Crypto Platform Coinbase Secures $300 Million in Series E Funding Round

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has raised a fresh $300 million in a Series E financing round, bringing the company valuation to $8 billion. Coinbase plans to use the funding to "accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies," as it plans to remain the "entry-point into crypto" for millions of investors, according to a published blog post. дальше »

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Crypto Volume in South Korea Rises, Will it Boost Global market?

The conducive developments in South Korean crypto space have boosted fiat influx into the market, reveals this month’s data. eToro eanalyst Mati Greenspan pitted Korean Won against the most volumed bitcoin-quoted assets, including the US Dollar, Euro, the Pound and also Tether. дальше »

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BitMart Lists Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Joins the Growing Stablecoin Market

BitMart Exchange, a premier global digital asset trading platform, recently announced the listing of Gemini Dollar (GUSD), a stable… The post BitMart Lists Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Joins the Growing Stablecoin Market appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »

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PR: Debut of USDD – A Stable Coin That Pays You Interest

USDD – The world's first dollar-backed and interest-bearing stable coin, with interest payments every 24 hours, will be officially released on October 31st by 55 Global Markets. The USDD value is 100% supported by a US dollar reserve, funds are held in trust for the benefit of tokenholders by PrimeTrust as trustee, a third-party trust company that has relationships with major US banks. дальше »

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Global Stablecoin Association to be Established at Blockchain Budapest Conference

Stablecoins, despite their perceived lack of viability, are quickly becoming an emerging part of the cryptocurrency market. However, some projects like Tether (USDT) or the Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Dollar, are at odds with one another regarding their respective missions. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart lists Gemini Dollar (GUSD)

CryptoNinjas BitMart Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, recently announced the listing of Gemini Dollar (GUSD), a stable value coin (often called a “stablecoin”). The Gemini Dollar (GUSD) is an ERC20 stablecoin issued by Gemini Trust Company,. дальше »

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A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar

Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network. дальше »

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IPSX Launches Global IP Address Marketplace to Solve a Billion Dollar Problem

The sharing economy is not limited to physical assets.

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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini

Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »

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Tiger Global’s $500 Million Investment in Coinbase Could be a Part of its $3.75 Billion Fund

Tiger Global has successfully raised $3. 75 billion in its latest venture capital fund, and the crypto-sphere is speculating if its $500 million Coinbase investment could be a part of it. Tiger Global’s multi-billion dollar fund, which has been named Private Investment Partners XI, is aimed at consumer internet, cloud and industry-specific software, and direct-to-consumer companies. дальше »

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Huobi Global Follows OKEx In Listing 4 Dollar-Backed Stablecoins: PAX, GUSD, TUSD and USDC

Huobi Global has just announced that it will be listing 4 new stablecoins to its exchange:  Paxos Standard (PAX), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), TrueUSD (TUSD) and USDCoin (USDC). The coins will be made available for trading on October 19. дальше »

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Криптобиржа Huobi добавит поддержку четырех стейблкоинов

Криптовалютная биржа Huobi анонсировала листинг четырёх привязанных к доллару стейблкоинов — Paxos Standard (PAX), TrueUSD (TUSD), USDCoin (USDC) и Gemini Dollar (GUSD). Поддержка токенов, по данным представителей платформы, состоится в эту пятницу, 19 октября. дальше »

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Биткоин-биржа Huobi добавила поддержку четырех стейблкоинов

Четвертая по суточному объему торгов криптовалютная биржа Huobi добавила поддержку сразу четырех стейблкоинов: TrueUSD (TUSD), USD Coin (USDC), Gemini Dollar (GUSD) и Paxos Standard Token (PAX). $PAX, $TUSD, $USDC and $GUSD Will Be Listed on Huobi Global. дальше »

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OKEx Lists Four New Stablecoins

Digital assets platform OKEx has added four stablecoins to its listed assets. According to a support notice published by OKEx, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange says that TrustToken's TrueUSD (TUSD), Circle's USDCoin (USDC), the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos Standard Token (PAX) are now live on the platform. дальше »

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Bitfinex Stops USD Deposits To Their Exchange

The popular digital currency exchange, Bitfinex has reportedly stopped its USD deposits to their exchange. This news comes after last weeks, several rumours that the exchange was broke which made management forced to step up and deny the rumours that they were not bankrupt. дальше »

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Chinese and US Investors Team Up to Create a Global Crypto Investment Fund

The latest crypto investment fund on the block is Dragonfly Ventures, a $100 million traditional venture fund investing only in crypto assets, managed by partners Alexander Pack from Bain Capital Ventures and Bo Feng, founding partner of Ceyuan Ventures. дальше »

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PwC and Cred Partner to Develop Cryptocurrency Trading Technology

Global professional services firm PwC has partnered with decentralized lending platform Cred to boost trust in the cryptocurrency space and bring in more traders by advancing stablecoin technology. дальше »

