Blockstack has received approval from the SEC to run a public token offering via Regulation A+ — a first use of the regulation for a token offering. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given blockchain-based startup Blockstack the go-ahead to run a $28 million public token offering under Regulation A+, according to […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced the expansion of its fiat-enabled trading platform in Singapore. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced the expansion of its fiat-enabled trading platform in Singapore in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 10. Binance Singapore has been first launched in April, but with limited functionalities and only one trading pair. […]
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A large number of Gulf nations are embracing crypto with open arms as Ethereum explores partnership opportunities… While we often get to hear about how cryptocurrency adoption is rapidly gaining ground in the West, a number of countries across the Middle East — such as Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — often […]
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Visa co-led a $40 million funding round in crypto startup Anchorage, marking its second-ever investment in a crypto startup. Global payment giant Visa has recorded its second investment in a crypto project by leading a $40 million funding round of Anchorage startup, according to a Fortune report on July 10. Visa has reportedly led the […]
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The surge in crypto prices in Q2 of 2019 is backed by a respective growth in fundamental indicators… For crypto markets, the second quarter of this year has been the best three-month sequence since the bear turn of early 2018 put a brutal end to the dreams that the explosive growth of coin prices was […]
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Bitmain co-founder and former CEO Wu Jihan launched his crypto-related financial services startup Matrixport today. The former CEO of Bitmain, one of the largest bitcoin (BTC) mining pools globally, has launched a crypto-related financial services startup, according to a Bloomberg report on July 8. Following reports on the initiative in early June, Bitmain co-founder and […]
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A significant number of enterprises have moved from PoCs to fully developed open source projects in blockchain. Blockchain startups have raised $822 million in 279 separate venture capital (VC) deals in H1 2019, according to a report by American venture platform Outlier Ventures released on July 7. According to the research, titled “State of Blockchains […]
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Facebook is reportedly seeking a New York BitLicense to comply with state regulations pertaining to Libra. Social media giant Facebook has applied for a cryptocurrency business license to use its announced virtual currency Libra in New York, according to a report by Reuters on June 28 New York requires a special license for crypto operations […]
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The insurance sector is riddled with inefficiencies — and distributed ledger technology is on a mission to fix them. The business of insurance is enormously complex: The process of evaluating and managing a variety of risks that individuals and organizations face every day inevitably involves coordination of the multiple parties’ efforts and reconciliation of extensive […]
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Major American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase released key findings about awareness and adoption trends related to digital currency in the United States. Major American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase released key findings about awareness and adoption trends related to digital currency in the United States in a blog post published on June 28. Coinbase’s survey that spans the […]
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