Interactive Brokers to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading End of Summer, CEO Reveals

Interactive Brokers will add cryptocurrency trading to its platform by the end of the summer, CEO Thomas Peterffy has revealed. The platform has about 1. 33 million customer accounts and $330. 6 billion in customer equity as of the first quarter. дальше »

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Stellar Development Foundation Enterprise Fund invests $15M in LATAM digital wallet Airtm

CryptoNinjas » Stellar Development Foundation Enterprise Fund invests $15M in LATAM digital wallet Airtm The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of the Stellar network, has announced a $15 million Enterprise Fund investment in Mexico City-based Airtm, a blockchain-based, bank-connected digital wallet & P2P exchange platform that provides USD accounts to consumers and businesses throughout Latin America, and other emerging markets. дальше »

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Positive Momentum for Ethereum Continues with Another $60 Million in Inflows: CoinShares Report

Cardano (ADA) and Litecoin (LTC) are also seeing a great start with inflows of $6. 6 million and $3. 6 million, respectively. Bitcoin still accounts for the lion’s share of the inflows at $290 million last week. дальше »

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NYDIG Partners with FinTech Giant to Enable US Bank Customers to Buy, Hold, and Sell BTC through their Existing Accounts

Through NYDIG’s custody solution and FIS’s link to lenders, nearly 300 million checking accounts, the idea is to bridge the gap in accessibility to Bitcoin because banks are seeing that their clients want crypto assets and are sending funds to crypto exchanges. дальше »

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Korean tax officers seize $22M in crypto directly from exchange accounts

South Korea’s Seoul metropolitan government has seized 25 billion won ($22 million) worth of crypto from tax evaders—directly out of their exchange accounts, local news outlet Yonhap reported yesterday. дальше »

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Retail Investing Behemoth Is ‘Closely’ Looking at Crypto Market; Awaiting ‘More Regulatory Clarity’

Operating nearly 32 million brokerage accounts with over $7 trillion in client assets, Charles Schwab says they will be highly competitive and disruptive when that comes. The post Retail Investing Behemoth Is ‘Closely’ Looking at Crypto Market; Awaiting ‘More Regulatory Clarity’ first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide. дальше »

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Dogecoin leads gains as crypto markets crash further

Over 1 million trading accounts were liquidated over the weekend.

The post Dogecoin leads gains as crypto markets crash further appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Another Binance Smart Chain Project Turtledex Rug Pulls With Tokens Worth $2.5M Confirmed Stolen

The team behind Turtledex protocol, a Binance Smart Chain (BSC) project has reportedly rug pulled its investors shortly after raising 9,000 Binance tokens worth $2. 5 million. Immediately following the confirmation of the theft, the value of the protocol’s native token TTDX, reportedly plunged to near zero. дальше »

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Cardano crosses 500k accounts and Daedalus launches native-asset support

The Cardano blockchain now hosts over half a million unique wallet addresses, with the number growing each hour. The post Cardano crosses 500k accounts and Daedalus launches native-asset support appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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MasterCard To Support Cryptocurrency Payments Across Its Consumer And Merchant Network In 2021

MasterCard has entered the cryptocurrency market, announcing that its close to one billion users will be able to spend cryptocurrencies using their MasterCard accounts. These digital currencies could then be used to buy things from over 30 million merchants who accept MasterCard. дальше »

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Yearn.Finance loses $11 million in hacker attack

On the night of February 5, hackers attacked one of the Yearn. Finance pools and withdrew $2. 8 million. Storage losses amounted to $11 million. Tonight, users began to notice that their accounts were losing funds. дальше »

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$11 Trillion Offshore Assets Uncovered After 100 Countries Share Information on 84 Million Bank Accounts

Governments in nearly 100 countries have been sharing offshore bank account information in an effort to crack down on tax evasion. Their “Automatic exchange of information” has led to uncovering 10 trillion euros ($11 trillion) in offshore assets in 84 million bank accounts. дальше »

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21 Million BTC: How PayPal Active Users Underscores Bitcoin Digital Scarcity

