Crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital leads a $5 million strategic seed round of decentralized derivatives protocol Vega. Pantera Capital has led a $5 million strategic seed round of decentralized derivatives protocol Vega. According to the announcement published on Oct. 3, the round included participants such as Ripple’s investment arm Xpring, Hashed, NGC Ventures, gumi Cryptos […]
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Telegram has confirmed an October launch date for its long-awaited TON network with corresponding Gram tokens. Encrypted messaging service Telegram will launch its long-awaited Telegram Open Network (TON) in late October. In an Oct. 2 message in the official TON Board on Telegram, the firm states that original investors were informed that the blockchain network […]
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The credit rating arm of financial services firm Morningstar is developing a blockchain platform for debt securities. The credit rating arm of financial services giant Morningstar is developing a blockchain platform for the $117 trillion debt securities industry. Morningstar Credit Ratings is building an evaluation system for debt securities issued as tokens on a blockchain, […]
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Stablecoins backed by precious metals — here’s how to choose which one to invest in and why they are stable. Cryptocurrencies are constantly subject to exchange rate fluctuations and are characterized by high price volatility. For making crypto money more useful and more stable, a special type was created: stablecoins. Related: Stablecoins, Explained Stablecoin is […]
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Web monetization platform Coil now supports XRP payments in real-time thanks to a partnership with payment gateway and XRP Ledger wallet provider GateHub. Web monetization platform Coil now supports XRP payments in real-time thanks to a partnership with payment gateway and XRP Ledger wallet provider GateHub. An official press release published on Oct. 1 noted […]
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Blockchain and cryptocurrency investment firm Multicoin Capital hires a former Google product manager as one of its new investment Principals. Blockchain and cryptocurrency investment firm Multicoin Capital hired a former Google product manager as one of its new investment Principals. In a blog post published on Oct. 1, managing partner Kyle Samani said that Tony […]
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Bitcoin moves steadily further from the $8,000 price mark, while other crypto assets are experiencing moderate gains and losses. Tuesday, Oct. 1 — After signs of recovery in recent days, the leading crypto Bitcoin (BTC) has maintained its price above the $8,000 mark. However the top-20 coins chart on Coin360 is showing mixed signals today, […]
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Ethereum-compatible elastic blockchain network, the SKALE Network, completed a $17.1 million funding round for mainnet launch. The Skale Network, decentralized Ethereum-compatible network, has completed a $17.1 million funding round for mainnet launch. Solid global backing Backed by the Liechtenstein’s Node Foundation and United States-based Skale Labs, the network now has over 40 investors in the […]
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Global wash trading on crypto markets was down by over 35% in September, according to the latest surveillance report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute. Global wash trading on cryptocurrency markets was down by over 35% in September, according to the latest surveillance report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI). Kraken, Poloniex, Coinbase and Upbit are […]
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Sequoia-backed startup Band Protocol launches its fully decentralized BTC binary options app BitSwing on Ethereum’s mainnet. Decentralized data governance startup Band Protocol launched its fully decentralized binary options trading app BitSwing on Ethereum’s (ETH) mainnet. Band Protocol — which closed a $3 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital India this February — announced the […]
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