Enterprise blockchain company Digital Asset has teamed up with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) to help the organization standardize derivatives data.
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Blockchain Firm Digital Asset and ISDA Eye Smart Contract Use in Derivatives Trading
Blockchain firm Digital Asset is collaborating with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to create a tool that supports the use of smart contracts for derivatives trading.
Securitize, a compliance platform and protocol for token issuers that is backed by one of the largest U.S. digital asset trading platforms Coinbase, is launching a program aimed to help customers follow regulatory guidelines.
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Coinbase-Backed Securitize Launches One-Stop Shop for Token Services - CoinDesk
Coinbase-backed Securitize has launched a referral network of sorts to help firms issue and manage digital securities.
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🦅 The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has rejected the BitLicense application of a U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex.
via Cointelegraph
🇬🇧 Coinbase has launched a cryptocurrency-to-fiat debit card in the U.K.
via CoinDesk
🌎 The International Chamber of Commerce plans to use the blockchain technology to facilitate the free flow of goods.
via Forbes
💻 According to the latest Stack Overflow’s annual Developer Survey, 80 percent of organizations globally do not use blockchain.
via The Block
👩⚖️ The team behind the Nano cryptocurrency seeks dismissal of a USD 170 million “rescue fork” lawsuit.
via Decrypt
🦅 The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has rejected the BitLicense application of a U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex.
via Cointelegraph
🇬🇧 Coinbase has launched a cryptocurrency-to-fiat debit card in the U.K.
via CoinDesk
🌎 The International Chamber of Commerce plans to use the blockchain technology to facilitate the free flow of goods.
via Forbes
💻 According to the latest Stack Overflow’s annual Developer Survey, 80 percent of organizations globally do not use blockchain.
via The Block
👩⚖️ The team behind the Nano cryptocurrency seeks dismissal of a USD 170 million “rescue fork” lawsuit.
via Decrypt
After closing a $5 million investment round, a freelance job-search platform Moonlighting now plans to move its infrastructure onto the EOS blockchain. The company currently has a user base of 700,000.
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A Freelance Job Market Is Moving Its 700,000 Users to EOS
Moonlighting is getting funding from Block.one's venture arm to port its users' profiles over to the EOS blockchain.
Crypto Games Conference (CGC) kicks off in Minsk in two weeks! Who will be the speakers at the event to be held on April 25–26?
— John Wang from Neo Blockchain will talk about gaming services and platforms.
— Hartej Sawhney, a co-founder of Hosho and adviser for Pink Sky Capital, LEXIT, and Crowd Machine, will focus on the intersection of blockchain and cybersecurity.
— Daniil Lashin, a lead developer at Minter, will reveal how to instantly create a tradable game coin.
— Kokushi Hattori, a developer with the leading Ethereum-based game, will share the success story of My Crypto Heroes.
— Choi Sung Wone, a chief executive officer of Supertree who has over 20 years of experience in the South Korean gaming industry and won the Business Innovation Award in Korea Game Awards in 2016, will make a report on CryptoDozer development.
CGC is also a large-scale exhibition with more than 150 brands, networking opportunities, and a blockchain-powered gaming hackathon.
Get 15% off the ticket using this promo code: DECENTER
https://cryptogames.events/tickets/
— John Wang from Neo Blockchain will talk about gaming services and platforms.
— Hartej Sawhney, a co-founder of Hosho and adviser for Pink Sky Capital, LEXIT, and Crowd Machine, will focus on the intersection of blockchain and cybersecurity.
— Daniil Lashin, a lead developer at Minter, will reveal how to instantly create a tradable game coin.
— Kokushi Hattori, a developer with the leading Ethereum-based game, will share the success story of My Crypto Heroes.
— Choi Sung Wone, a chief executive officer of Supertree who has over 20 years of experience in the South Korean gaming industry and won the Business Innovation Award in Korea Game Awards in 2016, will make a report on CryptoDozer development.
CGC is also a large-scale exhibition with more than 150 brands, networking opportunities, and a blockchain-powered gaming hackathon.
