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Monex Becomes First Japanese Securities Firm to List Cryptocurrency CFD

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Monex Securities, a major Japanese online securities company, launched a cryptocurrency contract-for-difference service today. This marks the first time that a major online Japanese securities company has offered a crypto CFD.  A CFD is a type of derivative in which the “buyer” of the contract pays the “seller” the difference between the current price of an asset and the price of that asset at a future date stipulated in the contract.  According to a Monex announcement on July 8, the CFD is available for Bitcoin (BTC)/yen, Ether (ETH)/yen, XRP/yen,  and Bitcoin…

Trump’s Former Sanctions Chief Joins Major Crypto Firm Chainalysis

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A former key executive at the United States Department of the Treasury has joined a major cryptocurrency investigation firm, Chainalysis. Sigal Mandelker, a former Treasury Under Secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, has reportedly joined Chainalysis’ board of advisors. According to a July 7 Forbes report, the new position on the startup’s board comes alongside Mandelker’s participation in a Chainalysis’ $49 million Series B funding round. This story is developing and will be updated. Author: Cointelegraph By Helen Partz Source link

Blockchain Firm Bluzelle Uncovers a Critical Bug in Cosmos’ Consensus Algorithm

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Decentralized data network Bluzelle (BLZ) discovered a bug in the Tendermint consensus algorithm used by the Cosmos (ATOM) interchain protocol. According to a Bluzelle announcement shared with Cointelegraph on July 6, the firm discovered a bug in Tendermint during its validators competition. The competition, which involved 220 participants maintaining a Tendermint-based a testnet, at one point saw the blockchain halt completely due to the bug. The bug was already patched Validators participating in the competition were unable to resume their activities even after the blockchain was restarted. Bluzelle sent an…

Research Firm: Cardano (ADA) Is One of the “Most Bullish” Crypto Assets

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Aside from Bitcoin, Cardano (ADA) has rapidly become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies over recent weeks by investors and traders alike. The prominent altcoin, which has re-entered the top-10, has recently been subject to a strong boost. Data indicates that ADA is up 150% since the start of 2020, outpacing Bitcoin by around five times and other mainstream assets by many times more. Despite its already-strong outperformance, a top research firm in the cryptocurrency market has suggested that Cardano has room to run. Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Stalls…

US Blockchain Firm Buys 17K Bitcoin Mining Rigs From Bitmain

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American blockchain hosting provider Core Scientific signed a deal to buy next-generation Bitcoin (BTC) mining machines from major Chinese mining hardware producer Bitmain. Core Scientific will purchase more than 17,000 S19 Antminers from Bitmain on behalf of its clients and for its own use. It will be the largest number of S19 machines purchased by a single blockchain hosting company, according to Core Scientific. Kevin Turner, president and CEO of Core Scientific and the former COO of Microsoft said, “Core Scientific has received and begun testing the first of Bitmain’s…

Major Japanese Firm Reveals Plans for a Digital Securities Exchange

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Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, one of the major traditional Japanese financial institutions, has unveiled a plan to develop a security token exchange. Tokai Tokyo is already an investor in Huobi Japan.  According to Nikkei, as the first step in the journey, Tokai Tokyo is investing in blockchain company Hash Dash Holdings to leverage the company’s knowledge to develop the exchange. Hash Dash aims to apply blockchain technology to the financial industry for issuing digital securities and providing a trading service on smartphones.  The planned exchange will trade in tokenized real…

Big Four Auditing Firm KPMG Launches a Crypto Management Suite

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Big four auditing firm KPMG launched a cryptocurrency management suite with analytic features. According to a June 22 announcement, the new KPMG Chain Fusion suite is meant to allow financial technology companies to more easily offer crypto asset services on an institutional scale. The news follows a KPMG report which suggested that institutional custody services are of the utmost importance. Ensuring compliance for crypto businesses Crypto assets function very differently compared to traditional assets when it comes to technology infrastructure, operational mechanics, and inherent risks. Those differences translate to challenges…

French Fintech Firm Announces $78.5M Paris Real Estate Tokenization Deal

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French fintech firm ID Distribution announced a joint venture with local real estate firm Groupe JRI, amining to tokenize various properties in Paris. According to a June 17 announcement, ID Distribution and Groupe JRI plan to jointly issue security tokens and a Frankfurt listed bond to acquire buildings in downtown Paris. The total amount of funds to be spent, 70 million euros (about $78.5 million) will be allocated to acquire five buildings which will be then leased. The use of security tokens is meant to strengthen the capital more so…

Israeli Software Firm Goes Behind Regulator’s Back to Pay $250,000 in BTC Ransom

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An Israel-based company reportedly paid $250,000 in Bitcoin for a ransom payment demanded by hackers that threatened to shut down its systems after a ransomware attack. According to a source quoted by Calcalist on June 14, Sapiens International Corp. N.V. — a Nasdaq and Tel Aviv-listed software company — didn’t report the decision to the securities’ regulators of either the U.S. or Israel. The ransomware attack happened at some point between March and April, when the COVID-19 outbreak exploded across the globe, forcing most of the company’s employees to switch…

Turkish Real Estate Firm Antalya Homes Now Supports Bitcoin Payments

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Turkish real estate firm Antalya Homes announced that its customers can now pay for properties listed on its platform with Bitcoin (BTC). According to a June 15 announcement, Antalya Homes claims to have recorded the highest-valued real estate sale ever made while using Bitcoin as a payment in Turkey. Per the company, the coronavirus pandemic forced the real estate industry to innovate. More precisely, Antalya Homes reacted by offering virtual home tours and adding support for Bitcoin on its website. The firm’s chairman Bayram Tekce explained: “In the sale of…