American investment behemoth Fidelity, which oversees a whopping $7.2 trillion in client assets, has announced on its official blog that its cryptocurrency trading and custody offering entered the final testing phase.
We are currently serving a select set of eligible clients as we continue to build our initial solutions. […] Our initial clients are an important part of our final testing and process refinement periods, which will eventually enable us to provide these services to a broader set of eligible institutions.
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We are currently serving a select set of eligible clients as we continue to build our initial solutions. […] Our initial clients are an important part of our final testing and process refinement periods, which will eventually enable us to provide these services to a broader set of eligible institutions.
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The Block
Fidelity is in the “final testing” phase for its new digital asset business
Fidelity, the asset manager known for its retail and institutional broker businesses, said in a blog post out Thursday evening that it is in the “final testing” phase for its digital asset custody and broker business. “Our initial clients are an important…
Major Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX seeks creditor protection, as per filing submitted in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. The company asks for an advisory, assurance, tax, and transaction services provider EY to be appointed an independent third party that would monitor its proceedings.
The announcement comes after the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) froze a substantial part of the exchange’s funds last year.
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The announcement comes after the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) froze a substantial part of the exchange’s funds last year.
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CoinDesk
Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Files for Creditor Protection
The QuadrigaCX exchange says it's been "attempting to locate" its crypto reserves, unsuccessfully.
In this week’s #CryptoCaselawMinute, Stephen D. Palley and Nelson M. Rosario take a look at the allegations involving the dark web, a lawsuit involving harassment, and an appeal in a case dating back to 2013.
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Medium
Crypto Caselaw Minute #21–1/31/2019
I’ll be honest, this week is not super uplifting reading. We take a look at some nasty allegations involving the Dark Web, a lawsuit…
The use of cold storage requires more intermediate steps to transfer funds to another user or an exchange; therefore, online wallets and even exchanges are more popular when it comes to storing crypto savings. Nevertheless, there are ways to spend or sell Bitcoins without taking them out of cold storage, and many companies are actively developing user-friendly and easy-to-use offline wallets and “cold trading” solutions. At the same time, it is impossible to “get everything,” and even if we combine convenience and safety—features that are rarely offered as a bundle—we still have to make trade-offs. In that case, we will be sacrificing the basic and even ideological characteristics of cryptocurrencies.
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decenter.org
Cold Payments: How to Spend Bitcoins without Exposing Yourself to the Dangers of the Cruel Online World
Dangers lurk within the dark recesses of the online world, and your Bitcoins may be at risk, so learn to keep them safe.
What do miners do in the midst of crypto winter? Here are some tips:
• Do not sell your equipment
• Keep profitability in mind, or invest your own funds in future profitability, at a level that will not ruin you if the things go south
• Do not stray off the chosen path and do not lose your will to conquer mining peaks!
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• Do not sell your equipment
• Keep profitability in mind, or invest your own funds in future profitability, at a level that will not ruin you if the things go south
• Do not stray off the chosen path and do not lose your will to conquer mining peaks!
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decenter.org
How to Mine in 2019: A Guide for Miners Who Want to Survive the Crypto Winter
Mining is being declared dead in 2019, but that is not necessarily true.
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📃 The Wyoming Senate has passed a bill that is recognizing cryptocurrency as money.
via The Block
🔍 Ethereum core developers have settled on moving forward with an audit before implementing ProgPow.
via CoinDesk
🇺🇸 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking sources for blockchain data and its analysis.
via Bitcoin.com
💵 According to a recent analysis, computer hardware producer Nvidia might have underreported approximately $1.35 billion in cryptocurrency-related revenue.
via Cointelegraph
👨⚖️ A new, $16 billion claim against the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has reportedly been filed.
via Cointelegraph
📃 The Wyoming Senate has passed a bill that is recognizing cryptocurrency as money.
via The Block
🔍 Ethereum core developers have settled on moving forward with an audit before implementing ProgPow.
via CoinDesk
🇺🇸 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking sources for blockchain data and its analysis.
via Bitcoin.com
💵 According to a recent analysis, computer hardware producer Nvidia might have underreported approximately $1.35 billion in cryptocurrency-related revenue.
via Cointelegraph
👨⚖️ A new, $16 billion claim against the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has reportedly been filed.
via Cointelegraph
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Cboe Global Markets Inc. slapped the Akuna Securities LLC with a fine to the tune of $1.3 million.
The exchange believes that the trading firm was trying to affect an auction tied to VIX, Cboe’s stock volatility index. Akuna agreed to pay, neither admitting to nor denying the allegations.
