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The Country With Europe’s Highest Interest Rate Has Cut It 5 Times This Year
14.12.2019
Around half of European countries, over 20, now have 0% interest rates and a few are already in negative territory. Ukraine, which has the highest benchmark interest rate on the continent, has just reduced it again, for the fifth time this year. The race between central banks to cut rates, when...
Mainstream Investment Vehicles Tied to Cryptocurrencies Grow Exponentially
13.12.2019
These days bitcoin and a variety of other digital assets are now being traded as funds and traditional equity holdings. The landscape of crypto investment vehicles has changed significantly as institutional and retail investors don’t need direct exposure to cryptocurrencies in order to invest...
Japanese Financial Giant SBI Holdings Considers Paying Dividends in XRP
6.12.2019
SBI Holdings is considering an opt-in program that would distribute shareholder dividends in XRP
MUFG Teaming up With Indeed.com Owner to Launch Digital Currency for Payments: Report
4.12.2019
Japan's MUFG Bank and Recruit Holdings are reportedly launching a digital currency as part of a new payments venture
Attorney Fees Stack up as Craig Wright Fights Court Order
28.11.2019
During the last week, court documents stemming from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit show that the Kleiman estate is now pursuing roughly $658,581 for attorney fees and expenses. Additionally, self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright has filed a motion to fight the sanctions imposed on half...
Bitkub Capital Group Holdings Plead SEC to Restrict Entry of Foreign Firms
26.11.2019
The honorable co-founder and chief executive of Bitkub Capital Group Holdings, Jirayut Srupsrisopa, has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to put a barrier on the entry of influential foreign business operators into the industry in order to safeguard the flourishment of local...
Cypherpunk Holdings Acquires 4.5% Stake in Firm Behind Privacy-Centric Wasabi Wallet
22.11.2019
Cypherpunk Holdings has completed an equity investment worth $337,500 in zkSnacks, the firm behind the privacy-focused crypto wallet Wasabi
Maker of Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Valued at $7.5M in First Equity Round
21.11.2019
The privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, launched by zkSNACKs in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian fund
Fidelity Digital Assets Gets NY Trust Charter to Custody Bitcoin for Institutions
19.11.2019
The New York Department of Financial Services has granted Fidelity Digital Assets Services (FDAS) a charter to operate as a limited liability trust company to custody digital currencies and execute crypto trading
Bakkt, Fidelity Will Store Galaxy Digital’s New Bitcoin Fund Holdings
19.11.2019
Galaxy Digital is tapping Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets to store the bitcoin for its two new funds
ASX-Listed DigitalX Seeds New Fund With Half Its Bitcoin Holdings
13.11.2019
The first ever cryptocurrency firm to be listed on a major stock exchange has launched a new bitcoin fund
SBI Holdings Teams Up With Fukushima Bank Through Capital and Business Alliance
11.11.2019
Japan-based banking giant SBI Holdings has entered into a Capital and Business Alliance with another leading banking entity, the Fukushima Banks, Ltd. to lubricate its regional revitalization initiative. The strategic partnership news was broadcasted on November 11, 2019. According to the latest...
Casa Is Helping Bitcoin Investors Pass on Their Holdings When They Die
22.10.2019
The bitcoin custody provider has launched a new service to help holders ensure their assets are passed to loved ones in the event of their death
Another Blow to Libra Association as Booking Holdings Decides to Pull the Plug
15.10.2019
With major companies deciding to opt-out of the much anticipated Libra project, the road ahead for Facebook Inc seems to be an extremely tough one. The latest firm to back out of the Libra Association is Booking Holdings, a Norwalk-based eminent American firm operating several notable travel...
Booking Holdings Leaves Facebook’s Libra Association
14.10.2019
Leading online travel company Booking Holdings has left the Libra Association
Japanese Messenger Line, Nomura Holdings Form Blockchain Alliance
5.10.2019
Line and financial giant Nomura Holdings sign final agreement to create blockchain alliance
Coinbase to Pay Users 1.25% Interest on USDC Stablecoin Holdings
2.10.2019
Starting today, Coinbase users get 1.25% returns on their USDC holdings
Rebranded TrueDigital Partners for ‘Imminent’ Launch of Bitcoin Derivatives
13.9.2019
Tassat, formerly trueDigital, has teamed up with AlgoTrader to provide institutional traders access to its soon-to-launch bitcoin swaps contracts
Japan: Bitcoin Surpasses XRP in Yen-Denominated Crypto Holdings
10.9.2019
The value of yen-denominated Bitcoin holdings soars above XRP on Japanese exchanges, in reversal of late 2018 trend
Elliptic Bags a Funding of $23m, Round Led by Japan’s SBI Holdings
4.9.2019
Elliptic, the dealers in Blockchain Analytics tools recently announced raising $23m funds in a round by Japan’s Holdings in SBI. The move is aimed at expanding the reach of the start-up, across Asia. SBI is the independently operating entity of SoftBank and previously had been in...