The U.K.’s financial watchdog has released a detailed consultation paper on regulation of crypto. On Jan. 23, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA), the domestic financial regulator, released a 50-page-long consultation paper dubbed “Guidance on Cryptoassets.” As the U.K. seems to be moving closer toward rolling out a definitive regulatory framework, it is time […]
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Swiss Falcon Private Bank has introduced direct transfers of crypto and crypto-fiat withdrawals. Switzerland-based Falcon Private Bank has introduced support for direct transfers and storage of select cryptocurrencies, according to an official press release published on Jan. 21. The bank announced that both private and institutional investors can now directly transfer a selection of major […]
Continue Readingsponsored The company says it has created the first platform where buyers decide when and how they want to see advertisements. A company intends to change the ways of traditional advertising by creating a platform called WeBuy. The idea is to allow what the company calls “buyers” to decide when and how the sellers of […]
Continue ReadingR3 has announced the launch of its Corda Network, which will be operated and governed by a newly-created not-for-profit organization. Enterprise blockchain software firm R3 has announced the launch of its Corda Network, which will be operated and overseen by a newly created not-for-profit organization, the Corda Network Foundation. The announcement was made in an […]
Continue ReadingFormer top-five crypto mining firm Giga Watt has reportedly closed access and power to its facilities and shut down day-to day operations. Major crypto mining and blockchain firm Giga Watt has reportedly closed access and power to its facilities and stopped day-to-day operations, according to a note to clients reposted in a Telegram group on […]
Continue ReadingBinance has expanded to the European markets with the launch of new platform for fiat-to-crypto trading of euros and pounds. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is expanding to European markets with the launch of a new platform for fiat-to-cryptocurrency trading, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Jan. 16. According to the release, Binance […]
Continue ReadingPreviously targeting a launch on Jan. 24, Bakkt has acquired certain assets at futures commission merchant Rosenthal Collins Group. Bakkt, the digital assets platform backed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has acquired certain assets in futures commission merchant Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG). The acquisition was announced in a Medium post on Monday, Jan. […]
Continue ReadingThe Proof of Keys event raises questions over HitBTC, but questions also surrounds the event itself. Bitcoin celebrated its 10th birthday on Jan. 3, and in commemoration of this milestone, the very first Proof of Keys event was held. Organized by crypto investor and podcast host Trace Mayer, it urged cryptocurrency traders to withdraw their […]
Continue ReadingThe Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has launched a new ad campaign, in which it calls for better regulation of the crypto space. The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins in 2014 is calling for better regulation of the crypto space in a new ad campaign, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports on Jan. 4. […]
Continue ReadingMorgan Stanley isn’t the only bank to have been fined recently for Anti-Money Laundering non-compliance. In 2018, barely a month passed without an official at a financial institution or government department calling on crypto to clean up its act. In the last quarter of the year alone, the United States Department of the Treasury, the […]
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