Licensed Japanese exchange Zaif hacked for 6,000 bitcoins Another Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange has been hacked, losing $60 million worth of
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Fidelity CEO hints at crypto products Fidelity Investments CEO Abigail Johnson has revealed that the company is working on a
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Coinbase introduces LinkedIn Executive as new Data Chief Cryptocurrency Exchange Startup Coinbase has hired LinkedIn Head of Analytics and Data
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Binance to launch Singapore fiat-crypto exchange Binance is set to unveil a fiat currency exchange that will be based in
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Hong Kong jeweler introduces blockchain app for diamond tracking A leading Hong Kong jewelry retailer, Chow Tai Fook, has partnered
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BitGo receives regulatory approval to custody crypto assets Crypto security startup BitGo has received approval in the US to act
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Huobi acquires licensed Japanese crypto exchange BitTrade Huobi Group is to expand its trading services to Japan via an imminent
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Canada’s first & only regulated Bitcoin fund launches Canada’s first regulated Bitcoin fund has been granted mutual fund status. While
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Singapore crypto exchange KuCoin expands with $3M investment in Bitcoin Australia Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has marked its foray into
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China’s supreme court recognizes blockchain evidence as legally binding Blockchain can now be legally used to authenticate evidence in legal
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Coinbase explores Bitcoin ETF with help from Blackrock Coinbase is looking to create an exchange-traded product tied to crypto, according
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Twitter CEO tells Congress it’s exploring blockchain to fight scams Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told a Congressional committee Wednesday that
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Deutsche Börse launches dedicated cryptocurrency and blockchain unit German capital markets giant Deutsche Börse has created a dedicated “DLT, Crypto
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Japanese city trials blockchain-based online voting A Japanese city government has become one of the first in the country to
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Bitcoin’s next major software upgrade to feature new language for crypto keys The global, volunteer developer group behind the most
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Japanese giant Rakuten acquires a Bitcoin exchange for $2.4M Japan’s biggest online retail giant Rakuten has announced its foray into
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Yahoo Finance integrates Bitcoin Trading Yahoo Finance, the world’s most popular financial news website, is making its move into cryptocurrency
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Square wins patent for crypto payment network Digital payments firm Square has won a patent for a payment network that
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Crypto exchange Huobi to acquire public firm in $77M deal Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi plans to become the largest shareholder of
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North Korea prepares to hold crypto conference in October Pyongyang is reportedly gearing up to host a blockchain conference, where
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Bittrex teams with trading firm to launch crypto securities trading platform US based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is partnering with a
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Bithumb made $35M profit in 2018 despite hack South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb made net profits of $35 million in
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Revolut will allow users to get cash back in Bitcoin Revolut is launching a “Metal Card” which allows earning 1%
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Liechtenstein’s Union Bank is world’s first licensed bank to launch its own cryptocurrency Liechtenstein’s Union Bank AG plans to launch
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Chaincode launches Lightning Network bootcamp Chaincode Labs’ Bitcoin Developers have launched a 1 week bootcamp to teach Bitcoin and blockchain
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Binance & LCX create crypto-fiat exchange platform in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange is collaborating with Binance to launch a crypto-fiat
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Pantera Capital raises $71M for crypto venture fund Blockchain investment company Pantera Capital has launched its third crypto fund with
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Ukrainian authorities plan to recognize cryptocurrency as financial asset Ukraine may soon recognize cryptocurrency as a financial asset. Ukraine parliament
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Bitcoin surpasses Gold in settlement volume A well respected cryptocurrency researcher, Nic Carter, said Bitcoin has surpassed the OTC gold
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Bitcoin dominance rate hits 50% for first time in 2018 Bitcoin now makes up 50 percent of the entire cryptocurrency
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WeChat trials blockchain invoicing for faster refunds of company expenses Tech giant Tencent thinks blockchain can speed up reimbursement of
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Russian court issues first ever fine for cryptocurrency advertising Russian courts deemed the publication of Edinstvo Nizhnekamsk, which circulates in
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Lightning Network expands to 3000 nodes, capacity approaches 100 BTC Lightning Network continues its rapid expansion as it passes 3000
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SEC delays Bitcoin ETF decision to September The US Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a decision on a proposed
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Indian state partners with Mahindra corp. to build “blockchain district” State government in India is working with a multinational IT
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Owner of NYSE launches Bakkt crypto exchange & custodial solution Bitcoin could be on the verge of breaking through as
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Australia’s CoinJar introduces cryptocurrency fund for wholesale investors CoinJar, an Australian Bitcoin exchange, today launched the CoinJar Digital Currency Fund,
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Bank freeze forces Korean crypto exchange Bithumb to disable new accounts Starting today August 1st, Bithumb, one of Korea’s ‘big
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World’s 3rd largest bank issues farmland mortgage loan on blockchain In a significant breakthrough to deepen the reform of mortgage
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Greek court to extradite Alexander Vinnik to Russia for laundering $4B through BTC-E A court in the Greek city of
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Nasdaq hosts closed door meeting to help legitimize crypto Nasdaq Inc. aims to help legitimize the cryptocurrency industry & hosted
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Uber co-founder & E*Trade alum launch no-fee crypto trading platform Uber’s co-founder along with an E*Trade vet have teamed up
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Coinbase launches crypto gift card service in Europe US based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase now offers a way for customers to
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Binance poised to enter South Korean market Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is poised to enter South Korea. Binance
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CME Bitcoin futures report shows trading volume up 93% in Q2 2018 The world’s largest derivatives marketplace, the Chicago Mercantile
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Samsung accepts crypto payments in 3 Baltic states Samsung is reportedly accepting cryptocurrency payments in several Baltic States using crypto
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Blockchain spending to hit nearly $12B by 2022 A new report published by the International Data Corporation expects spending on
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3 Bitcoin mining firms valued at over $1B Three Bitcoin mining companies have joined a list of “unicorns” – private
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Messaging giant Line opens crypto exchange Japanese mobile giant LINE has officially launched operations of its Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange BITBOX
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New York issues crypto BitLicense to BitPay Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has become the 8th firm to receive a “BitLicense”
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