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CME Bitcoin Futures Sees Institutional Interest and Demand from Asia
18.10.2019
Global markets business CME Group said that institutional interest toward the firm’s Bitcoin futures is thriving and 2019’s third-quarter data showed a record number of open interest. Moreover, despite the lackluster start, the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform...
Investment Firm Leader Reveals That the 18 Millionth Bitcoin Will Be Mined on Friday
18.10.2019
Taking pride in being the face of the cryptocurrency arena, the Bitcoin network is likely to initiate the mining of the 18 millionth BTC on Friday, i.e., October 18, 2019, as was stated by Anthony Pompliano in his tweet on October 15. Anthony is the well-known co-founder of leading investment...
80% of Crypto Trade Volume Tracked by Blockchain Surveillance
16.10.2019
Ever since governments worldwide started showing adversity toward cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, a few startups have dedicated their business model to blockchain surveillance. Two weeks ago, Chainalysis revealed the company is monitoring 21 different tokens that stem from Ethereum. On Tuesday,...
Ripple Partners With World’s Third-Largest Fintech Firm Finastra
16.10.2019
Financial software global behemoth Finastra partners with Ripple to give its clients access to the RippleNet payments network
HSBC Issues First Letter of Credit on a Live Blockchain in Malaysia, Involves Firm Importing Resins
16.10.2019
The list of use cases of blockchain just got bigger as banking giant HSBC has issued a Letter of Credit on a live blockchain. The transaction involves a company called Simply Packaging for importing resin from a Singaporean company. The European bank’s Malaysian arm was the issuing party, while...
Blockchain-focused Fintech Firm Peertec Teams Up With Penta Security
15.10.2019
Leading blockchain-centered fintech firm, Peertec has broadcasted the news of its strategic partnership with highly reputed web and data security products provider, Penta Security. Based on the announcement made on October 15, 2019, the two unprecedented market leaders have collaborated...
Diversified Crypto Fund Receives FINRA Regulatory Approval
15.10.2019
Grayscale Investments has received regulatory approval to publicly quote shares of its diversified crypto fund. The product, which is the firm’s only diversified offering, invests in five main cryptocurrencies. In addition, the firm offers nine single-asset investment funds, some of which...
UK Real Estate Firm Accepts Bitcoin for Sale of 150-Year-Old Church
14.10.2019
A British real estate firm is accepting Bitcoin in the $1.5 million listing of a church-turned-luxury residential property
N. Korean Hackers’ New MacOS Malware Hides Behind Fake Crypto Firm
14.10.2019
North Korea’s Lazarus APT Group hackers have created another malware targeting macOS crypto users
Blockchain Firm Ripple Fused xRapid, xVia and xCurrent into RippleNet
12.10.2019
Ripple fused three of its services into features of its RippleNet offering
4 New High-Powered Bitcoin Miners Revealed
12.10.2019
Bitmain Technologies and Canaan Creative have announced new mining rigs that process roughly 58-73 terahash per second (TH/s). Sources also reveal that Canaan’s initial public offering (IPO) could be listed in the U.S. next month. Also Read: Mining Firm Canaan Creative Secures Hundreds...
US National Science Foundation Grants Funds to Simplyvital Healthcare Firm
11.10.2019
Blockchain-oriented healthcare firm, SimplyVital has announced that it has acquired a grant of a whopping sum of $225,000 from the US National Science Foundation or NSF for the development of its highly anticipated protocol network, Nexus. The substantial amount has been given by NSF’s Small...
Spanish Firm Aragon to Open Registration Doors for Aspiring Judges to Settle DAO Disputes
11.10.2019
Spain-based reputed startup platform, Aragon has broadcasted the news that it will launch a form for the registration of interested individuals who are aspiring to sign up as judges for the platform. These judges will play a pivotal role in settlement of disputes and the enforcement of contracts...
Blockchain Healthcare Firm Wins US National Science Foundation Grant
11.10.2019
The U.S. National Science Foundation has given a grant to blockchain firm SimplyVital Health to reduce healthcare costs
SEC Enters Settlement Talks With Alleged Fraudulent Firm Veritaseum
9.10.2019
The U.S. SEC has reportedly entered settlement talks with alleged fraudulent crypto firm Veritaseum
Crypto Debit Card Firm Cryptopay Launches UK Bank Transfers With British Pound
9.10.2019
Crypto wallet and debit card service company Cryptopay now offers transfers with pounds sterling
Diginex Becomes First Asian Firm to Join Steptoe-Led Blockchain Alliance
9.10.2019
Hong Kong-based startup Diginex becomes the first firm in Asia to join the Blockchain Alliance led by Steptoe & Johnson law firm
Security Token Firm Taps German Developer’s $7 Billion Property Pipeline
9.10.2019
Fundament landed German real estate giant Bauwens as a strategic investor with its $7 billion of projects to boost its asset-tokenization business
UK Regulator Ramps up Crypto Investigations and Considers KYC for Wallets
8.10.2019
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been relentlessly scrutinizing cryptocurrency startups and investigations are up 74% from last year. Meanwhile, proponents of decentralized software development models and open collaboration are upset about the FCA aiming to extend KYC/AML...
PayPal, the First Firm to Officially Exit from Facebooks’s Libra Association
7.10.2019
The difficulties of Facebook seem to be multiplying on every coming day. Strong ripples across the industry were observed on Friday when PayPal, the first firm to back digital currency project of Facebook, has officially announced its detachment from the project. However, the announcement did...