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Vertalo is a platform for issuers and broker-dealers to manage security tokens and cap tables. Vertalo is integrated with custody platforms and KYC/AML providers to make managing a security token investors’ data easy.
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Tim Byun is the CEO of OKCoin, one of the oldest and largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Tim spent the first part of his career at the FDIC and Federal Reserve before getting into crypto. He previously worked compliance at BitPay and AML at Visa. Tim joins us to discuss the regulatory state around cryptocurrency exchanges, updates from OKCoin, and how to further develop adoption.
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This is your daily roundup for Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Hong Kong’s SFC releases a position paper on virtual asset exchanges, Cash App restructures its bitcoin fees, and Nervos Network will launch its “Lina” blockchain next week.
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Hong Kong Crypto Exchange PositionHong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released a position paper on virtual asset exchanges. The paper outli...
This is your daily roundup for Tuesday, November 5, 2019. CipherTrace adds support for Binance Chain, the Stellar Foundation burns 55 billion XLM, and Huobi Global bans U.S. customers from its exchange.
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Coke Bottlers Turn To BlockchainCoke One North America, the technology firm that manages the IT operations for Coca Cola bottlers, is using a blockchain solution from German software firm SAP...
This is your daily roundup for Monday, November 4, 2019. FATF releases guidance on global digital IDs, Microsoft launches Azure Blockchain Tokens, and thousands of BitMEX users fall victim to an email privacy breach.
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FATF Releases Guidance on Global Digital IDsThe Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published its draft guide on digital identity, for governments, regulated entities and ot...
This is your daily roundup for Friday, October 4, 2019. PayPal withdraws from the Libra Association, Coinbase Pro increases trading fees, and Apple CEO Tim Cook argues issuing money is for governments and not for private firms.
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PayPal Withdraws From Libra AssociationPayPal has announced its withdraw from the Libra Association. The Financial Times initially reported that PayPal is considering...
This is your daily roundup for Thursday, October 3, 2019. U.S. lawmakers ask the Federal Reserve to consider creating a digital dollar, IKEA settles an invoice on Ethereum, and MakerDAO patches a critical bug.
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U.S. Lawmakers Consider A Digital DollarU.S. Representatives French Hill and Bill Foster sent a September 30th letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, outline concerns they h...
This is your daily roundup for Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Coinbase will start paying users 1.25% on USDC holdings, six Japan brokerages formed an STO association, and Parity Technologies released Parity Signer v3.0.
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Zuckerberg Addresses Libra KYC ConcernsAccording to leaked comments from an internal Facebook meeting in July, CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed Libra KYC concerns voiced by employe...
Hello everyone and welcome to This Week in Crypto. This is your daily roundup for Tuesday, October 1, 2019. A vulnerability has been found in the ENS short-name auction, Binance and Polychain invest In Founders Bank, and Nebulous reaches a $225K SEC settlement.
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ENS Short-Name Auction VulnerabilityA vulnerability in the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) short-domain auction has allowed a hacker to o...
This is your daily roundup for Monday, September 30, 2019. Block.One is due to pay $24 million in an SEC settlement, over $3 million worth of FSN tokens have been hacked, and Ethereum’s istanbul upgrade arrived early.
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$3.75 Million FSN Tokens HackedThe Fusion Foundation has reported that one of its wallets, containing 10 million of the Fusion Network’s native FSN tokens and 3.5 million ERC-...
This is your daily roundup for Sunday, September 29, 2019. Ethereum’s Istanbul upgrade breaks smart contracts on Aragon, Ripple acquires Algrim, and BK Global falls short of paying up for it’s $333 million acquisition of Bithumb.
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EnHelix Launched On Hyperledger FabricEnHelix has launched on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain for commodities trading in the gas industry. Enhelix’s blockchain s...
This is your daily roundup for Saturday, September 28, 2019. The NBA disallows tokenization of contracts, Harbor receives a broker-dealer license, and LedgerX claims unfair treatment by ex-CFTC Chair Giancarlo.
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NBA Disallows Tokenization Of ContractsThe NBA says Nets basketball player Spencer Dinwiddie can’t sell shares in his contract for a security token offering as it violates the leagu...
This is your daily roundup for Friday, September 27, 2019. The Iranean government is cracking down on mining operations, Core Scientific acquired Honeyminer, and a lighting network vulnerability that allowed attackers to drain users’ funds has been patched.
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Core Scientific Acquired HoneyminerCore Scientific has acquired Honeyminer, the leading software for GPU cryptocurrency mining on perso...
This is your daily roundup for Thursday, September 26, 2019. Bittrex adopts chainalysis tracking software, a new malware is stealing browser data, and Binance helps UK police find a cybercriminal involved in phishing attacks.
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Bittrex Adopts Chainalysis Tracking SoftwareBittrex is adopting real-time monitoring software from Chainalysis to detect suspicious activity across bitcoin, ether, lit...
This is your daily roundup for Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Block.One opens a new office near Washington D.C., bitFlyer Europe and USA lists new altcoins, and Emsisoft has released a bug fix for the WannaCryFake bitcoin ransomware.
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New Virginia Block One HQBlock.One, the company behind EOS, is opening a new headquarters the DC area. The new office, based in Arlington County, VA, will empl...
This is your daily roundup for Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Kik messenger is shutting down, CoinShares urges customers to lobby against the UK’s FCA regulations, and the head of Japan’s central bank is calling for international cooperation in regulating stablecoins.
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Kik Messenger Shuts DownKik has announced that it is shutting down the Kik messaging app, reducing the team size to 19, and w...
This is your daily roundup for Monday, September 23, 2019. Facebook reveals the Libra basket breakdown, Binance US opens trading, and Matter Labs raises $2 million to research Zero-Knowledge Proofs for scaling ethereum.
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Facebook Reveals Libra Basket BreakdownFacebook has revealed the percentage breakdown of a basket of global currencies that will back its Libra cryptocurrency. German newspa...
This is your daily roundup for Sunday, September 22, 2019. Bakkt physically settled bitcoin futures are now live, Facebook acquires a chatbox startup, and a formal verification of bitcoin’s lightning network suggest the network is stable.
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Lighting Network “As Secure As Bitcoin”Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have released the results of a formal verification of bitcoin’s light...
This is your daily roundup for Sunday, September 22, 2019. Wells Fargo pilots a stablecoin for internal settlement, Upbit delists 6 privacy coins, and CipherTrace develops a tracker for tracking illicit tokens.
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Upbit Delists Privacy CoinsSouth Korea’s Upbit exchange has announced the delisting of privacy coins monero (XMR), dash (DASH), zcash (ZEC), haven (XHV), bittube (TUBE), and PIVX (PIV...
This is your weekly roundup for the week ending September 20, 2019. OKEX & UpBit delist privacy coins, JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo pilot blockchain initiatives, and Loom Network is bringing DeFi to the Tron and Binance chains.
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In Exchange News Binance US Launches in 37 StatesBinance US opened for registration and deposits this week. The exchanges has six cryptocurrencies a...