Police Freeze Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of ICO Promoter Vanbex
Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO.
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As Executive Editor of Consensus, Marc is responsible for driving the narrative vision and content for CoinDesk's flagship event. He also sets CoinDesk's editorial standards and acts as ombudsman for our industry-leading news team.
Marc is a veteran journalist with more than 25 years' experience, including 17 years at the trade publication American Banker, the last three as editor-in-chief, where he was responsible for some of the earliest mainstream news coverage of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
Marc holds BTC above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000; marginal amounts of ETH, XMR and ZEC; an Urbit planet (~fodrex-malmev); two ENS domain names (MarcHochstein.eth and MarcusHNYC.eth); and two NFTs from the metal band Gwar.
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Marco Polo Blockchain Built on R3's Corda Sees First Live Trades
The first real transactions have been conducted on Marco Polo, a trade finance blockchain built on R3's Corda platform.
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Mar 28, 2019 at 9:01 a.m. UTC
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Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Hires Wall Street FX Vet to Lead US Expansion
London-based crypto liquidity provider B2C2 has hired Wall Street veteran Rob Catalanello to lead its expansion in the U.S.
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Mar 21, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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Cboe Exchange Puts Brakes on Bitcoin Futures Listing
Cboe said it would not add a new bitcoin futures market for March, citing a need to review how it approaches the space.
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Mar 14, 2019 at 10:34 p.m. UTC
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LedgerPrime Raises $12 Million for Crypto Quant Trading
LedgerPrime, a crypto trading firm led by ex-Wall Street whizzes, has closed on $12 million of capital and secured commitments for another $8 million.
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Mar 7, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Sees Pros and Cons in Blockchain Logins
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's seriously evaluating blockchain's potential for decentralized single logins.
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Feb 20, 2019 at 9:01 p.m. UTC
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Fairfax County Invests Total of $21 Million in Blockchain VC Fund
Fairfax County Retirement Systems has released details about its investment in a blockchain fund, apparently to quell fears about it.
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Feb 14, 2019 at 5:31 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Broker Led by Uber and E*Trade Alums Is Going Public
Voyager, a crypto brokerage founded by Uber and E*Trade alums, is going public via a $60 million reverse merger.
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Feb 7, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Prime Trust Undercuts Rivals in Crypto Custody Race
Prime Trust has eliminated its fees for storing digital assets such as BTC, ETH and XLM, in a move the custodian called an industry first.
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Jan 31, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
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Grayscale Assures Investors: Ethereum Classic Trust Funds Not at 'Direct Risk'
In the wake of the 51 percent attack on ethereum classic, the manager of an investment vehicle that holds the cryptocurrency has reassured investors their funds are safe.
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Jan 11, 2019 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
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