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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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.
Are hardware wallets really secure enough? Is the complexity of the setup and execution part of the risk model? What are the most likely ways that you will lose your Bitcoin? What is the best way to store your mnemonic seed and passphrase? These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in his latest Bitcoin Q&A session.
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Bitcoin Q&A: Are Hardware Wallets Secure Enough?
Are hardware wallets really secure enough? Is the complexity of the setup and execution part of the risk model? What are the most likely ways that you will lose your bitcoin? What is the best way to store your mnemonic seed and passphrase?
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💵 According to The Block’s estimates, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, raked in $446 million in profits in 2018.
via The Block
📈 Bitcoin trading volumes have reached a new all-time high in a long-suffering state of Venezuela.
via TrustNodes
📲 Digital wallet Abra has introduced a new Bitcoin investment option for stocks and ETFs.
via Bitcoin.com
🤝 The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) has become the latest member to join blockchain consortium R3.
via Cointelegraph
🗓 Fintech company Apex Clearing is set to launch its own cryptocurrency custody product dubbed Apex Crypto.
via The Block
💵 According to The Block’s estimates, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, raked in $446 million in profits in 2018.
via The Block
📈 Bitcoin trading volumes have reached a new all-time high in a long-suffering state of Venezuela.
via TrustNodes
📲 Digital wallet Abra has introduced a new Bitcoin investment option for stocks and ETFs.
via Bitcoin.com
🤝 The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) has become the latest member to join blockchain consortium R3.
via Cointelegraph
🗓 Fintech company Apex Clearing is set to launch its own cryptocurrency custody product dubbed Apex Crypto.
via The Block
A recent report from Canadian financial services firm Canaccord Genuity Group reveals that increased rivalry among Bitcoin mining chip manufacturers has led to decreasing centralization of the network: https://goo.gl/ivJgJF
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, plans to roll out the Binance Chain test network in the next couple of weeks.
The project is powered by the Tendermint engine and will use the Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) consensus algorithm.
The platform will also transform Binance Coin (BNB), which is currently an ERC-20 token, into the native gas of a newly created blockchain.
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The project is powered by the Tendermint engine and will use the Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) consensus algorithm.
The platform will also transform Binance Coin (BNB), which is currently an ERC-20 token, into the native gas of a newly created blockchain.
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The Block
Binance moves away from Ethereum as it prepares to launch DEX
Binance is moving its token off of Ethereum as it prepares to launch its own decentralized exchange. Binance DEX’s testnet built on top of Binance Chain is set to launch “in the next week or two” according to Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao. In a Q&A live…
The Food and Drug Administration of the Chinese Chongqing Yuzhong District is set to implement the blockchain technology in a project aimed to strengthen the food and drug quality assurance supervision and anti-counterfeiting measures.
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Blockchain may offer solution to deadly distribution of fake pharmaceuticals | Modern Consensus | Cryptocurrency and blockchain…
On Jan. 31, China’s Chongqing Yuzhong District Food and Drug Administration announced that it was partnering with a local blockchain firm, Prime Chain Network, to combat fake and expired prenoscription drugs.
2019 is the year of building cryptocurrency infrastructure. While the longest winter in the history of the cryptocurrency market continues breaking the record of 2011, the crypto community is striving in many ways to resemble Wall Street. The U.S. stock market, which is the largest in the world, has become the standard in the development of new cryptocurrency asset storage systems. But to what extent does the market need crypto custody services?
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Why There’s No Demand for Cryptocurrency Storage Services?
Every other company is offering more elaborate ways of storing cryptos, but the services are not in demand.
Opponents of cryptocurrencies often claim that crypto coins are massively being used in money laundering, drug trafficking, weapons sales, financial crimes, and terrorist financing. The media regularly publish articles about new hacker attacks on crypto exchanges or money laundering through Bitcoins. We figured out what is behind such infamy and what the scale of the problem really is.
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Cryptocurrencies and Crime: What Do the Statistics Say?
Crime is often committed with the use of money, and in this sense, cryptos are still significantly lagging behind traditional cash.
