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State Street: 38% of Clients Will Put More Money into Digital Assets in 2020
6.12.2019
The majority of asset managers that bank with State Street are interested in digital assets, but none have asked the global custodian to store them yet
Microsoft Is Using Blockchain to Help Firms Trust AI
6.12.2019
Microsoft is pitching blockchain technology as a way to make artificial intelligence less scary for its corporate customers
Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product
6.12.2019
The first application on Kadena's public blockchain is a tracking platform for CBD oil
Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD
5.12.2019
BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model
Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise
5.12.2019
Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round
Microsoft Teams up With Enjin to Offer Crypto Collectible Rewards
5.12.2019
Do good work, earn a "badger." That's the idea behind a new incentives scheme launched by Microsoft in partnership with blockchain gaming project Enjin
Ex-Morgan Stanley Executives Launch Crypto Derivatives Platform in Singapore
5.12.2019
A team of Morgan Stanley veterans have launched a crypto derivatives trading platform, claiming it is faster and more secure than some of the market’s biggest players
Canadian Government-Assisted Bitcoin Miner Files for Bankruptcy Owing Millions
5.12.2019
Great North Data, a firm that ran bitcoin mining and AI processing data centers in Canada, has filed for bankruptcy. According to bankruptcy filings late in November, the firm has just 4.6 million Canadian dollars (US$3.5 million) in assets, but owes creditors CA$13.2 million (US$10 million),...
South African Airways to Get R2 Billion as It Enters Into Business Rescue
5.12.2019
In any nation even with the slightest of socialist values, the public sector plays an important role. However, fulfilling these social obligations, public sector companies have been often financially worsened. The recent case of financially unsound South African Airways (SAA) proves that. This...
What Twitter Meme Wars Say About Crypto’s Reliance on Figureheads
4.12.2019
Cryptocurrency has strayed from its anonymous roots. Today, cults of personality and public histrionics define the sector
Chinese Insurance Giant Ping An’s Blockchain Arm Reveals Terms for $468M IPO
4.12.2019
OneConnect Financial, the blockchain and AI subsidiary of China’s top insurance company Ping An Insurance, has set the terms for its planned NYSE listing
MUFG Teaming up With Indeed.com Owner to Launch Digital Currency for Payments: Report
4.12.2019
Japan's MUFG Bank and Recruit Holdings are reportedly launching a digital currency as part of a new payments venture
Japan Now Has 21 Approved Crypto Exchanges
4.12.2019
Japan’s top financial regulator has approved the remaining crypto exchange that was in business prior to the regulation of the crypto industry. Exchanges in this category were allowed to continue operations while their registration applications were being reviewed. The regulator has so...
State Street Slashes DLT Developer Team as Bank Rethinks Blockchain Strategy
3.12.2019
State Street Bank has cut over 100 blockchain developer jobs as part of a pivot from transforming its plumbing with DLT to supporting digital assets
Court Backs Nordea Bank Bid to Block Staff From Trading Crypto
3.12.2019
Nordea Bank has won a court battle in Denmark over its bid to bar employees from buying and selling cryptocurrencies outside of work
WisdomTree Launches Physically Backed Bitcoin ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange
3.12.2019
A new bitcoin exchange traded product has just listed on the Swiss stock exchange SIX, and it's physically backed by the underlying crypto
Institutions Are Showing Interest in ETP Tied to Binance Coin, Amun Says
3.12.2019
Swiss crypto finance firm Amun says it’s received significant institutional interest in its exchange-traded product tied to Binance Coin (BNB)
Kakao to Launch Browser Extension Wallet for Klay Crypto Before Dedicated App
2.12.2019
Kakao's in-development wallet for its "klay" cryptocurrency will support dapps and tokens based on the firm's blockchain tech. The bad news is the launch has been delayed
Swiss Licensed Crypto Bank Expanding Into 9 Markets
1.12.2019
A fully operational crypto-focused bank based in Switzerland is expanding into nine other markets. With a banking and securities dealer license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, its services include crypto custody, trading, and asset management. The bank has launched...
The Mechanics of Market Manipulation
30.11.2019
The crypto market's fragmented and decentralized structure can make it more vulnerable to manipulation, writes CoinDesk Research’s Galen Moore