# Business News

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## [Malta-based Binance acquires Indian crypto exchange WazirX](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4244)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-21T10:14:23.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-21T10:14:23.000Z

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has acquired Indian bitcoin exchange WazirX, allowing Indian users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies with fiat currencies through the Binance Fiat Gateway.

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## [TradeStation Group's new crypto brokerage platform launches for approved countries, U.S. states](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4240)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-21T09:11:06.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-21T09:11:06.000Z

TradeStation Group has now launched the TradeStation Crypto, a crypto brokerage platform that caters five of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world with more to come in the coming months.

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## [Facebook’s Libra marches ahead, logs 34 projects since testnet launch in September](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4241)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-21T07:56:02.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-21T07:56:02.000Z

Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra has logged more than 30 projects and over 51,000 transactions on the Libra testnet in the last two months.

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## [Crypto exchange Shapeshift introduces commission-free trading](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4239)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-21T06:44:39.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-21T06:46:52.000Z

Shapeshift has introduced a commission-free trading model into the crypto industry that aims to pull traders out of custodial exchanges and bring them over to the non-custodial model.

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## [Bitcoin.com to launch $200M bitcoin cash investment fund in 2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4237)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-21T06:03:32.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-21T06:03:32.000Z

Bitcoin.com has announced a $200 million investment fund in order to foster the bitcoin cash (BCH) ecosystem.

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## [1.4M GateHub user information compromised five months after it suffered a hacking incident](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4233)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-21T04:50:04.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-21T04:50:04.000Z

Hackers have apparently taken sensitive information out of GateHub clients, with data ranging from passwords to email addresses to mnemonic phrases and wallet hashes.

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## [Chinese firms HDFH, ZVCA and Yillion Bank launch $1B blockchain investment fund](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4228)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T11:22:18.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T11:22:18.000Z

Three Chinese firms – Shenzhen Hande Financial Technology Holdings Co., Ltd (HDFH), Yillion Bank and Zhongguancun Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ZVCA) – have initiated a $1 billion blockchain investment…

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## [Grayscale Bitcoin Trust aims to become first reporting company under the SEC](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4224)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T10:22:22.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T10:22:22.000Z

Grayscale has just submitted a filing to the SEC that, if deemed effective, would transform it into the first cryptocurrency reporting company, a change that could attract more accredited investors.

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## [Tokenized security startup acquires $5M funding from Tokai Tokyo; To launch its services in early 2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4223)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T09:10:53.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T09:10:53.000Z

Regulated capital market platform iSTOX has chalked another win on its side as it successfully acquires $5 million funding from Tokai Tokyo, a company that is deeply entrenched in Japan’s business sector.

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## [Libra member Bison Trails secures $25M in Series A funding; More product announcements slated for 2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4219)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T07:21:29.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T07:21:29.000Z

Blockchain startup Bison Trails has reportedly acquired $25 million in funding from new and old investors, with the company teasing that it’s going to announce more products next year.

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## [CA$16M client funds of Einstein Exchange reduced to CA$45,000 in ‘hard assets,’ interim receiver reported](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4215)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T05:39:10.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T05:40:06.000Z

Einstein Exchange owes its clients CA$16 million but that figure has reportedly vanished as reported by the interim receiver investigating the company.

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## [Galaxy Digital launches two bitcoin funds with Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets as custodians](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4216)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T05:25:43.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T05:25:43.000Z

Galaxy Digital, a digital asset management firm, has launched two bitcoin funds with Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets as custodians.

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## [Fidelity Digital Assets gets approval to offer crypto custodial services in Empire state](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4213)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T04:21:15.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T04:21:15.000Z

Fidelity’s crypto arm Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS) has been granted a trust company charter by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).

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## [Crypto risk assessment platform secures $4.9M funding with PayPal leading the charge](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4212)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-20T03:56:10.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-20T03:56:10.000Z

TRM Labs has announced that it has acquired more funds from investors including PayPal, bringing the platform’s total amount raised to $5.9 million.

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## [Crypto exchange Gemini acquires NFT platform Nifty Gateway](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4211)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-19T13:21:43.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-19T13:21:43.000Z

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced the acquisition of acquired Nifty Gateway, a platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), by a parent company.

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## [Binance unveils fiat-to-crypto gateway for Turkey](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4206)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-19T10:48:06.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-19T11:38:40.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the early launch of fiat-to-crypto gateway for Turkey in collaboration with regulated payments provider Papara.

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## [Blockchain-based payment processor RadPay secures $1.2M in a series seed round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4203)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-19T08:50:46.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-19T08:50:46.000Z

Decentralized payment company RadPay has reportedly raised $1.2 million in its series seed round and the money will be allocated for the company’s growth a test program slated to launch in January.

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## [Nomura’s joint venture ‘Boostry’ releases official webpage of its security token platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4200)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-19T07:17:49.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-19T07:17:49.000Z

Boostry, a joint venture company between Nomura and Nomura Research Institute (NRI), has announced the launch of the official webpage of its security token platform, ibet.

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## [Fledgling crypto money lending platform raises $25M led by Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4198)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-19T07:15:40.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-19T07:15:40.000Z

Compound Finance, a decentralized finance startup, has successfully raised $25 million in its Series A funding, with the money allocated for the bolstering of its own protocol.

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## [Cashaa to cater U.S. crypto businesses; Account set-up fee is around $1,500](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4192)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-19T04:09:11.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-19T04:09:38.000Z

A U.K.-based financial firm will be catering crypto businesses operating in the U.S., with exception of states that have strict jurisdiction over the nascent industry.