Get 15% off the ticket using this promo code: DECENTER
https://cryptogames.events/tickets/
Russian news media outlet Vedomosti reports that Telegram Open Network (TON) has entered the private beta testing phase.
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Telegram’s TON Blockchain Is Live in Private Testing Mode, Shows High Speed: Report
Global messaging app Telegram reportedly opened access to a testing version of TON Blockchain to a limited number of devs.
According to a new survey jointly conducted by logistics and supply chain association MHI and consulting firm Deloitte, 62% of respondents expect to start leveraging the distributed ledger technology over the next five years.
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Deloitte: Blockchain adoption growing fast in the supply chain industry | Modern Consensus | Cryptocurrency and blockchain news…
Report says blockchain technology use will grow more than 600% in five years | While blockchain technology has only just begun to gain a foothold in the supply chain management industry it will surge dramatically over the next decade, according to a new survey…
Decentralized computing network Blockstack has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to run a USD 50 million token sale.
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Blockstack Files With SEC to Raise $50 Million in Reg-A+ Crypto Token Sale - CoinDesk
Blockstack has filed with the U.S. SEC to to conduct a $50 million token offering under the Regulation A+ framework
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📉 The total value of assets under management of Polychain plummeted 40 percent in the last quarter of 2018, to $591.5 million.
via Cointelegraph
💸 South Korea’s largest digital asset trading platform Bithumb has posted a net loss of $180 million for 2018.
via CoinDesk
🎓 Harvard Management Company, the largest academic-endowment program in the world, appears to have invested $5–10 million directly into Blockstack’s token sale.
via ccn
🔎 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, has announced a partnership with the blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to enhance its anti-money laundering (AML) procedure.
via Decrypt
🥬 Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the U.S., has joined IBM’s Food Trust network to trial the blockchain technology for tracing romaine lettuce.
via Forbes
📉 The total value of assets under management of Polychain plummeted 40 percent in the last quarter of 2018, to $591.5 million.
via Cointelegraph
💸 South Korea’s largest digital asset trading platform Bithumb has posted a net loss of $180 million for 2018.
via CoinDesk
🎓 Harvard Management Company, the largest academic-endowment program in the world, appears to have invested $5–10 million directly into Blockstack’s token sale.
via ccn
🔎 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, has announced a partnership with the blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to enhance its anti-money laundering (AML) procedure.
via Decrypt
🥬 Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the U.S., has joined IBM’s Food Trust network to trial the blockchain technology for tracing romaine lettuce.
via Forbes
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has announced delisting of Bitcoin SV, a Bitcoin Cash hard fork that is led by Craig Wright. The reason behind such a decision lies in the fact that Wright reportedly offered a $5,000 bounty “hunt” aimed to identify a Twitter user under the handle hodlonaut, who repeatedly called self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto a “fraud.”
Link to tweet: https://bit.ly/2UzydeO
Link to tweet: https://bit.ly/2UzydeO
Back in 2017, Bloomberg reported that Goldman Sachs was going to set up a cryptocurrency trading desk.
Speaking at a U.S. House of Representatives panel this Wednesday, CEO David Solomon reiterated that the company never had such plans.
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Speaking at a U.S. House of Representatives panel this Wednesday, CEO David Solomon reiterated that the company never had such plans.
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Goldman Sachs CEO denies the firm ever intended to build out a crypto desk
News reports of Goldman Sachs opening a cryptocurrency desk are being disputed by the firm, CEO David ‘DJ” Solomon told a U.S. House of Representatives panel Wednesday. Solomon told Ohio U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson and the House Committee on Financial Services…
According to a letter that a blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis sent to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), some of the organization’s suggestions regarding the AML and KYC procedures may bring harm to cryptocurrency exchanges.
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‘Onerous’ FATF Recommendations Harmful for Crypto Transparency: Chainalysis
The international watchdog's draft recommendation for KYC compliance are unrealistic and may be harmful to the crypto industry, says Chainalysis.
Binance Labs has awarded a total of USD 45,000 in grants to three startups developing open-source blockchain solutions.
