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Report: Circulation of Facebook’s Crypto Could Face Demographic Challenges

May 28, 2019cashtechnews

Facebook’s payment-focused cryptocurrency Globalcoin could face demographic challenges, according to recent research by crypto analysis firm Diar. Facebook’s payment-focused cryptocurrency Globalcoin will face demographic challenges, according to recent research by cryptocurrency analysis firm Diar published on May 28. Facebook’s native cryptocurrency — which will purportedly seek to disrupt or bypass banking networks in order to […]

Bitcoin Hits All-Time High Versus Argentine Peso Amid Presidential Election Risks

May 27, 2019cashtechnews

The bitcoin price soared to as high as 394,000 Argentine pesos as major investors worry that a populist former president could return to a position of power. The biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), has hit an all-time high versus the Argentine peso amid the ongoing decline of the currency, Financial Times (FT) reports on May 27. […]

Crypto-Italy: Institutions, Politics, Business and Society

May 26, 2019cashtechnews

Italy is for the European elections. Blockchain is on the agenda for politics and institutions, and relevant novelties lay ahead. Between May 23 and 26, 2019, the European Union’s citizens are renewing their continental parliament. Among the countries that will participate in the poles is Italy (voting on May 26) — one of the founding […]

Ryan Kavanaugh’s Media Firm Secures $100 Million Investment for Crypto Project

May 23, 2019cashtechnews

Film producer Ryan Kavanaugh’s media firm Proxima Media has reportedly earmarked a $100 million investment for a cryptocurrency project. United States-based film producer Ryan Kavanaugh’s Proxima Media has unveiled a $100 million investment for a cryptocurrency-based film funding tool, entertainment industry news outlet TheWrap reported on May 23. Per the report, Proxima Media — which […]

Blockchain Firm Raises $4 Million From Draper’s VC Fund to Provide Uncensorable Domains

May 23, 2019cashtechnews

Following a Boost VC-led $730,000 seed round in 2018, Unstoppable Domains now raised $4 million to decentralize websites. San Francisco-based blockchain domains firm Unstoppable Domains has secured $4 million in a funding round backed by venture capitalist Tim Draper, co-founder Brad Kam told Cointelegraph in an email on May 23. Following a $730,000 seed round […]

Study: Bitcoin Derivatives Exchanges Register Record Trading Volumes

May 21, 2019cashtechnews

According to Diar’s recent report, institutional traders have registered record high volumes on bitcoin derivatives exchanges. Cryptocurrency research firm Diar has indicated that institutional traders recently registered record high volumes on bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchanges in a report published on May 21. Per the report, bitcoin derivatives trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hit […]

Report: Coinbase Negotiates Acquisition of Xapo’s Bitcoin Custody Business

May 16, 2019cashtechnews

Coinbase is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of the bitcoin custody business of cryptocurrency wallet provider Xapo for $50 million in cash. American major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of the bitcoin (BTC) custody business of cryptocurrency wallet provider Xapo, technology-focused media outlet the Block reported on May 16. Sources familiar with the […]

Grayscale Reports Vast Majority of Investments in Q1 2019 Were in Bitcoin Trust

May 13, 2019cashtechnews

New York-based crypto asset manager Grayscale reported a 42% growth in its product inflows in Q1 2019 over the previous quarter. American digital asset manager Grayscale Investments reported a 42% growth in its product inflows in Q1 2019 over the previous quarter, the firm announced in a new financial report on May 13. Grayscale was […]

Coinbase-Backed Stablecoin Startup Reserve to Launch ‘Venmo Style App’ in Venezuela

May 12, 2019cashtechnews

Stablecoin project Reserve announced that it will launch a Venmo-like payments app in Venezuela and Angola. Stablecoin project Reserve announced that it will launch a crypto-fiat payments app in Venezuela and Angola in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 12. In the same announcement, the firm revealed that it is listing its separate […]

Morgan Creek-Backed DLT Equity Loan Platform Figure Secures $1 Billion Financing Facility

May 10, 2019cashtechnews

Founded by the former SoFi CEO, Figure completed a $1 billion “uncommitted” financing facility via blockchain with Jefferies and WSFS. Morgan Creek-backed blockchain equity loan platform Figure has completed a $1 billion “uncommitted” financing facility via blockchain, the firm announced in a press release on May 9. Custodied on Figure’s blockchain platform Provenance.io, the new […]

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Bitcoin Hits All-Time High Versus Argentine Peso Amid Presidential Election Risks

Crypto-Italy: Institutions, Politics, Business and Society

Ryan Kavanaugh’s Media Firm Secures $100 Million Investment for Crypto Project

Blockchain Firm Raises $4 Million From Draper’s VC Fund to Provide Uncensorable Domains

Study: Bitcoin Derivatives Exchanges Register Record Trading Volumes

Report: Coinbase Negotiates Acquisition of Xapo’s Bitcoin Custody Business

Grayscale Reports Vast Majority of Investments in Q1 2019 Were in Bitcoin Trust

Coinbase-Backed Stablecoin Startup Reserve to Launch ‘Venmo Style App’ in Venezuela

Morgan Creek-Backed DLT Equity Loan Platform Figure Secures $1 Billion Financing Facility

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