Russia’s central securities depository partners with iCoinSoft Exchange Platform LeapRate

November 10, 2016 BY admin

Russia’s central securities depository partners with iCoinSoft Exchange Platform

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository has today announced its developed a partnership with iCoinSoft Exchange Platform, an engine for a digital asset exchange by icoinsoft.com as part of the HSE{Pro}Fintech program of the Higher School of Economics’ Business Incubator. The project implements an idea of the technological infrastructure which increases the efficiency and convenience…

Coinbase adds Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its professional trading platform

November 08, 2016 BY admin

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase debuts upgraded website

Today, digital asset exchange and solutions provider Coinbase unveiled a redesigned Coinbase website. Originally built as a simple bitcoin wallet, the new Coinbase.com now takes significant strides toward becoming a fully-featured digital asset platform. Back in July, the company added support for Ethereum, which now accounts for nearly 15% of trading volume on Coinbase. With the…

November 01, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brave New Coin partners with Tullett Prebon Information to distribute Digital Currency pricing data

Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), a provider of independent real-time price information from the global OTC financial and commodity markets, has signed a deal with Brave New Coin (BNC) to distribute its digital currency data. This is the first time such a comprehensive view of the entire digital currency landscape has been made available to financial…

October 25, 2016 BY Mike Fox

BitPay introduces Copay bitcoin wallet integration based on Intel Technologies

Leading bitcoin payments company BitPay today announced the first bitcoin wallet with Intel hardware security integration. This new solution will allow Copay users to rest assured that their data is better protected even if their application code or associated computer is compromised. The Intel Software Guard Extensions integration offers hardware-level protection for the bitcoin wallet’s…

October 17, 2016 BY Mike Fox

NetBet becomes the UK's first licensed gambling site to accept bitcoin

Bitcoin payment processing firm BitPay announced today that NetBet has become the first UK-licensed gambling merchant to begin accepting bitcoin for bets in its online sports betting platform and casino. NetBet is a leading gambling operator in the United Kingdom. They decided to start accepting bitcoin to reach the growing digital currency user base in…

September 23, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Coinbase removes daily limits for buying and selling Bitcoin

San Francisco based Bitcoin Exchange and provider Coinbase just announced the launch of weekly buy/sell limits on Coinbase. In the past, Coinbase used daily limits. This created frustration as users were forced to come back every day to purchase their maximum amount. The change was made given feedback to the company from users who prefer…

September 22, 2016 BY Mike Fox

AlphaVend launches Bitcoin ATM off Piccadilly Circus in London

AlphaVend today switched on its first UK Bitcoin ATM machine in Alisons General Store, just off London's famous Piccadilly Circus. Customers can download an app on their smartphone and in seconds buy Bitcoin with cash. London has a handful of Bitcoin ATMs already but most are either in rather remote spots in outer London, or…

August 16, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bitcoin exchange Kraken informs of phishing warning - beefs up security

San Francisco based bitcoin exchange and provider Kraken, the world’s largest global bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity announced today it has received many reports lately of clients falling victim to phishing sites. The sites appear in ads above the organic search results, of all of the major search engines. Unfortunately, it seems to be…

August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin's Jered Kenna partners with TradeZero to create the first digital currency dark pool trading

Bitcoin pioneer Jered Kenna has teamed up with online broker dealer TradeZero to create the world's first dark pool exchange for Bitcoin and hopefully other digital currencies. Dark pools are the name given to private exchanges or forums for trading securities, which facilitate very large orders without impacting the market and creating adverse price movements. The…

August 09, 2016 BY Mike Fox

U.S. Marshals to hold Bitcoin Auction for approximately 2,700 Bitcoins ($1.6m)

The U.S. Marshals announced today the auctioning of one block of approximately 2,700 Bitcoins (approx. $1.6 million) in connection with various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases. To register, potential bidders must complete all registration requirements by noon EDT Aug. 18. A $100,000 deposit is required to participate. Deposits will be returned to non-winning bidders. The auction will…

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