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New Russian Law Bans Bitcoin Payments for Goods and Services
24.7.2020
Russian lawmakers have passed a bill that gives legal status to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin – but bans them from being used to pay for goods and services. Legislators approved the Digital Financial Assets (DFA) bill on July 22 after its third and final reading. It had already won backing...
US Regulator Green-Lights Banks for Cryptocurrency Custody Services
23.7.2020
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has clarified that national banks and federal savings associations can provide cryptocurrency custody services for customers. The OCC sees banks providing crypto custody services as “a modern form of traditional bank activities related...
Winklesvoss-Owned Gemini Now Provides Custody for .Crypto Blockchain Domains
23.7.2020
Gemini will offer custody on .crypto domains from Unstoppable Domains, which are based on non-fungible tokens much like cryptocurrencies
Winklevoss-Owned Gemini Now Provides Custody for .Crypto Blockchain Domains
23.7.2020
Gemini will offer custody on .crypto domains from Unstoppable Domains, which are based on non-fungible tokens much like cryptocurrencies
Hex Trust Combines With Tezos Blockchain; Lends Staking/Baking Services
23.7.2020
Serving the banking space as a highly-acclaimed asset custodian from Asia, Hex Trust has announced that the platform has successfully integrated the Tezos blockchain and staking/baking facilities into its custody solution, Hex Safe. The partnership will allow Hex Trust to offer complete...
Banks in US Can Now Offer Crypto Custody Services, Regulator Says
22.7.2020
U.S. regulators have cleared the way for national banks to provide cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers
Crypto Custodian Anchorage Adds Litecoin Support
22.7.2020
The U.S.-based crypto custody provider has added support for litecoin, the eighth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization
Orion Protocol (ORN) Wins KuCoin Community Vote DeFi Session, Trading and Staking Services To be Opened
22.7.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
July 22, 2020, KuCoin, an IDG-backed exchange, today announced the result of the KuCoin Choice Community Vote (DeFi Session), Orion Protocol has won the voting and will get listed on KuCoin at 18:00 July...
Over 7M Americans Own BTC But Hold None In Retirement Accounts
21.7.2020
Millions of U.S. citizens own both Bitcoin and a retirement account, but hold no Bitcoin in that retirement account
European Digital Bank Revolut Expands Bitcoin Trading Services to 49 US States
16.7.2020
British digital bank Revolut said Wednesday that it will start offering its cryptocurrency trading services in the U.S. Users in 49 U.S. states, excluding Tennesee, can now buy and sell bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) through the Revolut app, it said. They can also store their digital assets...
Beijing: 140 Government Services Applications Are Using Blockchain
16.7.2020
The Beijing government has released its first blockchain application blueprint for government services, claiming 140 applications already use the technology
South Africa Proposes New Rules to Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Seeks Alignment With FATF Standards
15.7.2020
South Africa is proposing new rules around crypto-asset service providers (CASP) as it seeks to align regulations with standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The proposed rules are part of amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) that are up for public comment....
Easy Stock Market Quotes with marketstack (Sponsored)
12.7.2020
The stock market is wild right now, at least in the United States. Between pandemic, political events, and everything else going on, the stock market is one swing after another. There are a host of services that give you stock quotes but I don’t trust them; I feel like they delay information...
We May Expect a Bitcoin Rally If Coronavirus Breaks Into a Second Wave
12.7.2020
Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cryptocurrency and blockchain-based asset markets: negligible or significant?
Crypto Winter Could Really Be Over as New Bitcoin Starts to Bloom
12.7.2020
Although the cryptocurrency industry still has many needed improvements, it nevertheless seems to be on an upward trajectory
On the Importance of Not Losing — A Guide to Compound Interest
11.7.2020
Finding a high-performance asset without insight is challenging, but systematically controlling losses is what is really needed to succeed
Japanese Broker Monex Launches Crypto-Based CFDs With 2x Leverage
10.7.2020
The Japanese online securities company Monex has revealed the launch of cryptocurrency-based contract-for-difference (CFD) services that went live on Wednesday. The new derivatives products offered by Monex will include bitcoin, XRP, ether, and bitcoin cash pairs with 2x leverage. Japanese digital...
The United States Has to Upgrade the Legacy Financial System
10.7.2020
Slow-roll regulations in the United States may leave Americans behind in the financial innovations’ running
Tata Consultancy Launches Crypto Trading Solution for India’s Financial Firms
8.7.2020
India's crypto renaissance continues, with Tata Consultancy unveiling a solution allowing banks and financial institutions to offer digital asset trading
Major Indian Company TCS Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Solution for Banks’ Customers
8.7.2020
Leading Indian IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is launching a cryptocurrency trading solution for banks to allow their customers to invest in cryptocurrencies. TCS is part of the Tata group, India’s largest multinational business group, and is listed on two stock exchanges...