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SEC Gives Broker-Dealers Room to Handle Crypto Securities
23.12.2020
The SEC's broker-dealer guidance was generally welcomed as a step in the right direction by industry players
New Law in Germany Embraces All-Electronic and Blockchain Crypto Securities
17.12.2020
The German government has passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of the country’s wider blockchain strategy. According to the country’s finance ministry, the new law relaxes rules forcing issuers and holders of securities to document transactions with...
Blockstack's CEO looks to build a new framework for crypto securities
12.12.2020
Blockstack's ecosystem has exceeded the firm that gave it life, argues CEO
Crypto Security in 2021: More Threats Against DeFi and Individual Users
21.11.2020
In 2020, the crypto industry was no stranger to cyber-attacks and cybersecurity breaches. Hackers made off with millions after hitting the KuCoin exchange in September, while a range of DeFi (decentralized finance) platforms — Balancer, Opyn, Akropolis, and others — also received more than their...
Crypto Security Firm Fireblocks Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding, Targets Global Expansion
19.11.2020
Crypto security firm Fireblocks said Wednesday that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. The money will be used to hire new talent as well as to expand its global operations to meet “institutional and retail market demand for digital assets.” The round was led...
VALR Gathers R57-million In Funding Round To Promote Crypto Sector
21.7.2020
Working as the biggest cryptocurrency trading platform in Johannesburg, South Africa, VALR has revealed that the exchange has pooled in R57-million (USD 3.4 million) in its recently concluded Series A equity funding round. The firm is dedicated to using the collected funds in laying strong efforts...
Crypto Sector Baffled as Mysterious Report Calls Chainlink a ‘Fraud’
17.7.2020
Social media and crypto sleuths are attempting to uncover the truth about a report that has been circulating claiming to tell the damning truth about Chainlink, the operator of the LINK token – one of the year’s best-performing major altcoins.
The report is allegedly the work of a company named...
The Most Reliable Bitcoin Mixer BitMix.Biz – Your Fast Crypto Security in 2020
31.5.2020
The one who called himself Satoshi Nakomoto, created cryptocurrency so that anyone can keep their financial life untouchable and protected from the interference of others. However, requirements of customer disclosure put these principles at risk and ordinary users under threat of theft, extortion...
5 Reasons Why Institutional Investors Refuse to Join the Crypto Sector
5.5.2020
Crypto advocates say Bitcoin will moon once institutions embrace the sector but what’s really happened since CME, Fidelity, BAKKT, and Grayscale arrived?
Here’s How the Crypto Sector Is Navigating the Pandemic’s Challenges
8.4.2020
As a digital industry, crypto is in a more fortunate position than many other sectors facing the coronavirus pandemic’s fallout. How are providers in the crypto space responding to the crisis?
WFE Brass Weighs in on Crypto Securities Classification Debate
27.3.2020
WFE head Richard Metcalfe shines light toward cryptocurrencies securities/commodities debate
Open Letter to India's Finance Minister on Crypto Sector Potential
31.1.2020
Sumit Gupta is the CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform CoinDCX, which Gupta co-founded in early 2018.
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An Open Letter to the Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, on the Potential of India’s Cryptocurrency Sector and the Benefits it Presents to the Indian Economy
Dear...
Crypto Secularizes Wealth by Returning Power to the People
5.11.2019
Secularization is the process of converting something from a religious status to a nonreligious one. In its usage here, the word “religious” has no necessary connection to a deity. The word refers to the mystification of a thing in order to elevate it to the status of the divine where...
US Edging Ahead of China and Europe in this Crypto Sector
31.10.2019
While the United States might be losing ground to China in the blockchain technology race, and has slightly fewer players in the security token ecosystem than Europe, the world's largest economy still dominates in a several security token-related areas, per the findings of a...
TokenSoft Launches Transfer Agent Support Tool for Crypto Securities
10.9.2019
TokenSoft is launching a new tool to help token issuers comply with securities requirements
Crypto Security Platform Fireblocks Now Supports 5 More Exchanges
6.9.2019
Crypto security platform Fireblocks now supports a total of 20 digital asset exchanges
Dutch Central Bank Prepares to Start Regulating Crypto Sector
4.9.2019
The central bank of the Netherlands is preparing to supervise the country’s crypto sector. The bank has requested crypto exchanges and wallet providers to come forward and submit some information. Once the law takes effect, these operators will be required to register with the central bank...
US Congress Urged to Regulate Crypto Sector Under Bank Secrecy Act
2.9.2019
The Financial Integrity Network is urging the U.S. Congress to regulate firms in the cryptocurrency sector under the Bank Secrecy Act
Gemini to Apply for Broker-Dealer License in Bid to Trade Crypto Securities
2.7.2019
The Winklevoss-owned cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is applying for a broker-dealer license from FINRA
The Future of Your Crypto Security
29.6.2019
Security is hard. And if you want proof, just try asking the many people who have lost their crypto wallets or keys over the years, or the numerous exchanges that have been hacked.
But as crypto matures, it comes as no surprise to hear that new security solutions for the industry are emerging, from...