0 Comments ErisX Unit Gets CFTC ‘OK’ to Clear Fully Collateralized Swaps
Eris Clearing LLC, the clearing arm of Eris Exchange, has won the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s blessing to provide clearing services for fully collateralized swaps in addition to its existing business of clearing virtual currency products.Eris Exchange, better known as ErisX, is a Chicago-based crypto futures provider that was the first to launch ether futures after receiving CFTC approval in May this year.Also in May, the firm received a BitLicense from New York financial regulators.Volumes on ErisX bitcoin and ether futures have remained consistently low since early this year.Share this: MIT Fellow Says Facebook ‘Lifted’ His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency feature Avid students of the literature on monetary innovation might feel deja vu when reading Facebook’s Libra white paper.Several aspects of the social network’s much-ballyhooed global cryptocurrency project uncannily resemble the vision laid out in a paper published last year in the Royal Society’s Open Science publication.
For example, the Libra paper described a… Pre-Brexit, Koine Wins E-Money License from UK’s FCA, Now Seeking Luxembourg, UAE, U.S.Permissions news Digital asset custodian Koine Money Ltd.has secured an electronic money license from U.K.regulators, while it prepares for the eventualities of a future Brexit by seeking permissions abroad.On Thursday, the U.K’s Financial Conduct Authority granted Koine an e-money license – known as an EMI license – allowing Koine to issue its own… Pentagon War Game Envisioned a Generation-Z Rebellion Funded by Bitcoin Jun 8, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Jun 8, 2020 at 13:32 UTCCredit: Shutterstock/Jacob LundThe world has been hit by cyberattacks from a shadowy organization, “Zbellion,” that funds itself through stealing fiat currencies from “the establishment” and converting it into bitcoin.Don’t panic, though.
That scenario is the premise for a war game from the U.S.… IBM Says Blockchain Can Power ‘Open Scientific Research’ in New Patent Filing NEWS Nov 12, 2018 at 05:00 UTC A patent application published Thursday claims the process of conducting scientific research can benefit from the blockchain.Led by a team at IBM’s Watson Research Center, the patent application presents a vision for dynamic collaboration – one where researchers can track their work across institutional borders.It’s another non-financial… Coinbase Adds Support for EOS Cryptocurrency on Retail Site and Apps news Coinbase has added support for the EOS cryptocurrency for its retail customers.The exchange announced in a blog post on May 30 that the option would be available on Coinbase.com and its Android and iOS apps, allowing users to buy, sell, convert, send, receive or just store EOS.
The token was added to its Pro… Former Estonian Prime Minister Becomes Blockchain Startup Advisor A former Estonian prime minister has signed on as an advisor to a blockchain startup that wants to encourage people to exercise more.Taavi Rõivas, who ran the Estonian government as prime minister from 2014 to 2016 and currently serves as a member of the country’s parliament, has joined cryptocurrency startup Lympo as chairman of… Up 15%: Bitcoin’s Price Bounces Back After 14-Month Low MARKETS Bitcoin’s 15-percent recovery from the 14-month low hit yesterday may have opened the doors for short-term price consolidation.The leading cryptocurrency by market value dropped through the support of the trendline connecting the August 2015 and August 2016 lows and fell to $3,474 yesterday – the lowest level since Sept.17, 2017 (prices as… Softbank Completes Blockchain Test for Cross-Carrier Mobile Payments NEWS Sep 12, 2018 at 09:30 UTC | Updated Sep 12, 2018 at 11:55 UTC Japanese telecoms giant Softbank Corp.has completed a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) that allows P2P mobile payments across different carriers.
Softbank said on Wednesday the technology was developed in partnership with blockchain startup TBCASoft, as well as Synchronoss, a Nasdaq-listed firm that… Binance Makes Strategic Investment in Chinese Crypto Media Firm news Cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the world’s largest by trading volume, has made a strategic investment in Chinese media and data source Mars Finance.According to a report from Bloomberg citing a press release, the investment amount was not disclosed, but values the company at $200 million.Aside from Binance, which reportedly made its first strategic… Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.
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