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Crypto-Based Commerce Spikes 65% in 7 Months
9.11.2019
Commerce fueled by cryptocurrencies has once again started to grow. Data collected by blockchain forensics company Chainalysis shows a significant increase of volume in the first half of the year. The positive change coincided with the remarkable market recovery that followed last year’s...
Zcash Creator Donates Company Trademark to the Zcash Foundation
8.11.2019
ECC gave the Zcash trademark to the Zcash Foundation
Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo
7.11.2019
Can an altcoin outgrow its founders? A new agreement between Electric Coin Company and the Zcash Foundation could be a good first step
Hashcash’s HC Net to Create a Blockchain-based Solution for Global Insurance Company
7.11.2019
HashCash offers blockchain-based solutions for insurance companies via HC Net. It is working with a US-based global insurance company to create smart contracts for fraud, risk, claim, and payment management. It also offers enterprise solutions to move assets overseas in real-time for remittances...
UK-Based Electric Bike Company Launches SLP Reward Token
5.11.2019
On November 5, Cryptophyl.com, the SLP-centric trading platform, announced a commercial partnership with the bicycle company Toba Electric Bikes using SLP technology. Toba sells electric bikes for bitcoin cash and the company’s SLP token will be used for customer rewards. Moreover, Cryptophyl...
MoonX Exchange Company Launches Trading Technology in the UK
5.11.2019
Recently, MoonX exchange introduces its new trading technology in the UK, which offers a pack of hardware and software systems for brokerages, exchanges, financial institutions, hedge funds, traders. The Geneva-based company, MoonX exchange, is offering the fastest exchange software in the world...
Breaking Into Western Markets is Company’s Focus: Ethan Ng, CEO of Biki.com
4.11.2019
Speaking at Crypto Expo Asia in Singapore, Ethan Ng, CEO of well-known crypto exchange Biki.com, on the plans of the firm for the future as a fourth-generation exchange. He further stated that the successful implementation of the initial phase of the roadmap had helped the exchange in climbing...
CME Group Publishes Bitcoin Options Specifications
2.11.2019
In mid-September, the foreign exchange company CME Group announced the launch of options on its bitcoin futures contracts in Q1 2020, pending regulatory review. CME Group executive Tim McCourt said there was “increasing client demand” for the firm’s bitcoin derivatives and now...
Crypto Traders Rush to Revamp Their Security After Bitmex Dox
1.11.2019
The world’s largest crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex has accidentally doxed tens of thousands of its users. An email newsletter concerning forthcoming updates to Bitmex indices CC’d a large proportion of the company’s mailing list, exposing the addresses of its users to...
WAX Teams Up With Blockchain API Company dfuse
1.11.2019
Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX), the leading decentralized marketplace for digital assets trading, has broadcasted the news of its collaboration with highly reputed blockchain API firm, dfuse. The strategic partnership will allow the developers to enjoy the best user experience on the efficient...
Avalon Mining Rig Maker Canaan Files for $400M IPO on Nasdaq
30.10.2019
Mining rig manufacturer Canaan has filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $400 million on the Nasdaq Global Market. Prior to this filing, the company had also attempted to go public in Hong Kong and China. Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among its underwriters....
Bullish Bakkt: Company Launches New Products as Futures Trading Surges
29.10.2019
Despite slow progress, analysts such as Omar Bham are bullish about Bakkt’s impact on the industry: “BAKKT will continue to become an institutional household name”
Former FATF Members Join Board of Advisors at Blockchain Company
29.10.2019
Former FATF members join the board of advisors of a blockchain firm that wants to implement solutions to the FATF travel rule for virtual asset service providers
McKinsey: Majority of Banks May Not Be Economically Viable
25.10.2019
Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has published a global banking review and found that a majority of banks worldwide may not be economically viable. More than half of them still do not generate their cost of equity 10 years after the crisis and may not survive an economic downturn....
As Crypto Exchanges Exit the US, Which Trading Platforms Will Enter the Breach?
25.10.2019
The U.S. remains a challenging environment for centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, with major players significantly scaling back their operations and others heading for the door. The most recent casualty of America’s stringent regulatory climate is one time market-leader Poloniex, which...
Blockchain Ventures Partners With Leading Blockchain Gaming Company Enjin
24.10.2019
The primary aim behind the conception of Blockchain Ventures is to help the focused adoption of blockchain technology across business segments and verticals. The company is supporting a host of new organizations that are using blockchain to power innovations and out of box ideas. In the latest...
Belarusian Bank Gets the Go-Ahead to Service Crypto Investors
23.10.2019
A bank in Belarus has effectively gotten the green light to process transfers related to digital assets. DFS, an affiliated company of Belveb Banking Holding’s member VEB Technologies, was recently registered as a resident of the High Technologies Park. The country’s special economic...
Why Are Accessible Websites so Hard to Build?
23.10.2019
I was chatting with some front-end folks the other day about why so many companies struggle at making accessible websites. Why are accessible websites so hard to build? We learn about HTML, we make sure things are semantic and — voila! @— we have an accessible website. During the course...
Bitcoin.com Acquires Blockchain Software Startup O3 Labs
21.10.2019
Bitcoin.com has announced the acquisition of blockchain startup O3 Labs, the Tokyo-based software company that specializes in developing gateways to the digital economy. The deal will see O3 absorbed into Bitcoin.com, forming a single team dedicated to creating tools for realizing the full...
Circle Drops Poloniex Leaving US Crypto Traders High and Dry
19.10.2019
According to a blog post published by Circle, the cryptocurrency firm is releasing its subsidiary exchange Poloniex which is now owned by an “Asian investment group.” The trading platform will become an independent company called Polo Digital Assets, Ltd., and after November 1, 2019...