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Finance

More Than 95% of Crypto Futures Volume Is in Asia: Report

Asian exchanges account for more than 95% of the futures volume in crypto, according to a new report by Switzerland-based Blockchain Valley Ventures.

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Finance

DCG to Invest $100M in Bitcoin Mining Venture

Blockchain investment firm Digital Currency Group has branched into the bitcoin mining industry though a subsidiary called Foundry.

DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert

Policy

Russia Is Blocking Bitcoin-Related Websites Again

Russian internet censorship agency Roskomnadzor has persuaded a court to block various crypto sites including a popular bitcoin OTC data provider.

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Tech

Developers Eye Mid-September for Ethereum, Polkadot Bridge Proof-of-Concept

The Snowfork proof-of-concept acts as a two-way bridge between the Ethereum and Polkadot ecosystems, according to the group.

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Tech

Binance and Oasis Labs Launch Alliance to Combat Crypto Fraud and Hacks

The aim is a comprehensive database of information gleaned from previous hacks and fraud used to proactively fight future ones. The platform supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRX and EOS blockchains.

(Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao/CoinDesk)

Finance

Libra Taps Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel as New Legal Chief

The new general counsel is Libra's second in just three months.

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Markets

NYSE Can Allow Firms to Raise Funding Through Direct Listings, Says SEC

The New York Stock Exchange may now allow some companies to raise capital via direct listings rather than IPOs.

New York Stock Exchange

Markets

Deribit Suffers Outage Over 'Hardware Issues,' May Miss Thursday's Options Expiry

Update: Deribit had faced missing today's expiry, but has now announced trading is once more live.

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Markets

NASA Is Bankrolling a Blockchain for Quadcopter Communications

The space agency has awarded $124,800 in funding to Orbit Logic and Fraunhofer Labs' blockchain system proposal, called SCRAMBL.

NASA has been conducting tests on quadcopter swarms for at least a year. (NASA)

Markets

Fidelity's Chief Strategist Starts Bitcoin Index Fund

The fund is the latest example of Wall Street veterans cozying up to bitcoin in their rhetoric and capital allocations.

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