August 2018 | Page 8 of 99 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

KuCoin Announces 0x Protocol (ZRX) Token Listed Today

KuCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange platform that is recognized as one of the most promising blockchain asset exchange today has excitedly announced the listing of 0x Protocol. ZRX is now available on KuCoin. The supported trading pairs include ZRX/BTC and ZRX/ETH. Holders can begin depositing their ZRX assets and can commence trading to other cryptocurrencies available…

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Crypto Exchange Huobi Acquires Public Firm for $70 Million

Crypto exchange Huobi has completed an acquisition deal to become the largest shareholder of a public firm listed in Hong Kong, inching a step closer to a possible back-door listing. Pantronics Holdings, the acquired firm, released a statement on Aug. 29 that Huobi Group completed the deal by having purchased about 199 million of its shares…

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OpenFinance Launches Regulated Alternative Trading System for Securities Tokens

OpenFinance, a security token trading platform, has launched a regulated alternative trading system (ATS) for security tokens, according to information shared with Cointelegraph August 29. In the U.S. and Canada, an ATS is a non-exchange trading venue that that matches buyers and sellers to find counterparties for transactions. They are usually regulated as broker-dealers instead…

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California State Legislature Passes Bill to Establish Blockchain Working Group

California’s AB 2658, a bill that calls for the establishment of a working group on blockchain technology, has passed both houses of the state legislature and will now head to the governor for approval, according to public documents. The bill would would define blockchain as “a mathematically secured, chronological, and decentralized ledger or database,” and…

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Report: EU to Discuss Further Crypto Regulation Amid Concerns About Lack of Transparency

Economic and financial affairs ministers from the European Union’s (E.U.) 28 member states will reportedly hold an informal meeting on the challenges posed by digital assets and the possibility of tightening regulations, Bloomberg reported August 29. According to a draft note seen by Bloomberg, participants will discuss a general lack of transparency and the potential…

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Russian Agency to Track Crypto Wallets of Criminal Suspects

Rosfinmonitoring, the Russian government agency responsible for monitoring and preventing financial crimes in the country, is seeking to expand its internal systems to account for cryptocurrencies. The order, first reported earlier this week by the BBC, indicates that the agency wants to beef up its ability to monitor alternative types of transactions, including those made…

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Ethereum Cofounder Joseph Lubin Doubts Tether Bitcoin Price Manipulation

Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin said on Yahoo Finance’s Final Round August 28, that he doubts manipulation accusations against stablecoin Tether (USDT). Founded in 2014, Tether was “the first” blockchain-powered platform that allows for the tokenization of fiat-backed cryptocurrencies. In June, after the publication of a study conducted by analysts from the University of Texas, USDT…

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Yahoo Finance Integrates Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin Trading

Yahoo Finance has integrated trading with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Litecoin (LTC) on its platform. While statistics are available on the platform for other digital currencies like Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC) or EOS, they currently do not have buy and sell options. The development has led some in the crypto community to…

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OECD to Examine the Potential Impact of Blockchain Next Month

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced Wednesday that it plans to host an international conference on blockchain technology next month. Specifically, the conference will examine blockchain's impact on government activities, and will feature OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, the prime ministers of Serbia, Bermuda and the Republic of Mauritius and the State Secretary of Slovenia…

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University of Malta Launches Blockchain and DLT Scholarship Fund

The University of Malta has partnered with the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) to establish a €300,000 ($351,000) blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) scholarship fund, Times of Malta reported August 29. The new scholarship is targeted at students studying information and communications technology (ICT), law, finance, and engineering, and will be split over three…