Following closures of its PAC and Chicago office, Coinbase says its shifting focus to serve institutional investors. America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, is shifting its focus to serve the needs of a growing interest in crypto by institutional investors. This is the narrative coming from the company after some changes in the last 10 days. […]
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The recent indictment of two individuals on multiple counts reveals an apparent connection to two crypto exchange scandals. The April 30 indictment of two individuals on multiple counts — including bank fraud and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business — reveals an apparent connection to the shadow banking services that were used in two recent […]
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Austin Transportation partnered with nonprofit Iota Foundation to develop a more interoperable transportation ecosystem. The government transportation department in the city of Austin, Texas partnered with nonprofit Iota Foundation to develop a more interoperable transportation ecosystem. The Austin Transportation Twitter account reported on the partnership on April 25. The tweet contained a link to an […]
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American digital asset manager Grayscale Investments introduced its pro-bitcoin advertising initiative “Drop Gold.” New York-based digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has introduced its pro-bitcoin (BTC) advertising initiative “Drop Gold” in a press release on May 1. The Drop Gold campaign is based on the emergence of bitcoin as an alternative to gold investments. In particular, […]
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Following controversy about fake volumes on CoinMarketCap, the service will require exchanges to provide mandatory API data. Crypto market cap tracker CoinMarketCap (CMC) will remove exchanges from its calculations if they fail to provide mandatory data by June, the firm wrote in its sixth anniversary blog post on May 1. CoinMarketCap, a major source of […]
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Five Canadian banks will employ a blockchain-based user identification system developed by tech startup SecureKey Technologies. Five Canadian banks will be employing a blockchain-based user identification system developed by tech startup SecureKey Technologies, Bloomberg reports on May 1. Per the report, the Verified.Me digital identity system is now available to clients of the Royal Bank […]
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Over the past three years, the Dutch central bank faced a number of issues in applying blockchain in payments. The Netherlands’ central bank will continue to experiment with blockchain, but its to-date findings are “not that positive,” according to the bank’s director of payments. Finance publication The Banker reported on the comments on May 1. […]
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The plans significantly overtake pledged funding from the incumbent government, which has shown itself to be skeptical of the technology. Australia’s main opposition party would inject $3 million AUD ($2.1 million) into blockchain technology should it win next month’s federal election, tech news magazine ZDNet reported on May 1. Under plans previously outlined as part […]
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On-chain transaction volumes set a 14-month high in April, while Q2 2019 looks set to buck a longer downward trend. On-chain transactions on the bitcoin (BTC) network hit fresh highs not seen since 2017 in April, industry newsletter Diar noted on April 30, quoting blockchain data provider TokenAnalyst. Continuing a trend that had already started […]
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The hardware manufacturer beat Wall Street expectations on adjusted earnings, as executives remain upbeat about the coming quarter. United States transnational IT firm Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) over delivered on Wall Street expectations for earnings, the company confirmed in a press release on April 30. AMD, which had previously seen volatility in its performance amid […]
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