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France to Block Facebook’s Libra in Europe

September 12, 2019

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday attacked Facebook’s Libra saying that the country would block the development of the digital currency in Europe. The ministry is concerned about Libra’s imp...

Bitwise Names BNY Mellon as Transfer Agent of Its Bitcoin ETF

September 12, 2019

Bitwise Asset Management has appointed Bank of New York Mellon to be the administrator and transfer agent for its proposed Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The name of the Wall Street giant has been fresh...

FINMA to Strictly Scrutinize Libra for Payment System License

September 12, 2019

Facebook’s crypto initiative is now facing a setback in Switzerland as the Swiss market regulator on Wednesday warned that Libra would face strict scrutiny for its approval, Reuters reported. This came after...

Real Gold Can Now Be Digitalized for the Crypto Market

September 12, 2019

The new GOLD stablecoin has been launched by crypto platform Digital Gold, making it possible for both cryptocurrency and precious metal enthusiasts to own digitized real gold that is transferred over by bloc...

eToroX Launches API for Algo Trading

September 11, 2019

eToro’s cryptocurrency division eToroX on Wednesday announced the launch of its institutional-grade application program interface (API) trading program. Dubbed AlgoX Prime, the API is designed to meet the re...

Binance US Dedicated Exchange Opens Registration on Sep 18

September 11, 2019

Binance.US, the US arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is going live next week, according to its official blog. After increasingly getting excluded from other platforms, the regulate...

Zero Hash Adds Support for Derivatives Settlements

September 11, 2019

Zero Hash, the crypto-focused affiliate of Seed CX, has launched support for derivatives, allowing participants to settle bilateral derivative transactions, the company announced on Wednesday. With this, the...

Facebook Seeking FINMA’s Payment System License to Regulate Libra

September 11, 2019

In an attempt to regulate the upcoming digital currency, the Libra Association is planning to receive a payment system license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), Reuters reported o...

Facebook to Back Libra with Major Fiats, Might Exclude Chinese Yuan

September 10, 2019

Facebook and it’s Libra Association partners are planning to initially back Libra with fiats including the US dollar, euro, yen, British pound, and the Singapore dollar, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The so...

LG vs. Samsung: The Imminent Smartphone Crypto Wars

September 10, 2019

LG is expected to join Samsung in the crypto space and provide consumers with a choice. (Photo: Shutterstock) Blockchain has become a buzz word for companies looking to make a big splash and generate a fai...