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4,000 Institutional Funds in Germany Can Now Invest 20% of Portfolios in Crypto Assets

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Around 4,000 institutional funds with almost 2 trillion euros in assets under management in Germany can now invest 20% of their portfolios in cryptocurrency, including bitcoin. The highly anticipated Fund Location Act (Fondsstandortgesetz) went into effect on July 1 in Germany. The German federal parliament, the Bundestag, cleared the legislation on April 22. Under this … Read more

The Weekly: Coinbase Custody Opens, Malta Adopts Crypto Law, Bittrex Invades Europe

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In this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief we reported about Coinbase opening the floodgates for institutional money, the new crypto law in Malta, and a move by Bittrex to invade the European market. We also covered, in this week’s most commented-on article, Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman’s trolling of XRP and BTC supporters. Also … Read more

The Daily: Coinbase Custody Opens, Hitbtc Hits Back at McAfee, BTCC Relaunches

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Recent updates about the operations of cryptocurrency exchanges is the main focus in today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief. Stories include the official opening of Coinbase Custody, a spat between Hitbtc and John McAfee, the relaunch of the BTCC exchange and Huobi’s postponement of Hadax voting. Also Read: Luxury Marketplace Fancy Offers Discount for Bitcoin … Read more

Bitcoin in Brief Wednesday: Coinbase Goes After Big Money as Nomura Creates Komainu

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The rush of big money into the cryptocurrency market is continuing at full pace and reshaping the global investment landscape. Two recent examples are Coinbase’s new institutional focus and Nomura’s new venture. These stories, and much more, are in today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief. Also Read: NY Regulator Approves Bitcoin Cash, Zcash and Litecoin … Read more

PR: Rate3 Wants to Empower a Truly Global Payment and E-Commerce Network by Making It Fair, Transparent and Cheap

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SINGAPORE – Rate3 aims to create a new global e-commerce ecosystem that ties consumers, merchants, suppliers and other intermediaries together with a native cryptocurrency that facilitates all transactions efficiently, cheaply and quickly. The cross-borders e-commerce payment space today is far from perfect. Firstly, transaction costs and time - especially for cross-border payments - are excessive and inefficient. Secondly, there … Read more