Copper
December 10, 2018
Highlighting what went right, and what went wrong, in this week’s crypto news analysis.
After a persistent bear market saw new yearly lows for major digital assets last week, things look to have stabilised for the time being.
The SEC has again postponed their ETF decision. It is now expected by the 27th of Feb 2019, which is the maximum 280 days that the SEC can take to form a response.
In more positive exchange related news, the NASDAQ has confirmed it will launch BTC futures in the new year. According to VanEck who have filed the application, they will differ from the futures currently listed on the CBOE and CME by their transparency and resiliency.
Below we have our weekly roundup of industry and coin specific news. If you’d like to get in touch with us about any of our products or services, we look forward to hearing from you. Just send us a note.
Latest Industry News
Interview with Copper CEO
Featured in the Times blockchain and cryptocurrency special report, Dmitry Tokarev was interviewed about the future of institutional investment
Questions around regulation and investment framework, perhaps unsurprisingly, featured prominently
SEC fines CoinAlpha $50k
Selling unregistered securities will cost CoinAlpha $50,000 and incur a cease and desist order
CoinAlpha had applied for, but not been granted, an exemption in Nov 2017. The SEC also alleges they failed to verify investors were accredited
New Euro stable coin audits
Setting itself apart from Gemini, Circle, and Paxos, who provide verification statements, full audits will dig much deeper
Stasis, the issuer, has appointed the Malta branch of accounting firm BDO to carry out the work
Latest Coin News
BTC
Bloomberg in-house analyst thinks
The ongoing
: Man offers reward for brute forcing his wallet after losing the key
ETH
Constantinople back on the cards for
XRP
XRP among the 31 coins
is looking to list (without a timescale)
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