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Messaging Giant LINE Wins Japan License for Crypto Exchange Business

LINE, provider of Japan's most popular messaging app, has just been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 September 2019
Exchanges

Binance Launches Dollar-Backed Crypto Stablecoin With NYDFS Blessing

Binance has announced a dollar-backed stablecoin approved by NYDFS and launched in partnership with Paxos.

Markets  ·  5 September 2019
Bitcoin

As Crypto Markets Go Cold, Who Will Pay for Open-Source Code?

Formerly a CoinDesk Contributing Editor, Daniel Cawrey is author of the upcoming “Mastering Blockchain” book to be published by O’Reilly Media. Earlier this year IBM purchased Red Hat, the oft-referred to model for how open source can thrive, for $34 billion. Long the consultant to enterprises, IBM is going through a transitional period as a […]

Markets  ·  5 September 2019
Senate Banking Committee

Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners

A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.

Business  ·  3 September 2019
Exchanges

Norwegian Bank Invests in Crypto Exchange Founded by Airline Magnate

Savings bank Sparebanken Øst has just taken a stake in NBX, a crypto exchange set up by Norwegian Air founder Bjørn Kjos.

Business  ·  3 September 2019
SEC

VanEck, SolidX to Offer Bitcoin ETF-Like Product to Institutions

VanEck and SolidX aim to launch a limited bitcoin ETF for institutions in the U.S. later this week, but retail investors will be locked out.

Business  ·  3 September 2019
Exchanges

Binance Acquires Crypto Exchange JEX to Boost Derivatives Offerings

Binance has announced the acquisition of crypto exchange JEX in a bid to boost its crypto derivatives offerings for pro traders.

Markets  ·  3 September 2019
Exchanges

Liquid Exchange Reveals Escrow Account for Sale of Telegram Tokens

Crypto exchange Liquid has disclosed a wallet address where the proceeds from its July sale of Telegram's GRAM tokens are being held in escrow.

Markets  ·  2 September 2019
Exchanges

Binance Launches Two Crypto Futures Platforms for User Testing

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched two test platforms for its crypto futures products.

Markets  ·  2 September 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Averts Bearish Trend Change But Stalls Beneath Key Price Average

Bitcoin's has stalled beneath the 100-day moving average after a price rise at the weekend averted a major bearish trend change.

Markets  ·  2 September 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Teeters on $10K, But Can It Fend Off Another Bear?

Bitcoin's recent market movements have thrown into contention consensus about its short-term price direction.

Markets  ·  28 August 2019
Mining

Litecoin’s Mining Power Has Fallen 28% Since Its Halving

Mining power on the litecoin network has dropped by 28 percent since its recent "halving" event as miners struggle for profit.

Tech  ·  23 August 2019
Exchanges

Amazon Cloud Outage Caused Major Issues at Some Crypto Exchanges

Problems with Amazon's cloud service, AWS, in Tokyo are disrupting services at some cryptocurrency exchanges on Friday.

Markets  ·  23 August 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Futures Exchange Deribit Launching Bulk Derivatives Trading

Deribit is teaming with institutional traders' messaging service Paradigm to facilitate block trades of bitcoin and ether derivatives.

Business  ·  22 August 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Price is Up More Than $1K Since Bakkt Futures News

Bitcoin has gained $1,000 since the Bakkt exchange announced it has the green light to offer bitcoin futures, but key resistance still lies ahead.

Markets  ·  19 August 2019