Fed hits Texas bank with cease and desist over servicing crypto firms

New York-based financial technology firm Tassat — formerly known as  trueDigital — has succeeded in overcoming the first hurdle in its bid to launch a fully-regulated crypto derivatives exchange.According to an announcement from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Nov. 7, the regulator has approved the transfer of a swap execution facility…

Spruce hopes its Ethereum-powered sign-in system can offer a decentralized alternative to the data-harvesting identity services offered by tech giants. 210 Total views 6 Total shares The Ethereum Foundation (EF) and Ethereum Name Service (ENS) are backing a proposed system for secure sign-in using Ethereum from decentralized identity software firm Spruce.Spruce’s system was selected after…

The United States equities markets recovered from their intra-week lows last week, suggesting demand exists at lower levels. On similar lines, Bitcoin (BTC) also recovered from $18,910 last week, indicating that traders may be getting back into risky assets. However, analysts remain divided in their opinion on the recovery in Bitcoin. While some believe that the…

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Wednesday, July 31 — After falling below the $10K barrier on July 27 and splashing around in the mid-$9,000s for the intervening days, Bitcoin (BTC) is back in the five figures as of 3:15 PM UTC.Infographic courtesy of CoinMarketCapAfter starting the day around the $9,500 price point, BTC has seen steady increases on the day…

The EU Blockchain Observatory published its fifth report under the headline “Blockchain Applications in the Healthcare Sector.” The document highlights the importance of distributed ledger technology for the European healthcare sector, which faces a number of challenges on its route to the “Healthcare 4.0” revolution.The 66-page document was announced on the EU Blockchain Observatory's Twitter…

Cardano’s (ADA) price has managed a steady 13.5% in March after experiencing a 32% dip in February. The altcoin is still down 15% in Q1, but technical data is beginning to point to the continuation of the recent positive price action. Cardano 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Despite ADA price moving sideways between $0.78 and $0.70