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Bank of Lithuania Issues Guidelines on Security Token Offerings
26.10.2019
Recognizing that businesses are seeking alternative ways to raise capital other than bank lending, the Bank of Lithuania has issued new guidelines on security token offerings. The goal is to clarify applicable rules without introducing more regulations. Also read: Mario Draghi Leaves European...
Wrapped Crypto Tokens, Explained
26.10.2019
Cryptocurrencies with homes on many different blockchains such as Zcash are getting wrapped equivalents on Ethereum. What does this mean for the crypto space?
Report: Telegram’s TON Investors Vote Against a Refund Amid SEC Probe
24.10.2019
Telegram’s blockchain investors have upheld their investment and agreed to postpone the launch until April 30
Belarusian Bank Gets the Go-Ahead to Service Crypto Investors
23.10.2019
A bank in Belarus has effectively gotten the green light to process transfers related to digital assets. DFS, an affiliated company of Belveb Banking Holding’s member VEB Technologies, was recently registered as a resident of the High Technologies Park. The country’s special economic...
Security Numbering Association to Consider Standards for Digital Assets
23.10.2019
A global association of national numbering agencies has set up a new task force to assess the adoption of identification standards for digital assets
Deutsche Boerse, Commerzbank Settle Tokenized Securities Using DLT
23.10.2019
Deutsche Boerse, Commerzbank and MEAG complete a post-trade securities transaction using blockchain technology
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
Bittrex Pulls Out of 31 Markets Citing Regulatory Uncertainty
21.10.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is discontinuing operations in 31 countries, including Venezuela and Zimbabwe. The trading platform has justified its decision on the basis of the regulatory uncertainty in these jurisdictions. Some of the nations in the list are going through political turmoil...
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Oct. 13–19 in Review
20.10.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Spain and Latin America, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español
How Can EEA's Reward Token System Help Banks Motivate Their Employees?
19.10.2019
While banks are looking for ways to tokenize employees’ reputations, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has already found a way
Kik Messaging App Now Has New Owner, Will Continue Work on Kin Token
18.10.2019
Kik messaging app has a new owner that is optimistic about the future of the platform’s Kin token
Telegram Offers to Postpone Launch of the TON Network
18.10.2019
Telegram, which was surprised with a last minute restraining order on the sale of its tokens in the U.S., is now ready to delay the launch of the TON network until the spring of next year. The company has informed the New York court reviewing the case that it can suspend all operations with grams...
Burj Khalifa Developer Emaar to Launch Tradeable Reward Token EMR
17.10.2019
Developer of the Burj Khalifa Emaar plans to launch its tradeable reward token EMR in 2019, a new report says
SLP Token Ecosystem Built on Bitcoin Cash Continues to Blossom
17.10.2019
The Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has come a long way since its inception and more than 4,900 SLP tokens have been created to date. During the last few months, SLP usage has grown significantly with people constructing various types of unique ideas that create more use cases for these token...
Telegram Responds to SEC: Gram Tokens Are Not Securities
17.10.2019
Telegram is pushing back against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Interest by CoinMarketCap: Compare where you can earn and borrow crypto
17.10.2019
Key takeaways: Interest by CoinMarketCap is one-stop resource for users to find out where to save, earn, borrow and margin-trade with their crypto-assets (i.e. coins and tokens) – all in one place. We are starting with 33 cryptoassets including Bitcoin, […]
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UN Partners With NGO to Tokenize Chocolate Bars for Equitable Trade
17.10.2019
The United Nations Development Programme and the FairChain Foundation are launching a chocolate bar that uses blockchain to promote more equitable funding for farmers
ZB.com Unveils the Second Project of UP Program- Filenet
17.10.2019
Shining as the most prestigious gem of the ZB Group, ZB.com, which serves as a leading digital asset exchange platform, has broadcasted the news about the purchase channel of the second phase of its highly anticipated UP program, Filenet. The project will be accessible for purchase at $500,000...
Maduro: Caracas to Hand out up to USD 3.6m in Petro Tokens
17.10.2019
Nicolás Maduro. Source: Twitter, @NicolasMaduro
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has announced that the central government will hand out a total of USD 543,700 worth of the state-run, oil-backed Petro cryptocurrency to each of the country’s 23 states on a bi-monthly basis.
In a televised...
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,...