Category: Cryptocurrency

acquisition
May 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Coinbase acquires institutional crypto brokerage Tagomi

Tagomi’s addition will enhance Coinbase’s product suite for the fast-growing institutional trading market and privde custody, professional trading features and prime brokerage services on one platform. This will give sophisticated investors the seamless and powerful trading experience. Tagomi launched 18 months ago and since then its platform has served many advanced traders, hedge funds and…

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SquaredFinancial launches selected cryptocurrencies offer
May 28, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

SquaredFinancial launches selected cryptocurrencies offer

SquaredFinancial will provide its trademark easy access product with low fees on a secure platform. CFDs are being offered so traders who do not want to set-up their own digital wallet can still trade crypto. However, clients can already pay or take profit form the SquaredFinancial platforms in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and Tether. Depending on demand…

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May 26, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Eidoo and Visa team up to bring new Visa crypto debit card

Eidoo’s card will be allow storage of two cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as fiat funds. Contis as a principal member of Visa Europe and holder of a UK e-money license will act as the issuer of the Eidoo Card. The new card will utilize regulated stablecoins for crypto-to-fiat conversion from UK financial firm…

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acquisition
May 25, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ConsenSys acquires blockchain technology company Fluidity

The blockchain engineers and fintech experts behind AirSwap will continue to build it with the support of the ConsenSys’ development, engineering, and marketing teams. Fluidity technology will also utilize ConsenSys Codefi to power commerce and decentralized finance. Joseph Lubin, Founder of ConsenSys said: Bringing Fluidity fully into ConsenSys will unlock powerful synergies that we have…

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Nasdaq
May 25, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Nasdaq partners with R3 to help financial institutions build digital asset marketplaces

Cathy Minter, Chief Revenue Officer, R3 commented: Financial institutions are becoming increasingly aware of the huge potential for servicing the needs of digital assets. We can help them accommodate these assets with solutions that are designed for more secure, reliable and regulated environments. Together with Nasdaq we will provide a world-class platform on which digital…

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Small cryptocurrency Tezos gains traction, is Bitcoin in trouble?
May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Small cryptocurrency Tezos gains traction, is Bitcoin in trouble?

Tezos was designed as a “self-amending cryptographic ledger”, it does not rely on mining (Proof-of-Work), but instead utilizes a Proof-of-Stake based consensus model. Recently it has emerged as a favorite for tokenized real-estate and security tokens. Since the recent Bitcoin halving, mining for BTC has become more difficult. Many have suggested that bitcoin minors may…

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