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Ripple to launch ‘Liquidity Hub’ for finance firms that want to offer crypto trading
10.11.2021
The fintech firm wants to let its enterprise clients have access to cryptocurrencies through a new service called Liquidity Hub
Microsoft to Offer Mesh, a Corporate Metaverse for Teams
5.11.2021
Microsoft has announced the launch of a metaverse-inspired feature for its Teams app called Mesh. Mesh will allow users to introduce personalized avatars in digital worlds, making meetings more immersive. The platform is being announced on the heels of Facebook’s pivot to becoming...
Indian Payments Giant Paytm Could Offer Bitcoin Services if Government Makes Crypto Legal, Says CFO
5.11.2021
Paytm, one of India’s largest payments companies, is open to offering bitcoin services if the crypto asset becomes legal in the country, according to its chief financial officer. If bitcoin “was ever to become fully legal in the country, then clearly there could be offerings we could...
Indiana’s Star Bank Launches Bitcoin Trading Services
4.11.2021
Star Financial Bank (Star Bank) says it has become the first bank in the U.S. state of Indiana to offer bitcoin services to customers. The services will be offered through the New York Digital Investment Group and Alkami platform. Customers will have the ability to buy and sell bitcoin via the Star...
ADALend Ignites the Defi Space
3.11.2021
ADALend is a scalable and decentralized lending protocol governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). ADALend will offer various features that will provide its users with decentralized financial instruments accessible to everyone with access to the internet, without the complicated...
Top U.S. banks offer big incentives to lure crypto talent
2.11.2021
LinkedIn reports that site-wide job listings relating to crypto are up more than 600% since August last year
Litentry Partners with Parallel to Offer Liquidity and Bonus
1.11.2021
Litentry Crowdloan recently announced a partnership with Parallel. The collaboration will see Litentry Crowdloan offering PARA bonus and cDOT liquidity to its contributors. The integration will render multiple rewards to the contributors. Here is an overview of the perks: Users can earn 4 PARA...
Mark Cuban and Voyager CEO Advise How to Get Into Crypto, Offer Tips for New Investors
1.11.2021
Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, and the CEO of crypto trading platform Voyager have given some advice to people thinking of starting to invest in cryptocurrencies. “You don’t have to spend a lot of money in order to learn. It’s...
Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC Discuss Allowing Banks to Hold Crypto on Balance Sheets
28.10.2021
A group of U.S. banking regulators is working on how banks can be allowed to offer crypto services and hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets. The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said, “If we don’t bring this activity inside the banks, it is going...
Ukraine Security Service Busts Criminal Group Selling Bitcoin-Stealing Malware
27.10.2021
Law enforcement authorities in Ukraine have exposed a crime ring specializing in cryptocurrency theft and laundering of illicit funds for hackers. The gang, which provided services to clients on the darknet, has been dismantled as a result of a joint operation carried out with the United States....
Mastercard to Enable Merchants on Its Network to Offer Crypto Products and Services
26.10.2021
Payments giant Mastercard has partnered with a cryptocurrency exchange to allow its partners and merchants in the U.S. to offer crypto solutions, including the buying, selling, and holding of cryptocurrencies. “We want to offer all of our partners the ability to more easily add crypto...
Mastercard plans to allow US partners to offer crypto loyalty rewards
25.10.2021
Millions of loyalty rewards program users who may have never had any knowledge or use of cryptocurrencies could soon have some exposure
Report: Leading South African Bank Sends Account Termination Notices to Crypto Arbitrage Traders
23.10.2021
One of South Africa’s biggest banks, Standard Bank, has reportedly sent account termination notices to clients that offer automated cryptocurrency arbitrage services. Bank’s Criteria Questioned This move, according to a Mybroadband report, has sent shockwaves through...
Tether Hits out at Hindenburg Research’s ‘Pathetic’ USD 1M Bounty Offer
20.10.2021
The investment research firm and short-seller Hindenburg Research has offered a USD 1m reward for information on how the tether (USDT) stablecoin is actually pegged to the United States dollar, and data on how Tether’s deposits actually work. In a strongly worded response, Tether called...
Financial Advisors Managing $110 Trillion Can Now Offer Crypto Trading to Clients via Interactive Brokers
19.10.2021
Registered investment advisors (RIAs) with about $110 trillion under management can now offer their clients cryptocurrency trading through Interactive Brokers. RIAs manage portfolios of almost 61 million clients. Registered Investment Advisors Can Now Offer Cryptocurrencies to Clients Global...
Survey: 14% of Americans Want Crypto Rewards for Using Their Credit Cards
16.10.2021
During the last few years, prepaid cards that offer cryptocurrency rewards have grown popular and a number of digital asset payment cards offer these types of rewards. This means instead of accruing frequent flyer miles or points, consumers get rewarded in crypto assets every time they make...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Announces Construction of Vet Hospital With Bitcoin Trust Funds
11.10.2021
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, announced yesterday he will start using surplus funds from the country’s bitcoin trust. Part of the $4 million excedent will be invested in a vet hospital that will offer different services for the pets of Salvadoran citizens. Bukele explained this...
USD 1.8M Worth of Crypto & Fiat Remains in Limbo in South Korea
11.10.2021
s of exchanges were forced to close on September 25 after the nation imposed some of the strictest rules in the world on trading platforms. They were forced to obtain information security management system (ISMS) certification from the government’s IT agency in order to offer crypto-to-crypto tradin
NFTs offer a new way for society to ‘store culture’ says Animoca Brands CEO
8.10.2021
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu has urged new NFT users to look past profiteering and examine how nonfungible tokens can redefine culture
CFTC Charges 14 Trading Platforms Offering Crypto-Related Investments
30.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged 14 trading platforms that claim to offer crypto-related investments but have either failed to register with the CFTC or falsely claimed to be registered. These websites also exhibit other signs of being scams. 14 Entities Charged by CFTC...