The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission forced two thematic exchange-traded funds to take “blockchain” out of their names, Bloomberg reports citing sources familiar with the mater.The regulator wants to make sure that the names of the themed products are not misleading and pays more attention to the titles of the exchange-traded funds. According to the […]

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have launched a crypto token called “Learning Coin” to better understand how blockchain technology works.The two institutions said that the coin would have no monetary value and would not be made openly available, the Financial Times reported Saturday. To support the token, the IMF and the […]

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Bitcoin can, as we have seen in the past, trade up to $20,000, but many cryptocurrencies only cost a fraction of this – these are called penny cryptocurrenciesA penny cryptocurrency refers to a fraction of a whole cryptocurrency, much like penny stocks. Most cryptocurrencies are like penny stocks – they are volatile, subject to manipulation, […]

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When Andrew Robinson and his wife Mallika were driving one day, they heard their son and his friends chatting about video games in the back seat of the car.“They were talking about these fantasy worlds and all these monster types and shields they needed to protect themselves,” Robinson says. It struck him and his wife […]

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The most obvious and ready use cases involve payments and stores of value. Close to payments are use cases like securities settlement, trade finance, lending, and so on. These use cases typically involve a payment plus something else that perhaps can also benefit from blockchain and that become more feasible as payments get better. This […]

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US-based Harvard University is venturing into the cryptocurrency market. The update comes after reports that the Ivy League school is backing Blockstack Inc, a crypto-company that is envisaging a $50-million digital token offering.According to a Bloomberg report, Charlie Saravia, a managing director at Harvard Management Co, has joined the advisory committee of Blockstack that is formed […]

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Goldman Sachs is not opening an institutional crypto trading desk, despite rampant rumors suggesting otherwise. That’s what Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told the House Financial Services Committee this week.The Congressional hearing gathered the CEOs of the seven largest banks in the United States. They were grilled about the bloated executive pay packages of Wall […]

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Only a few years ago, cryptocurrency was dismissed by most mainstream investors as a strange niche investment. Things change fast in the fintech world, and now many accredited and experienced retail investors are looking for exposure to this new asset class.But for those who don’t know where to start, what are the options? You have […]

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Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a fifth term as the Prime Minister of Israel. The win was solidified by his rival, Benny Gantz, acknowledging defeat.The Nation Has DecidedWhile conceding defeat, Benny said Israel is a democratic nation and the election results depict the “decision of the nation.” On the other hand, Netanyahu said that his victory […]

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According to Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony Pompliano and the token sale filing submitted by Blockstack to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Harvard University’s endowment invested in Blockstack’s crypto token sale.Harvard Piles Directly into Crypto Token SaleThe filing noted that designees of affiliates of the Harvard Management Company including Charlie Saravia, Zavain Dar, and […]

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