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US Lawmakers Proposing a Bill to Challenge SEC’s Definition of Crypto as Securities
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 6 mins read
Two U.S. congressmen Warren Davidson and Darren Soto, are introducing a bill that would exclude digital currencies from securities classification and substantially improve the tax treatment for cryptocurrencies.
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Likely to Get the Regulatory Approval in Early 2019
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 4 mins read
Intercontinental Exchange Inc is working on the first Bitcoin futures that pay out in cryptocurrency. They are now working with the CFTC to ensure that the project is in line with the current regulations. A decision should be made in early 2019.
OKEx Exchange Starts With No-Expiry Bitcoin Derivative Product
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 4 mins read
The second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, OKEx has created a Bitcoin derivative product called “perpetual swap”. However, there’s no expiry date. The lack of expiry data allows positions to be held on an ongoing basis.
Earn ZRX Through “Coinbase Earn” Just By Learning About Crypto
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 4 mins read
On day 10 of Coinbase’s “12 Days of Coinbase” initiative, the crypto exchange announced the launch (in invite-only mode) of Coinbase Earn, a new way to earn crypto while you learn crypto.
Vitalik Buterin Donates $300K to Crypto Startups in a Bid to Push Ethereum 2.0 Development
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 5 mins read
It looks like Christmas came early for Sigma Prime, Prysmatic Labs, and ChainSafe Systems. Vitalik Buterin, self-described as a Non-giver of Ether gave away ETH and announced it on Twitter. Unlike all the fake giveaways by scammers, this time it is real.
Western Union Claims It is Ready for Cryptos, Ripple Tech Put Through Tests
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 3 mins read
Western Union recently released a short video in which it explains that it is ready to begin working with cryptocurrencies. That being said, the video does seem to go on to outline how they actually aren’t ready and don’t fully understand crypto.
9th Day of Coinbase Adds Support for Four More Ethereum Tokens, New Features Expected in 2019
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 5 mins read
On their 9th day of Christmas, Coinbase decided to add new ERC20 tokens to their platform. Earlier this year they announced their intention to support this technical standard across Coinbase. New features and tokens also expected in 2019.
Overall Cryptocurrency Market Lands Its Second Day of Recovery
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 6 mins read
After literally months of waiting, a cryptocurrency market bounces forward and the majority of cryptos started to gain double figures on the day with a $10 billion injection pumps crypto markets.
GSR Capital Hires Overstock’s tZERO to Tokenize $200M Worth of Cobalt Reserves in 2019
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 4 mins read
A subsidiary of Overstock, tZERO, has announced that they are hired by GSR Capital, a private equity company, in order to develop a new crypto token which will be used specifically for trading cobalt. The deal is to be closed by February 2019.
XRP Seems to Be the Top Candidate For the Bull Run in 2019, and Here’s Why
By Teuta Franjkovic
• 6 mins read
XRP has been pretty much asleep for a very long time and as we are approaching the end of 2018, the much-needed news about Ripple’s partnerships with major financial institutions have started erupting in the crypto-space.