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Square Crypto, Human Rights Foundation Ramp Up Bitcoin Development Grants
5.8.2020
Square Crypto and the Human Rights Foundation are continuing their support for an open source Bitcoin developer community with new contributor grants
Indian Government Actively Working Towards New Crypto Ban
5.8.2020
Five months after Indian courts lifted the blanket ban on crypto, an official said the government is considering a new law banning crypto
Crypto Derivatives Set New Records, ETH Futures Set All-Time Highs, CME Open Interest Spikes
5.8.2020
Digital currency derivatives have been on fire during the last two weeks as ethereum futures volumes touched an all-time high on Sunday. The popular derivatives trading platform Deribit saw 1.9 million ETH contracts traded and CME Group is now the third-largest exchange in terms of bitcoin futures...
South African Bitcoin Investment Company Faces Fresh Scam Allegations
4.8.2020
FX Choice, a forex and crypto trading company, is making new allegations that South African bitcoin investment company, Mirror Trading International (MTI) is a multi-level marketing scam. The company says it uncovered this after researching into MTI, a firm that claims to have “118,027...
Russia’s Biggest Bank Considers Launching its Own Stablecoin
4.8.2020
Shortly after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed the country’s recent cryptocurrency law, the country’s largest bank voiced its considerations
Dash Launches Latin America’s First Ever Crypto Debit Card
4.8.2020
Crypto exchange Taurus will offer the first crypto debit card backed by Dash in Latin America
Twitter Hack Shows That Crypto Is Easier to Investigate Than Fiat, Say Industry Law Experts
4.8.2020
A panel of compliance experts from the crypto industry agreed that law enforcement and institutional finance have been hearing more positive narratives about crypto
Government Official Updates Progress of India’s Cryptocurrency Law
4.8.2020
A government official has reportedly confirmed that a “note” regarding the legal framework for cryptocurrency in India has been forwarded to related ministries for inter-ministerial discussions. It would then be presented to the cabinet for approval. Status of Indian Crypto Bill...
New Asian Crypto Behemoth Blessed But Merger Delayed
4.8.2020
Japanese regulators have given their approval to a proposed merger between chat app giant Line and the Softbank-backed Yahoo Japan.
Per multiple media outlets, including Fn News, the Japan Fair Trade Commission, the government body responsible for regulating economic competition in the country...
Genesis’ Crypto Lending Rebounds in 2Q; Firm Acknowledges Unsecured Loans
4.8.2020
Genesis’ crypto lending arm came back strong in 2Q after a rocky 1Q. Separately, executives acknowledged the firm makes some uncollateralized loans
INX Scales Down US IPO Target to $127M – Still Set to Be Crypto’s Largest
4.8.2020
The cryptocurrency and security token exchange has filed an updated IPO prospectus with the SEC, lowering the maximum expected raise and proposing a new launch date
Over 90% of ETH’s Supply Now in Profit
4.8.2020
More than 90% of ETH’s circulating supply is now in profit. The last time this level was observed was in early 2018 when the price of the cryptocurrency was $925. Research and analytics firm Glassnode reported Monday that the percentage of ETH’s supply in profit has reached a level...
Government-Owned Swiss Bank Launching Crypto Trading and Custody Services
4.8.2020
Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), Switzerland’s eighth-largest bank, is getting into crypto through its subsidiary, Bank Cler. Owned by the Swiss Canton of Basel-City, BKB has total assets of approximately $49 billion. Swiss Canton Bank Launching Crypto Services Local Swiss government-owned...
Number of Active Crypto Traders in Japan Decreased Mid-COVID
4.8.2020
A report updated by Japan’s self-regulatory body JVCEA shows the number of active crypto traders in the country decreased in March
European Bitcoin Exchange Hacked for $1.4 Million, Claims It Cannot Afford to Repay Users
4.8.2020
2gether, a Spanish cryptocurrency trading platform, has been hacked for about $1.4 million and company executives claim that they do not have the money to repay customers. Chief executive officer Ramon Ferraz Estrada said over the course of several tweets on Monday that the breach of July...
How a South Korean Crypto Firm Became a Global Face Mask Exporter
4.8.2020
A “medium-sized” South Korean crypto firm that built a facial mask factory as a response to the coronavirus pandemic has doubled down on its new line of business – and has won Amazon approval to start exporting its personal protective equipment to “Europe and the United States,” as well as approval...
South Korean Politician Pushes for Tougher Crypto Exchange AML Rules
4.8.2020
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More restrictive anti-money laundering (AML) compliance measures could be incoming for South Korean crypto exchanges after a lawmaker lodged a private member’s bill in the National Assembly.
The National Assembly, South Korea’s parliament, will likely debate and vote...
Deceived Crypto Investors Launched Their Own Scam to Recoup Losses
3.8.2020
Investors in China launched a crypto scam after being deceived themselves — and got busted by the police
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 31
3.8.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Ripple Snaps XRP Sales Slump With $33M of the Crypto Sold in Q2
3.8.2020
XRP sales had slumped ever since Ripple paused programmatic sales during Q3 2019