Crypto investors gain critical protection in bankruptcy, even as a “conservative” rule threatens liquidity

The UK Treasury has set October 2027 as the date its full cryptoasset regime comes into force. For the first time, exchanges, custodians and other crypto intermediaries serving UK clients know they will need FCA authorisation under FSMA-style rules to keep doing business, rather than just a money-laundering registration and a risk warning.

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Crypto Conglomerates, DeFi Targets of EU Financial Stability Watchdog Concerns

Risks from smart contracts, high leverage and crypto staking and lending may imply a need for new regulations, the European Systemic Risk Board said

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How to Harness the Power of Crypto to Aid Communities Rebuilding After Natural Disasters

The industry's swift response in times of need highlights the need for compatibility between crypto and the traditional financial system.

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French Central Bank Head Wants Crypto Licensing Ahead of MiCA Standards: Bloomberg

The current turmoil in the crypto markets shows the need for such requirements as soon as possible, the banking chief said.

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Developers could have prevented crypto's 2022 hacks if they took basic security measures

Crypto doesn’t need reversible transactions. It needs real-time threat monitoring and more audits.

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Top 20 Crypto Platforms You Were Desperately Searching For

It’s no secret that the crypto market in 2022 can be a minefield. One wrong step, and you lose. But hey, we all know that investing is risky and losses are a normal part of trading. So no need to frown! We’ve got some good news! With a reliable platform to help you get started, you can minimise risks.

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Legal Experts Reveal Regulatory Uncertainty Around Crypto Could Spike Lawsuits

An increase in crypto popularity triggers the moves from different jurisdictions to regulate digital assets. They see the need to control most activities within the space to secure investors’ funds.

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Vitalik Buterin, Crypto’s Public Intellectual?

Ethereum doesn’t need a figurehead, but crypto might need this savvy voice.

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Reuters report predicts banks will need to answer crypto demand, but here's the catch

As crypto goes increasingly mainstream, more Wall Street companies and banking giants are feeling the pressure to offer crypto exposure to their clients. However, they need a way to do so safely, withThe post Reuters report predicts banks will need to answer crypto demand, but here's the catch appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Crypto businesses need to adhere to the U.S. OFAC compliance guidelines

A Bitcoin Futures ETF is ready to start trading on the market, but that doesn't mean American regulators are letting crypto companies and innovators off the hook. In fact, crypto businesses may need tThe post Crypto businesses need to adhere to the U.

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Bitop Offers the Lowest Trading Fees, Simplified Interface, and First Grade Security

Everyone seems to be fond of cryptocurrency nowadays. But to really get in on the action, you’ll need a crypto exchange where you can buy and sell cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin.

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Crypto Projects Continue to Partner With Sports Teams

Cryptocurrencies have found many weird and wild ways to gain users’ attention, from making use of crypto influencers and celebrities to dishing out tokens to die-hard followers. However, in an ever-growing industry, marketing plans need to adapt, and projects need to grow.

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Institutional Custody Will Challenge Retail-Oriented Crypto

The bearer nature of digital assets presents challenges to institutions getting into crypto. The need for greater security will likely impact the whole industry.

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Eight Things You Need to Know About Crypto Taxes

You need wise counsel when dealing with crypto tax issues. Learn the skills needed to steer clear of crypto tax troubles. The post Eight Things You Need to Know About Crypto Taxes appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Crypto Daily Official YouTube Ethereum Giveaway – Here’s What You Need To Know

To celebrate the growth of our new YouTube channel, Crypto Daily are running an Ethereum giveaway, giving one lucky subscriber a chance to win some free crypto (there’s nothing better than free crypto, right?) How to take part In order to take part in our Ethereum giveaway, you simply just need to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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Microsoft’s New Ethereum Blockchain Cuts Out The Need To Mine ETH

It is widely known that Microsoft are exploring and building upon blockchain technology. As one of the biggest tech and computing brands in the world, they don’t really have a choice in the matter.

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Crypto Facebook – What You Need to Know

The world's largest social media platform is exploring the possibilities of integrating blockchain technology. Read about it here. The post Crypto Facebook – What You Need to Know appeared first on CoinCentral.

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DJ Who “Turned Down Wall St.” Is On a Quest to Decentralize Music Festivals

Independent DJ Justin Blau (known on stage as 3LAU) didn’t exactly stumble into the cryptocurrency industry — to say so would misrepresent how much thought he’s put into his blockchain-based event network, Our Music Festival (OMF).

