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Latin American Payment App Mercado Pago Can Be Topped-Up With Crypto
26.9.2019
The Atlanta-based blockchain payment provider Bitpay has announced the firm has partnered with Mercado Livre, one of the largest ecommerce providers in Latin America. The collaboration provides people with the ability to purchase Mercado Livre gift cards with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cash...
BTC and Quantitative Easing: What’s the Correlation to Crypto?
26.9.2019
Unconventional monetary policy is rife within the U.S. right now, and a step toward quantitative easing seems inevitable; BitMEX CEO Aurther Hayes believes this will send Bitcoin sky high, but will it?
South Africa: The Next Frontier for Crypto Exchanges
26.9.2019
How the fast-growing South Africa could become the continent’s crypto leader?
‘No Argument’ for Replacing Dollar’s Global Role With Crypto: Ex-Fed Official
26.9.2019
The ex-official pushed back at a suggestion from the chief of the Bank of England that a Libra-like crypto should replace USD in global markets
Tauros Would be Accepting Crypto Payments via Debit Cards
26.9.2019
The banking company, Tauros claimed that they would accept payments from their customers in cryptocurrencies if, the customers use their debit cards. The banking firm announced that their new digital accounts would let customers deposit money via tokens like Bitcoin and will also accept fiats....
Only Reporting Part of Your Crypto Addresses? The IRS Needs to Know
26.9.2019
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might be tracking your crypto addresses
OceanEx Names Professor Fei Wang as First Partner of OceanLabs Research Award Program
26.9.2019
OceanEx is delighted to announce that Professor Fei Wang’s Research Lab at Cornell University has been chosen as the first participant for OceanLabs Research Award Program. OceanEx, an AI-powered virtual asset trading platform launched by BitOcean Global in 2018, is one of the most reliable...
Bcnex Announces Listing of Tron (TRX) on its Platform
26.9.2019
Bcnex, a promising trading platform for cryptocurrencies, has listed TRON on its platform. The official announcement was made by Bcnex on September 20, 2019, through an official blog post on its website. As per the announcement, TRX, for starters, will be available in three trading pairs which...
Ex-Fed Man Frets About Libra-like Coins + 9 More Crypto News
26.9.2019
Simon Potter. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, AFME
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Ex-UBS Head Wants His Crypto Bank to Tap $220B Cryptocurrency Market
26.9.2019
Peter Wuffli, former head of UBS, and director at Swiss crypto bank Sygnum sees a tremendous opportunity in providing custody services for cryptocurrency holders
Mall of America to Showcase Winklevoss-Backed Crypto Payments
26.9.2019
New retail technologies, including crypto payments app Flexa, will be on display at a McKinsey-organized store at America's largest mall
The Number of Cryptocurrency Wallets Is Growing Exponentially
26.9.2019
Wallets are a necessity for cryptocurrency users and their creation is a strong indication of how fast the popularity of decentralized digital money grows. The number of crypto wallets and their users has been increasing rapidly since the creation of Bitcoin. Spikes usually coincide with rising...
Data Analytics Provider Skew Raises $2M From FirstMinute Capital, Kleiner Perkins
26.9.2019
UK based reputed cryptocurrency data analytics startup company; Skew has raised a whopping amount of $2 million from the seed funding round which saw backing from giant venture capital firms, including Kleiner Perkins, the Silicon Valley gem. The announcement concerning the seed funding which came...
Nexxus will Launch to Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) with Probit Exchange
26.9.2019
Nexxus (NXX) will offer an IEO with Probit Exchange, between 15 to 29 October 2019. NXX Token will be priced at $0.20/NXX. Buyers who use Probit’s token PROB, to buy NXX during the IEO will get a 12% bonus; and those using Tether (USDT), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) will get...
The New Medici Bank Is About to Take On Its First Crypto Clients
26.9.2019
The new crypto-friendly institution, founded by a descendant of the Renaissance-era banking dynasty, is about to onboard its first clients
Binance Announces Partnership with Koinal to enable more Cryptocurrency Purchasing Services
26.9.2019
The popular cryptocurrency exchange, Binance reported an association with London-based payment processing organization, Koinal, to empower more cryptocurrencies buying services on Binance. With this association, the traders can deposit fiat through the platform on Binance. Besides, this fiat...
Russian Banks: We’ve Found Ways to Tax Crypto Without Changing the Law
26.9.2019
Russian bankers and their lawyers appear to have uncovered creative legal loopholes that could let tax authorities in the country tax crypto holders – without even having to change the country’s taxation code.
Per a report from Izvestia, the Association of Russian Banks has drawn up a document that...
Monex Offers Crypto Rewards to Shareholders Furthering Japanese Adoption
26.9.2019
Owner of popular Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, Monex Group, has now announced it will reward shareholders in the company with crypto. Shareholders are to receive a BTC dividend provided they have a Coincheck account. With Japan viewed as one of the top crypto adoption hotspots globally,...
Zuckerberg: ‘Sensitive for Society’ Libra Crypto Has No Launch Date
26.9.2019
Facebook CEO: “We’ve changed” when it comes to Libra
Libra Crypto Is ‘Undoubtedly’ a Wakeup Call for Central Banks, Says ECB Exec
26.9.2019
The Facebook-backed stable coin solves problems and could create others