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Cryptocurrency exchange platform raised millions to grow its platform
March 31st, 2017
ShapeShift, a cryptocurrency exchange platform that converts between blockchain-based tokens, has raised $10.4 million in a series A round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Lakestar, FundersClub, Blockchain Capital, Pantera Capital, and Access Venture Partners. Founded out ...
Bitfinex’s ‘Hack Credit’ Token Reaches All-Time Price High
February 2nd, 2017
Investors who lost bitcoin in Bitfinex’s high-profile August hack may be feeling more optimistic about the likelihood of recovering their funds. The price of BFX tokens – the digital assets the exchange issued as a way to provide a ‘notional credit’ to users who ...
What’s next for blockchain and cryptocurrency
January 24th, 2017
In May of 2010, someone on a Bitcoin forum by the name of Lazlo claimed to have bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first time anyone had purchased anything with the new digital currency, which at ...
DFS grants virtual currency license to Coinbase
January 18th, 2017
Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., for a virtual currency and a ...
Japanese Financial Institution Set to Launch a Digital Currency Exchange
October 31st, 2016
Japanese financial services group SBI is set to launch a platform that enables the trading and exchange of virtual currencies, citing increasing interest in virtual currencies like bitcoin which is proving popular among everyday investors. An announcement reveals the new company to be ...
Japan set to drop sales tax on buying virtual currency
October 12th, 2016
Japan looks to end sales-tax collection on purchases of virtual currencies in the spring, a move likely to propel the growth of bitcoin and others as alternatives to traditional money. The change would reduce costs for buyers and relieve operators of ...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Host Public Fintech Forum
September 28th, 2016
In an announcement today, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will host a public forum to discuss Fintech innovation at its Washington D.C. headquarters in November. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal body which serves as ...
Goldman Sachs Files Blockchain Patent for Foreign Exchange Trading
September 19th, 2016
Goldman Sachs has submitted a patent application focusing on how blockchain could cut out the middle man with transaction costs, claiming that the technology could change the current process. The patent, “Systems and Methods for Updating a Distributed Ledger-Based ...
Inexperienced Chinese investors are getting stung by fintech scams
September 8th, 2016
China is witnessing a fintech boom. Companies providing electronic payments, cryptocurrency trading and other online financial services there are not only mushrooming, they are among the biggest and most highly rated in the world. The Fintech 100, a ranking ...
Innovator Launches New Digital Currency eQuid with a Focus on the Money System Side of the Coin
September 6th, 2016
eQuid will launch on select cryptocurrency exchanges in late fall 2016 after running a crowdfunding campaign to build support. When the currency is active on those exchanges, anyone with an account can purchase eQuid. Garth Wells, the founder of ...
