Bitwise Taps BNY Mellon As Transfer Agent for Its Bitcoin ETF
12.9.2019
Bitwise has tapped the Bank of New York Mellon to act as the administrator and transfer agent for its proposed bitcoin ETF
XRP Community Fund Gains Momentum After Getting Registered in Netherlands
12.9.2019
The XRP Community Fund, the much-anticipated framework, will now work as an official foundation registered in The Netherlands. In an attempt to increase XRP adoption by heads and bounds along with an aim to create the XRPL ecosystem, the notable chief developer of XRPL, Wieste Wind and many other...
Iranian Crypto Miners Tax Exempt If They Repatriate Offshore Earnings
12.9.2019
Iran's National Tax Administration states that cryptocurrency miners will be eligible for a repatriation tax exemption, similar to non-oil exports
NASDAQ Launches New Cryptocurrency Index – Defix for DeFi Focused Projects
12.9.2019
The US Nasdaq stock exchange has launched a new crypto index called Defix for the decentralized financial projects (DeFi). It will offer market information about the Blockchain companies, which are functional in the decentralized finance arena. Defix has been developed by EXANTE, a firm from...
Tezos Foundation Issues Batch of Grants to Smart Contract, Explorer Projects
12.9.2019
The Tezos Foundation has awarded 14 grants to projects working on various aspects of the network’s development, including a Telegram bot for monitoring events on its blockchain
Grab Looking to Merge Indonesian Payment Firms to power ahead Gojek
12.9.2019
When a new but well-financed overseas company decides to expand its business in new territories, then it has to contend with local competition, and there are various ways in which one can counter it. One of those is a strategic merger, and it seems Singaporean tech firm, Grab is going to do exactly...
Major South Korean Mobile Carrier Launches Blockchain Project
11.9.2019
South Korean mobile carrier Union Mobile announced the launch of its blockchain platform and accompanying token
BitPay Faces Backlash from Hong Kong Free Press for Temporarily Suspending Crypto Donations
11.9.2019
Taking pride as the world’s first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has always been in the limelight for good as well as bad reasons since the time of its inception. Headquartered in Atlanta, Bitcoin payment service provider, BitPay has come under the scope of negative publicity because of its failure...
VanEck Now Offering Bitcoin Financial Product for Institutional Investors
11.9.2019
VanEck Associates is now offering a type of financial product with exposure to Bitcoin for institutional investors only
Stellar Price is Down by 3.4% Since Yesterday
11.9.2019
XLM coin is seen trading at $0.059175 at 10:30 UTC on September 11, 2019. Considering the trades of yesterday, Stellar was initially seen trading at $0.0612684 at 01:21 UTC. Then, it dropped tremendously by 3.04% at 21:20 UTC, when the price changed to $0.05940655. Today, however, a slight increase...
California City Official Uses Bitcoin Cash to Purchase Cannabis
11.9.2019
In California, cryptocurrency payments are making headway in the cannabis industry as Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett became the first elected official to purchase cannabis using a digital asset. On Tuesday, Bartlett utilized bitcoin cash (BCH) and Cred’s LBA token to facilitate...
CasperLabs Raises $14.5 Million in Series A Funding Led by “Zelig of Wall Street,” Terren Peizer
11.9.2019
CasperLabs, the recently launched startup that aims at scaling the Ethereum blockchain without has compromised on decentralization, announced on Tuesday that the project had raised over $14.5 million in Series A funding. The round was primarily led by Terren Scott Peizer, the chairperson of...