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The popular Bitcoin derivatives exchange BitMEX has taken a step towards improving its trade surveillance and AML efficiency endeavors by collaborating with Eventus Systems. Founded in 2013, Eventus is a global provider of multi-asset trade surveillance and market risk solutions.  BitMEX will integrate the cloud-based version of the Eventus Validus platform with its already existing processes in the upcoming weeks. As a result, the exchange will “be able to more efficiently...

The team behind the mimblewimble-based privacy coin Beam will launch a DeFi platform enabling developers to create confidential, decentralized, and user-friendly financial applications. Dubbed BeamX, the platform will arrive on November 19th, with the first iteration being an experimental network, while the mainnet should be released in Q1 2021. Beam Announces DeFi Platform Called BeamX The press release shared with CryptoPotato described the new platform as a new...

The US-based venture capital firm Social Capital will launch a new program enabling investors from all backgrounds to employ the company’s resources to generate “outsized returns on an initial capital base of millions of dollars.” SC’s founder and CEO, Chamath Palihapitiya, announced the new venture called Emerging Managers on Twitter. He highlighted several issues new investors could face when starting. Those include establishing a capital base without a track record,...

After breaking the previous yearly high and briefly spiking to $16,000, BTC has retraced slightly and trades beneath that level. Simultaneously, Ethereum surged to a new high since early September, while Chainlink’s impressive weekly performance has taken the asset to the 5th spot in terms of market cap. Bitcoin Sees New YTD High But Retraces BTC has performed quite decisively lately. The asset jumped to a new year-to-date high on Friday of just shy $16,000. Although it...

Bitcoin re-tapped its highest price since January 2018 a few hours ago as it came within a whisker of $16,000. For the second time this month, that price level proved to be too much resistance and the asset has fallen back to $15,750 at the time of writing. The bullish momentum over the past month has kept Bitcoin well within the parameters of analyst ‘PlanB’s’ stock-to-flow model. Stock-to-Flow on Target The stock-to-flow (S2F) model was initially published in March 2019,...

Brad Garlinghouse believes that bitcoin holding companies will soon be affected by new policies from the Biden-led administration. Bitcoin Will be Subject to Climate Change Management Policies According to a tweet on Monday (November 9, 2020), Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has envisaged that Bitcoin holding companies might come under scrutiny once the Biden admin begins to carry out its climate change management policies. Ripple’s head said firms that are hodlers of the...

Bitcoin continues its positive price development as it just managed to take yet another coveted milestone – the $16,000 mark. With this most recent increase, bitcoin’s price has increased by as much as 325% from the lows that it encountered back in March 2020 as the COVID19 pandemic was announced. It’s worth noting that this is another yearly high. It’s also interesting to see how high can Bitcoin go during its current bull run. At the time of this writing, we are only 25%...

Over a month after being hacked and drained for nearly $300 million worth of various cryptocurrencies, the popular exchange KuCoin has recovered 84% of all funds. The company’s CEO also indicated that they will resume full service for all tokens by November 22nd. KuCoin Recovers 84% Of All Stolen Funds As CryptoPotato reported in late September, the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin experienced a “security incident,” which resulted in the loss of millions of dollars worth of...

One of China’s biggest banks is selling $3 billion worth of bonds to investors. The offering allows clients to make purchases with cash and Bitcoin.  Raising $3 billion From A Bonds Sale China Construction Bank Corp. aims to raise up to $3 billion from a planned sale of bonds. As per a recent news report, the offering is a mutual partnership with Hong Kong-based fintech company Fusang. The project will focus on both individuals and institutions, which can trade in and out of...

Kraken released it’s August Bitcoin Volatility Report 2 months ago. Then the cryptocurrency exchange sounded supremely confident about BTC registering higher highs as the year ends. In its October version of the same report, Kraken has maintained its bullish stance. November will see bitcoin log much higher price and volatility rallies. Also, BTC might as well be on the way to reclaiming the previous all-time high of $20,000. Bitcoin Price And Volatility To Climb In November...