POTUS has published a thread on crypto. Read now! https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149472282584072192
This week’s #CryptoCaselawMinute examines the marital privilege in the Tezos case, new CFTC litigation, and a lawsuit against Gemini where P says someone identity thefted him & used Gemini to wire money from a hacked money market account to buy crypto.
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Medium
Crypto Caselaw Minute #44–7/11/19
This week’s CCM is a veritable smorgasbord of crypto law delectation — from marital privilege and ICO discovery disputes, to the…
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🇬🇧 The government of the U.K. has released a new economic crime plan, which includes action on cryptocurrencies.
via The Block
🇮🇳 According to an alleged leaked draft bill, the government of India may outlaw all cryptocurrencies in the country except for digital rupee.
via Cointelegraph
🇺🇸 A new bill proposes to fine tech giants such as Facebook $1 million per day if they issue cryptocurrencies.
via Reuters
🇰🇷 South Korea’s leading credit card firm has been granted a patent for a blockchain-powered payments system.
via The Korea Times
📲 Samsung has joined the development of a blockchain-based certificate and ID authentication network.
via CoinDesk
🇬🇧 The government of the U.K. has released a new economic crime plan, which includes action on cryptocurrencies.
via The Block
🇮🇳 According to an alleged leaked draft bill, the government of India may outlaw all cryptocurrencies in the country except for digital rupee.
via Cointelegraph
🇺🇸 A new bill proposes to fine tech giants such as Facebook $1 million per day if they issue cryptocurrencies.
via Reuters
🇰🇷 South Korea’s leading credit card firm has been granted a patent for a blockchain-powered payments system.
via The Korea Times
📲 Samsung has joined the development of a blockchain-based certificate and ID authentication network.
via CoinDesk
The U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held a press conference on cryptocurrency.
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The Block
U.S. Treasury Secretary says bad actors utilizing crypto is “national security issue”
The U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called concerns surrounding crypto a “national security issue” in a news briefing on cryptocurrencies today, stressing that the administration’s “number one issue” is keeping bad actors from utilizing…
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has approved the BitLicense applications of two subsidiaries of a digital asset derivatives provider.
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CoinDesk
New York Grants Bitlicense to Institutional Crypto Exchange Seed CX - CoinDesk
NYDFS has granted two BitLicenses to subsidiaries of Seed CX, allowing the company to offer crypto services to financial firms.
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🌎 Social media giant Facebook will not launch its blockchain project Libra without regulatory approval.
via The Block
💵 Fiat-pegged stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies could soon “surpass” traditional money such as cash, the IMF suggests.
via Cointelegraph
🧰 R3 has released developer toolkit for creating tokens on the Corda blockchain.
via official blog
🇰🇷 Binance is eyeing the launch of a cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea.
via CoinDesk
🇬🇧 The U.K. finance chief is ready to engage with “potentially transformative” Libra.
via ccn
🌎 Social media giant Facebook will not launch its blockchain project Libra without regulatory approval.
via The Block
💵 Fiat-pegged stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies could soon “surpass” traditional money such as cash, the IMF suggests.
via Cointelegraph
🧰 R3 has released developer toolkit for creating tokens on the Corda blockchain.
via official blog
🇰🇷 Binance is eyeing the launch of a cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea.
via CoinDesk
🇬🇧 The U.K. finance chief is ready to engage with “potentially transformative” Libra.
via ccn
Blockchain, the person added, “is a shiny mirage” and its wide-scale adoption may still “take a while.”
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Reuters
Wall Street finds blockchain hard to tame after early euphoria
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years ago Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) announced a new blockchain system they said would make payments of private securities transactions more efficient. Nasdaq Chief Executive Adena Friedman called it “a milestone…
Will CoinJoin make blockchain analytics irrelevant? Could there be a bifurcation of the network over privacy improvements if a large portion of the supply is held in centralized services?
These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in one of his latest Bitcoin #QA sessions.
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These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in one of his latest Bitcoin #QA sessions.
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YouTube
Bitcoin Q&A: CoinJoin, Privacy, and Network Bifurcation
Will CoinJoins making blockchain analytics irrelevant? Could there be a bifurcation of the network over privacy improvements, if a large portion of the supply is held in centralised services?
