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ETFs and mutual funds are all going to be on blockchain, says Franklin Templeton CEO – Ledger Insights

  • May 13, 2024

Jenny Johnson, President and CEO, Franklin Templeton has long been a blockchain fan. “Eventually I think ETFs and mutual funds are all going to be on blockchain,” she told Bloomberg TV last week. The asset manager issued a money market fund on blockchain, which was the largest blockchain-based treasury fund until last week. The Franklin Onchain US Government Money fund has a market capitalization

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Crypto

Schwab, Citadel-backed digital assets firm EDX Markets launches Singapore services – Ledger Insights

  • May 9, 2024

On Tuesday EDXM Global announced it launched its settlement platform in Singapore. It’s a subsidiary of EDX Markets, the institutionally focused cryptocurrency exchange founded by Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Virtu Financial and Charles Schwab, alongside venture capital firms. Initially EDXM Global provides a settlement process for OTC transactions. It also plans to provide custody services, but we believe that requires a Singapore license.

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Crypto

Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability

  • May 8, 2024

Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s customers, who, having once feared they’d lost their collective billions, can now take solace from the news Tuesday (May 7) that FTX’s bankruptcy team is ready to repay them

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Vodafone is Bringing Crypto Payments to Mobile Wallets

  • May 6, 2024

Phone, keys, wallet. That’s the daily routine that tens of millions  if not billions — of people undergo each morning when checking their pockets or purses before they leave their homes to start the day.  And with the recent news that telecommunications giant Vodafone is planning to integrate cryptocurrency wallets and blockchain-based payment solutions directly into mobile phone

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Crypto Firms Engage in Aggressive Fundraising to Boost Valuations

  • May 6, 2024

Cryptocurrency startups are reportedly engaging in aggressive fundraising as the digital asset space recovers. As Bloomberg News reported Saturday (May 4), this approach entails an open-ended form of fundraising that keeps money flowing and fast-tracks valuations. It’s the opposite of the standard venture capital strategy of low-key rounds spaced out over years. “When a deal

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Crypto

Venezuelan Politician Warns of Crypto Use for Money Laundering

  • April 29, 2024

Venezuela is reportedly expected to increase its use of cryptocurrency when the United States reimposes oil sanctions on the country beginning June 1. A Venezuelan opposition politician, Leopoldo Lopez, and a national security leader at New York-based blockchain data firm Chainalysis, Kristofer Doucette, released a report Monday (April 29) saying that democratic governments should set up structures to

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Crypto

Why Bitcoin Continues to Lead the Pack in Cryptocurrency Market

  • April 27, 2024

Unraveling the Phenomenon: Why Bitcoin continues to lead the pack in the cryptocurrency market In the cryptocurrency world, Bitcoin reigns supreme, the most recognized and inspiring cryptocurrency that many investors, men traders, and enthusiasts all over the world follow. Yet, Bitcoin is still the navigator among the variety of altcoins and blockchain technology developments. Bitcoin

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Investors

Presentations Now Available for Online Viewing

  • April 26, 2024

Virtual Investor Conferences Company Executives Share Vision and Answer Questions Live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com NEW YORK, April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virtual Investor Conferences, the leading proprietary investor conference series, today announced the presentations from the Blockchain & Digital Assets Virtual Investor Conference sponsored by Alpha Transform Holdings and Blockchain Wire held April 25th are

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Investors

Bitcoin Halving Concludes as Investors Uncertain on Gains

  • April 21, 2024

Like the Summer Olympics and the presidential election, bitcoin’s “halving” comes every four years. The latest halving — a preprogrammed event that cuts the amount of available coins to be mined in half — happened Friday (April 19) evening, according to multiple published reports. As noted here late last week, the halving is built in

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Norway targets cryptocurrency mining with data centre law

  • April 18, 2024

Authorities in Norway have revealed their intention to introduce a new data centre law aimed at regulating operations within these facilities.   One of the key objectives of this legislation is to target cryptocurrency mining activities, which the government deems undesirable within the country. The proposed law will require data centre operators to register and

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