How market fragmentation impacts OTC trading: Report

New York-headquartered stock market giant Nasdaq is exploring adding crypto datasets to its market analytics tool, a Nasdaq source told Cointelegraph September 11.Speaking to Cointelegraph, Nasdaq’s Head of Alternative Data Bill Dague said that “given [an] abundance of interest, we are exploring cryptocurrency related datasets. Whether or not we launch a crypto-related product remains to…

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Bitcoin (BTC) returned to near $29,000 on March 23 as bulls ignored news of a fresh United States regulatory crackdown.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin shrugs off Coinbase, Do Kwon arrestData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining almost 8% versus its overnight lows to challenge nine-month highs on Bitstamp.The pair kept the…

An independent film about stablecoins momentarily topped the U.S. box office charts earlier this month. 345 Total views 13 Total shares An independent film touting the virtues of the privacy coin, Monero (XMR), briefly topped the U.S. box office charts earlier this month.The film accomplished this feat with a total gross of just $3,430 amid…

The Justice Department's November 2020 suit has reversed the planned merger. 3708 Total views 11 Total shares The United States Department of Justice saw a victory in a major fintech acquisition case that could set the stage for a host of antitrust enforcements.On Tuesday, the DoJ announced that Visa and Plaid had called it quits…

Earlier this week, Big Four firm PwC announced the release of a cryptocurrency auditing software solution.According to the multinational professional services network, its Halo auditing suite has now been updated to accommodate “entities engaging in cryptocurrency transactions.” The new tool reportedly allows PwC to establish crypto asset ownership and gather information about transactions and balances…

A team of former Jane Street and PIMCO traders have raised $15 million to produce a proof-of-solvency protocol for centralized exchanges, stablecoin issuers and other asset managers in the crypto space, according to a press release from the team shown to Cointelegraph. Called “Proven,” the new protocol allegedly uses zero-knowledge proofs to reveal an institution’s…

Brazil is launching its new national identity program powered by blockchain technology. Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and Paraná will be the first states to issue identification documents on-chain. 228 Total views 5 Total shares Over 214 million Brazilians will soon be using blockchain technology for digital identity, the government recently announced.Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and