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Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users’ Digital Assets
17.1.2020
Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets
Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization
17.1.2020
The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 17, 2020
17.1.2020
Join CoinDesk Podcast Editor Adam B. Levine and Senior Markets Reporter Brad Keoun for a daily, time saving rundown of top news impacting crypto markets today
SEC: Cash-Strapped Telegram Launched 2018 Token Sale to Pay for Servers
17.1.2020
Telegram launched its token sale because it was "short on cash" to pay for servers, the SEC said
Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS
17.1.2020
In a departure from earlier announcements, the company now says its Facebook rival, Voice, "will be run on a purpose-made EOSIO blockchain."
SEC Charges ICO Operator Who Used Alias After Past Conviction
17.1.2020
The SEC has charged Blockchain Terminal founder Boaz Manor with securities fraud for a $30 million ICO conducted in 2017 and 2018
Ripple-Backed Crypto Wallet BRD Launches Blockchain Toolbox for Enterprise Apps
17.1.2020
The mobile wallet provider is launching a suite of tools aimed to allow blockchain developers to more easily and cheaply build apps for enterprises
Swedish Crypto Exchange BTCX Plans IPO in 2020
17.1.2020
An IPO offers BTCX the opportunity to help bring transparency to the industry, it's CEO says
Bitcoin Falls Back After Briefly Breaking $9k Resistance
17.1.2020
Bitcoin's bulls have failed to make a solid move above $9,000, having briefly topped the psychological resistance level earlier on Friday
Binance in Talks to Launch Crypto Trading Joint Venture in Japan
17.1.2020
The exchange said it is discussing a strategic partnership with a Softbank subsidiary and Japan-based exchange TaoTao to work together to provide "trading services" in the country
Blockchain Arbitration Firm Proof of Trust Plans London Stock Exchange Listing
17.1.2020
The company has said it will list on the London Stock Exchange's main market
Watch Civic’s CEO Talk About His New Cross-Border Payment System
17.1.2020
The Civic Wallet is a noncustodial money transfer system that uses your face instead of complex keys
2019’s DeFi Boom Creates New Questions for Tax Filing Season
17.1.2020
A number of startups are now trying to help retail investors make sense of the tax implications of decentralized finance
Crypto dealer SFOX Adds New Service for Fund Managers to Invest in Digital Assets
17.1.2020
The service has enabled fund managers to manage individual securities in a single account for their clients in the traditional financial services industry. However, the company claimed it has not been available to those with digital assets
Deribit Takes On New Trading Tools to Capture ‘Exploding’ Options Market
17.1.2020
Global provider of professional trading software Trading Technologies announced Wednesday it would provide connectivity to leading derivatives exchange, Deribit
Anchorage, Bison Trails Execs to Helm Libra’s New ‘Technical Steering Committee’
17.1.2020
The Libra Association has formed a steering committee to oversee the creation of its technical roadmap
CabbageTech CEO Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After Pleading Guilty in Fraud Case
16.1.2020
Patrick McDonnell was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay victims $225,000 after pleading guilty to charges he defrauded investors in his crypto trading platform, CabbageTech
Currency ‘Cold War’ Takes Center Stage at Pre-Davos Crypto Confab
16.1.2020
Cryptocurrencies could be at the heart of a new Cold War, at least according to some investors at the Crypto Finance Conference in St. Moritz
US Lawmakers Try Again on Tax Relief for Small Crypto Payments
16.1.2020
House Representatives’ bipartisan legislation would exempt realized crypto gains under $200 from taxation
Decred’s Akin Sawyerr Says Blockchain Is Part of Africa’s Political Future
16.1.2020
Blockchain-based governance could lead the way towards better business and political practices around the world, says investor Akin Sawyerr