# Business News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business?page=317 Page 317 of 356. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Former OKEx executive to launch crypto derivatives exchange 'ACDX' in Q2 2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5049) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-07T09:36:28.000Z Updated: 2020-02-07T09:36:28.000Z Andy Cheung, former chief operating officer at OKEx, a cryptocurrency exchange company, announced that he is planning to launch a new crypto derivatives exchange, called ACDX, in the second quarter of the year. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5049.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5049.json) ## [Beowulf Blockchain Forges Strategic Partnership with CBA Ventures to Accelerate Global Growth](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5042) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-06T13:51:26.000Z Updated: 2020-02-06T13:51:26.000Z Beowulf Blockchain, the B2B decentralized cloud network for communication services pioneer, today announces its strategic partnership with CBA Ventures (Cross Border Associates Ventures), the South Korea-based technol… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5042.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5042.json) ## [Bakkt to acquire Bridge2 Solutions from ICE to boost crypto consumer app development](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5037) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-06T10:16:00.000Z Updated: 2020-02-06T10:16:00.000Z Derivatives and equity trading firm Intercontinental Exchange has announced the acquisition of SaaS platform technology company Bridge2 Solutions in a press release. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5037.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5037.json) ## [Lightning Labs raises $10M in Series A funding, launches new major product](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5035) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-06T09:12:51.000Z Updated: 2020-02-06T09:12:51.000Z Lightning Network developer Lightning Labs announced in a blog that it just secured $10 million in Series A funding and has launched a new major product, called Lightning Loop. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5035.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5035.json) ## [Pantera Capital, Square join blockchain payments startup Transparent's $14M series A round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5032) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-06T08:09:46.000Z Updated: 2020-02-06T08:09:46.000Z Investment firm Pantera Capital has announced on Twitter that it has led Transparent System’s Series A funding for developing a “real-time cryptographic settlement network” with the participation of Jack Dorsey’s Square. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5032.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5032.json) ## [Deutsche Telekom, HKT and other telecom firms back blockchain startup Clear’s $13M Series A round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5034) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-06T07:24:14.000Z Updated: 2020-02-06T07:24:14.000Z Israel-based blockchain startup Clear has raised $13 million in a Series A financing round led by Eight Roads, TechCrunch reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5034.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5034.json) ## [Blockchain startup ConsenSys acquires broker-dealer Heritage to transform municipal bond market](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5030) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-06T06:41:20.000Z Updated: 2020-02-06T06:41:20.000Z Ethereum-focused tech and VC firm ConsenSys has acquired U.S.-based broker-dealer Heritage Financial Systems as part of efforts to disrupt the municipal bond market, Bloomberg reported. Terms of the agreement haven’t … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5030.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5030.json) ## [Crypto exchange Binance allows users to borrow USDT to fund futures trades](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5027) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-06T05:14:44.000Z Updated: 2020-02-06T05:14:44.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it has added Binance USD (BUSD) cross collateral function to its Futures wallet interface. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5027.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5027.json) ## [Crypto exchange Indodax receives license from Indonesia’s regulatory authority BAPPEBTI](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5026) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-05T12:57:05.000Z Updated: 2020-02-05T12:57:05.000Z Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax has obtained a license from the country’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (BAPPEBTI) and completed its formal registration, according to local news outlet Bisnis.… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5026.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5026.json) ## [Sony Financial Ventures joins digital asset platform Securitize’s latest financing round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5025) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-05T11:54:45.000Z Updated: 2020-02-05T11:54:45.000Z Securitize, a platform that helps companies tokenize assets and securities, has announced that it has received an investment from SFV・GB L.P, a corporate venture capital fund managed by Sony Financial Ventures (SFV) a… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5025.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5025.json) ## [Blockchain-based trade finance startup Envoy raises $13.5M from Alcedo Digital Ventures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5020) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-05T10:42:19.000Z Updated: 2020-02-05T10:42:19.000Z Envoy Group, a blockchain-based supply chain and trade finance startup, has raised $13.5 million investment from Alcedo Digital Ventures, GTR reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5020.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5020.json) ## [Blockchain startup ConsenSys lays off 14% of its workforce](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5018) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-05T09:25:38.000Z Updated: 2020-02-05T09:27:03.000Z Blockchain startup ConsenSys announced on Tuesday that it cut down its workforce by 14%, Reuters reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5018.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5018.json) ## [Hong Kong-based blockchain remittance startup Bitspark shuts down due to failed internal restructuring](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5017) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-05T08:59:13.000Z Updated: 2020-02-05T08:59:13.000Z Hong Kong-based blockchain remittance startup Bitspark had announced that it will terminate its services on March 4. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5017.