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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: Ant Financial Rolls Out OpenChain; Bitcoin Firm Purse Plans To Close

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Ant Financial rolled out a blockchain platform called OpenChain, which lets small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and developers harness its proprietary blockchain technologies, according to an announcement. The technology offers many modules to developers that they can use in different mixes to create trust in team efforts.

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What happened to the bitcoin bubble?

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I was interviewed by UBS’s wealth management team a month ago, when the bitcoin bubble was in full bloom. That is the contention of Chris Skinner, Chairman of The Financial Services Club, author of thefinanser.com blog and one of Financial News’ ‘FinTech 40’ most influential people in financial technology.

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Afghanistan Turns To Bitcoin To Boost Economy

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Afghanistan is looking to boost its ailing economy with bitcoin. Sediq explained that bitcoin could be used with a form of metals future, such as lithium, adding that the value of Afghanistan’s mineral reserves is estimated at more than $3 trillion. In the meantime, Afghanistan isn’t the only country looking into bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin ATM Installations Approach 10K Globally; Homeland Security Runs Contest For Digital Wallet Development

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After that time, they purportedly stole ether, bitcoin and NEO to the tune of $20 million. In separate news, the overall count of bitcoin automated teller machines (ATMs) approached 10,000 at the beginning of September, aksjebloggen.com reported. On another note, the Science and Technology Directorate ( S&T ) arm of the U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Tapped By CIMB For Southeast Asia DLT Tech, Bitcoin Cash’s Hard Fork Goes Live

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CIMB , a banking group that operates in countries such as Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand, has inked a deal with Ripple in order to bring the company’s blockchain technology to its SpeedSend remittance offering, Cryptovest reported. It will also reportedly work with more than one ledger technology, such as bitcoin and Ethereum.

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Diwali Lights Up Bitcoin

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It’s not yet the holidays, but it’s almost Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, a fitting theme for today’s bitcoin news. And bitcoin purveyors and exchangers are eyeing an emerging eCommerce market in India that might offer the right components for traction. So, what’s going on with bitcoin in light of Diwali?

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