The Spanish banking giant acted as an issuer of bonds for $ 20 million on the Ethereum blockchain with a quarterly coupon of 1.98%. According to the statementSantander annual bond will exist on the blockchain until maturity. Santander Securities Services acts as a tokenization agent and custodian of cryptographic keys for tokenized bonds and tokenized…
The fourth-largest South Korean mobile operator Union Mobile has announced the launch of the blockchain project Elynet. In a press releaseIt is reported that the new project should help in the implementation of the blockchain in the telecommunications sector. This should make the industry cheaper and more reliable, especially for customers using only one operator….
According to the Crystal Bitfury analytic platform, the largest number of cryptocurrency exchanges are registered in the G20 countries and the European Union. Crystal has published the BTC International Movement Report 2013–2019, which provides information on operations with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies around the world from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2019. The results…
Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) editor-in-chief Tom Grundy has claimed that the BitPay payment processor refuses to transfer donations made on behalf of the organization. In the message posted on Twitter, Grundy explained: “Many thanks to the HKFP supporters who donated 14,817 HK in Bitcoin since 2015.However, crypto donations are temporarily suspended because BitPay refused…
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin will join the board of directors of the Hyperledger blockchain consortium. The organization was created by the Linux Foundation and recently added the Consensys studio to its members. Lubin founded Consensys to participate in the development of the Ethereum project and focuses in particular on the interoperability between blockchains. This will…
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust has selected several service providers for its Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), pending approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon will act as administrator and agent for the transfer of securities Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust, as well as custodian ETF, in accordance with…
Behind the scenes, bitcoin is working to reach a staggering milestone. It seems only a matter of time until the bitcoin hash rate reaches a speed of 100 trillion hashes per second. You can see that on this blockchain.com chart. On May 5, the network still had a hash rate of 42 trillion hashes per…
Due to US regulations, US customers are no longer allowed to use Binance’s regular exchange. That’s why the company is opening Binance US next week. Here initially only six coins are traded. Striking absence: Binance Coin (BNB). Open next week Binance announced yesterday that the American branch will open on Wednesday from next week. Customers…
The Swiss Financial Market Supervision Agency (FINMA) has released new guidelines for stablecoins, including the upcoming Libra cryptocurrency. This week, the regulator announced that it classifies stablecoins in accordance with the existing separation of tokens on the blockchain, and that the rules for stablecoins may differ depending on what assets they are provided with –…
Bitcoin.com is gearing up to launch futures contracts for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the fourth largest cryptocurrency in the world by market capitalization. David Shin, head of the recently launched Bitcoin.com exchange, said the company is already in talks to add a derivative BCH product to a site regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)….
