BeNative Launches Bitcoin Incentive System for English Learners
BeNative has more than 600,000 users from 180 countries all around the world. There are video contents as learning material with global business leaders, such as Google, Facebook, etc, appeared in. BeNative has been launched their business globally through SMATOOS Inc., the headquarter based in Korea, followed by other foreign corporate branches in Japan, Hongkong, […]
Pixsy acquires blockchain-based copyright platform Binded.com
Pixsy, Inc. announced that it will acquire blockchain-based copyright registration platform Binded.com, strengthening its image protection offerings for a wider community of users (terms of the transactions were not disclosed). The acquisition bolsters Pixsy’s market-leading position in image protection and gives the Binded community access to Pixsy’s full suite of copyright management tools, including Register, […]
Paxos Launches PAX Gold: Physical Gold on the Blockchain
Paxos Trust Company, a regulated financial institution that digitizes and mobilizes assets, today launched PAX Gold (Ethereum ticker: PAXG), the first crypto-asset redeemable for physical gold. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has approved Paxos to issue PAX Gold, making PAX Gold the first regulated digital gold product. PAX Gold is an asset-backed digital […]
China says new digital currency will be like Facebook’s Libra
China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, a senior central bank officer said. Mu Changchun, deputy director of the People’s Bank of China’s payments department, said the development of the coin would help […]
Cryptocurrency Wizard Arrested in B500m Fraud Case
A 48-year-old man wanted for his role in an alleged 500 million baht cryptocurrency exchange fraud was arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday evening. Mana Jumuang was arrested while playing football at a field on Rama IX Road in Huai Khwang district, Pol Maj Gen Jiraphop Phuridet, commander of the Crime Suppression Division, said on Thurday. […]
Retail Investors Increase Gold & Bitcoin Positions as US/China Trade War Escalates
Data from global multi-asset investment platform eToro shows retail investors are opening more gold and bitcoin positions on news announcements of an escalating US/China trade war. Investors typically pile into gold as a natural hedge against macro economic unrest and data shows a correlation between the number of gold and bitcoin positions on its platform. […]
New Ways to Spend Bitcoin with your Blockchain Wallet
What can you buy with crypto? It’s been a common question since bitcoin bought two pizzas back in 2010. Giving people the ability to spend their bitcoins when they are on the go has always been one of the core functionalities of the Blockchain Wallet. And today, spending crypto from your phone or online is […]
SEC Charges ICO Research and Rating Provider With Failing to Disclose It Was Paid to Tout Digital Assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Russian entity ICO Rating has agreed to pay $268,998 to settle charges that it failed to disclose payments received from issuers for publicizing their digital asset securities offerings. The SEC’s order found that between December 2017 and July 2018, ICO Rating produced research reports and ratings of […]
Rakuten Wallet Launches Spot Trading Services for Crypto Assets
Rakuten Wallet, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of Rakuten Group and operator of a crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange business, announced that today it has launched a spot trading service for crypto assets in which users can conduct spot trading of crypto assets through a dedicated smartphone app*1. The app will initially be released on Android, […]
NULS Takes Tokens from Conception to College with New Staking Model
NULS, the adaptive blockchain solution for enterprise, has successfully tested a new staking service, staked coin output (SCO), with project Aleph, a cross-blockchain layer-2 network. This staking service applies a new type of reward model in which community members of NULS can stake tokens to receive tokens from other projects building on the NULS platform. […]
Apollo Foundation Developing Post-Blockchain Infrastructure and Decentralized Internet
Apollo Foundation is announcing Apollo 2020, the firm’s roadmap for a post-blockchain future. A key initiative is the development of DAG (directed acyclic graph), making Apollo one of the first cryptocurrency projects to build the decentralized, post-blockchain consensus technology. The foundation will develop: ARKnet, a decentralized application infrastructure; smart contract capabilities; a tokenization platform; Apollo […]
Bitcoin Expert Scams a Scammer, Donates the Money to Charity
Financial fraudsters often try to target the elderly or otherwise vulnerable — but one recently picked the worst possible target.Calgarian Ben Perrin runs an educational YouTube channel focused on teaching people about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, and is the marketing director for a bitcoin exchange. Working in the cryptocurrency industry means he’s been targeted by hopeful […]
Bitcoin SV Headline Sponsor of Pool Premier League Live on FreeSports
The International Professional Pool Association (IPA) have agreed a sponsorship package with Bitcoin SV enthusiast and promoter, Calvin Ayre, for their upcoming Bitcoin SV Premier League live at: Freeview 64, Sky 422, Virgin 553. BSV is the only coin with a blockchain that significantly scales (now), has robust utility (now), and is committed to a set-in-stone protocol for […]
VSYS is Officially Listed on Huobi Global
V SYSTEMS, a blockchain database project created by Sunny King, the inventor of Proof of Stake (PoS), announced today that its native cryptocurrency VSYS Coin has won the Huobi FastTrack voting with a total of 38,456,859 HT votes and is now officially listed on Huobi Global. This signifies that its cutting edge technical development and […]
Everton Football Club Announced Partnership With Deal eToro
The deal will see eToro become the Club’s ‘Official Online Trading Partner’, giving the organisation global exposure through access to Everton’s marketing assets and a presence at Goodison Park on matchdays. eToro, recognised as a leader in financial technology (fintech), provides its community of more than 11 million users with the opportunity to invest in […]
Monmouth County Man Charged With Operating An Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange
A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was indicted today by a federal grand jury for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business through which he charged customers fees to convert more than $2 million in cash into the digital currency Bitcoin. William Green, 46, of Wall Township, was charged by indictment with one count of operating […]
Robinhood Plans Relaunch of High Yield Cash Account
Robinhood, a stock trading app popular with millennials, caused a stir last December by announcing a no-fee checking-and-savings account that offered a 3% yield. Days later, however, the company walked back the announcement after regulators criticized it for offering what amounted to a bank account without FDIC insurance—a backstop that protects consumers in the event […]
Damage From Cryptocurrency-related Crimes Estimated at 2.7 tr Won
The financial damage caused by cryptocurrency-related crimes reached nearly 2.7 trillion ($2.3 billion) over the past two years, government data showed Sunday. The financial loss of scams and fraud involving cryptocurrencies came to 2.69 trillion won between July 2017 and June 2019, according to the data from the justice ministry. The ministry said 132 cryptocurrency-related […]
Smart Money Said ‘Skip Bitcoin, Bet on Blockchain‘
As cryptocurrency prices tumbled across the board last year, venture capitalists focused their attention on the promise of the underlying technology, the ledger known as blockchain. That, many said, was the smarter bet. While Bitcoin’s price has rebounded this year, a fresh batch of data shows the flow of cash into blockchain startups dropped dramatically. […]
Does New Tether USDT Printed Trigger Bitcoin’s Next Bullish Run?
How does $100 million USDT printed stimulate BTC rally? USDT, as the largest scale stablecoin, plays an important role in crypto market, affecting the market trend. Everytime when Tether Treasury prints new USDT, Bitcoin price will switch to an upward momentum. However, no one knows whether USDT issued by Tether is 1:1 against USD. According […]