An over 300 million active register accounts on PayPal highlights just how important digital scarcity is to Bitcoin’s value. The enormous installed userbase suddenly having access to cryptocurrencies could be a major boost to adoption. дальше »

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New Zealand Police Seize $91 Million From Russian Bitcoin Exchange Operator

Police in New Zealand confiscated NZ$140 million ($91 million) from Russian bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik is the alleged owner of the collapsed BTC-e exchange. The funds were seized from bank accounts held by Canton Business Corporation, a New Zealand-registered company managing the exchange. дальше »

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Ethereum предсказали новое ралли на фоне роста числа кошельков до 100 млн

Число кошельков в сети Ethereum превысило 100 млн впервые за пять лет существования криптовалюты. На это указал основатель Mythos Capital и криптоинвестор Райан Шон Адамс. 100 Million Bank Accounts. дальше »

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UK Government Seizes $185 Million From Dormant Bank Accounts for Crisis Relief

The UK government is seizing funds in dormant bank accounts worth approximately $185 million to fund its coronavirus relief efforts. So far, 30 banks have been voluntarily transferring money from dormant accounts to the government, including HSBC, Barclays, Clydesdale, Credit Agricole, Danske, Santander, Lloyds, and Bank of Scotland. дальше »

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Steem is ‘Overly Centralized’ Says CZ While Announcing Support for the Controversial Hard Fork

The leading spot exchange Binance has received a request to upgrade the STEEM network to version 0.23. This controversial hard fork earlier this week aimed to freeze 23.6 million STEEM tokens worth $5 million of 65 accounts and reduce the un-staking time to 4 weeks from 13 weeks. In an attempt to prevent the takeover […] дальше »

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Steem Freezes $5 Million of 64 Hive Users Funds in Coordinated Hard Fork Today

The Steem project has been thrust into the spotlight yet again. This is as an oncoming hard fork on May 20th will see some users accounts frozen and lose up to 23. 6 million STEEM valued to be well over $5 million. дальше »

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TRON Will Seize $5 Million Steem From Dissident Tokenholders

Steem, a popular blockchain and social blogging platform, will undergo a hard fork on Wednesday to shut down accounts that object to TRON’s leadership, seizing about $5 million in STEEM in... The post TRON Will Seize $5 Million Steem From Dissident Tokenholders appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Reddit Just Rolled Out an Ethereum-Based Crypto to Over 20 Million Users

Last month, as reported by NewsBTC, leaked screenshots suggested that Reddit was dabbling in Ethereum. Information shared by a user named “MagoCrypto” indicated that the giant social media forum with hundreds of millions of active users had attached an Ethereum address to the accounts of a limited set of users. Mago suggested that from the... дальше »

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Square’s Cash App & Grayscale Combined Consume Over 50% of Bitcoin’s Daily Supply

This is a whopping 367% increase over the same quarter last year at $66 million. Revenue from bitcoin now accounts for 57% of Cash App’s total reported revenue, up from 47% in 2019. Bitcoin revenue generated a gross profit of $7 million, benefitting from “an increase in transacting active bitcoin customers and growth in customer […] дальше »

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Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M

Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company wants to question employees of at least three U.S. banks about Crypto Capital – Bitfinex’s payment processor – accounts and holdings in an effort to recover more than $800 million. дальше »

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Dark Web Hosts Massive Sale of 267 Million Facebook User Accounts

Information belonging to 267 million Facebook users found its way onto the dark web for a minuscule price tag of just $540. Facebook once again finds itself in the spotlight after an unknown hacker(s) sold 267 million user profiles on the dark web. дальше »

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U.S. Stimulus Check Recipients Spending USD to Purchase Bitcoin (BTC)

The U. S. stimulus checks are finally arriving in the bank accounts of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to 22 million people have lost jobs in the country over the past month and in an attempt to financially equip them to make it through the current troubled times, the U. дальше »

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First Batch of U.S. Coronavirus Stimulus Checks Released, the Rest Will Be Processed Later

Coinspeaker First Batch of U. S. Coronavirus Stimulus Checks Released, the Rest Will Be Processed LaterOver 80 million U. S citizens are set to receive the coronavirus stimulus checks in their bank accounts in the nearest days, the next batch of the checks will be sent later on. дальше »

