June 2019

LedgerX just got the green light from the CFTC to offer physically settled bitcoin futures to retail investors.

A rogue API caused Synthetix pricing to go wild. A bot profited, but the bot owner rolled back the trades.

Bitcoin’s price jump has juiced demand for new mining equipment, with some models on backlog until October.

Walmart China has launched a blockchain-based platform aimed to address food safety concerns in the country.

A Swiss central banker has suggested that Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, Libra, is not ruffling any feathers with the regulator, Reuters reports. 

The Pound Sterling was able to eke out gains against the US Dollar thanks to overall weakness in the greenback, but any gains are likely to be capped after Boris Johnson had said he would definitely pull Britain out of the EU, even without a deal in place.

Echoing previous remarks, the European Central Bank vice president Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday said that the profitability of the Eurozone banks is low and that this together with a slowing down economic growth could affect the sector in the long run.

Bitcoin’s price rose to fresh 15-month highs today with a key technical indicator pointing to the strongest buying pressure in over two months. 

The crowdfunding effort is said to have pushed Kraken’s valuation towards $4 billion.

The new self-directed crypto retirement plan features $100 million in insurance protections and lower fees.