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Crypto Lender Celsius Taps Horizen for ‘Proof of Reserves’ Proof of Concept
30.10.2020
The proof-of-reserves pilot would take information that appears on Celsius’ website and have it fed from a public Horizen sidechain instead
Crypto ‘fear index’ can now be used to peek into the future
30.10.2020
Option traders seem to be quite fearful in October
Crypto Lending Boom, JustLink vs. Chainlink, USD 1m DeFi Bounty + More News
30.10.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Full-service crypto prime broker Genesis said that its lending business added over USD 5.2bn in new originations in...
Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s MoneyGram Pump, OKEx’s Bitcoin Cash Plan, Bitcoin’s Birthday
30.10.2020
Tomorrow marks the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper
Library of Congress Reports Surge in Crypto Law Searches
30.10.2020
The surge comes as America's largest library roll out a new crypto regulatory guide
ETH Gobbles Up Larger Share of Genesis Loan Book as Trading Firms Feast on DeFi Summer
30.10.2020
Genesis Trading saw the share of bitcoin in its loan portfolio drop – mainly due to demand for liquidity mining on DeFi protocols
Russia’s Gazprombank gets green light for crypto custody in Switzerland
30.10.2020
Russian banks tap Bitcoin services abroad while the government at home sees no future for private cryptos
Crypto Startup Avanti Receives License To Operate as National Bank in Wyoming
30.10.2020
Crypto startup Avanti Financial Group has been granted a license to offer banking services by the Wyoming State Banking Board. The license, or bank charter, means Avanti can now operate as a conventional bank – but one with a twist, capable of holding both crypto and dollars. It plans...
Russian Central Bank Says CBDC Will Wipe Out Need for Crypto
30.10.2020
The Russian Central Bank has been banging the drum again on what has become its favorite subject – regulating crypto, and has apparently responded to criticism of its plans to issue a digital ruble by claiming a central bank-issued token could eliminate out the need for people to use crypto.
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UK Police Find no Crime in Alleged $3M Crypto ‘Staking’ Scam
30.10.2020
Investors who say they lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud have had no luck persuading the police that there was in fact a crime committed
Fidelity Investments’ Digital Asset Custody Services Arm Expands to Asia
30.10.2020
Fidelity Digital Asset Services has revealed the company is expanding into Asia and plans to help high-net-worth investors and family offices in the region with custodial crypto products. Fidelity is working with the Singaporean startup Stack Funds, a fully-insured custody operation servicing...
Mongolia’s largest bank to offer crypto-related services
30.10.2020
The country continues to make slow but sure steps on its way to being a crypto-friendly nation
Tax professional explains the most important thing for US crypto holders
29.10.2020
Tax season is confusing, especially when it comes to crypto
KPMG Expands Crypto Management Suite to Boost Institutional Adoption
29.10.2020
KPMG’s cryptocurrency management suite has expanded with the company’s integration of Coin Metrics’ products. KPMG’s new tools are “designed to enable the increasing institutional adoption of cryptoassets.” KPMG Enhances Its Crypto Management Suite KPMG...
US Charges Stanford Crypto Group Director With Defrauding His Former Employer – the Fed
29.10.2020
Lawrence Rufrano allegedly hid his work at Stanford and blockchain startup Factom from disability benefits regulators
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase’s Card, Avanti’s Approval, FTX’s Fractional Stocks
29.10.2020
Meanwhile, The Graph's $12 million raise is one in a line of many public token sales this year
Crypto and Fintech Share Goals: They Should Talk
29.10.2020
The missions of programmable money and autonomous finance overlap, so it's surprising people from crypto and fintech don't collaborate more
Casa Rolls Out ‘Bank-to-Wallet’ Bitcoin-Buying Services for US Customers
29.10.2020
The cryptocurrency custody startup announced on Thursday that users will now be able to buy bitcoin (BTC) on the Casa app using their bank accounts
Asian Banks Prepare Crypto Takeoff as Thailand’s SCB Revs DeFi Engines
29.10.2020
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), one of Thailand’s biggest commercial banks, is set to invest in a local DeFi player through a subsidiary – in a week when banks all over Asia have shaped up to make major moves in the crypto scene.
Per an official announcement from the Thai “ecosystem of cross-chain DeFi...
Iran’s New Crypto Law Requires Miners to Sell Bitcoin Directly to Central Bank
29.10.2020
Iran has reportedly revised the country’s cryptocurrency regulation to require licensed bitcoin miners to sell their coins directly to the central bank for use to fund imports. Iran’s Revised Crypto Law The Iranian government has amended its cryptocurrency regulation to enable...