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AMF France, authoritie des marches financiers, the French regulator for the financial markets, posted on its official website details regarding the grant of the first initial coin offering (ICO) in the country. The regulatory approval is a new feature introduced recently by lawmakers and regulators.According to AMF France, the new
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Penghua Fund, an asset management firm based in the Guangdong province of China, has filed an application to list a blockchain-centered exchange traded fund (ETF) in China.Shanghai Securities News reported that if the application is approved, which is currently under review by China Securities Regulatory Commission, this would mark the
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The hype around initial coin offerings may have quieted down in the States, but France seems to be taking a newfound interest. On Dec. 17th, France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), granted the country’s first approval for an ICO application.The offering came from French-ICO, a company
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Nike has recently become a patent holder for a new and innovative sneakers called ‘CryptoKicks.’ CryptoKicks use blockchain technology to attach digital assets such as cryptocurrency to a material product. They are the up and coming vision for Nike as the popularity of cryptocurrency grows in developed nations.In addition to
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Swiss startup Anum has won a regulatory approval to widen its offerings of crypto-based financial products to retail investors in the European Union. Source
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“As a result of this engagement, we are at the point that a registered closed-end interval fund with a bitcoin futures strategy is preparing to launch,” she said. “To reach this point, the fund first responded to each of the issues identified in the staff letter.” Source
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New York-based financial technology firm Tassat — formerly known as trueDigital — has succeeded in overcoming the first hurdle in its bid to launch a fully-regulated crypto derivatives exchange.According to an announcement from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Nov. 7, the regulator has approved the
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Founded in 2012 by Fred Pye and Jean-Luc Landry, 3iQ Corp. is an investment fund manager which focuses on digital assets and innovative technologies. On October 30, 3iQ announced to have received green light from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) for a closed-end Bitcoin fund.The fund is now going to
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The crypto sphere is known for being a disruptive force, but even this sector got a disruptive jolt of its own when Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) announced it would be launching its own cryptocurrency, Libra, in 2020. However, ever since the company announced the launch of its own stablecoin, it has come
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Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social media giant Facebook, plans to tell United States Congress that Libra will not launch anywhere in the world until U.S. regulators approve it.Libra won’t launch anywhere without Congressional approvalPer Zuckerberg’s prepared remarks released on Oct. 22 in advance of planned hearings before the
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