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'No Change' to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back

CME says it has "no changes" in store for its bitcoin futures contract, following retrenchment by rival Cboe.

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Tech

Digital Asset Loses a Manager and a High-Profile Board Member

Wall Street superstar Sallie Krawchek has quietly left the board of Digital Asset, and the manager of the firm's DAML product has returned to banking.

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Markets

Bitfury Integration to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to More Merchants

The Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.

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Markets

Thai Stock Exchange Building Digital Assets Platform for 2020 Launch

The Stock Exchange of Thailand has confirmed it's building a digital assets platform that it expects to launch next year.

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Markets

Azure Integration Opens Blockchain Firm Kaleido to 80% of Cloud Market

Kaleido's blockchain solution now works on Microsoft Azure as well as AWS, giving it access to most of the cloud infrastructure market.

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Markets

Crypto Platform DX.Exchange Adds Secondary Trading of Security Tokens

DX.Exchange, a crypto platform that soft-launched in January, has added support for secondary trading of security tokens. 

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Markets

Coinbase Completes First OTC Crypto Trade Directly From 'Cold' Storage

Coinbase Custody has just completed its first over-the-counter (OTC) trade directly out of cold, or offline, storage.

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Markets

Nasdaq Licenses Tech to a 'One-Stop Shop' for Crypto Trading and Mining

Bcause LLC, a "full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem" startup, will use Nasdaq tech to support spot and derivatives markets.

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Markets

Polychain, DCG Invest in Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX

Venture capital firms Polychain and Digital Currency Group have invested an undisclosed sum in cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX.

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Finance

IBM Quietly Enters Crypto Custody Market With Tech Designed for Banks

IBM and Shuttle Holdings will launch a digital asset custody service this month for banks and enterprises that want to store crypto for their clients.

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