Basel supervision arm of the BIS expresses risk warnings for cryptoassets LeapRate

March 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Basel supervision arm of the BIS expresses risk warnings for cryptoassets

Crypto Winter’s consequences are now reaching global standard setting bodies for the banking establishment. Up to now, crypto related assets have been below the radar, so to speak, from an overall risk perspective, but the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has sent a directive…

March 16, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

CBOE delists Bitcoin Futures

CBOE is reportedly putting on "hold" its Bitcoin Futures market. The exchange announced that it will not be adding a new bitcoin futures offering in March. The cited reason is that CBOE will need to review the process and the product itself. The news was actually made by CBOE Futures Exchange or CFE. The unit…

March 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gate.IO revamps its platform available in Canada, the USA, and Japan

Gate.io, an online exchange for blockchain assets, today launched its revamped platform available to users located in Canada, the USA and Japan. The relaunch will allow users living in the affected countries to make spot trades on main-net cryptocurrencies and will offer them over 200 digital assets. Gate.io intends to make it easy for clients…

March 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Coinbase adds Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its professional trading platform

The US crypto exchange Coinbase added Stellar Lumens XLM to its Coinbase Pro platform for full trading. Trading on the XLM/USD, XLM/EUR, and XLM/BTC order books will soon start in phases, beginning with post-only mode and proceeding to full trading should Coinbase's metrics for a healthy market be met. Support for XLM will be immediately…

æternity releases a live version of its blockchain platform

March 14, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Cosmos - the blockchain that unites various blockchain technologies

Blockchain has been used in multiple sectors and organizations across the world. From healthcare to the diamond industry, various elements of businesses have been disrupted by blockchain. Now, a new, giant blockchain project is coming to life - one that actually works to improve the actual interoperability between various blockchains. The blockchain is called Cosmos.…

March 14, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

A Blockchain ETF on the London Stock Exchange

While many are awaiting the Bitcoin ETF, a blockchain one is going up on the the London Stock Exchange. Invesco, an investment management company, has formed a partnership with Elwood Asset Management, a digital asset investment firm to launch a blockchain ETF on the London Stock Exchange. The goal of this partnership is to improve…

Exclusive: Bittrex and Bitsdaq launch new crypto exchange, interview with CEO and Chairman Ricky Ng

March 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Decred (DCR) lists on OKCoin's digital asset exchange

Decred (DCR), a community-led cryptocurrency, yesterday announced that it had officially listed on OKCoin, a fiat-to-crypto exchange, which is its first pairing with a fiat currency within the United States. The listing will allow authorized OKCoin users to withdraw and deposit their Decred (DCR) holdings, and as from today they will also be able to…

March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Canada Bitcoin Exchange Inc.

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a warning against a suspicious entity named Canada Bitcoin Exchange Inc. Canada Bitcoin Exchange Inc. (CBE) is operating via the website http://www.canadabitcoinexchange.net and claims to offer four “Investment Plans”, with returns ranging from 3,586% to 7,985% after 24 to 48 hours. CBE, however, is not…

March 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abra adds native ETH deposits and withdrawals in the Abra wallet

Global investment app Abra announced today that it has added native integration of Ethereum’s currency, ether (ETH). Abra clients can now deposit, invest, and withdraw ether directly from the Abra app and to directly deposit and withdraw ETH via any other ethereum wallet. Until now, ETH was available on Abra only as a synthetic asset and…

CMA publishes instructions on Issuing Depositary Receipts out of the Kingdom

March 12, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Blockchain to be used in oil quality checks in Saudi Arabia

Blockchain is breaking new barriers, it seems. Saudi Arabia is now testing a blockchain pilot project for the testing of oil quality. The idea is to "track" the oil and gas industry. The announcement comes from Aramco's CTO, Mr. Ahmad Khowaiter. According to Sputnik News, Khowaiter expressed his positive outlook on the project: There are a…

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