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U.S. Regulations to Consider When Managing a Cryptocurrency Fund

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However, in this blog, we will discuss the regulatory landscape surrounding cryptocurrency from an asset manager or fund manager perspective. New York’s BitLicense requirement therefore applies to investment managers who issue digital coins or otherwise act as an exchange platform regardless of where the buyers are located.

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Bitcoin Daily: Nigeria’s Crypto Market Surges; Alleged Crypto Capital Operator Charged With Fraud

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Binance , Nigeria’s cryptocurrency market, has seen sign-ups surge 50 percent so far in 2020. The market is scrambling to provide users with a stablecoin. There was such a demand for the classes that Emmanuel Babalola, Binance’s Nigerian business manager, said it’ll hold further classes.

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Bitcoin Daily: WisdomTree US Money Manager Ventures Into Bitcoin Exchanges; Nordea Bank Cleared To Prohibit Employee Bitcoin Trading

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asset manager WisdomTree has launched its first investment product, offering large investors exposure to bitcoin without having to directly hold the asset. As Jason Guthrie, WisdomTree Europe’s head of capital markets, pointed out, the offering is the first its kind by a mainstream, established asset manager.

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What happened to the bitcoin bubble?

Chris Skinner

I was interviewed by UBS’s wealth management team a month ago, when the bitcoin bubble was in full bloom. Barry Corbett: So far this year, 85 new cryptocurrencies have been launched, bitcoin has traded within a whisper of $3,000, and the market capital of cryptocurrencies has surged to more than $100 bn, from $15 bn.

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Here Are The Blockchain Networks Most Popular With Capital Markets Players

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As blockchain tech gains commercial traction, a growing number of companies want to use it to reimagine the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. Projects are turning to publicly accessible networks like Ethereum and Bitcoin. First name. Company Name. Phone number.

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Bitcoin Daily: BitBay Will No Longer Support Monero’s XMR; Bitcoin ATMs Coming To More Shopping Malls

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As a licensed exchange, BitBay has to follow the market standards. Compliance with market standards and regulations allows us to provide our clients with legal security and convenience of using the exchange, with the participation of a friendly banking system and the availability of payment operators,” BitBay said.

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock’s tZERO Starts Trading, Coinbase Partners With TurboTax

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Business for bitcoin ATM companies seems to be booming, with Coin ATM Radar estimating that there are now 4,213 cryptocurrency ATM machines around the globe, most only offering bitcoin. And Jorge Farias, CEO of the Panama-based startup Cryptobuyer, is planning to open Venezuela’s first bitcoin ATM in Caracas next month.

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