Dubai Coin: a story of cryptocurrency fraud in the Gulf countries
    22 Jul 2021
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    DubaiCoin positioned itself as a regular cryptocurrency, specialized for the UAE market. Its DBIX tokens were traded on various exchanges, and the roadmap looked quite attractive. But it was all a scam. In May of this year, the attention of the cryptocurrency community was drawn to the DubaiCoin digital currency (DBIX token). As stated in…

    Robinhood anticipates the lower revenue, as crypto trading is slowing down

    Robinhood said it anticipates retail trading is slowing down in the third quarter of 2021 relative to the second quarter, especially in cryptocurrencies. Crypto trading accounts for about 17% of Robinhood’s revenue. Popular stock trading app Robinhood warned that potential trading revenue will be lower and new clients as the boom in retail investing starts…

    Grayscale and CoinDesk launch an institutional DeFi fund and index
    21 Jul 2021
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    Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments is launching a DeFi Fund and index, as announced by Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein. The new fund joins a growing number of offerings to help investors easily bet on decentralized finance (DeFi). Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, and CoinDesk Indexes, a subsidiary of CoinDesk Inc., the…

    Bank of America reportedly begins clearing Bitcoin futures
    21 Jul 2021
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    One of America’s largest banking establishments, the Bank of America (BofA), has launched a new service enabling to trade of Bitcoin futures, according to Coindesk’s anonymous sources. Some clients reportedly are in the setup process, while some are already live. As two anonymous sources reported Friday, the bank is clearing cash-settled Bitcoin futures, a type…

    Principled move by ShapeShift
    21 Jul 2021
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    The popular cryptocurrency exchanger ShapeShift is moving to a decentralized mode of operation. From now on, it will be a DAO controlled by FOX token holders. Switzerland-based multinational company ShapeShift is preparing to close down as a registered legal entity. According to its founder Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift currently employs 65 people, but in a few…

    Crypto Trends Weekly 10 – 16 July
    20 Jul 2021
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    Breaking crypto news from the last week (10 – 16 July 2021): 10 July: The BIS, the IMF, and the World Bank called to the G20 to create a cross-border network of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), underpinned by efficient technological integration and proactive international cooperation, which could be of significant benefit to the world…