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Russia Proposes Law That Criminalizes Buying Bitcoin With Cash, Offenders Face 7 Years in Jail
24.5.2020
Russian lawmakers have proposed new laws that seek to ban the use of bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in the country, local media reported. According to draft bills submitted by a group of deputies to the Russian parliament recently, individuals may face up to seven years in prison...
Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Holdings Pass $3 Billion, Growing 76% Year-on-Year
20.5.2020
American digital asset management fund Grayscale has continued to grow, with the total assets under management hitting $3.8 billion
[aktualita] PPF Telecom Group vydala dluhopisy za 14 miliard, zájem byl veliký
15.5.2020
Společnost PPF Telecom Group, pod kterou spadají operátoři O2 v Česku a na Slovensku, CETIN a Telenor ve střední a východní Evropě, opět vydala dluhopisy. Tentokrát ve výši 500 milionů eur, tedy asi 13,8 miliardy korun. TIP: PPF přejmenovala telekomunikační aktivity. Loni vynesly...
Industry Group Led by Polychain, Coinbase Seeks to Get Ahead on Staking Regulations
14.5.2020
The Proof of Stake Alliance has released a set of recommendations for entities securing a proof-of-stake network to avoid drawing the ire of regulators
Monex Group CEO to First-Time Investors: Buy Bitcoin, Gold & US Stocks
14.5.2020
Oki Matsumoto. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, JapanSocietyNYC
The CEO of the Monex Group, a major Japanese securities company has advised investors to buy bitcoin (BTC), gold and American stocks.
In a blog post, Monex chief Oki Matsumoto stated that first-time investors would be advised...
Fund Manager Got NY BitLicense 11 Months After Hiring Its Architect
13.5.2020
Benjamin Lawsky, the former regulator who created New York’s BitLicense in 2015, joined a bitcoin fund manager nearly a year before it applied for, and received, the license
Vietnam Govt to Launch Crypto Research Group to Evaluate Policy
11.5.2020
Vietnam finance ministry has established a research group to develop and scrutinize digital currency-related policy proposals
3 Straight Record Days Drive CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest to All-Time High
8.5.2020
Open interest for CME bitcoin futures made a new all-time high of just under $500 million on Friday. CME’s bitcoin futures market are growing faster than nearly every other bitcoin futures market on a percentage and real growth basis
Global Fintech Firm Launches Security Tokenization Platform
8.5.2020
Fintech firm GSX Group says their securities tokenization platform is phase one of its global security token ecosystem
Coinshares Acquires Gabi Trading: New Unit Traded $3 Billion Worth of Crypto in 2019
8.5.2020
Coinshares on Thursday launched its trading business, Coinshares Capital Markets (CSCM), reporting that the unit traded over $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2019 and $1.5 billion during the first quarter of 2020. The UK digital asset manager is basically rebranding Gabi Trading, a business...
3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet
7.5.2020
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting...
Maze Ransomware Group Hacks Two Plastic Surgeons
6.5.2020
Two plastic surgeon’s studios were hacked by cybercrime group Maze and sensitive data of customers is already available online
Digital Currency Group
29.4.2020
Founded by Barry Silbert in 2015, Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a venture capital firm that invests solely in the digital currency industry. Digital Currency Group has three subsidiaries: CoinDesk, which was purchased in January 2016, digital currency brokerage firm Genesis Trading and digital...
Digital Asset Firm Taurus Group Raises €10M From Investors Including Banks, Tezos
29.4.2020
Taurus Group is looking to expand its operations after securing Series A funding led by Arab Bank Switzerland
SEC Opposes Blockchain Association’s Brief Supporting Kik, Says Group Isn’t ‘Neutral’
28.4.2020
The SEC says 7 members of the Blockchain Association have financial interests in Kik in its opposition to the group's brief around the case
TNC IT Group’s Token to Be Listed This April
27.4.2020
TNC IT Group (TNC), an international blockchain company, will have its native currency TNC Coin listed on crypto exchanges by April 30. TNC Coin is set to progress fast in the market due to its expedited listing and user base. Since TNC revealed its merger project, interested crypto investors...
[aktualita] DRFG vydá dluhopisy za 850 milionů, chce posílit telekomunikační Suntel Group
24.4.2020
Česká investiční skupina DRFG Davida Rusňáka chystá vydat další dluhopisy, tentokrát o hodnotě až 850 milionů korun. Navázat mají na první vlnu z roku 2018, kdy firma upsala dluhopisy za miliardu. DRFG chce peníze získat ještě do konce dubna. Aktuální dluhopisové kolo má zajistit prostředky...
Dash Core Group to Update Platform’s ‘Evonet’ Testnet Every Six Weeks
20.4.2020
The Dash Core Group plans to release a network update every six weeks starting with a release between April 22 and May 5
ZA Group Says Crypto Not Likely to Be a Threat to Monetary System
16.4.2020
In its most recent position paper, the IFWG labeled crypto as a possible (but unlikely) threat to South Africa's monetary system