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Visa and Blockchain Capital Lead $40 Million Round in Anchorage

July 11, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Blockchain

Payment processor Visa along with specialist VC firm Blockchain Capital helped Anchorage, an institutional custodial service, raise nearly $40 million in capital at an undisclosed valuation. Visa recently launched a cross border remittance network with a pseudo-distributed ledger. This move shows their optimism that more institutions will look to gain...

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Circle’s Poloniex Exchange Offers Fiat-to-Crypto Trading

July 10, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Finance

In a bid to remain competitive in the United States cryptospace, Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange is now supporting fiat-to-crypto trading, as well as credit and debit card purchases of digital assets on its platform, according to reports on July 9, 2019. Poloniex Aiming for the Top Per sources close to the...

Fidelity Investments Set to Reward Employees in Cryptocurrency

Fidelity International Readies Cryptocurrency Rollout

July 8, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

Fidelity International, the investment service provider's European and Asian branch, is exploring its customers' perception of cryptocurrencies through the launch of a trading simulator dedicated to cryptocurrencies, as reported by FN London on July 8, 2019. Digital Currency Simulator This move comes amid Fidelity USA taking all the right steps to...

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Bank of Japan Concerned with Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency

July 5, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Regulation

Despite favorable regulation, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya stated that digital currencies operators must comply with regulations on money laundering and risk management. The announcement was made in reference to the launch of Libra, the new global cryptocurrency from Facebook. Japan Speaks Out Japan is one of the...

Ripple’s Incubation Arm Invests $500 Million in XRP-Based Projects

July 4, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Xpring, the incubation and investment arm of Ripple, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) project in charge of the XRP altcoin, has hinted that it has invested $500 million in over 20 startups. Each of the small businesses is using Ripple’s platforms and products to grow the decentralized ecosystem, reports Finance...

Tezos Foundation Bags $1 Billion STO Deal with Major Financial Institutions

July 4, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at News

In a blog post published on July 3, 2019, community-driven blockchain project Tezos announced that it had secured a business partnership with Latin America’s largest standalone investment bank, Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Dubai-based asset manager Dalma Capital. The two entities will reportedly use the Tezos Foundation’s blockchain for security...

DRW-Backed Exchange Is Creating a new Crypto Market

Fidelity-Backed ErisX Bags CFTC Bitcoin Futures Contracts License

July 2, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency trading startup ErisX has received the regulatory approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer Bitcoin-backed futures contracts to investors. The fintech firm announced in a Medium post published on July 2, 2019. ErisX Bags Coveted License ErisX, a cryptocurrency trading platform backed by the likes...

CEO of Blockchain Startup Acquires U.S.-Based Bank

July 2, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Business

Jeffrey Berns, a 56-year-old consumer protection lawyer, cryptocurrency millionaire and CEO of Blockchains LLC, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm created in 2017, has purchased Kirkwood Bank of Nevada for $28 million. The move is part of Berns' broader plans to build a decentralized financial ecosystem powered by blockchain technology,...

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