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Bitwise Taps BNY Mellon as Transfer Agent for Proposed Bitcoin ETF

Bitwise has tapped Bank of New York Mellon to act as the administrator and transfer agent for its proposed bitcoin ETF.

Bitwise CIO Matthew Hougan

Markets

Blockstack's Regulated Token Offerings Raise $23 Million

Blockstack has raised a total of $23 million through two SEC-regulated token offerings, the company announced Tuesday.

William Mougayar and Blockstack's Muneeb Ali, at Token Summit NYC 2019. Photo by Brady Dale.

Markets

Facebook Libra, Other Cryptos Must Comply With US Rules: Treasury Official

Facebook's Libra and other cryptocurrencies operating in the U.S. must meet regulatory requirements to tackle financial crimes, the official said.

Sigal Mandelkar, US Treasury

Markets

TokenSoft Launches Transfer Agent Support Tool for Crypto Securities

TokenSoft is launching a new tool to help token issuers comply with securities requirements.

TokenSoft CEO Mason Borda

Finance

Netki Retools Digital ID Service for FATF's New Crypto 'Travel Rule'

Nekti has upgraded its digital ID service to help crypto firms meet the FATF's tough new standards for combating money laundering. 

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Markets

How Celsius Turned Its Crypto ICO Into a Billion-Dollar Lending Business

Lending startup Celsius went from a $50 million token sale to $1 billion in crypto deposits.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky

Markets

Craig Wright Aims to Challenge Court Decision That Cost Half His Bitcoins

The entrepreneur has cited Hurricane Dorian as the reason he needs more time to challenge a recent court order.

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Markets

Political Group Launches 'ICO' to Support US House Candidate

BitPAC is conducting a "politicoin" ICO as part of its efforts to support candidates like North Carolina's Dan Bishop.

Dan Backer, of DB Capitol Strategies, near his Alexandria, VA office, on Saturday, September 12, 2015.  John Boal/for New York Magazine

Markets

4 Agencies Are Investigating Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX

A report from QuadrigaCX bankruptcy trustee Ernst & Young published Monday outlines which agencies are investigating the failed exchange.

Gerald Cotten, difunto CEO de QuadrigaCX, alrededor de 2015.

Markets

25-Year-Old Bitcoin Seller Faces Life Sentence for Unlicensed Exchange

A man from Los Angeles agrees to plead guilty to charge for running an unlicensed crypto exchange without an effective AML program.

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