Coinbase Forms Crypto Think Tank, Names Hermine Wong as Director
Coinbase Global (COIN) launched a a crypto-native think tank dubbed the Coinbase Institute to fuel ideas across the digital ecosystem on Wednesday. Source
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BlackRock launches blockchain industry ETF, names crypto as 1 of 3 big opportunities
BlackRock has officially launched a blockchain focused ETF, that provides investors with exposure to the crypto and blockchain industry without needing to directly own digital assets. On Wednesday, the world’s largest asset manager, which currently manages approximately $10 trillion in assets, added the Blockchain and Tech ETF (IBLC) to its iShares
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Blockchain.com names custody partner for its institutional offering
Blockchain.com, a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services firm, has named Standard Custody & Trust Company as the custodian for Blockchain.com and Altis Partner's new institutional platform, Blockchain.com Asset Management (BCAM).On April 6, Blockchain.com introduced a suite of institutional investment solutions that combine the crypto trading infrastructure, research and security software
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FCA Names Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit
McLoughlin started her new position earlier this month, her profile shows. For the past two years she has been the financial-services regulator's supervision manager of crypto assets and digital markets. Prior to a one-year break, she had been at the FCA for more than nine years. Original Source
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Quik․com Marketplace Launches Minting of NFT Domain Names – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored With the rapid technological advancements, digitalization has witnessed a golden age in the past few years. Concepts we never even heard of are now becoming mainstream. One such example is NFT domains, rising as new web extensions. Quik.com is launching NFT domain names like .doge, .shib, .metaverse, .blockchain, .bored
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The concept and future of decentralized Web3 domain names
The primary purpose of the Ethereum name service (ENS) is to convert machine-readable identifiers like Ethereum addresses to human-readable names. The web began as a decentralized system based on the DNS, with anybody able to buy, own and manage their domain name and move it from one host to
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SEC Names Crypto an Exam Priority This Year – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has listed crypto assets as an examination priority for market participants this year. “In this time of heightened market volatility, our priorities are tailored to focus on emerging issues, such as crypto assets,” said an official with the SEC Division of Examinations. Crypto Assets Among
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Loopring Names CTO Steve Guo as CEO, Replacing Founder Wang
Loopring, an Ethereum-based project that helps developers to build decentralized exchanges (DEX), named Chief Technology Officer Steve Guo as its CEO, replacing founder Daniel Wang.Wang will continue to work as an adviser and will spend time developing the project’s layer 2 strategy, the firm said in a blog post Thursday.Guo
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FTX US Derivatives Names Former LedgerX Chairman Larry Thompson as Board Chair
Additional board members named were FTX US Derivatives CEO Zach Dexter, who previously served as CEO for LedgerX; Managing Director and Head of Diverse Talent Management and Advancement at DTCC Keisha Bell; Avanti CTO Bryan Bishop; Trader at Grapefruit trading Joe Keefer; President of Baton Systems Jerome Kemp; VP and
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BIS Names CBDC Expert as Head of Euro-Region Innovation Center
The Bank for International Settlements, the umbrella group for central banks, named an expert in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as the head of its innovation center for the euro region.Raphael Auer is currently an economist in the Innovation and the Digital Economy unit of the BIS’ Monetary and Economic
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