# Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace

# Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace

“# Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace ” The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, or FINMA, have today announced their approval for regulated Swiss exchange SIX to launch a digital asset marketplace and central securities depository built on distributed ledger technology. Initially intent on launching in the latter half of 2019, regulatory…

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# US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India

# US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India

“# US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India ” United States-based cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower is expanding operations to India despite the ongoing legal uncertainty over local crypto regulation. CrossTower has set up a local division in India and launched a cryptocurrency trading platform to capture the growing multi-billion dollar market, Reuters reported Sept. 6. CrossTower…

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# Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified

# Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified

“# Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified ” Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) giant Afterpay — now part of Jack Dorsey’s Square — has said that it is likely to pursue cryptocurrency services once the regulatory framework is clear. Following on from Afterpay’s submission to the Senate inquiry into “Australia…

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# Australian crypto businesses tell Senate inquiry about being de-banked up to 91 times

# Australian crypto businesses tell Senate inquiry about being de-banked up to 91 times

“# Australian crypto businesses tell Senate inquiry about being de-banked up to 91 times ” Crypto-related companies and figures have provided evidence about being de-banked by Australian financial institutions to a Senate inquiry. Crypto investment firm Aus Merchant, global remittance provider Nium and small peer-to-peer crypto brokerage platform Bitcoin Babe were speaking on a panel…

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# More countries to follow El Salvador’s Bitcoin move, Cardano creator says

# More countries to follow El Salvador’s Bitcoin move, Cardano creator says

“# More countries to follow El Salvador’s Bitcoin move, Cardano creator says ” Following El Salvador’s historic adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender on Tuesday, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson predicted that a lot more countries will eventually follow in the Latin American country’s footsteps. El Salvador’s Bitcoin acceptance further legitimizes the belief that people…

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# Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs

# Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs

“# Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs ” Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay believes that local merchants can slash payment costs by utilizing cryptocurrencies. In a submission to the Senate inquiry into “Australia as a Technology and Financial Center”, Afterpay stated that the use of blockchain-based transactions would…

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