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1."Bank"-German Securities Trading Bank Reportedly Becomes First In Country To Trade Crypto’;
VPE WertpapierhandelsBank AG (VPE), a German securities trading bank, has partnered with Berlin-based technology company solarisBank to launch a cryptocurrency trading service for institutional investors, according to a VPE press release April 25. VPE is regulated by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and is purportedly the first bank in the country to offer a cryptocurrency trading service. According to a statement on the bank’s website, the service is available “exclusively to institutional and professional clients”, although a private client may ask in writing to be to be considered a professional client.
2."Mature"-Nasdaq CEO Says Company ‘Open’ To Becoming Crypto Trading Platform When Market Matures;
The CEO of Nasdaq said that the stock market could become a platform for trading cryptocurrencies in the future, if the market becomes more regulated, CNBC’s Squawk Box reports Wednesday, April 25. Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said during an interview that “certainly Nasdaq would considering become a crypto exchange over time.” Friedman believes that cryptocurrencies “will continue to persist,” the only caveat being the amount of time it will take for the crypto sphere to mature. Nasdaq has already entered the crypto sphere, as earlier today the stock exchange and the Gemini crypto exchange owned by tech investors the Winklevoss twins announced a partnership. Gemini will be able to use the Nasdaq’s SMARTS Market Surveillance Technology to alert the exchange to suspicious trade behavior, potentially preventing market manipulation.
3."ERC20"-Multiple Exchanges Suspend ERC20 Token Trading Due To Potential BatchOverflow Bug;
Crypto exchange Poloniex has suspended all ERC-20 (Ethereum-based) token deposits and withdrawals, and HitBTC has initiated an internal inspection that takes deposits and transfers offline, following OKEX’s decision to halt ERC20 deposits earlier today after the discovery of a potential new smart contract bug called batchOverFlow. Other exchanges that chose to halt ERC-20 token trading because of the newly discovered vulnerability include Changelly, QUOINE and a number of others.