The Financial Stability Board (FSB) informed that it has published a report delivered to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on the work of the FSB and standard-setting bodies on crypto-assets. For its part, the FSB has developed a framework, in collaboration with Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), to monitor the…
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Coinsource, the Bitcoin ATM network, has just announced an increase to their daily withdrawal limit. The company will now allow users to withdraw up to $5,000 USD. The news comes in response to the growing demands for more ATMs and the company's expansion earlier this year to Mid-Atlantic states, including Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.…
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DECENT, developer of an open source blockchain ecosystem, has announced a partnership with decentralized social platform the TTC Foundation, which will see the company seek new opportunities in Asia. The expansion will see DECENT set up an office in Seoul and further work to promote its brand, services and technologies. The blockchain company chose Korea…
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China-based Bitcoin mining leader Bitmain is apparently looking to aggressively increase its R&D hiring, including a push to significantly grow its high-tech offices in Israel, where the company currently has about 15 employees. Israel business news source Globes is reporting that Bitmain representatives have informed that the company is actively looking to add 40 employees…
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It's the World Cup season this summer. While multiple companies, individuals from all walks of life have launched their own cryptocurrencies for different purposes, it's now time for some of the world's most famous footballers to get in on the crypto game. One such example is Ronaldinho Gaucho, a former Brazilian professional footballer, is launching…
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After entering the market as a peer-to-peer marketplace with wallet support for over 40 altcoins, South-African-based Coindirect announced that it has now released an integrated trading exchange. This new tool will give advanced traders everything they need and more to make Coindirect their preferred cryptocurrency trading platform. Coindirect is aiming to disrupt the financial sector…
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Market Synergy GmbH, a Swiss-based organisation which offers institutional standard cryptocurrency connectivity and security for banks, brokers and hedge funds has announced that it has been selected by Bitfinex, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform, to provide robust, high performance connectivity for institutional clients. Market Synergy has designed and built a bespoke network for Bitfinex, hosted…
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Bitcoin is currently priced at around $6,490 according to several major cryptocurrency exchanges. The "people's currency" took major hits in the past few weeks, dropping even below $6,000, when in December 2017, the coin was hitting $20,000 on a weekly basis for a short period of time. Despite the fluctuation, however, positivity on Bitcoin's future…
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Cryptocurrency market maker B2C2 has announced a partnership with broker technology solutions provider oneZero Financial Systems, which will enable oneZero’s clients to gain access to B2C2, one of the largest cryptocurrency liquidity providers, as part of the oneZero EcoSystem. The integration of the firms’ trading systems will allow them to address significant demand among institutional…
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Enterprise software firm R3 announced that it has launched Corda Enterprise, a commercial version of Corda – R3’s open source blockchain platform – specifically optimised to meet the demands of modern day businesses, especially complex institutions. With the launch of Corda Enterprise, companies can now select a version of Corda that fits their unique needs…
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