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5017.json) ## [Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announces TradingView integration](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5016) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-05T06:52:50.000Z Updated: 2020-02-05T06:52:50.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced its integration with TradingView, a platform providing real-time information and market insights to traders. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5016.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5016.json) ## [Not in negotiations regarding the sale of all or part of eBay, ICE clarifies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5014) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-05T06:28:21.000Z Updated: 2020-02-05T06:28:21.000Z Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses, has made an offer to take over online marketplace eBay, The Wall Street Journal reported. 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[Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5011.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5011.json) ## [Twitter co-founder Biz Stone-backed Mode launches bitcoin banking app for iOS users](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5008) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-04T12:27:32.000Z Updated: 2020-02-04T12:27:32.000Z Mode, a London-based fintech firm, has launched its bitcoin banking app to make the leading digital currency “accessible to everyone at the touch of a button.” The iOS app is available to users globally, except in the… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5008.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5008.json) ## [Ethereum-based savings game PoolTogether raises $1M from IDEO CoLab Ventures, ConsenSys Labs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5007) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-04T11:08:59.000Z Updated: 2020-02-04T11:08:59.000Z PoolTogether, a blockchain-powered no-loss, audited savings game, has raised $1 million in the latest financing round led by IDEO CoLab Ventures. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5007.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5007.json) ## [South Korean crypto wallet Bitberry shuts down due to “uncertainty of the blockchain industry”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5006) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-04T10:30:19.000Z Updated: 2020-02-04T10:31:44.000Z Bitberry, a South Korea-based cryptocurrency wallet, has decided to shut down, Finance Magnates reported citing NewsTomato. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5006.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5006.json) ## [Blockchain startup Waves launches a non-profit organization in Germany](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5005) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-04T09:57:06.000Z Updated: 2020-02-04T09:57:06.000Z Blockchain startup Waves announced in a press release that it has launched a non-profit organization, called Waves Association, in Frankfurt, Germany. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5005.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5005.json) ## [Singapore-based iSTOX becomes fully regulated DLT-based capital markets platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5001) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-04T07:15:34.000Z Updated: 2020-02-04T07:15:34.000Z Capital markets platform iSTOX has graduated from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Regulatory Sandbox and is now officially a fully regulated distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5001.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5001.json) ## [SBI Holdings invests $20M in OpenLegacy to support blockchain-based payments app MoneyTap](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5000) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-04T05:53:13.000Z Updated: 2020-02-04T05:53:13.000Z Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings has invested $20 million in OpenLegacy, a leading provider of microservice-based APIs for legacy and core systems. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5000.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5000.json) ## [Jack Dorsey adds Bitcoin emoji on Twitter](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4997) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-04T04:54:56.000Z Updated: 2020-02-04T04:54:56.000Z Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter and the founder and CEO of Square, has announced that users can now use a bitcoin emoji on Twitter appearing the hashtags “#bitcoin” and “#btc", CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4997.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4997.json) ## [LINE's crypto subsidiary LVC to launch LINK token trading in Japan in April](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4988) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-03T11:05:43.000Z Updated: 2020-02-03T11:07:26.000Z LVC Corporation (LVC), LINE's subsidiary focused on the chat giant's crypto and blockchain-related businesses, announced in a press release that it plans to start trading its digital currency called “LINK” in Japan in… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4988.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4988.json) ## [Gini launches blockchain lottery game; signs MOU with Giving Ledger](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4979) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-03T08:02:48.000Z Updated: 2020-02-03T08:02:48.000Z Gini, a startup that combines lottery system and game elements on a blockchain, has publicly launched its blockchain lottery game “Gini” on January 30. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4979.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4979.json) ## [Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group seeks to acquire stake in SBI and blockchain firm R3’s joint venture company](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4985) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-03T06:19:54.000Z Updated: 2020-02-03T06:19:54.000Z Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to discuss the latter’s capital participation in SBI R3 Japan. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4985.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4985.json) ## [Seychelles' MERJ exchange partners to tokenize supercars including Ferrari](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4982) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-02-03T05:29:45.000Z Updated: 2020-02-03T05:29:45.000Z MERJ, the national stock exchange of Seychelles, has entered into a partnership with CurioInvest, an Ethereum-based tokenization platform, to create digital tokens representing shares in "supercars" such as the Ferrar… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4982.