Singapore has announced the new anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing of terrorism (CFT) measures for the country’s digital asset businesses.
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New Singapore law requires crypto firms to be licensed in the country
Singapore’s new payments law has come into force today and it requires all crypto businesses operating in the country to be registered and licensed. The Payment Services Act was first passed in January 2019 and is now enacted, the Monetary Authority of Singapore…
“If you’re used for payments, you should be regulated to the same standard as other entities conducting payments activities. It doesn’t matter what technology you are using. Same risk, same regulation.”
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CoinDesk
Bank of England's Stablecoin Ruling Targets Financial Stability, Exec Says - CoinDesk
Financial stability was a key factor in the Bank of England's decision to hold stablecoin payment systems to the same regulatory standards as existing payment chains.
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0️⃣ Bakkt’s Bitcoin options contract saw zero trading volume last week.
via Cointelegraph
📵 The use of Bitcoin in darknet has continued to grow, data from Chainalysis reveals.
via The Block
🇮🇳 India has unveiled its national strategy on blockchain.
via Bitcoin.com
🤝 The Blockchain Association has formed a Market Integrity Working Group.
via Modern Consensus
👴 Bitcoin IRA has surpassed US$400 million in transactions.
via Decrypt
0️⃣ Bakkt’s Bitcoin options contract saw zero trading volume last week.
via Cointelegraph
📵 The use of Bitcoin in darknet has continued to grow, data from Chainalysis reveals.
via The Block
🇮🇳 India has unveiled its national strategy on blockchain.
via Bitcoin.com
🤝 The Blockchain Association has formed a Market Integrity Working Group.
via Modern Consensus
👴 Bitcoin IRA has surpassed US$400 million in transactions.
via Decrypt
Binance U.S. has announced the addition of staking rewards for ALGO and ATOM starting February.
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Silvergate Bank saw almost 50 new cryptocurrency customers in the fourth quarter of 2019, along with a 4-percent decrease in deposits from the industry.
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Silvergate Bank Adds 48 Crypto Clients in Q4 Even as Deposits Slip 4%
The La Jolla, Calif.-based bank, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol SI in November, released its earnings report before market open on Wednesday.
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🌍 Major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase established a new entity called Coinbase Custody International.
via Cointelegraph
🇹🇷 Blockchain.com has launched a native Turkish lira payment gateway.
via Bitcoin.com
💵 Stablecoins have surpassed Ether in terms of value transferred via the Ethereum network.
via CoinDesk
🌌 Cosmos founder Jae Kwon is stepping down.
via Decrypt
🇫🇷 France has charged an alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik with money laundering and extortion.
via Modern Consensus
🌍 Major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase established a new entity called Coinbase Custody International.
via Cointelegraph
🇹🇷 Blockchain.com has launched a native Turkish lira payment gateway.
via Bitcoin.com
💵 Stablecoins have surpassed Ether in terms of value transferred via the Ethereum network.
via CoinDesk
🌌 Cosmos founder Jae Kwon is stepping down.
via Decrypt
🇫🇷 France has charged an alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik with money laundering and extortion.
via Modern Consensus
Major cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex obtained specialty insurance for corporations by Lloyd’s.
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Bittrex Secures $300 Million Insurance for Cryptocurrencies in Cold Storage
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex obtained $300 million in digital asset insurance against theft or collusion for the cryptocurrency it holds in cold storage
Last year, institutional cryptocurrency lending business Genesis Capital originated over US$3.1 billion in loans.
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Genesis Capital saw continued surge in outstanding loans (4Q of 2019)
Genesis Global Capital, the institutional lending affiliate of over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading desk Genesis Trading, closed another record-breaking quarter with strong demand from cash borrowers and international clients. The lending desk issued over…
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⛏ Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex launched margin trading for Tether Gold.
via CoinDesk
📊 The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s Bitcoin futures contract has seen over US$100 billion in trading volume since 2017.
via Cointelegraph
🗓 Security token trading platform tZERO has announced plans to launch a broker-dealer in the first half of 2020.
via The Block
🇰🇭 Cambodia intends to release a blockchain-based digital currency as soon as this quarter.
via Decrypt
🇮🇳 Cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay has announced its return to the Indian market.
via Bitcoin.com
⛏ Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex launched margin trading for Tether Gold.
via CoinDesk
📊 The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s Bitcoin futures contract has seen over US$100 billion in trading volume since 2017.
via Cointelegraph
🗓 Security token trading platform tZERO has announced plans to launch a broker-dealer in the first half of 2020.
via The Block
🇰🇭 Cambodia intends to release a blockchain-based digital currency as soon as this quarter.
via Decrypt
🇮🇳 Cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay has announced its return to the Indian market.
via Bitcoin.com
This cryptocurrency asset index for institutional investors will be the first of its kind in Japan.
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Japan gets its first crypto asset index for institutional investors
Japan's Nomaru Research Institute has partnered with MV Index Solutions and CryptoCompare to deliver an investable index for crypto assets such as Bitcoin.
IBM-backed Hyperledger Fabric released version 2.0 of its enterprise blockchain platform.
