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Aisshwarya Tiwari
Aisshwarya is currently working as SAP finance consultant for an IT consultancy. He likes to read about tech (fintech in particular) and history during his free time. He also likes to make 8-bit music.
Ethereum blockchain development firm ConsenSys has reportedly shuttered its operations in India and Philippines “due to a realignment of the sales and services team” in the two countries. This, according to a report by Coindesk, December 11, 2019. Company Realignment to Blame Joe Lubin, one of the co-founders of Ethereum...
In a blog post published on December 12, 2019, Binance cryptocurrency exchange’s U.S. arm – Binance.US – announced that it will be listing Enjin (ENJ) and ICON (ICX) digital tokens. Binance.US Adds ENJ and ICX Support Binance.US, the U.S.-centric arm of Maltese crypto exchange Binance now allows its users to...
Ripple Labs Inc., a San Francisco-based fintech firm that aims to leverage blockchain technology to streamline cross-border payments on December 10, 2019, announced that its investment subsidiary – Ripple Xpring – had launched a new one-stop developer platform to help them integrate blockchain payments. Xpring.io to Help Developers Integrate Blockchain...
In a blog post published on December 10, 2019, tech firm Blue Bite stated that it will be tapping VeChain’s (VET) supply chain-focused blockchain solutions to enable end-to-end transparency and security for fine art certificates. Using Blockchain to Secure Fine Art Singapore-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) organization VeChain has cemented...
UK-based social trading platform eToro is poised to launch cryptocurrency-enabled debit cards in Q2 2020, reports Business Insider, December 9, 2019. Bringing Crypto to the Masses In a bid to make the use of cryptocurrencies a mainstream phenomenon, UK-based cryptocurrency trading firm eToro is seriously considering launching digital currency-enabled debit...
Bakkt, the Bitcoin (BTC) trading platform geared toward institutional investors on December 9, 2019, announced that it had launched two new digital currency products - Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly Options, and Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) Cash Settled Futures. Expanding the Crypto Product Catalogue Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt said on December 9 that...
The South Korean government is mulling imposing taxes on capital gains arising out of cryptocurrency transactions – including Bitcoin (BTC) – reports The Korea Times, December 9, 2019. South Korean Authorities Taming the Crypto Conundrum In their short history, cryptocurrencies haven’t exactly been able to earn the trust of a...
BTCMANAGER recently spoke to Terrence Wang, co-founder of IOST, an ultra-fast, decentralized blockchain network based on the next-generation consensus algorithm, Proof of Believability (PoB). Wang summarized IOST’s key milestones & achievements for the year of 2019 & discussed the company’s focus in 2020. Mainnet Launch The IOST mainnet was officially...
In a press release issued on November 28, 2019, Canadian fund management firm 3iQ announced that it had filed and been receipted on its preliminary prospectus for The Bitcoin Fund. Bitcoin Fund IPO on the Cusp The governmental and regulatory acceptance of digital currencies seems to be witnessing a steady...
In a blog post published on November 28, 2019, German non-profit IOTA (MIOTA) announced that it had committed to the development of the Unified Identity Protocol (UIP) – a digital identity implementation powered by IOTA’s Tangle. Looking for a Collaborative Effort Berlin-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) non-profit IOTA is looking...
