CBDC Testing Platform Launches, Crypto Adoption and Bitcoin Payment Options Grow - According to a recent press release, a major U.S. financial services firm has launched a “custom testing platform” that “allows central banks...more
IRS Addresses Taxing Crypto Received in Microtasks, Swiss Enable Crypto Payments - Late last week, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a memorandum on the topic “Taxation of Virtual Currency Received in the...more
Blockchain Used in IPO and ATS, Bitcoin Fund Announced, APAC Trade Data Published - According to reports, this week a Gibraltar-based cryptocurrency exchange, INX Ltd., has announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
8/28/2020
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Announcements Provide Details on New Cryptocurrency Payment Products - According to recent reports, a major U.S. mobile payments firm has announced that its Q2 revenue from selling bitcoin to customers through its Cash App...more
Crypto-Focused Bank Approved in Wyoming, Initiatives Advance in Foreign Markets - Former Wyoming regulator Caitlin Long, now the CEO of a payments processing company, recently announced that her company has received approval...more
Blockchain Solutions Announced in Auto, Shipping, Medical and Aid Sectors - A prominent German automotive manufacturer announced this week that it has begun testing the use of blockchain technology for the company to monetize...more
Fish Producer Joins Food Trust, Blockchain Identity Solutions Advance in UK and US - Last week, a major Norwegian fish producer announced it will join the Food Trust – a permissioned, permanent and shared ledger of food...more
U.S. Crypto Trading Firms Make Acquisitions Targeted at “Prime Brokerage” Services - This week major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced plans to acquire Tagomi, a U.S.-based prime brokerage platform focused on...more
Bitcoin Fund Completes Offering, Ether Futures Launch, Crypto Funds Report Published - We previously reported that a Toronto-based investment manager was launching a Bitcoin Fund, and it has now completed a $48 million...more
CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures and Prosecutes Fraud, Amicus Brief Filed in Kik Case - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order of Designation to Bitnomial Exchange, LLC, granting it status as a...more
Blockchain Solutions Advance in Manufacturing, Food, Pharma and Grant Management -
Last week, one of the world’s largest industrial cobalt producers announced plans to join the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN)....more
12/23/2019
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Ethereum Fork Implemented, Exchanges Expand Services, New Bitcoin Network Data -
The Ethereum network’s Istanbul hard fork went forward late last week with the support of node operators, miners and cryptocurrency exchanges. ...more
12/16/2019
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US Treasury Announces Blockchain Pilot, Major Bitcoin Mining Facility Launches in Texas, Foreign Crypto Exchange Developments -
There were several developments in the digital capital markets and payments space this week,...more
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Obtain New Licenses Across Globe Amid Market Growth -
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced early this week that it approved a virtual currency license for Seed...more
New Developments and Research on Crypto-Asset Market Activities -
According to data from Bitcoinity, in May 2019, bitcoin trading volume on Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., reached a...more
Banks Announce Blockchain Initiatives, Stablecoins Launch, France Passes New Law -
Last week, a major French-based bank announced it will issue the first covered bond as a security token that is directly registered on the...more
Paying with Crypto: Where to Use Your Crypto and the Recent Surge in its Value -
You may be able to use cryptocurrency to pay for your next vacation. Bitrefill, a Sweden-based company, recently began offering gift cards...more
DFS Issues New BitLicenses, Corda Gains Integration Partners, New Stablecoin Launched -
Late last week, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) granted the DFS BitLicense to Robinhood Crypto LLC and Moon...more
The Blockchain Effect: NASA, IoT, Supply Chain and State Initiatives -
On Monday, NASA Ames Research Center published a paper about a permissioned blockchain framework that addresses privacy and security issues for FAA air...more
1/21/2019
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New Cryptocurrency Financial Products and Platforms Announced -
Last week, SEFToken Inc. launched a new tokenized instrument. The new token, known as a “covered warrant,” will be issued through the Securitize platform on the...more
NY DFS Grants License to Bitcoin ATM Operator, Exchanges Make Announcements - The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced last week that it approved Coinsource, Inc.’s application for a virtual...more
11/12/2018
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SEC Launches FinHub, FATF Revises Cryptocurrency Guidance - On Oct. 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub). ...more
U.S. Customs Pilots Blockchain for Supply Chain as Private Sector Pilots Continue - On Tuesday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced that it would begin testing a blockchain solution to verify...more