2019-8-30 11:10 |
Seychelles-based securities exchange MERJ plans what it claims is the world’s first initial public offering of securities tokens
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A recently published document reveals that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has plans to hire contractors to run specific cryptocurrency full nodes for the government agency. According to the SEC documentation, the regulator wants third-party contractors to run nodes for Bitcoin Core (BTC), Ripple (XRP) and Ethereum (ETH) in order to monitor compliance […] The post US Regulator Plans to Outsource Running Cryptocurrency Nodes appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-8-2 04:35 | |
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The intense scrutiny from regulatory agencies, governments, and central banks globally regarding Facebook’s Libra, could just be the end of the company’s stablecoin project. According to a report by CNBC, Facebook revealed in a recent filing with the U.
2019-7-31 13:29 | |
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These anticipatory steps have been taken in face of a "maturing" regulatory environment, as the firm plans to expand its crypto-related financial services.
2019-7-18 23:00 | |
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Banco BTG Pactual S. A. , Latin America’s largest standalone investment bank, and Dalma Capital, a prominent Dubai asset manager, have announced, plans to utilize the Tezos blockchain for Security Token Offerings (STOs), including the ongoing REITBZ STO.
2019-7-5 23:14 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini plans to apply for a broker-dealer license with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in an attempt to become an approved alternative trading service, which would allow users to legally swap digital securities on the exchange's platform.
2019-7-2 19:14 | |
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The Seychelles stock exchange has announced plans to list a regulated security token, becoming the first national bourse to do so. Despite the hype surrounding tokenized securities and the talk of security token offerings (STOs) replacing initial coin offerings (ICOs), not much has happened in this regard.
2019-6-27 21:00 | |
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MERJ, a multi-market global financial exchange for equities, debt, and derivatives, today announced plans to list the first-ever regulated security token on a national exchange. Tokenized shares for MERJ Group will be listed alongside its existing stock, bringing tokenized securities under the umbrella of a national, regulated bourse for the first time. Confirming backing last […]
2019-6-25 16:45 | |
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Despite CEO Jamie Dimon's history of anti-bitcoin rhetoric, JPMorgan plans to pilot-test its own JPM Coin cryptocurrency later this year. JPMorgan claims more of its clients in the United States, Europe, and Japan have been clamoring for its prototype cryptocurrency to accelerate securities trading such as bonds.
2019-6-26 15:20 | |
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As part of its broader plans to make its decentralized social media platform Voice hugely successful, EOS block producer, Block. one has purchased the Voice. com domain name from MicroStrategy for a whopping $30 million, according to a filing published by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 18, 2019.
2019-6-20 15:00 | |
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CryptoNinjas Bletchley Park Asset Management, a Jersey-based growth-oriented blockchain investment firm, today announced a new strategic investment in Archax, a forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange based in London.
2019-6-4 16:47 | |
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Kin Foundation, one of the main powerhouses behind the development of Kin ecosystem, started an initiative against the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission, a ‘Defend Crypto’ campaign with a $5 million fund alongside Coinbase.
2019-5-29 20:30 | |
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By CCN: Poloniex worries so much about incoming doom by U. S. securities regulators’ that it plans to delist nine tokens at the end of the month. The altcoin exchange made the announcement Thursday.
2019-5-18 11:24 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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WeChat, the #1 messaging app in China, is also widely used for cryptocurrency transactions. Recently, WeChat Payment has revised the “WeChat Agreement for Payment Service,” which involves the control and regulation of illegal transactions, including cryptocurrency transactions.
2019-5-9 22:54 | |
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In an interview with Finews on May 6, 2019, the Head of Securities and Exchanges at Swiss exchange SIX, Thomas Zeeb, told that tokens may replace stocks and bonds in future and that they were planning to launch their own tokens in order to digitize assets.
2019-5-7 11:00 | |
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Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) legal sparring in relation to $850 million in missing funds escalated with another round of court filings this past weekend.
2019-5-7 01:42 | |
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Fidelity's cryptocurrency subsidiary Fidelity Digital Assets will reportedly launch bitcoin trading for its clients “within a few weeks,” according to Bloomberg.
2019-5-6 18:46 | |
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By CCN. com: E*Trade Financial Corp. is waking when it comes to the importance of allowing its customers the ability to trade cryptos. It’s readying to allow them to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum, Bloomberg reports.
