October 24, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Binance Uganda goes live

Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched Binance Uganda, thus stepping in the oldest continent in the world. Africa has long been discussed as one of the "yet-to-be-explored" crypto heavens. Now, Binance is taking the cryptocurrency game in Africa to the next level by focusing on fiat to cryptocurrency trading services for…

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china
October 23, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

China with its first blockchain-related regulations

The blockchain and cryptocurrency market are constantly facing regulatory backlash from around the world. The SEC in the US has just launched a special fintech office to better understand, and eventually, help regulate the ever growing market. Now, China has stepped up and has proposed certain blockchain-related regulations that may help the rest of the…

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October 23, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Coinbase adds its first Stablecoin

Coinbase has just added its first stablecoin for its customers to "enjoy". According to the blog post that the company posted, the new coin will be none other but Circle's USD Coin or simple USDC, which is fully collateralized by the US dollar. Starting from today, October 23th, Coinbase users will be able to transact…

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October 22, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The cryptocurrency M&A market - outlook

JMP Group LLC, a leading San-Francisco-based investment banking and asset management company, released its cryptocurrency findings for 2017 and shared an outlook on the M&A activity in the digital coin market for 2018. According to the research, cryptocurrency M&A activity was not correlated with the pressure that has hit the overall cryptocurrency market in 2017.…

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SEC charges
October 18, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The SEC with a new fintech office

After the SEC rejected a few Bitcoin ETFs and has been "wandering" around and chasing cryptocurrency companies, the regulatory body has decided to open a special office to deal with all crypto-related projects. The so-called Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) will be a connecting point between the SEC and the cryptocurrency industry, making…

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October 17, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Why did Coinbase list the rather experimental 0x (ZRX)?

Coinbase is definitely going all-in the cryptocurrency game, as it continues to expand its current portfolio. The latest addition, however, has sparked some conversation as to why the exchange has decided to list one of the most experimental coins out there - ZRX, or simple, 0x. The coin was added on October 16th, across the…

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Mt. Gox trustee granted another delay for distribution plan for victims
October 16, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

A 21-year old Russian hacker accused of illegally mining Bitcoin

Cointelegraph just reported that a young man from Russia is currently facing court allegations, as he illegally mined Bitcoin through state-owned servers. Reportedly, the man is from Kurgan, a Siberian city. The "theft" was reported by the local office of  Russia’s Federal Security Service or FSB. The breach, however, occurred not only in his region,…

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Fidelity
October 15, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Fidelity Investments is now all-in the cryptocurrency game

Fidelity Investments, one of the biggest US financial companies in the world, managing around $7 trillion in client assets, is now launching a completely new company that will only handle cryptocurrencies for their clients. The new entity, called Fidelity Digital Asset Services, will handle cryptocurrency trades and help institutional investors with their digital asset businesses.…

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