Paxos has just announced that the Paxos Standard token (PAX) is now integrated with BitPay as a settlement option for BitPay merchants. By settling transactions in PAX, merchants and businesses globally can have access to the fastest growing stable cryptocurrency that is backed 1:1 with the U.S. dollar. Paxos Standard is the first token issued…
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iComply Investor Services, a RegTech platform for global digital finance and cryptocurrencies, has announced the launch of a new research paper: The Compliance Trilemma: Challenges for ICOs. The research was conducted by PhD candidates from the University of British Columbia (UBC), who analyzed the challenges that ICO issuers face meeting the regulatory standards for issuing…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed investors that it has suspended PCM Advisers LTD’s CIF license. The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: CYSEC Decision Announcement date: 20.11.2018 CySEC Decision date: 20.11.2018 Regarding: PCM Advisers LTD Legislation: The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law Subject:…
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Columbia University and IBM have partnered to launch two accelerator programs that will aid the development of blockchain and blockchain-related companies. The programs will act as incubators that will equip startups with the essential knowledge and expertise in the field of blockchain. The accelerator programs will support 10 startup companies, whose founders will benefit from…
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The global payments provider Paysafe has just announced that it has partnered with Paytm Canada to extend the payment options their customers have to securely and easily use their smartphones to pay for goods and services. In March 2017, Paytm Canada launched its first consumer-facing mobile application allowing its consumers to pay bills from more…
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The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has announced that it has launched a new website and members’ portal as part of its ongoing transformation programme, using digital communications as a key element of its engagement with industry stakeholders and its membership base. The new website, designed and…
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ACER has just informed the public that, by 9 April 2019, it will have to take a decision on the incremental capacity project proposal for the Mosonmagyaróvár gas interconnection point (HUAT project), which connects the markets of Austria and Hungary. As the National Regulatory Authorities for Energy in Austria (E-Control) and Hungary (MEKH) did not agree…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it has approved a final rule to amend its uncleared swap margin requirements (CFTC Margin Rule) to better align with certain rules (QFC Rules) adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRS), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm World Techno Trade. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
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Neufund, the end-to-end solution for securities tokenization and issuance, has just announced that its platform operator, Fifth Force GmbH, becomes the first company to conduct its Equity Token Offering through Neufund. The offering will start on November 27th with a whitelist subscription period, and end on December 15th after seven days of public sale. The…
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