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Bitcoin Makes It Mark On The Wall Street Journal

November 24, 2020

Bitcoin makes it mark on The Wall Street Journal. After rallying 80% in two months, Bitcoin (BTC) is recapturing media attention from the top of the region, with The Wall Street Journal debating the acceptanc...

Japanese Financial Giant SBI Introduces Crypto Lending Service

November 24, 2020

Japanese financial giant SBI introduces crypto lending service. The firm is introducing a cryptocurrency lending service through its crypto-related subsidiary, SBI VC Trade. According to an official announce...

ETH 2.0 Sealed For Dec. 1 Launch Only Hours Before Deadline

November 24, 2020

ETH 2.0 sealed for Dec.1 launch only hours before deadline. The Ethereum’s deposit contract met its threshold of 524,288 Ether — locking ETH 2.0’s beacon chain genesis for Dec. 1 with only nine hours remainin...

Crypto.com Receives License from Malta Financial Services Authority

November 24, 2020

Cryptocurrency exchange and app, Crypto.com announced today that it has received major regulatory approvals in Malta. The company has secured a Financial Institution license along with a Class 3 Virtual Finan...

Decentralized Insurance Protocol Cover Takes Vote To Cover Pickle Hack

November 23, 2020

Decentralized insurance protocol, Cover takes votes to cover Pickle hack. A claim was filed yesterday with DeFi insurance protocol, Cover, following the $19 million Dai hack of Pickle Finance. So far, it seem...

Suzhou To Introduce Digital Yuan ‘Red Envelope’ Trial For Double 12 Event

November 23, 2020

Suzhou to introduce digital yuan 'red envelope' trial for double 12 event. According to a report in local Chinese media outlet The Paper, the city of Suzhou will be the second to roll out a “red envelope” tri...

Russia’s Gazprombank Debuts Bitcoin Transactions In Switzerland

November 23, 2020

Russia's Gazprombank debuts Bitcoin transactions in Switzerland. Gazprombank Switzerland, a subsidiary of one Russia's largest banks, has piloted its Bitcoin (BTC) transaction service following regulatory ap...

Ripple Looking To Hire Director To Support CBDC Initiatives

November 23, 2020

Ripple looking to hire director to support CBDC initiatives. Ripple, the payment services using digital currency XRP, is looking to appoint an expert specializing in central bank digital currencies. Accordin...

GoDaddy-Based Crypto Platforms Attacked By Cybercriminals

November 23, 2020

GoDaddy-based crypto platforms attacked by cybercriminals. KrebsOnSecurity reported yesterday that several cryptocurrency platforms hosted by well-known hosting provider Godaddy was attacked over the past wee...

China Construction Bank Cancels $3 Billion Digital Bond Listing

November 23, 2020

Digital asset exchange, Fusang announced that China Construction Bank (CCB) has requested to cancel the $3 billion digital bond listing that was supposed to support trades in USD and Bitcoin. The exchange rec...