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Nuvei Completes $899 Million Acquisition of SafeCharge

August 1, 2019

Nuvei, an electronic payment processing company, announced this Thursday that it has completed the acquisition of SafeCharge International Group Limited for $899 million. As FortuneZ reported, Nuvei agreed t...

Rain Gains License to Operate Crypto Exchange in Bahrain

July 31, 2019

BitMEX-backed crypto exchange Rain on Wednesday announced that it received the crypto-asset module (CRA) license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) to offer digital asset trading services in the region. ...

Blockchain.com Jumps into Exchanges Business with ‘The PIT’

July 30, 2019

Leading bitcoin wallet provider Blockchain.com has officially entered the cryptocurrency trading industry with its newly launched exchange ‘The PIT.’ The London-based firm confirmed the soft launch of its ne...

Huobi Gains License in Thailand to Start Crypto Trading Platform

July 26, 2019

Huobi Thailand, a subsidiary of Huobi Group, has obtained a license in Thailand to start crypto trading operations in the country. This is the fifth such license the crypto exchange has obtained in the count...

Monex to Join Facebook’s Libra Association

July 26, 2019

Tokyo-based financial services company Monex Group has applied to join Facebook’s Libra project, Reuters Japan reported on Friday. The announcement was made at the company’s Q2 results meeting by its preside...

Justin Sun Denies Allegations of Illegal Fundraising

July 23, 2019

Amid serious allegations of illegal fundraising against Tron founder Justin Sun by a Chinese newspaper, he responded to deny all claims. The allegation by the news outlet 21st Century Business Herald came on...

Robinhood Nabs $323 Million Giving It $7.6 Billion Valuation

July 22, 2019

Commission-free investing app Robinhood has officially raised its latest round of funding, bringing in $323 million at a $7.6 billion valuation, up $2 billion from its Series D valuation in 2018. The investme...

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Sets Up Malta-Based Blockchain Company

July 19, 2019

Tech legend and co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, has co-founded a blockchain-based company in Malta a.k.a. ‘Blockchain Island.’ Right Place, Right Time, Right People His new company, Efforce, is planni...

CFTC Investigating BitMEX for Services in the US

July 19, 2019

The United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is probing BitMEX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, over suspicions of a violation of regulations, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The ...

No Dialogue Between Libra and the Swiss Despite Facebook Claims

July 17, 2019

In the hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Libra, revealed that the data and privacy protections for its digital currency would come under the purview of t...