Cadence is believed to be the first digital asset to obtain a Financial Instrument Global Identifier, known as FIGI for short. A blockchain-based alternative investment provider that tokenizes commercial debt is being listed on the Bloomberg Terminal, according to a news release published on June 4. Cadence is believed to be the first digital asset […]
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As executives keep quiet on the move, a competitor suspended fees for cash meetups, accusing LocalBitcoins of participating in the “war on cash.” Finnish P2P bitcoin (BTC) trading platform LocalBitcoins has kept silent after users reported it had removed cash trading from its service on June 1. LocalBitcoins, which allows users to trade BTC for […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is reportedly looking to launch Lightning Network support for the tether stablecoin. Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is looking to launch the USDT stablecoin operated by sister firm Tether on the Lightning Network (LN), crypto news outlet The Block reported on May 31. Per the report, Bitfinex’s chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino […]
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Caitlin Long and Peter Van Valkenburgh find themselves on the opposite sides of the federal-versus-state regulation divide. It is easy to think of the most prominent blockchain advocates as a united front, whose ranks are tightly closed in the face of the common enemy — a horde of fierce crypto critics, unwieldy regulators, anti-money laundering […]
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The FSB said in its latest report that regulators need to improve their risk assessment strategies to keep up with innovations in the cryptocurrency sector. G20’s international watchdog, the Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board (FSB), said in its latest report that regulators need to improve their risk assessment strategies regarding financial activity in the crypto space, […]
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New Yahoo-backed crypto exchange Taotao is expected to go live on May 30. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Taotao is expected to go live at noon on May 30, as per the company’s official Twitter page. Notably, the new trading platform is heavily backed by Yahoo Japan, marking the local internet giant’s arrival into the field of […]
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Iran’s central bank, in partnership with a local blockchain solutions provider, is developing a national blockchain platform called Borna that will be used to revamp the country’s ailing banking and financial markets. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI), via its Informatics and Services Corporation (ISC) and in conjunction with Areatak — a Tehran-based blockchain solutions […]
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An ECB official, Vitas Vasiliauskas, highlighted the benefits of central bank digital currencies but stressed caution in a recent speech. A European Central Bank (ECB) official highlighted the benefits of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) while stressing caution in a speech published by the Bank of International Settlements on May 27. Vitas Vasiliauskas — Chairman […]
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ConsenSys has released a new Blockchain and Dapp Developer Job Kit to help aspiring ETH blockchain developers enter the market. On May 24, New York-based blockchain firm ConsenSys released a new Blockchain and DApp Developer Job Kit to help aspiring Ethereum blockchain developers enter the market. Citing Linkedin’s 2018 U.S Emerging Jobs Report, Consensys notes […]
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Italy is for the European elections. Blockchain is on the agenda for politics and institutions, and relevant novelties lay ahead. Between May 23 and 26, 2019, the European Union’s citizens are renewing their continental parliament. Among the countries that will participate in the poles is Italy (voting on May 26) — one of the founding […]
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