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A delegation of the United States House of Representatives will visit Switzerland on cryptocurrency concerns, with Facebook’s not-yet-released stablecoin Libra being in the focus.As local weekly news outlet NZZ am Sonntag reported on Aug. 17, a six-member delegation from the House Financial Services Committee is going to meet with
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Over $240 million in proceeds from the alleged crypto scheme PlusToken have reportedly moved through four Bitcoin (BTC) transactions.Whale Alert — a Twitter account dedicated to reporting large cryptocurrency transactions — posted on Aug. 17 that four transactions totaling 22,923 BTC were likely the proceeds of PlusToken.The four transactions
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On Aug. 18, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China outlined the plans for the future development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, including the research and promotion of digital funds and the national cryptocurrency based on the renminbi.According to Chinese news agency STCN:“Mutual recognition of fund
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Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on CryptoX in one link.Top Stories This WeekPremiums for Bitcoin in Hong Kong
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Bakkt, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), announced this Friday that a launch date for its long-awaited Bitcoin futures has finally been decided: September 23.Bakkt also revealed that it has acquired a New York state trust charter through the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The approval is
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Coinbase Custody, the U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase’s crypto custody service for institutional investors, acquired crypto wallet provider Xapo’s institutional custody business. The transaction value was not disclosed by Coinbase. But Fortune, quoting a person familiar with the matter, said Coinbase paid $55 million, higher than what Fidelity had proposed. The acquisition has grown
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On Aug. 16, Litecoin (LTC) founder Charlie Lee disclosed in a tweet that he is “an investor in Casa,” a Bitcoin (BTC) personal key security firm. He also noted that he has high hopes for the company:“I have the same feeling about Casa today as I had about Coinbase
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Coil, a platform that enables publishers to monetize their content, has recently announced that the company has received a grant of 1 billion Ripple (XRP)trade digital coins from Ripple’s project Xpring. This grant’s initial aim is to increase the use cases of XRP as micropayments on Coil’s platform; in addition,
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Silk Road launched in February 2011 as the darknet’s first bitcoin-based marketplace. Within four months, it would be the darknet’s most notorious site whose reputation extended all the way to
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A little-known Chinese cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme might be cashing out billions of dollars, which was looted through a scam called “Plus Token” from people from China, Japan and South Korea.Another crypto scam has recently come into the limelight when the venture capitalist Dovey Wan tweeted about Plus Token, a failed
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