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Bequant Launches Crypto Prime Brokerage to Compete for Institutional Money
14.5.2020
London-based Bequant becomes one of only a few companies in crypto to offer a full range of prime brokerage services for hedge funds
Bitcoin Halving Was Not the Apocalyptic Event Some in Crypto Feared
14.5.2020
Bitcoin’s resiliency following its halving suggests that many investors have started looking at it as a legitimate hedge against inflation
Telegram’s TON Was Built on Sand. Its Failure Isn’t All Bad For Crypto
14.5.2020
Telegram's Pavel Durov rails against the SEC's "ossification." But his TON project was always on shaky ground legally-speaking, says Preston Byrne
Crypto.com Claims Industry Record for Insurance Coverage as Users Double
14.5.2020
After its user base doubled in six months, Crypto.com claims to have secured the largest insurance policy held within the crypto asset sector
Bitcoin Miners Revenue Plunge 48% as Halving Impact Kicks In
14.5.2020
Revenue for Bitcoin (BTC) miners plunged 48% a day following the third halving, as the full impact of the periodic supply cut event began to take effect. According to data from crypto company Blockchain, the total value of block subsidies and transaction fees paid to miners crashed to $8.95 million...
Andreessen Horowitz Releases Lectures From Its 'Crypto Startup School'
14.5.2020
Major U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has began publishing educational material from its crypto-focused bootcamp
COVID-19 Defense Fails Once More for Co-Founder of Alleged $9M Crypto Ponzi
14.5.2020
In the case against an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme founder, judges are not convinced that the risk of COVID-19 is enough to allow posting a bail bond for release
BitGo to Provide Custody Services to Indian Crypto Exchange CoinCDX
14.5.2020
Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo will provide its services to Indian exchange CoinCDX, offering secure storage and partial insurance for assets traded on the platform
External Custody for Crypto Derivatives Aims to Make Collateral Transfers Faster
14.5.2020
Crypto derivatives platform Deribit launched a new external custody solution designed to reduce auto-deleveraging risks amid tumultuous markets
More Than $220M in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Crypto Exchanges Since the Halving
14.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn...
17,000 Quadrigacx Users Seek $307M from the Failed Canadian Crypto Exchange
13.5.2020
About 17,000 people have filed claims for refunds from the collapsed Canadian digital asset exchange Quadrigacx. Altogether, the claims, denominated in both cryptocurrency and fiat, amount to nearly $307 million. According to a document released Tuesday by Ernst & Young, the court-appointed...
1.4% of FinCEN’s Suspicious Activity Reports Since 2013 Mentioned Crypto
13.5.2020
More than 70,000 crypto-related SARs had been filed with FinCEN since 2013, director Kenneth Blanco said Wednesday
This Week in Crypto: A Data Perspective
13.5.2020
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Band Protocol Gets Listed on Leading Indian Crypto Exchange WazirX, 58.53 BAND Tokens Up for Giveaway
13.5.2020
India’s premier crypto exchange WazirX announced on Wednesday that it had listed Band Protocol on the platform. The BAND token will be available for trade against USDT, starting at 5 pm IST on May 13. In the official tweet, WazirX also announced that it is giving away BAND tokens worth ₹1,500...
New Crypto Toolkit Can Measure Speculation in a Token’s Price
13.5.2020
Flipside Crypto and Prysm Group have partnered to release the Economic Suite, which lets blockchain projects measure how speculative and decentralized they are
The Number of Women in Crypto and Blockchain Is Skyrocketing in 2020
13.5.2020
In 2020 women are increasingly coming to the cryptocurrency market, create their own companies and make a record number of purchases using digital money
Generation Crypto
13.5.2020
Not defined by age, country or class, Generation C is bound together by a willingness to question mainstream narratives
Telegram Drops TON Cryptocurrency Project After US Prohibits Global Distribution
13.5.2020
Popular messaging app Telegram has shut down its TON cryptocurrency project. Telegram founder Pavel Durov explains that a US court has stopped his TON project and prevented the gram cryptocurrency from being distributed to investors, not just in the US but globally. Telegram Discontinues...
IRS Seeks Third-Party Contractors to Help With Taxpayers’ Crypto Calculations
13.5.2020
The United States Internal Revenue Service is reportedly soliciting outside contractors to assist with calculations of cryptocurrency users’ transactions
Crypto Scams Targeting Pacific Communities on the Rise, Say New Zealand Regulators
13.5.2020
A rise in cryptocurrency and coronavirus investment scams in New Zealand's Pacific islands has prompted authorities to launch awareness campaign