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4982.json) ## [SBI Holdings offers Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency as shareholders’ benefit](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4983) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-02-03T04:49:01.000Z Updated: 2020-02-03T04:49:01.000Z Japan's financial services giant SBI Holdings has announced that it will offer shareholders the option to receive Ripple’s native token, XRP, as a benefit. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4983.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4983.json) ## [Blockchain startup Baton Systems receives $4M investment from Illuminate Financial](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4980) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-31T12:18:54.000Z Updated: 2020-01-31T12:18:54.000Z Blockchain startup Baton Systems announced on Twitter a $4 million investment from Illuminate Financial, bringing its total funding to $16 million to date. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4980.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4980.json) ## [Bittrex obtains $300 million digital asset insurance for cold storage system](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4977) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-31T11:34:19.000Z Updated: 2020-01-31T11:34:19.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has announced that the digital assets stored in its cold storage system are now insured. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4977.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4977.json) ## [Crypto exchange BITPoint integrates Chainalysis’ investigation software to identify suspicious transactions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4972) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-31T04:36:51.000Z Updated: 2020-01-31T04:36:51.000Z Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has integrated its Chainalysis Reactor investigation software with BITPoint Japan, a Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange, to identify and trace funds and provide comprehensive … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4972.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4972.json) ## [Boerse Stuttgart’s crypto trading app BISON hits 81k active users in first year since launch](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4970) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-30T13:01:02.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T13:01:02.000Z Boerse Stuggart, the second-largest stock exchange in Germany, has announced that its cryptocurrency trading app has attracted around 81,000 active users in the first year. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4970.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4970.json) ## [Nomura Research Institute launches cryptocurrency index for financial institutions via new partnership](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4965) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-30T10:23:35.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T10:23:35.000Z Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has teamed up with MV Index Solutions (MVIS) and Intelligence Unit (IU), a global provider of quantitative research and development for digital asset investment solutions, to launch a n… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4965.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4965.json) ## [Coinbase Custody goes global with the launch of new Ireland-based entity](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4961) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-30T09:40:00.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T09:41:32.000Z Digital currency exchange Coinbase has announced that its custodial services are going global with the launch of Coinbase Custody International, a new entity is based in Dublin, Ireland. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4961.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4961.json) ## [Swiss city of Zermatt accepts bitcoin for local taxes and official transactions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4959) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-30T09:10:26.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T09:10:26.000Z Crypto financial services firm Bitcoin Suisse announced in a press release on Wednesday that it is supporting the municipality of Zermatt in accepting Bitcoin as payment for local taxes and official transactions. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4959.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4959.json) ## [TokenPost announces soft launch of TokenPost Japan](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4962) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-30T08:52:39.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T08:52:39.000Z TokenPost, a leading blockchain and crypto-focused media outlet, is excited to announce the soft launch of TokenPost Japan Edition. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4962.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4962.json) ## [Japanese financial services firm Daiko acquires controlling stake in crypto exchange Bitgate](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4960) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-30T07:56:53.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T07:56:53.000Z Daiko Holdings, a Japan-based financial services firm, has acquired a controlling stake in Bitgate, a cryptocurrency exchange operated by SNC, Crypto News reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4960.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4960.json) ## [Blockchain.com launches payment gateway for Turkish Lira](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4958) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-30T06:40:13.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T06:40:13.000Z Crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com has announced the launch of a payment gateway for Turkish Lira (TRY). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4958.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4958.json) ## [Crypto exchange Binance US to offer staking rewards for ALGO and ATOM](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4954) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-30T04:20:28.000Z Updated: 2020-01-30T04:20:28.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Binance US is going to launch staking rewards for two cryptocurrencies, ATOM and ALGO, starting in February. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4954.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4954.json) ## [Swiss firm OverFuture gets approval to incorporate for a blockchain IPO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4952) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-29T12:24:44.000Z Updated: 2020-01-29T12:24:44.000Z OverFuture SA, a Switzerland-based company, is launching, what is being called, the first Swiss compliant digital initial public offering (IPO) of ordinary shares. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4952.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4952.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=316) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=318)