Currency.com, a crypto exchange founded and initially licensed in Belarus, has suspended operations for Russian clients. The restrictive measure comes in response to Russia’s assault on Ukraine, the platform said, noting that customers in other jurisdictions will not be affected. Currency.com Exchange Denounces ‘Terrible War’ in Ukraine, Denies Services to Russian Traders Crypto trading platform […]
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The firm said it planned “to drive greater dialogue and collaboration with regulators and policy makers” as a member of the group.
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In all the ways that the cryptocurrency space has developed over recent years, one prediction that never quite came to fruition was the rise of tokenized securities. As the ICO boom died down, many predicted that traditional trading would soon be performed using tokens. As things stand, that prediction hasn’t turned out entirely in the way that crypto enthusiasts had hoped. Regulators across the globe started to clamp down on cryptocurrencies, particularly as they interacted with the traditional securities markets. Perhaps an inevitable but unintended consequence of this approach is that an entire industry sprang up around unregulated derivatives. Whereas
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Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Transaction (KYT) are ostensibly deployed by exchanges to combat money laundering. In practice, these provisions are used as an excuse to surveil, cajole, and threaten customers, who risk losing funds if they are unable to meet the impossibly high burden of proof. An investigation by news.Bitcoin.com suggests that […]
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Gold and bitcoin enjoy a curious relationship. On the one hand, there is a significant crossover between investors in both, particularly from libertarians who don’t trust the U.S. dollar. But on the other hand, initiatives such as #DropGold have sought to position bitcoin as a more portable, divisible and scarcer form of gold. Can bitcoin […]
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The worlds of traditional finance and cryptocurrency have always been divided, for regulatory and technical reasons. Until recently, it was difficult for cryptocurrency traders to gain exposure to stocks and commodities. Currency.com is looking to remedy that through launching the “Bitmex of stocks,” a crypto-friendly platform that promises high leverage and low barriers for entry. […]
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In today’s edition of The Daily, we cover a number of stories that are of importance to cryptocurrency traders. A new trading platform is set to offer tokenized securities, Ledgerx releases a volatility benchmark based on U.S. BTC options, and the police investigate an exchange that suffered a significant security breach. Also Read: Bitwise Asset […]
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