Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 92 of 298

PayPal’s Crypto Trading Live In The US

November 13, 2020

PayPal's crypto trading live in the US. The firm's crypto trading and payments went live for all eligible customers in the United States on Thursday. PayPal ended its waitlist, as announced, for clients seek...

Russian Finance Ministry Gets Tough on Cryptocurrencies

November 12, 2020

According to an official press release published on the website of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, citizens have to report ownership of cryptocurrencies to the tax authorities. According t...

Crypto Lender BlockFi Plans Europe Launch in Q1 2021

November 12, 2020

American crypto lending platform, BlockFi is planning to launch its retail services in several European countries in the first quarter of next year. As reported by The Block, the crypto company’s vice presid...

PayPal Users Now Can Start Cryptocurrency Transactions

November 12, 2020

PayPal has taken down its waitlist for cryptocurrency services, and now officially allows eligible customers to buy and sell Bitcoin and other virtual coins using their online wallets. PayPal CEO, Daniel Sch...

Akoin To Launch In Western Kenya

November 12, 2020

Akoin to launch in wesstern Kenya. Akoin, the American-Senegalese musician Akon's cryptocurrency project, is launching imminently in the $2 billion Mwale Medical Technology Region, or MMTC, in western Kenya. ...

Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’ Was Trying To Avoid The Disruption It Caused

November 12, 2020

Ethereum's 'unannounced hard fork' was trying to avoid the disruption it caused. For Infura, the ConsenSys-run servers that synchronise the Ethereum network with the majority of decentralised finance (DeFi) a...

China Construction Bank Sells $3 Billion In Blockchain Bonds

November 12, 2020

China Construction Bank sells $3 billion in blockchain bonds. China Construction Bank has partnered with Hong Kong-based fintech firm Fusang to launch a US$ 3 billion blockchain debt deal, the first digital s...

Argentina Congressman To Present Bill Addressing Crypto

November 11, 2020

Argentina congressman to present bill addressing crypto. Ignacio Torres plans to present a bill addressing cryptocurrencies to the Argentine Parliament. Efraín Barraza, Operations Manager of Athena Bitcoin in...

Cyberattackers Demand $11M In Bitcoin From Japanese Gaming Firm Capcom

November 11, 2020

Cyberattackers demand $11M in bitcoin from Japanese gaming firm Capcom. On November 2nd, the gaming firm was hit by a cyberattack which led to the suspension of parts of its corporate network in an attempt to...

Lebanon to Launch Digital Currency in 2021

November 11, 2020

Lebanon’s central bank has become the latest monetary regulator to move towards the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and is planning for a launch next year. According to a report by the local...