Winklevoss Capital partner Sterling Witzke spoke to Cointelegraph about the future of stablecoins, regulatory clarity in U.S. and a fair price for Bitcoin Sterling Witzke has been working at Winklevoss Capital — a venture capital firm set up by the famous Winklevoss twins — for five years now. As a professional investor, she is very […]
Continue ReadingA PwC blockchain expert states that renewable energy is insufficient in addressing Bitcoin’s massive energy consumption. Renewable energy will not solve Bitcoin’s (BTC) sustainability problem according to a blockchain specialist at Big Four auditing company PwC, Alex de Vries. De Vries presented his argument in a study published in sustainable energy journal Cell on March […]
Continue ReadingThe Basel Committee on Banking Supervision believes that cryptos are unsafe to rely on as a medium of exchange or store of value. International banking authority the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has issued a warning statement on crypto assets on March 13. The BCBS is a committee of banking supervisory authorities hosted and […]
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Industry experts are forecasting wider adoption of cryptocurrencies and the emergence of another bull market. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data […]
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Swiss stock exchange SIX will possibly launch another crypto ETP for XRP soon, with a possibility to add indexes for four other altcoins. Switzerland’s largest stock exchange SIX will reportedly launch another crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) for XRP, crypto outlet The Block writes Monday, Mar. 11. Amun AG, a Swiss crypto startup that launched the […]
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Swissquote to launch crypto custody in late March, allowing customers to transfer crypto from external wallets to the bank’s accounts and vice versa. Swiss banking group Swissquote has revealed its plans to launch crypto custody services in late March, according to the company’s 2018 business results report, published on March 8. According to the […]
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A U.N. Security Council report states that North Korean hackers obtained $670 million in crypto and foreign fiat from 2015 to 2018 North Korea has reportedly amassed $670 million in fiat and cryptocurrencies by conducting hacking attacks, Asia-focused financial newspaper Nikkei Asian Review reports on Friday, March 8. The publication cites a U.N. Security Council […]
Continue ReadingSIX Swiss Exchange will use R3’s Corda Enterprise platform for its forthcoming blockchain-powered digital exchange. Switzerland‘s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has chosen to use blockchain consortium R3’s Corda Enterprise platform for its forthcoming blockchain-powered digital exchange. The news was revealed during the R3-hosted Corda Day event in Singapore on March 6. The SIX […]
Continue ReadingBlockimmo, Elea Labs and Swiss Crypto Tokens have carried out “the first” real estate transaction on a blockchain in Switzerland. Blockchain property transaction platform blockkimo Ltd along with two other companies have jointly completed “the first” real estate transaction on a blockchain in Switzerland. The development was announced by blockimmo in a blog post on […]
Continue ReadingAn exchange says it wants to “liberate crypto from the shackles of fees” by enabling traders to perform transactions without any costs in 131 countries. A crypto exchange has announced it is launching “zero-fee trading” across the 131 countries where it currently operates. Zebpay says it wants to “liberate crypto from the shackles of trading […]
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