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Archive for September 2019

Coinbase-Led Group Aims to Help Crypto Firms Avoid Securities Violations – CoinDesk

Brian Armstrong at Consensus 2019 via CoinDesk archives

Crypto industry leaders are taking the initiative to help firms in the space avoid falling foul of securities rules. In a company blog post, Coinbase announced it’s co-founded the Crypto Rating Council, a member-only organization purposed with assisting cryptocurrency companies determine if they comply with current U.S. federal securities law. Coinbase is joined at launch by…

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Binance Becomes Tron’s Top ‘Super Representative’, Adds TRX Staking Support

Binance Becomes Tron’s Top ‘Super Representative’, Adds TRX Staking Support

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has become the highest-ranked “Super Representative” (SR) in the Tron (TRX) ecosystem. According to Tronscan’s data on Sept. 30, Binance acquired over 12 billion votes for the top-spot ranking. Blockchain community Sesameseed.org is now the second-largest SR, Tron-based BeatzCoin — in third place. Binance announces TRX staking support On Sept. 30,…

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Unconfirmed: Bithumb Acquisition Deal Might Be ‘Off’

Unconfirmed: Bithumb Acquisition Deal Might Be ‘Off’

Overseas investors are reportedly likely to step in to acquire South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb due to alleged difficulties with payments in its existing acquisition deal. As Cointelegrap reported previously, BK Global Consortium, a firm headed by one of South Korea’s leading plastic surgeons, closed a deal in Oct. 2018 to acquire 50% plus one…

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Ant Financial and Bayer to Jointly Develop Blockchain for Agriculture – CoinDesk

Ant Financial and Bayer to Jointly Develop Blockchain for Agriculture - CoinDesk

Bayer Crop Science has agreed to work with Ant Financial, the payments affiliate of Alibaba, to develop a blockchain-based system for agricultural product monitoring. The companies signed a letter of intent to utilize blockchain technology to increase efficiency, improve the income of farmers, ensure the production of high-quality food and aid in the digitization of…

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Energy Commodities Trading Software Launches on Hyperledger Fabric – CoinDesk

Energy Commodities Trading Software Launches on Hyperledger Fabric - CoinDesk

A new software based on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain was launched for commodities trading for the gas industry. EnHelix Marketplace was unveiled at the Gastech energy conference in Singapore, company executives told CoinDesk. The software streamlines commodities trading with applications supporting every step of the process — pre-trade KYC, trade execution and post-trade risk management…

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