With Bitcoin price trading flat under $10K, the launch of the highly-anticipated Bakkt platform for institutional investors is now just three weeks away. Bakkt has been approved, and starting Sept. 6, clients will be able to deposit their funds into the Bakkt Warehouse, in anticipation of trading beginning on Sept. 23. Is this time different […]
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This week from Cointelegraph auf Deutsch: German authorities’ opinion on Facebook’s Libra and Swiss crypto banks getting FINMA licenses. The German-speaking world continues to keep up a fast pace in regard to cryptocurrencies and blockchain implementation. Among other stories during the past week: the Cabinet of Germany and Deutsche Bundesbank are working closely on issues […]
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Kavita Gupta, former ConsenSys ventures head, joins security token offering project Dusk Network that aims to help companies tokenize their equity shares. Former blockchain firm ConsenSys’ ventures head Kavita Gupta joined security token project Dusk Network. As industry news outlet The Block reported on Aug. 30, Gupta joined Dusk Network, an Amsterdam-based startup trying to […]
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Elwood Asset Management — owned by British billionaire and Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard — is planning a $1 billion venture into the crypto hedge fund space. Elwood Asset Management — owned by British billionaire and Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard — is planning a $1 billion venture into the crypto hedge fund space. The […]
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PNC bank has become the first United States bank to start using the RippleNet blockchain network for cross-border payments. PNC — the United States’ eighth-largest bank, with almost $400 billion in assets — has become the country’s first to start using the RippleNet blockchain network for cross-border payments. Fintech Futures reported on Aug. 29 that […]
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What’s driving regulatory processes around crypto, and why should we welcome restrictions on an industry that has so far enjoyed nearly unbridled freedom? When we hear about holders of crypto being tracked down by the Internal Revenue Service, or that imprisonment is being considered for anyone using crypto in India, it conjures up a disconcerting […]
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CoinMarketCap’s DATA Alliance met in a roundtable today to discuss the use of liquidity metrics, self-reported data and a unified crypto asset ID database. CoinMarketCap (CMC), a major source of data about all traded cryptocurrencies, has set the target date of Nov. 12, 2019 to announce a new liquidity ranking system. DATA Membership CMC revealed […]
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Crypto exchange and brokerage ShortHop launches in seven additional U.S. states allowing its users to work with multiple platforms’ order books via a single window. Cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage ShortHop is now operating in seven additional U.S. states allowing its users to work with multiple trading platforms’ order books via a single window. As industry […]
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Two crypto-focused banks in Switzerland have received a banking and securities dealer license from the Financial Market Supervisory Authority. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has reportedly granted two banking and securities dealer licences to crypto-focused banks. Two Swiss crypto-specializing firms, Seba Crypto AG and Sygnum have received banking and securities dealer licenses, the […]
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Only Binance Coin has provided meaningful gains against Bitcoin since 2018, while attention remains on BTC performance. The Bitcoin (BTC) network passed a new milestone this week, as new data reveals the extent of altcoins’ losses. According to data aggregator Coinmetrics.io on Aug. 25, so-called realized market cap has become the latest indicator flashing bullish […]
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