World famous historian Niall Ferguson believes that Bitcoin is “an option to digital gold,” and a type of insurance. Niall Ferguson, British economic and financial historian, believes that Bitcoin (BTC) is “an option an digital gold,” as he said in a interview with a blockchain magazine Breaker Mag on Feb. 13. Ferguson, a world famous […]
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U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Accel, citing the stablecoin sector as a positive source of momentum. New York-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by venture capital giant Accel, the company confirmed in a post […]
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The world’s biggest crypto exchanges are launching OTC desks for institutional investors. Institutional investment is increasingly being seen as the future of crypto trading, with both Binance and Bittrex launching their own dedicated over-the-counter (OTC) desks in January. The desk launches come after Morgan Stanley published a bullish report in November, showing a strong pattern of institutional investment […]
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As the Year of the Earth Pig has come, it is time to look back at what happened during the previous year. Happy Chinese New Year! As the Year of the Yellow Mountain Dog has drawn to a close, it is time to look back at what happened. While there was a promising start in […]
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A look into the crypto part of Forbes’ fresh “Fintech 50” list Recently, Forbes published the fresh edition of its “Fintech 50” list, counting the world’s top financial technology firms. Notably, there are just six crypto and blockchain companies featured this year, while the 2018 list contained 11 players from the field. Given that the […]
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Over 5.5 billion USD Coin (USDC) tokens have been transferred on-chain as of Jan. 31, 2019. Over 5.5 billion USD Coin (USDC) tokens have been transferred on-chain as of Jan. 31 2019, according to a report released by the Centre consortium on Feb. 6. The Centre consortium was founded by crypto finance firm Circle and […]
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Chuck Kimble helped to launch the USD-pegged stablecoin USDC at crypto finance company Circle. Chuck Kimble, who helped to launch the USD-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) at crypto finance company Circle, has reportedly joined blockchain firm Celo as head of strategic partnerships. The development was reported on Feb. 6 by Celo’s Medium page. Celo is […]
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Phillip Potter has joined the advisory board of a new stablecoin clearing house project. Phillip Potter, co-founder of Tether (USDT) and former Chief Strategy Officer of affiliate crypto exchange Bitfinex, has joined the advisory board of a new stablecoin clearing house project, Stablehouse.io. The news was shared with Cointelegraph in a press release on Feb. […]
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Huobi.com is launching fiat-crypto trading services, with initial support for three USD-crypto trading pairs. Huobi.com, the United States-based partner of Singapore-headquartered crypto exchange Huobi, is launching fiat-crypto trading services, with initial support for three USD-crypto trading pairs. The development was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 5. Huobi.com is operated by […]
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The Forbes “Fintech 50” list for 2019 of top fintech firms features little over half as many blockchain companies as before. The Forbes 2019 “Fintech 50” list of the world’s top financial technology firms published on Feb. 4 features six blockchain companies, little more than half the amount listed in the 2018 edition. Released in […]
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