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Algorand Partnership Offers Integrated Accounting to Token Holders
8.5.2020
Verady will integrate ALGO onto its crypto taxation platform Ledgible
Blockchain.com's 'Best Quarter', Parallel Binance Chain + More News
17.4.2020
Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain.com. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg
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Blockchain.com Will Allow Retail Wallet Users to Borrow USD Stablecoins With Cryptocurrency
11.3.2020
The digital assets lending field seems to be heating up with Blockchain.com starting to offer lending directly to retail consumers globally. Borrowed USD stablecoins can be used by crypto traders to fund their next trades and thus increase the leverage of their holdings. Also Read: Blockchain.com...
Blockchain.com Wallet Users Can Now Borrow Against Their Crypto Holdings
10.3.2020
Users can borrow U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins against bitcoin in their wallets
Bitcoin Mining Investment Strong – BTC Hashrate Surpasses All-Time High
2.3.2020
On Monday, March 2, miners processing blocks on the BTC network surpassed the network’s all-time high as the overall hashrate touched 136 exahash (EH/s). The record-breaking achievement happened despite the price of BTC dropping below the $9K region throughout the course of the last week....
Binance Users in Turkey Can Now Deposit and Withdraw TRY via Akbank Integration
2.3.2020
The competition for the Turkish cryptocurrency market appears to be heating up as Binance is the latest platform to launch a banking integration for the Lira (TRY). The global digital asset exchange is now open to direct transactions of local fiat from Akbank, one of the largest banks in Turkey....
Blockchain.com Launches Full Turkish Lira Banking Integration as a Native Payment Gateway for Turkey
30.1.2020
Blockchain.com has launched a full banking integration for Turkish Lira (TRY) to create a native payment gateway for users to deposit and withdraw Lira on its trading platform. With this development users in Turkey no longer have to incur high fees and conversion rates from third-party payment...
More Than 77 Crypto Projects Claim to Be Backed by Physical Gold
26.1.2020
The last few years have seen the creation of blockchain projects that claim to have tokens backed by physical gold. In October, Coinshares and Blockchain.com launched a digital gold token (DGLD) backed by physical gold that uses BTC’s security. Tether just announced a new token called tether...
Peter Schiff Forgets Bitcoin Wallet Password, Blames Bitcoin
19.1.2020
Peter Schiff hates Bitcoin almost as much as bitcoiners hate Schiff. The gold bug makes a point of dissing the cryptocurrency whenever he can, despite the hypocrisy of accepting BCT on his own website. Today, the eccentric entrepreneur found a new reason to rip on bitcoin after forgetting...
Crypto Employment Abounds With More Than 8,000 Jobs in 2020
18.1.2020
During the last year, the cryptoconomy has picked up pace after a drawn out crypto winter. When market prices were low and startups were short on capital, a bunch of firms laid off employees in 2018. A year later, and digital currency companies are hiring. Also read: Regulatory Roundup: EU-Wide...
BTC’s Hashrate Touches 120 Exahash, But the Price Has Not Followed
3.1.2020
On January 1, the BTC network hashrate touched an all-time high at close to 120 exahash per second (EH/s). Despite the crypto market lull and lower BTC prices, the 2020 milestone happened just before the blockchain’s 11th anniversary. BTC’s curious jump in hashrate has the cryptosphere...
Blockchain.com Launches Pound Sterling Payments Gateway for Brexit-Bound Brits
20.12.2019
U.K.-based crypto data and wallet provider Blockchain.com is easing GBP access for British users to encourage crypto adoption ahead of Brexit
Blockchain.com’s New GBP Gateway Creates a Crypto-Hedge Against Brexit Uncertainty
19.12.2019
Blockchain.com is adding a British pound gateway to its cryptocurrency exchange as it bets on more Brexit chaos
Placeholder Leads $2 Million Seed Round for DeFi Services Provider Zerion
3.12.2019
DeFi services provider Zerion has raised $2 million from Placeholder, Blockchain and others to build out its team
Blockchain.com Loan Desk On Track to Lend Over $120 Million In November
14.11.2019
Wallet provider Blockchain.com is reportedly on track to lend out more than $120 million in November
The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns
4.11.2019
Pioneers of the global Bitcoin and blockchain community will converge in Miami for a historical conference, continuing to propel cryptocurrency from niche to mainstream. Now in its seventh year, The North American Bitcoin Conference is the longest-running and most attended finance conference...
Wallet Provider Blockchain.com Sees a String of Exec Departures: Report
3.10.2019
U.K.-based cryptocurrency data and wallet provider Blockchain has come under the spotlight after a string of executive departures
The Number of Cryptocurrency Wallets Is Growing Exponentially
26.9.2019
Wallets are a necessity for cryptocurrency users and their creation is a strong indication of how fast the popularity of decentralized digital money grows. The number of crypto wallets and their users has been increasing rapidly since the creation of Bitcoin. Spikes usually coincide with rising...
Blockchain Startup DappRadar Raises $2.33M From Naspers, Blockchain.com
7.9.2019
Blockchain startup DappRadar raises $2.33 million in a seed round led by Naspers and Blockchain.com Ventures
Dapp Data Site DappRadar Raises $2.33 Million From Naspers, Blockchain.com
6.9.2019
DappRadar tracks over 2,500 dapp projects on multiple blockchains inclduing ethereum, EOS, tron, and the loom network