The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has added 20 new bitcoin (BTC) addresses associated with two individuals to its list of sanctioned individuals. According to an…
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New Settlement Layer to Offer Asian Crypto Institutions Local Alternative to Silvergate Bank – CoinDesk
Legacy Trust’s digital asset division has plans to create the first settlement layer in Asia for institutional investors trading both fiat and cryptocurrencies. First Digital Trust (FDT) announced Friday…
Blockstation Builds Disclosure Tool for Security Token Issuers on Jamaica Stock Exchange – CoinDesk
Blockstation, a Canadian digital asset trading systems firm, has built a fast-track disclosure filing process for companies hoping to list security tokens on the Jamaican Stock Exchange (JSE). Announced…
Binance to Announce White-Label Exchange Infrastructure for Local Markets – CoinDesk
Binance will soon be launching a digital asset trading platform that can be rebranded by smaller exchanges for their local markets. Binance Cloud will offer local exchanges spot market…
XRP Sees Flash Crash and Quick Rebound on BitMEX – CoinDesk
XRP, the native asset of San Francisco-based Ripple’s XRP Ledger, experienced a flash crash on Hong Kong-based derivatives exchange BitMEX on Thursday. At exactly 14:00 UTC, the price on…
Prime Trust to Arrange Banking for Customers of BlockQuake Crypto Exchange – CoinDesk
BlockQuake, a New York digital asset exchange launched in beta, has partnered with Nevada-based trust company Prime Trust, the firm announced Wednesday. Prime Trust began offering custody services for…
Crypto Custody Provider Ledger Extends Reach in Asia With New Institutional Client – CoinDesk
Digital asset storage provider Ledger is partnering with FLETA, a South Korea-based blockchain platform, for decentralized applications (dapps) to provide custodian services compliant with local laws. The French startup…
Crypto Asset Firm Amun Launches Inverse Bitcoin ETP – CoinDesk
Digital asset issuer Amun is launching a new financial product, this one for traders who predict bitcoin’s price will drop. Announced Thursday, Switzerland-based Amun has launched the 21Shares Short…
3 More Execs Leave Swiss Stock Exchange’s $100M Blockchain Project – CoinDesk
Three executives have left SDX, the blockchain-based digital asset trading venue owned by Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group, since the year began, including two founding team members. Ivo…
Huobi Opens Brokerage Platform for Institutional Investors – CoinDesk
Huobi Group is opening its first digital asset brokerage platform, offering trading products and services to institutional clients and high net-worth customers. Announced Tuesday, the Gibraltar-based Huobi Brokerage is…