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🌐 According to a recent investor update, the Telegram Open Network (TON) is now 90% complete, with the test network scheduled to launch next month.
via The Block
🤝 Cryptocurrency brokerage startup Voyager is going public in Canada through structuring the deal with an inactive mineral exploration company as a reverse merger.
via CoinDesk
👥 A recent survey of Amazon customers found that 12.7 percent of respondents would feel comfortable purchasing cryptocurrencies under the company’s brand.
via Investing.com
🇰🇷 South Korea’s central bank stated in its latest report that the issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) would lead to a decrease in liquidity and growth in interest rates.
via Bitcoin.com
💸 CENTRE Consortium released a report claiming that USD Coin (USDC) is the second-largest stablecoin, with over 5.5 billion tokens transferred on-chain as of the end of the previous month.
via Cointelegraph
🌐 According to a recent investor update, the Telegram Open Network (TON) is now 90% complete, with the test network scheduled to launch next month.
via The Block
🤝 Cryptocurrency brokerage startup Voyager is going public in Canada through structuring the deal with an inactive mineral exploration company as a reverse merger.
via CoinDesk
👥 A recent survey of Amazon customers found that 12.7 percent of respondents would feel comfortable purchasing cryptocurrencies under the company’s brand.
via Investing.com
🇰🇷 South Korea’s central bank stated in its latest report that the issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) would lead to a decrease in liquidity and growth in interest rates.
via Bitcoin.com
💸 CENTRE Consortium released a report claiming that USD Coin (USDC) is the second-largest stablecoin, with over 5.5 billion tokens transferred on-chain as of the end of the previous month.
via Cointelegraph
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The ICObench rating service has released its quarterly report covering the state of initial coin offerings. The analysis shows that in Q4 of 2018, the number of concluded campaigns exceeded that of the previous quarter, while the amount of raised funds dropped by 25%.
Attached is the full report.
Attached is the full report.
The U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York has ruled that the Winklevoss brothers, founders of a cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, must pay back $45,000 in legal fees incurred by entrepreneur Charlie Shrem.
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Winklevoss Twins to Pay Out $45,000 in Legal Fees to Charlie Shrem After New Ruling
The court decision comes after an asset freeze on Shrem was halted in November of last year.
This week’s #CryptoCaselawMinute takes a look at the cases that involve the topics of money transmission, arbitration, and misrepresentation.
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Crypto Caselaw Minute #22–2/7/2019
Bitcoin string cites, click wrap arb clauses, and crypto con-men: This week’s CCM covers a new case dealing with Federal law money…
South Korea’s major cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has officially launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk under the Ortus brand.
“… there is no real solution for an aggregated liquidity provider or a trusted interdealer where Institutions can trade these assets. To fill this market gap, Ortus will operate to allow institutions to buy and sell digital assets through a network of global liquidity providers and benefit from a competitive and best price execution service,” said company’s director.
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“… there is no real solution for an aggregated liquidity provider or a trusted interdealer where Institutions can trade these assets. To fill this market gap, Ortus will operate to allow institutions to buy and sell digital assets through a network of global liquidity providers and benefit from a competitive and best price execution service,” said company’s director.
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CoinDesk
Crypto Exchange Bithumb Launches OTC Trading Desk for Digital Assets
Crypto exchange Bithumb has launched a global OTC trading desk for digital assets based in Hong Kong.
Credit Suisse, one of the world’s largest investment banks, has completed a blockchain trial for fund transactions.
“With the successful completion of real, live transactions, we were able to prove that considerable benefits can be achieved with distributed ledger technology,” said Pascal Nageli, chief digital officer at Credit Suisse Asset Management.
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“With the successful completion of real, live transactions, we were able to prove that considerable benefits can be achieved with distributed ledger technology,” said Pascal Nageli, chief digital officer at Credit Suisse Asset Management.
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Cointelegraph
Credit Suisse Completes Joint Mutual Fund Transactions Using Blockchain
Global investment bank Credit Suisse and Banco Best completed end-to-end fund transactions on blockchain.
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🔍 Canada’s largest securities regulator has started looking into the infamous Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX.
via Reuters
🗓 The launch date of the Intercontinental Exchange’s long-awaited Bakkt platform remains unclear.
via Cointelegraph
🇧🇷 A Brazil-based cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has won a case over the closure of its bank account.
via Bitcoin.com
🇲🇺 An African state of Mauritius will introduce licensing of digital asset custodians in an attempt to become the region’s fintech hub.
via CoinDesk
💧 IBM has started piloting the blockchain technology for monitoring groundwater usage in the U.S. state of California.
via Forbes
🔍 Canada’s largest securities regulator has started looking into the infamous Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX.
via Reuters
🗓 The launch date of the Intercontinental Exchange’s long-awaited Bakkt platform remains unclear.
via Cointelegraph
🇧🇷 A Brazil-based cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has won a case over the closure of its bank account.
via Bitcoin.com
🇲🇺 An African state of Mauritius will introduce licensing of digital asset custodians in an attempt to become the region’s fintech hub.
via CoinDesk
💧 IBM has started piloting the blockchain technology for monitoring groundwater usage in the U.S. state of California.
via Forbes