The Switzerland-based Capital Markets and Technology Association (CMTA) has published new anti-money-laundering (AML) standards for digital assets and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) Oct. 18. CMTA is a non-profit, independent association established in Geneva earlier this year with the aim of promoting the adoption of DLT, such as blockchain, and digital assets in the financial markets.

This post was originally published here Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has partnered with a blockchain security startup to develop a digital wallet for its recently launched cryptorrency exchange. The Denmark-based startup, Sepior, announced in a press release Monday that SBI has licensed its proprietary “threshold signature” wallet technology for integration with its VCTRADE exchange to

This post was originally published here The Australian government agency dedicated to streamlining the country’s IT operations has called blockchain “interesting,” but said it is hyped by firms working with the tech. The chief digital officer of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), Peter Alexander, indicated the view was arrived at after the organization received  AU$700,000 (about US$500,000)

Months after its debut, the cryptocurrency being launched by the estate of the late Wu-Tang Clan member Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB) is moving ahead – starting with a public pre-sale that begins this week. Back in March, performing artist Young Dirty – ODB’s son, whose real name is Barson Jones –  spoke to media outlets about

Markets remain shrouded in a thick blanket of risk.The USD outperformed on Monday on the back of Italy and Brexit risk while the mere utterance of a protracted equity correction remains a highly sensitive topic that investors fear could morph from a wall of worry into a towering wall of pain.Risk aversion continues to permeate

The euro and pound have both been among the weakest of G10 currencies so far this year, held back by persistent political uncertainties in the UK and Italy, among other places. These concerns were once again at the forefront of investors’ minds today with the EUR/USD once again failing to hold above that pivotal 1.1530

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil rose 0.48% against the USD and closed at USD69.57 per barrel.In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 69.23, with oil trading 0.49% lower against the USD from yesterday’s close, after Saudi Arabia pledged to keep energy markets supplied.The pair is expected to

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver declined 0.58% against the USD and closed at USD14.58 per ounce, tracking losses in gold prices.In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 14.57, with silver trading 0.07% lower against the USD from yesterday’s close.The pair is expected to find support at 14.50, and

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Gold declined 0.46% against the USD and closed at USD1224.80 per ounce, amid strength in the US dollar.In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1226.40, with gold trading 0.13% higher against the USD from yesterday’s close.The pair is expected to find support at 1222.33,

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.38% against the USD and closed at 0.7079.LME Copper prices rose 1.5% or $92.5/MT to $6284.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.9% or $20.0/MT to $2002.5/MT.In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.7070, with the AUD trading 0.13% lower against the USD from