Ledger X just got the green light from the CFTC to offer physically-settled Bitcoin futures to retail investors.
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CFTC Approves LedgerX to Settle Futures in Real Bitcoin
LedgerX just got the green light from the CFTC to offer physically settled bitcoin futures to retail investors.
A Trump administration economist has joined a cryptocurrency project positioning itself as “the world’s decentralized central bank.”
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Fox Business
EXCLUSIVE: After Stephen Moore's failed Fed bid, he's creating a crypto central bank
Moore has joined a group of entrepreneurs who are starting what they describe as a new type of central bank they believe will stabilize cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and its myriad of imitators.
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⭕️ Opera has released the first iOS browser with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet.
via official blog
🇬🇧 A London-based financial derivatives dealer has launched three new cryptocurrency indexes.
via Finance Magnates
🇩🇪 The CDU and CSU Union plans to integrate the blockchain technology into public services.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ The Mt.Gox founder has been hit with a lawsuit over an alleged fraudulent misrepresentation.
via CoinDesk
🇸🇨 Seychelles’ national stock exchange is set to list the “world’s first” regulated security token.
via Bloomberg
⭕️ Opera has released the first iOS browser with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet.
via official blog
🇬🇧 A London-based financial derivatives dealer has launched three new cryptocurrency indexes.
via Finance Magnates
🇩🇪 The CDU and CSU Union plans to integrate the blockchain technology into public services.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ The Mt.Gox founder has been hit with a lawsuit over an alleged fraudulent misrepresentation.
via CoinDesk
🇸🇨 Seychelles’ national stock exchange is set to list the “world’s first” regulated security token.
via Bloomberg
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trading volume, will soon enable its users to place stop-loss and take-profit orders simultaneously.
https://twitter.com/binance/status/1143859363779473411
https://twitter.com/binance/status/1143859363779473411
Twitter
Binance
Let's try this again 😆 Dark mode 🌚 or Light mode 🌝? #Binance
Coinbase Pro, a professional trading platform of the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has added support for Chainlink (LINK).
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Medium
Chainlink (LINK) has launched on Coinbase Pro
Transfer LINK immediately into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading. Support for LINK will be available in Coinbase’s supported…
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🛑 Major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase experienced a brief outage Wednesday afternoon.
via CoinDesk
🇸🇬 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has spoken with Facebook about Libra.
via Bloomberg
🇮🇳 Another top Indian cryptocurrency exchange has shut down due to regulatory uncertainty.
via The Block
🌎 G20 policymakers are to discuss regulations proposed by cryptocurrency industry.
via Bitcoin.com
💸 Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue has suffered a major hack, losing an equivalent of USD 5 million.
via Cointelegraph
🛑 Major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase experienced a brief outage Wednesday afternoon.
via CoinDesk
🇸🇬 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has spoken with Facebook about Libra.
via Bloomberg
🇮🇳 Another top Indian cryptocurrency exchange has shut down due to regulatory uncertainty.
via The Block
🌎 G20 policymakers are to discuss regulations proposed by cryptocurrency industry.
via Bitcoin.com
💸 Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue has suffered a major hack, losing an equivalent of USD 5 million.
via Cointelegraph
European Union banks plan to join an instant payments system by the end of 2020 due to “facing more competition.”
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Reuters
Facebook crypto plans turn up heat on EU banks over real-time payments
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone could have an instant payments system shared by all banks in the bloc by the end of 2020, finance industry officials said, as lenders face more competition from the likes of Facebook and other tech firms.
Polkadot has “successfully” closed a private sale of 500,000 tokens, reportedly reaching a $1.2 billion valuation.
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The Block
Polkadot’s sale of 500,000 tokens closes ‘successfully,’ foundation says in nod of confidence to $1.2B valuation
The latest Polkadot token sale has distributed 500,000 DOTs at a “successful” value, the protocol’s managing partner Web3 Foundation (W3F) has told The Block. Although the foundation did not specify how much it had raised, the sale is said to be on track…
Swiss security token firm BlockState plans to duplicate some ERC 20 tokens on R3’s Corda platform.
“Before the end of the year, the tokens will be locked up in a smart contract on Ethereum and ‘mirrored’ versions of them will run on Corda. This is akin to global depository receipts, where shares of a company are held in custody in one country and a certificate representing ownership of them is traded in another.”
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“Before the end of the year, the tokens will be locked up in a smart contract on Ethereum and ‘mirrored’ versions of them will run on Corda. This is akin to global depository receipts, where shares of a company are held in custody in one country and a certificate representing ownership of them is traded in another.”
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CoinDesk
Ethereum Tokens to Trade on Swiss Stock Exchange via R3 Tech - CoinDesk
Swiss stock exchange SIX's digital asset platform will list "mirrored" versions of ethereum tokens using R3's tech.
