Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 205 of 298

Ledger Raises $2.9 Million from Samsung

April 25, 2019

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has invested €2.6 million (around $2.9 million) in crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, the French business magazine Capital revealed on Wednesday. The new fundi...

Scottish Football Team Ayr United Unveil New Kit With Bitcoin SV Branding On Topless Models

April 25, 2019

Scottish football team Ayr United have unveiled their new strip for next season, with the assistance of a couple of body-painted topless models. Ayr, who are bidding for promotion to the Scottish Premiership...

Wirex Partners with Stellar to Launch 26 Fiat-Backed Stablecoins

April 25, 2019

Wirex, an FCA-regulated payments provider, announced this Thursday that it has entered into a collaboration with Stellar, which will see the release of 26 fiat-backed stablecoins which will be available for i...

SoftBank Founder Lost $130 Million in Bitcoin Investment

April 24, 2019

SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son has lost over $130 million from his investments in Bitcoin, a report by the Wall Street Journal revealed. The Japanese billionaire, who is known for his investmen...

Samsung Developing Own Blockchain on Ethereum

April 24, 2019

South Korean conglomerate Samsung is working on its own Ethereum-based blockchain network and is also considering to launch its native digital currency, according to a Coindesk report. The blockchain develop...

Japan’s FSA Investigates Huobi Japan and Fisco

April 24, 2019

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) raided two crypto exchanges – Huobi Japan and Fisco Cryptocurrency Exchange – last week, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The regulator investigated the exchanges to ...

Binance Launches DEX, Doesn’t Yet List Trading Pairs

April 23, 2019

Digital asset exchange Binance today announced the launch of its much anticipated decentralized crypto trading platform called Binance DEX. This followed Binance’s launch of its proprietary blockchain – Bina...

JP Morgan Dives into Blockchain-Based Payments, Adds 200 Banks

April 22, 2019

American multinational investment bank JP Morgan Chase is aiming to capture the payments industry using blockchain technology by expanding its Interbank Information Network (IIN), according to a Financial Tim...

Crypto Exchange Zaif to Resume Services under Fisco Ownership

April 22, 2019

Zaif, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, is now under new management, as the firm has signed over its business to Fisco, a publicly listed Japanese investment firm, this Monday. According to a stateme...

Bakkt Eyes NY BitLicense as Federal Licence Hits CFTC Snag

April 18, 2019

Bakkt, which aims to create the first federally regulated cryptocurrency marketplace, is reportedly eyeing the BitLicense from the New York state regulator as CFTC concerns over its physical Bitcoin custody ser...