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Finanzas

Libra Association Hires Former HSBC CEO

The Libra Association, the organization developing the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency payments project, has hired a banking heavyweight with 25 years at HSBC.

James Emmett, managing director at Libra Networks (Libra Association)

Finanzas

New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital

PowerTrade is a new mobile-based cryptocurrency options trading platform set to launch this year.

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Mercados

Coinbase Pro Lists Uniswap's New Token Just Hours After Launch

Uniswap's new UNI tokens can be deposited on Coinbase Pro immediately, with trading to follow when there's sufficient liquidity.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Mercados

Gibraltar Updates Distributed Ledger Guidance to Match FATF Crypto Rules

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has updated its guidance for virtual asset service providers to include clarity on risk management, token issuance and more.

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Mercados

Uniswap Launches Governance Token in Bid to Keep Up With Rival AMM SushiSwap

Decentralized trading platform Uniswap has launched a governance token, UNI, minting 1 billion coins to be released to the public over the next four years.

Uni is the Japanese word for the edible part of the sea urchin. (Austin Voecks/Unsplash)

Mercados

US Sanctions Two Russians Accused of Using Fraud to Steal Millions in Crypto

The pair is accused of having stolen $16.8 million from customers of three different crypto exchanges, including two in the U.S.

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Regulación

BIS Seeking Blockchain Expert to Lead Digital Currency Research

BIS is looking for a blockchain engineer to take a lead on its digital currency initiatives, which includes CBDC and digital security research.

Benoît Cœuré, head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

Regulación

Bahamas to Roll Out 'Sand Dollar' Digital Currency Next Month

The Bahamas' "Sand Dollar" will likely be the world's first live central bank digital currency when it launches in October.

Orbital shot of the Bahamas and the southern tip of Florida (NASA/Wikimedia Commons)

Finanzas

Diginex Moves Closer to Backdoor Nasdaq Listing With Merger Approval

The blockchain services firm is officially merging with publicly traded 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp., a key part of its plan for a "backdoor" listing.

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Tecnología

Galaxy Digital, IOSG Lead $1.2M Raise for Startup Creating Automated Ethereum Services

Gelato said the seed round will fund further development of its bot network that will provide automated smart contract execution.

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