Tag: Approved

Enjin Coin surges 71% after becoming first regulatory approved gaming token in Japan

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On Jan 19, Blockchain-based Enjin Coin (ENJ) became the first gaming cryptocurrency to be legally authorized for trade by the Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA). This coincided with a sudden 71% increase to the coin’s dollar value which occurred within just 9 hours, and saw the ENJ coin price jump from $0.236340, up to a 3-year high of $0.406356. ENJ/USD. Source: CoinMarketCap.com “Enjin Coin has been approved by the JVCEA and will be listed on Coincheck exchange, making it the first gaming token authorized for use in Japan,” said…

Indian Doctors Warn of Illegal Covid-19 Vaccine Sales for Bitcoin: Citizens Urged to Wait for Government Approved Vaccine

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Indian doctors have warned that the sale of unauthorized Covid-19 vaccines on the black market, where vendors ask for bitcoin as payment, is illegal. According to the doctors, the unsanctioned marketing of the vaccine to the elite is prevalent in the state of Karnataka. Some doctors say the Indian government must intervene by tracking down these vendors. Vaccine for VIPs As media reports from that country confirm, doctors “have been getting calls from VIP patients, wanting to know whether these Covid-19 vaccines offered by certain dealers are genuine and can…

Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Use by UK

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The Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is now clinically safe and would be made available for use by next week with priority given to the most vulnerable group. The UK on Wednesday took a very bold step to authorize the Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use through the Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Authority (MHRA). This has made them the first country in the West to approve the immunization against the global pandemic. The spokesman for the Department of Health and Social…

REGN Stock Up 5% in Pre-market, Regeneron COVID-19 Drug Approved for Emergency Use by FDA

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Regeneron noted that the initial dose of its COVID-19 drug will be released through a federal government allocation program to approximately 300,000 patients across the country. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) stock has jumped 4.67% during Monday’s pre-market to trade around $542.97. REGN stocks closed Friday trading at $518.74, after adding 0.74%. The spike during Monday’s pre-market is attributed to news that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ COVID-19 drug has been approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Apparently, being the second drug to be approved for emergency use…

Nine Chilean cargo shipping companies approved to develop joint blockchain platform

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Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, or FNE, has granted approval to nine national freight maritime cargo companies to establish a joint venture to develop a blockchain platform, the first of its kind in the region. According to MundoMaritimo.cl, the platform will be named Global Shipping Business Network, or GSBN. It aims to handle all the processes related to maritime cargo such as document issuance and cargo clearance, among other services. The solution is also expected to be offered to other companies in the industry and not just those involved in…

Almost 1M Ether would have been burnt in past year if fee proposal approved

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The controversial Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559 would have burnt 970,000 Ether (ETH) — with a total value of $360 million — in the last year, if it had been implemented. EIP-1559 seeks to reduce transaction fees by introducing flat fees alongside a burn mechanism, The findings, based on Dune Analytics data and published by the Head of DTC Capital Spencer Noon, have raised questions among some in the wider Ethereum community as to why the proposal has not been implemented already. Twitter user ‘Laur Science’ suggested it should be…

Cryptocurrency ETF by Nasdaq and Hashdex Approved to List on Bermuda Stock Exchange

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A cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Nasdaq and Brazilian fund manager Hashdex has reportedly been approved to trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Hashdex says the new cryptocurrency investment product tracks the Nasdaq Crypto Index. Hashdex Says ETF Will Track Nasdaq Crypto Index Brazilian fund manager Hashdex confirmed to news.Bitcoin.com on Tuesday that the company is launching a cryptocurrency ETF, co-developed with Nasdaq. A Hashdex spokesperson said that the ETF has been approved by the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), elaborating: The ETF will be available for public trading on BSX…

Migration of $180 million worth of SUSHI from UniSwap to SushiSwap has been approved

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The SushiSwap community just approved a move from Uniswap to its own native platform, which is being built as a fork of Uniswap’s project. Almost 87% of the vote were in favor of the migration. Currently, there is close to $180 million worth of liquidity in the ETH/SUSHI pair on Uniswap. The SushiSwap’s total value staked has grown from zero to $1.4 billion in a matter of days. This would place the recently launched DeFi project behind Uniswap and tied with Maker and Aave. Like many other DeFi projects, it was launched with…

Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin Cash Trust Approved for Public Trading

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Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin Cash Trust and Litecoin Trust have been approved by the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for public quotations. The two add to Grayscale’s four existing publicly traded investment products: Bitcoin Trust, Ethereum Trust, Ethereum Classic Trust, and the Digital Large Cap Fund. Grayscale’ Publicly Traded Offerings Grayscale Investments announced Monday that shares of two of its cryptocurrency trusts have been approved for public quotations by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust and Grayscale Litecoin Trust will be quoted on OTC…