BitMEX Launches Venture Capital Arm
Seychelles-based BitMEX is launching a venture capital (VC) arm called BitMEX Ventures, which will invest in blockchain and cryptocurrency-related projects worldwide. BitMEX is the largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchange in the world, with daily volume consistently in excess of USD 1 billion, more than any single spot cryptocurrency exchange. There was a day when BitMEX’s volume […]
Kaleido, AWS Launch Blockchain Solutions Marketplace
ConsenSys subsidiary blockchain company Kaleido has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch a full-stack platform for decentralized enterprise solutions. Dubbed Kaleido Marketplace, the companies’ press release claims the platform offers a ”whole cloud of blockchain technologies” that can save enterprises the work involved in creating a blockchain themselves, allowing them to more quickly reach […]
Cryptopia Relaunching New Zealand Dollar Stablecoin
Cryptopia has announced that it is relaunching the New Zealand Dollar stablecoin (NZDT) in Q1 2019. The exchange has a daily trading volume in excess of USD 2 million and has been a hub of altcoin trading and mining activity since it launched in 2014. The NZDT was originally launched in 2017, with daily trading volume rallying […]
Principal Turns Chinese School Into Mining Farm
The principal and vice principal of a middle school in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China have been busted after turning their middle school into a cryptocurrency mining farm. Lei Hua and his deputy Wang Zhipeng have been fired, thrown out of the Communist Party, and their mining revenue confiscated. The mining operation reportedly used large amounts of […]
Europe: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 2nd to 8th November 2018
Europe Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. United Kingdom UK crypto scene unaffected by Brexit fears: Cryptocurrency traders are worried about the impending Brexit issues but according to crypto experts and […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 8th November 2018, SEC Fines Etherdelta Founder $388,000, Chinese School Turned Mining Farm, NZ Stablecoin Relaunch
Listen to the 8 November 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url = “https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1694856/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-10-9%2F5689077-44100-2-8bc5e0dfcae5d.mp3”] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss how Bakkt can self-certify the physical Bitcoin futures launching on 12 December 2018, and how the Founder of Etherdelta has been fined USD 388,000 by the SEC. Hear about the Chinese principal […]
Lawyer Claims Bakkt Can Bypass Approval for Physical Bitcoin Futures
Crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky has determined that Bakkt does not need direct approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch the physical Bitcoin futures, so it appears the launch date will proceed as scheduled. The cryptocurrency markets are highly anticipating the launch of physical Bitcoin futures on Bakkt on 12 December 2018. It […]
Etherdelta Founder Fined $388,000 by SEC
In a landmark ruling for decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, the founder of Etherdelta, Zachary Coburn, has been ordered by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pay a USD 388,000 fine. Etherdelta was until now among the top so-called decentralized exchanges. Its trading volume has crashed to USD 250,000 per day due to this […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 7th November 2018: Augur Accurately Predicts US Elections, BTCC Closes, 800% Swiss Crypto Insurance
Listen to the 7 November 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url = “https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1691630/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-10-8%2F5676325-44100-2-f308a2a15f52c.mp3”] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss how Augur accurately predicted the United States elections, BTCC is shutting down its mining pool, and part of the Swiss government is recommending 800% insurance on crypto assets. Hear about how some […]
Asia and Australia: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 2nd to 8th November 2018
Asia and Australia Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. Japan Startup to try crypto payment option for limousine rides: A Japanese company is going to offer the services of limousine rides […]
