Morning digest, Jul 28
💼 SEC Commissioner Disagrees with Agency’s Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday shot down the Winklevoss brothers’ bid to bring the first bitcoin ETF to a regulated U.S. exchange, dashing the hopes of many investors that the agency was warming to this nascent asset class. Notably, though, that ruling was not only controversial among cryptocurrency enthusiasts but also within the SEC itself.
http://telegra.ph/SEC-Commissioner-Disagrees-with-Agencys-Winklevoss-Bitcoin-ETF-Rejection-07-27-3
💣 KickICO Hacked, $7.7 Million Stolen After Smart Contract Breach. Suspected hackers have successfully managed to attack another cryptocurrency project, this time, KickICO. The attackers were able to steal 70 million KICK which has a market value of about $7.7 million. The announcement also revealed that affected users would be reimbursed, saying: «We’ll return [sic] exact amount of tokens to their legit owners. We apologize for the inconveniences but guarantee that the situation is under control.»
http://telegra.ph/KickICO-Hacked-77-Million-Stolen-After-Smart-Contract-Breach-07-27
🤝 Nasdaq Plots to Legitimize Cryptocurrency in Secret Meeting Halfway across the country, however, Nasdaq — the world’s largest second-largest stock exchange — was quietly hosting a closed-door meeting with representatives from both Wall Street and the cryptocurrency industry to discuss how to legitimize cryptocurrency as an asset class.
http://telegra.ph/Nasdaq-Plots-to-Legitimize-Cryptocurrency-in-Secret-Meeting-Report-07-27-3
💸 Online Trading Platform CMC Markets Adds Crypto Spread Betting for Retail Clients. CMC Markets, a leading global online trading platform, announced that it has extended its cryptocurrency spread betting and contract for difference (CFD) trading option to its retail clients. They can now open positions on BTC/USD and ETH/USD pairs. Previously the crypto spread betting option was only available for its institutional clients in the UK.
http://telegra.ph/Online-Trading-Platform-CMC-Markets-Adds-Crypto-Spread-Betting-for-Retail-Clients-07-27-3
#digest #cryptocurrency #exchanges
💼 SEC Commissioner Disagrees with Agency’s Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday shot down the Winklevoss brothers’ bid to bring the first bitcoin ETF to a regulated U.S. exchange, dashing the hopes of many investors that the agency was warming to this nascent asset class. Notably, though, that ruling was not only controversial among cryptocurrency enthusiasts but also within the SEC itself.
http://telegra.ph/SEC-Commissioner-Disagrees-with-Agencys-Winklevoss-Bitcoin-ETF-Rejection-07-27-3
💣 KickICO Hacked, $7.7 Million Stolen After Smart Contract Breach. Suspected hackers have successfully managed to attack another cryptocurrency project, this time, KickICO. The attackers were able to steal 70 million KICK which has a market value of about $7.7 million. The announcement also revealed that affected users would be reimbursed, saying: «We’ll return [sic] exact amount of tokens to their legit owners. We apologize for the inconveniences but guarantee that the situation is under control.»
http://telegra.ph/KickICO-Hacked-77-Million-Stolen-After-Smart-Contract-Breach-07-27
🤝 Nasdaq Plots to Legitimize Cryptocurrency in Secret Meeting Halfway across the country, however, Nasdaq — the world’s largest second-largest stock exchange — was quietly hosting a closed-door meeting with representatives from both Wall Street and the cryptocurrency industry to discuss how to legitimize cryptocurrency as an asset class.
http://telegra.ph/Nasdaq-Plots-to-Legitimize-Cryptocurrency-in-Secret-Meeting-Report-07-27-3
💸 Online Trading Platform CMC Markets Adds Crypto Spread Betting for Retail Clients. CMC Markets, a leading global online trading platform, announced that it has extended its cryptocurrency spread betting and contract for difference (CFD) trading option to its retail clients. They can now open positions on BTC/USD and ETH/USD pairs. Previously the crypto spread betting option was only available for its institutional clients in the UK.
http://telegra.ph/Online-Trading-Platform-CMC-Markets-Adds-Crypto-Spread-Betting-for-Retail-Clients-07-27-3
#digest #cryptocurrency #exchanges