Category: Cryptocurrency

June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain-based solution Shyft unveils board of advisors

The blockchain-based solution Shyft has just announced its high profile Board of Advisors. Shyft’s inaugural group of advisors bring deep industry knowledge from international business and finance, blockchain, economics, and Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance. The Board of Advisors will play a critical role in providing strategic guidance across multiple dimensions…

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June 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Digital advertising blockchain XCHNG brings new OnXCHNG partners on board

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. New OnXCHNG partners include: supply-side network StormX, Inc. (maker of the Storm app and Storm Token); exchange and mediation companies Yield…

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June 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Cryptorobot365 firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Cryptorobot365. Cryptorobot365 is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

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June 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Neufund to turn shares of six global startups into equity tokens

Neufund, the Berlin-based equity fundraising platform regulated under German jurisdiction, that allows for any type of financial asset to be tokenized and liquidized, has just announced the first companies to officially conduct security offerings through its blockchain technology Neufund, the company disrupting the venture capital industry by providing investors and inventors a new way to…

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June 20, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Coinbase users report the exchange to the SEC

Coinbase is the considered the "darling" of the crypto world. One of the biggest cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges in the world has recently expanded its portfolio of products and is going to Ethereum Classic in addition to the other digital assets it already offers such as Bitcoin and Litecoin. However, some Coinbase users have recently…

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June 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto Facilities launches regulated Litecoin-Dollar Futures trading

Crypto Facilities, the cryptocurrency trading platform, has just announced the launch of the first regulated Litecoin-Dollar futures. The new derivatives contract will start trading at 4pm UK time on Friday 22nd June. The Crypto Facilities Litecoin-Dollar futures contract will enable market participants to go long or short the cryptocurrency, allowing them to express sentiment and…

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June 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DFS grants virtual currency license to Square, Inc.

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Square, Inc., for a virtual currency license. Square currently holds a money-transmitter license from DFS. DFS is pleased to approve Square’s application and welcomes them to New York’s expanding and well-regulated virtual…

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