In less than a week, Facebook-led Libra Association has lost , while Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe are also rethinking about their participation amid more scrutiny from…
Posts published in October 2019
Bitstamp Taps BitGo’s Custody Expertise to Secure Digital Assets
Bitstamp, one of the largest crypto platforms in Europe, has added blockchain as a custody provider to help securely store their digital assets. In working…
Veritaseum, SEC Discuss Possible Settlement on VERI ICO
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in talks with Veritaseum CEO Reginald Middleton over a potential settlement of the case alleging that their…
IRS Updates Guidance on Crypto Airdrops/Hard Fork Taxation
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today issued toward cryptocurrency taxation which provide more clarification in regard to the way these virtual assets are taxed…
Gaitame Volumes Fall 42% in September From August Highs
After a welcome uptick in , Gaitame, a Japanese foreign exchange (forex) broker, has published its volumes for the month of September, which have not…
ACINQ Raises $8 Million to Improve Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
ACINQ, a blockchain startup contributing to lightning network, on Wednesday announced the after raising $8 million. The round was led by Idinvest Partners and participated…
UNICEF Launches Crypto Fund, Backed by Ethereum Foundation
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, has launched a to support open source technology for children around the world, the organization announced on Wednesday. The…
VIPTRADE Becomes Latest Trading Provider to Adopt MetaTrader 5
MetaQuotes, the company responsible for creating the MetaTrader 4 and 5 platforms, announced this Wednesday that another trading provider has adopted the latest version of…
Ripple to Offer Remittance Services to Finastra Customers
has partnered with Finastra, a London-based fintech company, to allow users to send cross-border payments using its blockchain solution. Per the agreement, Ripple will offer…
Binance Launches P2P Crypto Trading Against Chinese Yuan
Crypto exchange Binance on Wednesday has announced the launch of peer-to-peer (P2P) trading for Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether against the Chinese yuan (CNY). The exchange…