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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.
Ether (ETH) P2P exchange platform LocalEthereum has officially renamed itself to LocalCryptos and introduced support for a slew of different cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), and several other ERC-20 tokens. LocalEthereum Looks to go Global LocalEthereum, a prominent exchange in the cryptocurrency space that allows traders to buy, sell, and trade...
In a press release issued on November 18, 2019, Germany-based Hahn Air announced that it had issued a real-world ticket enabled by blockchain technology on an open-source travel distribution platform named Winding Tree. First Blockchain-Ticket Issued Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has often been dubbed as a game-changer for myriad industries...
Binance cryptocurrency exchange CEO, Changpeng Zhao – commonly known as “CZ” in the cryptospace – believes that a large number of institutional investors are willing to enter the digital currency industry despite the regulatory uncertainty surrounding it. Zhao made this statement in an interview with Bloomberg last week. Investors, Regulators,...
Cryptocurrency and blockchain project rating firm, Weiss Ratings, on November 14, 2019, made a rather divisive claim on Twitter stating that distributed ledger technology (DLT) project Cardano is “clearly superior” to Chinese blockchain venture EOS. Opening a Whole New Can of Worms Weiss Ratings, a prominent rating firm in the...
Binance cryptocurrency exchange’s U.S.-focused arm – Binance.US – on November 14, 2019, announced that it had added trading support for Qtum (QTUM) digital token. Binance.US Adds QTUM as 25th Cryptocurrency Open-source distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform QTUM is the latest cryptocurrency to be added to the Binance.US trading platform. In...
In a Medium post published on November 11, 2019, Bitcoin (BTC) Futures contract trading platform Bakkt announced the launch of Bakkt Warehouse for all institutions. BTC Custody Made Available to All After having received authorization from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYFDS), Bakkt Warehouse will now be able...
Wirex, a London-based payment wallet firm, has announced the launch of a new crypto-enabled multi-currency Visa Travelcard which will ease the process of spending cryptocurrencies for users. Per the report by The Verdict, published on November 11, 2019, Wirex’s latest offering is for its customers across the Asia Pacific (APAC)...
Prominent New York-based real estate founder and developer Ben Shaoul has sold an Upper East Side retail condo for $15.3 million in Bitcoin (BTC), real estate-focused media outlet The Real Deal reports, November 11, 2019. $15.3 Million Condo Sold for BTC Shaoul, the founder of Magnum Real Estate Group –...
Singapore’s financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has entered into a partnership with Wall Street titan JP Morgan Chase and Temasek to develop a distributed ledger technology-powered (DLT) multi-currency payments network. This, according to a report by Finance Magnets, November 11, 2019. Part of Project Ubin In a...
In an official announcement dated German financial regulator - the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) – stated that it had launched a market survey on cryptocurrency derivatives. Wary of the Growing Crypto Industry Cryptocurrencies and Europe have historically had a fascinating dynamic between them. While some European countries have...
