Category: N-News
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Cointext Launches SMS Bitcoin Cash Wallet in 4 New Markets
The Cointext SMS Bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet continues its rapid expansion around the world. Residents of one more country in South America and three more in Europe now have access to the service, which allows users to send money to mobile phone numbers or BCH addresses without an internet connection, additional accounts or the need…
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The Daily: Binance to Expand in Singapore, Uphold Launches Loan Service
In today’s edition of The Daily, we look at a strategic investment that could help Binance to establish a fiat-to-crypto exchange in Singapore. We also focus on a new service that digital payments platform Uphold is launching to lend funds to its clients, as well as a cryptocurrency-backed prepaid card that’s coming to the U.S.…
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The Daily: Global Cryptocurrency M&As Rise, US Town Halts Mining
In today’s edition of The Daily, we look at how the current bear market is facilitating consolidation in the global cryptocurrency industry. We also focus on recent calls by an intergovernmental organization to tighten up rules on virtual assets throughout the world, as well as a story about a small U.S. town that has banned…
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Emma Integrates Crypto Exchanges into Money Management App
Emma, a London-based startup firm specializing in money management services, has launched cryptocurrency exchange integration for its new app. The platform, which the company describes as a kind of “financial advocate” service, is designed to help millennials gain a better understanding of their finances. Also Read: Security Giant G4S Offers Protected Offline Cryptocurrency Storage New…
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Cobo Raises $13M in Series A Funding Round
Chinese startup Cobo raised $13 million this week in a Series A financing round led by DHVC and Wu Capital. The Beijing-based company — established by Bihang wallet developer Changhao Jiang and Shixing “Discus Fish” Mao, the co-founder of F2Pool — said it will use the funds to support the international expansion of its two…
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Security Giant G4S Offers Protected Offline Cryptocurrency Storage
G4S (LSE: GFS), a security services provider with operations in more than 90 countries, guards everything from cash transfers to nuclear power plants and prisons. The London-headquartered company has now started to offer cryptocurrency protection, according to a recent report. Also Read: Majority of Crypto Assets Are Highly Centralized, Research Finds Secure Vault Storage The…
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Civil Fails to Raise $8M Minimum in ICO
Civil, a blockchain startup that has partnered with Forbes and The Associated Press, failed to reach the $8 million minimum target it set for its initial coin offering this week, suggesting an end to the days when promoters simply had to hint at collaborations with established companies to woo investors. Also Read: Nouriel Roubini Attacks…
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Nouriel Roubini Attacks Blockchain in Latest Rant
NYU economics professor Nouriel Roubini, commonly known as Dr. Doom in mainstream financial media circles, is a long-established Bitcoin and cryptocurrency skeptic. In his latest rant he focuses on blockchain technology and the people promoting it. Also Read: Research: Corporations Fail to Deliver on Blockchain Hype, Scalability a Top Concern Greedy White Men Roubini, who…
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US Court Issues Emergency Order Halting a Planned Initial Coin Offering
An American court has put a stop to an initial coin offering (ICO) by a company claiming to offer “the first licensed and regulated tokenized crypto currency exchange & index fund based in the US.” The ICO promoters even invented their own regulatory authority, which seems to have really irked the regulators. Also Read: The…
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Exchanges Roundup: Coinbase Volumes Hit 1-Year Low, UK Exchange to Fire Most Staff
Recent updates show that with the cryptocurrency markets performing far from how they did a year ago, some exchanges have failed to adapt to the current situation. For example, one U.K. firm is reportedly set to fire most of its employees. Yet other exchanges are still going strong, breaking into new territories and adding new…