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Coinbase Launches Trading Desk For Institutional Investors

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OTC, or over-the-counter, trading occurs between two parties directly ー as opposed to over an exchange ー typically between an investment bank and its clients. “We launched our OTC business as a complement to our exchange business because we found a lot of institutions were using OTC as an on-ramp for crypto trading,” said Christine […]

CryptoKitties Raises $15M in Financing

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Dapper Labs, the company behind the world’s first and most successful consumer blockchain product, CryptoKitties, has raised US$15M in financing led by Venrock, with participation from GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Samsung NEXT. These funds will be used to help Dapper Labs, a Canadian-founded company, expand locally and globally. This includes establishing a U.S. subsidiary led by former executives […]

Alibaba Wins preliminary Trademark Injunction Against Cryptocurrency Alibabacoin

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited has won a preliminary injunction against cryptocurrency firm Alibabacoin Foundation. The legal victory centers on the use of the company’s name, or likeness, purportedly to promote the foundation’s similarly named virtual currency, according to Oct. 22 court documents in the U.S.’s Southern District of New York. The case […]

Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission Says it is Drafting ICO Regulations

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The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is drawing up national standards for initial coin offerings (ICOs) to make virtual tokens as easy to invest in as stocks and just as liquid, FSC Chairman Wellington Koo said yesterday. The draft is to be completed by June next year, he told a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Finance […]

ICO Portfolio is Down by 66% in the First Half of 2018

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In the first half of 2018, 86% of the leading initial coin offerings (ICOs) that listed on a cryptocurrency exchange in 2017 are below their initial listing price and a portfolio of these ICOs is down by 66% since the peak of the market at the beginning of this year, according to a study from […]

Nasdaq Could Gatecrash the Crypto Market with a New Platform

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The firm, which is best-known for bringing technology companies such as Facebook and Tesla to market, is exploring a security token platform, the people said. Such platforms provide a way for firms to issue a token, which trades on a blockchain, as a way to raise funds. Security token offerings (STOs), unlike some initial coin […]

Bitzon: A Cost-Effective Way to Harness Benefits of the E-commerce Domain

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With technological advancement and faster internet speed, companies from all around the world are increasingly shifting their businesses online. While this transformation is eminent, there are many hindrances like large capital investment, manpower, technical proficiency, etc., that hold back SMEs from entering this revolution. Furthermore, the product line of small-scale businesses often showcase a limited […]

500 Cryptocurrency Startups Have Found a Home in Switzerland

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In an effort to maintain its status as a cryptocurrency hub, Switzerland has taken steps to help blockchain companies access the traditional financial system by making it easier for them to open corporate bank accounts. Faced with an exodus of cryptocurrency projects from the country due to falling access to the banking sector, the Swiss […]

New Generation of Mobile Crypto-Fiat Trading Solution

Mobile Crypto

Tap’s internal Alpha was released earlier this week and the initial reaction from those that have seen it is pure excitement. Knowing how complicated managing your crypto portfolio is and how difficult it is to utilize your crypto in everyday situations, it was a breath of fresh air to see how simple, intuitive and complete the […]