# Business News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business?page=318 Page 318 of 357. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [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) ## [Standard Chartered invests in newly-rebranded blockchain trade finance startup 'Contour'](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4947) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-29T10:17:01.000Z Updated: 2020-01-29T10:17:01.000Z Standard Chartered has invested blockchain-based trade finance platform Contour, rebranded from blockchain trade finance project Voltron last week, CoinDesk reported. The amount invested has not been disclosed [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4947.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4947.json) ## [Uphold introduces commission-free trading for cryptocurrencies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4941) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-29T06:08:33.000Z Updated: 2020-01-29T06:08:33.000Z Digital money platform Uphold has launched zero-commission trading for cryptocurrencies in order to open up “affordable access” to this emerging new asset class. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4941.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4941.json) ## [Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures pumps $5M into blockchain-powered platform VAKT](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4938) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-29T05:26:59.000Z Updated: 2020-01-29T05:26:59.000Z Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) is the latest company to back VAKT, a blockchain-based post-trade platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4938.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4938.json) ## [Russian state corporation Rostec to cut blockchain spending by 50%](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4928) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-28T12:27:26.000Z Updated: 2020-01-28T12:27:26.000Z Russian Federation’s industrial conglomerate company Rostec is planning to cut back on its spending on blockchain by at least 50%, Cointelegraph reported citing local news outlet Kommersant. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4928.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4928.json) ## [Payments startup Currencycloud receives $80M from Visa and others](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4931) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-28T11:51:08.000Z Updated: 2020-01-28T11:51:08.000Z Cross-border payments platform Currencycloud has raised $80 million in a recent funding round to “fuel the next phase of its growth story," the company announced in a press release. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4931.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4931.json) ## [How to Approach a Lucrative Home-Based Business Opportunity](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4932) By Sonny Kwon | Business Published: 2020-01-28T08:08:57.000Z Updated: 2020-01-28T08:08:57.000Z Whether you're looking to learn the ropes of cryptocurrency or begin a business as a reseller, always go into the process with a level head. If you jump into the opportunity without any real knowledge of what to expec… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4932.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4932.json) ## [Swiss banking giant Julius Baer launches digital asset services](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4923) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-28T04:09:15.000Z Updated: 2020-01-28T04:09:15.000Z Switzerland-based private banking giant Julius Baer announced in a press release that it just launched digital asset services. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4923.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4923.json) ## [Blockchain startup SettleMint raises €1.9M from KPN Ventures and Medici Ventures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4922) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-27T15:51:00.000Z Updated: 2020-01-27T15:51:00.000Z Belgian blockchain startup SettleMint has raised €1.9 million in a recent financing round, bringing its total funding to €5.5 million to date. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4922.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4922.json) ## [Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve expands to Singapore](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4914) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-27T08:19:28.000Z Updated: 2020-01-27T08:22:04.000Z Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve has launched its services in Singapore, the company announced in a press release. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4914.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4914.json) ## [Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse hints at the possibility of IPO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4905) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-24T12:23:33.000Z Updated: 2020-01-24T12:23:33.000Z Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has hinted at the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) this year, CoinDesk reported [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4905.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4905.json) ## [Tether launches new stablecoin backed by physical gold](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4898) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-24T10:22:54.000Z Updated: 2020-01-24T10:22:54.000Z Tether, the company behind 'USDT' stablecoin, has announced in a press release the launch of a new product called “Tether Gold” (XAU₮), that offers the security of a digital asset pegged to physical gold (XAU). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4898.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4898.json) ## [Crypto exchange ErisX partners with Etale to offer new trading features](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4897) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-24T09:49:27.000Z Updated: 2020-01-24T09:49:27.000Z Crypto derivatives exchange ErisX announced in a press release on Thursday that they are partnering with software firm Etale. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4897.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4897.json) ## [Crypto exchange Binance invests in blockchain startup Numbers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4890) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-24T04:43:16.000Z Updated: 2020-01-24T04:43:16.000Z Crypto exchange Binance announced its support for Number’s mission to create an open, transparent and traceable data system by investing in the blockchain startup. