SBI Securities announces DLT-focused consortium with 35 participating firms
Apr 30, 2018 11:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
SBI Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, has announced a securities consortium that will be launched in collaboration with 35 firms. Earlier in January, the initiative was...
Goldman Sachs blessings in disguise, migration from Wall Street to Crypto Hedge Fund universe
Apr 30, 2018 09:58 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views
BlocktowerCapital has expanded yet again in the form of head hunting the executive ranks at Goldman Sachs as the migration from Wall St. to crypto landcontinues. Cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital keeps...
ASX seeks to switch to DLT settlement system in 2020
Apr 30, 2018 09:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has announced the blockchain-based system which is going to replace its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) will be launched somewhere between Q4 2020 and Q1...
Bitcoin debit card provider Wirex announces Litecoin integration
Apr 30, 2018 08:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin debit card provider Wirex has announced that it has added support for Litecoin, enabling users to spend the digital currency using the Wirex payment card. Currently, the seventh most valuable cryptocurrency by...
FxWirePro: Unregulated Utility Tokens seemed to have been appraised by CFTC chief
Apr 30, 2018 07:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency
In a speech, delivered by CFTC commissioner Quintenz seems to embrace the concept of unregulated utility token. Brian Quintenz, of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), addressed the topic of cryptocurrencies...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD rangebound, further bullishness only on close above trend line resistance at 9368
Apr 30, 2018 06:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is consolidating in a narrow range on Monday as its upside is being capped by a strong trend line resistance. It is currently trading at 9272 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the upside, the pair is...
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin boycotts CoinDesk’s Consensus 2018 conference
Apr 30, 2018 05:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has announced the boycott of CoinDesks Consensus conference this year and urging others to do the same. In a series of tweets, Buterin outlined the reasons for the boycott. This includes...
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