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Bitfinex has launched an Ethereum-based hybrid cryptocurrency exchange called Ethfinex Trustless to give traders more security, privacy and control of their funds, marking the foundation of what the exchange hopes will be a completely decentralized trading model. The platform utilizes Ethfinex, which links centralized and off-chain orders books to gives users full control of their
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As an engineer at SpaceX, Joshua Greenwald was charged with spearheading automation and propulsion on the aerospace startup’s Moonraker project. Now, he is directing his efforts toward a radically different industry, albeit one that also has lunar ambitions. Greenwald, who spent more than a decade as a trader prior to his stint at SpaceX, has
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Make sure you check out our previous edition here, now let’s go over what happened in crypto this week. Also, make sure you subscribe for this week’s edition of The CCN Podcast on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Price Watch: Bitcoin is up 5.46% this week to $ 6,500 after a somewhat tumultuous week. On Monday, we reported that despite Bitcoin’s
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Cyprus’s Security and Exchange Commission is exploring options to take advantage of financial innovation while maintaining regulatory oversight over a dynamic, and ever-changing, blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.
Due to its strategic location, Cyprus has long been a unique financial hub for Europe. Over the past few years, the Mediterranean nation has rapidly become a hotspot for cutting-edge technologies.
This has led a number of blockchain startups keen to set up shop on the island.
Now, both the University of Nicosia and the Cyprus International Institute of Management host world-class seminars and lectures on topics related to digital currency and blockchain technology.
Today, Medici Ventures announced that its portfolio company Bitsy.com has launched the limited beta edition of a high-tech digital wallet service that aims to develop a simple, secure, and convenient bridge between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies.
The wallet’s initial beta release will support Bitcoin (BTC) transactions, with more coins to follow soon. Unlike other wallet providers which only use derivative claims on coins owned by the provider, Bitsy users hold the actual physical Bitcoins via private key ownership. They retain complete control over their funds, including the ability to transfer and spend. Biometric security measures like fingerprint scanning and facial recognition will help protect against hacks and lost passwords. In case a wallet is lost or destroyed, Bitsy’s key recovery system will offer a unique way to recover funds, a patent-pending mechanism to regenerate private keys in dire situations.
Voyager, the cryptocurrency trading platform created by Uber’s first CTO and a former E*Trade executive, has launched a new brokerage division designed specifically for institutional investors. Dubbed Voyager Institutional, the brokerage aims to deliver a “best-in-class crypto trading solution” to large firms seeking to trade cryptocurrencies, a group that among others includes hedge funds, buy-side
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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Spotware has announced the launch of an “out-of-the-box” cryptocurrency exchange platform, Huobi has announced that it’s Autonomous Digital Asset Exchange will be rebranded to “Huobi Next” before merging with Huobi Global, and Liechtenstein’s financial regulator will hold off on introducing legislation governing the operations of crypto-to-crypto virtual currency exchange Eterbase.
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Earlier this month, Spotware, a Cyprus-based company that offers “out-of-the-box” trading platforms for brokers, announced the launch of “Cxchange” – an out-of-the-box cryptocurrency exchange platform that “allows anyone to start a crypto exchange.”
Over the last few weeks, there has been a decline in the price of bitcoin compared to the previous year’s meteoric heights. This has not stopped industry officials from launching a charm offensive targeting federal lawmakers and regulators, per a Washington Post report. Several high-profile cryptocurrency companies and tech veterans in the nation are forming an
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Fully decentralized peer-to-peer crypto exchange Bisq has launched a mobile notification app for both Android and iOS systems. The platform saw record growth last month and is holding a market kickstart event as a way to boost liquidity.
Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals
Bisq, a fully decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange that allows users to trade fiats against cryptocurrencies, has launched a mobile notification app for both Android and iOS systems.
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, announced Monday that it has launched the Gemini dollar (GUSD), a new stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. We are excited to announce our launch of the Gemini dollar (GUSD), the world's first regulated stablecoin! For more information, please visit our blogpost on @Medium https://t.co/O9jljzSljj — Gemini (@GeminiDotCom) September 10, […]
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First Block Capital Inc., a Canadian cryptocurrency and blockchain investment company, has announced that its bitcoin trust, FBC Bitcoin Trust, has achieved mutual fund status in Canada, allowing investors to place funds in registered accounts such as a Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) or Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). The trust is available on NEO
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If you can’t beat them join them. For one digital remittances solutions provider, this held true. TransferGo announced on September 5 that it had launched a blockchain-based real-time transfer system that’s powered by Ripple. The company revealed that it had settled on Ripple’s network due to its speed of execution and its low costs, dubbing it as the best replacement for SWIFT. TransferGo will focus on the large Europe to India corridor, making Ripple an even better choice as it’s rate of adoption in India is quite high. The announcement comes at a time when most cryptos, Ripple’s XRP included, wiped out billions of dollars in hours.
Japanese internet giant GMO has launched a live crypto trading platform via its subsidiary GMO Coin. This is the company’s third crypto exchange and trading service. Meanwhile, the group has established more mining facilities and has mined almost 3,000 BTC and over 660 BCH so far.
Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals
GMO Coin, the crypto subsidiary of Japanese internet giant GMO, announced Wednesday, September 5, the launch a live trading platform.
Google recently launched a new search engine that aids journalists, policymakers, scientists and other users by granting access to datasets needed for research. The Dataset Search platform sifts through digital libraries, various publishers and author’s personal websites, among other places, to display open data repositories. The search engine relies on publishers to label their data […]
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Grayscale Investments, a crypto-focused investment fund, revealed today that it has launched a $ 6.3 million investment product for the popular privacy coin Horizen (ZEN), which recently rebranded from ZenCash. ANNOUNCEMENT: We are excited to share the launch of Zen Investment Trust! Zen is the 9th addition to Grayscale, which offers single-asset trusts for $ BTC $ BCH […]
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Payments platform TransferGo has launched a real-time payments corridor to India, the world’s biggest remittance receiver, using Ripple’s blockchain technology. In a press release, the payments provider announced the launch of ‘TransferGo NOW’, a service which it says is available for customers “from anywhere in Europe” to “make instant money transfers to India” using San
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Multinational technology company IBM has launched a blockchain-based financial solution to upend the existing status quo regarding remittances and global payments. This proposed solution, called IBM Blockchain World Wire, is set to adopt the Stellar (XLM) blockchain alongside other digital assets to allow instant money transfers of a guaranteed amount. Stellar describes itself as a “financial rail that […]
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Computing giant IBM has launched a blockchain-based financial solution that it says has the potential to completely upend the existing status quo in global payments and remittances. The new solution called ‘IBM Blockchain World Wire‘ combines the Stellar blockchain with digital assets to make instant money transfers possible of a guaranteed value possible. In July, CCN
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German capital markets giant Deutsche Börse has created a dedicated ‘DLT, Crypto Assets and New Market Structures’ department for exploring the application of blockchain technology. Deutsche Börse has been exploring different applications of the blockchain for a while, the firm said in a press release. The German-based exchange had co-operated with international central securities depositories on how to use
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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, DDM Bitcoin has launched biometric authentication for Android users of its app, Fxcoin has hired former Deutsche Bank AG employee, Yasuo Matsuda, as a senior strategist, and Ironfx has estimated the company’s upcoming virtual currency exchange will launch during the fourth quarter of 2018.
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DMM Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency exchange operated by Japanese e-commerce and entertainment conglomerate, DMM Group, has launched biometric authentication for Android users of the company’s app.
