Broctagon and Elite Consulting Group Launch World’s First Government-Recognised Gold-Backed Token
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Broctagon Fintech Group, a brokerage technology, liquidity and blockchain enterprise solutions provider, today announces a new partnership with Elite Consulting Group to launch GoldGo, a utility token directly backed by a physical gold supply and secured by blockchain technology.
Spot9 Starts Its Rollout of Bitcoin ATMs in Germany
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
From now on purchasing cryptocurrencies in Germany is simple, secureand fast. The Berlin-based Fintech start-up, spot9, startsits planned rollout of BaFin-compliant Bitcoin ATMs in Germany. BaFin-compliant means that the Bitcoin ATMs fully comply with the regulatory requirements of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) for example on trading in cryptographic values or the prevention of money laundering.
CoinDCX to Launch Liquid ETH-Backed Token for Users; Partners with US-Based Staked to Provide Staking Services
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
CoinDCX, India's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is all set to issue 1:1 token Ethereum token, to all Ethereum staked holders, who have staked and may stake in the future. The token will be issued in the last week of January 2021.
Institutional investors sit on trillions as QE infects economies. Why do they want Bitcoin?
- 5 years 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Author: Maxim Bederov, a venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur The tide has turned. Analysts at investment banks now put Bitcoin not only on a par with every other asset class but actually suggest that cryptoassets have superseded gold, equities and treasuries.
SBI Becomes World’s First Financial Conglomerate to Open Cryptocurrency Dealing Desk by Acquiring Pioneering Liquidity Provider B2C2
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies, M&A Deals
SBI Financial Services, the subsidiary of SBI Holdings (“SBI”), today announced the acquisition of B2C2, the trading counterparty of choice in the institutional crypto markets. The transaction follows SBI Financial Services’ agreement to take a minority stake in B2C2 in July this year.
Copper Appointed as Official Custodian for Flare Networks and Spark Token Distribution
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Copper.co, the London-based digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced it will serve as an official custodian for Flare Networks. Flare is building the world’s first Turing-complete Federated Byzantine Agreement-based smart contract network. Its native asset, the Spark (FLR) token, will be distributed to XRP holders over a 36-month period, based upon a snapshot taken at 12:00am UTC on Saturday 12 December 2020.
Standard Chartered and Northern Trust Partner to Launch Zodia, a Cryptocurrency Custodian for Institutional Investors
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, and Northern Trust, a leading provider of asset servicing, have entered into an agreement to launch Zodia Custody, an institutional-grade custody solution for cryptocurrencies.
How COVID-19 Is Ushering In a New Era of Cashless Technology
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Cashless technology isn't a completely fresh concept. People have been using credit cards for decades, and the market for fintech services has been growing steadily. That being said, the current health crisis has underscored the need for economies to go cashless as a way to restrict the spread of the coronavirus.
Bittrex Global Launches Tokenized Stock Trading
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- Online Trading, Cryptocurrencies
Bittrex Global (Bermuda) Ltd. (Bittrex Global) announced that it will be listing tokenized stocks on its digital asset
Tata Consultancy Services’ Quartz DevKit Adds Ethereum, Now Supports Top 3 Blockchain Platforms
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, announced the availability of support for Ethereum in its Quartz™ DevKit solution. With this, the intuitive, unified development platform for decentralized applications now supports deployment of smart contracts on the top three blockchain platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, R3/Corda, and Ethereum.
Copper Launches First DeFi Tool For Institutions
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Copper.co, the London-based digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced the launch of CopperConnect – the first ever dedicated decentralized finance (DeFi) tool for crypto institutions.
Coinsquare Announces New Leadership Team; Files Applications to Operate a Regulated Digital Asset Marketplace in Canada
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Cryptocurrencies, People Moves
Coinsquare, Canada’s leading digital asset trading platform, has announced the appointment of Nicholas Thadaney and Wendy Rudd to its board of directors. The appointments follow the confirmation of Stacey Hoisak as Coinsquare’s new Chief Executive Officer, and the appointments of Lawrence Truong as Chief Compliance Officer, and Eric Richmond as Chief Operating Officer.
