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Belarus has launched a trading platform that enables customers to buy tokenized versions of shares, gold and other traditional assets, Reuters reported Jan. 15.The project is reportedly backed by two companies, Larnabel Ventures and VP Capital. According to Reuters, the government of Belarus has not yet commented on the launch of the platform, but it…

Ether (ETH) options were launched over a year ago at Deribit derivatives exchange but they have only recently gained traction.Open interest is the main gauge for derivative contracts activity, and on Ether options it has soared by 315% over the past two months to $158 million.This surge in OI has many retail investors issuing bullish…

Coinbase Pro, the cryptocurrency trading platform arm of U.S.-based exchange Coinbase, has unveiled margin trading for select customers. Active Coinbase Pro users in 23 states can now trade with leverage on Coinbase Pro, according to the company’s blog announcement on Feb. 12. Coinbase Pro hosts a modest 3x leverage limit, whereas exchanges such as BitMEX and Binance…

California-based financial firm SoFi has added zero-fee cryptocurrency trading to its platform SoFi Invest.According to an official announcement on Sept. 25, crypto trading on SoFi Invest joins the list of previously introduced trading of stocks and exchange-traded funds.SoFi Invest now offers clients to buy three major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Litecoin…

India’s Defence Minister believes blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data will form part of the future of warfare.As local daily news outlet Times of India reported on Nov. 4, Rajnath Singh highlighted the potential of blockchain, along with big data and AI, in defense operations. Warfare’s new “blockchain paradigm”Speaking to a range of delegates…

The OCC’s acting head is pushing against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s intention to charter non-depository fintech firms. 4060 Total views 15 Total shares Brian Brooks, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and former chief legal officer to Coinbase, has warned against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau receiving…

New research indicates that in countries where central bank digital currencies have been adopted or are under consideration, well-being is low.

Paris’ pet is forever immortalized as an NFT. 727 Total views 7 Total shares Media personality and businesswoman Paris Hilton announced that she successfully auctioned a digital painting of her cat, Munchkin, for 40 ETH — worth almost $17,000. The sale was held through an Ethereum-based auction platform called Cryptograph.According to a tweet published by…

Venezuela plans to back its national oil-pegged cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), with 30 million barrels of crude oil. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that the oil inventories are sitting in the country’s storage tanks and are ready for immediate commercialization to serve as a “liquid, physical, material backing” for the Petro. The president announced the news…