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Gemini Launches Firm to Insure Its Own Crypto Custody Branch for $200M

16.1.2020
Gemini Exchange has launched Nakamoto Ltd., a captive insurance firm that will provide $200 million in coverage for Gemini’s custody arm

Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules

15.1.2020
Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking

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

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

Payments Giant Visa Acquires Fintech Firm Plaid for $5.3 Billion

14.1.2020
Payments giant Visa acquired fintech firm Plaid for $5.3 billion in an effort to expand its business model

Online Bullion Marketplace Onegold Sees $50 Million in Crypto Payments

13.1.2020
On January 13, the online bullion marketplace Onegold announced the launch of a new mobile application so customers can buy, sell or redeem precious metals at any time. Since 2018, Onegold has accepted cryptocurrencies like BCH and BTC and the firm currently gives customers a 2% discount for paying...

Analytics Firm Training Students to Detect Cryptocurrency Scams

13.1.2020
CipherTrace program provides students with tools and analytics to detect and combat crypto scams

Huobi Exchange Partners With UAE Real Estate Firm to Enable Crypto Payments

13.1.2020
Huobi partnered with a real estate firm in the UAE to allow real estate investors to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin

Asian Conglomerates Lead $31M Round for Blockchain Remittance Firm Lightnet

13.1.2020
Lightnet, the company behind the Velo Protocol, has just raised $31.2 million from some of Asia's biggest firms

Blockchain Firm Securrency Secures $17.65 Million in Series a Funding Round

13.1.2020
Securrency, a leading blockchain-pegged startup platform providing revolutionary financial and security compliance tools to issuers, institutions, and brokers, has announced that it has pooled in a whopping sum of $17.65 million in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Wisdom Tree which...

China Saw $11.4 Billion in Crypto-Based Capital Flight Last Year

13.1.2020
On January 8, China-based blockchain security firm Peckshield published its “2019 Global Digital Asset AML Research Report” noting a variety of crypto trends throughout the year. According to the study, cryptocurrency-based capital flight stemming from China was around $11.4 billion...

Institutional and Retail Bitcoin Futures Demand Continues to Climb

12.1.2020
2019 saw significant bitcoin derivatives action from firms like CME Group and Bakkt. This year, demand for CME’s bitcoin futures remains strong and the firm’s options products may be available this week. Additionally, Bakkt’s physically-delivered bitcoin futures have consistently...

Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District

12.1.2020
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually...

Mining Report Highlights China’s ASIC Manufacturing Improvements and Dominance

11.1.2020
During the first month of the new year, the research firm Tokeninsight published its “Mining Industry Annual Research Report,” which covers the competitive bitcoin mining sector. Tokeninsight’s study highlights the fact that BTC’s hashrate increased by 80% in 2019, even...

Blockchain Firm Wyre Releases List of 2019 Achievements & Future Aims

11.1.2020
Wyre is a renowned crypto infrastructure providing platform that allows its wide global customer base to indulge in convenient transactions. The platform offers a revolutionary API solution that renders the investors to convert their fiat money into their favorite cryptocurrencies. With a network...

Fintech Firm With 2m Users Buys Crypto Exchange to Attract Millennials

10.1.2020
Dutch fintech company BUX has bought Amsterdam-based social cryptocurrency exchange Blockport for an undisclosed amount in a bid to spark interest from young European investors. BUX says the move will help address “the investing needs of European millennials.” The fintech firm plans to rename...