The Texas State Securities Board has included cryptocurrencies in its list of top threats to investors, according to the latest Texas Investor Guide. Texas regulators have included cryptocurrencies in their list of top threats to investors, according to the latest Texas Investor Guide. In its tenth anniversary edition of the State Securities Board’s “Texas Investor […]
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Asset manager WisdomTree intends to launch a regulated stablecoin in the United States. Asset manager WisdomTree intends to launch a regulated stablecoin in the United States, financial news outlet FNLondon reported on Jan. 13. Per the report, WisdomTree is looking to deploy a digital currency backed to a basket of assets such as gold, fiat […]
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Prices moved up and back down, yet the talent kept coming to work: Let’s take a look at a list of individuals who abandoned legacy industries and ventured into blockchain in 2019. Prominent figures from a range of long-established companies found greener pastures in the blockchain realm in 2019. From BlackRock to Goldman Sachs, and […]
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Per today’s filings, Telegram will provide the requested bank records that the SEC believes will be evidence of rule-breaking in its $1.7 billion offering of Gram tokens. Telegram will release bank records that the United States Securities Exchange Commission believes will prove misconduct in the latter’s $1.7 billion offering of Gram tokens. International privacy laws […]
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The SEC is renewing its request for Telegram’s bank records in connection to a 2018 ICO as evidence of commission-driven sale of tokens by third parties emerges. The Securities and Exchange Commission is once again requesting that Telegram provide bank records on its Gram initial coin offering (ICO). The timing of the request, filed on […]
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The year 2019 was rich with major privacy developments, but 2020 may rock regulatory landscape even more. Data privacy has long been seen as one of the major non-monetary usages of blockchain technology. Many governments and corporations are already running recordkeeping systems based on distributed ledgers to securely store internal data. Tech enthusiasts believe that […]
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Bitcoin is on the brink of breaking a seven-month downtrend, and the president of the ECB is pushing for a central bank digital currency. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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Crypto traders explain they are not surprised by Deribit’s move to Panama, explaining more companies may follow. Crypto traders see potential for other market platforms to exit after crypto derivatives exchange Deribit announced a move to Panama from its EU base in the Netherlands. “This is something they had hinted at in an interview months […]
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Brooklyn Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie will launch his tokenized security offering on Monday, Jan. 13, after reportedly settling terms with the NBA. Spencer Dinwiddie of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets will launch his tokenized security offering on Jan. 13, in collaboration with digital securities company Securitize, after reportedly settling terms with the NBA. “The Spencer Dinwiddie […]
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Thai Stellar-based blockchain startup Lightnet raised $31.2 million in a Series A funding round led by major financial conglomerates in South East Asia. Thai Stellar-based blockchain startup Lightnet has raised $31.2 million to boost cross-border payments in Southeast Asian countries. The Bangkok-headquartered firm has completed a Series A funding round led by major financial conglomerates […]
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