• Mese.io launches microequity token
    IBMR Managing Director Sinjin Jung thinks microequities can bring stocks—and prosperity—to the unbanked
    Alt coins

    Algorand-based microequity exchange launches token tracking top tech stocks

    Mese.io launched a token that tracks the performance of MSFT, AAPL, TSLA, TWTR, AMZN, NFLX and GOOGL stocks

    October 28, 2020 /

    Mese.io—a microequity exchange based on proof-of-stake blockchain Algorand (ALGO)—has launched a token dubbed MESX that tracks the performance of top tech stocks.

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  • Jay Clayton’s leaving the SEC
    As Bitcoin ETF foil Jay Clayton departs the SEC, there are no tears in Cryptoville (Photo: YouTube/CNBC)
    Bitcoin,  Cryptocurrencies,  Regulation,  United States

    Jay Clayton’s leaving the SEC. Could this be crypto’s big break?

    There are hopes that his successor as SEC commissioner will increase the likelihood of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund finally being approved

    June 22, 2020 /

    SEC chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated as high-powered position as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Now, nerves are growing as to who will be tapped to take on his regulatory role, where he has been a persistent thorn in the side of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency boosters.

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  • The Bitcoin Benchmark Rate index is powered by raw data from five exchanges (Photo: C Sephton)
    Bitcoin

    It’s difficult to know Bitcoin’s actual price. Could this benchmark index change that?

    The new Bitcoin Benchmark Rate is designed to pave the way for new derivatives, but there’s a catch: the index is only updated once an hour

    June 4, 2020 /

    A new benchmark index is trying to cut through market manipulation and inaccurate data to offer a “robust” insight into Bitcoin’s actual price. The Bitcoin Benchmark Rate is the brainchild of MV Index Solutions, which develops a range of indices for investors, along with the digital asset data platform CryptoCompare.

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  • Sen. Loeffler sells low
    If Sen. Kelly Loeffler did trade on inside information, she's paying a high price (Photo: U.S. Senate).
    Commentary,  Politics

    After insider trading fight, Sen. Loeffler sells low

    Former Bakkt CEO and current Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler blames ‘baseless attacks from political adversaries and the media’ for divesting stock holdings in a down market

    April 10, 2020 /

    Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler announced on April 8 that she and her husband were selling all of their stock holdings following weeks accusations of using her position for insider trading.

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