3 Key Takeaways From Switzerland’s New Stablecoin Guidelines
11.9.2019
Switzerland’s financial watchdog issues new stablecoin guidelines, outlines its requirements for the Libra Association’s proposed stablecoin payments network
Legacy Trust to Launch Independent Crypto Custody Business
11.9.2019
Hong Kong-based Legacy Trust is spinning out a new business focused entirely on industry-grade cryptocurrency custody solutions
Coinbase May Soon Launch an Initial Exchange Offering Platform
11.9.2019
Coinbase's head of institutional sales in Asia alluded to a forthcoming IEO product from the crypto exchange at an Invest: Asia panel on Wednesday
Libra Association Seeks Swiss Payments License for Facebook’s Crypto
11.9.2019
The organization tasked with governing Facebook’s planned stablecoin network has revealed it is applying for a payment system license with Switzerland’s financial watchdog
SatoshiLabs Rolls Out Bitcoin-Only Firmware for Trezor Wallets
11.9.2019
SatoshiLabs released a beta version of its Bitcoin-only firmware for Trezor crypto wallets
North Koreans ‘Can Own Crypto,’ Pyongyang to Host Crypto Conference
11.9.2019
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North Korea will host a second “international blockchain and cryptocurrency conference” in February 2020. And a source with close links to Pyongyang says that North Koreans can own cryptocurrency and has developers “working on crypto wallets.”
The 2020 event...
Crypto Exchange OKEx to List Hedera Hashgraph’s Token HBAR
11.9.2019
Hedera Hashgraph’s token HBAR will be listed on OKEx on Sept. 17
Brazilian, Mexican Regulators on the Warpath for Crypto Businesses
11.9.2019
Cryptocurrency may be booming in Latin America, but exchanges and brokers run the risk of falling afoul of regulators – with government agencies in Brazil and Mexico looking to crack down on non-compliant platforms and brokerages.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil, known locally...
Powerful New Ethereum Miner Reaches Final Stage Before Mass Production
11.9.2019
Upstart manufacturer Linzhi is ready to produce its first batch of powerful new machines for mining ethereum and ethereum classic
CoinGecko Releases ‘Trust Score 2.0’ to Boost Crypto Exchange Transparency
11.9.2019
CoinGecko has upgraded its "Trust Score" metric in a bid to bring more transparency to the crypto trading environment
WATCH: CoinDesk LIVE from Invest: Asia in Singapore
11.9.2019
Join us live Sept 11-12 in Singapore at CoinDesk's Invest: Asia conference
Privacy Network Elixxir Invites Smartphone Users to Test Private Messaging
11.9.2019
In an age where Google, Facebook and the NSA are known to be harvesting as much as our communications as they can, many people are concerned that online privacy now only exists in the history books. One project trying to address this is the metadata-shredding platform Elixxir, led by cypherpunk...