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Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week
15.5.2020
Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event
South Korea's Fintech Sandbox Creates 380 New Blockchain Jobs
15.5.2020
South Korea's regulatory sandbox has graduated several projects, resulting in the creation of 380 blockchain-related jobs and over $110 million in new investments
Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to 4.3% Annual Rate
15.5.2020
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for BTC held at the bank. According to the Berlin-based company, account...
China Officially Recognizes Blockchain Jobs as New Occupation
14.5.2020
China to officially set blockchain engineers as a new occupation to promote employment amid global COVID-19 pandemic
Copper Claims New Tool Removes Credit Risk From Crypto Trading
14.5.2020
Copper's ClearLoop tool lets two parties finalize all details of a trade before transferring the seller's assets to the buyer's possession, rather than force the seller to store these assets on an exchange
IOV Labs Explains New Off-Chain Bitcoin-Based Payment Channel
14.5.2020
IOV Labs recently launched a mobile payment avenue that does not require a full node to implement — but what does that all entail?
Polymath Eyes June Testnet Launch for New Blockchain Designed for Security Tokens
14.5.2020
The firm is soon to launch the first test network for its new blockchain designed to bring new safeguards for financial institutions working with security tokens
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14.5.2020
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Reddit’s New Blockchain Community Points Can Be Controlled ‘Just Like Bitcoin’
14.5.2020
One of the largest online networks, Reddit, has announced a new community points system based on the Ethereum blockchain
Reddit Picks Ethereum For Its New Points, Offers 'Complete Control, Like Bitcoin'
14.5.2020
Following widespread speculation that the popular discussion forum Reddit is about to launch a new points system built on top of the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, the forum itself has now finally confirmed a new system that allows users to “earn a piece of their favorite communities,” with the help...
IOV Labs Takes on Lightning Network With New Light Client
13.5.2020
IOV Labs, which builds platforms secured by bitcoin’s hash rate, launched Wednesday a light client for the Lumino Payments Network, its smart contract-compatible rival to the lightning network
New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill: Second Stimulus Checks Could Be Coming to Americans
13.5.2020
Americans could be getting their second stimulus checks as a new coronavirus relief bill has been introduced. It includes more direct payments of up to $6,000 per household. The new bill is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, making it the biggest emergency relief package in U.S. history....
Fund Manager Got NY BitLicense 11 Months After Hiring Its Architect
13.5.2020
Benjamin Lawsky, the former regulator who created New York’s BitLicense in 2015, joined a bitcoin fund manager nearly a year before it applied for, and received, the license
Treasure Hunters Race to Claim BTC Prize Hidden in New Music Album
13.5.2020
One techie music artist has hidden Bitcoin in his new album, and it's up for grabs to whoever solves the associated puzzle
New Stablecoin, Bitcoin Interest Account, Cherry on Blockchain + More News
13.5.2020
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Japanese crypto exchange GMO Coin is on the verge of releasing a stablecoin, reports...
This Week in Crypto: A Data Perspective
13.5.2020
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Bitfinex Launches Institution-Grade Custody Services With New Koine Partnership
13.5.2020
Bitfinex claims the new suite of post-trade services will help to encourage more institutional participation in the crypto markets
New Crypto Toolkit Can Measure Speculation in a Token’s Price
13.5.2020
Flipside Crypto and Prysm Group have partnered to release the Economic Suite, which lets blockchain projects measure how speculative and decentralized they are
Crypto Scams Targeting Pacific Communities on the Rise, Say New Zealand Regulators
13.5.2020
A rise in cryptocurrency and coronavirus investment scams in New Zealand's Pacific islands has prompted authorities to launch awareness campaign
Cambodia’s New DLT Payments Network Aims to Undermine US Dollar
13.5.2020
The director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia revealed that the central bank’s DLT payments platform will go live by the end of the year