Ripple Labs escalates dispute with SEC, files notice of cross-appeal

CME Bitcoin (BTC) futures and options markets expired on May 29, and despite a $100 hiccup, the price of the largest digital asset on CoinMarketCap held up nicely around the $9,400 level.As the market entered this last trading session, open interest for CME Bitcoin futures expiring in May was rather small at $30 million. This…

Public Bitcoin acceptance continues to grow as Morgan Stanley provides another on-ramp for mainstream capital. Institutional banking powerhouse Morgan Stanley seems to have given Bitcoin its nod of approval. Based on fresh intel via an “internal memo”, as reported on by CNBC, Morgan Stanley will give clients access to Bitcoin (BTC) investing, though only under…

Seychelles-based securities exchange MERJ will purportedly list the first regulated security token on a national stock market, according to a report by Bloomberg on June 25.As per the report, these security tokens are digital asset shares that will trade alongside stock for MERJ Exchange Ltd, the company behind the MERJ exchange. The report notes that…

The other licensees included three European institutional investment platforms and one U.S.-based retail platform. 454 Total views 3 Total shares In an official blog post, Bitpanda announced that it has secured a crypto custody licence from the German financial authority, BaFin.Having obtained this licence, the Austrian-based crypto exchange can now legally market its services to…

Buying the dip is essential for MicroStrategy as the company’s reserve of nearly 129,699 BTC currently suffers an aggregated value loss of over $1 billion. 1169 Total views 24 Total shares MicroStrategy, the largest institutional Bitcoin (BTC) buyer, entered an agreement with two agents — Cowen and Company and BTIG — to sell its aggregated…

Users who held bitcoin (BTC) on the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange and filed certain self-admission rehabilitation claims could reportedly receive some of their funds back, an unconfirmed email posted to Reddit on April 22 suggests.Addressed to all Mt. Gox users, the message reportedly says:“The creditors who objected to your self-approved rehabilitation claim withdrew their objections.…

Dfinity Foundation’s Internet Computer blockchain has welcomed its first decentralized exchange named Sonic. 238 Total views 42 Total shares The first decentralized exchange on the Dfinity Foundation’s Internet Computer blockchain went live this week, following up on the recent release of a new whitepaper. And according to information shared with Cointelegraph, there are already two…

After profiting $1 billion in less than six months, Ruffer is open to making more Bitcoin trades in the future. 2458 Total views 6 Total shares Asset manager Ruffer has profited by more than $1 billion in profit from a $600 million Bitcoin investment it made during November 2020.Speaking to The Times, investment director at…

Personal tokens are growing in popularity with the host of ‘Week in Ethereum’ listing EVAN tokens on Balancer”. 965 Total views 8 Total shares The host of the ‘Week in Ethereum’ Podcast and former Director of ConseSys, Evan Van Ness is the latest person to tokenize himself on the blockchain — a growing trend in…