The Crypto Rating Council announced the addition of NY-based CrossTower as its newest member. Cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower is now part of the Crypto Rating Council, or CRC. They join as the council’s newest member, alongside 11 other industry companies. According to the announcement on June 10, the CRC were pleased to select the New York-based…
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The plaintiff in a lawsuit against BitMEX has asked a court to preserve thousands of email records that could show the exchange was operating illegally in the United States. The plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing BitMEX of market manipulation and operating without a license in the U.S. believes that Twilio possesses thousands of incriminating email…
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The South Korean NH NongHyup Bank has announced a memorandum of understanding to research and develop blockchain-based financial services through a new consortium. South Korea’s NH NongHyup Bank has announced a new consortium with a local law firm and a blockchain laboratory to jointly develop digital asset-based financial services. According to the Korea Herald on…
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Investment firm ETC Group plans to list a Bitcoin ETP on Germany’s Xetra digital stock exchange in late June. London-based ETC Group will list the first crypto exchange-traded product on Germany’s Xetra digital stock exchange this month. Traders in the UK, Italy and Austria will also be able to deal in shares of the new…
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Commercial service on Crypto Garage’s Settlenet system, trialled for a year within Japan’s regulatory sandbox, is now available. Japanese blockchain development company Crypto Garage announced it was launching commercial service on its Settlenet platform for the crypto OTC market. According to an update on Digital Garage’s website posted on June 8, its Crypto Garage venture…
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Nearly 40% of new fintech firms to launch in Hong Kong over the past year are operating in the blockchain sector. Blockchain firms are increasingly dominating Hong Kong’s financial technology sector, with 39% of new firms launching in the country’s fintech industry last year operating with distributed ledger technology, or DLT. According to Hong Kong’s…
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Crypto exchanges — not segregating blockchain addresses — could lead to ownership disputes in the event of insolvency, research says. A recent paper from academics at Leiden Law School suggests that if a crypto exchange or crypto custodian goes bankrupt, investors could well lose control over their stored coins. This happened in Japan’s Mt. Gox…
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Blockfolio, one of the most popular cryptocurrency portfolio tracking applications, could be a highly desirable target for hackers’ attacks. As of April 22, there are approximately 5,400 cryptocurrencies being traded with a market value of $201 billion United States dollars. The 24-hour daily trading volume has recently been hovering around $100 billion, a key indicator…
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the eighth round of buyback for its platform’s proprietary OKB token. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the eighth round of buyback for its platform’s proprietary OKB token. In a June 5 announcement, OKEx announced the start of the eighth and largest buyback of OKB tokens. From March 1 until May 31, the…
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Kakao’s KLAY token is now trading with a South Korea won pairing despite the country’s restrictions on ICOs. South Korean tech giant, Kakao, listed its Klaytn blockchain-issued Klay (KLAY) token via a local cryptocurrency exchange on June 5. This news follows their launch of a new crypto wallet feature in KakaoTalk earlier the week. After…
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