The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has made a bold move recently. Basically, it decided to ban at least three major digital currencies, disabling them from being utilized in initial coin offerings (ICOs). More importantly, the decision disallows these cryptos from used as base trading pairs when it comes to crypto exchanges that are operating in the country.
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QuadrigaCX Wallets Empty Since April 2018
Last updated: March 2, 2019, 5:25 am Cryptocurrency NewsErnst & Young, the Big Four audit firm assigned by the Canadian Supreme Court to be the Monitor for QuadrigaCX in its creditor protection proceedings, released its third report on the case on March 01.
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US State Exempting Blockchain Tokens From Securities Laws
Last updated: March 2, 2019, 5:19 am Cryptocurrency NewsLawmakers in Rhode Island, one of the states in the U.S., are set to making a giant leap in the cryptocurrency world. Apparently, they are looking to exempt blockchain tokens directly from securities laws for a couple of use cases.
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JP Morgan Testing AZTEC
Last updated: March 1, 2019, 5:04 am Cryptocurrency NewsOne of the world’s biggest banks, JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s Blockchain team is testing AZTEC, another zero-knowledge proof solution (ZKP).
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Morgan Creek Funds Blockchain Home Equity Loan Firm
Last updated: March 10, 2019, 6:27 am Cryptocurrency NewsFigure Technologies, which is a blockchain-based home equity loan firm, was successful in raising around $65 million in a Series B round. Apparently, the success was made possible after the titular Morgan Creek backed the startup.
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Coinbase Got Backed By $300m Raise
Last updated: March 1, 2019, 3:56 am Cryptocurrency NewsApparently, Coinbase was successful in acquiring a $300 million funding last year. The figure in question was courtesy of a Singapore government-owned wealth fund called GIC Private Limited. Here is everything about the news in a nutshell.
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Crypto Startup Accused of Faking Founding Team
Last updated: February 28, 2019, 4:37 am Cryptocurrency NewsThe China-based cryptocurrency startup BHB reportedly used a referral-based program to raise at least $20 million. However, it has been revealed that the project apparently was advertising fake information about its founding team.
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Cryptopia Reveals Estimate Of Stolen Digital Assets
Last updated: February 28, 2019, 3:56 am Cryptocurrency NewsCryptopia, which is a cryptocurrency exchange based in New Zealand, has just revealed some interesting details pertaining to the losses it accumulated. It is worth noting that the firm became a victim of a recent hack, which reportedly led to millions of stolen cryptos.
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Polymath Tests Prove Security Tokens Are DEX Compliant
Last updated: February 28, 2019, 3:47 am Cryptocurrency NewsPolymath, which is a security token platform, recently partnered with Loopring in an attempt to trial peer-to-peer trading of security tokens. But unlike the conventional methods used in the crypto space, it is being done on a decentralized exchange.
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Samsung Galaxy S10 Supports 4 Cryptos
Last updated: February 27, 2019, 5:45 am Cryptocurrency NewsAn official representative revealed new features in the South Korean giant’s latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S10 at the Samsung Mobile World Congress that was held in Barcelona in Spain on February 25.