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🇺🇸 The Trump administration is cooperating with a blockchain startup to develop a peace plan for Israel and Palestine.
via CoinDesk
🖥 U.S. financial clearing company Apex Clearing has launched a new digital asset trading platform for broker-dealers and financial advisors.
via The Block
🏦 Goldman Sachs is performing “extensive research” on tokenization and considering the issuance of a virtual currency.
via Cointelegraph
🇮🇪 Ireland-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane has vanished, taking users’ funds with it.
via Irish Mirror
💥 Big four accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said that cybersecurity is vital to the upcoming STO boom.
via ccn
🇺🇸 The Trump administration is cooperating with a blockchain startup to develop a peace plan for Israel and Palestine.
via CoinDesk
🖥 U.S. financial clearing company Apex Clearing has launched a new digital asset trading platform for broker-dealers and financial advisors.
via The Block
🏦 Goldman Sachs is performing “extensive research” on tokenization and considering the issuance of a virtual currency.
via Cointelegraph
🇮🇪 Ireland-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane has vanished, taking users’ funds with it.
via Irish Mirror
💥 Big four accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said that cybersecurity is vital to the upcoming STO boom.
via ccn
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by daily trading volume, has reportedly held negotiations with Facebook over a possible future listing of Libra.
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Coindesk
Binance Talking to Facebook About Libra Listing: Reports - CoinDesk
Crypto exchange Binance is reportedly talking to Facebook about getting involved in the social media giant's upcoming Libra project.
Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz sold a tiny portion of his Bitcoin holdings on Wednesday and wishes he had sold much more: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-27/novogratz-sold-bitcoin-on-wednesday-and-wishes-he-had-sold-more
So. Much. Crypto. Litigation. It was hard to pick just three cases this week but we winnowed it down just for you and herewith and forwith give you the tl;dr on what we think is the first crypto class action certification opinion, a perfunctory gloss on Bittrex’s arbitration clauses (enforceable), and yet ANOTHER bitcoin escrow kerfuffle.
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Medium
Crypto Caselaw Minute #42–6/27/19
So. Much. Crypto. Litigation. It was hard to pick just three cases this week but we winnowed it down just for you and herewith and forwith…
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🇬🇧 Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) regulatory sandbox program graduate has launched a regulated digital securities platform.
via The Block
🇩🇪 The exchange operated by Deutsche Boerse has listed its first blockchain company.
via Cointelegraph
🏦 The chief of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has stated that central banks may need to issue their own digital currencies in the near future.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇷 Iranian authorities have seized as many as 1,000 Bitcoin mining rigs.
via ccn
💻 Reddit will soon let its users tip with cryptocurrency without using bots.
via Decrypt
🇬🇧 Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) regulatory sandbox program graduate has launched a regulated digital securities platform.
via The Block
🇩🇪 The exchange operated by Deutsche Boerse has listed its first blockchain company.
via Cointelegraph
🏦 The chief of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has stated that central banks may need to issue their own digital currencies in the near future.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇷 Iranian authorities have seized as many as 1,000 Bitcoin mining rigs.
via ccn
💻 Reddit will soon let its users tip with cryptocurrency without using bots.
via Decrypt
Shinhan Bank, one of the largest banks in South Korea, intends to intensify scrutiny regarding the accounts associated with cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Cointelegraph
Major Korean Bank Clamps Down on Accounts Linked to Crypto Exchanges
Shinhan Bank, one of South Korea’s biggest, says it is implementing “preventive measures so that customers will not be harmed in the future.”
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is developing a new public blockchain for decentralized financial services.
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The Block is your reliable and expert source for all things about blockchain and crypto.
According to a recent report, over 100 fake domains have been registered relating to Facebook’s upcoming project, Libra. Beware of scammers!
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Cointelegraph
Report: Over 100 Fake Domains Registered Relating to Facebook’s Libra
Cyber threat intelligence firm Digital Shadows has reportedly discovered over 100 fake domains relating to Facebook’s forthcoming stablecoin Libra.
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🔜 Binance has announced a futures trading platform with up to 20x leverage.
via The Block
📄 Cryptocurrency exchange ErisX has been granted a license for trading in digital asset futures.
via Cointelegraph
🇷🇺 Russia does not plan to ban Facebook’s upcoming Libra cryptocurrency, according to the country’s deputy finance minister.
via CoinDesk
🌎 The G20 leaders jointly issued a declaration on cryptocurrency assets.
via Bitcoin.com
🇩🇪 Germany’s dominant political parties want to build a euro-backed, bank-controlled stablecoin.
via Decrypt
🔜 Binance has announced a futures trading platform with up to 20x leverage.
via The Block
📄 Cryptocurrency exchange ErisX has been granted a license for trading in digital asset futures.
via Cointelegraph
🇷🇺 Russia does not plan to ban Facebook’s upcoming Libra cryptocurrency, according to the country’s deputy finance minister.
via CoinDesk
🌎 The G20 leaders jointly issued a declaration on cryptocurrency assets.
via Bitcoin.com
🇩🇪 Germany’s dominant political parties want to build a euro-backed, bank-controlled stablecoin.
via Decrypt
Bitcoin’s use in illegal on-line marketplaces is on pace to set a record this year at more than $1 billion, according to a report by Chainalysis: https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-07-01/bitcoin-criminals-set-to-spend-1-billion-on-dark-web-this-year