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Coinbase adds custody services, Japan lets its crypto association self-regulate, and the HTC Exodus only takes crypto. Advertisements New York Authorizes Coinbase to Create Crypto Custody Trust Per an announcement Tuesday, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approved an application from Coinbase to operate a crypto custody trust. The trust, the Coinbase […]

October 24, 2018 10:40 PM Advertisements The Aurora exchange’s latest move has drawn some ire. Aurora, which identifies itself as a decentralized crypto-banking platform, tweeted yesterday that its IDEX exchange will start to block orders from New York users on Thursday, October 25. Although the company has not officially announced why it will block the […]

October 24, 2018 10:25 PM Advertisements The race is on to bring blockchain development to every enterprise. Alibaba has extended its cloud blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) product to include Southeast Asia, the US, and Europe. Advertisements Alibaba Cloud’s BaaS is already available in China, having launched in August 2018, and Alibaba says it already has a proven […]

SBI continues to take cryptocurrency seriously, becoming the first Japanese bank to create its own cryptocurrency exchange. The exchange will initially only offer XPR, the currency of its collaborator, Ripple. Advertisements UPDATED | October 23, 2018: On October 22, blockchain security startup Sepior ApS announced a collaboration with SBI Group to develop a “proprietary wallet […]

October 23, 2018 10:48 PM Advertisements The protocol could help developers make their own blockchains without specialized expertise. Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood and his team have been at work on a new blockchain building platform that makes it faster and easier to build blockchains and create cryptocurrencies. Advertisements In a demonstration at the Web3 […]

The Port of Rotterdam pilot will connect two enterprise blockchain platforms across vast distances. Advertisements The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s busiest seaport, has partnered with Dutch Bank ABN AMRO and the IT division of technology giant Samsung to launch a blockchain pilot program to track shipping containers, according to an October 22 press release. The […]

October 22, 2018 10:03 PM Advertisements Dutch banking giant ING has taken a blockchain-based privacy development of 2017 a step further. In November 2017, ING’s blockchain team announced its first major breakthrough, which it believed could encourage the use of blockchain technology in financial systems and services. The new code, a “zero-knowledge range proof” (ZKRP), […]

October 22, 2018 11:20 PM Advertisements Investors should be wary of any company launching an ICO and claiming SEC endorsement or regulatory compliance. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered a suspension of trading in the securities of Nevada-based American Retail Group Inc. Trading is suspended for ten days from 9:30 am EDT […]

Good luck asking the hermit kingdom for your money back. Advertisements Cybersecurity solutions provider Group-IB is about to release a report that implicates a North Korean hacking group in $571 million worth of cryptocurrency exchange hacks. This is according to reporting by The Next Web, which says it has obtained a summary of the upcoming […]

October 19, 2018 12:07 AM Advertisements What does this mean for the rumored Goldman Sachs cryptocurrency custody services? The financial services giant Goldman Sachs has made yet another stake in the cryptocurrency industry by investing in cryptocurrency custodian BitGo Holdings Inc., according to an October 18 press release. Advertisements Goldman Sachs, along with Galaxy Digital […]