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4890.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4890.json) ## [Amun lists inverse bitcoin ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4888) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-23T13:25:51.000Z Updated: 2020-01-23T13:25:51.000Z Swiss fintech firm Amun AG has listed an inverse bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on SIX Swiss Stock Exchange, The Block reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4888.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4888.json) ## [Square receives U.S. patent for cryptocurrency payment network](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4874) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-23T07:06:00.000Z Updated: 2020-01-23T07:06:14.000Z The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted payments giant Square a patent for a cryptocurrency payment network that allows for seamless real-time crypto-to-fiat transactions, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4874.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4874.json) ## [Kik technical advisor to appear for deposition in ongoing Kin ICO case with SEC](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4875) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-23T06:49:39.000Z Updated: 2020-01-23T06:49:39.000Z In the latest update on the ongoing legal battle between Kik and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kik technical advisor Tanner Philp has been asked to appear for a deposition, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4875.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4875.json) ## [Grayscale continues to support ethereum classic developers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4871) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-23T05:39:39.000Z Updated: 2020-01-23T05:39:39.000Z Grayscale Investments has extended its funding for ethereum classic (ETC) developers for another two years, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4871.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4871.json) ## [Square Crypto makes first major project announcement](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4866) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-22T10:46:28.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T10:46:28.000Z Square Crypto, a bitcoin-focused unit of payments company Square, has announced that it is developing a “Lightning Development Kit” to help wallet and app developers easily create custom experiences. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4866.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4866.json) ## [Crypto accounting service Cryptio selected for ConsenSys’ Tachyon, reveals plans for 2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4864) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-22T10:17:20.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T11:20:12.000Z Cryptio, a Paris-based startup, has been selected for the latest cohort of Tachyon, a blockchain-focused accelerator launched by ConsenSys Ventures. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4864.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4864.json) ## [Binance’s global P2P merchant program goes live](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4863) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-22T09:07:34.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T09:07:34.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Tuesday in a press release that it just launched its global peer-to-peer (P2P) Merchant program. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4863.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4863.json) ## [Huobi Group launches its own crypto brokerage platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4862) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-22T08:54:09.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T08:54:09.000Z Crypto exchange operator Huobi Group announced at the annual Davos forum that it is launching its own crypto brokerage platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4862.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4862.json) ## [3 executives including founding team members leave SIX Digital Exchange (SDX)](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4861) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-22T07:40:09.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T07:40:09.000Z Three key executives have resigned from SIX Group’s blockchain-based digital asset trading venue, SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), ahead of its launch date which was set late this year, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4861.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4861.json) ## [Vodafone quits Facebook’s Libra to focus on own digital payment service M-Pesa](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4860) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-22T06:53:56.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T06:53:56.000Z Facebook’s much-anticipated cryptocurrency project Libra continues to lose its backers, CoinDesk said in a new report. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4860.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4860.json) ## [Grayscale Bitcoin Trust becomes SEC reporting company](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4857) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-22T05:59:30.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T05:59:30.000Z Crypto asset management firm Grayscale Investments has announced that Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has attained the status of an SEC reporting company. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4857.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4857.json) ## [BGaming’s Journey Flirt Debuts at Bitcoin Casino.io](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4854) By Sonny Kwon | Business Published: 2020-01-22T04:23:40.000Z Updated: 2020-01-22T04:23:40.000Z BGaming is in the midst of launching its newest slot at Bitcoin Casino.io this month. Known as Journey Flirt, the game is an attractive release from one of the newer casino software developers on the market. The slot … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4854.