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4 Licenses That US-Based Crypto Exchanges Need to Obtain in 2018

Cryptocurrency companies active in the United States have to adhere to very strict rules and regulations. In most cases, this means obtaining various types of licenses to conduct business. Below are four examples of licenses required by major exchanges in the US.

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Ethereum Payments To Be Enabled Through The Opera Browser

Opera is a web browser that can run on Windows, Mac and Linux, Android and iOS, offering millions of users around the world a platform through which they can browse the internet, utilise social tools, access private networks and, very recently, store cryptocurrency within a built in Ethereum wallet.

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There’s A New Stablecoin Coming To EOS, Here’s What You Need To Know

EOS, is one of cryptos most notorious ecosystems. Built upon the world’s most drawn out ICO within a network that has seen incredible progression over the past year. Powered by a team known as Block.

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Canadian Crypto Miner Tries New Approach to Cut Down Power Costs

With crypto prices still way below their December 2017 all-time highs, cryptocurrency miners are under increasing pressure to squeeze out profits from their operations by reducing expenses. Since the mining process is a very energy-intensive affair, one way of keeping mining costs down is by obtaining cheaper electricity.

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Why You Need to Start Using Nebeus Crypto Cards

Ever since Bitcoin was first created about a decade ago, cryptocurrencies have predominantly been used for investment purposes only. The post Why You Need to Start Using Nebeus Crypto Cards appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Great Cryptocurrency Conspiracy Live Q&A August 8 With Teeka Tiwari

What You Need To Know About ‘The Great Cryptocurrency Conspiracy Of 2018' Live Event The Great Cryptocurrency Conspiracy of 2018 is hosting a free upcoming LIVE Q&A event led by Glenn Beck and Teeka Tiwari on August 8th, 2018.

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ConsenSys Ventures Kavita Gupta Talks Tachyon and India

ConsenSys, the Ethereum production studio based in the U. S. , launched ConsenSys Ventures last year selecting Kavita Gupta to run two funds of $50 million and $100 million.

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Coinbase Seeks Online Merchant Crypto Adoption by the Millions

Adoption news keeps flowing this week, from Wall Street to Australia, and now San Francisco. The United States largest cryptocurrency bank, Coinbase, announced it is expanding its commerce section to include Woo Commerce via a plugin downloadable from Github.

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Crypto Market Sees Over $20 Billion Raised Via ICO Tokens Since 2017

Cryptocurrencies have been expanding all over the world and blockchain technology has also been reaching new markets. But it seems that the crypto world is currently in an installation phase. This is how Carlota Perez calls it, and indeed it will need time to keep developing. In a latest report, the crypto market has witness […]

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Distributed Dialogues: Crypto Reporters Look in the Mirror

The Distributed 2018 conference that recently took place in San Francisco was accompanied by a new edition of the Distributed Dialogues podcast, a collaborative show between the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network and Distributed Magazine.

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Leverage for Crypto / CFDs – Here’s What You Need to Know

Leveraged trading sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?

The post Leverage for Crypto / CFDs – Here’s What You Need to Know appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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“Not a Great Precedent”: Commissioner Discusses the SEC’s Latest ETF Decision

When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.

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Market Update – BTC, ETH And XRP Down, MIOTA Breaks Away

Is it correction, or is it something else? Is this trend just what we need to get used to for August too? The markets are down once again, except this time, the major cryptos are taking big leaps downwards.

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OTC platforms beats crypto exchanges by trading volume

Trading volume on OTC platforms is several times higher than the volume on cryptocurrency exchanges. Large investors need high liquidity, something that crypto exchanges can not yet brag of.

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Coinbase Accepts GBP

More Coinbase news this week, as the leading US based cryptocurrency exchange moves to accept payments in Pound Sterling (GBP). Customers in the United Kingdom will now be able to deposit in GBP and also withdraw in GBP, giving British users better access to trading on the exchange, in a currency that is better understood in the UK.

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Bittrex Crypto Exchange Enables Access to USD Trading Service For Select Users

Like any other business, cryptocurrency exchanges need to grow to support other currencies in the financial industry. Bittrex’s recent strides show that the platform wants to offer USD trading for the everyday client soon, but there are a few exclusive users that have already had access.

