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Fidelity Launching Crypto Services in Europe, Citing ‘Significant Interest’
18.12.2019
Fidelity Investments is expanding its crypto services to European clients after seeing increasing potential in this market. The expansion builds upon the company’s U.S. crypto business. “We’ve seen significant interest and engagement by the institutional community, which show...
Canaan’s Post-IPO Stock Plunge Reveals Sales Slump, Price War With Bitmain
17.12.2019
Cryptocurrency mining computer-maker Canaan Inc. may have picked the worst time for its initial public stock offering
Hong Kong Blockchain VC Hires Former NEO Exec to Launch Shanghai Office
17.12.2019
Former NEO general manager Zhao Chen joins Hong Kong-based venture capital firm CMCC Global to lead blockchain equity investments in mainland China at a new Shanghai office
Block.One’s Venture Arm to Dole Out $50K Grants to Promising EOS Projects
17.12.2019
EOS VC is looking for "world-conquerors and local heroes" for its new grants program
Fidelity to Expand Institutional Crypto Business to Europe
17.12.2019
Fidelity Investment, one of the world's largest asset managers, is setting up a new entity to serve European institutional investors in digital assets
TCS Presents Blockchain-Supported Quartz DevKit For Business Entities
17.12.2019
Working as the brainchild of the globally reputed Indian conglomerate, the Tata Group, Tata Consultancy Services, has broadcasted the news about the launch of a revolutionary blockchain-pegged development kit branded by the name of Quartz DevKit. On Monday, the world-class technology firm TCS broke...
UK’s Oldest Crypto Exchange to Delist Ethereum and Focus Solely on Bitcoin
17.12.2019
Coinfloor, the U.K.’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, plans to delist ethereum and bitcoin cash next month to focus solely on bitcoin
State Street Teams up With Winklevoss-Founded Gemini Exchange for Digital Assets Trial
17.12.2019
Boston-based State Street Corp. is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini Trust on a new trial that examines reporting scenarios for digital assets
Blockchain Startup Conflux to Get Shanghai Government Funding for Research Institute
17.12.2019
Shanghai will open a blockchain incubation center by the end of December with substantial investment, even as China’s government continues to crack down on crypto-related businesses
What Do Women Want? More Educational Materials Before Investing in Bitcoin
16.12.2019
There would be more women investing in bitcoin if they had more educational materials to help them, a new report found
Chinese City Warns Investors: Crypto Isn’t Blockchain
16.12.2019
One Chinese city has a stern warning for investors: make sure you are not investing in crypto masquerading as blockchain
Bitcoin-Savvy Retailers to Experiment With Point-of-Sale Lightning App in 2020
16.12.2019
Iterative Capital is working with Breez on a point-of-sale app for bitcoin lightning payments. Some retailers are already testing the beta version
Musicians Want to Break Free of Big Tech
16.12.2019
Decentralized platforms are the best means to solve equity problems in creative industries
Tata’s IT Arm Says Its New Toolkit Will Enable Faster Blockchain App Development
16.12.2019
Tata Consultancy Services has launched a new blockchain developers' kit that it claims will make building apps 40 percent faster
Major Banks Unknowingly Process Billions in Crypto Business, Says CipherTrace
16.12.2019
According to CipherTrace, major U.S. banks unwittingly process billions of dollars from crypto-related business because they are ill-equipped to identify virtual asset service providers
Bitmain’s Miner Manufacturing Subsidiary Had $680k in Assets Frozen in a Contract Dispute
16.12.2019
In the latest contract dispute to hit the firm, $680,000 belonging to a fully owned subsidiary of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has been frozen by a Chinese court
Bitmain Rival MicroBT’s Founder Arrested in China for Alleged Embezzlement
16.12.2019
The arrest, noted by the Shenzhen Nanshan District Prosecutor on Dec. 12 and reported by business publication Caixin on Sunday, comes amid ongoing battles between mining giant Bitmain and MicroBT, which has been a rising competitor this year challenging Bitmain's market dominance
European AML Directive Pushes Crypto Startup Bottle Pay Out of Business
15.12.2019
Bottle Pay, a cryptocurrency payments provider from the U.K., has announced its decision to cease operations by the end of the year. Despite attracting some serious funding and expanding its user base significantly in the past few months, the company has found it unacceptable to continue to work...
Meet Crypto’s New Best Friend: Fiat
14.12.2019
Fiat and crypto are not enemies. They are complementary in any effective trading ecosystem
Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came
13.12.2019
What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why