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Swiss Arm of Russia’s Gazprombank Launches Institutional Bitcoin Offerings

Oct 30, 2020 at 13:13 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 13:43 UTC(canadastock/Shutterstock)Swiss Arm of Russia’s Gazprombank Launches Institutional Bitcoin OfferingsGazprombank, a bank from the fold of Russian energy giant Gazprom, is launching institutional cryptocurrency services in Switzerland.In an announcement Thursday, the regulated Swiss arm of the bank said it has now received authorization from FINMA…

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First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as US Election Countdown Begins

Oct 30, 2020 at 13:05 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 13:11 UTCThe countdown is beginning toward what could be one of the most tumultuous presidential elections in U.S. history. (Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as US Election Countdown BeginsBitcoin was lower around $13,400 though on track…

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ETH Gobbles Up Larger Share of Genesis Loan Book as Trading Firms Feast on DeFi Summer

Oct 30, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 13:01 UTCGenesis Trading CEO Michael Moro speaks at Invest: Asia 2019. (CoinDesk archives)Decentralized finance (DeFi) reshaped Genesis Capital’s portfolios over the summer.The firm, owned by CoinDesk parent company Digital Currency Group, saw the share of bitcoin in its loan portfolio drop as a percentage of…

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JPM Coin debut marks start of blockchain’s value-driven adoption cycle

On the heels of PayPal announcing its decision to enter the crypto sector early next year, Bitcoin (BTC) has continued its strong performance and has been hovering around the $13,500 mark for nearly a week now. In this regard, the payment giant’s foray into the crypto market has been hailed as a game changer, especially…

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INX to boost its $117M IPO with token listings on global exchanges

Raising $10 million out of $117 million to date, INX expects to finish the IPO by year's end. 1960 Total views 21 Total shares INX, a global digital asset trading platform, is expanding its ongoing initial public offering with listings on exchanges worldwide.In a move to boost the liquidity in its $117 million IPO, INX…

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Russia’s Gazprombank gets green light for crypto custody in Switzerland

Russian banks tap Bitcoin services abroad while the government at home sees no future for private cryptos. 908 Total views 23 Total shares Major private-owned Russian bank Gazprombank has received regulatory approval to launch cryptocurrency custody services through its Swiss subsidiary.According to an official announcement on Oct. 29, the bank scored approval from the country's…

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Huawei’s New Phone Mate40 Will Have a Wallet For China’s Digital Currency

Multinational technological giant Huawei announced today that its newly-launched smartphone has a built-in wallet that will allow users to store, send, and receive China’s national digital currency. Announcing the features of the Mate40 series in a Weibo post, the company said that the device is the first smartphone that supports the digital yuan via a…

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After Buying 38,250 Bitcoins, MicroStrategy Has Become A Full Node On The BTC Network

After purchasing a sizeable amount of bitcoins for himself and his company, Michael Saylor said that the firm he operates, MicroStrategy, has been running a full node of Bitcoin’s latest core version for over a month. MicroStrategy Runs A Full BTC Node Bitcoin nodes are an essential part of the Bitcoin blockchain peer-to-peer network. Running…

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FTX Raises ‘TRUMP’ Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win

Oct 30, 2020 at 11:11 UTC(Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock)FTX Raises ‘TRUMP’ Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election WinCryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX is increasing the margin requirements on its TRUMP and other President 2020 futures contracts.Announced Friday, the exchange said it is upping the initial margin requirement to $0.50, meaning traders must put up that…

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Huawei’s Mate 40 Phone to Ship With Digital Yuan Wallet

Oct 30, 2020 at 10:36 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 10:41 UTCHuawei’s Mate 40 Phone to Ship With Digital Yuan WalletChina’s digital yuan looks closer than ever to launch with the news that Huawei will be supporting the central bank digital currency (CBDC) on an upcoming range of phones.Announced on Huawei's Weibo channel Friday, the…