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PwC and Cred Partner to Promote Cryptocurrency Trading Technology

Global professional services firm PwC has partnered with decentralized lending platform Cred to boost trust in the cryptocurrency space and bring in more traders by advancing stablecoin technology. дальше »

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Taiwan’s MaiCoin MAX Exchange Will Reward Users For Token Staking And Mining

MAX Exchange was recently launched by MaiCoin which has been the largest one-stop digital asset platform provider in Taiwan. The exchange originally started by offering Taiwan Dollar (TWD) to crypto pairs and it currently lists 16 crypto/TWD pairs. дальше »

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PR: Contentos Announces Investment From Binance Labs

Decentralized global content ecosystem, Contentos, has been catching the attention of major industry players, receiving a multi-million dollar investment from Binance Labs. Shanghai, China – Contentos, a decentralized global content ecosystem, announces today a multi-million dollar investment from Binance Labs. дальше »

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Bank of America: ‘Blockchain Could be a $7 Billion Market’

New estimates from Bank of America indicate that the global blockchain market could eventually hit $7 billion. Even though the analysis didn’t provide an actual timestamp, it outlined that marquee companies like Microsoft and Amazon can benefit greatly from the emerging technology and its widespread adoption. дальше »

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In Search of Stability: An Overview of the Budding Stablecoin Ecosystem

Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply. дальше »

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St. Louis Fed VP: A Private Crypto Could Solve the 'Triffin Dilemma'

An economist with the St. Louis Federal Reserve said that cryptocurrencies could solve a problem faced by global currency reserves like the dollar. дальше »

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New Inter-Continental Payment Methods Overtaking U.S. Dollar In Africa

SWIFT, the “global provider of secure financial messaging services,” has recently published a report stating that the U. S. dollar is losing its place as the top inter-continental currency in Africa. дальше »

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Global Enterprises and Blockchain Leaders Unite at the First Blockchain and Loyalty Rewards Conference in the World

MEDIA PASSES AVAILABLE: Loyalty Live Blockchain Conference   October 16-18, Chicago Experts come together for three day conference to educate, collaborate, and support the convergence of these multi-billion dollar industries WHO: Blockchain and corporate loyalty experts come together to help bridge the gap between the two spaces. дальше »

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ConsenSys Initiative Empowers Students to Use Blockchain for Social Good

ConsenSys Social Impact — a program designed to build blockchain-based solutions for global humanitarian issues — is partnering with MakerDAO and optiMize to launch a new Blockchain for Social Impact Incubator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. дальше »

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IMF Doesn’t Want Crypto To Be Classed As Legal Tender

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) has advised against the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ idea to bring in a digital currency as a second legal tender as well as the US dollar. The Marshall Islands are based in the central Pacific as a remote chain of islands. дальше »

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Inside the Battle to Become the World Currency

As the former reserve currency of central banks and the default denomination of the global oil market, the U. S. dollar has dominated the world’s financial system for the past 70 years, as well as served as a safe-haven for those trying to escape their own, crumbling native currencies. дальше »

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World Bank and Australia's Largest Bank Issue First Global Blockchain Bond

The World Bank and Australia's largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, have issued a public bond exclusively through the blockchain. The $100 million AUD ($73. дальше »

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The Case for Stablecoins: A Much-Needed Asset Class or the Worst Crypto Idea?

The case of cryptocurrencies’ global relevance remains a moot point given its wildly volatile nature, an aspect which has spurred a billion dollar crypto-exchange market. However, some entrepreneurs and companies are determined to bring needful price stability to the digital asset market. дальше »

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UBS: Bitcoin is far from Replacing the Dollar

Swiss investment bank, UBS, has recently stated that Bitcoin cannot be considered money or a viable asset yet. Furthermore, it is believed that in order for Bitcoin to replace the US currency for global dominance, it will have to reach around $213,000. дальше »

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UBS: Bitcoin Is far from Replacing the Dollar

Swiss investment bank, UBS, has recently stated that Bitcoin cannot be considered money or a viable asset yet. Furthermore, it is believed that in order for Bitcoin to replace the US currency for global dominance, it will have to reach around $213,000. дальше »

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Bitcoin Cannot Function as Mainstream Money, At Least Not Yet, Says UBS

Bitcoin purists assert that the top-ranked cryptocurrency is both a store of value and a medium of exchange. Thus, it can function as a mainstream currency, maybe even supplanting the U.S. dollar as the currency of the global economy as predicted by the likes of Jack Dorsey and Steve Wozniak. Bitcoin Needs to Trade at […] дальше »

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CoinDesk Analyzes CryptoCompare and CoinHills Trading Stats, Sees USD Volume More than JPY

