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Kraken Acquires Yet Another Cryptocurrency Firm, Cryptowatch

March 1, 2017

Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency trading venues in the world, has acquired the charting and trading platform Cryptowatch. Used by thousands to trade up to 22 digital assets, Cryptowatch has seen rapi...

TaaS is Developing a Bloomberg-Like Cryptocurrency Portfolio Management Platform

February 2, 2017

TaaS, a new tokenized closed end fund (CEF) dedicated to blockchain assets, has announced that it is launching an Initial Coin Offering on March 27, and that the fund will be open for investment only during t...

American Express “Looking to Take Full Advantage of Blockchain”

January 30, 2017

Another strong backer from the established financial order has revealed its commitment to adopting blockchain technology. Credit card giant American Express (NYSE:AXP) has joined the Hyperledger Project – a c...

Freewallet Releases Cryptocurrency Mobile Apps to Six New Languages

January 29, 2017

Freewallet, known for its Monero and other altcoin mobile wallets, has localized its apps into the Portuguese, Spanish, French, Russian, Korean and Chinese languages. Data from Freewallet shows that only 25%...

Lisk Contracts Blockchain Consultancy lightcurve to Promote the Project

January 27, 2017

Lisk, the ‘Ethereum Alternative’ blockchain application platform, has announced a collaboration with blockchain consultancy, lightcurve GmbH. The new Berlin-based company will be contracted to support the dev...

China Continues Bitcoin Exchange Inspections as Trading Volumes Evaporate

January 25, 2017

People’s Bank of China announced today that it will continue to carry out spot investigations at the country’s leading bitcoin trading venues, in a statement on its Beijing head office website. This comes as ...

After Margin Halt, Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Now Impose Trading Fees

January 23, 2017

We could be seeing the end of the era of extreme Chinese Bitcoin trading volumes unfolding in front of our eyes as the major venues in the country are curbing the features that made it so popular. After years...

WISekey and Lykke to Integrate Cybersecurity and Trading Apps

January 19, 2017

Cybersecurity firm WISeKey (SIX Swiss Exchange: WIHN) and Swiss blockchain startup Lykke revealed today during the Davos Internet of Value Blockchain RoundTable a joint agreement to integrate and co-offer the...

Decentralized Social Media Platform Steemit Unveils 2017 Blockchain Changes

January 18, 2017

Steemit, the decentralized social media platform rewarding users for their work with cryptocurrency, has unveiled a roadmap for 2017 detailing upcoming improvements to the company’s structure, its blockchain,...

Bitcoin Trading on Margin Halted by Major Chinese Exchanges

January 13, 2017

The possible ramifications of the recently revealed investigation by the Chinese central bank of bitcoin exchanges are starting to come to light after BTCC, Huobi and OKCoin suddenly stopped offering leverage...