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4854.json) ## [Brave New Coin announces ‘Twitter Sentiment’ data for bitcoin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4851) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-21T12:25:31.000Z Updated: 2020-01-21T12:25:31.000Z Brave New Coin (BNC), a data and research company focused on the blockchain and crypto industry, is launching sentiment data for leading cryptocurrency, bitcoin, this week. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4851.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4851.json) ## [ASIC gives micro-investment app Raiz a go signal for Bitcoin fund](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4843) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-21T09:03:56.000Z Updated: 2020-01-21T09:03:56.000Z The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has approved Raiz’s plan to bring Bitcoin to the masses, The Australian Financial Review reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4843.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4843.json) ## [Thai SEC grants license to crypto-fiat trading platform Zipmex](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4835) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-21T03:56:05.000Z Updated: 2020-01-21T03:56:05.000Z Crypto-fiat trading platform Zipmex has received the approval of Thailand’s Ministry of Finance and the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate in the country, according to a press release shared with… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4835.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4835.json) ## [Binance P2P platform now supports Vietnamese Dong (VND)](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4834) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-21T03:35:40.000Z Updated: 2020-01-21T03:35:40.000Z Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced support for Vietnamese Dong (VND) in its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4834.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4834.json) ## [Ethereum Classic Labs donates $1 million to UNICEF Innovation](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4826) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-20T12:53:22.000Z Updated: 2020-01-20T12:53:22.000Z UNICEF Innovation has received $1 million from Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs) for blockchain initiatives, Cheddar reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4826.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4826.json) ## [Crypto exchange BTCX plans to deliver IPO before Q3 2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4825) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-20T11:52:06.000Z Updated: 2020-01-20T11:52:06.000Z Sweden-based cryptocurrency exchange BTCX is planning to deliver an initial public offering (IPO) before the third quarter of 2020 ends, CEO Oskar Soderstrom confirmed to CoinDesk. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4825.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4825.json) ## [Crypto dealer SFOX announces new service for investors and wealth managers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4817) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-17T11:49:26.000Z Updated: 2020-01-17T11:49:26.000Z San Francisco Open Exchange (SFOX) has announced a new solution that will allow investors to design personalized crypto trading strategies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4817.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4817.json) ## [Binance in talks with TaoTao and Z Corporation for strategic partnerships in Japan](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4816) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-17T11:09:33.000Z Updated: 2020-01-17T11:10:51.000Z Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it has entered into strategic partnership discussion with Z Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Softbank subsidiary Z Holdings Corporation, and Japa… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4816.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4816.json) ## [Crypto exchange Gemini launches own insurance company "Nakamoto"](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4814) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-17T10:07:58.000Z Updated: 2020-01-17T10:07:58.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced the launch of its own insurance company that will provide insurance coverage of up to $200 million to Gemini Custody. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4814.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4814.json) ## [eToro, Radar and OKCoin join Coinbase-led Crypto Rating Council](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4813) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-17T09:28:27.000Z Updated: 2020-01-17T09:28:27.000Z The Crypto Rating Council (CRC), an organization launched last October, has welcomed eToro, Radar and OKCoin as new members. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4813.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4813.json) ## [Huobi joins Blockchain Turkey Platform (BCTR)](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4812) By Catherine Martin | Business Published: 2020-01-17T08:54:34.000Z Updated: 2020-01-17T08:54:34.000Z Huobi has become the newest member of the Blockchain Turkey Platform (BCTR) to collaborate with local entities on blockchain initiatives, Cointelegraph reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4812.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4812.json) ## [Calibra, Anchorage, Bison Trails executives elected to Libra’s new technical steering committee](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4811) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-17T07:37:25.000Z Updated: 2020-01-17T07:37:25.000Z The Libra Association, which governs Facebook’s Libra project, has announced that it has established a technical steering committee (TSC) that will coordinate the technical design and development of the Libra network. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4811.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4811.json) ## [Litecoin Foundation, BlockFi partner to bring more liquidity to users](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4800) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2020-01-16T12:17:59.000Z Updated: 2020-01-16T12:20:49.000Z The Litecoin Foundation has entered into a partnership with crypto lending startup BlockFi to provide Litecoin users with additional options and more liquidity opportunities. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4800.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4800.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=317) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=319)