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Digital currency investment group Grayscale confirmed it had successfully launched its latest fund, dedicated to Stellar’s Lumens (XLM) token, in a tweet Jan. 17.Grayscale, which now operates nine cryptocurrency funds, timed the move to coincide with a change of image for its products, renaming all its single-currency products to trusts.The
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A group of researchers from top United States universities have announced the launch of a “globally scalable decentralized payments network,” according to a press release published today, Jan. 17.The development of the cryptocurrency, dubbed “Unit-e,” is being funded by Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) — a non-profit organization based in Switzerland,
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Not so long ago, investors in digital currencies acted in their little corner through nebulous trading platforms with the risk of piracy or even theft. 2017 and a $ 20,000 Bitcoin course went through there and the authorities understood the need to observe the sector more closely . In Thailand, platforms must be accredited
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OKCoin CEO Tim ByunOKCoin is adding Tron to its crypto exchange today. Not to be confused with OKEx, which is a futures platform founded by the same people, OKCoin primarily focuses on traditional swaps and allows for bank deposits. Importantly, OKCoin serves US customers while OKEx does not. Tron is Not a
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The race to launch the first crypto powered messenger app is heating up. Naturally the internet monopolies such as Facebook are scrambling to be first, but looking at its history it is one of the least suitable to handle decentralized currencies. New contenders are appearing on the scene with far
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Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io, which was targeted in a recent hacking, said the ETC 51-percent attacker returned $100,000 worth of Ethereum Classic to them. The exchange said its attempt to contact the 51-percent attacker met with no response. “We still don’t know the reason. If the attacker didn’t run it for profit, he
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Malaysian cryptocurrency regulation comes into effect on Tuesday, Reuters reports on Monday, Jan. 14.The Malaysian finance minister, Lim Guan Eng, reportedly said today that the Capital Markets and Services Order 2019 would become effective on Jan. 15. According to Reuters, the new regulation classifies digital currencies, tokens and crypto-assets as
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About a year after a massive digital heist that shocked the cryptocurrency industry around the world, Japan’s financial watchdog gave Coincheck Inc. the green light Friday to officially run a virtual currency exchange. Following the Coincheck hacking case in late January that cost the Tokyo-based startup ¥58 billion worth of NEM
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According to new insight into the Japanese financial agency’s review process of companies applying for a cryptocurrency exchange license, seven applications will be either approved or rejected within two months. Cointelegraph Japan reported on this development on Jan. 12.The new information in regard to the review process offered by the
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Japan’s finance regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has granted full permission for cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck to continue operating in the country. Cointelegraph Japan reported on the development on Jan. 11, quoting an official communique.Coincheck, which was hacked in January 2018, losing altcoin tokens worth $530 million at the time,
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