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Bakkt Launches Bitcoin Options in US, Futures in Asia
10.12.2019
Bakkt has launched two new regulated bitcoin derivatives products. Within hours of launch, Bakkt announced that over 1,000 futures contracts had been traded in Asia. The platform now offers four types of regulated bitcoin derivatives products: monthly and daily physically delivered bitcoin futures...
Bakkt launches regulated BTC options
10.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 10 December, 2019 “Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.” - John Milton In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Nayuta claiming its Android Lightning wallet is the first with a […]
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Bakkt Launches Two New Products + More News
9.12.2019
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Bakkt, a digital asset trading platform, said it launched Bitcoin monthly options and Bitcoin cash settled futures....
Bakkt Launches 1st Regulated BTC Options as CEO Enters US Senate
9.12.2019
ICE’s digital asset arm Bakkt launches the first regulated Bitcoin options and cash-settled futures
SpaceChain Launches Blockchain Hardware Wallet Technology for International Space Station
6.12.2019
Community-based space platform, SpaceChain has declared that its blockchain hardware wallet technology is headed towards the International Space Station (ISS), onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as a feature of the present CRS-19 commercial resupply service mission. SpaceChain combines space...
Kraken Launches Support for Swiss Franc (CHF)
6.12.2019
Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange in partnership with Liechtenstein-based bank Frick, launches support for Swiss Franc (CHF). From December 6, users can start trading between CHF and Bitcoin and CHF and Ether on Kraken’s platform. Kraken now supports CHF funding! Learn more:https://t.co/n0hyuEv6wA...
Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch
6.12.2019
Dozens of crypto funds, almost 70, have closed this year, a mainstream media outlet reported. And while the startling number reveals the influx of institutional investors into the crypto space might not be happening at a fast pace, it’s also worth noting that crypto fund launches...
Crypto-Focused Lender Blockfi Launches Trading Platform
5.12.2019
Crypto financial services company Blockfi has launched a trading platform supporting three cryptocurrencies. The new offering adds to the company’s existing services: interest-bearing accounts and crypto-backed loans. Blockfi has completed registration with the U.S. Financial Crimes...
Crypto Exchange UpBit’s Operator Launches Custody Service with Ledger
5.12.2019
Ledger and UpBit stakeholder Dunamu jointly launch crypto custody service UpBit Safe
ILCoin Launches With 5GB Blocks
4.12.2019
ILCoin Blockchain Project set a new record for stable block size - when it successfully released a 5Gb block. This achievement became possible after the project introduced RIFT protocol, which allows to increase the block size and keep high transaction speed. With these qualities, RIFT effectively...
Saxo Bank’s Outrageous Prediction 2020: Asia Launches DLT-Based Asset
4.12.2019
In its new “Outrageous Predictions” report, Danish Saxo Bank says that Asia will launch its own blockchain-based digital asset in 2020
Cointelegraph Launches Consulting Division To Drive Enterprise Blockchain Adoption, Partners With Insolar and VeChain
3.12.2019
Cointelegraph launches consulting division with the goal of driving enterprise blockchain adoption, partnering with Insolar and VeChain
WisdomTree Launches Physically Backed Bitcoin ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange
3.12.2019
A new bitcoin exchange traded product has just listed on the Swiss stock exchange SIX, and it's physically backed by the underlying crypto
Swiss Licensed Crypto Bank Expanding Into 9 Markets
1.12.2019
A fully operational crypto-focused bank based in Switzerland is expanding into nine other markets. With a banking and securities dealer license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, its services include crypto custody, trading, and asset management. The bank has launched...
KPMG Launches DLT Supply Chain Tool in Australia, China and Japan
28.11.2019
KPMG’s new blockchain-based track and trace platform to increase the transparency of supply chains in Australia, China and Japan
HSBC Launches Digital Vault Platform; Shifts $20bn Worth Assets to Blockchain
28.11.2019
Serving the financial economy with its unprecedented banking services, the London-based HSBC bank is all set to make the first move in the fast-growing yet controversial technology arena of cryptocurrencies. The leading international banking giant has announced that it would shift assets worth...
Kenya Finds a New Way to Use Blockchain, Launches 'Local Currencies'
27.11.2019
Blockchain-backed “local currencies” have been introduced to some of Kenya’s poor communities as a solution to the lack of hard cash. And, who knows, this may be an incentive for these people to eventually adopt real cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC).
Reuters has reported on this interesting...
Former UBS Banker Launches Digital Securities Platform Tokenyz
27.11.2019
A veteran of megabank UBS is launching a startup to enter the increasingly crowded field of platforms for issuing digital securities on a blockchain
Torex Launches Torex Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) on ProBit Exchange
27.11.2019
Torex has announced its extended trading features policy on November 28, 2019. The main attraction of this policy is the Torex IEO (Initial Exchange Offering), which has been launched on ProBit Exchange. The other important features include Arbitrage Tool, Price Checker, Price Notification, HODL...
Missouri Firm Launches New Software For Reporting Crypto Taxes
26.11.2019
Missouri-based software maker CryptoTrader.Tax has launched new software to help tax professionals work with crypto tax reporting