Ripple has hired Google’s leading developer as vice president of products to lead RippleNet, the company’s global payments network. Ripple has recently hired a former senior developer at Google’s new wireless messaging service as vice president of products, Reuters reports Friday, Oct. 26. The U.S. tech company that backs the third top cryptocurrency by market […]
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In the first of a three-part series, CT looks back at Chinese authorities’ attempts to make the People’s Republic impregnable to the crypto phenomenon, and the industry response. Take a quick look at CnLedger, a Twitter-based Chinese crypto news information source, and a tweet pinned at the top of its profile might come as something […]
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The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine has initiated a “state policy” for the classification and legalization of crypto-related activities. The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine has initiated a “state policy” for the classification and legalization of crypto-related activities, Ukrainian state information and news agency Ukrinform reported Oct. 26. The Ministry […]
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Calm continues to reign over cryptocurrency markets despite Bitcoin futures settlement deadlines coming and going. Bitcoin futures may have expired, but even that failed to produce volatility in cryptocurrency as markets remained flat Saturday, Oct. 27. Market visualization from Coin360 Data from CoinMarketCap and Coin360 confirm that the end of the trading week – and […]
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Coinbase has confirmed it has made lay-offs among several departments but did not comment on the rumored numbers involved. U.S. cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has cut “at least” fifteen staff after hiring 250 this year, Yahoo Finance quotes unidentified sources as saying Friday, Oct. 26. In a curious U-turn following a year of […]
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Rostin Behnam called for an “open mind” on disruptive tech regulation like blockchain. A new commissioner at U.S. regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) repeated called for handling fintech – including blockchain and cryptocurrency – with an “open mind” in a speech Thursday, Oct. 25. Speaking at the 2018 […]
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Top crypto exchange OKEx will delist almost 60 trading pairs that reportedly have weak liquidity and trading volumes. Major Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx will delist over 50 trading pairs with weak performance, according to an announcement published Oct. 25. As per the announcement, at 6:00 am Oct. 31, 2018 CET, the exchange will halt […]
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The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has warned the public about investing in nine unapproved digital tokens and ICOs. The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning about investing in nine digital tokens and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), which have not been accredited by the regulator, news outlet Bangkok Post reported Oct. […]
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The CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has announced the launch of a blockchain donation platform during a recent U.N. conference. The Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF), a social project of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has introduced its blockchain-powered donation platform, Binance Blog revealed Friday, Oct. 26. The donation project was announced […]
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The Cypriot government has signed an MoU with blockchain startup VeChain through its national investment partner Invest Cyprus for developing the blockchain industry in the country. Singapore-based blockchain platform VeChain Foundation, U.S. blockchain startup CREAM, and the national investment partner of the Republic of Cyprus, Invest Cyprus, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), per […]
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