Capital Markets

BitGo

TrueUSD Stablecoin Holders Can Get ‘Up to 8%’ Interest Via CredEarn

Holders of the dollar-pegged stablecoin TrueUSD can now leverage their funds to earn interest through crypto lender Cred.

Business  ·  26 March 2019
OTC

TrueDigital Expands Distribution of Its Bitcoin and Ether OTC Reference Rates

Institutional digital assets platform trueDigital has signed two new deals to expand the reach of its OTC reference rates for bitcoin and ether.

Business  ·  25 March 2019
Digital Asset

Blockchain Financial Plumbing Is Still Years Away, Says LSE Spinoff Exactpro

Exactpro, which tests software for stock exchanges, says it could be years before blockchains can safely connect to existing post-trade systems.

Business  ·  25 March 2019
Regulation

Central Banks See ‘No Value’ in Issuing Digital Currency: BIS Chief

BIS chief Agustin Carstens has said that central banks are wary about issuing digital currencies due to the "huge operational consequences."

Policy & regulation  ·  25 March 2019
Insurance

R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm

Co-founder Jesse Edwards is leaving R3, but will remain an investor and continue working with the blockchain firm.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 March 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Futures and Institutional Interest: Looking in the Wrong Place

Cboe's suspension of bitcoin futures highlights a mistake we're all making when it comes to institutional involvement, argues Noelle Acheson.

Markets  ·  24 March 2019
Ethereum

Numerai Token Sale Raises $11 Million From VC Firms Paradigm, Placeholder

Hedge fund and predictions market startup Numerai just closed an $11 million round led by Paradigm and Placeholder.

Business  ·  21 March 2019
Hires

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Hires Wall Street FX Vet to Lead US Expansion

London-based crypto liquidity provider B2C2 has hired Wall Street veteran Rob Catalanello to lead its expansion in the U.S.

Business  ·  21 March 2019
CoinMarketCap

CoinMarketCap Crypto Indices Launch on Nasdaq, Bloomberg, Reuters

Two crypto benchmark indices from CoinMarketCap launch on Nasdaq, Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters and Börse Stuttgart today.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
Derivatives

Galaxy Capital-Backed Caspian to Offer Crypto Derivatives Trading

Institutional trading and portfolio management platform Caspian is launching trading in cryptocurrency derivatives.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
Security Tokens

Polymath, SeriesOne Team Up to Simplify Security Token Issuance

Polymath has partnered with digital securities fundraising platform seriesOne to offer an “end-to-end” solution for security token issuance.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
BlockFi

$25 Million in 2 Weeks: BlockFi Booms as Bitcoin and Ether Investors Seek Interest

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince explains in depth how the startup manages the myriad risks of lending and borrowing crypto.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
Hires

Digital Asset Names New CEO to Succeed Blythe Masters

Enterprise blockchain startup Digital Asset has named co-founder Yuval Rooz as the company’s new chief executive officer.

Business  ·  19 March 2019
BitGo

BitGo Adds Custody Support for Blockchain Capital’s Security Token

Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo now lets clients compliantly store the BCAP security token from venture capital firm Blockchain Capital.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 March 2019
Bitcoin

A Lightning API for Bitcoin Futures Data Has Launched

An experimental service that allows users to pay for futures data from exchanges Kraken and BitMEX via the lightning network is now live.

Business  ·  18 March 2019