The Facebook CEO appeared very keen to address criticism of Libra in advance, in stark contrast to the company’s previous style. Facebook is taking a much more careful approach to Libra than its previous projects, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed. Zuckerberg on Libra: Talking first, rollout second Speaking in an interview with Asia-based news outlet […]
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Following a partnership with Coinbase in February 2019, SoFi is introducing zero-fee crypto trading on its SoFi Invest platform. California-based financial firm SoFi has added zero-fee cryptocurrency trading to its platform SoFi Invest. According to an official announcement on Sept. 25, crypto trading on SoFi Invest joins the list of previously introduced trading of stocks […]
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Coinbase-backed token issuance protocol Securitize completes a new funding round led by the VC arms of Banco Santander, MUFG and Nomura Holdings. Securitize, a Coinbase-backed token issuance protocol, raised $14 million in a funding round led by the venture capital (VC) wings of major commercial banks. The San Francisco-based startup has conducted an extension of […]
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Crypto exchange Bitfinex is relaunching its IEO platform with Kim Dotcom’s Bitcoin-integrated KIM token as the first offering. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the relaunch of its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) platform Tokinex as Bitfinex Token Sales and will offer the token of P2P digital content and monetization blockchain K.IM on October 22. The news […]
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The Blockchain Transparency Institute finds that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest cryptocurrency exchanges in the industry. The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) has released its latest market surveillance report which states that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest cryptocurrency exchanges in the industry. BTI cleans wash trading from exchanges’ volumes On Sept. 19, […]
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Cryptocurrency adoption has gained traction since the invention of Bitcoin 10 years ago. Here’s a look at where you can spend crypto today. Earlier on, when Bitcoin (BTC) arrived on the scene, most cryptocurrency enthusiasts held on to their coins, as there were only so many places they could be spent. Nowadays, the list of […]
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Blockchain platform Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, has announced a new plan for TRON’s proof-of-stake mechanism. Blockchain platform Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, has announced a new plan for TRON’s (TRX) proof-of-stake mechanism. In a series of tweets on Sept. 21, Sun highlighted four key developments in the new plan for TRON’s proof-of-stake mechanism. Specifically, the developments […]
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is looking to add support for Telegram and 16 additional digital assets. San Francisco-based crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has announced the support for Telegram and 16 additional digital assets. Coinbase adds support for 17 digital assets On Sept. 19, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it is considering the […]
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Coinbase vice president Dorothy D. DeWitt will now serve as director of the division of market oversight at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Coinbase’s vice president Dorothy D. DeWitt will now serve as director of the division of market oversight at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The U.S. CFTC Chairman […]
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Ethereum privacy startup Aztec announces the launch of its zero-knowledge SNARKs generation via a cryptographic computation ceremony called Ignition. Ethereum (ETH) privacy startup Aztec announced the launch of its zero-knowledge succinct non-Interactive argument of knowledge (SNARKs) generation via a cryptographic ceremony called Ignition. In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 15 the startup […]
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