CORRECTION: At 1:57 I say that the European Union has deemed CoinJoin…
CORRECTION: At 1:57 I say that the European Union has deemed CoinJoin…
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🇫🇷 France is set to approve first cryptocurrency businesses under its new regulatory framework.
via The Block
💵 Stablecoin issuer Tether accidentally created and then deleted USD 5 billion worth of USDT.
via CoinDesk
🗓 Cryptocurrency derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is giving retail investors the chance to bet on Bitcoin price reaching $100,000 by 2020.
via Cointelegraph
🇺🇸 The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted to approve the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019.
via Modern Consensus
🗣 Polkadot has announced a new experimental network.
via Decrypt
🇫🇷 France is set to approve first cryptocurrency businesses under its new regulatory framework.
via The Block
💵 Stablecoin issuer Tether accidentally created and then deleted USD 5 billion worth of USDT.
via CoinDesk
🗓 Cryptocurrency derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is giving retail investors the chance to bet on Bitcoin price reaching $100,000 by 2020.
via Cointelegraph
🇺🇸 The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted to approve the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019.
via Modern Consensus
🗣 Polkadot has announced a new experimental network.
via Decrypt
Huobi Capital-backed cryptocurrency startup Stable Universal is launching a new U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin with Paxos as its custody partner.
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The Block
Huobi backs new stablecoin under Paxos custody, eyeing regulated stablecoin market opening left by Tether
Legal strife around Tether and continual regulatory skepticism surrounding Facebook’s Libra project might have chilled the stablecoin market, however, the competition in this space is still heating up. Huobi Capital-backed crypto startup Stable Universal…
Watch the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee’s Libra hearing as it is happening live.
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LIVE: Facebook's David Marcus Testifies on Libra Before the House
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The alpha version of the #mbank project
https://bip.dev
Here you can buy/sell BIP and custom coins for BTC.
Functionality:
– Deals are automated, and all participants are guaranteed to receive the funds;
– There are no commission fees, neither with Bitcoin nor with Minter-based coins. The exchange operation itself also comes free of charge;
– The price is fixed at the moment you send Bitcoin. Even if a transaction takes 24 hours to complete and the price changes during this period, a buyer gets no less than anticipated;
– Any user can place a sell order of any volume* and at any price per unit. This applies to all coins issued in the Minter network;
– For each order, a unique link is generated. One can use it to buy a specified volume at a specified price per unit from a specific seller;
– The link will be useful for Projects as they will be able to put it on their websites, in apps or bots;
– You cannot cancel your order. If coins are not sold in seven days, however, they will be returned to your address. Again, at no additional cost;
– If the price you have set falls within the current range indicated on the homepage, buyers will purchase coins that cost less in the first place.
While you all test this alpha version at your own risk, we have already started working on the beta. With it, we intend to enable you to buy BIP with any credit card. We will also add support for major cryptocurrencies, both for selling and buying.
For all of us, this service is experimental, the first in a slew of Liquidity Providers. Once we have put all the features to the test, we will start gradually integrating it into BIP wallets to make all types of conversion available at one place—the one where you exchange Minter-based coins now.
The main feature that we plan to roll out within a month is letting projects sell BIP at the official price. For that, we will implement the price voting mechanism and mechanism for voting for the projects through COIN.
A couple of answers to the most frequently asked questions:
– As of today, one can only buy with Bitcoin;
– In case you are buying via a unique link, you do not have to purchase the whole volume. You can buy any amount, even the one surpassing that specified in the order. The system will match your order with the offer no worse than the actual one or send you an e-mail outlining how you can claim back the BTC that has not been spent;
– You can sell your custom coins at any price; it does not necessarily need to match the rates observed in the Minter network;
– If you save the top-up link, you can add more coins as you sell. This is convenient if you put up the link somewhere for a long time.
