Mantra and Damac sign $1B deal to tokenize Middle Eastern assets

The Attorney General of Maryland announced that the state is participating in “Operation Cryptosweep.”Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced that state regulators would be participating in the initiative in a press release published on Aug. 14.“Operation Cryptosweep” is a joint initiative of state and provincial securities regulators in the United States and Canada, wherein…

Donald Trump is right: The United States could easily ramp up the amount of energy it expends on Bitcoin mining.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) abysmal December 2017 futures launch quickly fell short of investors expectations and even though the CME BTC market has surpassed $2.5 billion in open interest, the initial launch has reinforced the narrative that this week’s CME ETH futures launch will be equally bearish in the short term. Prior to the CME BTC futures launch,…

The next big crypto crash could be around the corner due to Lido Staked Ether (stETH), a liquid token from the Lido protocol that is supposed to be 100% pegged by Ethereum's native token, Ether (ETH).Notably, the stETH peg could drop against ETH by 50% in the coming weeks, raising the risk of a "DeFi…

The ban is intended to reduce Argentina's payment-system exposure to digital assets, said the monetary authority. 382 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTOn May 4, Argentina's central bank banned payment providers from offering crypto transactions, alleging it intends to reduce the country's payment-system exposure to…

Germany joins countries such as France, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal by greenlighting the Bitcoin-based EXOeu token. 807 Total views 5 Total shares German financial regulators have approved a security token offering (STO) based on a Bitcoin (BTC) sidechain.Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has greenlighted the EXOeu token by game publisher Exordium, making local retail investors…

John Deaton says there has not been "a single serious conversation" about a potential settlement between Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, Chris Larsen and the SEC. 111 Total views 2 Total shares Pro-Ripple lawyer John Deaton has said he expects a lengthy legal process for the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) v Ripple case, possibly lasting a year.

Bitcoin (BTC) calmed its bullish growth after a week of gains on Jan. 15, settling just below its highest levels in two months. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360BTC steadies 12% higherData from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD hitting local highs of $8,885 on Tuesday, before a slight retracement an area around $8,700.Bitcoin 7-day price…

After recently imposing limits on U.S. dollar purchases, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCA) announced Oct. 31, that citizens are prohibited from using credit cards to buy Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies. The news was initially reported by Cointelegraph Brazil on Nov. 1. All in the name of preserving forex reservesThe measures were published in a…