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Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 03:18 PM
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Overstock sets up R&D center in Ireland with focus on blockchain, machine learning

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – October 11th, 2019

Ether is a commodity, says CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)s chairman Heath Tarbert said he views Ethereums ether as a commodity, similar to bitcoin. Weve been very clear on bitcoin:...

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AVA Labs releases Athereum testnet subnetwork, moves entire ethereum blockchain on AVA platform

AVA, a blockchain startup that came out of stealth in May this year, has launched Athereum, the first proof-of-concept deployment of its subnetworks functionality. Emin Gn Sirer, Co-Founder and CEO of AVA Labs, made the...

Canada's regulatory uncertainty on blockchain stunts exponential growth: Canadian Digital Chamber of Commerce report

Canadian blockchain companies want to know the stance of the government on cryptocurrency and blockchain, according to a report by the Canadian Digital Chamber of Commerce (CDCC). The new report, which aims to analyze...

Coinbase launches Coinbase Pro mobile app for crypto traders to make trades on the go

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of a mobile app for its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro. In its official announcement, the exchange said that the app has been designed to...

Neo banking solution Juno secures $3M to offer interest on USDC stablecoin

Juno has secured $3 million seed round to develop a platform leveraging cryptocurrencies and Ethereum protocols to offer neo banking services such as high-yield savings and debit cards. The startup was founded by Varus...

Stellar, TRON and others join MouseBelt’s Blockchain Education Alliance as founding members

MouseBelt, a full-service blockchain accelerator and startup studio, has announced a new initiative to encourage blockchain innovation through education. Called the Blockchain Education Alliance, the initiative builds...

'Ether is a commodity', says CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)s chairman Heath Tarbert said he views Ethereums ether as a commodity, similar to bitcoin. Speaking to the Yahoo! Finance All Markets Summit in New York City, Tarbert opinioned...

Bitfinex, Tether win appeal against NYAG to stop compiling documents

A New York judge has denied the request of the New York Attorney General (NYAG)s office to make Bitfinex and Tether compile documents related to their alleged $850 million cover-up and $900 million line of credit. OAGs...

Australia's official bullion mint and InfiniGold launch gold-backed token on public blockchain

InfiniGold, a precious metals digitisation company, has launched a digital token on a public blockchain backed by government guaranteed gold. The Perth Mint Gold Token (PMGT) is an ERC-20 compatible asset-backed token...

Business

tZERO and Box Digital-owned firm files with SEC to launch regulated security token market Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 06:16 am UTC

BOX Exchange, a national securities exchange registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is seeking to launch a regulated security token exchange. The firm has filed with the SEC a rule...

Crypto exchange Coinbase secures e-money license from Central Bank of Ireland

Mastercard, Visa, eBay, Stripe, Mercado Pago abandon Facebook-led Libra Association

South Korean blockchain startup ICONLOOP raises $8M in Series A round

Technology

BMW, Ford, GM and others working on proof of concept for blockchain-based vehicle identity system Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 12:05 pm UTC

Leading automakers, including the likes of BMW, Ford, GM, Groupe Renault, and Honda, are developing a multi-stakeholder Proof of Concept (PoC) for a blockchain-based Vehicle Identity (VID). The project is being carried...

Blockchain trade finance network Marco Polo pilots first trade transactions between Russia and Germany

Vanguard teams up with Symbiont to develop blockchain-powered trading platform for $6 trillion currency market

OpenLibra: New project intends to create an alternative to Facebook’s Libra

Investing

Crypto Technicals: Major Cryptocurrency Daily Technical Outlook Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 11:44 am UTC

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Insights

G7 says global stablecoins like Libra pose threat to financial stability: Report Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 10:46 am UTC

As it appears, the struggles and regulatory challenges faced by Facebooks ambitious crypto project Libra are far from over. While the Libra Association, the governing body of Libra, lost a number of major backers...

Survey: Bitcoin’s bullishness isn’t fading; demand to underpin recovery and support crypto king around $7,000

U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's cryptocurrency probe increases by 74% in 2019

Industry experts welcome Coinbase-led Crypto Rating Council initiative but call for more inclusivity and objectivity

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BMW, Ford, GM and others working on proof of concept for blockchain-based vehicle identity system