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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed decisions on applications for the launch of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) previously filed by VanEck and Bitwise Asset Management. The request for VanEck and SolidX to change the rules of the Chicago Option Exchange (CBOE) for listing Bitcoin ETF SEC began to consider February 20. Initially, the Commission had 45 days on […]

The developers of the blockchain project NuCypher have criticized the existing approaches to ICO / IEO, suggesting an alternative model of tokensale called WorkLock. Thinking about #token distribution models… Ideal distributions should: ▪ Disablentivize price speculation ▪ Be permissionless and #decentralized / YJiyprr2yK – NuCypher (@NuCypher) 27 March 2013 […]

In the traditional Sunday digest – Bitcoin continues to flat near the $ 4,000 mark, the hash rate has grown, Parity has released a new client for the ZCash network and other key events of the outgoing week. Flat without borders During the week, the weighted average rate of Bitcoin, according to CoinMarketCap, was in the range of $ 4,000- $ 4,095. At the same time, on Friday the trading volumes of the first cryptocurrency and steyblecoin USDT updated […]

Bitwise Asset Management has prepared a presentation for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that states that 95% of trading volumes on unregulated stock exchanges are fake and devoid of any economic sense. The presentation from the provider of crypto indices is an addition to the application to the SEC for the launch of a Bitcoin-based exchange fund (ETF), which is currently […]

AriseBank CEO Jared Rice confessed to deceiving investors for $ 4.2 million in cryptocurrency. The plea agreement filed in the federal court of Dallas, writes Dallas News. According to the document, Rice promised investors a “guaranteed return” of up to 20% of the invested funds, as well as opening bank accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and debit and credit […] associated with Visa.

The Bakkt cryptocurrency platform, which is still in the process of preparation for the official launch, after investment received in late December is estimated at about $ 740 million, writes The Block, citing sources close to the project. On December 31, 2018, Bakkt closed a round of financing for Series A, by the results of which it raised $ 182.5 million. Bakkt plans […]

The services of the California-based Silvergate Bank at the end of 2018 were used by 542 client-related cryptocurrencies, including stock exchanges, miners, developers of blockchain protocols, asset custodians and investors. It is reported by CoinDesk, referring to the company's statements filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the document, in the fourth quarter of 2018, the bank attracted 59 oriented […]