$4 Billion US Fintech Startup Sofi Receives New York Bitlicense
4.12.2019
Sofi is a startup valued at over $4 billion which is focusing on providing millennials with student loan refinancing, personal loans, mortgages, and other wealth management and financial services. In September it has added crypto trading to its investing platform as a response to demand from...
Kazakhstan Won’t Tax Cryptocurrency Mining: Report
4.12.2019
Kazakhstan’s lawmakers won’t be taxing crypto mining until the mined crypto is exchanged for fiat money, a report says
‘Bitcoin is a Constantly Evolving Suite of Protocols’
4.12.2019
Bictoin (BTC) managed to bring in numerous developers to improve and build innovations on its underlying code base, from layer 2 technologies to emerging smart contract solutions, but it remained the same – nobody so far managed to change its core properties, says Lucas Nuzzi, director...
Georgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US Senator
4.12.2019
It is unclear who will helm Bakkt after CEO Kelly Loeffler joins the U.S. Senate on Jan. 1
Chinese Insurance Giant Ping An’s Blockchain Arm Reveals Terms for $468M IPO
4.12.2019
OneConnect Financial, the blockchain and AI subsidiary of China’s top insurance company Ping An Insurance, has set the terms for its planned NYSE listing
Constantinople Beat Istanbul as Ethereum Price Drops Ahead of the Upgrade
4.12.2019
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A few days before the eight network upgrade, Istanbul, Ethereum (ETH) price is down by 21% in a month. In comparison, the price jumped almost 30% in a month before the previous upgrade, Constantinople, that occurred on February 28.
Back then,...
Gemini Hires Former Starling Bank Exec for Push Into Europe
4.12.2019
Major U.S. crypto exchange Gemini hires a former Starling Bank exec to lead its push into Europe
British Virgin Island announces a USbacked digital currency
4.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 4 December, 2019 “There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” - Aldous Huxley In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Ethereum's proposed hard […]
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British Virgin Island announces a USbacked digital currency
4.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 4 December, 2019 “There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” - Aldous Huxley In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Ethereum's proposed hard […]
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Crypto Exchange Gemini Burnt One-Fifth of Its GUSD Stablecoin Supply
4.12.2019
Crypto exchange Gemini burnt about 20% of the supply of its Gemini Dollar stablecoin
Kucoin Has Extended Mobile-Based Services to Its Customers From 8 Countries
4.12.2019
In his latest tweet, Michael Gan, CEO of KuCoin, tweeted that KuCoin customers from several countries can now register on KuCoin through their mobile phones. Users from India, Indonesia, Turkey and 5 other countries are now able to register on #KuCoin with their mobile phone. ???? Check the full...
Bifinex Deal to Enable Bitcoin-powered Mobile Phone Top-ups and More
4.12.2019
Crypto exchange Bitfinex has struck a partnership deal with Swedish cryptocurrency-powered gift cards operator Bitrefill. The agreement will let customers pay using Bitcoin (BTC) via the Lightning Network protocol – and the parties say they will begin allowing users to pay using other tokens...