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US Government Agencies Propose Changes to Funds Transfer Rules-Seek to Broaden Definition of Money to Include Cryptocurrencies
25.10.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board and Fincen are seeking feedback on their proposal to lower the threshold at which financial institutions must collect and retain information on funds transfers. In their joint notice on the rule change proposal, the two U.S. agencies want a new threshold...
Funds locked in DeFi surge $1B as analyst tips post-election bull run
23.10.2020
Crypto collateral locked in DeFi protocols has surged to an all-time high over $12 billion
US crypto derivatives merchants need to leave customer funds alone, says CFTC
21.10.2020
The CFTC has issued new guidance for crypto derivatives markets that hold customer funds, much of which boils down to "be very, very careful."
In China, most blockchain R&D funds are going toward this segment
20.10.2020
China's growing interest in blockchain technology spreads to publicly traded companies
Institutions Long and Hedge Funds Short: Bitcoin Options Traders Prep for ‘Big Moves’ Ahead
20.10.2020
Trends in bitcoin options markets are making it difficult for financial analysts to pinpoint BTC’s next move. Data from CME’s recently published trader report shows that institutional investors are capturing a larger number of bitcoin long contracts, while hedge funds are showing...
Institutional Bitcoin longs at record-high, hedge funds short — CME data
19.10.2020
CME data shows Institutions are long Bitcoin while hedge funds are aggressively shorting BTC
Cryptocurrency ETFs: SEC Wants to Facilitate Tokenized Products
17.10.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to facilitate tokenized exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to chairman Jay Clayton. The agency is collaborating with other U.S. regulators to determine how to regulate different crypto products. SEC Open to Tokenization of ETFs...
Okex Halts Withdrawals Due to ‘Out of Touch’ Private Key Holder, Founder Star Xu Talks With Police
16.10.2020
The digital currency exchange Okex disabled cryptocurrency withdrawals on Friday morning and explained that funds were “safe and not affected.” Following the withdrawal announcement, regional reports claim that Okex’s founder Mingxing “Star” Xu was taken away by...
Tim Draper’s Draper Goren Holm Raises $25M for Blockchain Venture Fund
14.10.2020
Draper Goren Holm, technology investor Tim Draper’s blockchain investment firm, will juggle a startup accelerator and a venture capital fund
The Silk Road Balance Sheet Discrepancy: Bitcoin Worth $4.8 Billion Still Missing
12.10.2020
The original Silk Road marketplace has been shut down for well over seven years now and to this day, 444,000 bitcoin worth $4.8 billion is still missing. Just recently, a report focused on those funds discusses one of the market’s biggest mysteries and how people have seemingly forgotten...
Numerai Hedge Fund Offers $50M in NMR Tokens for Fresh Stock Market ‘Signals’
12.10.2020
Numerai said its new signals monetization system will take any data set, from any source
12 Defi Con Artists Exposed – Are Rug Pulling Incidents Threatening the Future of Defi ?
12.10.2020
The ongoing hype about the abnormally high returns from Defi tokens has naturally seen many more investors moving funds to decentralized protocols. As of October 10, total value locked in Defi protocols was nearly $11 billion. However, despite this apparent endorsement of Defi, rug pulling...
Group raising funds to sue Andre Cronje over EMN hack
11.10.2020
Cronje may have gone silent on Twitter, but it hasn’t stopped people from trying to sue him for the EMN hack
Las Atlantis: A New Bitcoin-Friendly Online Casino
10.10.2020
Las Atlantis is a new ambitious project developed by Top One Partners, an affiliate program that develops and manages brands. Their casinos are popular around the world due to the crypto-friendly policies, which allow users to deposit funds in BTC. Earlier this month, Top One Partners introduced...
US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round
9.10.2020
The five companies will use DLT in food tracing, essential worker licensure, overhauling the Social Security Number and tracking e-commerce
Pantera Capital’s First Venture Fund Did Pretty Well. Its Second Fund? Not So Much
8.10.2020
Pantera Capital’s venture capital returns, which have fallen by almost threefold, are beating startup investors but lagging the stock market
Spanish Prosecution Office Investigating Alleged Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme: $1 Billion in Investor Funds Reportedly Missing
7.10.2020
The Spanish Prosecution office says it is investigating Arbistar for allegedly running a bitcoin trading scam with preliminary findings suggesting $1 billion in investors’ funds cannot be accounted for. The disappearance of investor funds has affected 32,000 families that are failing...
Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab Funds Have Been Loading Up on Crypto Mining Stocks
5.10.2020
Stock of three major cryptocurrency mining firms are appearing in Fidelity, Vanguard and Charles Schwab mutual funds
Kucoin Hack: $17M Laundered Via Decentralized Exchanges, Blockchain Analysis Firm Claims This Can Still be Traced
2.10.2020
Elliptic says the Kucoin hacker has sold $17.1 million worth of tokens via decentralized exchanges (dex) platforms like Uniswap, Kyber Network, Tokenlon. The shift to dex applications comes after centralized projects came to the aid of the beleaguered exchange by blocking any cashing out of...
Leaked Recordings Suggest Crypto Lender Babel Leveraged Users’ Funds in Longing Bitcoin
2.10.2020
Leaked recordings suggest crypto lender Babel Finance leveraged some user funds to long bitcoin and faced potential default risks during this year’s Black Thursday market crash