Credit: Jihan Wu – Bitcoin.com Youtube Capture Matrixport, a company specialized in cryptocurrency created by the co-founder of Bitmain, seeks to collect $ 40 million. Founded last year in Singapore and now also based in Switzerland, the start-up has received a pre-money evaluation from $ 300 million, reports Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter….
The Supreme Court indian canceled the anti-crypto circular of the Reserve Bank of India. Companies specializing in cryptocurrency, including stock exchanges, will again be able to access banking services. The Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IMAI) in the case between the lobby and the Reserve…
The American retail giant Walmart and seven other companies joined the blockchain consortium Hyperledger. Founded in 2016 with the support of the Linux foundation, Hyperledger quickly became one of the largest consortia blockchain of the planet, notably thanks to the success of its platform HyperLedger Fabric. According to a press release, Walmart, Clear, Aiou Technology,…
On the occasion of EthCC 2020, the co-founder ofEthereum and boss of ConsenSys confirmed discussions with the bank JPMorgan regarding technologies Quorum. Joseph Lubin also focused on the finance sector. Two of the co-founders ofEthereum were present on March 3 in Paris on the first day of the conference EthCC : Vitalik Buterin and Joseph…
Ripple has clients and partners of choice, including the money transfer specialist MoneyGram. But in addition to an investment of 50 million dollars, the American firm sells significant amounts in XRP to his partner. Between MoneyGram and Ripple, the blockchain startup issuing cryptocurrency XRP, difficult to talk about a traditional customer-supplier relationship. Close financial ties…
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by 62 central banks. In the latest report focused on the CBDC topic, the group outlined six of the main consumer needs: privacy, ease of use, cash-like security, universal access, cross-border payments and peer-to-peer usability similar to cash. Let's see some in detail….
Coinbase just joined the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), a consortium of crypto-scholarships regulated at Japan. The broker Bitcoin American has not yet received Licence to operate in the archipelago. This summer, Coinbase announced the opening of new offices in Japan to expand its international presence. But operate a cryptocurrency trading platform at Japan…
Faced with regulatory pressure, Facebook would have decided to offer digital versions of currencies supported by governmentsin addition to its own token, on the network Libra. According to people close to the case cited by TheConversation, Facebook and its partners are considering complete overhaul of the cryptocurrency project Libra. Facebook has decided to offer its…
Actor Steven Seagal has entered into an agreement with the SEC after being indicted for his role in promoting a fraudulent ICO in 2018. The regulator issued a statement outlining that Seagal has violated anti-sale provisions of federal securities laws. He agreed to pay a fine of $ 157,000, without admitting or denying any crime….
This week the report “Hurun Global Rich List”, a ranking of the richest individuals, was published. According to this list, 346 new billionaires appeared last year, and the ranking also includes six crypto and blockchain entrepreneurs. Compared to last year, the number of crypto billionaires has dropped from 13 to just six. For example, Bitmain’s…