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Binance Acquire Ethereum Wallet To Enhance Their Customers Safety

Safety and security are paramount for cryptocurrency exchanges. In order to ensure they are able to keep hold of their customers, they need to make sure their customers feel safe using their product.

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DrawBridge Crypto Lending Platform Offers Bitcoin Investors’ Cash Loans

DrawBridge Lending has announced its newly developed lending platform provides Bitcoin holders a way to pledge their digital assets for a cash loan. Unlike other lending services in the crypto space, DrawBridge Lending will never initiate margin calls requiring borrowers to “true-up” if the loan-to-value increases from its original level. There is a tremendous need […]

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Crypto ETFs are for Institutions, Average People Need Simpler Solution, says 108Token CEO

In an exclusive interview, Cryptovest’s Nikita Sachdev discusses new types of cryptocurrency investments with Aditya Mishra, CEO of 108Token.

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Here’s What We Need To Do to Get Institutional Investors On Board + Pump BTC To $20k

Institutional Investment. Big, institutional investment. It’s the future of crypto right? Many of us believe that the investment encouraged by large institutions is the key thing that will inspire the next bull run and the next market surge.

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Bitcoin Cash Island? Roger Ver Sees Money Growing On Cyprus Trees

If you’re planning a trip to Cyprus next year, you might not need to change money. Bitcoin Cash proponents have recently met with government and financial figures on the island, and are working on Bitcoin Cash integration with the island’s leading point-of-sale processors by November.

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Bitcoin returns with Big Visions for Crypto

An amateur college developer in 2009, Malmi played a crucial role in bitcoin’s early days as the only active developer working alongside Satoshi – and even striking up a bit of a friendship. But a couple years in, Malmi followed Satoshi’s lead and left the project, thinking bitcoin didn’t really need him anymore. It was

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“Eating Their Lunch:” Blockchain Upstarts Challenge Investment Banks

Access to personal financial data and the emergence of blockchain technology have been the catalyst for a revolution in the banking sector. At the start of this year, banks within the European Union were ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to grant customers access to their personal data.

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Op Ed: Cryptocurrency Capital Gains Taxes — Breaking Down the Problem

Capital gains on crypto transactions are easy to track, one at a time. What about when there are thousands?Cryptocurrency capital gains taxes are becoming a point of interest for governments.

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Buterin: Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs are Good, But Need Easier Ways For Public to Buy

On July 29, Ethereum co-founder and renowned blockchain developer Vitalik Buterin discussed the necessity of infrastructure around Bitcoin and Ethereum, and the need to create better ways for the public to invest in major digital assets.

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Regulations that need to be passed before retail start accepting crypto

Cryptocurrencies and regulations have a love-hate relationship. If there is anything that’s keeping cryptocurrencies from becoming a legit, widespread form of payments around the world, it is the lack of regulations.

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Cremit ICO (CRMT Token): Crypto Volatility Insurance & Exchange?

With more investors joining the crypto world, there is a growing need to secure investments and offer a trusted and comprehensive risk management solution. That is why Cremit has been created. It offers a robust and researched solution that will help business owners and investors secure crypto investment. Why Cremit Matters As crypto continues to […]

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How You Can Become a Crypto Investor without Intimate Knowledge of the Sector

Anyone that keeps abreast of global financial markets in the last 12 months alone will have surely recognised a clear paradigm of the digital evolution making its mark on yet another sector. It’s evident that the age of mainstream digital currency is here.

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EOS Now Available Via Bitpanda And For Cash Across Austria

You can now buy @EOS_io with cash at 400 Post branches and 1300 Post partners throughout Austria. Conveniently redeemable online within seconds, all you need is an email address.

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South Korean Regulator Compels Lawmakers to pass the crypto bill urgently

Regulation South Korea’s top financial regulator has urged lawmakers to pass the country’s first crypto bill quickly, citing the urgent need from rising incidents at crypto exchanges. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Crypto Law Urgently Needed South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has urged lawmakers to “pass the country’s

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South Korean Regulator Presses Lawmakers to Pass Crypto Bill Urgently

South Korea’s top financial regulator has urged lawmakers to pass the country’s first crypto bill quickly, citing the urgent need from rising incidents at crypto exchanges. There are currently several crypto-related laws pending at the National Assembly.

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