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Coincheck-Owner Monex Group Moves to Join Facebook Libra
26.7.2019
Monex Group, the Japanese financial services company that owns the Coincheck crypto exchange, has applied to join Facebook's Libra project
Private Equity Group Advent Acquires Cobham for £4 Billion in Cash
25.7.2019
Defense supply is one of the biggest industries in the world and it is perhaps the only industry that is recession-proof. It doesn’t matter whether a nation is going through an economic downturn, but it is going to continue to spend on its defense. As a matter of fact, defense expenditure at...
BaFin Approves Fundament Group’s Tokenized Real Estate Bond Worth 250 Million Euros
25.7.2019
Fundament Group, based in Germany’s Berlin, has received the approval from BaFin to issue the nation’s first tokenized bond which is backed by the German real estate. BaFin is the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany. This real estate bond is based on the blockchain of Ethereum and...
Bitcoin Futures Update: Bakkt Testing, CME Breaks Records, and a $100K Call Option
23.7.2019
Over the last few months, the interest surrounding cryptocurrency derivatives products has been growing fast. For some time now, open interest in CME’s bitcoin futures has been breaking records. Bakkt’s futures platform began testing contracts on Monday and the company says there...
G7 Agrees on Crypto Action Plan Spurred by Facebook’s Libra
20.7.2019
G7 finance chiefs met this week and Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency was high on their agenda. They agreed on several crypto initiatives and fast regulatory responses to projects such as Libra, calling for them to meet the highest standards of financial regulation. Also read: G20 Leaders Issue...
40-Strong Blockchain Insurance Group B3i Appoints CEO
17.7.2019
Insurance industry blockchain group B3i has appointed John Carolin as chief executive officer
Blockchain Start-Up Vostok Sold to Financial Consultant Firm GHP Group by Wave CEO
17.7.2019
Russian blockchain start-up Vostok, backed by Waves Platform, has been sold to financial consultancy firm GHP Group. The group was one of the earliest investors of the Vostok project. Vostok founder and Waves CEO Alexander Ivano has sold his stake in the project to GHP chief Mark Garber. Vostok...
Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide
16.7.2019
Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May are bringing new focus to this loophole. A group of eight Spanish and Latin American individuals have been arrested, along with several of their associates,...
Japan Creates Working Group to Discuss Facebook Libra Ahead of G7 Meeting
15.7.2019
Japan has set up a working group to examine the issues raised by Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project ahead of a G7 meeting this week
Panda Group’s Crypto Terminals Offer Venezuelans a Bridge to Economic Prosperity
14.7.2019
Arley Lozano, founder of the cryptocurrency based startup Panda Group, recently explained how his firm is spreading cryptocurrency adoption throughout Colombia and Venezuela. Panda Group has deployed 10 hybrid cryptocurrency point-of-sale (PoS) terminals that also act as automated teller machines...
Binance Adds Margin as Exchange Competition Heats Up
13.7.2019
This week, the world’s largest exchange by trading volume, Binance, launched margin trading. In doing so, it made the elite group of exchanges that offer crypto derivatives less exclusive than it once was. Binance, Kucoin, and Bitmax have all rolled out margin products this year, in a bid...
Winklevoss-backed Crypto Self-Regulatory Group Prepares to Woo Congress
11.7.2019
The Virtual Commodity Association has launched six committees to write “well-informed, sensible regulation” for the crypto industry
PR: My BitIRA Launches to Empower US Consumers With 24/7 Cryptocurrency Retirement Account Access
10.7.2019
BitIRA — pioneer of the first insured cold storage solution for cryptocurrency retirement accounts — has launched its newest tool, the “My BitIRA”[https://my.bitira.com] investing platform. My BitIRA maximizes the transparency and control individuals in the U.S. have over their cryptocurrency...
Africa’s Interest in Bitcoin Remains High as 15 States Plan to Adopt the ‘Eco’ Currency
2.7.2019
By 2020, a large group of West African countries plan to adopt a single fiat currency called the eco. After a meeting in Abuja held on June 29 between the 15 member-country regional bloc, the implementation of a new single currency, after debating the monetary unit for years, was agreed. Despite...
South Korea's Largest Telecom SK Group Invests $10M in ConsenSys
2.7.2019
SK Group, South Korea's largest telecom and the third top conglomerate, invested $10 million in blockchain firm ConsenSys
V20 Summit Concludes With Promises for Crypto Industry
30.6.2019
As the G20 leaders’ summit came to a close, the nearby V20 summit concluded with a set of promises for the crypto industry in response to the global crypto standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. A group of national crypto associations aims to engage with government agencies...
Group of Digital Asset Trade Associations to Establish Global Cryptocurrency Association
29.6.2019
A group of national crypto associations has announced their commitment to a global initiative for firms in the industry
BCH Development Fund Doubles Its Goal After a Successful Month
23.6.2019
In May, a group of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporting businesses and individuals launched a fundraiser to support BCH development. Since then the fundraiser has received massive support and so the organizers have decided to double the goal to 1600 BCH by August 1, 2019. Moreover, other projects have...
Japan: Securitize, Local Advocacy Group Partner to Promote Digital Securities Adoption
19.6.2019
Securitize — a compliance platform and protocol for token issuers — is partnering with the Japan Security Token Association to promote digital securities adoption in the country
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17.6.2019
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