Now, the most interesting part for those who made it to the end of this post:
On the website, you see the average price of BIP, which is based on a large number of orders. When you send Bitcoin, the system guarantees that the coins you will get will cost no more than the indicative price. Actually, your Bitcoin will “collect” the cheapest orders first, meaning that eventually, you will receive 10–50% more. That is the price paid by those who deviate greatly from the average price—they create surplus captured by the buyers.
*ATTENTION: transactions containing less than 1,000 BIP do not count in the system and are not returned. Do not send less than 1,000 BIP or the equivalent amount of a custom coin. The price range limit for BIP is $0.01–0.32; for other coins, $0.01–1,000.
https://bip.dev
Here you can buy/sell BIP and custom coins for BTC.
Functionality:
– Deals are automated, and all participants are guaranteed to receive the funds;
– There are no commission fees, neither with Bitcoin nor with Minter-based coins. The exchange operation itself also comes free of charge;
– The price is fixed at the moment you send Bitcoin. Even if a transaction takes 24 hours to complete and the price changes during this period, a buyer gets no less than anticipated;
– Any user can place a sell order of any volume* and at any price per unit. This applies to all coins issued in the Minter network;
– For each order, a unique link is generated. One can use it to buy a specified volume at a specified price per unit from a specific seller;
– The link will be useful for Projects as they will be able to put it on their websites, in apps or bots;
– You cannot cancel your order. If coins are not sold in seven days, however, they will be returned to your address. Again, at no additional cost;
– If the price you have set falls within the current range indicated on the homepage, buyers will purchase coins that cost less in the first place.
While you all test this alpha version at your own risk, we have already started working on the beta. With it, we intend to enable you to buy BIP with any credit card. We will also add support for major cryptocurrencies, both for selling and buying.
For all of us, this service is experimental, the first in a slew of Liquidity Providers. Once we have put all the features to the test, we will start gradually integrating it into BIP wallets to make all types of conversion available at one place—the one where you exchange Minter-based coins now.
The main feature that we plan to roll out within a month is letting projects sell BIP at the official price. For that, we will implement the price voting mechanism and mechanism for voting for the projects through COIN.
A couple of answers to the most frequently asked questions:
– As of today, one can only buy with Bitcoin;
– In case you are buying via a unique link, you do not have to purchase the whole volume. You can buy any amount, even the one surpassing that specified in the order. The system will match your order with the offer no worse than the actual one or send you an e-mail outlining how you can claim back the BTC that has not been spent;
– You can sell your custom coins at any price; it does not necessarily need to match the rates observed in the Minter network;
– If you save the top-up link, you can add more coins as you sell. This is convenient if you put up the link somewhere for a long time.
Now, the most interesting part for those who made it to the end of this post:
On the website, you see the average price of BIP, which is based on a large number of orders. When you send Bitcoin, the system guarantees that the coins you will get will cost no more than the indicative price. Actually, your Bitcoin will “collect” the cheapest orders first, meaning that eventually, you will receive 10–50% more. That is the price paid by those who deviate greatly from the average price—they create surplus captured by the buyers.
*ATTENTION: transactions containing less than 1,000 BIP do not count in the system and are not returned. Do not send less than 1,000 BIP or the equivalent amount of a custom coin. The price range limit for BIP is $0.01–0.32; for other coins, $0.01–1,000.
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🇺🇸 “We’re going to make sure that Bitcoin doesn’t become the equivalent of Swiss-numbered bank accounts,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC.
via CNBC
🇯🇵 Japan is reportedly set to lead the development of SWIFT network for cryptocurrency.
via Reuters
🇨🇭 One of the oldest Switzerland-based cryptocurrency brokers has applied for banking and securities licenses.
via CoinDesk
📊 Major U.S. digital asset trading platform Coinbase has released data tools for beginner crypto investors.
via Cointelegraph
💰 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance found that it had generated $775,000 worth of XLM through staking and will now distribute the sum among its users holding the token.
via Decrypt
🇺🇸 “We’re going to make sure that Bitcoin doesn’t become the equivalent of Swiss-numbered bank accounts,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC.
via CNBC
🇯🇵 Japan is reportedly set to lead the development of SWIFT network for cryptocurrency.
via Reuters
🇨🇭 One of the oldest Switzerland-based cryptocurrency brokers has applied for banking and securities licenses.
via CoinDesk
📊 Major U.S. digital asset trading platform Coinbase has released data tools for beginner crypto investors.
via Cointelegraph
💰 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance found that it had generated $775,000 worth of XLM through staking and will now distribute the sum among its users holding the token.
via Decrypt
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🚀 We have launched the largest and fairest giveaway in Telegram's history! Join now and don't forget to invite your friends: t.me/MinterContestBot
Preston Byrne, a lawyer particularly famous in the cryptocurrency circles, published an article on Facebook’s Libra.