2019-4-30 11:35 | |
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A new job position at the SEC for a Crypto Specialist will pay up to $239,000 per year
2019-4-25 12:35 | |
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The cryptocurrency startup ParagonCoin announced that it will be selling a property that was going to be used as a cannabis co-working space. The information was released by ParagonCoin in a recent SEC filing.
2019-4-24 02:17 | |
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Coinspeaker Startup Arca Applies for SEC Approval to Issue Tokenized Securities on Ethereum BlockchainArca plans to tokenize the shares of a bond fund which will be a stablecoin compatible with the ERC20 standards and recorded on the Ethereum blockchain network.
2019-4-17 13:40 | |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. , a United States-based multinational investment bank has announced plans to open-source its proprietary securities trading and risk management software in a bid to crowdsource new use cases and earn the loyalty of computer-driven traders, according to a Slashdot report on April 4, 2019.
2019-4-5 15:00 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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The upcoming regulated cryptocurrency exchange called RiotX will offer three primary services namely banking, a trading engine and a digital wallet. RiotX will initially be available within the United States territory.
2019-3-18 16:00 | |
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Canadian financial regulators have plans to establish new rules to curb risks associated with cryptocurrency exchanges. The agency is considering preparing a set of tailored regulatory requirements that will address the risks and features of the platforms.
2019-3-17 18:00 | |
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The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) announced that it will not list upcoming Cboe Bitcoin (“XBT”) futures contracts for trading in March 2019. The Cboe Futures Exchange said that the company is “assessing its approach with respect to how it plans to continue to offer digital asset derivatives for trading,” stating that it has no intention to list additional contracts for trading relating to the cryptocurrency.
2019-3-16 01:00 | |
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A Canada-based company is luring people into investing in overly attractive bitcoin investment plans. The Canadian securities regulators of the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today issued a warning against Canada Bitcoin Exchange Inc.
2019-3-13 19:05 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is known for their strict evaluation of many cryptocurrency exchanges. However, with the flourishing state of the cryptocurrency market, the authority wants to rally behind the innovation that could take the financial sector to the next level.
2019-3-12 17:45 | |
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The London-based Calastone announced on March 4 that it will be moving to its own blockchain platform. According to Financial Review, the network would be launched as soon as in May 2019. In the past, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) planned to be the first fully blockchain-enabled marketplace in the world. It seems that now […]
2019-3-6 19:26 | |
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Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) plans to become the first fully blockchain-enabled equity clearing marketplace suffered a major dent as London-based Calastone revealed on March 4, 2019, that it would switch to its own distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform in May 2019, reports Financial Review.
2019-3-6 06:00 | |
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In this edition of The Daily, Canadian exchange Quadrigacx has transferred its remaining crypto funds to the court appointed monitor Ernst & Young. In Germany, the federal securities regulator Bafin has authorized an STO.
2019-2-22 14:20 | |
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Yet another journey to launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has begun. According to a published notice, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun reviewing a proposed rule change for a bitcoin ETF filed by NYSE Arca and Bitwise.
2019-2-18 18:46 | |
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A newly proposed exchange-traded fund plans to allocate 25% of its entire portfolio to bitcoin futures. Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca Realty Shares ETF Trust, a subsidiary of US-based asset manager Blockforce Capital, filed a registration form with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to list its “Reality Shares Blockforce Global Currency Strategy ETF”.
2019-2-11 22:19 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to clarify when securities laws might apply to crypto token sales, an official confirmed Friday.
2019-2-11 13:10 | |
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SPiCE VC, a fully tokenised venture fund, today announced its latest strategic investment, taking a stake in Archax, a forthcoming institutional tokenized securities exchange based in London. Archax, which plans to launch during 2019, is focused on providing a venue...
2019-2-11 12:37 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to observe blockchain activity closely in the future. The regulator recently announced on January 31st, 2019, that it wants to work with blockchain analytics providers so that it can closely monitor the most prominent blockchain ledgers in the market.
2019-2-5 16:57 | |
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A recent press announcement by SEC reveals that the US Securities and Exchange Commission plans to start tracking and monitoring blockchain transactions. The synopsis of the press release is as follows: “The U.
