February 2019 | Page 35 of 104 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

Major Crypto Wallet Provider Blockchain.com Opens Office in Lithuania

Major crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com has opened its fifth office location, continuing its expansion into Europe, the company announced in a blog post on Feb. 19.According to Blockchain.com, the company considered several locations in Europe, choosing Vilnius, Lithuania. The firm said it found that the country was truly committed to innovation and the perfect place…

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Japan’s Second-Largest Securities Brokerage Daiwa Completes Blockchain Pilot

Daiwa Securities Group, Japan’s second largest securities brokerage, has announced the completion of a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 19. The PoC implemented blockchain in the trade matching of post-trade processing.The blockchain pilot project, dubbed “JPX Proof-of-Concept Testing for Utilization of Blockchain / DLT in Capital Market Infrastructure,”…

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Bitcoin Price Analysis Feb.20: Following Massive Gains, Could BTC Break-up $4000?

In our previous price analysis, we’ve mentioned the option that Bitcoin can turn bullish for the short-term in the case of breaking up the significant 50-days moving average line on the daily chart (around the $3600 – $3620 area). Not only that Bitcoin broke up the above, but quickly surpassed the $3700 and the $3800…

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The SEC Is Now Reviewing 2 Bitcoin ETF Proposals

news For the first time since August, there are now multiple bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals sitting before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The VanEck/SolidX proposal filed with Cboe BZX Exchange has now appeared in Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register, officially kicking off the 45-day clock to an initial decision. It joins another bitcoin…

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Cryptos ‘Not a Substitute’ for the Yellow Metal, Says World Gold Council

news Cryptocurrencies are “no substitute for gold,” according to the World Gold Council (WGC). The WGC, a market development organization for the gold industry, published the report late last month, arguing that gold is “very different” from cryptocurrencies. It’s less volatile, has a more liquid market and trades in a regulatory environment, among other factors,…

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SEC Set to Begin Fresh Consultation Period on CBOE-VanEck Bitcoin ETF

United States regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it will shortly commence the countdown period to approval or disapproval of the VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The news was announced in an unpublished notice that was filed on Feb. 19.The move is the latest in a series of back-and-forth exchanges between the SEC…

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Wyoming Lawmakers Pass Three Bills in Boost for State’s Crypto Industry

news The U.S. state of Wyoming has passed several bills aimed to make the state a top destination for cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses. The Wyoming House of Representatives approved bill SF0125 last week, which recognizes digital assets as property and clears the way for banks to act as crypto custodians. The bill passed a House vote 54-2 and…

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Now You Can Test Binance’s Decentralized Crypto Exchange

news Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has rolled out public testing for a decentralized trading platform built on its own blockchain network. The company announced on Wednesday the new platform – called Binance DEX – is now up for public testing where users can create their own wallets and interact with the…

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Binance Launches Public Testing for Decentralized Crypto Exchange

news Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has rolled out public testing for a decentralized trading platform built on its own blockchain network. The company announced on Wednesday the new platform – called Binance DEX – is now up for public testing where users can create their own wallets and interact with the…

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Major Japanese Trading Firm Marubeni Partners with US Blockchain Company LO3 Energy

Japanese general trading company Marubeni Corporation has partnered with a New York-based blockchain startup to use the technology for its energy business, Marubeni confirmed in a press release on Feb. 20.Marubeni, which has expanded beyond Japan into the United States as well as Europe, selected LO3 Energy’s transactive energy platform as the basis for an…