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Preston Byrne
Thoughts on Facebook’s Libra Coin
Permissioned blockchains: where it all began Facebook’s Libra coin is to be built on a thing called a “permissioned blockchain.” Permissioned blockchains – i.e., blockchains that …
📨 #DeCenterDaily
🔎 Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is reportedly being probed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
via CoinDesk
👮♀️ U.S. authorities have seized $19 million worth of Bitcoin in a dark web drug probe.
via The Block
🤝 Digital asset derivatives provider ErisX has become a member of the U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce.
via Cointelegraph
📉 According to a new report from CB Insights, investments in blockchain startups could end this year 60% lower than the previous one.
via Modern Consensus
📈 Cryptocurrency fund manager Grayscale’s assets under management have tripled over the last three months.
via Decrypt
🔎 Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is reportedly being probed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
via CoinDesk
👮♀️ U.S. authorities have seized $19 million worth of Bitcoin in a dark web drug probe.
via The Block
🤝 Digital asset derivatives provider ErisX has become a member of the U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce.
via Cointelegraph
📉 According to a new report from CB Insights, investments in blockchain startups could end this year 60% lower than the previous one.
via Modern Consensus
📈 Cryptocurrency fund manager Grayscale’s assets under management have tripled over the last three months.
via Decrypt
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Monke (Money Keyboard)
This is perhaps the most large-scale Minter-powered project to date. Your funds are now not limited to BIP Wallet, Console, or Telegram bot. With Monke, they are in any application of your choice, always at your fingertips, and can be accessed in the most easy-to-understand way—from your keyboard.
Now that you think of it, money is another information layer that individuals exchange on a daily basis. The number of transactions grows as money management becomes easier. What we aim to make is not a step but a leap toward user-friendliness—money has to be everywhere it is needed. The Minter network has many developments in this area, from instant transactions and conversion operations to checks that users can send to anyone who will later redeem them themselves.
Telegram will launch GRAM inside its messenger, and Facebook also plans to use the Libra coin within WhatsApp. Monke gives freedom to each and every one of your coins; freedom, which is embedded in all iOS apps. And later, Android.
Money has to be everywhere!
The project’s official coin is BANANA.
https://en.monke.io
#monke #banana
This is perhaps the most large-scale Minter-powered project to date. Your funds are now not limited to BIP Wallet, Console, or Telegram bot. With Monke, they are in any application of your choice, always at your fingertips, and can be accessed in the most easy-to-understand way—from your keyboard.
Now that you think of it, money is another information layer that individuals exchange on a daily basis. The number of transactions grows as money management becomes easier. What we aim to make is not a step but a leap toward user-friendliness—money has to be everywhere it is needed. The Minter network has many developments in this area, from instant transactions and conversion operations to checks that users can send to anyone who will later redeem them themselves.
Telegram will launch GRAM inside its messenger, and Facebook also plans to use the Libra coin within WhatsApp. Monke gives freedom to each and every one of your coins; freedom, which is embedded in all iOS apps. And later, Android.
Money has to be everywhere!
The project’s official coin is BANANA.
https://en.monke.io
#monke #banana
Monke Eng
Monke the money keyboard. Powered by Minter.
“This week’s #CryptoCaselawMinute covers an alleged loss of a lot of Bitcoin that its owner forgot about, a case involving the bazingamoola ICO done by Telegram, and yet another escrow gone wrong. Maybe escrow is not always a great idea? Enjoy!”
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Medium
Crypto Caselaw Minute #45–7/18/19
This week’s CCM is dafdsfasdf