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PV01 completed its proof-of-concept issuance of a tokenized bond, a U.S. treasury bill, with market makers B2C2, BlockTower Capital and Keyrock investing.Tokenization of real-world assets like bonds have become a booming sector in blockchain industry.The company "hopes" to facilitate a tokenized corporate bond sale of a crypto firm "in the next few months," Boonen said.06:22Philippines

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1907.11, up 7.1% (+126.92) since yesterday's close. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XRP (+17.5%) and SOL (+8.9%). Laggards: DOT (+2.4%) and ICP (+2.9%). The CoinDesk 20 is

Jan 10, 2020 at 16:09 UTCUpdated Jan 10, 2020 at 16:11 UTCJuthica and Paul Chou image via CoinDesk archivesLedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders’ OusterA LedgerX director and investor has withdrawn his funds and alleged the company may be failing its investors in a dramatic letter obtained by CoinDesk.Nicholas Owen Gunden wrote…

Jan 13, 2020 at 09:14 UTCUpdated Jan 13, 2020 at 09:16 UTCJapan’s Financial Watchdog to Set Low Leverage Cap for Crypto Margin Traders: ReportJapan's top financial regulator plans to reduce the risk to cryptocurrency margin traders by cutting the permitted leverage to two times the deposit. The Financial Services Agency will impose the new rule…

A federal judge took steps to end a protracted dispute between FTX and its largest creditor at a bankruptcy hearing, signaling the court could try to speed up efforts to recover FTX customer's funds from the failed crypto firm's estate.U.S. Judge John Dorsey, from the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, scheduled a hearing for early next year

Before Shopify, building and running an e-commerce site was expensive, operationally intensive and a logistical nightmare. Only large retailers could afford to build and operate an online store that could truly serve a large customer base, which made e-commerce seem like a small market. Enter Shopify: by eliminating the supply constraints — enabling anyone with

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit imposes $2.2 million fine in Binance.The anti-money laundering unit approved Binance in May, conditional to penalty payment.Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined approximately $2.2 million (18.82 crore INR) for providing services to Indian clients without adhering to the nation's anti-money laundering rules, India's anti-money laundering unit announced Thursday.Binance

Dec 11, 2019 at 17:30 UTCUpdated Dec 11, 2019 at 17:23 UTCD-Wave and NEC Partner to Create ‘Hybrid’ Quantum ApplicationsBritish Columbia-based quantum computing company D-Wave Systems is teaming with NEC, the storied maker of massive supercomputers. The partnership, announced today, would merge D-Wave's quantum offering with NEC's classical computing environments.NEC will also invest $10 million…