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Scam Victims Try to Break Into TRON China Office

July 8, 2019

A wave of controversy broke on top of cryptocurrency firm TRON this Monday after videos of Chinese police in its offices began circulating online. It’s unclear as to where the videos were first published but...

The Old World Crumbles: Deutsche Bank To Fire 20,000 And Wind Down Investment Arm

July 8, 2019

German banking giant Deutsche Bank announces plans to fire almost 20,000 employees and exit equities sales and trading business. German banking giant Deutsche Bank had announced plans to fire almost twenty t...

Bank of Thailand in Talks with Facebook

July 5, 2019

Financial authorities in Thailand are in contact with Facebook over the social media company’s proposed cryptocurrency, Libra. Siritida Panomwan, assistant governor for payment systems policy at the Bank of ...

Bitcoin Transactions On Darknet Markets On Pace To Hit $1 Billion This Year

July 3, 2019

Bitcoin’s use in Darknet marketplaces is reportedly growing, as a recent report shows that their users are on pace to spend $1 billion worth of the flagship cryptocurrency on them this year, despite crackdown...

Dukascopy Stablecoin Now Pegged to Eight Fiat Currencies

July 3, 2019

Switzerland’s forex bank and broker, Dukascopy, is expanding the family of its fiat-pegged stablecoin ‘Dukascash’ with the addition of five new underlying currencies. The newly-listed tokens include CNY+, GBP...

FCA Plans to Ban Crypto Derivatives, ETNs

July 3, 2019

The United Kingdom’s financial watchdog on Wednesday announced its intentions to ban the sale of crypto-based derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail customers. Per the Financial Conduct Autho...

FCA Grants License to First Crypto Hedge Fund

July 3, 2019

Prime Factor Capital, a London-based crypto asset management firm, has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a full-scope alternative investment fund manager, according to...

Israeli Insurer Libra Threatens Facebook with Legal Action

July 2, 2019

An Israeli insurance company is considering taking social media giant Facebook to court over its nascent cryptocurrency, Libra. The insurer, which is also called Libra, is asking Facebook to refrain from usi...

Chiliz Token Listed On Binance DEX, Socios.com Confirms First eSports Partnership

July 2, 2019

$CHZ token now listed on Binance DEX, and Socios.com confirms first esports partnership with DOTA 2 World Champions OG. Its been a dramatic start to July for Malta-based Chiliz and Socios.com, with the $CH...

Binance to Launch Crypto Futures Trading Platform

July 2, 2019

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is planning to launch a futures trading platform that will co-exist with its crypto-to-crypto spot trading services. Announced at the Asia Blockchain Summit in Taipei on Tuesd...