After Goldman Sachs-funded company Cirle acquired Poloniex, one of Coinbase’s biggest rivals, Coinbase may be on the hunt of lucrative M&A opportunities, as rumored by media. One of the major reasons for press to speculate on Coinbase’s future intentions is the recent appointment of Emilie Choi, a famous dealmaker who previously brought over 40 acquisitions…
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The blockchain-based database provider Fluence has just informed the public about the launch of its ultra-secure data storage platform for developers’ decentralized apps and platforms. Fluence is also announcing its partnership with Friend, a service that enables developers to create their own virtual cloud computer online, in order to create more tools, services and infrastructure resources…
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Munich, Germany based Devexperts, which develops retail and institutional trading platforms and market data solutions, has announced today that its dxTrade multi-asset and multi-market trading platform now supports cryptocurrency spot and derivatives trading. dxTrade is a cutting-edge trading solution for experienced brokers with an established business process and customer base looking for new opportunities. It…
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CryptoUK is the first self-regulatory trade association for the UK cryptocurrency industry, established to promote higher standards of conduct, and has just informed that it has welcomed the UK government Digital Currencies inquiry. The inquiry will cover the role of digital currencies in the UK, including the opportunities and risks that digital currencies may bring…
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IZNES, the international blockchain record-keeping platform for EU mutual funds powered by SETL’s blockchain technology, has just announced its first fundraising. OFI AM and SETL, the institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider which uses blockchain technology, have been joined as shareholders of IZNES by five asset management companies, who have participated in the development of…
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Bitcoin marketplaces pioneer Paymium announced that it has launched Blockchain.io, the new European cryptocurrency trading platform. Created in 2011, Paymium is also the first "exchange" which is compliant with the requirements of the European regulations on payment service providers. By creating Blockchain.io, Paymium wants to offer new investors a bridge between the different blockchains where…
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eToro, a global trading and investment platform with over nine million users, announced that it has today added Stellar on its platform, bringing the total number of cryptocurrency assets available on the site to eight. The move comes as investors increasingly turn their attention to altcoins, seeking new investment opportunities and diversification for their portfolios.…
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BlockEx, CEX.IO, Coinbase, CoinShares, CommerceBlock, CryptoCompare, and eToro informed that they have joined together to launch a self-regulatory trade body – CryptoUK – to improve industry standards and engage policy makers on the future of the sector. CryptoUK will work to raise understanding of the sector at a time of significant growth in popularity and…
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New York-headquartered EM4X, an emerging markets multi-asset and multi-currency trading platform, has announced it has entered into an agreement with Celer Technologies Limited, under which Celer will provide EM4X with its front office Execution Management System, covering multiple GUIs, OMS and their proprietary APIs for optimal speed, along with efficient back office solutions to support the growth…
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BTL Group Ltd. (TSX Venture: BTL) has provided further information on the next phase of its previously announced European energy trading project, under which four oil and gas supermajors and five energy traders including Eni Trading & Shipping, Total, Gazprom Marketing & Trading Limited, Mercuria, Vattenfall, Petroineos and Freepoint, propose to participate in using BTL’s…
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