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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.
Major cryptocurrency wallet provider, Blockchain, is set to add support for dollar-pegged stablecoin PAX to its mobile wallet, crypto publication Coindesk reports, May 31, 2019. Blockchain Wallet Adds PAX Stablecoin In a bid to increase the use of cryptocurrencies en masse, digital currency wallet provider Blockchain.com will soon introduce support...
On May 29, 2019, Popo Chen, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Cobinhood cleared the air surrounding the trading platform in stating that reports of the exchange filing for bankruptcy or pulling an exit scam were false. A Series of Unfortunate Events On May 21, 2019, based on Twitter user @SandorReport’s...
According to a Bloomberg report published May 31, 2019, bitcoin’s use for economic transactions is still tremendously low despite the recent surge in its price. Not so Bullish Behind the Price It would be fair to say that the recent spike in the price of bitcoin has been largely successful...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on May 30, 2019, that it had added support for EOS (EOS) at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Buy, Sell, and Store EOS at Coinbase Users of the cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase can now buy, sell, convert, send, receive, or store EOS....
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance published a blog post on May 30, 2019, stating that it would airdrop 3,000 BNB coins to celebrate the successful completion of the Harmony (ONE) initial exchange offering (IEO) on Binance Launchpad. The announcement by the exchange came a few hours after Harmony announced that it would...
According to a Bloomberg report published May 29, 2019, popular fintech company Robinhood Markets Inc. has turned to Chicago-based trading firm Jump Trading LLC. to help it buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and others. First Mover Advantage California-based fintech startup Robinhood is following an aggressive...
According to a press release issued May 29, 2019, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group’s subsidiary, Rakuten Wallet, entered into a partnership with blockchain security firm CipherTrace to bolster its upcoming cryptocurrency exchange’s anti-money laundering (AML) measures. CipherTrace Lands Deal with another Cryptocurrency Exchange Earlier in March 2019, Japan-based e-commerce conglomerate...
The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) is set to move one step closer toward a nation-wide digital payment structure as it looks to ink a business partnership with transaction provider NZIA.io on May 30, 2019. This according to a report by The Nassau Guardian, published on May 29, 2019....
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, commonly referred to as BaFin, on May 28, 2019, issued a warning against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbene stating that it was operating without a license. German Regulator Lashes out at Coinbene Currently ranked as the ninth largest cryptocurrency exchange platform by reported trading volume,...
On May 28, 2019, cryptocurrency analytics firm Diar published a report that paints a rather gloomy picture of the fate of Facebook’s payment-focused cryptocurrency GlobalCoin. According to the report, the social media website’s user demographics could prove to be a huge challenge to GlobalCoin’s mainstream adoption. GlobalCoin Is a Payment-Focused...
According to a report by Egypt Independent published on May 28, 2019, a new banking law drafted for the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) would make it illegal to form or operate a crypto-based business without obtaining the mandatory licenses in advance. Egypt Shows its Crypto-Averse Stance If an official...
In a blog post published May 28, 2019, cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance gave details on the recently concluded initial exchange offering (IEO) of blockchain project Harmony (ONE) on Binance Launchpad. 1.58 Billion ONE Tokens Sold The Binance Launchpad recently hosted its fifth IEO of 2019. Harmony’s IEO went live on...
On May 27, 2019, prominent cryptocurrency exchange Binance published a blog post explaining the nuts and bolts of margin trading. The timing of the blog post is especially interesting as it comes at a time when the crypto community is full of hearsay of Binance introducing the margin trading feature...
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Taotao tweeted on May 27, 2019, that it will officially launch its trading services from May 30, 2019. Yahoo! Japan’s Crypto Exchange Is Coming Soon Staying true to their habit of fidgeting with new technology, the Japanese have typically been one of the loudest proponents of cryptocurrencies....
Major Indian telecom service providers including Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are poised to roll out blockchain-powered solutions to tackle the widespread menace of spam calls and messages faced by more than a billion mobile phone users in India. This according to a report by...
