Bitfury has released details of a major funding round with participation from various European and Asian investors. Bitcoin mining infrastructure provider Bitfury has raised $80 million in a closed funding round, the company revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 6. The round, which comes weeks after rumors Bitfury was considering an IPO, […]
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Audit and consulting firm Deloitte and Attest Inc. will develop a blockchain-based digital identity solution to assist its government clients. “Big Four” accounting firm Deloitte has partnered with identity management company Attest Inc. to develop a blockchain-based digital identity system, according to a press release published Nov. 5. Chicago-based Attest is an identity management company […]
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BancorX DApp lets users convert between different blockchain tokens without an exchange or order matching. Decentralized liquidity network Bancor announced it had completed its partnership with EOS to provide cross-blockchain token swaps in a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 5. Originally announced in September, Bancor has now expanded to the EOS blockchain, using its […]
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This week in crypto, T.I. is sued for allegedly pumping and dumping a token, and Charlie Shrem is sued for alleged theft of 5,000 BTC. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, […]
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Blockchain adoption in the field of precious metals. This week, two major news within the precious metals industry broke. First, the world’s largest diamond company, Russia’s Alrosa, joined a blockchain project aimed at increasing transparency. Secondly, the world’s largest bank, JPMorgan, reportedly started to use its blockchain to tokenize gold. Indeed, blockchain has been pioneering […]
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AlphaPoint announced has hired a former senior executive at the CBOE to lead its trading and exchange business. White label digital asset exchange platform AlphaPoint announced it had hired a former senior executive at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) to lead its trading and exchange business in a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. […]
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Dapper Labs, developer of popular blockchain app CryptoKitties, has received $15 million in another financing round. Dapper Labs, developer of the world’s most used blockchain app CryptoKitties, has received $15 million in another financing round, global news agency PR Newswire reported on Nov. 1. The new funding will help the Canada-founded Dapper Labs to expand […]
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Major independent financial consulting company deVere Group has launched a suite of new Digital Asset Funds. Major independent financial consulting company deVere Group has launched a suite of new Digital Asset Funds targeting “experienced investors,” according to a deVere press release published Nov. 1. According to the company’s website, deVere has more than $10 billion […]
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The IOTA Foundation has announced the integration of its native IOTA tokens with Ledgers’ hardware cryptocurrency wallets. The Germany-based IOTA Foundation will integrate IOTA tokens with Ledger’s hardware cryptocurrency wallets, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 2. The IOTA Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the development and standardization of distributed […]
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Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has been granted a virtual currency license from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has been granted a virtual currency license, or ‘Bitlicense,’ from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to a press release published Nov. 1. The regulator has […]
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