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‘Amazon of Japan’ Rakuten Launches Crypto Exchange Service
20.8.2019
Rakuten, the “Amazon of Japan,” announced the launch of its new crypto exchange platform Monday, August 19, offering spot trading of crypto assets via a dedicated smartphone app. The e-commerce giant has been crypto-friendly for a while now, experimenting and investing in crypto payment...
Japanese Giant Rakuten Enters Crypto Trading Business
19.8.2019
A screenshot of the app. In another victory for the crypto side of Japan, Rakuten Wallet, a cryptocurrency exchange and a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten, announced today the launch of a spot trading service for crypto assets.
The Rakuten Wallet app is available for Android...
Banking Giant Santander to Bring Ripple-Powered App to Latin America
19.8.2019
After launching its app for international payments, One Pay FX, which uses Ripple’s xCurrent solution, Spanish multinational banking giant Santander Group is expanding this service to other countries.
The company is reportedly working on several things at the moment, which would make international...
TRON Backed WINk Obtains Gaming Curacao License Validation; Justin Sun Says ‘Giant Leap’
16.8.2019
Blockchain-based gaming network WINk, backed by TRON Foundation, has obtained Gaming Curacao License, the company has informed. While this might just be a small step, it could prove to be a revolutionary step for the digital blockchain gaming industry. Founder and CEO of TRON, and WINk promoter...
Chainlink Price Analysis: Chainlink Takes Giant Leaps to Establish Its Strong Ground in Crypto World
16.8.2019
Chainlink to be deployed by Morpheus Labs on its BPaaS platform Chainlink may record bullish trends in the next few days This is a good time to target Chainlink (LINK) token for long term investments. The firm is taking huge steps to invest in the development of this coin and the platform and...
Samsung Adds Bitcoin Support to Its Blockchain Keystore
15.8.2019
On August 13, Samsung, the South Korean multinational conglomerate, published the company’s new Blockchain Keystore SDK for developers and the latest release supports Bitcoin Core (BTC). The version follows Samsung’s previous Keystore release which only supported ETH and the ERC20...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Raises Its Holding in E-commerce Giant Amazon
15.8.2019
As everyone knows, Warren Buffett is the world’s greatest investors, having created tens of billions of dollars in wealth through his investments over the past several decades. Hence, when he discloses about the investments made by his company Berkshire Hathaway, then it is big news. Additionally...
NEO Price Analysis: NEO Takes Giant Strides With New Partnerships And Wallet Listings
12.8.2019
NEO’s recent partnership with Techfund may lead to mass adoption of the token NEO moves between $10 and $11 in the last 2 days NEO token has been performing well since the onset of 2019, and it has inked many strategic partnerships recently to keep the token accessible. It may also lead to mass...
Korean Internet Giant Kakao Teases Its Crypto Wallet for 50M Users
12.8.2019
South Korean internet giant Kakao Corp has launched a teaser page for its forthcoming cryptocurrency wallet, Klip
Retail Giant Overstock Reports Losses, Says Blockchain Business Strong
9.8.2019
Overstock has stated that its blockchain subsidiary firm, tZERO, is progressing as planned, with a focus on six key areas — notably security tokens
Insurance Giant Allianz Is Working on a Token-Based Blockchain Ecosystem
9.8.2019
Allianz is working on a token-based blockchain system, expecting it to streamline international insurance payments for its corporate customers
FedEx Terminates Its Ground Delivery Business with Online Retail Giant Amazon
8.8.2019
When Amazon started more than two decades ago as an online bookseller, nobody quite thought that the company was going to become an e-commerce behemoth. Over the years, it has gone into a slew of new businesses and managed to make it a success. In the meantime, it has also been figuring out ways...
Banks Stopped Walmart Bank – Now the Retail Giant Hits Back With Crypto
2.8.2019
On August 1, it was discovered that the giant retail corporation Walmart has patented plans for a stablecoin that’s backed by U.S. dollars. If released into the wild, the USD-based cryptocurrency would be issued to select Walmart retailers and partners while the patent’s description...
Giant Backed Terra's Strategy Works, Says Stablecoin Co-Founder
1.8.2019
The goal of Terra, a South Korea-based stablecoin project aimed at mass adoption, is to become the largest payments network in Asia in the next three years, Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terra, told Cryptonews.com.
To accomplish its goal, Terra, which is backed by South Korea’s internet giant Kakao...
Giant European Retailer Phone House To Accept Crypto Payments Via UTRUST
27.7.2019
Crypto adoption in Europe is all set to receive a major push, as the giant technology retailer Phone House will accept crypto payments via UTRUST payment gateway. This crypto payments using the USTRUST platform will begin from August 14. Announcement ???? the second mainstream merchant joining...
E-Commerce Giant, Newegg, Expands BTC Payment to 73 More Countries
24.7.2019
Source: Instagram, Newegg
Major U.S.-based online retailer Newegg said it will start accepting bitcoin in 73 additional of its country-specific stores.
Given that Newegg provides its services in 81 countries, with plans to add more according to their website, today’s announcement means that “Newegg...
Deutsche Bank Collapse Could Crash Global Financial Markets
21.7.2019
German financial services giant Deutsche Bank AG is one of the largest and most important economic institutions in the world. Mainly due to self-imposed scandals, the bank is now having to taking drastic measures to stay afloat. Investors everywhere should note that if such a critical piece of...
Accounting Giant KPMG Partners With Microsoft, R3 For Telecom Blockchain
21.7.2019
The blockchain industry has witnessed the arrival of several traditional giants, which has taken the technology from the realm of skepticism to the flow of mainstream adoption. One such traditional entrant is the global accounting behemoth KPMG, which has entered in partnership with global...
Stellar Price Analysis: Stellar Takes Giant Strides to Encourage XLM Mass Adoption and Lead to a Potential Price Rise
19.7.2019
StellarX mobile wallet is now available for iOS also Stellar becomes a new collateral option for NEXO’s instant credit lines All is well that ends well, and that has come true for the Stellar token. After sluggish weeklong trends, Stellar is wrapping up the week on a comparatively high note with...
German Giant Siemens Explores Carsharing on Blockchain
16.7.2019
German tech giant, Siemens, is reportedly looking into ways to utilize blockchain to use for a number of use cases, such as improving manufacturing, mobility, supply chain, and carsharing, among other areas.
Currently, the company is at the point where they have finished testing and explorations...