MV Index Solutions (MVIS) and Intelligence Unit (IU) are launching a crypto-asset index for institutional investors in Japan powered by index platforms from MVIS and CryptoCompare.
Popular peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins has reportedly been suspending the accounts of its users in some countries citing an “enhanced due diligence process” that it has yet to share details on.
The Bitcoin Cash blockchains seems to have avoided a potential chain split as a mining pool withdrew support for the proposed 12.5% “miner tax” that would see supporters orphan blocks of those that did not contribute. The support was withdrawn after an anonymous group of miners threatened to launch a hash war.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- Cryptocompare, MVIS Power New Crypto-Asset Index for Institutional Investors in Japan
- LocalBitcoins Has Been Quietly Suspending Accounts in Some Countries
- Bitcoin Cash ‘Miner Tax’ Loses Support Over Chain Split Threat
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $9,282.10 (2.98%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $2.62 billion. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $175.44 (1.93%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $612.02 million. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 3,224.93 (2.74%).