Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs attract over $200M on day 1

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group’s Bitcoin (BTC) futures saw an average daily volume of $515 million in May 2019.Forbes reports on Aug. 28 that the CME Group’s Bitcoin futures are seeing new records in trading activity. CME Group’s managing director Tim McCourt said that in May, Bitcoin futures were, “trading an average of more…

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s United States-based branch Binance.US will launch in the coming weeks, preceded by Know Your Customer (KYC) registration a few days earlier.According to a Medium post published by Binance.US on Sept. 6, while the launch of the trading platform itself is expected in the following weeks, KYC onboarding will start a few…

Block.one — the company behind EOSIO (EOS), has injected $150 million into its controversial blockchain-based social media network, Voice.Announced on March 26, the investment comprises $50 million in intellectual property assets and $100 million. The injection is intended to give Voice the resources needed to operate independently from Block.One.Voice is in closed betaVoice is currently…

CoolBitX Founder Michael Ou believes regulators in Asia are leading the way when it comes to compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) travel rule, which is due to be implemented in June.The startup has developed a solution to the travel rule, called Sygna Bridge, which allows exchanges to communicate the identities of the…

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading up around 2% at $7,600 on the back of the European session this morning, which is where it has been consolidating for a couple of days. With the weekend looming and the month of November coming to a close, Bitcoin price action is at a critical point and is likely to…

The world’s thirteenth largest sovereign wealth fund, Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Capital, has made an investment in cryptocurrency exchange MidChains.As UAE English language newspaper Gulf News reported on Aug. 11, Mubadala Investment Capital has invested in MidChains, a digital currency trading platform set to launch in late 2019 in Abu Dhabi. The exchange will be…

If passed, the rules reform could make it easier for domestic exchanges to list more crypto without needing to go through a long screening process. 95 Total views 10 Total shares The Japanese government is considering a proposal to make it easier for registered crypto exchanges to list digital assets in the local retail trading…

Disclaimer: This article previously stated that the layoffs at ConsenSys mainly affected support staff. The company later informed Cointelegraph that technical staff were also affected.Recent layoffs at blockchain software technology company ConsenSys did not exceed 13 percent of staff. The company’s Executive Director of Enterprise and Social Impact Vanessa Grellet spoke to Cointelegraph about the…

“The vast majority of digital assets are being used for legitimate purposes, but for those that are primarily in the business of furthering criminal enterprises, we plan to use our tools to go after them,” said Wally Adeyemo. 753 Total views 16 Total shares Wally Adeyemo, the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of…