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Bitcoin Lender BlockFi Raises $30M in Series B Led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
13.2.2020
Having Hong Kong-based HashKey as an investor will help BlockFi expand into Singapore later this year, said CEO Zac Prince
SBI Crypto Subsidiary Partners With Northern Data on Mining Project
13.2.2020
SBI Holdings’s subsidiary SBI Crypto is partnering with German tech company Northern Data AG and Texas-based data centers operator Whinstone US Inc
Wells Fargo Invests $5M in Startup Connecting Crypto Exchanges and Banks
13.2.2020
Banking giant Wells Fargo is backing blockchain forensics firm Elliptic
Santander Hires Former Apple Pay Exec to Lead P2P Payments
13.2.2020
The new hire formerly helped lead the launches of both Apple Card and Apple Pay
Coinbase Custody Obtains Two Major Security Evaluations
13.2.2020
Coinbase Custody, the custody arm of crypto exchange Coinbase, has obtained SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 security reports
Top Soccer Club FC Barcelona Launching Crypto Token for Fan Engagement
13.2.2020
The record-breaking soccer club teamed with blockchain firm Chiliz to launch the crypto token seeking greater engagement with fans
FC Barcelona Dives Into Crypto, Partnering With Chiliz to Create Token
13.2.2020
Chiliz builds BAR fan token for FC Barcelona on its Ethereum-based blockchain
The Revival of General Partnerships in the Age of Tokenomics, Part 1
13.2.2020
The easiest way to launch a startup is in the form of a general partnership
Mastercard and Ripple’s Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education
13.2.2020
Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide
Blockstack's Proof of Transfer Would Have Miners Pay BTC to Mint Stacks
12.2.2020
Blockstack’s new consensus algorithm uses BTC as the resource to be expended
Options Protocol Brings ‘Insurance’ to DeFi Deposits on Compound
12.2.2020
A company called Opyn is bringing trustless insurance to the Compound DeFi protocol
It’s No 100x, But It’ll Do: Coinbase Pro Re-Releases 3x Leverage
12.2.2020
Coinbase Pro now offers 3x margin trading, a fraction of that available on other exchanges but a step in the right direction
Six Out of Forbes Top 50 Fintech Companies for 2020 Are in Blockchain
12.2.2020
Forbes listed six blockchain and bitcoin companies among its the top 50 fintech firms of 2020
Coinbase Revives Margin Trading, With Conservative (for Crypto) 3x Leverage
12.2.2020
Coinbase is rolling out margin trading retail and institutional investors in the U.S. and nine other countries, offering a light 3x leverage to traders
Circle Continues Sell-offs as Voyager Digital Acquires Investment App
12.2.2020
Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle agrees to sell its crypto trading app Circle Invest to Voyager Digital Canada
Libra Minus Facebook: Why Celo Is 2020’s Buzzy Token Project
12.2.2020
With $30 million from Polychain and a16z, here's how the buzzy Celo plans to rival Libra on financial inclusion
USD Coin Issuer Circle Sells Another Business + More News
12.2.2020
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Voyager Digital Canada, the operator of U.S. digital asset broker Voyager and the Ethos Universal Wallet, said it...
Top Australian Soccer Club Acquired By Token-Powered Fan Marketplace
12.2.2020
Perth Glory is being acquired by a sports-focused group that says it raised $70 million in a 2018 token offering
US Military Contractor BAE Systems Wants to Hire ‘Cryptocurrency Exploiters’
12.2.2020
The role will require candidates to have experience in working with the intelligence community
Egyptian National Bank Turns to Blockchain to Boost Remittance Business
12.2.2020
Ripple has onboarded the National Bank of Egypt to its blockchain powered cross-border payments network, RippleNet