Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Are ‘Like a Giant Garbage Dumpster,’ Says Minneapolis Federal Reserve President
13.2.2020
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, said on Tuesday that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are “like a giant garbage dumpster.” He would rather his one-year-old daughter have a low yielding Treasury bond than a bitcoin, emphasizing that...
Ether Futures Volume Highest Since June 2019
13.2.2020
As ether’s price rose to seven-month highs on Wednesday, the aggregate daily volume in ether futures exceeded $4.5 billion for the first time since June 27, 2019
Cosmetics Giant AmorePacific Takes the Blockchain Plunge + More News
13.2.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/amorepacific_us
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South Korean cosmetics behemoth AmorePacific has joined the Kakao...
Bangladesh Bank with $4 Billion in Assets Now Employs RippleNet
13.2.2020
Bangladesh-based Bank Asia becomes a member of Ripple’s RippleNet blockchain-enabled remittances network
Here’s How to Inspect Bitcoin’s Next (Likely) Major Upgrade Yourself
13.2.2020
With bitcoin’s next likely major upgrade in the works, students of the cryptocurrency can inspect the code themselves, helped by core developers
Torus Launches to Bring One-Click Login to Web 3.0
13.2.2020
Torus, a key-management startup offering one-click logins for the decentralized web, launched out of beta Thursday with a handful of big-name hosting partners
DTCC Calls on Banks and Regulators to Help Address Blockchain Security Issues
13.2.2020
A comprehensive framework shared by all participants will negate any risks associated with blockchain, the derivatives repository giant says
Samsung Plays Hide-and-Seek Galaxy S20 With the Cryptoverse
13.2.2020
The Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco on February 12. Samsung has finally unveiled its new flagship smartphones, including the latest Galaxy devices, the S20, and the Z Flip, a foldable smartphone. But crypto-keen observers waiting to see if the new phones would be fitted with...
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
Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Raises USD 30M, Plans Singapore Office
13.2.2020
Zac Prince, co-founder of BlockFi. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bitcoin Archives
Following the millions raised in the series A funding, major U.S.-based cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi sees almost 64% more in funding just six months later. Also, they're about to open a Singapore...
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
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Gives Testimony on Cryptocurrency, New Regulations Rolling Out Soon
13.2.2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave his testimony on cryptocurrency before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Mnuchin said crypto is a “crucial area” that the Treasury has spent a lot of time on. He also talked about stablecoins and announced that new crypto regulations...