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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Launches Digital Assets Exchange Prototype
23.9.2019
SIX has launched a pilot version of SDX, its exchange and central securities depository (CSD) for digital assets
Seed CX Slashes Rates as Crypto Trading Fee War Looms
20.9.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has cut fees as competition piles into the profitable crypto trading space
CME Group Is Launching Bitcoin Options Early in 2020
20.9.2019
Derivatives marketplace CME Group says it will offer options on its bitcoin futures contracts starting in the first quarter of next year
New Bitcoin Mutual Fund Eases Crypto Investing for Eager-Yet-Wary Asian Investors
18.9.2019
CMCC Global, a venture capital company that raises funding from some of the largest family offices and high net worth individuals, has launched a Bitcoin mutual fund, providing its clients with direct access to Bitcoin
Overstock to Restructure Ex-CEO’s Crypto Dividend to End 6-Month Lockup
18.9.2019
The online retail giant is to drop trading restrictions for its digital asset-based dividend instigated by former CEO Patrick Byrne
Cryptocurrency Dash to Begin Trading on Coinbase Pro
16.9.2019
Deposits will be accepted today followed by trading on Tuesday at 16:00 UTC
Tagomi Rollout Paves Way for Institutional Crypto Shorting
13.9.2019
Crypto brokerage Tagomi released its borrowing and lending platform to the wider public, enabling investors to short cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. Tagomi’s COO Kevin Johnson told CoinDesk that its new platform addresses issues that stymie institutional crypto shorts. Many large-scale...
Rebranded TrueDigital Partners for ‘Imminent’ Launch of Bitcoin Derivatives
13.9.2019
Tassat, formerly trueDigital, has teamed up with AlgoTrader to provide institutional traders access to its soon-to-launch bitcoin swaps contracts
Huobi Plans Backdoor IPO Attempt in Hong Kong, Document Suggests
12.9.2019
A filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange backs up earlier suggestions that Huobi seeks to go public through a firm acquired in 2018
Santander Settles Both Sides of a $20 Million Bond Trade on Ethereum
12.9.2019
Santander has issued a $20 million bond on ethereum, and paid fiat cash for it on the public blockchain as well
Seed CX Subsidiary Adds Crypto Derivatives Settlement for Institutions
11.9.2019
Zero Hash is launching support settlement services for bilateral derivative transactions
First Tokenized IPO Launches on National Stock Exchange
10.9.2019
The national stock exchange of the Seychelles is today launching the wrold's first IPO of tokenized shares, utilizing the ethereum blockchain
Van Eck, SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF to Institutions via SEC Exemption: Report
3.9.2019
VanEck and SolidX aim to launch a limited bitcoin ETF in the U.S. later this week, according to a report
HSBC Targets China Trade With Yuan-Demoninated Blockchain Letter of Credit
3.9.2019
HSBC has carried out the first blockchain-based letter of credit transaction denominated in Chinese yuan
The Crypto Custody Conundrum: What Are We Even Talking About?
31.8.2019
New tech usually struggles with vocabulary, says Noelle Acheson. With bitcoin, the confusion rubs off integral concepts in securities legislation
Crypto Futures Exchange Deribit Launching Bulk Derivatives Trading
22.8.2019
Deribit is teaming with institutional traders' messaging service Paradigm to facilitate block trades of bitcoin and ether derivatives
The World Bank’s Blockchain Bond Is Just a Fancy Way of Selling Debt
21.8.2019
Last year the World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced a permissioned Ethereum-based blockchain to facilitate the end-to-end issuance of bonds between financial partners. The Bretton Woods-created financial institution hopes to make debt capital markets far more efficient with...
It Took 18 Months, But This Blockchain Securities Firm Got the Nod From FINRA
20.8.2019
FINRA has approved iownit as a broker-dealer, clearing the firm to offer digital securities on a private Hyperledger blockchain
BitGo Hires Sales Chief From Crypto Custody Rival Xapo
19.8.2019
Pete Najarian previously worked for bitcoin service provider Xapo as senior vice president of institutions
Alive, Thriving and Totally Unauthorized: Inside the Underground Market for Telegram’s Cryptocurrency
19.8.2019
Telegram forbade investors from selling their gram tokens before launch. Yet the secondary market for grams is lively – and rife with risk