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Elementus, which seeks to locate illicit transactions involving digital currency, has garnered nearly $4 million in funds from Fidelity Investments, a company that has become rather friendly with crypto over the past year. Elementus Is Getting the Money It NeedsThe funding round was led by Morgan Creek Digital and saw several other institutions pledging their dollars and cents towards the company including Avon Ventures and Devonshire Investors. In addition, Stage 1 Ventures and Robot...

Since Bitcoin came into being, we have a global decentralized digital cash system that can bypass the entire banking system. But like cash, it has its own set of risks.If you lose the keys to your coins, you lose the coins. Bitcoin investors know about it, but it scares new users and they’d rather leave their money to third parties that act as custodians, keeping their assets safe for them.Some people use hardware wallets but again, their keys can get lost as well. Seed phrases can be...

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), launched its own bitcoin futures contracts for the first time on Sunday.Futures Contracts Are All the RageThe idea regarding futures contracts and trading physical bitcoins has been intriguing to most, with other companies like Chicago’s CME recently saying it will also launch bitcoin futures starting in early 2020. What’s special about ICE’s bitcoin futures is that this potentially marks the first move of...

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced that the long-awaited central bank-issued digital currency will not be ready in November as it had been predicted in crypto circles. From the bank, they added that reports saying Alibaba and Tencent are among the first financial institutions to receive the currency was incorrect.This came as a surprise because just few weeks ago we could hear that it will “be better than Libra“, and they even enthroned their new digital currency chief Changchun Mu...

Swiss stock exchange SIX announced that they have launched a pilot version of its exchange and central securities depository (CSD) for digital assets.This prototype platform, launched under SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) which is its digital assets branch, is expected to experience the even better performance as it will be proceeding towards a full launch slated for Q4 2020.According to Jos Dijsselhof, who is the head of SIX, the existing system could be completely replaced by the SDX within just...

WeWork is less than a decade old but is already enmeshed in more than its own fair share of troubles. The company which was founded back in 2010 has already had a large number of its most senior officials exiting. WeWork executives are very unhappy because of all the uncertainty about the company’s corporate governance methods, as well as all the obscurity about the company’s initial public offering (IPO) until it has been recently canceled.Furthermore, there is a lot of distrust and...

YouTube star Nicholas Merten is a fan of crypto, but like everyone else, he’s noticed the gradual downplay of bitcoin as of late. Once again, bitcoin has dropped below the $10,000 mark and is trading for just over $9,800. While this isn’t a major fall, the currency seems to have wavered between this mark and $10,200 over the past month.Merten: Altcoins Are Making a ComebackMerten isn’t concerned by this. In fact, he’s looking to use the situation to his advantage, and advises others to do the...

Last week, the promise of an emerging era of quantum computing seemingly became a reality as Google released a new scientific paper claiming "quantum supremacy." While this could have a tremendous impact future of mankind, fears arise that it may also pose a giant threat to bitcoin. The paper was recently uploaded to NASA.gov and promptly taken down. An insider from Google relayed that the document was likely erroneously uploaded before any peer review could take place. This meant that any...

Today, Binance.US (BAM Trading Services) launched its American digital asset marketplace in partnership with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and global blockchain ecosystem. At launch, Binance.US lists seven digital assets: Bitcoin (BTC), BNB, Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) and Tether (USDT), with deposits opened for an additional five assets: Cardano (ADA), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Stellar (XLM) and...

Following months of delays, Bakkt finally launched its long-awaited bitcoin futures market on Sunday evening. Cryptocurrency bulls like Tom Lee believe Bakkt's arrival is a watershed moment, an industry-bending event that will change bitcoin's story forever. You wouldn't know it from the charts though. The bitcoin price is down, and early trading volumes haven't been particularly impressive. Bakkt's BTC contract has been thinly traded so far. | Source: ICECrypto Analysts Remain Wary of...