Category: Cryptocurrency

LedgerX delayed by red tape in its attempt to be first Bitcoin futures issuer
July 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin and Ethereum options on the way as LedgerX gets derivatives clearing designation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that has issued an order granting LedgerX, LLC registration as a derivatives clearing organization under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Under the order, LedgerX will be authorized to provide clearing services for fully-collateralized digital currency swaps. LedgerX, which was also granted an order of registration as…

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July 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Borsa Italiana with IBM to develop securities data blockchain solution for European SMEs

Borsa Italiana and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have announced they are building a blockchain solution to digitize the issuance of securities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe. Designed to simplify the tracking and management of shareholding information, the new system intends to create a distributed shared registry containing a record of all shareholder transactions,…

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Cryptocurrencies and real estate now added to Swissquote's Robo-Advisor
July 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Swissquote launches trading in virtual currencies with Bitcoin

Swissquote just announced that has launched Bitcoin trading on its trading platform. Bitcoin trading is now available to all customers with a Swissquote trading account. Bitcoin is a virtual currency, completely independent of any institutions, including the monetary policies of the central banks and their key interest rates. Bitcoin’s price is set freely, according to…

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July 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext announces launch of DLT joint venture LiquidShare for SME post-trade

BNP Paribas, CACEIS, Caisse des Dépôts, Euroclear, Euronext, S2iEM and Société Générale with the support of Paris EUROPLACE announced the creation of the European fintech venture LiquidShare. This new independent startup is the fruit of a partnership launched by its shareholders in June 2016 to develop a post-trading blockchain infrastructure for the Small and Medium…

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July 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Kraken launches EOS trading

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange just announced that has launched support for EOS trading. The EOS platform is designed to scale the mainstream development of decentralized applications for large businesses, and claims to the first platform to do so. Which EOS Pairs are Available For Trading? EOS-Ethereum (EOS/ETH) EOS-Bitcoin (EOS/XBT) EOS-U.S. Dollar (EOS/USD) EOS-Euro (EOS/EUR) How…

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FunFair blockchain gaming platform
July 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Ethereum casino platform FunFair raises $26 million in Token presale

Tech entrepreneur Jez San’s latest venture, FunFair Technologies, has raised a landmark sum from the presale of tokens that will eventually power every aspect of its blockchain-based gaming technology platform. FunFair is designed to deliver unrivalled transparency for consumers and efficiency for casino operators. Slated to last a maximum of 15 days, FunFair’s Phase 1 Token…

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July 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

B2Broker launches cryptocurrency liquidity for MetaTrader 5

B2Broker just announced the launch of cryptocurrency liquidity, a new service for MetaTrader 5 brokers. This service provides institutional clients a convenient method for trading Bitcoin, Ethereum and four other popular digital assets. The cryptocurrency liquidity service features two major benefits for MetaTrader 5 brokers: Brokers will be able to stand out in a crowd…

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