MV Index Solutions Launches Bitcoin US OTC Spot Index
MV Index Solutions today launched the MVIS Bitcoin US OTC Spot Index (MVBTCO), which is the first bitcoin index based on U.S. price feeds from established OTC digital asset trading operations. The index shows the spot price of bitcoin by tracking its performance based on three of the leading providers in OTC liquidity, including Circle […]
Refinitiv Provides KYC Automation For Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance
Refinitiv, formerly the Financial & Risk business division of Thomson Reuters, will provide an automated Know Your Customer (KYC) application to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by adjusted trade volume. Effective KYC tools are becoming a critical need for the cryptocurrency industry with the increasing demand for regulatory oversight. The solution will enable Binance […]
India’s Ready to Clarify its Stance on Cryptocurrencies
The Indian government may be one step closer to clearly spelling out its policy on cryptocurrencies. A finance ministry panel set up in November 2017 could be ready with draft regulations next month. This was clarified by the Narendra Modi government in a counter-affidavit, a copy of which has been reviewed by Quartz, filed in […]
Israeli Investment House Offers Crypto Funds for Institutions
Silver Castle Ltd., Israel’s first dedicated cryptocurrency investment firm for institutional and accredited investors, launched two funds this month and expects to have $50 million under management by the end of the year. The launch comes after a bad year for Bitcoin, which has fallen more than 70 percent from a record high last December. […]
Wall Street’s Crypto Bull Tom Lee Slashes Year-end Bitcoin Price Forecast Nearly in Half
Wall Street’s best-known cryptocurrency bull just cut his bitcoin price target nearly in half. Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, lowered his year-end target to $15,000 from $25,000 — still well above where the cryptocurrency was trading on Friday. A key driver was bitcoin’s “break-even” point, the level at which mining costs match the […]
Twitter Says the Bitcoin Scam Wave Came From Third-party App
Twitter has confirmed the series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on its platform originated from a third-party software provider – and not its own system. In an email to Hard Fork, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed attackers exploited a third-party marketing solution to blast fake Bitcoin giveaway links from a slew of verified accounts, including Google and Target. […]
Cryptos Are ‘Evil Spawn’ of the Crisis for ECB’s Coeure
“Bitcoin was an extremely clever idea. Sadly, not every clever idea is a good idea,” the European Central Bank Executive Board member said at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. Coeure traced cryptocurrencies’ faults to their origins, noting that Satoshi Nakamoto — the supposed creator of Bitcoin — mined the first block months after […]
Crypto-Linked Stocks Drop After Bitcoin Sank to One-Year Low
Shares of several cryptocurrency-related companies in Asian markets fell Thursday, following earlier losses among U.S. names after Bitcoin led a sell-off in digital currencies. Monex Group Inc., which owns the Japanese exchange Coincheck, and SBI Holdings Inc. each fell more than 2 percent to close at two-week lows in Tokyo, while Vidente Co. and Omnitel […]
The Global Cryptocurrency Market Continues to Grow
According to data compiled by Bekryl, the global cryptocurrency market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 43.7%. The market is being propelled by the backend technology of blockchain which allows for safe and secure transactions. The technology behind cryptocurrency is still continually evolving. Most cryptocurrencies are backed by two mechanisms; the first publishes […]
Man Sent Letter Bomb to Bitcoin Firm ‘Over Password Reset’
A man has been jailed for sending a “potentially lethal homemade bomb” to a Bitcoin firm in London – after it refused to reset his password for him. The Met Police, which investigated the case, said detectives could “only identify one possible reason” for the Swedish national’s actions. He had emailed the company, Cryptopay, in […]
DTCC Enters Test Phase on Distributed Ledger Project for Credit Derivatives with 15 Leading Global Banks
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that it has advanced to the testing phase of its ground-breaking project to re-platform its credit derivatives Trade Information Warehouse (TIW) on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cloud. In this phase, 15 of the world’s […]
Posing as Elon Musk Nets Hacker About $180,000 Worth of Bitcoin so Far
Knowing that, enterprising hackers in recent days took over several “verified” accounts, tweaking their profiles to look like Elon Musk’s account. They then urged users to send a small amount of bitcoin BTCUSD, in exchange for the promise of more bitcoin to be sent back. One of the bitcoin wallets linked in the tweets has already […]
Bitcoin Futures Volatility Sets Record Low
Bitcoin was trading marginally lower Monday, but remains in its recent narrow trading range. In Monday trading, a single bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.37% was fetching $6,393.63, down 0.6% since 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday on the Kraken crypto exchange. The No. 1 digital currency has spent the last five trading sessions inside the $6,300 to $6,400 range. As […]
Bitcoin bull Novogratz Forecasts $20k for Currency Next Year
Mike Novogratz, one of the best known investors in cryptocurrencies, believes bitcoin will shrug off its 2018 slump and return to hit $20,000 next year, as institutions and custodians take more interest in the sector. The former Goldman Sachs partner and hedge fund manager, who now heads crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, told Financial News […]
HSBC and StanChart Launch HK Blockchain Trade Finance Platform
A new blockchain-based trade finance platform, developed by HSBC (HSBA.L), Standard Chartered (STAN.L) and 10 other banks, was launched in Hong Kong on Wednesday to boost efficiency in the multi-trillion-dollar funding of international trade. HSBC said on Wednesday the platform, eTrade Connect, had allowed the Asia-focused British lender to reduce the time it takes to […]
South Korea’s Bithumb Eyes U.S. Security Token Exchange
South Korea’s top cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has signed a deal with a U.S. fintech company to set up a security token exchange in America, industry sources said Thursday. The agreement with SeriesOne calls for Bithum to invest in and provide technical support for the establishment of the envisioned security token exchange in the world’s largest […]
Hong Kong Exchange Preps DLT-Based Post-Trade Allocation and Processing Platform
Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is teaming up with Digital Asset to build a blockchain platform for post-trade allocation and processing of northbound trades under the Stock Connect programme with China. Stock Connect is a collaboration between HKEX and the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges that lets international and mainland Chinese investors trade […]
Top Cryptocurrency Markets Dip While Traders Play the Range
After the tight trading range over the last few weeks, many people joked about cryptocurrency prices remaining stable indefinitely. Of course, most crypto enthusiasts know better and on Monday, after a dull trading weekend, the majority of digital asset markets saw price declines across the board. Bitcoin (BTC) prices saw a low of $6,208 and […]
