Malta is known as the "cryptocurrency heaven", as it has been one of the top destinations for crypto enthusiasts, techies and investors. Now, the country is preparing some new cryptocurrency regulations that will come into effect in November, 2018. From potentially partnering with OKEX and "housing" cryptocurrency exchanges such as BitBay and Binance, Malta is…
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Neufund, the end-to-end primary issuance platform for security tokens, has announced that it is partnering with trading facility, Blocktrade.com, to bring much needed liquidity to tokenized real-world assets. This alliance follows previous secondary market partnerships with BitBay, Binance, and MSX of Malta Stock Exchange. Neufund’s set of protocols for enhanced ownership allows anyone to give real-world assets…
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Online giant Google has announced that it is ending its ban on crypto-related advertising and intends to allow regulated cryptocurrency exchanges to buy ads in the United States and Japan, CNBC reports. The new policy starts in October. Google's original restrictions, which were announced in March and were rolled out in June, intended to protect consumers…
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The 12th Summer Davos gathered over 2,500 participants from 111 countries in Tianjin, to discuss multiple perspectives in building innovative societies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Blockchain powerhouse Xunlei’s chief executive Chen Lei was invited to attend the closing panel to address this subject: How to use emerging technologies to form business and benefit everyone.…
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ICOs have been very popular with investors and even teenagers. Youtube videos now teach people how they can create an initial coin offering of their own. And while some say they will surpass the IPO market at some point, some countries are still on the "watch-out" for this type of fundraising. One recent example is…
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Point72 Asset Management is undoubtedly one of the world's most successful hedge funds, founded by Steven Cohen. With assets under management at around $12.4 billion (2018), working at the prestigious hedge fund is a rare privilege. Now, one of its former portfolio managers, Travis Kling, is running his own cryptocurrency hedge fund called Ikigai Asset…
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Walmart is implementing IBM's blockchain as part of their new food traceability program that has to do with food safety on all levels in the supply chain. The ultimate goal is to track the path of the food from the farm to the shelves in the store. In this way, Walmart will be able to…
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Kochava Labs SEZC, a research and development subsidiary of Kochava Inc., has announced new strategic partners to OnXCHNG, the partnership program for the industry's open source blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem, XCHNG. In addition, XCHNG has added two advisors to its blockchain team - Stefan Rust, Founder & CEO of Exicon, and Nick…
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Dash, the digital currency for payments, has announced a strategic partnership with Bitbns, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in India, to launch Dash/INR fiat pairing. Through the partnership, customers of Bitbns will now be able to buy and sell Dash instantly using InstantSend on the exchange platform, making Dash accessible to the growing Indian…
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Juventus Football Club S.p.A., colloquially known as Juve, has just announced a multi-year strategic global partnership with blockchain-based fan engagement platform Socios.com and has also unveiled plans to launch the 'Juventus Official Fan Token' to its global fan base. With more than 340 million supporters worldwide and a global, digital fan base that exceeds 60…
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