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IBM-Backed Hyperledger Fabric Releases Version 2.0
Hyperledger Fabric had a major release with version 2.0, which significantly improves performance while adding some decentralization aspects for data sharing
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Check out this year’s inaugural community update: https://medium.com/@MinterTeam/minters-month-in-review-january-2020-96456a84aeaf
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Minter’s Month in Review — January 2020
Below is a summary of the work our extended team (30+ people) did in January this year:
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📈 In 2019, Coinbase Commerce saw a 600-percent increase in the number of unique cryptocurrency transactions made by merchants.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 Japanese social media network Line has received regulatory approval to start trading its native digital currency in the country.
via Bitcoin.com
🇸🇬 Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has been awarded a license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
via Cointelegraph
💼 Former Coinbase lawyer issued a digital token to represent his time.
via Decrypt
👨⚖️ Ethereum Foundation’s Virgil Griffith has pleaded not guilty.
via Modern Consensus
📈 In 2019, Coinbase Commerce saw a 600-percent increase in the number of unique cryptocurrency transactions made by merchants.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 Japanese social media network Line has received regulatory approval to start trading its native digital currency in the country.
via Bitcoin.com
🇸🇬 Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has been awarded a license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
via Cointelegraph
💼 Former Coinbase lawyer issued a digital token to represent his time.
via Decrypt
👨⚖️ Ethereum Foundation’s Virgil Griffith has pleaded not guilty.
via Modern Consensus
The chief executive officer of Mastercard has explained why the company left Facebook’s Libra initiative.
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Mastercard CEO reveals why the payments giant quit Libra
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga has revealed reasons why the payments giant quit the Facebook-led Libra stablecoin project.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is seemingly calling on Unicode to adopt Bitcoin’s emoji.
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1223841364711854080
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1223841364711854080
🚀 The Insolar mainnet has been successfully launched.
Native token XNS will now replace INS, an ERC-20 standard token.
Insolar works with Microsoft, Oracle, UC Berkeley, and other companies from the Fortune Global 500 list. The project’s team consists of over 80 people, including 50 engineers, in Europe and North America.
The Insolar blockchain throughput is up to 20,000 transactions per second. A decentralized ledger is designed to work with unlimited computing, storage and network traffic, with the division of work, the distribution of roles between the nodes, and coordination of transactions. According to CryptoMiso, Insolar ranks first in the world in terms of developer activity.
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Native token XNS will now replace INS, an ERC-20 standard token.
Insolar works with Microsoft, Oracle, UC Berkeley, and other companies from the Fortune Global 500 list. The project’s team consists of over 80 people, including 50 engineers, in Europe and North America.
The Insolar blockchain throughput is up to 20,000 transactions per second. A decentralized ledger is designed to work with unlimited computing, storage and network traffic, with the division of work, the distribution of roles between the nodes, and coordination of transactions. According to CryptoMiso, Insolar ranks first in the world in terms of developer activity.
Subscribe to Insolar’s Telegram channel.
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📊 Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has added trading support for Ripple’s XRP token.
via Cointelegraph
📂 The Winklevoss brothers have been awarded six new stablecoin patents.
via Decrypt
🇺🇸 The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will hold an auction for the sale of nearly USD 40 million in confiscated Bitcoin.
via CoinDesk
👨⚖️ Prosecutors have officially withdrawn a plea deal for Reggie Fowler, the man allegedly linked to Bitfinex’s missing funds.
via Modern Consensus
🦠 The coronavirus outbreak has caused a delay in Bitcoin mining equipment deliveries.
via Bitcoin.com
📊 Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has added trading support for Ripple’s XRP token.
via Cointelegraph
📂 The Winklevoss brothers have been awarded six new stablecoin patents.
via Decrypt
🇺🇸 The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will hold an auction for the sale of nearly USD 40 million in confiscated Bitcoin.
via CoinDesk
👨⚖️ Prosecutors have officially withdrawn a plea deal for Reggie Fowler, the man allegedly linked to Bitfinex’s missing funds.
via Modern Consensus
🦠 The coronavirus outbreak has caused a delay in Bitcoin mining equipment deliveries.
via Bitcoin.com
In its latest report, research firm Gartner has shared its findings regarding smart contracts.
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Gartner Research: Smart Contract Adoption to Increase Data Quality by 50% Over 3 Years
Research conducted by Gartner is predicting a 50% increase in overall data quality by 2023 for all businesses and organizations using blockchain smart contracts.
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🐱 Telegram has revealed Catchain, a Byzantine Fault Tolerant Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm underpinning the Telegram Open Network.
via Cointelegraph
⚡️ Lightning Labs has raised USD 10 million in Series A funding round.
via CoinDesk
⛏ Mining pool consolidation threatens Bitcoin security, new research from TokenAnalyst says.
via Modern Consensus
🇬🇧 U.K. cryptocurrency startups will now pay a discounted registration fee.
via Bitcoin.com
🇫🇷 A USD 8.6 billion fintech merger is looming in France.
via Decrypt
🐱 Telegram has revealed Catchain, a Byzantine Fault Tolerant Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm underpinning the Telegram Open Network.
via Cointelegraph
⚡️ Lightning Labs has raised USD 10 million in Series A funding round.
via CoinDesk
⛏ Mining pool consolidation threatens Bitcoin security, new research from TokenAnalyst says.
via Modern Consensus
🇬🇧 U.K. cryptocurrency startups will now pay a discounted registration fee.
via Bitcoin.com
🇫🇷 A USD 8.6 billion fintech merger is looming in France.
via Decrypt
Intercontinental Exchange-owned institutional Bitcoin trading platform Bakkt has acquired a loyalty program provider.
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Bakkt set to acquire loyalty program provider Bridge2 Solutions
Bakkt announced its acquisition of loyalty program provider Bridge2 Solutions and the deal is expected to close later this quarter. Bridge2’s pilot project, Loyalty Pay, will offer merchants the option to integrate directly with the consumer app that Bakkt…