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CME Group To Offer Micro-Sized Bitcoin And Ethereum Options
3.3.2022
CME Group is one of the world’s major derivatives exchanges. It surpassed Binance to become the largest Bitcoin futures market across the globe. CME Group achieved this feat in October. It now plans to launch Micro-Sized Bitcoin and Ether Options. The tentative date of launching the future is March...
Digital Currency Group Authorizes $250M Buyback for Its Grayscale Trusts
2.3.2022
Included is the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust which continues to trade at a notable discount to its net asset value
G7, EU Working on Russia's Crypto Isolation, Shareholders vs. ConsenSys + More News
2.3.2022
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DCG announces $250M share repurchase for Grayscale products
2.3.2022
The share repurchase program centers around Grayscale's Litecoin, Zcash and Horizon investment products
Hacker Group Anonymous Vows to Disrupt Russia’s Internet — RT Websites Become ‘Subject of Massive DDoS Attacks’
1.3.2022
The international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has vowed to attack Russian government websites over the recent Ukraine invasion. So far Anonymous says that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense database and various state-operated television channels in Russia. Additionally,...
CME Group plans to launch micro-sized Bitcoin and Ether options
1.3.2022
The futures options, expected to start trading on March 28, will come more than two years after the CME Group launched a BTC options trading product in January 2020
CME Group to Offer Micro Crypto Options After Introducing Futures
1.3.2022
CME wants to start trading options on micro bitcoin and ether futures by the end of the month
Japanese Online Retail Giant Rakuten Launches NFT Marketplace
28.2.2022
Rakuten Group, the Japanese electronic commerce and online retail company based in Tokyo has announced the launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Rakuten NFT. The announcement notes that new features will be added in the future, and a peer-to-peer service for minting and selling...
Private Banks Propose to Help Design Digital Currency in Mexico
27.2.2022
Private banks in Mexico want to join efforts with the central bank of the country in the creation of a new digital currency. The president of the Mexican Bank Association (ABM) met with the governor of the Bank of Mexico to offer the help of the group of private banks for the creation of a […]
South African Treasury on Crypto Regulations: Amendments to Relevant Laws to Be Finalized in 2022
26.2.2022
The South African Treasury says it expects the amendments to the country’s financial laws — that will see crypto asset service providers being included as accountable institutions — to be finalized in 2022. Aligning Local Laws With FATF Standards The South African Treasury...
Bitcoin Donations Pour in to Help Ukrainian Military Fight Russia — Over $5 Million in BTC Raised
26.2.2022
Cryptocurrency donations have poured into a nonprofit organization that provides support to Ukrainian soldiers after Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine. More than $5 million in bitcoin has already been raised. Meanwhile, the group’s fundraising page on Patreon has been abruptly...
Central Bank of Argentina Prepares New Regulations for Digital Wallets
25.2.2022
The Central Bank of Argentina is reportedly working on a new group of regulations seeking to control the totality of the digital wallets in the country. This new legal framework is directed at stopping fraud said to be facilitated by these tools. According to leaks on local media, the publication...
Warner Music Group Enters Partnership with Splinterlands
24.2.2022
Warner Music Group recently announced a partnership with Splinterlands, a popular play-to-earn card game. The blockchain-based game will help Warner Music Group to create new opportunities for the creation and development of arcade-like blockchain games. Warner Music Group’s Chief Digital Officer...
BC Group, Archax, InvestaX Form Consortium on Security Tokens Globally
24.2.2022
The consortium wants to tackle cross-border technical and regulatory interoperability for security tokens
EU Members Want to Task New AML Watchdog With Crypto Oversight, Report Unveils
24.2.2022
A group of EU nations have reportedly been lobbying to entrust oversight of the crypto space to a new anti-money laundering (AML) agency. Behind the move are concerns that companies dealing with digital assets can be engaged in the processing of illicit funds. Germany Leads Push to Place Crypto...
Mitsubishi UFJ to Launch ‘Digital Asset Wallet,’ Suspends Blockchain Payments Project
23.2.2022
The Japanese financial behemoth the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is set to create a wallet that will be capable of storing and making use of “blockchain-powered digital assets” and NFTs – although its primary goal appears to be the securities tokens market. Also, the financial giant announced...
Warner Music Group Adding Play-to-Earn Games With Splinterlands Partnership
23.2.2022
The music giant is adding blockchain-based gaming to its repertoire in an effort to expand revenue streams for its roster of musicians
Luna Foundation Guard Raises $1 Billion to Safeguard UST Dollar Peg
23.2.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) has raised $1 billion in a private token sale to allow the group to safeguard the peg of UST, Terra’s flagship stablecoin, against market instabilities. While the token has an algorithmic method to maintain its dollar value, this decentralized reserve —...
Warner Music Group announces partnership with blockchain gaming developer Splinterlands
23.2.2022
The popular blockchain game recently surpassed the milestone of 1 billion battles
Germany-Led Group Wants a New EU Watchdog to Regulate Crypto Firms
23.2.2022
The European Union is planning to dote its planned anti-money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog with powers related to oversight over cryptoasset businesses, according to "people familiar with the matter." The designed authority is to be launched in 2024 and become fully operational...