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Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Startups Funded by LongHash After Incubation Progam

August 2, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Finance

LongHash, a blockchain incubator backed by the government of Singapore, has reported that the five startups had raised $9.7 million after a 12-week stint in their accelerator. The startups are tackling a variety of issues from biometric key management to a wallet that allows companies to build and launch applications...

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US Capital Global Securities Expands DLT Portfolio with Holdings in Coinbase, Bakkt and More

July 30, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Finance

US Capital Global Securities, a leading FINRA-regulated broker-dealer arm of US Capital Global that is functioning as the exclusive placement agent of CityBlock Capital, is offering accredited investors a $10 million equity in the latter’s tokenized venture fund, NYCQ Fund LP. The which has holdings in top fintech and blockchain...

Legendary Investor Outperforms Market by Banking on Bitcoin

July 26, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Bill Miller, CIO and Chairman at Legg Mason, has set his fund up for a 46 percent yearly gain with bets on Amazon, Avon, and Bitcoin. Miller has declared his fascination and belief in the genesis cryptocurrency but declined to comment on fund performance or specific assets. Many hedge funds...

Bakkt Confirms Launch of Futures on September 23

Bakkt Confirms Bitcoin Futures Testing has Begun

July 23, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

After long delays due to regulatory scrutiny, the Bakkt futures platform from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has confirmed that product testing has started. As per a tweet from the company, daily and monthly futures will begin testing with participants from all over the world, July 22, 2019. Long-Awaited Announcement When...

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FINRA Requests Financial Firms Report to them Prior to Dealing with Digital Assets

July 21, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Regulation

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) previously asked its member firms to inform them before they engaged in activities relating to digital assets. In a new notice, FINRA has confirmed the continuation of this rule along with a few more added clauses in an attempt to set a precedent for...

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Polychain Capital Leads $7 Million Seed Round for Trading Desk Altonomy

July 16, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Business

Polychain Capital, founded by renowned cryptocurrency investor Olaf Carlson-Wee, has taken the lead on a $7 million investment round in Altonomy, a trading desk and market maker for digital assets, as per a press release, July 15, 2019. Polychain is a specialist VC and hedge fund that has attracted investment...

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TokenMarket Security Token Offering Reaches Funding Goals in 48 Hours

July 14, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Business

On July 12, digital asset crowdfunding platform TokenMarket announced that it's security token offering (STO), anticipated earlier this year, has reached its funding goal only after 48 hours from the opening. The token sale is set to close on July 22. Successful Round for TokenMarket TokenMarket, a digital asset crowdfunding...

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Austria’s FMA Warns Against Unlicensed Bitcoin Investment Scheme

July 11, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), the nation’s financial watchdog, has warned investors to be wary of Bitcoin Trader, an unlicensed bitcoin investment scheme that promises investors huge profits of $1,460, according to reports on July 10, 2019. FMA Warn Investors Per sources close to the matter, Austria’s financial watchdog,...

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Survey: Generation Z not that Crazy about Bitcoin

July 8, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

According to a survey conducted by Business Insider, July 5, 2019, the majority of Generation Zers, the demographic cohort after the Millennials, is not very interested in purchasing cryptocurrency anytime soon. Generation Z snubs Cryptos Being born at a certain point in history can decisively influence one's own way...

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UK to Limit Leverage for Retail Crypto CFD’s, Potential Ban in the Works

July 3, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Regulation

As per an official document published by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that the UK will move to push measures that protect retail investors from magnified losses in a hyper-volatile cryptocurrency market, July 2, 2019. New Measures to be Enforced In December 2018, the FCA published a...

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