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Six major Japanese brokerage firms such as SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities officially established Japan Security Token Offering (STO) Association.The four other members of the new association include Nomura Securities, Daiwa Securities, Kabu.com Securities and Japan’s financial giant Monex, who officially announced the news on Oct. 1.Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan STO Association launches in order…

July 31: Crypto assets are posting market-wide losses on the day, with Bitcoin (BTC) dipping back below the $8,000 psychological price point and virtually all coins in the red, according to data from Coin360. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $7,857 to press time, down around 3 percent on the day. Since…

Bitcoin (BTC) and several major cryptocurrencies have been trading sideways as traders avoid taking large bets before the United States Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, which begins on Aug. 25. The volatility is likely to soar as investors get some clarity on the Fed's stance in the next few days.On Aug. 23, a team…

Increasing blockchain presence in aviation will form the focus of a dedicated conference in Abu Dhabi from April 2 to 4, official news portal Emirates News Agency confirmed in a press release on March 31.Promising attendance by 800 people from almost 100 countries, “Blockchain: Unlock the Potential” aims to bring the possibilities of the technology,…

The Chief Product Officer at Coinbase foresees that there will be more advances in layer 1 to layer 2 bridges and rollup technologies. 566 Total views 11 Total shares Coinbase Chief Product Officer Surojit Chatterjee is the latest to publish his predictions for the crypto industry in 2022 and he foresees major advances in the…

Bitcoin (BTC) managed to stay above the $26,000 level even as the S&P 500 tumbled to a three-month low and the US dollar index (DXY) rose to a new year-to-date high. This is a mildly positive sign as it shows a lack of aggressive selling at lower levels.Bitcoin remains stuck inside a range and the

It has been reported that China has started a quarantine of its used bank notes to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the crypto community began to pick up on the news commenting that the use of Bitcoin as a means of payment should fix the issue.More confirmed cases of the epidemic…

The court accepted the Plaintiffs’ requests to provide "undoubtedly important" documents in the alleged fraud case. 382 Total views 14 Total shares The judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Katherine Polk Failla, ordered Tether to prove 1-to-1 backing of its eponymous stablecoin, Tether (USDT). The company is…

New York-based enterprise software firm R3, known for its enterprise blockchain platform Corda, has doubled the size of its London Wall office. Business intelligence firm Mondo Visione reported on the company’s new hiring goals on Aug. 1.According to the report, R3 has increased the size of its London branch as partial accommodation for the company’s…