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Stock Exchange MERJ Launches Tokenized IPO + 10 More Crypto Briefs
10.9.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
Tokenization news
MERJ, the national stock exchange of the Republic of Seychelles, announced today the initial public offering...
Facebook Adds Singapore Dollar to Libra Crypto Basket: Report
10.9.2019
Facebook reportedly included the Singapore dollar but not the Chinese yuan in an updated list of currencies meant to back the Libra stablecoin
What Does Mass Adoption Mean Relating to Crypto? Experts Answer
10.9.2019
Experts answer: Mass adoption of cryptocurrency: What could it possibly mean?
Has the Uruguayan Central Bank Taken a Crypto U-turn?
10.9.2019
Alberto Graña, governor of the Banco Central del Uruguay. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Felipe Buitrago
Uruguay’s financial chiefs appear to have made a volte-face on cryptocurrency and blockchain policy – and may look to embrace crypto- and blockchain-powered finance instead of pushing...
London-Based Hedge Fund Raises $50M to Launch New Crypto Investment Fund
9.9.2019
A U.K.-based hedge fund manager has raised $50 million for its newly launched crypto investment fund
Weiss Crypto Ratings Downgrades Bitcoin, Some Altcoins, Ups NEO
9.9.2019
An updated grade list by Weiss Ratings, the financial ratings agency that covers Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, shows a number of top coins being downgraded last week, including the world’s number one cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.
As previously reported, BTC was given its first A rating ever,...
Report: BitMEX Crypto Exchange COO Steps Down
9.9.2019
The COO of major cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has resigned, sources say
Stellar to Airdrop 2 Billion XLM Crypto Tokens Worth $120 Million
9.9.2019
Keybase users can expect monthly XLM airdrops, adding up to 2 billion XLM over the next 20 months
Bangladesh Embraces the World’s First Blockchain-Based Smartphone
9.9.2019
Another major leap of blockchain technology is marked as Bangladesh embraces the world’s first smartphone built on top of blockchain technology—Finney. The smartphone, manufactured by Sirin Lab based out of Switzerland, has recently been cleared by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Crypto Market Sentiment Recovering; Bitcoin is Back in Positive Zone
9.9.2019
Source: iStock/da-kuk
This week, we find the average crypto market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins by market capitalization, at 5.26, up from last week’s 4.46, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
There are no coins in the negative range this week....
Crypto Banking Expands With Positive Interest Rates and New Services
9.9.2019
Banking, in the traditional sense of the term, has become a financial burden for account holders in regions where the era of subzero interest rates has already set in. European nations like Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Eurozone countries have been in negative territory for some time, and banks...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 36
9.9.2019
Source: iStock/BrAt_PiKaChU
Below is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Ziktalk, Foreign Language Learning Platform, Announces to List Its Cryptocurrency ZIK on ProBit Exchange
9.9.2019
Recently, Ziktalk, a Foreign language learning platform declared that its cryptocurrency token ZIK would be listed on ProBit Exchange on Monday, September 9, 2019. Precisely, it will be accessible for exchanging from Monday, September 9, 2019, at 15:00 Korea Standard Time. Also, it is the second...
Netki Retools Digital ID Service for FATF’s New Crypto ‘Travel Rule’
9.9.2019
Nekti has upgraded its digital ID service to help crypto firms meet the FATF's tough new standards for combating money laundering.
Watch Out Binance’s Countdown for the Third Bitcoin Halving Event
9.9.2019
Today, Binance- the world-leading crypto exchange posted on its official twitter handle about the exciting countdown for the Bitcoin Halving. As per the post, there are two hundred nineteen days left for the next Bitcoin Halving event. The Bitcoin Halving will take place on the Block Number...
UK Fund That Aims to Capitalize on Crypto Volatity Raises $50 Million
9.9.2019
U.K.-licensed Nickel Asset Management says it has raised $50 million for a fund aimed to make profits off the volatility of cryptocurrencies
Insurance Giants Lloyd’s of London And Aon Plan To Explore The Crypto-Insurance Domain
9.9.2019
The crypto world received a jolt of surprise when English insurance big shots, Lloyd’s of London and Aon revealed their plans of venturing into the crypto-insurance business. Lloyd’s of London, the global leader of the insurance sector, boasts of the whopping market worth of over $45 Billion...
Stablecoins and Exchange Coins – What’s the Difference From the Ol’ Corporate Bond?
9.9.2019
A new weekly record was set last week in global corporate bond sales, with investors grabbing hold of around $140 billion in new bonds according to data from Dealogic. This occurs against a backdrop of negative yielding debt, and the meteoric rise in popularity of stablecoins and exchange-native...
Venezuelan Gov’t Releases Crypto Calculator + More Crypto Briefs
9.9.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
Cryptocurrency News
The Venezuelan government has announced it will release a currency convertor app for Android smartphones....
Coinbase Ventures Makes an Investment into Offchain Labs
9.9.2019
Coinbase Ventures, the investment division of the popular crypto exchange, has made an investment into an enterprise-focused start-up, Offchain Labs. Although the announcement did not reveal the amount of the funds, it highlighted that the funds would be used to prompt more developers into joining...