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The largest social network Facebook has announced a set of specialists who must ensure that the Calibra mobile wallet and the Libra digital currency comply with legal requirements. It is reported by CoinDesk. In particular, among the published vacancies, there is a specialist who will deal with the analysis of regulatory requirements and the formation of a policy for the implementation of appropriate control. This employee is expected to interact with the Calibra Legal & Political Team […]

The investment company Algo Capital, which focuses on the development of the ecosystem of the Algorand blockchain, announced a $ 200 million financing raised. The funds will go to a specially created venture fund Algo VC Fund, the organization said in a press release. Fund investors included Brainchild, NGC Ventures, Arrington XRP Capital, Eterna Capital, GSR, Cognitive Blockchain, Rokk3r Inc, Wibson, 11-11 Ventures […]

CoinFlex, the operator of the platform for trading deliverable bitcoin futures, received $ 10 million in financing and does not hide its desire to bypass the BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange in terms of trading volumes. The CEO of a Hong Kong company, Mark Lamb, said this in an interview with the South China Morning Post. CoinFlex investors included the chairman of the board of directors of Bitcoin.com, Roger Ver, as well as Polychain […]

The Swiss Financial Markets Supervision Service (FINMA) has issued blockchain firms with SEBA Crypto and Sygnum licenses for banking and securities transactions. This was reported on the website of the department. FINMA representatives emphasized that such licenses were first introduced to blockchain service providers. SEBA Crypto and Sygnum will now be able to work with institutional and professional investors. In addition, today […]

Chairman of the House Financial Representatives Committee of the US House Maxine Waters said that her department will continue to study in detail the features of the cryptocurrency initiative Libra from the largest social network Facebook. Congresswoman introduced the agency’s work plan for this fall. The list of tasks, in particular, contains an obligation to continue studying Libra and the Calibra wallet, created by Facebook. The committee also intends to learn the views of […]

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said it would be appropriate to create, by analogy with Libra, a digital means of payment that could replace the US dollar as a global reserve currency. It is reported by Bloomberg. Addressing the Fed during a speech at the annual symposium of financial leaders in Jackson Hole, Carney said: “The combination of increased economic uncertainty, clear protectionism and fears, which in the future […]

Researchers at the analytic firm Elementus concluded that the funds raised by PlusToken went mostly to the Huobi Singapore exchange. According to analysts, almost 50% of PlusToken’s funds came to this exchange: As can be seen from the table, in somewhat smaller amounts, funds went to other Asian sites – ZB.com, Upbit, OKEx and Gate.io. According to representatives of Elementus, […]