Blockchain financial services startup founded by former SoFi CEO has closed a US$103 million Series C round.
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Ex-SoFi CEO Cagney's blockchain startup Figure closes $103M Series C at $1.2B valuation
Figure Technologies, a blockchain-powered financial services startup founded by former SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, has closed a $103 million Series C round. The
Forwarded from Minter Development Foundation
Please find below the official press release with regard to the Minter Demo Day event and Minter network’s current milestones in achieving mass adoption:
https://medium.com/@MinterTeam/minter-holds-its-first-demo-day-just-six-months-after-launch-announces-upcoming-changes-c82adaa3e419
https://medium.com/@MinterTeam/minter-holds-its-first-demo-day-just-six-months-after-launch-announces-upcoming-changes-c82adaa3e419
Medium
Minter Holds Its First Demo Day Just Six Months after Launch, Announces Upcoming Changes
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 5, 2019 — On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, the team behind the Minter network held an exclusive, invite-only…
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💵 Venture capitalists have invested over USD 200 million in stablecoins.
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🏦 Nearly 70 cryptocurrency hedge funds have shut down so far this year.
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🔍 Crypto browser Brave has doubled monthly active users (MAU) in 2019.
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👋🏻 Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is delisting DigiByte’s DGB token.
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👩⚖️ “XRP is not a security, but that is irrelevant for purposes of this motion. Even if XRP were a security, Plaintiff’s claims still fail as a matter of law.”
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💵 Venture capitalists have invested over USD 200 million in stablecoins.
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🏦 Nearly 70 cryptocurrency hedge funds have shut down so far this year.
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🔍 Crypto browser Brave has doubled monthly active users (MAU) in 2019.
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👋🏻 Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is delisting DigiByte’s DGB token.
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👩⚖️ “XRP is not a security, but that is irrelevant for purposes of this motion. Even if XRP were a security, Plaintiff’s claims still fail as a matter of law.”
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💠 The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain network has undergone a hard fork.
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🇰🇷 The South Korean government plans to tax capital gains on cryptocurrency transactions.
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⬇️ Weiss Ratings has downgraded EOS to “C-minus.”
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🤝 Coinbase-backed Securitize has acquired a Japanese firm BUIDL.
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🇺🇸 The U.S. doesn’t see the need for its own digital currency in at least the next five years, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
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💠 The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain network has undergone a hard fork.
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🇰🇷 The South Korean government plans to tax capital gains on cryptocurrency transactions.
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⬇️ Weiss Ratings has downgraded EOS to “C-minus.”
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🤝 Coinbase-backed Securitize has acquired a Japanese firm BUIDL.
via Decrypt
🇺🇸 The U.S. doesn’t see the need for its own digital currency in at least the next five years, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is launching Bitcoin options trading later this month…
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OKEx launching bitcoin options trading this month, ahead of CME Group
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is launching bitcoin options trading later this month, according to an announcement shared with The Block on Monday. The
Bakkt has launched two new trading products—Bitcoin options and cash-settled futures contracts.
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Bakkt Goes Live With Options, Cash-Settled Futures Products
Bakkt’s new options and cash-settled bitcoin futures products have just gone live, joining its three-month-old physical futures contracts.
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📊 China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID) has released its year-end cryptocurrency rankings.
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🏦 J.P. Morgan’s blockchain-powered payment network will go live in Japan in early 2020.
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🇺🇸 Huobi U.S. has announced it will be shutting down.
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👋🏻 LedgerX derivatives exchange co-founders have been ousted.
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📉 One of the first tokens to originate upon Binance Launchpad has plummeted 70% in one hour.
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📊 China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID) has released its year-end cryptocurrency rankings.
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🏦 J.P. Morgan’s blockchain-powered payment network will go live in Japan in early 2020.
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🇺🇸 Huobi U.S. has announced it will be shutting down.
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👋🏻 LedgerX derivatives exchange co-founders have been ousted.
via Modern Consensus
📉 One of the first tokens to originate upon Binance Launchpad has plummeted 70% in one hour.
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Swiss startup Amun has been greenlighted to sell cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) to E.U. retailers.
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Swiss Startup Amun Wins Regulatory Approval to Sell Crypto-ETPs to EU Retail Investors - CoinDesk
Swiss startup Anum has won a regulatory approval to widen its offerings of crypto-based financial products to retail investors in the European Union.
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🇷🇺 Russia’s national energy grid operator is trialing blockchain technology for payments in the retail electricity sector.
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🇩🇰 The Danish tax authority is cracking down on cryptocurrency tax avoiders.
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🇮🇹 The number of businesses accepting cryptocurrency payments is growing in Italy.
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🇰🇷 South Korea’s central bank is looking to hire a digital currency specialist.
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👨⚖️ Three men have been charged in BitClub Network’s alleged US$722 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
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🇷🇺 Russia’s national energy grid operator is trialing blockchain technology for payments in the retail electricity sector.
via Cointelegraph
🇩🇰 The Danish tax authority is cracking down on cryptocurrency tax avoiders.