2019-2-5 04:34 | |
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Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, is breaking into bitcoin custody. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, three people “with knowledge on the matter” from firms in contact with Fidelity have said that the company is tentatively planning to launch a custody service for bitcoin in March.
2019-1-31 23:39 | |
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Kik Interactive Inc. , a social media startup based in Waterloo, Ontario is planning to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court. The startup’s 2017 initial coin offering is at the center of the controversy, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
2019-1-29 15:29 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has withdrawn its plans for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Van Eck: ‘We Will Refile’ Bitcoin ETF A document published January 22 confirms the U-turn, which would have seen fund manager VanEck and developer SolidX potentially offer the first regulated Bitcoin ETF on the US market.
2019-1-24 13:00 | |
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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) listed the cryptocurrency market as one of the six focus points of its compliance monitoring activities for 2019.
2019-1-13 14:00 | |
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The Estonian cryptocurrency exchange DX. Exchange plans on offering tokenized securities on its platform that will allow users to indirectly purchase shares of major companies such as Apple, Google, and Tesla.
2019-1-5 20:30 | |
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The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly planning to ease the country’s regulation for initial coin offerings. The regulator is conducting a public hearing to relax rules on pre-sales and private token sales.
2018-12-21 11:00 | |
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In an attempt to fight fraud, money laundering, and other issues regarding cryptocurrencies, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong is planning for stricter regulations surrounding exchanges and other crypto bodies, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
2018-12-18 20:24 | |
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The Hong Kong regulatory body is planning to tighten its regulatory grip on the cryptocurrency sector to combat money laundering and fraudulent activities. Money Laundering Fears Prompt Stricter Cryptocurrency Regulations The Hong Kong regulatory body, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) plans to introduce stricter regulatory policies for virtual currency exchanges and startups, according to a report by the Nikkei Asian […] The post Cryptocurrency Regulations: Hong Kong Considers Stricter Laws for the Industry appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-12-17 20:00 | |
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United States Congressman Warren Davidson from Ohio has announced plans of introducing legislation that will regulate ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and cryptocurrencies as a different asset class thus exempting them from current securities laws.
2018-12-7 20:11 | |
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Speaking at the ongoing CoinDesk's Consensus Invest conference in New York, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton spoke on why his agency hasn’t yet approved a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-29 21:56 | |
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An unconfirmed report released today, November 27, 2018, claims that NASDAQ has plans to launch bitcoin-based futures contracts, and that these plans are continuing to go forward despite the recent crypto crash.
2018-11-28 20:45 | |
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Securitize, a compliance platform for digitising securities on the blockchain, has raised $12. 75 million to tokenise the $7 trillion securities industry. The Series A fundraising round was led by Blockchain Capital, and saw investment from others including Coinbase Ventures, Global Brain, NXTP and OK Capital.
2018-11-27 19:00 | |
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In yesterday’s preliminary proxy statement with the SEC, MicroStrategy introduced a plan to increase authorized shares from 330 million to 10. 33 billion as part of its $42 billion 21/21 Plan.
Mt. Gox, the bankrupt crypto exchange, has moved approximately $364. 4 million worth of Bitcoin to crypto liquidity provider B2C2 Group this month, according to an analysis by Lookonchain. Lookonchain, citing data from Arkham Intelligence, reported that Mt.
According to a paper released Dec. 12, BlackRock suggests that a 1% to 2% Bitcoin allocation in multi-asset portfolios matches the risk levels found in portfolios holding technology stocks. The asset manager, which oversees trillions of dollars, frames this range as a strategic starting point for investors seeking diverse sources of risk.
Newmarket Capital has completed a loan that combines traditional real estate financing with Bitcoin collateral, introducing a novel approach to lending reported on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Nov.
Following their listing, ether ETFs did not enjoy the same response as their bitcoin equivalents had done in January.
Venture capital (VC) funds invested $860 million in crypto startups last month, a 30% leap from the amount registered in September and the highest since April’s $954 million earlier in the year, according to DefiLlama data.
Venture capital (VC) funds invested over $659 million in crypto startups last month, representing a 3% increase compared to August, according to DefiLlama data. The blockchain gaming sector grew for the second consecutive month, with VC funds pouring $63 million into blockchain titles, marking a 32% monthly growth.