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The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in conjunction with their Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt is reportedly seeking to jump ahead of the CME group to release a Bitcoin options contract. This suggests that it wants to beat its CME rival that is considering a Q1 2020 launch for its Bitcoin option contract.Amsterdam-based Deribit already sells Bitcoin options but they have no standing compared to ICE or CME. Reportedly, BTC options will attract more institutional investors and enhance the...

Samsung Electronics America has officially announced that it will collaborate with the fintech firm, Finablr. The partnership aims to launch an international money transfer service that will operate through the Samsung Pay app. The service currently targets US users and Finablr’s subsidiary Travelex powers it.Official information shows that Finablr is a listed partner of Ripple in London. Nonetheless, this deal with Samsung has no involvement from Ripple or XRP. An official announcement...

Alipay has indicated that it will ban Bitcoin transactions and all others related to cryptocurrency payments. In what seems like an extension on the cryptocurrency war that the Chinese government is waging, the electronic payments giant said in a tweet thread that it would terminate all cryptocurrency-related transactions.If any transactions are identified as being related to bitcoin or other virtual currencies, @Alipay immediately stops the relevant payment services.— Alipay (@Alipay)...

In its latest announcement, the custodial wing of crypto exchange Coinbase – Conibase Custody – announced support for the Gram tokens. The Gram tokens (GRM) as we all know are the native cryptocurrencies of the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain.In addition to the Gram tokens, Coinbase Custody will also support two other cryptocurrencies – Solana (SOL) and Orchid (OXT). Furthermore, in their official blog post, Coinbase said that this decision to support new digital currencies comes from...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published new guidelines for taxpayers who use cryptocurrencies. Already in 2014, when the IRS issued its guidelines it became clear that for tax purposes, virtual currencies – including cryptocurrencies – should be treated as capital assets. The main idea that supports such an approach is that they are convertible into cash. In other words, capital gains tax rules apply to all gains or losses attributable to digital currency.The freshest Revenue Ruling...

Ripple Labs Inc has taken one more step in consolidating its global remittances and payments network with a new partnership with London-based Fintech firm Finastra. The company announced this yesterday in a statement indicating the partnership will offer Finastra’s customers access to Ripple’s Mainnet blockchain. Being one of the most successful banking software solutions firms in the world, Finastra offers software solutions to all across the financial value chain and the global linkages it...

In a not-too-surprising turn off events, the SEC has rejected the Bitcoin ETF application filed by Bitwise Asset Management and NYSE Arca and stated that there were still too many unresolved issues regarding improper activity such as market manipulation, that could easily take place in the sector.The SEC’s publication is a 112-page document, which goes into specific details of the ETF and why it had chosen not to approve at this time. According to the Commission, the Bitwise and NYSE Arca...

Ripple CEO, Garlinghouse, has sounded an alarm geared at calling the United States government to action, reiterating that China’s goal with the CBDC is to destabilize the US dollar. The CEO urged the government of the United States during an interview with Fox Business to be at the forefront of the crypto revolution, instead of China.Garlinghouse talked about the tech boom back in the early 2000s and how the US took control of the industry and benefited immensely from that...

Last month on September 23, crypto exchange Binance launched its U.S.-based subsidiary Binance US with the top seven cryptocurrencies available for trading upon launch. The Binance US platform is specifically tailor-made for Americans that functions under regulatory norms and rules.The Binance US platform adopts cutting-edge trading and wallet technology from its parent platform. Recently, to include more trading options, the Binance US has announced the listing of two new altcoins –...

Photo: ShutterstockBy Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex.Technical analysis of the BTC/USDA massive attack may kill the BTCBitwise is counting on a positive decision of the SEC on the Bitcoin ETFOn W1, the Bitcoin keeps declining inside a correctional channel. The quotations are currently returning to 50.0% Fibo. A breakaway of the resistance level at $9850.00 may signal the end of the correction and the beginning of a new impulse of growth to the maximum of $13857.20, upon...