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PayPal’s Move Is Good for Crypto Adoption but Not So Much for Profits: Morgan Stanley
22.10.2020
There may be more upside for crypto than for PayPal's earnings, researchers wrote
Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations
22.10.2020
Arbistar 2.0 operator Santiago Fuentes was arrested Wednesday and faces criminal fraud and money laundering charges in Spain
Price Increase Drives 98% of Bitcoin Holders Into a State of Profit
22.10.2020
The price of bitcoin jumped significantly on Wednesday after the payment processor Paypal announced cryptocurrency support. The jump in value has pushed a large number of bitcoin holders into a state of profit, according to Glassnode “percent of UTXOs in profit” statistics. Based on...
PayPal, Square, Revolut, and Robinhood: A Crypto Comparison
22.10.2020
With PayPal's latest, big crypto news, entering the crypto market officially, let's take a quick look and compare their offering to those of other large payments companies that entered the space before it: Revolut and Square, and investing app Robinhood. This allows an insight into what exactly...
Blockchain Bites: Hodl Hodl’s No-KYC Bitcoin Lending, Voyager’s Token Merging M&A Deal, Crypto’s Reaction to PayPal
22.10.2020
Hodl Hodl announced a no-KYC, P2P lending service. Reactions to PayPal's crypto market entrance. And a token-merging M&A deal
‘Bitcoin’s No Longer Optional’ — What Investors Say About Paypal Launching Crypto Services
22.10.2020
Paypal launching cryptocurrency services has given crypto investors much to think about. While many crypto users view the news as extremely bullish, some point out several areas of concern bitcoin investors should be aware of. ‘Every Major Bank Is Having a Meeting About How To Support...
DOJ’s Crypto Framework Is ‘a Complete Disaster’ for Digital Privacy Rights
22.10.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement framework may pose a serious threat to the digital privacy rights of crypto users
Franklin Templeton Joins Series A Round for Crypto Custodian Curv
22.10.2020
Investment firm Franklin Templeton and VC firm Illuminate have joined an extended Series-A round for crypto security firm Curv
Bequant Adds New Services to Its Crypto Prime Brokerage Offering
22.10.2020
Bequant added separately managed accounts, derivatives trading and instant fund transfers in a bid to compete with rival prime brokers
Gemini exec to join Bitstamp crypto exchange as new CEO
22.10.2020
Bitstamp is replacing its CEO for the first time since the company’s establishment
Yearn Finance doppelganger scam tries to trick visitors out of their keys
22.10.2020
Scam websites posing as famous crypto projects ask for private keys so they can steal users' funds
Police in Latvia Thwart Brutal Crypto Theft and Murder Plot
22.10.2020
Police in Latvia said they have intercepted a gruesome kidnap and murder attempt on two people, at least once of whom has significant cryptoasset holdings – and torture at least one victim into revealing their private keys and other details.
Per an official release from the Latvian police service...
Last Chance to Get Staked $750+ Million HEX Payout November 19th, 2020
22.10.2020
HEX.COM – The First High Interest Blockchain Certificate of Deposit – has outperformed every asset in 2020. Ranked Top 20 by Nomics (BTI verified #1 in Market Data Integrity), over $240 Million HEX are in active stakes paying a variable 28% APY. The average stake length is 5 years;...
Kraken Relaunches Crypto Trading in Japan After Two-Year Break
22.10.2020
The exchange had shuttered its Japanese services after Coincheck's $530 million hack in 2018 spooked regulators and prompted a crackdown
Crypto-related Shares Surge in South Korea, Canada on PayPal News
22.10.2020
The ripple effects of PayPal finally getting on board the crypto gravy train yesterday – enabling bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and other altcoin purchases in the USA – are being felt all over the world. In South Korea, firms with relationships with crypto companies have seen their share prices...
Eyeing EU Banks, Hex Trust Teams With SIA on Crypto Custody
22.10.2020
A multinational payments firm is partnering with cryptocurrency custodian Hex Trust to help its European banking clients hold digital assets
Crypto Fest 2.0 Rumble in the Crypto Jungle
22.10.2020
Crypto is heating up once again! DeFi has exploded onto the scene, scalability of Ethereum is in question and gas fees are out of control, interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is hot, regulators are scrutinising closely and expectations that Bitcoin is going to the moon soon...
Voyager crypto broker set to open to Europe after LGO merger
22.10.2020
LGO exchange is a gateway for Voyager to access Europe
Bitmex Fast-Tracks KYC Program as Regulators Tighten Screws on Anti-Money Laundering Rules
22.10.2020
Bitmex said Wednesday that it is fast-tracking its user verification program in order to comply with regulatory requirements. Users must now be fully verified by Nov. 5, 2020 “to continue trading on the platform,” it said. In a statement, the crypto derivatives exchange stated that...
Kraken relaunches crypto trading in Japan as part of APAC expansion
22.10.2020
Japanese residents can once again trade BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP, and BCH on Kraken, two years after it pulled out of the country