The US Dollar is the Number One Fiat Currency in Bitcoin Trading Despite the widespread perception that Japan is a global blockchain trailblazer, market statistics heavily disagree. According to a research by leading cryptocurrency website CoinDesk, there are significant procedural flaws in the BTC exchange data that ranked the Japanese yen as the most dominant […] дальше »

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Bitcoin Cannot Function as Mainstream Money, At Least Not Yet, Says UBS

Bitcoin purists assert that the top-ranked cryptocurrency is both a store of value and a medium of exchange. Thus, it can function as a mainstream currency, maybe even supplanting the U. S. dollar as the currency of the global economy as predicted by the likes of Jack Dorsey and Steve Wozniak. дальше »

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Financial Services Firm Opens Doors to Crypto Hedge Funds

The crypto industry has received another boost with the entry of financial services giant Northern Trust in a quiet but significant move. The firm, which manages over $10. дальше »

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Goldmint’s Stablecoin Promises Greater Reliability and Higher Transparency

In the crypto economy, currencies’ volatility is a thousand times more, which makes them attractive to speculators and impractical for everyday life. “Stablecoin” is a crypto currency that can be tied to another stable asset, for example, gold or the US dollar. For all that it is global, it does not depend on any bank дальше »

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NEO Global Capital (NGC) Announces Multimillion Dollar Investment Into Certik, a Smart Contract Platform and Upcoming ICO

Just announced on the NEO Global Capital (NGC) Twitter page is a large investment in the Certik smart contract platform, which is being prepared for an upcoming token sale. Strategic Alignment As described on its website, “NEO Global Capital is the strategic investment vehicle NEO foundation and one of the largest institutional owners of cryptocurrencies. дальше »

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Stronghold and IBM Collaborate to Launch FDIC-Insured Stablecoin on Stellar

Stronghold, a cryptocurrency trading platform housed by Stellar, is launching a stablecoin on its parent network’s blockchain in collaboration with IBM. Stronghold USD will be backed with “one-to-one U. дальше »

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IBM Partners with Stronghold to Create Stablecoin for Cryptocurrency Ecosystem

On July 17, 2018, global payment and trading platform Stronghold announced the launch of their stablecoin “Stronghold USD. ” The cryptocurrency will be built on Stellar Lumens’ (XLM) blockchain and will offer a one-to-one ratio with the U. дальше »

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Future Analysts Will Be Tested on Cryptocurrencies in New CFA Curriculum

As the crypto market continues to meld into the realm of traditional finance, the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute is taking notice — so much so that the organization is adding cryptocurrency and blockchain sections to its 2019 certification exams. дальше »

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“Economic Sovereignty” Through Bitcoin: Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert

When it comes to cryptocurrency, it seems that there are always two sides of the (bit)coin. On the negative side, there’s everything that can go wrong. дальше »

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Earth Dollar Partners With Blockchain Associations for Global Point-of-Sale Cryptocurrency Project

Earth Dollar™, an asset-backed cryptocurrency has announced a strategic partnership with the US Blockchain Association, the Nevada Blockchain Association, and other non-profit blockchain-related organizations worldwide to launch a global cryptocurrency point-of-sale payment system available to both online and offline retailers. дальше »

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Efforts to Replace Dollar with Gold and Crypto are Underway, Says Former US Presidential Candidate

World financial chaos and the escalation of trade wars are propelling the global economy onto a dangerous trajectory. As a result, calls for reforming the monetary system are getting louder. For example, Ron Paul, a key U. дальше »

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SportsCastr Announces Private Token Sale for FanChain

Bitcoin Press Rlease: NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern-backed FanChain available on QRYPTOS June 30th June 28, 2018, Grand Caymen- SportsCastr today announced FanChain, a cryptocurrency designed for the multi-billion dollar global sports market, will launch its early contributor private token sale on June 30, 2018. дальше »

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President of Xapo: Bitcoin Will Become The Global Reserve Asset

Ted Rogers, president of the cryptocurrency giant, Xapo, believes that Bitcoin will become a global reserve asset, similar to the role the U. S. dollar plays today. Ted Rogers, Unexpected Bitcoin Bull? The recent bearish trends in the cryptocurrency market have not fazed Xapo’s president one bit, as he still holds bullish sentiment regarding Bitcoin’s value. дальше »

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Op Ed: From East to West: The Fiat Pairing Trend Grows in the United States

The recent announcement that Bittrex will allow investors to buy digital coins with the U. S. dollar is the latest in a string of crypto trading trends to move West from Asia. дальше »

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Op Ed: I Think, Therefore I Bitcoin: The Case for Bitcoin

A key aspect of modern society is its trust in reliable government and monetary systems. Government and central banks have been the guardians of the financial system. дальше »

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Banks and Cryptocarrens Global Assessment: Middle East

As many advocate to replace the U. S. dollar as the global reserve currency, Bitcoin and nationalized cryptocurrencies may finally offer Muslim countries economic stability and leeway in Western politics. дальше »

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