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🇮🇹 The number of businesses accepting cryptocurrency payments is growing in Italy.
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🇰🇷 South Korea’s central bank is looking to hire a digital currency specialist.
via Decrypt
👨⚖️ Three men have been charged in BitClub Network’s alleged US$722 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
via Modern Consensus
Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic has launched a new product enabling banks to manage risks related to transactions in cryptocurrency.
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Elliptic Launches Tool to Connect Banks with Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Elliptic Discovery collects details of more than 200 crypto exchanges to enable banks to manage risks associated with crypto.
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🌏 Binance has partnered with peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange Paxful, which supports over 167 fiat currencies.
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🦅 The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed to ease new coin listing requirements.
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👩⚖️ BitMEX is facing a US$300 million investor lawsuit over allegedly failing to deliver the plaintiff’s equity.
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🇨🇳 Chinese miners control 65% of the Bitcoin network’s hash rate, CoinShares reports.
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👨⚖️ The U.S. SEC has charged Shopin CEO over a US$42 million fraudulent initial coin offering.
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🌏 Binance has partnered with peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange Paxful, which supports over 167 fiat currencies.
via CoinDesk
🦅 The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed to ease new coin listing requirements.
via Bitcoin.com
👩⚖️ BitMEX is facing a US$300 million investor lawsuit over allegedly failing to deliver the plaintiff’s equity.
via Cointelegraph
🇨🇳 Chinese miners control 65% of the Bitcoin network’s hash rate, CoinShares reports.
via The Block
👨⚖️ The U.S. SEC has charged Shopin CEO over a US$42 million fraudulent initial coin offering.
via Decrypt
Netherlands-based banking giant ING is reportedly entering the cryptocurrency custody market.
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Exclusive: ING working on digital assets custody technology - sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dutch bank ING (INGA.AS) is working on developing technology to help clients safely store digital assets, according to people familiar with the matter.
Kraken becomes the latest crypto exchange to offer Staking-as-a-Service, starts with Tezos (XTZ).
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Kraken is the latest exchange to enter Staking as a Service
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is the latest exchange to enter the staking landscape for cryptocurrencies. In a recent blog post, the exchange announced
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🇪🇺 European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde plans to lead the institution “ahead of the curve” in the field of digital currency.
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🇨🇭 The government of Switzerland has postponed the idea of issuing a digital Swiss franc.
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🗣 According to State Street Corporation, 94% of large asset managers plan to invest in cryptocurrency by 2020.
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🖥 Three-quarters of Internet of Things (IoT) adopters in the U.S. also work with blockchain technology, a recent survey by Gartner finds.
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❌ Major Chinese social media network Weibo has blocked TRON founder Justin Sun’s official account.
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🇪🇺 European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde plans to lead the institution “ahead of the curve” in the field of digital currency.
via Bitcoin.com
🇨🇭 The government of Switzerland has postponed the idea of issuing a digital Swiss franc.
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🗣 According to State Street Corporation, 94% of large asset managers plan to invest in cryptocurrency by 2020.
via Modern Consensus
🖥 Three-quarters of Internet of Things (IoT) adopters in the U.S. also work with blockchain technology, a recent survey by Gartner finds.
via Decrypt
❌ Major Chinese social media network Weibo has blocked TRON founder Justin Sun’s official account.
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VeChain Foundation’s buyback address has been compromised. The amount of tokens stolen is 1.1 billion (approximately US$6,600,000).
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VeChain Foundation Announcement
December 13, 8:27pm (UTC+8), the VeChain Foundation buyback address was compromised. Approximately 1.1 billion VET tokens in this address…
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💠 Fidelity Digital Assets Services (FDAS) may support Ethereum in 2020, provided there is customer demand.
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👩⚖️ The New York Attorney General’s office offered further details on its decision to investigate Bitfinex and Tether.
via Decrypt
🇻🇪 The president of Venezuela has announced an upcoming airdrop of the Petro cryptocurrency to all eligible citizens.
via Bitcoin.com
👮 Founder of Bitmain rival MicroBT has been arrested for alleged embezzlement.
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🗓 Binance will support the Algorand v2.0.2 upgrade.
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💠 Fidelity Digital Assets Services (FDAS) may support Ethereum in 2020, provided there is customer demand.
via The Block
👩⚖️ The New York Attorney General’s office offered further details on its decision to investigate Bitfinex and Tether.
via Decrypt
🇻🇪 The president of Venezuela has announced an upcoming airdrop of the Petro cryptocurrency to all eligible citizens.
via Bitcoin.com
👮 Founder of Bitmain rival MicroBT has been arrested for alleged embezzlement.
via CoinDesk
🗓 Binance will support the Algorand v2.0.2 upgrade.
via Cointelegraph