Tag: Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken acquires Glidera
Kraken accepts five different national currencies and eleven decentralized digital currencies, these will now be available to Glidera users. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
Huiyin launches $20m bitcoin-dedicated fund
Chinese investment firm Huiyin Group is launching a $20m bitcoin and blockchain-focused investment subsidiary - Huiyin Blockchain Ventures (HBV). Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Saxo Bank predicts ‘outrageous’ bitcoin price of $2,100 next year
Leading multi-asset trading and investment expert, Saxo Bank Group, has predicted that the Bitcoin price will see new all time highs in 2017. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
Xapo still battling Swiss regulators after 18 months
As of now, Neure Zuercher Zeitung reports, financial authorities – specifically Swiss regulator Finma – are still unsure whether the services Xapo offers make it, in fact, a bank. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
Record bitcoin trading in India
Announcing the first one-stop-shop-style live trading app for the Indian market, Unocoin unsurprisingly highlighted the need for consumer convenience. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
Why bitcoin’s remittance disruption slowed to a crawl
There was a time when cross-border remittance was expected to be bitcoin’s killer app. And yet, years later, the giants of the remittance market are far from slain. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Ether prices fall to lowest since February as sentiment sours
The continued struggles faced by the digital currency are now translating into frustration for traders and market influencers. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Circle pivots from bitcoin trading to mobile payments
The company will continue to transfer money over the bitcoin network, but will focus its resources on global social payments and blockchain technology. Read more: www.paymentssource.com
Skype competitor, Bitphone, closes down
Bitphone, the first-ever encrypted Skype competitor, not only plugged the security holes of Skype but accepted Bitcoin payments for their service directly. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com
WINGS Foundation adds angel investor Chandler Guo to board
Chandler Guo is an angel investor and a well known adviser in bitcoin and Ethereum Classic startups. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com