BMO, Pension Plan Pilot Blockchain for Fixed Income Issuance

Oct 22, 2020 at 12:00 UTCA few weeks ago a CoinDesk headline,”Why Hardnosed Bitcoiners Can Learn to Love DeFi,” caught my eye. The title was designed for controversy. Decentralized finance (DeFi) seems to be everything Bitcoiners reject: useless tokens created for haphazard projects and quick money-grabs driven by ponzinomics. All of this happening on Ethereum, Bitcoin’s…

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Crypto firms were amongst the sectors that posed the greatest money laundering risk, according to a U.K. government report.The country has been trying to tackle crypto crime lately, and the police have stationed crypto tactical advisors across the country.Crypto firms, alongside retail banking, wholesale banking and wealth management, posed the greatest risk of being exploited

markets Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating below $3,500 for the third day straight. The challenge now is to gauge whether the bulls or the bears will win out in the coming days. As discussed yesterday, the leading cryptocurrency could soon see a corrective rally if prices manage to clear the crucial resistance at $3,633 (the high…

While Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s plea agreement said he couldn’t appeal any sentence over 18 months, there were no clauses preventing U.S. prosecutors from recommending a greater sentence.Zhao is set to be sentenced on April 30, after his November 2023 guilty plea to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao now

The Philippines is close to introducing new regulations governing how companies can legally raise funds through initial coin offerings.

Nov 26, 2020 at 10:53 a.m. UTCUpdated Nov 26, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTCThe do-it-all Swiss Army knife(PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay )Swiss Digital Asset Bank Sygnum Launches Blockchain Alternative to Stock ExchangesSygnum, a digital asset finance firm with a Swiss banking license, has launched what it says is a blockchain-based alternative to listing shares on a stock exchange.On…

Blockchain protocol Algorand (ALGO) has expanded its footprint in India by securing new partnerships with NASSCOM, India's trade body and chamber of commerce for the tech industry, TiE Bangalore, a global venture supporting entrepreneurs, and the Mann Deshi Foundation which supports India's first rural bank for women.Earlier this year, the Algorand Foundation branched into India

news Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has announced that the crypto exchange plans to resume deposits and withdrawal services on Tuesday. He wrote in a brief update: Our team is making progress and has been working through the weekend. In the past few days, we have made some significant overhauls to our system, with a large…