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A newly launched fintech firm hopes to leverage the token sale model to back investments in real-world assets. But it's taking a different approach than many previous projects.Hong Kong-based Two Prime – recently founded by open-source veteran Marc Fleury – calls the sale a Continuous Token Offering (CTO), as opposed to
Read MoreVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared all flights out of the country must use the oil-backed petro cryptocurrency to pay for fuel.In his annual speech to the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly, Maduro announced the state-owned oil company, PDVSA, would only accept petro for fuel sold to airlines. "I decree the
Read MoreThe for-profit entity working on Zcash has published a software development kit (SDK) for both Android and iOS.According to a blog post Wednesday, the Electric Coin Company (ECC) has published an improved Android SDK and new iOS package to help developers support shielded payments on mobile devices. The new software
Read MoreCrypto custody company Anchorage now offers a crypto brokerage service, acquiring Merkle Data to further the service. Anchorage has introduced an institutional crypto trading service called Anchorage Trading, and has acquired institutional-grade risk management and analytics software company Merkle Data to enhance the endeavor, Anchorage co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley
Read MoreFollowing the US SEC’s investor alert against Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO’s), Malaysia’s regulator has published a regulatory guide requiring token offerings in the country be attached to exchanges.A breakdown of Malaysia IEOsA report from Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) makes clear that digital tokens are to be used only for
Read MoreCrypto services startup Anchorage has launched a crypto platform for its institutional investors and acquired the data analysis firm Merkle Data.Announced Wednesday, the moves mark an expansion in offerings for a company originally focused on providing institutions custodial services, as it continues to bet that adding more features like trading
Read MoreBitwise Asset Management has withdrawn its longstanding Bitcoin ETF application with the SEC, after the proposal was rejected by the commission in October. Bitwise first filed an application with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission for what would be the first-ever Bitcoin ETF in January of last year, after several other
Read MoreAmy James is a self-described storyteller. As co-founder of the Open Index Protocol, James entered the world of blockchain when she realized it was impossible to control or even find content."I was a writer and director, and so I'm really familiar with the friction that content creators are experiencing," she
Read MoreMembers of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) can now test their blockchain applications within a new testnet, which does not require a full-scale roll-out.In a press release shared with CryptoX on Jan. 15, EEA revealed its new partnership with blockchain testing and development firm Whiteblock, through which the EEA
Read MoreBlockstream’s Liquid sidechain is now integrated with BTCPay, the self-hosted bitcoin payment processor.Announced Wednesday at 20:15 UTC, BTCPay customers can now transact assets issued on the federated sidechain such as liquid bitcoin (L-BTC) or tether (L-USDT), according to a blog from the firm. Liquid’s confidential asset tech – a privacy
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