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Ridesharing Giant Cabify to Track and Offset Carbon Emissions Using Blockchain Platform

3.12.2020
Cabify, one of the world's largest ridesharing companies, is moving to offset its carbon emissions with the help of blockchain marketplace ClimateTrade

Banking Giant Sberbank May Launch Token, Digital Asset Trading Platform

1.12.2020
Source: iStock/-lvinst- Leading Russian lender Sberbank has hinted that it is on the verge of issuing its own cryptoasset and will seek to launch a blockchain-based platform that will enable its customers to buy digital financial assets. The token will be named Sbercoin, and Herman Gref, President...

Investment Giant AllianceBernstein Now Says Bitcoin Has Role in Investors’ Portfolios

30.11.2020
The research arm of the New York-based asset manager now recommends bitcoin as part of an investment portfolio

Facebook’s Libra Crypto Gets Ready to Launch in January as a Single Coin

28.11.2020
Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency is reportedly preparing to launch with a single cryptocurrency, a scaled-down version of its original plan. The launch date for Facebook’s libra could be as early as January. Launch Date for Facebook’s Libra The cryptocurrency libra, proposed...

South Korea’s Banking Giant to Co-create ‘Crypto Bank’ for Exchanges

26.11.2020
South Korean banks are rapidly stepping up their crypto game, with Kookmin (KB), one of the biggest commercial banks in the country, co-creating a “digital asset management company” with a number of the nation’s leading blockchain players that will safeguard the bitcoin (BTC) holdings of corporate...

DoJ makes fintech giant sell Credit Karma's tax wing to Square before $7.1B acquisition

25.11.2020
Intuit, which also owns TurboTax, can't hold all the keys to consumer tax software, the DoJ says

Japanese financial giant SBI debuts Bitcoin lending service

24.11.2020
SBI plans to add support for Ether and XRP lending in the near future

Chinese banking giant withdraws $3B blockchain bond from listing

23.11.2020
The $3 billion blockchain bond has been effectively cancelled

Paypal Bought 70% of All Newly Mined Bitcoin Last Month as Demand Rockets

21.11.2020
Paypal bought up to 70% of all the newly mined bitcoin since the payments giant started offering cryptocurrency services four weeks ago. Now that’s according to estimates by hedge fund manager Pantera Capital, as revealed in its latest monthly blockchain letter. Together with Square’s...

Airbnb IPO Prospectus Says Future Success Means Adapting to Cryptocurrencies

20.11.2020
The giant online rental marketplace based in San Francisco, Airbnb is considering supporting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The news stems from the company’s initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Airbnb’s filing...

Players Prefer Cashing Out in Bitcoin Amid Rally, Says Online Poker Giant

20.11.2020
Winning Poker Network said it's having to buy more bitcoin than ever to satisfy payout demand from players

Japan’s Banking Giant MUFG Plans to Launch Blockchain Payment Network in 2021

20.11.2020
Japanese banking giant MUFG plans to launch its blockchain payment network across the country in 2021 with U.S.-based fintech company Akamai

Spanish Security Giant Prosegur Enters Crypto Custody Race

19.11.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/proseguralarmasperu Another international security services behemoth has taken the crypto plunge, with Spanish firm Prosegur launching a dedicated subsidiary that will offer crypto custody services. The company, which is based in Madrid, has over 160,000 employees...

Scaramucci’s Billion-Dollar Mega Hedge Fund Skybridge ‘May Hold Positions’ in Bitcoin

17.11.2020
In a filing registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the giant global investment firm Skybridge Capital explained that the fund Skybridge G II may invest in digital currencies like bitcoin. On November 13, the New York-based company with $7.7 billion assets under...

Paypal Opens Crypto Services to Millions of Eligible Account Holders in the US

12.11.2020
Payment processing giant Paypal announced on Thursday that “all eligible Paypal account holders in the U.S. can now buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly with Paypal.” The news follows the company’s announcement to support crypto assets at the end of October. Paypal’s...

Cyberattackers Demand $11M in Bitcoin From Japanese Gaming Giant Capcom

11.11.2020
Japanese gaming giant Capcom’s networks have reportedly come under attack, with criminals demanding a bitcoin ransom in exchange for not leaking confidential company information to the public

Former Microsoft Engineer to Serve 9 Years in Prison in a Case That Involves Use of Bitcoin Mixers

10.11.2020
A U.S. court in Seattle has sentenced a former Microsoft engineer to 9 years in prison after finding him guilty of 18 federal felonies relating to his elaborate scheme to defraud the tech giant $10 million. In passing the judgment, the court blasts Volodymyr Kvashuk, a software engineer and citizen...