Singapore’s central bank has said libra could help make payments cheaper, but warned Facebook needs to provide more information about how it will work. Singapore’s central bank has held discussions with Facebook about its upcoming libra cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reported on June 27. Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, reportedly acknowledged libra’s potential benefits […]
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Bisq had its best week in its history last week, while Localbitcoins volumes continued falling despite the bitcoin bull run. P2P bitcoin (BTC) trading platform Bisq is seeing record trading volumes as users drop Localbitcoins, data from monitoring resource Coin Dance confirmed this week. Bisq, the DEX formerly known as Bitsquare, is a decentralized application […]
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Ground X, the Kakao Corp subsidiary behind the Klaytn blockchain platform, says the companies already using ecosystem are worth a combined $64.8 billion. Ground X, the blockchain arm of South Korean tech giant Kakao, has launched the mainnet of its Klaytn platform, The Korea Herald reported on June 27. It is hoped that the platform, which focuses on decentralized […]
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Altcoins suffer as BTC/USD regresses from highs of $13,800, which now becomes a key level for more gains. Bitcoin (BTC) was heading back towards $12,000 on June 27 as crypto industry businesses report record activity across the board. Data from Coin360 showed the bitcoin price coming off its local highs at $13,800 to circle $12,150 […]
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Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue has suffered a major hack, losing 9.3 million XRP and 2.5 million cardano (ADA) from its hot wallet. Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has suffered a major hack, losing 9.3 million XRP and 2.5 million cardano (ADA) from its hot wallet. The news was revealed in an official statement from the exchange […]
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Bitrefill has brought Bitcoin Lightning services directly to Coinbase exchange accounts before the exchange “could do it themselves.” Bitrefill has made it possible for users of major American crypto exchange and wallet service Coinbase to access its full suite of Lightning Network (LN) services directly from within their native exchange accounts. The news was revealed […]
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Trading reached $16 billion across the platform for the first time as bitcoin passed $13,000. BitMEX, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, saw record volumes across its operations as bitcoin (BTC) hit $13,000. The company reported the figures on Twitter on June 26. On Wednesday, BitMEX, which is the world’s single biggest bitcoin derivatives provider, […]
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Bitcoin premabulls the Winklevoss Twins have seen their fortune soar 120% since January to hit a combined $1.45 billion. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, bitcoin (BTC) bulls and founders of the Gemini crypto exchange, have seen their fortune more than double to hit a combined $1.45 billion following the fresh crypto market surge. Bloomberg reported the […]
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Binance and digital asset Trust company Paxos have partnered to integrate a new fiat deposit gateway on Binance’s flagship trading platform. The biggest crypto exchange by volume Binance and digital asset Trust company Paxos have integrated a new fiat deposit gateway on Binance’s flagship trading platform. According to a press release published on June 26, […]
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Coinbase’s professional offering Coinbase Pro is rolling out support for Chainlink tokens. Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro has added support for Chainlink, according to a blog post on June 26. Coinbase has listed two trading pairs for the token of smart contract platform Chainlink (LINK) on its professional trading platform. LINK will be available to […]
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