The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained an emergency court order halting a planned initial coin offering (ICO), which backers falsely claimed was approved by the SEC. The order also halts ongoing pre-ICO sales by the company, Blockvest LLC and its founder, Reginald Buddy Ringgold, III. An SEC complaint…
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HBUS, the exclusive U.S. strategic partner of digital currency marketplace Huobi has announced today Megan Monroe-Coleman as Chief Compliance Officer. Monroe-Coleman previously served as MTL Compliance Officer at Intuit, following the acquisition of Mint, where she was also a compliance officer. AT HBUS, she’ll be directly responsible for U.S. compliance functions and implementing comprehensive framework for regulatory…
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Dash, the cryptocurrency for payments and e-commerce, has been added to the array of top cryptocurrencies available on CoinCola’s over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform for digital assets including BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC, and USDT. The announcement comes as CoinCola aims to expand its presence in Latin America, where Dash has gained significant adoption levels in recent…
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CoolBitX, maker of the first mobile hardware wallet, has just announced its partnership with Changelly, the popular cryptocurrency exchange providing crypto users the ability to instantly and seamlessly exchange all CoolWallet S supported currencies at the best market rate. CoolBitX and Changelly teams up to relieve key industry pain points on the road to mass…
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According to CipherTrace, hackers have already stolen $927 million in cryptocurrencies for the first three quarters of 2018. The other staggering statistic is that of all payments made between criminal groups, 97% used unregulated crypto exchanges. There are two major mishaps that contributed to the large amount of stolen cryptocurrencies. The first one was the…
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Initial coin offerings are no longer the "hot" topic in the cryptocurrency world. It seems there is a new winner - cryptocurrency hedge funds. According to PRWeb, around 90 cryptocurrency hedge funds were started in the first three quarters of 2018. The total number is expected to go to 120. It is interesting to notice…
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has just published Crypto-asset markets: Potential channels for future financial stability implications report. This report sets out the analysis behind the FSB’s proactive assessment of the potential implications of crypto-assets for financial stability. The reports follows up on the initial assessment set out in the FSB Chair’s March 2018 letter to…
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CQG, a global provider of high-performance trading, market data, and technical analysis tools, has just announced it has collaborated with ErisX, a new exchange for digital asset investors and traders. Designed to bring a regulated, transparent and stable venue to the digital asset market, ErisX will usher in a new wave of participants. The Exchange…
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Continuing infrastructural preparation for its own ICO for cryptocurrencies on Ethereum blockchain, Geneva based Retail FX broker and bank Dukascopy has announced that it has started trading operations on Ether to US dollar (ETH/USD) CFD. Starting from today trading on ETH/USD CFD is available for Dukascopy Bank and Dukascopy Europe self-trading accounts. ETH/USD trading conditions…
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Asian cryptocurrency liquidity provider Tilde has just informed that it is working with trading technology solutions provider TradAir to introduce electronic cryptocurrency trades among institutional investors in Asia. This will enable Tilde clients to trade a multitude of cryptocurrencies through TradAir’s personalised and intuitive platform, making trading more efficient and secure. Tilde is an over-the-counter…
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