Bitwise files amended Ethereum ETF S-1 — experts predict July launch

Major investment bank Morgan Stanley is buying online trading firm E*Trade Financial Group, which would extend the bank’s offerings to everyday investors.The $13 billion deal marks Morgan Stanley’s largest takeover since the crisis of 2008, also bringing along E*Trade’s five million clients, $360 billion in assets and an online bank, the Wall Street Journal reported…

As part of the agreement, El Salvador will establish a physical government presence in an effort to “foster cooperation with educational and research institutions.” 250 Total views 24 Total shares Switzerland’s southern city of Lugano and El Salvador have signed an economic cooperation agreement based on crypto and blockchain.According to an Oct. 28 announcement from…

Two Chilean deputies have presented a resolution on blockchain adoption to the lower house of the country’s parliament (Camara de Diputados) on Thursday, October 4, local news website Fortin Mapocho reported.The proposed blockchain resolution project was first registered in late August. In the project proposal, the two presenting members of parliament (MPs) Miguel Angel Calisto…

Melanion Bitcoin Exposure Index tracks an equities basket with the highest correlation and revenue exposure to Bitcoin. 212 Total views 2 Total shares Institutional investors are looking for ways to participate in the crypto market without going out of the regulated space or mastering the advanced technology behind Bitcoin (BTC), and asset managers are finding…

New reports reveal that Worldcoin plans to expand its operations to sign up more users by allowing organizations and governments to access its technology. 578 Total views 19 Total shares Worldcoin plans to expand its operations to allow governments and businesses to utilize its iris-scanning and identity-verifying technology in an effort to sign up more…

DZ Bank AG launches its own digital assets custody platform, built on blockchain. 204 Total views 1 Total shares DZ Bank AG, the third largest bank in Germany by asset size, has launched its own digital assets custody platform built on blockchain. According to an announcement published on Nov. 2, the platform will work with

Tech Mahindra, the IT subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group, has become the first Indian business to use R3’s blockchain-based Marco Polo Network for conducting cross-border transactions.It said the platform had resulted in faster reconciliation and ambiguity resolution, as well as the significant reduction of paperwork and time required for the entire transaction cycle.Tech Mahindra…

Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitMarket announced its shutdown on its official website on July 8.When trying to access the exchange through its website, users are instead greeted with the following text message in both English and Polish:“Dear Users, We regret to inform you that due to the loss of liquidity, since 08/07/2019, Bitmarket.pl/net was forced to…

The defense contractor has secured access to SyncFab’s supplier intelligence platform to help manage OEMs in Switzerland. 3789 Total views 18 Total shares United States aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with SyncFab, a Silicon Valley distributed manufacturing platform, to streamline supplier capabilities across Switzerland, offering yet another tangible use case…