly on Twitter. Top Stories This Week Fractional Reserve Stablecoin Tether Only 74% Backed by Fiat Currency, Say Lawyers According to documents released by USD stablecoin tether’s (USDT) lawyers, the company behind the stablecoin only has enough fiat […]
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An in-depth view into security tokens. Many economists argue that the root causes of the 2008 global financial crisis have yet to be addressed comprehensively, or that measures taken have been exhausted, such as the extent to which quantitative easing was used, which has been put forward by the deputy director of the International Monetary […]
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SingularityNET, a blockchain-based AI firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with Domino’s Pizza Malaysia & Singapore. The Singapore and Malaysia division of Domino’s Pizza has partnered with SingularityNET to boost its client base with blockchain-powered artificial intelligence (AI), according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 1. Within the new partnership, SingularityNET’s […]
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Coinbase Custody announced immediate support for mainnet KIN tokens. Coinbase Custody announced immediate support for the mainnet iteration of the KIN token today, April 30, 2019. As Cointelegraph previously reported, KIN is a cryptocurrency created by Canadian organization Kik Interactive of Kik Messenger fame. The token was originally developed on the Ethereum and Stellar […]
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