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🤝 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with risk management firm IdentityMind for KYC and AML compliance.
via CoinDesk

📈 Cryptocurrency market data resource CoinMarketCap has admitted that trading volumes it displays may be fake.
via Bloomberg

📹 Social media platform YouTube reportedly ran a malicious advertisement for Bitcoin wallet Electrum by mistake.
via Cointelegraph

💻 Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx has suffered a hack.
via The Block

📊 Weiss Crypto Ratings has published a report outlining its crypto industry outlook and rankings of 122 cryptocurrencies.
via Bitcoin.com

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Pantera Capital-backed brokerage firm Tagomi has become the latest company to receive a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).

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The second-largest German stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group has partnered with Europe’s biggest digital publishing house Axel Springer SE to launch a blockchain-powered trading platform.

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Blockchain-as-a-Service, or BaaS, means the creation of a service that allows users to quickly implement all the advantages of blockchain technology into business processes in a short time and with minimal effort from the customer. ABI Research, a major consulting and analytical company, predicts that by 2023, revenue from the sale of distributed ledger technology (DLT) software and services will be more than $10.6 billion. There is no doubt that a substantial part of this market will be occupied directly by the BaaS segment, and the world’s largest companies are already actively exploring and conquering a new niche. DeCenter figured out how BaaS works, what the main advantages of this service are for businesses, and who are ready to offer them on the market.

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Enjin Wallet is an application from the Enjin gaming platform, which is intended for making transactions with game tokens. Like all crypto wallets, Enjin Wallet allows users to receive and send coins, use them on the largest online platform of the Enjin gaming community, which has been operating since 2009 and has more than 250,000 game projects.

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📄 Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan again considers trying to go public.
via The Block

👨‍⚖️ Bitmain investors are reportedly preparing a class-action lawsuit against the company.
via Cointelegraph

🇯🇵 The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has approved a second cryptocurrency exchange to begin operations this week.
via Bitcoin.com

🇫🇮 LocalBitcoins, the world’s largest peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, will now be put under the supervision of the Financial Authority of Finland.
via ccn

💵 The Arrington XRP Capital cryptocurrency fund has recently surpassed its initial target of raising $100 million.
via CoinDesk

Samsung’s new flagship phone Galaxy S10 has been released, but only customers in Germany, South Korea, and the U.S. are currently able to use its cryptocurrency features.

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U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has made two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatory for the platform’s users.

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French cryptocurrency custody hardware and software provider Ledger has partnered with a Hong Kong-based trust company Legacy Trust to develop a digital asset custodial solution for institutional investors.

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The story that trading volumes on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges are mostly falsified is getting a continuation. The March 22 edition of The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a study of the Bitwise Asset Management company, that “Nearly 95% of all reported trading in Bitcoin is artificially created by unregulated exchanges.” The question arises on what or who can we believe? DeCenter delved into the situation.

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🏢 J.P. Morgan is posting more blockchain-related jobs than any other financial institution.
via Forbes

🇨🇭 Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has ruled that the cryptocurrency mining firm Envion AG ran its initial coin offering illegally.
via CoinDesk

🗓 Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain plans to launch its new 7nm chip miners ahead of next Bitcoin halving.
via South China Morning Post

📲 A new Trojan horse malware is targeting cryptocurrency and banking applications for Android.
via The Next Web

👮‍♀️ The U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested Patrick McDonnell, also known as Jason Flack, for allegedly defrauding crypto investors.
via The Block

Coinbase, one of the leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched staking for Tezos (XTZ).

In Q2–19, Coinbase Custody clients will be voting on Maker proposals and Tezos amendments as well as validating Cosmos and more.

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Binance is the cheapest exchange for retail traders; bitFlyer for institutional traders.

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This week’s #CryptoCaselawMinute covers damages, trademark infringement, and an indictment related to a prior Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement action.

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The Lightning Network was released over a year ago. Since then, many applications based on this promising technology have emerged, around which a significant user base has already grown. Recently, Bitfury announced the launch of a suite of solutions for the Lightning Network. Why is big business betting on technology that is still in an early stage of development?

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🇺🇸 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed a decision on two Bitcoin exchange-traded fund proposals.
via CoinDesk

👥 Institutional digital asset trading platform Bakkt has presented new members of the board.
via The Block

🇰🇷 Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, suffered a $19 million hack.
via Cointelegraph

👨‍⚖️ Mark Karpeles, the former chief executive officer of the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox, will seek appeal over Tokyo District Court ruling.
via The Associated Press

🇹🇭 Thailand’s richest company has acquired the firm behind OmiseGo token for over $100 million.
via The Block

Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that suffered a major breach last year, has launched a Bitcoin over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk for institutional investors.

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Canadian law enforcement officials have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, a blockchain services company that raised about $22 million in an initial coin offering of the FUEL token in 2017.

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The TRON blockchain project has decided to remove gambling decentralized applications (dApps) in the Japanese market to comply with local regulations.

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The prices of cryptocurrencies continue to rise steadily, and the price of Bitcoin has crossed the psychological barrier of $4,000. This is due to the news flowing in recent days. Big business reiterates its readiness to take part in the development of a large number of projects important for the industry. At the same time, platforms such as Binance do not intend to give up their leading positions and are also looking for ways of attracting new customers, including institutional ones. These events have a positive effect on the growth of the capitalization of the crypto market, which, according to Bitcoin evangelist Mike Novogratz, will reach $7.5 trillion in the next 20 years, surpassing the turnover of gold.

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