Vontobel, a Swiss investment bank, has designed the first Digital Asset Vault, or in simpler words - the first regulated cryptocurrency custody solution. Wealth managers, asset managers and banks will now be able to transact with their clients' money, i.e. deposit, buy and sell cryptocurrencies in a new end-to-end Digital Asset Vault. According to the…
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The major reason why many countries have stayed away from Bitcoin is that the Satoshi currency can be used for illegal activities such as money laundering, terrorist financing, etc. Because of its renowned "anonymity" feature through the power of blockchain, Bitcoin has often been taunted as the "terrorist money". Another way to use Bitcoin illegally…
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The digital asset exchange OKCoin exchange has just announced that it has added Tron (TRX) as a new listing, starting today. Authorized OKCoin clients can now exchange US dollars or Argentine pesos for TRX, or acquire TRX by pairing it with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, Lumens, Zcash, 0x and others. The current price…
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Recent news headlines report that police have made another arrest in connection with a $70 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO) scam in India. This scandal is unfolding at the same time that an inter-ministerial committee reviews current policy directions related to cryptocurrencies. Currently, a quasi-ban exists that is being administered by the Reserve Bank of…
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Dukascopy Bank SA has announced that its Dukascoin's website www.dukascoin.com is now on-line. Clients will now be able to find general information about the project, up-to-date news, as well as download the first official release of the Dukascoin White Paper. LeapRate reminds that the ICO of Dukascoins/Dukasnotes has been a subject to a green light…
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The following article is courtesy of Piers Courtney, Analyst at GlobalBlock, and shows insights into Ethereum’s up and coming hard fork The Ethereum blockchain is about to see a major upgrade. The name of this upgrade is Constantinople and it is scheduled for on or around January 16th. Constantinople will be implemented as a hard…
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The US sanctions have taken a toll on the Russian economy and the ruble. Just like other national currencies that experienced a sharp drop in value after the Trump's Administration issued new sanctions, the Russian ruble dropped to a 2-year low in the summer of 2018. However, a Kremlin economist now says that the negative…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced that it has expanded its cryptocurrency offering by adding its second crypto CFD, Ethereum (ETH/USD). The broker released Bitcoin CFD trading back in October 2018 and has added three new CFD products for trading last month. FXCM Group has also launched new products on the DGCX…
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Broctagon NEXUS, a liquidity provider specializing in crypto aggregation, has just announced that it has teamed up with trading technology solutions provider TradAir. The partnership will make it possible to have FX-style, deep multilateral ECN liquidity for cryptocurrencies and will also open up new trading platforms for NEXUS users, allowing them to utilize TradAir’s HTML5 cryptocurrency native trading…
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India can definitely be called "anti-cryptocurrency". Indian banks are now forcing their clients to "promise" not to use Bitcoin. The regulations come from the Reserve Bank of India. Indian banks are "forcing" their clients to sign a contract that says that they will not be using Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies. In addition, banks in…
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