European Central Bank Exec: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Are Satisfied Benoit Coeure, a board member of the European Central Bank, said that Facebook’s Libra coin will not launch until global regulators are satisfied.Speaking to Reuters at the G7 summit in Chantilly, France on July 18, Coeure said that the proposed stablecoin must be guaranteed to be safe for users before it can launch:“You’ve got to… Bitcoin Price Can Hit $20K When US Banks Invest 1% of Assets — Analyst The increasing institutional interest in Bitcoin is “not hard to see” as U.S.regulators green light custody this week.1920 Total views 19 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) will pass $20,000 if United States banks invest even 1% of their assets, one analyst believes.Discussing institutional uptake of Bitcoin on July 23, Capriole digital asset manager Charles… Crypto Exchange Upbit Confirms Theft of 342,000 Ether — $50M Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange — run by a subsidiary of Korean tech giant Kakao — has notified users of the theft of 342,000 Ether (ETH) from its hot wallet.The incident was confirmed in an official statement written by Lee Seok-woo, the CEO of Upbit’s operator, Dunamu, on Nov.27.Upbit will use corporate funds to… North America’s Largest Solar Bitcoin Mining Farm Coming to California California-based mining company Plouton Mining will build North America’s largest solar-powered bitcoin mining farm, the company confirmed in a press release on June 25.Plouton, which is a subsidiary of Plouton Group Holding, says the site in Western Mojave will feature around 49 acres of solar panels generating 10-13 megawatts of electricity daily.The location was chosen… US SEC Allows $10B Hedge Fund to Offer Access to CME Bitcoin Futures The seemingly highly lucrative Medallion Funds will be able to target CME Group’s cash-settled Bitcoin futures, according to a filing.
1876 Total views 30 Total shares A secretive yet reportedly highly lucrative hedge fund now has the green light to invest in Bitcoin (BTC) futures markets.In a brochure originally dated March 30, the United States… New York Attorney General Fights Dismissal Motion in Bitfinex, Tether Case The office of the New York Attorney General (OAG) has claimed that crypto exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin firm Tether have been operating in New York into 2019, according to official documents filed in the New York State Courts on June 8.The OAG has submitted these documents to fight Bitfinex and Tether’s motion to dismiss the… Former Director of the National Broadband Task Force Criticizes Anti-Encryption Bills A former director of the U.S.National Broadband Task Force criticizes anti-encryption bills that in his opinion hurt the nation’s economy and security.1879 Total views 20 Total shares Under president Obama, Anurag Lal served as the director of the National Broadband Task Force.
Currently he is the CEO of NetSfere, a company that provides… Crypto Wallet Startup Ledger Detects Phishing Malware Targeting Desktop App Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Ledger has detected malware targeting its desktop application, according to a tweet on April 25.Ledger warned its users that the malware locally replaces the Ledger Live desktop app with a malicious one, and advised to follow security practices published on its blog.The company’s Twitter announcement specifically reads:“WARNING: we’ve detected a… Market Overly-Focused on Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork, Says Report The market was too focused on the Ethereum’s (ETH) Constantinople and Serenity (Ethereum 2.0) hard forks, overshadowing more important upgrades, according to a recent report by cryptoassets trading firm Cumberland Research shared with Cointelegraph.The Constantinople hard fork is an update to the ETH network, which encloses separate Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) in order to pave… Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.
Search.
