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Cryptocurrency investors looking for a trading platform focused on high speed performance just got a brand new option, available from launch in over 240 markets around the world, including a select number of U.S. states. Popular wallet provider Blockchain.com is launching The Pit. Institutional-Grade Platform for Retail Investors Blockchain.com, the well-known provider of cryptocurrency products with over 40 million wallets created to date, has announced it is launching a new microsecond-latency crypto exchange called The Pit. The institutional-grade platform will be available from launch in over 240 markets around the world, including a select number of U.S. states. The new service is focused on speed, and the company says that after extensive R&D its custom "Mercury" matching engine now delivers faster execution than any other crypto exchange. It is also hosted in one of the fastest and most reliable low-latency data centers in the world (Equinix LD4), promising to offe...

German financial services giant Deutsche Bank AG is one of the largest and most important economic institutions in the world. Mainly due to self-imposed scandals, the bank is now having to take drastic measures to stay afloat. Investors everywhere should note that if such a critical piece of the too-big-to-fail banking system falters, it could trigger another global financial crisis. Deutsche Bank Struggles to Survive Deutsche Bank AG, the largest banking services group in Germany with well over a trillion dollars worth of assets, has been a major source of concern for international investors, economists and policy makers for more than a couple of years now. In fact, the International Monetary Fund called the bank in 2016 "the most important net contributor to systemic risks" to the global financial system. That same year, various financial publications around the world also started warning that Deutsche might be the "next Lehman Brothers," referring to the investme...

Arley Lozano, founder of the cryptocurrency based startup Panda Group, recently explained how his firm is spreading cryptocurrency adoption throughout Colombia and Venezuela. Panda Group has deployed 10 hybrid cryptocurrency point-of-sale (PoS) terminals that also act as automated teller machines (ATM). Four of the machines are situated near the border of Venezuela, giving refugees from the country and Colombian citizens access to cryptocurrencies like BCH, DAI, and BTC. Spreading Crypto Adoption Throughout Colombia and Into Venezuela In January, news.Bitcoin.com reported on Panda Group installing a hybrid PoS terminal that also works as a digital currency dispensing automated teller machine (ATM). At the time the machine was dubbed the "Exeler," but since then the product has been rebranded as Pandabtm. Panda Group's founder Arley Lozano said his team so far has installed 10 Pandabtms around Colombia and four machines are on the border of Venezuela in Cucuta city. The m...

India's national police academy has launched a cryptocurrency course for high-ranking officers of the Indian Police Service. Among the objectives of the course are the functioning and legal aspects of cryptocurrencies, as well as investigations of cases involving digital coins. The Indian police continue to regularly uncover crypto-related schemes as the government deliberates on the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. Crypto Course for Indian Police Officers As the Indian government prepares the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, the country's police force is working on educating law enforcement officers on cryptocurrency. India's premier police training academy, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVP NPA), has announced a course on the subject to train officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS). The course entitled "Investigation of cases involving cryptocurrencies" is scheduled to be held on Sept. 5 and 6 at the institute which is...

As the G20 leaders' summit came to a close, the nearby V20 summit concluded with a set of promises for the crypto industry in response to the global crypto standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. A group of national crypto associations aims to engage with government agencies and global policymakers to ensure the industry's best interests are understood and valued at an international level. V20's Commitment The two-day Virtual Asset Service Providers Summit or V20 in Osaka, Japan, wrapped up Saturday. Policymakers and representatives of major companies in the crypto industry gathered "to develop a clear roadmap toward full compliance with a new set of recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the global regulation of crypto asset transactions," the V20 declared. At the same time and in the same city, the G20 leaders' summit also wrapped up Saturday. At the conclusion of the summit, the V20 announced that a group of national trade...