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US Senators Urge Visa, Mastercard, Stripe to Rethink Libra Membership

October 9, 2019

Amid the exit of PayPal from the Libra Association, the focus is now on three other major partners of the project – Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe. Two Senate Democrats – Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Sena...

Lars Holst Launches New Crypto Venture GCEX

October 8, 2019

The founder of prime broker CFH Clearing announced the launch of a new company this Tuesday. Lars Holst will act as the CEO of GCEX – a company that provides currency and cryptocurrency trading technology to ...

PayPal Becomes the First to Withdraw from Libra Association

October 7, 2019

PayPal has decided to distance itself from Facebook’s ambitious cryptocurrency project amid concerns over regulatory scrutiny. In a statement shared with media houses, the payments company noted: “PayPal has...

PayPal, Visa & Others Considering Withdrawal From Libra

October 4, 2019

After PayPal representatives didn’t show at a Libra Association meeting on Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the company is reconsidering its involvement with Facebook’s Libra project. The payment ...

PayPal, Visa, & Others Considering Withdrawal from Libra: Report

October 4, 2019

After PayPal representatives didn’t show at a Libra Association meeting on Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the company is reconsidering its involvement with Facebook’s Libra project. The payment c...

SIX Lists Swiss Franc-Denominated Crypto ETP

October 3, 2019

Swiss stock exchange SIX has listed a Swiss-franc denominated exchange-traded product (ETP) on its platform backed by Bitcoin and Ethereum. To launch the ETP, the exchange partnered with fintech firm Amun AG...

Terra Proves It Owns the Korean Market

October 2, 2019

Terra just made four killer announcements during Korea Blockchain Week that will put it at the forefront of the Korean market Terra is one of the most promising projects coming out of South Korea. It is an a...

Venezuelan Central Bank to Open Crypto Payments

October 1, 2019

The Venezuelan government is activating cryptocurrency payment methods to circumvent the international restrictions imposed on it, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. In a televised press conference on Monday, Ni...

$333 Million Bithumb Acquisition Deal Might Fall Apart

September 30, 2019

The acquisition deal for crypto exchange Bithumb’s controlling stake, involving 400 billion won (around $333 million), is on shaky grounds. Citing anonymous sources from the industry, The Korea Herald on Mon...

SIX Lining Up Investors for Its Blockchain-Based Exchange

September 30, 2019

Swiss Digital Exchange (SDX), the blockchain-based platform of Swiss stock exchange SIX, is lining up companies for a consortium to invest in the upcoming initial digital offering (IDO) of the platform. Spea...