Despite the pessimistic position of Facebook regarding the prospects of the Libra cryptocurrency , the company's actions are contrary to its words. The social network has attracted a large company to promote the Calibra project in the US legislative field. FS Vector will be engaged in lobbying for cryptocurrency , which is focused precisely on the field of finance and fintech. What will be the work of the company: the company's task will be a constant dialogue with regulators, upholding the interests of Libra and convincing the authorities that the project has the right to exist under the current legislation.…
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Cryptocurrency market regulation will be the subject of discussion at a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov. This was reported to reporters by Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev. Answering the question whether the issue of using cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation has been resolved, Moiseev said: “Not resolved. There will be a meeting with Siluanov. ” The legal status of cryptocurrencies , mining , smart contracts , ICOs in Russia has not yet been established. In 2018, three bills were submitted to the State Duma to create regulation in the…
On December 17, 2017, the Bitcoin (BTC) rate reached a record high of $ 19,783, then on December 22, it fell to $ 13,800. At the time of writing, according to CoinMarketCap, cryptocurrency was worth $ 10,156. Now the flagship of digital coins has been in the range of $ 9,000 to $ 12,000. Nevertheless, according to the former Wall Street trader and Keizer Report TV presenter Max Kaiser, a record high of $ 25,000 is not unattainable. The expert still maintains the bullish character of the future movement of the top cryptocurrency . On August 27, Kaiser tweeted that…
In the coming months, the People’s Bank of China will release its digital currency and provide access to seven institutions, Forbes writes citing a former employee of one of them. Paul Schulte, until 2012 the head of finance strategy for China Construction Bank, and now an independent researcher, said that the world's largest bank Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, its former employer, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, two China's largest financial and technology companies Alibaba and Tencent, as well as the Union Pay Bank of China Association will receive digital currency. A separate source related to the…
Network Representatives of the US trading platform Gemini announced a partnership with the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN). SEN support will enable the company to provide its users with better service, in particular, this solution is aimed at improving the process of depositing funds and withdrawing them. According to a publication from Gemini, a partnership with SEN will provide users with uninterrupted access to Gemini services. SEN allows institutional clients of the crypto exchange to replenish the deposit, as well as withdraw fiat funds around the clock – “7 days a week, 365 days a year”. Earlier, customers were somewhat limited…
It seems that the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has embarked on the path of continuous improvement and expansion of its activities around the world. If we recently said that Binance introduced a lending platform , now there are reports that since September the exchange plans to launch the long-awaited platform for trading futures . CZ said this on August 28 on Twitter: https://t.co/BKrkbWFd5U – Binance (@binance) August 28, 2019 In early July, at a conference in Taipei, the company already shared its plans to launch the Binance Futures platform: . @cz_binance just announced that #Binance will offer futures contracts in…
The Bakkt cryptocurrency platform from Intercontinental Exchange Corporation (ICE) has announced that as early as September 6, customers awaiting the launch of trading in Bitcoin deliverable futures will be able to make deposits. On Sept 6, our Warehouse will begin offering secure storage of customer bitcoin to prepare for the launch of Bakkt Bitcoin Daily & Monthly Futures when they launch on Sept […]
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reported a record in 2019 indicators of the average daily volume of bitcoin futures trading, which indicates a renewed interest in the first cryptocurrency from investors, Forbes reports. As Tim McCourt, Managing Director of CME Group, noted, the activity of traders has grown significantly compared to August last year. “Since the beginning of the year, an average of 7,237 […]
The Gram cryptocurrency from the Telegram messenger will be launched in the next two months. About it writes The New York Times , citing investors of the project. According to three investors who received a corresponding notification from Telegram, the first tokens will arrive in their accounts until October 31. Otherwise, the company will have to return money to investors. Given this circumstance, Telegram is going to release cryptocurrency before the mentioned date. Sources of the publication wished to remain anonymous, as they signed a non-disclosure document, so far there are no comments from Telegram. According to NYT, the work…
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of the large cryptocurrency exchange Binance, announced that the launch of the platform for trading futures contracts will be held in September. Zhao announced the launch of the site to representatives of the crypto community during the next session on Twitter – “Ask me anything.” Earlier, the head of Binance already mentioned the company's intention to approve the launch of a platform for trading futures, which will initially support the BTC / USDT futures instrument (leverage up to 20x). Zhao announced this news during his speech at the Asian summit on blockchain technology, which was held in…