Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 65 of 298

Largest Russian Bank Seeks Permission to Launch Blockchain

January 22, 2021

Sberbank, the largest Russian state-owned lender, has applied to the country’s central bank seeking approval for launching a blockchain-based platform that will allow the bank to launch its own digital curren...

Top Brazilian Bitcoin Exchange Plans International Expansion

January 22, 2021

Mercado Bitcoin, the largest Bitcoin exchange in Brazil, announced on Thursday the closure of a BRL 200 million (around $38 million) funding round and revealed its plans for international expansion. The fund...

Former Ripple Board Member To Potentially Lead OCC

January 21, 2021

Former Ripple board member to potentially lead OCC. Former U.S Treasury Department and one time member Ripple's board of advisors Michael S. Barr, could potentially be the next Comptroller of the Currency, th...

BlackRock Grants 2 Funds To Invest In Bitcoin Future

January 21, 2021

BlackRock grants 2 fund to invest in bitcoin futures. The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, seems to have granted at least two of its funds the capability to invest in bitcoin futures. The Prospec...

BlockFi Launches Crypto OTC Desk for Asian and American Traders

January 21, 2021

BlockFi, a US-based crypto lending platform, announced on late Wednesday the launch of an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk that will serve institutions and ultra-high-net-worth clients. The trading servic...

Russian Court Favors Binance for Removing Domain from Blacklist

January 21, 2021

A Russian court has overturned the previously imposed ban on the domain of Binance in the country, allowing the legal operations of the cryptocurrency exchange. Binance’s name was added to the list of blocke...

Former Ripple Board Member Receives Clemency From Trump

January 20, 2021

Former Ripple board member receives clemency from Trump. Ken Kurson, former board member of Ripple and the co-founder of Modern Consensus, a crypto media outlet has received pardon from U.S President Donald T...

Brave Is First Browser To Have Native IPFS Integration

January 20, 2021

Brave is first browser to have native IPFS integration. The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), is a decentralized peer-to-peer protocol created to make the web less centralized and to evade censorship. It has...

Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub Gets Notice to Improve Services

January 20, 2021

Bitkub, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Thailand, has temporarily suspended its services on the desktop platform on Tuesday after receiving a notice from the country’s financial regulator to fix the fr...

Thailand Stock Exchange Rejects Cryptocurrencies

January 20, 2021

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), announced today that it is planning to introduce a trading platform for asset-backed digital tokens in the second half of 2021. The exchange completely rejected the possi...