Day: March 14, 2019

Cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing an early version of the original Bitcoin source code that surfaced this week. An old forum post and mailing list letter written by Satoshi suggests there was a private version of the code distributed to a few people before the launch of the network on Jan. 3, 2009. Also Read: Thailand Approves Country’s First ICO Portal The Pre-Release of Bitcoin and a Discarded Genesis Block With Completely Different Hash Bitcoiners have been conversing about Satoshi Nakamoto’s original Bitcoin source code over the last few hours…

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Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Gatecoin has said it is shutting down citing financial difficulty. The exchange suffered a $2 million hack in 2016 and hasn’t been able to recover the funds. However, Gatecoin blames a registered French payment service provider for paralyzing its operations. The payments company allegedly duped the exchange out of an unspecified amount of money in unsettled transfers. Also read: Basel Committee sets out Guidelines for Banks Intending to Enter Crypto Market Payments Provider Cripples Exchange Operations “We have suffered financial difficulty over a period time to…

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Moshe Hogeg, the co-founder and chairman of venture capital investment fund Singulariteam, and the alleged head of Stox Technologies, has been given 30 days to settle with a Chinese investor. The disgruntled investor has brought a 17 million Israeli new shekels (approximately $4.23 million) lawsuit against Hogeg for allegedly misappropriating several million dollars worth of funds raised through the Floyd Mayweather-promoted Stox initial coin offering (ICO). Also Read: In the Daily: Exchange to List STOs, Crypto Tax Tool for Accountants, Coinbase Updates Sirin Labs CEO Given 30 Days to Settle…

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Nasdaq and Bcause have announced that a suite of new cryptocurrency services will be offered via the Nasdaq Financial Framework. These services include crypto mining and custody solutions, as well as spot and derivatives trading. They are expected to attract a broad range of users including “a new breed of investors wanting to participate in the growing cryptocurrency marketplace.” Also read: SEC Chair Explains Key Upgrades Needed for Bitcoin ETF Approval One-Stop Shop Crypto Services Nasdaq Inc. and Bcause Llc announced on Wednesday that a suite of crypto services will…

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Jennifer Robertson, the widow of late Quadrigacx chief executive officer Gerry Cotten, has revealed that customer withdrawals were processed using personal funds in a statement published yesterday. The document also indicates that law firm Stewart McKelvey has withdrawn from representing Quadrigacx during the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act process due to “potential” conflicts of interest. Also Read: Markets Update: BTC Longs Hit New Low for 2019, ETH Longs Test ATH Quadrigacx Withdrawals Processed Using Personal Funds During 2018 The widow of Quadrigacx’s late CEO published a statement on March 13 that…

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In this edition of The Daily we cover a regulated exchange that is starting to list security tokens, a new tool for accountants serving cryptocurrency users, and Coinbase linking its platform and wallet app in addition to adding XLM trading on Coinbase Pro. Also Read: Survey: 70% of Cryptocurrency Owners Rarely Use It for Payments DX Exchange to List STOs DX Exchange, an Estonia-based venue which developed trading on tokenized stocks and ETFs, has announced that the platform is also starting to list security token offerings (STOs). Institutional and professional…

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In recent market action, BTC shorts have increased by 20% during the last two weeks, while longs have continued to slide for the fourth straight week to consistently post lower lows for 2019 so far. In other markets, ETH shorts have dropped by nearly 50% while longs have pushed into new all-time highs, and LTC shorts and longs alike have recently tested all-time high resistance. Also Read: Thailand Approves Country’s First ICO Portal BTC Longs Slide 38% in 4 Weeks Bitcoin core (BTC) longs have fallen by 38% in less…

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