Category: Cryptocurrency

INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets
October 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse complete tests for blockchain prototypes

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have just announced that they have successfully completed the performance tests of their jointly specified prototypes for securities settlement based on blockchain technology. The prototypes support the settlement of securities transactions, payments, interest payments and repayments at the maturity of a bond. It was developed on both Hyperledger Fabric (version…

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BQT launches P2P exchange with hedge trading capabilities
October 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BQT launches P2P exchange with hedge trading capabilities

BQT Technologies, LTD has announced the launch of a P2P decentralized trading platform that will allow direct negotiations between crypto traders for short-term hedging. BQT is the first decentralized P2P Crypto Hedge Trading Platform and Community where the Demand for an acquisition of Crypto Assets can be fulfilled with significant Supply and negotiated directly among…

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October 24, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Binance Uganda goes live

Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched Binance Uganda, thus stepping in the oldest continent in the world. Africa has long been discussed as one of the "yet-to-be-explored" crypto heavens. Now, Binance is taking the cryptocurrency game in Africa to the next level by focusing on fiat to cryptocurrency trading services for…

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Mt. Gox trustee granted another delay for distribution plan for victims
October 24, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Trade.io offering $250,000 bounty for cold wallet hack info

Crypto exchange trade.io has announced that it is offering a USD $250,000 equivalent bounty to anyone who supplies information that leads to the legal arrest of the bad actors involved in the attempted breach on trade.io on Saturday October 20th, 2018. In the latest response to the recent unauthorized access of 50M TIO from a single trade.io cold…

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bscs warning
October 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Bitcoin Revolution Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Bitcoin Revolution Limited. Bitcoin Revolution Limited Website: www.bitcoinrevolutionapp.com; www.pro-net-system.com Reason for warning: It could be involved in a scam. Articles posted on social media about The New Zealand Treasury and/or current or former prime ministers investing in bitcoin are false.…

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Coinbase adds Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its professional trading platform
October 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DFS authorizes Coinbase Global to form Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo has just announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., to operate as a limited purpose trust company. Coinbase Inc. has held Money Transmitter and Virtual Currency licenses from…

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china
October 23, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

China with its first blockchain-related regulations

The blockchain and cryptocurrency market are constantly facing regulatory backlash from around the world. The SEC in the US has just launched a special fintech office to better understand, and eventually, help regulate the ever growing market. Now, China has stepped up and has proposed certain blockchain-related regulations that may help the rest of the…

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R3 and SBI Holdings plan to accelerate Corda adoption in Japan
October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Trade finance solution Voltron launches open platform on Corda blockchain

Bangkok Bank, BNP Paribas, CTBC Holding, HSBC, ING, NatWest, SEB and Standard Chartered in partnership with Bain, CryptoBLK and R3 launch open industry platform, corporate customer pilot programme and technology partner programme on the Corda Network The Voltron initiative has launched the open platform for documentary trade, targeting production on R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform…

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