News

In an official statement, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), revealed that Bakkt will launch its Bitcoin futures market by December 2018. Bakkt, a global cryptocurrency platform developed by ICE to enable investors, merchants, and consumers to access, trade, and utilize digital assets in a faster, cost-effective, and […]

Visa announced Sunday that it is readying a blockchain-based digital identity system in partnership with IBM for use with B2B Connect, its international payment service. Visa Head of Global Business Solutions Kevin Phalen stated in the official press release: “B2B Connect will facilitate payments for financial institutions for a variety of industry verticals, including supply chain, […]

Before discussing specific stablecoin names, it is important to understand the three types of stablecoins that currently exist: centralized IOU stablecoins, crypto-collateralized stablecoins, and non-collateralized stablecoins. Centralized IOU stablecoins are backed with fiat money or precious metals, such as the U.S. Dollar or other sovereign currencies. Centralized IOU stablecoins have value because it is a representation […]

Paris-based global money laundering watchdog organization Financial Action Task Force (FATF) laid out requirements on Friday for jurisdictions across the globe, saying they would have to license or regulate their crypto exchanges. FATF amends its global Standards to address the regulation of virtual assets and prevent their misuse for #moneylaundering and #terroristfinancing ➡️https://t.co/R5R7j484Td pic.twitter.com/mOqeY25aJd — […]

A group of researchers from The Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) laid out in an op-ed published Oct. 19 why they believe the blockchain may not necessarily be the tool to fix America’s troubled voting system. In fact, they say, it could exacerbate some of our current problems. Voting by #blockchain could add new […]

Traders, investors, analysts, and journalists in the crypto sector engaged in an intense debate about USD-backed stablecoin Tether (USDT) this week, pondering on the legitimacy and regulatory state of the asset. A large portion of the cryptocurrency sector has expressed a negative stance on the stablecoin, citing the lack of regular audits that were promised […]

According to Genesis Global Trading, a major cryptocurrency investment firm that targets institutional investors, short interest towards Ethereum (ETH) has declined substantially in the third quarter of 2018. Since March, the firm loaned out $553 million in digital assets including Bitcoin and Ethereum to hedge funds and alternative investment companies. Around 60 percent of the […]

Welcome to this week in Blockchain Venture Capital. Cobo Cobo, a Beijing-based cryptoasset wallet startup, recently closed a $13 million Series A round with participants including Wu Capital, DHVC, and the NEO Foundation. Cobo was founded in November 2017 by Mao Shixing, an early Bitcoin investor and Google and Facebook engineer, and Jiang Changhou, an […]

Despite the cryptocurrency market slowdown and regulatory uncertainty in 2018, cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related jobs and roles have increased significantly, indicating clear interest and considerable demand in the sector. Bitcoin Jobs Rising As per data collated by job portal Glassdoor, traditional companies have ramped up hiring for blockchain and blockchain associated jobs. The company researched millions […]

If the blockchain industry had been knocking at the iron-clad gates of the Securities and Exchange Commission, it appears access was just granted. The US’s supreme financial watchdog unveiled the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, or ‘FinHub’, which aims to help streamline the legal affairs of blockchain companies and fintech startups by boiling down […]