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## [Blockchain.com officially unveils crypto lending desk](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4187)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-18T11:28:52.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-18T11:28:52.000Z

Blockchain.com, a leading provider of bitcoin wallet and blockchain explorer, last week officially announced its own lending desk from Blockchain Markets.

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## [Shopping giant Alibaba denies partnership with bitcoin rewards app Lolli](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4178)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-18T05:10:20.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-18T05:10:20.000Z

Following recent reports of bitcoin rewards app Lolli striking a partnership with Alibaba, the shopping behemoth has denied the alliance with the startup.

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## [Amun AG launches Tezos ETP on Swiss SIX Exchange; makes available 7 crypto ETPs on Boerse Stuttgart](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4169)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-14T12:13:12.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-14T12:13:12.000Z

Swiss fintech startup Amun AG has launched a new crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) which tracks tezos (XTZ), one of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.

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## [ASX-listed firm DigitalX launches new bitcoin fund](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4164)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-14T10:10:17.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-14T12:29:31.000Z

Australian blockchain firm DigitalX has announced a new bitcoin fund, which it will seed with 215 of its bitcoin (worth $1.86 million approximately as of writing).

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## [Telegram denies all SEC allegations concerning its gram token and sale](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4163)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-14T09:22:49.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-14T09:22:49.000Z

Messaging giant Telegram has denied all the allegations made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its yet-to-release gram token and its sale in a new filing.

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## [Chinese bitcoin mining giant Canaan seeks to raise $100M in US IPO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4159)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-14T06:21:13.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-14T06:21:13.000Z

Canaan, a leading bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer is seeking to raise around $100 million in its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.

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## [Crypto data provider Messari raises $4M from Uncork Capital, Coinbase Ventures and others](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4158)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-14T05:19:07.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-14T05:19:07.000Z

Crypto data provider Messari has raised $4 million in the latest funding round led by Uncork Capital. As part of the investment, Uncork’s founder Jeff Clavier will join Messari’s board of directors.

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## [Crypto wallet startup Bitski secures $1.8M from Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase and others](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4156)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-14T04:34:13.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-14T04:34:13.000Z

Digital wallet startup Bitski has raised $1.8M in a seed round from prominent names in the crypto industry including Galaxy Digital, Winklevoss Capital, and Coinbase.

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## [CME sets January 13 as target date for bitcoin options launch](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4154)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-13T13:18:55.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-13T13:18:55.000Z

Derivatives marketplace CME Group has announced that it will launch options on its Bitcoin futures contracts on Jan. 13, 2020, provided it gets the required regulatory approval.

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## [HTC announces new limited edition blockchain smartphone in partnership with Binance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4142)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-13T06:58:08.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-13T06:58:08.000Z

Electronic giant HTC is planning to add support for Binance Chain, Binance’s proprietary blockchain platform launched in April, in a new special edition of its blockchain smartphone, EXODUS 1.

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## [Former bitcoin traders at Circle, Cumberland launch crypto trading firm](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4140)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-13T06:14:46.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-13T06:15:47.000Z

Three experienced crypto traders have pulled together $10 million dollars to start a proprietary trading firm on popular digital assets.

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## [Fold partners with AirBnB allowing people to use Bitcoin when booking for a place to stay](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4135)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-13T04:45:49.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-13T04:45:49.000Z

Airbnb is now accepting bitcoin as a form of payment as it has now partnered with Fold, with users gaining 3% bitcoin reward each time they use the cryptocurrency to book a place.

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## [Abra adds support for 60 new cryptocurrencies for U.S. customers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4137)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-13T04:37:44.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-13T04:37:44.000Z

Global investment app Abra has announced it is adding support 60 new cryptocurrencies for U.S.-based customers.

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## [Ant Financial’s blockchain platform to launch in February; Node participants need to meet certain requirements](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4133)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-13T04:14:04.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-13T04:14:04.000Z

Ant Financial, the fintech subsidiary of Alibaba, has just launched its testing phase for its blockchain platform that is aimed towards helping small and medium enterprises.

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## [eToroX adds support for Dash, USDC, USDT and GOLDX/BTC, announces 5 new stablecoins](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4128)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-12T10:11:42.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-12T10:11:42.000Z

eToroX, the blockchain subsidiary of global investment company eToro, has announced support for five new fiat stablecoins, a new cryptoasset, two established stablecoins and a crypto-commodity pair.

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## [CoinMarketCap releases Liquidity metric geared towards filtering out market manipulation](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4125)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-12T09:18:44.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-12T09:18:44.000Z

CoinMarketCap just released a new Liquidity tool that means to filter the market manipulation practices of crypto exchanges.

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## [Bittrex to release funds of frozen accounts following OFAC’s go-ahead but requirements need to be met first](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4123)

By J Russ Isberto | Business
Published: 2019-11-12T09:01:34.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-12T09:01:34.000Z

Bittrex recently announced that it will be releasing the funds from accounts that were frozen in 2017 following OFAC’s approval.

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## [Bithumb Global announces native token for its blockchain platform ‘Bithumb Chain’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4120)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-12T06:47:55.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-12T06:47:55.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb Global, the global arm of Bithumb Korea, has announced Bithumb Coin (BT), the native token for the recently announced blockchain platform Bithumb Chain.

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## [Bakkt opens bitcoin custody service to all institutions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4117)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-12T05:52:45.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-12T05:52:45.000Z

Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has announced that it is opening up its bitcoin custody services to all institutions.

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## [Alibaba partners with Lolli to reward shoppers with bitcoin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/4115)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-11-12T04:45:58.000Z
Updated: 2019-11-12T04:45:58.000Z

Bitcoin rewards app Lolli has partnered with global shopping giant Alibaba.com, whereby its users can earn 5% bitcoin back when shopping on Alibaba.com.

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