Israeli-based fintech and crypto firm Simplex now supports two new fiat currencies — the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar. Israeli-based fintech and cryptocurrency firm Simplex now supports two new fiat currencies — the Japanese yen (JPY) and the Canadian dollar (CAD). Following the addition, users at some of Simplex’s partner exchanges such as Binance…
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The Intercontinental Exchange’s digital asset platform Bakkt launched the first regulated Bitcoin options and cash-settled futures. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s digital asset platform Bakkt has launched the first regulated Bitcoin (BTC) options and cash-settled futures in the United States. According to an announcement on Dec. 9, Bakkt is now using its physically settled Bitcoin contracts…
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LedgerX board of directors have placed co-founders Paul and Juthica Chou on administrative leave, effective immediately. The board of directors of Ledger Holdings, Inc., parent company to LedgerX, announced that co-founders Paul and Juthica Chou have been placed on administrative leave, effective immediately. In a Dec. 9 press release, the Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchange LedgerX…
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The People’s Bank of China issued $2.8 billion in blockchain-based special financial bonds for small and micro enterprises. The adoption rate of blockchain technology in China continues to impress as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has reportedly issued 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in blockchain-based special financial bonds for small and micro enterprises. According…
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After examining SOV’s white paper, Cointelegraph reached out to the development team to find out if the cryptocurrency was inspired by EOS. It has been almost a year since the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) unveiled the development of its national digital currency dubbed Sovereign (SOV). The cryptocurrency is set to tackle some issues…
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A volatile start to the week suggests that $7.4K will be key in what happens next to Bitcoin price and the wider cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin (BTC) closed the week slightly above $7,500 up 1.56% ($115), which marks the first positive week since the close of the first week of August. Today Bitcoin touched a high…
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Multi-asset investment platform and social network eToro is reportedly planning to launch a debit card in Q2 2020. Multi-asset investment platform and social network eToro is allegedly planning to launch a debit card in the second quarter of 2020. On Dec. 9, Business Insider reported that the United Kingdom-based digital asset trading platform’s 12 million…
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Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Trading news Bakkt, a digital asset trading platform, said it launched Bitcoin monthly options and Bitcoin cash settled futures. While “options offer important hedging, trading and Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin with…
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While the crypto media, Cryptonews.com including, often talk of the crypto market in racing terms, and many crypto projects aim to win the transaction speed race, we could not miss an opportunity to talk about a real race and the fastest Cryptocurrency. If you’re ready to hear it, the world’s fastest Cryptocurrency is a brave…
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Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here. _________________________________________ Binance Added new trading pairs: BUSD/RUB VET/BUSD QTUM/BUSD Read more »Pay/Trade/Buy Bitcoin with…
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