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Binance Labs Grants $45,000 to Three Open-Source Projects
Binance Labs has invested $45,000 in three different open-source projects, including Ironbelly, HOPR, and Kitsune Wallet.
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🗓 Cryptocurrency exchange operator BitMEX is eyeing the launch of its own options platform in 12–18 months.
via The Block
🤝 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have teamed up to launch a private blockchain and a so-called quasi-cryptocurrency.
via Cointelegraph
🇫🇷 French insurance companies will soon be able to include digital assets in life insurance contracts.
via Modern Consensus
🇦🇺 Australian banks remain cautious in their relations with cryptocurrency businesses despite significant progress in regulation.
via Bitcoin.com
🗣 Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Electric Coin Company—the firm behind zcash—shared his vision for the development of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.
via CoinDesk
🗓 Cryptocurrency exchange operator BitMEX is eyeing the launch of its own options platform in 12–18 months.
via The Block
🤝 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have teamed up to launch a private blockchain and a so-called quasi-cryptocurrency.
via Cointelegraph
🇫🇷 French insurance companies will soon be able to include digital assets in life insurance contracts.
via Modern Consensus
🇦🇺 Australian banks remain cautious in their relations with cryptocurrency businesses despite significant progress in regulation.
via Bitcoin.com
🗣 Zooko Wilcox, CEO of Electric Coin Company—the firm behind zcash—shared his vision for the development of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.
via CoinDesk
The parent company of Bithumb, South Korea’s largest digital asset trading platform, has attracted USD 200 million in funding from Japanese ST Blockchain Fund.
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South Korea: Bithumb Exchange Operator Gains $200 Million From Japanese Investment Fund
Blockchain Exchange Alliance will use the funds to expand outreach and add extra trading pairs, the company says.
Ethereum core developers recently discussed the possibility of introducing system-wide upgrades as often as every three months.
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Ethereum Core Developers Debate Benefits of More Frequent Hard Forks
Ethereum core developers are discussing the possibility of executing more frequent hard forks as the software aims to offer new features.
According to a survey conducted by Global Custodian, The TRADE Crypto, and BitGo, 94% of endowment funds invested in digital assets last year, either directly or through a fund.
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Nine in ten endowment funds have made crypto-related investments, study finds
94 per cent of endowment funds have stated they invested in crypto assets, either directly or through a fund last year, according to a survey conducted by Global Custodian, The TRADE Crypto and BitGo. The study was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2018…
A blockchain arm of the Netherlands-based global bank ING is piloting a privacy technology called “bulletproofs” that was introduced by scientists from Stanford University, University College London, and startup Blockstream.
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ING Bank Is Bringing Bitcoin 'Bulletproofs' to Private Blockchains - CoinDesk
ING’s blockchain team is testing privacy tech called "bulletproofs," the latest in a series of such experiments at the global bank.
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➖ Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and ShapeShift are delisting Bitcoin SV. In the meantime, Kraken has launched a poll on Twitter to decide whether to take such a step.
via ccn
🗣 The Block spoke with John Roth, the chief compliance officer of digital asset trading platform Bittrex, about the rejection of the firm’s BitLicense application.
via The Block
💵 Blockchain startup ConsenSys is reportedly seeking to raise USD 200 million.
via The Information
🇬🇧 Blockchain startup 20|30 has raised GBP 3 million in tokenized equity on the London Stock Exchange platform.
via Cointelegraph
🗓 Cryptocurrency derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is planning to list a physically-settled Bitcoin futures contract.
via CoinDesk
➖ Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and ShapeShift are delisting Bitcoin SV. In the meantime, Kraken has launched a poll on Twitter to decide whether to take such a step.
via ccn
🗣 The Block spoke with John Roth, the chief compliance officer of digital asset trading platform Bittrex, about the rejection of the firm’s BitLicense application.
via The Block
💵 Blockchain startup ConsenSys is reportedly seeking to raise USD 200 million.
via The Information
🇬🇧 Blockchain startup 20|30 has raised GBP 3 million in tokenized equity on the London Stock Exchange platform.
via Cointelegraph
🗓 Cryptocurrency derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is planning to list a physically-settled Bitcoin futures contract.
via CoinDesk