Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 195 of 298

Rakuten Launches Crypto Trading Platform with 3 Listings

August 19, 2019

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten on Monday officially announced the launch of crypto trading services on its digital asset exchange, Rakuten Wallet. The launch comes amid the initiation of the registration ...

Binance Eyes Launch of US Subsidiary Before November

August 16, 2019

Binance, one of the largest crypto exchange by adjusted trading volume, is planning to launch its United States subsidiary within the next two months. The prospect was revealed by Changpeng Zhao, founder and...

Coinbase Acquires Xapo’s Institutional Business for $55 Million

August 16, 2019

Coinbase Custody, the custodial wing of the US-based crypto exchange by the same name, on Friday announced that it acquired the institutional business of Xapo. Although the exchange did not post figures in t...

Binance Jersey Ties with Caspian to Revamp Institutional Services

August 15, 2019

Binance Jersey, the European subsidiary of Binance, has partnered with crypto investment service Caspian to bolster services to each others’ institutional client base. The tie between the company will facili...

UK Banking Blockade Against Crypto Exchange Coinbase?

August 15, 2019

Spanish bank Santander has apparently put a block on UK customers trying to deposit fiat funds to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, while Barclays has also cut ties with the exchange. The news emerged from a...

BitMEX Warned for ‘Misleading’ Bitcoin Ad in the UK

August 14, 2019

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld its complaint against crypto derivatives platform BitMEX for placing a Bitcoin ad in the newspaper. The watchdog received four complaints against the a...

Samsung Adds Bitcoin Support to Blockchain Keystore

August 14, 2019

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has added Bitcoin support to its decentralized applications (Dapps) store Blockchain Keystore. Samsung first introduced support for Dapps in March with the launch of it...

Czech Republic to Impose $560,000 Fine on Unregistered Crypto Firms

August 8, 2019

The Czech Republic is planning to impose a harsh set of regulations on cryptocurrency firms, exceeding the requirement specified by the European Union (EU). The EU’s Fifth AML Directive (AMLD5) specifies the...

CFTC Targets Corona-Related FX and Binary Options Scam

August 7, 2019

A Georgian resident, who was ordered by a state regulator to ‘cease and desist’ earlier this year, is in hot water with the CFTC on charges that he defrauded people by soliciting investments in a phony FX and b...

Crypto Derivatives Platform FTX Raises $8 Million in Seed Round

August 7, 2019

Cryptocurrency derivative platform FTX on Tuesday announced that it raised $8 million in its seed funding round. The crypto startup attracted major investors in the industry, including venture capital Proof-...