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The cryptocurrency platform Bakkt acquired the developer of custodial solutions DACC for $ 11 million. This follows from the analysis of the financial report of the parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) for the second quarter, reports The Block. So, on the eighth page of the document the amount that ICE spent on the purchases of other companies over the course of six months is indicated – it amounted to $ 352 million. However, the report said that […]

Bitfinex Cryptocurrency Exchange and Tether complained that they already spent about $ 500,000 on the collection of documents requested by the New York State Attorney General’s Office (NYAG). Nevertheless, the prosecutor's office does not consider their demands too burdensome, reports CoinDesk. Thus, in a letter to the court, the department notes that it requested only the information from the defendants that “should be ready […]

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stated that they did not give the provider of cryptocurrency derivatives LedgerX permission to launch deliverable bitcoin futures. It is reported by CoinDesk. The fact that LedgerX received the license of the authorized derivatives market from CFTC in June was reported by the company itself, and yesterday, on July 31, the successful launch of the tool was announced. Thus institutional and […]

The popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced technical work, which is why the platform will be unavailable for some time on August 1. Their goal is called increasing the stability and scalability of the matching application engine. It will be possible to improve the safety of the engine. The upgrade will start at 9.30AM UTC and […]

On July 29, Joel Cohen, a judge at the New York State Supreme Court, decided not to make a final decision in the case of the State Attorney’s Office (NYAG) against the Bitfinex exchange. This means that at least one more meeting will take place, and the court will continue to consider the case for the next 90 days, reports The Block. So, in April, the prosecutor's office has made prescriptions against companies Bitfinex and Tether, […]

The oldest cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has entered into an agreement with a broker BCB Group. This will allow the site to take deposits and provide withdrawals in British pounds (GBP). STERLING: Making moves in the UK! We'll be bringing in sooner cooperation with @BCBcrypto. Read more: https://t.co/j8W4hVi0Mc pic.twitter.com/0MmcwlZwJh – Bitstamp (@Bitstamp) July 29, 2019 So, representatives of the exchange […]