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Facebook Libra: Facebook plant die Einführung einer Weltwährung. Der Start erfolgt im Januar 2020. Die von Facebook geplante digitale Währung Libra hat weltweit kontroverse Reaktionen hervorgerufen. Trotz des Aufruhrs, den Libra in den USA und Europa erzeugt hat, behält Facebook den Launch der Kryptowährung jedoch fest im Blick. Während Frankreich noch schwor, Libra in Europa zu blockieren, wurde von anderer Seite bestätigt, dass Libra in...

Der deutsche IT-Branchenverband Bitkom hat einen Leitfaden zur “Evaluierung und Implementierung von Blockchain Use Cases” publiziert. Bitcom veröffentlichte einen Ratgeber zur „Evaluierung und Implementierung von Blockchain Use Cases„. Der Blockchain-Leitfaden bietet Unternehmen eine Entscheidungshilfe und verweist auf mögliche Hindernisse sowie Probleme. Leitfaden und...

Recently, people familiar with the matter, shared information that OneConnect, which is the fintech and blockchain unit of the Chinese insurance giant Ping An, is planning to debut in New York with an IPO. The company plans to launch the IPO in mid-November this year. Also, Japan’s SoftBank Corp. is one of the largest investors in the company.Previously, the company had marked the listing venue in Hong Kong. However, a few months ago, it changed it to New York in order to achieve a more...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 712. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Bakkt Bitcoin Futures live, 2 Angeklagte im Ether Delta Hack & US Federal Reserve pumpt Milliarden US-Dollar in die Wirtschaft 1.) Bakkt’s Much-Anticipated Bitcoin Futures Trading Platform Goes Livehttps://cointelegraph.com/news/bakkts-much-anticipated-bitcoin-futures-trading-platform-goes-live 2.) EtherDelta Hack: Zwei Tatverdächtige...

Photo: Crypto Compliance SummitSolidus Labs‘ one-day event, taking place at Hogan Lovells, Madison Avenue on Thursday, will culminate in a talk by reigning SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce.Also speaking at the event, which includes a series of panel discussions, will be Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Jeff Horowitz and representatives from Circle, CryptoCompare, and David Weild IV, former Vice-Chairman of NASDAQ.Not Your Usual CommissionerCryptocurrency regulators aren’t often spoken of...

Despite all the regulatory hurdles and all that hate that has come from both domestic and international lawmakers, Libra, Facebook’s controversial new cryptocurrency, is still proceeding with a 2020 launch. Libra Is Still Moving AheadLibra was first announced in June to widespread criticism. As Facebook was just beginning to relieve itself from its previously embarrassing fiasco involving Cambridge Analytica in 2018, the company unveiled new plans for a cryptocurrency that could be used as a...

Patrick Byrne, the former chief executive of Overstock.com who sent shockwaves through the blockchain community not too long ago when he resigned from his post, has decided to sell all his company shares – worth roughly $90 million before taxes – and commit all his money to crypto and precious metals. Byrne Is Getting Ready for a Financial BreakdownByrne comments that he’s ready to go to war with the “deep state” and its “pet” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).In 2014, Byrne was...

Bakkt: Diese Handelsplattform wird Bitcoin grossen Investoren zugänglich machen. Gestartet wird am 23. September 2019. Am 23. September soll der Bitcoin-Kurs durch die Decke gehen. Das behauptet der Krypto-Experte Tom Lee und zieht als Grund den Start der Handelsplattform Bakkt heran. Zum Start wird es die ersten Bitcoin-Futures mit physischer Erfüllung geben – laut Lee ein wichtiger Push für Investoren. I am very positive on @Bakkt and...

The conspicuous absence of even a single bank as a founding member of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project was never “intentional," according to the co-creator of  Libra, David Marcus. Facebook, he said, would love to have banks involved. No banks in Libra Association? No worries In an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Marcus revealed that banks were put off by the lack of regulatory clarity. This could change when new members are inducted: "First of all, financial...

Bitcoin aficionado and Fundstrat cofounder Tom Lee says he's more bullish on the crypto sector than ever, remarking that Bakkt's imminent launch could bring some much-needed legitimacy to the market. Lee tweeted that Bakkt's launch should bode well for the highly-lauded hopes of institutional involvement in the cryptocurrency industry. Tom Lee looks forward to the launch of Bakkt and the legitimacy it will bring | Source: TwitterLee's assertation that Bakkt's launch may improve the...