Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 243 of 298

Bithumb Can Buy Guam with Its Customers’ Funds and Still Have Change Left

April 17, 2018

The Seoul-based operator of one of the largest Bitcoin ‎exchanges in the world, Bithumb, revealed that it was holding ‎‎$6 billion worth of cryptocurrencies on behalf of its customers as of the end of 2017. ‎...

Ripple Official to UK Legislators: “More Regulation, Please”

April 17, 2018

Ripple, which has gained itself a reputation as a popular choice for financial institutions, has reportedly called on legislators in the UK to step up their regulatory game when it comes to cryptocurrency. T...

Samsung Electronics to Use Blockchain to Manage Shipping

April 16, 2018

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics plans to integrate blockchain technology into its systems, according to comments made to Bloomberg. Song Kwang-woo, Vice President of Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of ...

Binance Burns $30 million, or 20% of Profit

April 16, 2018

Binance’s third quarter recap published on LinkedIn begins with a graphic which triumphantly proclaims that approximately 30 million USD was burned in that quarter. Why is this a good thing? There were no re...

Coinbase Acquires Earn.com, Appoints Founder as CTO

April 16, 2018

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired Blockchain-based paid-email ‎service Earn.com, the companies announced on Monday.‎ In addition, Earn.com’s co-founder and CEO Balaji Srinivasan will take ‎on the...

Börse Stuttgart and Barclays Bank Latest Institutions to Go Crypto

April 15, 2018

Börse Stuttgart, the second largest stock exchange in Germany, is to launch a cryptocurrency trading application later this year. The app, called ‘Bison’, will be launched by the fintech arm of the bourse, So...

Malta Proposes Financial Instrument Test for Cryptocurrency Companies

April 15, 2018

The Malta Financial Services Authority has released a consultation paper relating to its ongoing cryptocurrency regulation process. The paper follows a discussion paper published on the 30th of November 2017...

16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Get Approval to Launch in Venezuela, List Petro

April 14, 2018

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has reportedly approved the ‎registration of 16 cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, months after ‎introducing regulations for ‎the emerging space.‎ According to local...

OKEx Second Major Cryptocurrency Exchange to Open Office in Malta

April 12, 2018

Malta has now attracted its second major cryptocurrency exchange, with OKEx declaring in a company statement that it has “decided to make Malta a foundation for further OKEx growth”. OKEx is one of the large...

Alibaba Subsidiary ‘Taobao’ Bans Sale of ICO-Related Services

April 12, 2018

China-based online marketplace Taobao, a subsidiary of Alibaba, has announced that it will be banning the sale of any ICO-related services from its platform effective on April 17, 2018. The new restrictions ...