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Steem Witnesses Freeze $3.2M in Latest Tit-for-Tat With Hard Fork Insurgents

Witnesses on Steem have frozen eight accounts, putting a total of 17.6 million steem in limbo. It's the latest drama since March 20's Hive hard fork. дальше »

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Italian Bank Opens Bitcoin Trading Platform, Coronavirus Death Toll in Italy Tops China

Coinspeaker Italian Bank Opens Bitcoin Trading Platform, Coronavirus Death Toll in Italy Tops ChinaItalian bank Banca Sella is now offering its 1. 2 million customers the ability to trade Bitcoin through their accounts, using a platform called Hype platform. дальше »

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Zabo Raises $2.5M From Moonshots Capital, Tezos To Bring Crypto Into The Mainstream

The crypto software company Zabo, which claims to directly connect bank accounts and crypto wallets, has just raised $2. 5 million in funding so that it can start adding new customers and building its engineering team. дальше »

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Moonshots Capital, DCG, Tezos Back $2.5M Fundraise for Crypto Software Provider

Zabo, which claims to be able to link bank accounts to crypto wallets directly, raised $2.5 million from Moonshots Capital and other firms to build out its engineering team and customers. дальше »

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Zabo raises $2.5M to connect crypto wallet accounts to financial service apps

Zabo, which enables any financial services company to connect to users’ cryptocurrency wallets in a few lines of code, today announced it has raised $2. 5 million in new funding. The round was led by Moonshots Capital with participation from Blockchange Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Digital Currency Group, CoinShares, Tezos Foundation, Capital Factory, and others. дальше »

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Criminal Assets Bureau Confiscates Over 6,000 Bitcoin But Unable to Sell Them

The Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) has confiscated 12 online accounts, wallets containing 6,000 bitcoin of a drug dealer who had €55 million (over $59.6 million) of his fortune in the digital currency but lost the keys to access his wallet after hiding them with his fishing rod, which has now gone missing, reported the Irish […] дальше »

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Dow Climbs as Record Stock Market Mints Record Millionaire Party

There are now 441,000 retirement accounts with $1 million or more, pushed up by record-high stock markets, according to Fidelity. The post Dow Climbs as Record Stock Market Mints Record Millionaire Party appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

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Dow Futures Climb as Stock Market Mints Record Millionaire Party

There are now 441,000 retirement accounts with $1 million or more, pushed up by record-high stock markets, according to Fidelity. The post Dow Futures Climb as Stock Market Mints Record Millionaire Party appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

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One Million ePayments Accounts Frozen on FCA Orders, AML Concerns

Around one million payment accounts were frozen when the UK’s financial watchdog ordered ePayments Systems to halt its operations due to AML concerns. The payment processor was popular among traders...The post One Million ePayments Accounts Frozen on FCA Orders, AML Concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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A Million EPayments Accounts Frozen Due to Regulation Control

UK regulator FCA suspends ePayments operations due to anti-money-laundering controls

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Cryptocurrency Retirement Account Manager Bitcoin IRA, Crosses $400M In Transactions

On Tuesday, Bitcoin IRA, which is based in the United States has managed to surpass the $400 million mark in terms of cryptocurrency transactions since their inception in 2016. The company provides individual retirement accounts that are harmonious with digital assets. дальше »

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Bitcoin IRA Processes $400M in Transactions Since Launch

Bitcoin IRA, a US-based company that offers individual retirement accounts compatible with cryptocurrencies, announced on Tuesday that it had exceeded the $400 million mark in crypto transactions since its launch in 2016. дальше »

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Gemini Launch “Nakamoto Ltd.” Insurance for Custody Accounts

Gemini, the US exchange led by the Winklevoss twins, today launched its own captive insurance company, according to reports. The Next Generation of Crypto Exchange Insurance?  The press release accompanying the announcement claims that with coverage of up to $200 million for offline storage, it’s the largest purchased by any crypto custodian in the world. дальше »