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The exchange believes that the trading firm was trying to affect an auction tied to VIX, Cboe’s stock volatility index. Akuna agreed to pay, neither admitting to nor denying the allegations.
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The Block
Crypto trading firm fined $1.3 million for questionable trades
Cboe Global Markets, the options and equity exchange, has hit crypto and options trading firm Akuna Capital with a $1.3 million fine for certain options trades tied to the VIX, according a report by the Wall Street Journal. As reported by the Journal, Cboe…
A recent survey from Internet giant Tencent has shown that there is no unanimous opinion on the future of digital currency and the distributed ledger technology among Chinese economists.
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Cointelegraph
Tencent Survey Reveals Chinese Economists Divided on Future of Blockchain, Crypto
Tencent statistics show an almost 50/50 split over support for a central bank digital currency appearing from Beijing.
A U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has acquired a regulated crypto futures provider Crypto Facilities to make a major move into the European market.
The deal reportedly amounted to more than $100 million.
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The deal reportedly amounted to more than $100 million.
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The Block
Kraken acquires crypto trading platform Crypto Facilities in a nine-figure deal
Kraken, the San-Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced the acquisition of Crypto Facilities, a regulated crypto derivatives trading platform and index provider. According to Kraken’s press release, the nine-figure deal is Kraken’s largest acquisition…
The participants in the men’s pair rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and now Bitcoin billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have recently begun to show media activity. What is hiding behind this, what do these “whales” intend to achieve for the cryptocurrency industry, and where can their strategy lead the crypto market?
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decenter.org
Where Are the Winklevoss Brothers Leading the World of Cryptocurrencies?
The Winklevoss brothers are leading the charge to popularize cryptos. Are they on the right track?
The first month of 2019 brought the crypto market a bit less reason for optimism than was expected in the community, but there are still reasons to rejoice. More and more organizations are successfully using the blockchain tech in their daily activities, market players and investors are eagerly awaiting the Bitcoin ETF approval, and the number of ATMs for converting cryptocurrencies has increased by 700% worldwide in three years. All of this points to the possible emergence of reasons for active purchase of Bitcoin, Ether, and other assets—not even the top ones—and the accelerated increase in their value in the coming months due to the influx of not only retail investors but also owners of large capital wishing to make money on the “crypto fever.” Although it will probably no longer resemble the madness of the fall and winter of 2017, it will have a smooth and confident character.
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Cboe Returns Hope for the Market, but the Situation Remains Worrisome
January had its fair share of news and now their aftermath reels on the market.
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🔝 The Forbes Fintech 50 list for 2019 includes six blockchain companies.
via Forbes
🤝 Social media network Facebook has reportedly finalized its first blockchain-related acquisition.
via Cheddar
🇻🇪 Venezuela’s government has issued a 63-article decree on cryptocurrency regulation, under which all crypto-related businesses will have to register with the local regulator.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ A cryptocurrency thief has been indicted for stealing identities and funds in New York’s first SIM swapping prosecution.
via CoinDesk
🇵🇾 Bitfury Group has partnered with a South Korean R&D firm Commons Foundation to launch a Bitcoin mining operations network in Paraguay.
via The Block
🔝 The Forbes Fintech 50 list for 2019 includes six blockchain companies.
via Forbes
🤝 Social media network Facebook has reportedly finalized its first blockchain-related acquisition.
via Cheddar
🇻🇪 Venezuela’s government has issued a 63-article decree on cryptocurrency regulation, under which all crypto-related businesses will have to register with the local regulator.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ A cryptocurrency thief has been indicted for stealing identities and funds in New York’s first SIM swapping prosecution.
via CoinDesk
🇵🇾 Bitfury Group has partnered with a South Korean R&D firm Commons Foundation to launch a Bitcoin mining operations network in Paraguay.
via The Block
Google has been quietly developing Blockchain ETL, a suite of tools for analyzing Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum transaction data. The project is now extending its support to more digital assets, such as Litecoin, Zcash, Dash, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum Classic, and Dogecoin.
“In the future, moving more economic activity on chain won’t just require a consensus level of trust. It will require having some trust in knowing about who it is you’re actually interacting with,” says Allen Day, leading developer advocate.
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“In the future, moving more economic activity on chain won’t just require a consensus level of trust. It will require having some trust in knowing about who it is you’re actually interacting with,” says Allen Day, leading developer advocate.
