Ethereum Watch

The recent appointment of Toshihide Endo may mean that the regulator’s stance on crypto regulations is softening. Advertisements According to an August 22 report in Reuters, the new chief of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) sees no need for excessive regulations governing the use of cryptocurrency. Toshihide Endo, who was appointed chief of Japan’s FSA […]

The platform’s recent “brand expansion,” as the team calls it, signals a heightened focus on privacy. Advertisements ZenCash, a privacy-driven blockchain and cryptocurrency (ticker symbol ZEN), is donning a new look: Horizen. The brand expansion (not a rebrand, the team notes) zeroes in on the crew’s “refined strategic vision” moving forward. Besides a different name, […]

ProShares, Direxion, and GraniteShares were all denied for the same reason. Advertisements UPDATED | August 23, 2018 (4:40 pm) According to tweets from SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on August 23, the decision to deny nine ETF proposals from three different companies is under review. In her tweets, Commissioner Peirce stated that it was not the […]

Chinese officials have rolled out a series of bans on cryptocurrency-related activities in recent days. Advertisements Chinese investors no longer have access to 124 cryptocurrency trading platforms, according to the local newspaper and news outlet for Chinese financial authorities, Shanghai Securities News. According to the article, the China National Internet Financial Risk Rectification Office identified […]

ICO Alert headed to Toronto for some exclusive face time with the people behind some of the most exciting projects in the blockchain and crypto space… Advertisements About Huobi Huobi is known for its international multi-language cryptocurrency trading platform and exchange. In December 2017, Huobi surpassed $850,000 million USD in total transaction volume. We spoke with […]

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The platform will allow easy access to data on published grants and contributions stored on the Ethereum blockchain. Advertisements The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced the launch of a new Ethereum blockchain explorer in an official August 20 news release. According to the news release, the new blockchain explorer was developed through the […]

ICO Alert headed to Toronto for some exclusive face time with the people behind some of the most exciting projects in the blockchain and crypto space… Advertisements About Shivom Shivom aims to enable DNA data donors to collaborate with change-makers in biotechnology, healthcare, and government-ordained research institutes to help contribute safely and securely to DNA and […]

New Bakkt platform will not support margin trading, Chinese bank issues securities on the blockchain, Bitcoin Cash usage decreases in commerce Advertisements New Bakkt platform will not support margin trading Kelly Loeffler, chief executive of the newly announced Bakkt platform, recently posted the founding principles of the platform to trade, store and spend cryptocurrencies. She emphasized […]

The new blockchain-powered platform is intended to make it easier for women with gestational diabetes to receive insurance payouts. Advertisements LumenLab, the Singapore-based research center for insurance giant MetLife, is testing a new blockchain-powered platform intended to improve the insurance payout process for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes, according to an official August 20 press […]