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Bakkt, an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform led by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly considering obtaining a New York BitLicense. Because the CFTC is reluctant to approve its bitcoin futures, sources close to the... 2 min read →
The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in recent years, combined with seemingly unlimited potential applications for blockchain and distributed ledger technologies across a range of industries, has led to an unprecedented... 6 min read →
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chairperson Christine Lagarde stated cryptocurrency and other “disruptors” are “shaking up” the incumbent financial industry, with potentially double-sided effects. Now more than ever, authorities need to keep an eye on these disruptive... 3 min read →
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of Cardano and one of the co-founders of Ethereum, provided some context to Cardano’s plans for the future ahead of the company’s Apr. 17th IOHK Summit in Miami. His latest... 5 min read →
Binance announced a partnership with CipherTrace, a blockchain security company, with the aim of enhancing the exchange’s anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program. World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Aims to Improve Its AML Compliance CipherTrace, a... 2 min read →
US cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had its BitLicense application rejected by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) after years of scrutiny. The agency rejected the application because of alleged deficiencies in anti-money laundering... 2 min read →
China’s central planning agency announced plans to ban Bitcoin mining and is currently soliciting comments before it makes its final determination. Mining and cryptocurrency experts have mixed opinions on how the move will impact... 3 min read →
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) would see central banks distribute digital money which could be redeemed for their respective domestic fiat currencies. In the case of an American CBDC, this would be the... 4 min read →
Despite being home to the NYSE and NASDAQ, which comfortably lead the rest of the planet in terms of exchange volumes, the U.S. has conceded its initial crypto exchange leadership position to Asia. While... 3 min read →
TRON has signaled its intention to collaborate with Japan’s regulators as it attempts to expand into the world’s third-largest economy. The TRON Foundation has suggested that gambling DApps—one of the platform’s largest use-cases—which violate... 2 min read →