Blockchain Today
Bittrex and Poloniex Call Market Manipulation Allegations “Inconclusive”
Bittrex and Poloniex have asked the court to move for summary judgment in the case of alleged assistance to Tether and Bitfinex in market manipulation. According to Bittrex and Poloniex lawyers, the allegations are based on “manifestly false facts” and [...]
Financial Regulator of New York Introduced a Cryptocurrencies “Greenlist”
The New York State Financial Services Authority (NYDFS) has published a "greenlist" of digital assets that licensed companies will be able to work with without additional permits. Assets are divided into two categories: permitted for storage and permitted for listing. [...]
Swiss Bank Will Offer Investments in Bitcoin
Switzerland-based Basler Kantonalbank, backed by the local government, will offer customers the opportunity to invest in Bitcoin next year, Finews reported. The offering for the trading and custody of digital assets will be launched by a bank's subsidiary - Cler [...]
Association News
Blockchain Association Member Youhodler Focuses on Security With New Partnerships
July 8th, 2020 — The Blockchain Association today announces that approved member and EU and Swiss-based FinTech startup YouHodler has launched new partnerships with industry-leading infrastructure security and risk management firms Ledger Vault and Elliptic to provide its customers with [...]
Blockchain Association Announces Gallant Exchange as Latest Approved Member
July 7th 2020, The Blockchain Association today announces Gallant Exchange as its latest approved member. The company joins a growing list of digital asset exchanges, which are committed to upholding the highest standards of commercial honor and best business practices [...]
Expert Committee Member Simon Grunfeld Launches New Digital Asset Exchange
June 25, 2020, The Blockchain Association today announces that Blockchain Expert Committee (BEC) member Simon Grunfeld has launched the Gallant Exchange, a NYC based Sports and Crypto start-up focusing on retail trading and sports fan engagement. With the new role [...]
Expert Opinion
How to Avoid Common Fraud Involving Cryptocurrency
The nature of limited supply for many digital assets and other commodity-like qualities coupled with network effects and market inefficiencies helps create extreme volatility in many cases and as can be seen historically. In addition to market risk, crypto-assets can [...]
What’s the Story with Ethereum?
This article was originally published in Medium. It is reposted here with permission from the author. Ethereum is an open-source and public platform for creating decentralised online services that work on the basis of smart contracts. The platform is decentralised, based [...]
What’s the Story with Ripple?
This article was originally published in Medium. It is reposted here with permission from the author. Ripple Overview Ripple is a cryptocurrency platform for payment systems, which focusses on transactions without chargebacks to proceed payments directly, secure and very fast. [...]