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Stablecoin protocol Terra surpasses one million users in less than 9 months

Eight months after launch, Terra, a stablecoin protocol backed by four of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has surpassed one million user accounts and hit an annual run rate of $2. 4 billion, the company reported in a press release seen by CryptoSlate. дальше »

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After Months of Silence & $13 Million Later Crypto Exchange COBINHOOD Announces Shut Down

Cryptocurrency exchange COBINHOOD is shutting down for a period of a month, from January 10 to February 9, 2020, announced the exchange on Jan. 10 on Twitter. COBINHOOD Exchange is shutting down and auditing all accounts' balances from Jan 10 to Feb 9 in 2020. дальше »

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It's hodlers time: almost 11 million bitcoins remained untouched in 2019

2019 was the year of hodling. 10.7 million bitcoins remained untouched and stored on accounts without any movements. It is the highest level of untouched BTC since 2017.

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Hacker Who Targeted 300 Million iPhones Admits to Blackmailing Apple

Karem Albayrak, a self-proclaimed hacker who somehow got access to 300 million iPhones, pleaded guilty to blackmailing Apple. 150 Iphone Accounts Deleted Per Minute Back in March 2017, The Hacker News and many other news media published reports of a hacker threatening to remotely wipe 300 million iPhones, unless Apple pays the ransom. дальше »

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Proof of Gold and Silver Backing of Bitcoin by Maya Preferred 223

Maya Preferred 223 (MAPR), a stablecoin backed by precious metals assets, today announced that 21 million MAPRs have been transferred to escrow accounts. This amount, equal to the total number of Bitcoins, is intended as a way for Maya Preferred 223 to fully back Bitcoin with gold and silver. дальше »

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QuadrigaCX’s auditor EY and its lawyers will get $1.6M while victims are kept waiting

A judge in Canada has approved over $1. 6 million in fees for businesses seeking to recover funds lost as a result of QuadrigaCX’s demise. In a legal notice published yesterday, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Judge Darlene Jamieson said: “There being no expressed opposition to the activities and accounts as presented by the monitor nor to the fees of its legal counsel, I approve the fees and activities of the monitor during the CCAA proceedings and the fees presented towards legal counsel. дальше »

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Europe bitcoin bank service Bitwala raises €13 million to accelerate growth

Europe bitcoin bank service Bitwala raises €13 million to accelerate growth » CryptoNinjas Bitwala, the German-headquartered crypto-first bank app servicing the European Economic Area, today announced it has raised an additional €13 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate growth and offer B2B accounts International investors led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group are investing in the company to help fuel expansion. дальше »

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XRPTipBot links up with Canada’s CoinField to bolster XRP token adoption

The Ripple ecosystem has made giant leaps over the past year, something possible by the efforts of a contingent of developers. The Brad Garlinghouse-led firm’s XRP Ledger, according to an official note, has closed over 48 million ledgers and confirmed more than 900 million transactions. дальше »

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Coinbase Surpasses 30 Million Users Despite Slower Growth Since September 2018

Sustaining growth in the cryptocurrency industry goes well beyond the projects themselves. All companies and service providers need to follow a similar approach, albeit that is often much easier said than done. дальше »

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Binance to Give Away 9.5 Million Stellar [XLM] in Initial Staking Reward Airdrop

It’s good news for XLM holders as Binance declares its intention to support the crypto as one of the coins on its staking list. Starting July 20, 2019, Binance exchange will give out staking rewards to customers with XLM in their accounts. дальше »

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Deposits And Withdrawals To Resume On Hacked-Exchange Bitrue On July 3rd

Earlier this week hackers were able to breach the accounts of about 90 users of the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, managing to steal 9. 3 million XRP and 2. 5 million Cardano, totaling $4. 7 million. дальше »

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Netflix-On-The-Blockchain Project Abandons Crypto Aspirations Following ICO

TaTaTu, originally pitched as a streaming platform similar to Netflix that would also offer its own publicly traded token, raised $575 million in its 2018 token sale. Now the business running TaTaTu has stated crypto was never really part of the plan and blockchain tech only accounts for a small portion of the platform. дальше »

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