Stripe-Backed Payments Firm Raises $100 Million to Compete Against Stablecoins
Rapyd raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to face off against the arrival of stablecoins.
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Fidelity Digital Assets to Provide Custody for Bitcoin Derivatives Yield Fund
The Los Angeles-based Wave Financial has launched what it touts as the first crypto-derivatives-based yield fund on the market.
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Sep 30, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
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SEC Charges Adult Entertainment Token Platform With 2017 ICO Fraud
The U.S. SEC has charged the CEO of an online adult entertainment marketplace with running a fraudulent initial coin offering scheme.
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Sep 24, 2019 at 2:19 a.m. UTC
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IBM Says It’s Ready to Work with Facebook on Blockchain
IBM is willing to team up with Facebook to develop blockchain technology, as building that ecosystem is “a team sport.”
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Sep 23, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Exchange Giant Binance to Launch US Trading Tuesday
Binance.US, the American arm of the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, says trading will start on Sep 24.
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Sep 23, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Seed CX Slashes Rates as Crypto Trading Fee War Looms
Cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has cut fees as competition piles into the profitable crypto trading space.
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Sep 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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Genesis Trading Acquires Quant Investment Firm Qu Capital
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis expanded its trading and research capabilities by acquiring New York-based quantitative investment firm Qu Capital.
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Sep 20, 2019 at 12:20 a.m. UTC
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China's Crypto Czar: Facebook-Led Libra 'Might Be Unstoppable’
China’s cryptocurrency czar says the world powers do not welcome Facebook’s Libra, but the stablecoin’s advance might now be unstoppable.
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Sep 19, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
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New Bitcoin Mutual Fund Eases Crypto for Wary Asian Investors
A new mutual fund will provide crypto currency access to accredited investors in Asia who are very interested but slow to buy the coins directly.
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Sep 18, 2019 at 7:26 p.m. UTC
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Huobi Expands Crypto Exchange to Argentina Amid Peso Devaluation
Crypto exchange Huobi is expanding to Argentina as cryptocurrencies gain acceptance in the region as a hedge against the infamous inflationary peso.
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Sep 18, 2019 at 5:15 a.m. UTC
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