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Seed CX targets institutional investors
Crypto exchange Seed CX has launched a digital asset wallet solution with on-chain settlement.
https://twitter.com/alexsunnarborg/status/1083360662045237248/photo/1
David Labhart joins Tron to guide regulatory efforts
Tron has hired David Labhart as its first Head of Compliance.
Labhart, who also will serve as Co-general Counsel, spent nine years at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including time as a Supervisory Attorney in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. He was most recently at S&P Global Ratings, where he managed North American compliance and advised on regulatory issues.
“This is the perfect progression in a career driven by a passion for the frontier of financial industry; where technology meets regulation,” he says. “Blockchain and cryptocurrency are the next step in the evolution of the world’s financial system, and I’m excited about Justin’s passion and long-term view of the benefits and potential impact of this new technology.”
https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1083396725677662209
Canaan eyes US IPO
Canaan, China’s second-biggest maker of Bitcoin mining hardware, is considering listing in the US after shelving plans for a Hong Kong IPO, Bloomberg reports.
https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1082364714246582274
Pakistan: Blockchain remittance service goes live
Telenor Microfinance Bank, in partnership with Valyou of Malaysia, is laying claim to Pakistan’s first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service, powered by Alipay.
https://twitter.com/RubinReport/status/1083172659880284161
Zero or hero? Which way will Bitcoin go?
Bitcoin has the potential to be worth a lot or worth zero, says Miller Value Partners CIO, Bill Miller.
Malta: Government blasts opposition leader following Bitcoin jibe
Malta’s government has taken aim at opposition leader Adrian Delia. This was after Delia said that while Malta had touted itself as the ‘Bitcoin Island’, the government had remained silent in recent times as the price of the cryptocurrency slid from €20,000 to just €4,000 in recent times.
https://twitter.com/jairbolsonaro/status/1082193839656484864
Nevada tapping blockchain for public records
Some Nevada counties in the US are using blockchain to store digital versions of government records like birth and marriage certificates, the AP reports.
https://twitter.com/LedgerHQ/status/1082209667969880064
Bitcoin treasure hunt, anyone? It’s art, innit
French graffiti artist, Pascal Boyart, has hidden $1,000 in Bitcoin in his latest project, he revealed in a blog post.
https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/1081701788464558080
tZERO crypto patent filing
US online retailer Overstock’s subsidiary tZERO has filed a patent for a crypto integration platform for trading digital assets.
https://twitter.com/DXdotExchange/status/1082283797956063232
Bitcoin is balderdash, ECB ’s Hansson
Cryptocurrencies will probably die as a “complete load of nonsense,” according to European Central Bank policy maker Ardo Hansson.
https://twitter.com/Ripple/status/1082654007372537856
Ethereum Foundation backs Parity Technologies
The Ethereum Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to UK venture Parity Technologies.
BIS issues central bank digital currency research
Central banks are proceeding with caution when it comes to digital currencies and most are only at a conceptual stage with their work. However, a handful have moved to considering practical issues and a couple with idiosyncratic circumstances might issue a digital currency in the short or medium term, according to a report published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
https://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1082745256100093952
KODAKOne looks to have last blockchain laugh
The KODAKOne blockchain project has generated more than $1 million in licencing claims for photographic rights during a beta test of part of its platform, BREAKER reports.
https://twitter.com/MatiGreenspan/status/1083303859819298816
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