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SEC’s Court Hearing on Telegram Token Delayed Till Next Year
19.10.2019
The messaging app company and the SEC will now meet next February to debate the regulator's claim the gram token is a security
Crypto Derivatives: On Misleading Measurements
19.10.2019
Noelle Acheson shows how using notional volumes to compare derivatives markets to spot is misleading – but, for now, it’s all we’ve got
Fidelity Digital Assets Opens to All Qualified Investors
19.10.2019
Fidelity Digital Asset Services is rolling out its custody and trading platform to all qualified clients, after initially expecting it to launch in March
Fidelity Digital Assets’ Testing Opens to More Qualified Investors
19.10.2019
Fidelity Digital Asset Services is rolling out its custody and trading platform to more qualified clients
With 18 Million Bitcoins Mined, How Hard Is That 21 Million Limit?
18.10.2019
The 18 millionth bitcoin is about to be mined. Though the remaining 3 million will take 120 years to mint, some question the certainty of the original hard cap
FATF Joins BIS In Calling Stablecoins ‘Global Risk,’ Citing Money Laundering Concerns
18.10.2019
Stablecoins pose a money laundering and terrorist financing risk to the world, the FATF said Friday
Kik Sells Messaging App, Reaffirms Kin Crypto Integration
18.10.2019
Kik has sold its messaging business to a holding company called MediaLab but plans to continue enabling Kin on the platform
Circle to Spin Out Poloniex Exchange Less Than 2 Years After $400 Million Takeover
18.10.2019
Crypto exchange Poloniex is spinning out from its parent firm Circle, the companies announced Friday. According to a pair of blog posts, Poloniex will now become Polo Digital Assets, Ltd., an “independent international company” backed by an unnamed Asian investment firm. The new trading...
Digital Securities Exchange Taps R3’s Blockchain for Post-Trade Activities
18.10.2019
U.K.-based Archax has inked a deal to use R3's Corda Enterprise to handle post-trade processes for its digital securities exchange
Fake Tor Browser Has Been Spying, Stealing Bitcoin ‘For Years’
18.10.2019
Hackers have been distributing a compromised version of the official Tor Browser that's packed with malware designed to steal bitcoin
Looming Death Cross Suggests Bitcoin May Be Nearing Price Bottom
18.10.2019
An impending death cross, a bearish but lagging indicator, suggests bitcoin could be nearing a major bottom
Binance Hikes Leverage to 125x for Launch of Bitcoin-Tether Futures
18.10.2019
Binance’s futures exchange is raising leverage to 125x with the launch of BTC/USDT contracts today
Bitcoin Has Failed But Global Stablecoins a Threat, Say BIS and G7
18.10.2019
A new report says bitcoin has failed as a means of payment or store of value, but stablecoins like Libra are a risk to financial stability
What to Make of the SEC’s Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejection
18.10.2019
The bitcoin market isn't mature enough to support an ETF, said the SEC in its latest rejection of the concept. So what now?
This Popular Tourism Area Will Soon Test a Local Cryptocurrency
18.10.2019
Mitsubishi Research Institute and an Osaka-based railway company are issuing a local cryptocurrency for use in a popular tourist area in Japan
Crypto Exchange Upbit’s Operator Eyes Blockchain in OTC Securities Trading
18.10.2019
Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, is releasing a new app this month for trading unlisted securities with a plan to add in blockchain next year
Cambodia’s Central Bank Testing Digital Wallet to Ease Cross Border Payments
18.10.2019
Cambodia’s Central Bank wants to slash the cost of cross-border payments and is studying how its Bakong digital wallet might help
Huobi Plans to Open Fiat Gateway with Lira-Tether Pairing in Turkey
18.10.2019
Global crypto exchange Huobi plans to roll out a fiat gateway in Turkey that could increase access to more than 250 cryptocurrencies for local investors
WATCH: How JET8 Is Injecting Crypto Into the Social Media Value Chain
18.10.2019
Jet8 is taking a new approach to social media and data ownership using blockchain
Facebook’s Libra Just Got Its First Major Supporter in Congress
17.10.2019
Bucking a trend, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) wrote a letter praising Libra as a technological advance that he feels is needed