Новости за 25.04.2019

The Malta Financial Services Authority has released guidelines on crypto-related risks and the possibility of scams

Crypto markets recovered from yesterday’s sufficient sell-off, Bitcoin is back to trading above the $5,500 threshold

The trustee of now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has extended the deadline for submission of rehabilitation plans

Cryptocurrency-based variance swaps, products for hedging against volatility, are being launched by Hong Kong-based algorithmic crypto trading firm GSR

Following a new agreement, IBM will apply blockchain technology at computer hardware producer Lenovo’s Data Center Group

More than 20 top crypto traders reportedly gathered in January for talks on making digital assets and tokens part of the global financial architecture

Crypto lender Genesis processed $425 million in loans over the first quarter of 2019

26 stablecoins will be launched by United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency payment processor Wirex as part of a partnership with Stellar

One of the world’s largest crypto exchanges says its new program incentivizes market traders by offering zero fees. #SPONSORED

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development proposed to pilot the use of crypto as an experiment in Moscow and three Russian regions

American rapper Lil Pump has started accepting bitcoin payments through his merch store Unhappy

Nike has filed a trademark application for the phrase “Cryptokicks”

New enterprise-targeting crypto mining malware Beapy surged to over 12,000 unique infection across 732 organizations since March, according Symantec researchers

Although JPM Coin has been widely criticized by the community, the U.S. banking giant continues to explore blockchain and, more importantly, find use cases for it

The spot trading service of Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange EriX is about to be launched, according to unnamed sources

Japanese online broker Monex Group is planning to start trading in their United States cryptocurrency exchange in July

The third-largest Japanese bank by assets, SMBC, will leverage R3’s Marco Polo blockchain for trade finance

At least 95% of crypto crimes investigated by law enforcement involve bitcoin, the co-founder of Chainalysis claims

The U.S. SEC and CFTC have jointly issued an alert warning investors against fraudulent websites purporting to operate advisory and trading businesses

A 13-count indictment was filed in the U.S. charging two men with the theft of 10.88 bitcoin (worth ~$59,000) as part of an allegedly fraudulent scheme involving over 50 bitcoin

Ripple sold $169.42 million worth of XRP in Q1 2019, up over 31% from the preceding quarter, the firm’s latest quarterly XRP Markets Report has revealed

Japan’s Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso urged reporters to stop referring to virtual currencies and switch to the newly-proposed legal name crypto assets

A new job position at the SEC for a Crypto Specialist will pay up to $239,000 per year

Bitspark will release a Philippine Peso backed stablecoin for money transfers dubbed “peg.PHP”

Binance has reportedly launched a new service in Singapore, albeit with limited features