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Forbes
Navigating Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP: How Google Is Quietly Making Blockchains Searchable
In the late 1990s Google transformed the Web by creating a fast, accurate and easy-to-use search engine. Now it could do the same for blockchains, the technology underlying cryptocurrencies like ethereum.
Coinbase, one of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trading volume, announced PayPal withdrawal support for its customers residing in the European Union and European Free Trade Association countries.
Previously, Coinbase had integrated support for PayPal in 2016 but had to suspend it due to technical difficulties. Last month, the company finally enabled its U.S. clients to make fiat currency withdrawals to PayPal.
The trading platform also intends to expand PayPal support to other jurisdictions as soon as this year.
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Previously, Coinbase had integrated support for PayPal in 2016 but had to suspend it due to technical difficulties. Last month, the company finally enabled its U.S. clients to make fiat currency withdrawals to PayPal.
The trading platform also intends to expand PayPal support to other jurisdictions as soon as this year.
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Cointelegraph
US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches Paypal Withdrawals Support for EU Users
Coinbase is launching support for European Union residents to make fiat currency withdrawals to online payment system PayPal.
According to leaked data revealed by an unidentified party, Nobuaki Kobayashi—the trustee of infamous, now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox—reportedly sold large amounts of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash on trading platform BitPoint, totaling approximately $312.5 million at today’s exchange rate.
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For almost nine months now, Fabian Vogelsteller—the creator of the Ethereum browser Mist and Ethereum Wallet, who formerly was a leading developer of dApps and proposed the ERC 20 and ERC 725 token standards—has been devoting the majority of his time to a project of his own, the LUKSO blockchain for “digital twins” of fashionable items.
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decenter.org
Fabian Vogelsteller: Ethereum Developer, Creator of ERC 20 and ERC 725 Standards & Founder of “Fashionable” Blockchain Startup…
In our latest interview, LUKSO founder & former Ethereum dev Fabian Vogelsteller speaks all things crypto and expresses his views on the future of blockchain.
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🔐 Over-the-counter (OTC) traders report that cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is limiting access to GUSD stablecoin redemption.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇷 Four Iranian banks have reportedly partnered with a blockchain startup to launch a gold-backed cryptocurrency called PayMon.
via Cointelegraph
💵 In 2018, there was $251 million worth of cryptocurrency-denominated loans and borrows routed via open protocols and settled on public blockchains, a recent analysis shows.
via The Block
👨⚖️ Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Canada has granted cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX a 30-day stay of proceedings and protection from creditors.
via Bloomberg
📄 Cryptocurrency project Decred released an official proposal for its own Decentralized Exchange (DEX).
via Forbes
🔐 Over-the-counter (OTC) traders report that cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is limiting access to GUSD stablecoin redemption.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇷 Four Iranian banks have reportedly partnered with a blockchain startup to launch a gold-backed cryptocurrency called PayMon.
via Cointelegraph
💵 In 2018, there was $251 million worth of cryptocurrency-denominated loans and borrows routed via open protocols and settled on public blockchains, a recent analysis shows.
via The Block
👨⚖️ Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Canada has granted cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX a 30-day stay of proceedings and protection from creditors.
via Bloomberg
📄 Cryptocurrency project Decred released an official proposal for its own Decentralized Exchange (DEX).
via Forbes
What is the Lightning Torch experiment that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey participated in, and what is its global footprint? https://goo.gl/nuAj8c
Coinbase has announced adding support for Bitcoin in the Coinbase Wallet, its cryptocurrency custody product. The Wallet will now support both newer SegWit addresses with lower transaction fees and Legacy addresses for backward compatibility in all applications.
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CoinDesk
Coinbase’s Wallet App Is Getting Bitcoin Support This Week
Coinbase users will be able to directly control their bitcoin holdings from the firm’s Wallet app after a coming update.
Opera has enabled its Android users to purchase Ether (ETH), Ethereum network’s native digital token, directly from a browser-based wallet. At launch, the feature is available only to customers in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
Charles Hamel, the company’s product lead for crypto, said: “We think that the next important phase for crypto will come from usage and that for it to reach wider adoption, it has to be easy to buy and easy to use. We believe that the browser will be the entry point for these use cases.”
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Charles Hamel, the company’s product lead for crypto, said: “We think that the next important phase for crypto will come from usage and that for it to reach wider adoption, it has to be easy to buy and easy to use. We believe that the browser will be the entry point for these use cases.”
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Cointelegraph
Opera Android Users in Sweden, Norway and Denmark Can Now Purchase Ethereum via Browser
The Android version of major web browser Opera now integrates a function that lets its users purchase Ethereum.