Binance’s Fiat-Gateway Partner Banxa Raises $2M in Series A Round
15.1.2020
Digital banking infrastructure provider Banxa has raised $2 million soon after partnering with Binance
Kraken Takes Over Australian Brokerage Bit Trade
15.1.2020
U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken has finalized its takeover of Australia’s Bit Trade which brands itself as the country’s longest-running cryptocurrency financial services company.
Bit Trade says it operates a blockchain asset investment and portfolio management platform, enabling customers with...
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Launches Testing Ground for Blockchain Interoperability
15.1.2020
The EEA is launching testnet to iron out interoperability issues between commercial ethereum projects
Blockchain Firm BitFury Partners With UN on Forest Project in Kazakhstan
15.1.2020
Bitfury and the United Nations Development Programme are set to partner on a project to increase Kazakhstan’s forestland and offset carbon emissions
UAE Can Save Over $3B by Deploying Blockchain, New Research Reveals
15.1.2020
A new report reveals that the United Arab Emirates could save over $3 billion by implementing blockchain tech through streamlining and digitizing administrative processes
Only These Exchanges Matter for Bitcoin’s Price Discovery - Research
15.1.2020
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Only about 10 global cryptocurrency exchanges have any real impact on the price discovery in the bitcoin market, a new research study from crypto analytics firm Digital Asset Research suggests.
The study said that price moves that originate in one of these 10 exchanges...
Voyager to Offer Interest on Three Newly Listed Stablecoins
15.1.2020
Voyager Digital will allow customers to earn interest on tether, USD coin and true USD
Maduro Orders State-Run Firm to Sell 4.5M Oil Barrels for Petro
15.1.2020
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro signed a decree to sell 4.5 million barrels of oil for Petros
Kraken Acquires Australian Crypto Platform Bit Trade
15.1.2020
The global crypto exchanges industry continues to consolidate as some smaller players bow out and the big players try to gobble up as much as they can of the rest. As part of this trend, Kraken has now taken over the Australian platform Bit Trade in a bit to strengthen its foothold in the Asia...
UN Tells the Crypto World Not to Travel to N Korea Conference - Report
15.1.2020
The UN will reportedly issue a warning to cryptocurrency developers and experts planning to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February – stating that attendees could risk violating sanctions.
Per Reuters, which says it has seen “a confidential report due to be submitted to the...
Bitcoin SV Rally Cools Off as Craig Wright Opens 'Pandora's Box'
15.1.2020
Craig Wright. Source: a video screenshot, Coingeek
While Craig Wright news prompted bitcoin SV (BSV) rally is still based on speculations, rather than clear answers, the price of now the 4th largest coin has already dropped from its heights reached earlier today.
At pixel time (11:15 UTC),...
Bitstamp Crypto Exchange to Pilot Leverage Trading via Bank Partnership
15.1.2020
Crypto exchange Bitstamp will pilot leveraged trading with crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank