# Business News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business?page=327 Page 327 of 357. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Galaxy Digital, XBTO execute first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3710) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-07T08:52:42.000Z Updated: 2019-10-07T08:52:42.000Z Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the governing body of the New York Stock Exchange, has carried out the first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin futures contracts. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3710.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3710.json) ## [PayPal drops out of Facebook's Libra Association](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3709) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-07T08:45:27.000Z Updated: 2019-10-07T08:45:27.000Z Digital payments firm PayPal becomes the first company to withdraw from the Libra Association, the 28-member firm that will oversee Facebook’s upcoming Libra cryptocurrency. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3709.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3709.json) ## [Nomura completes investment in LINE’s LVC, finalizes blockchain-based financial business alliance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3699) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-04T10:43:24.000Z Updated: 2019-10-04T10:43:24.000Z Japanese financial holding company Nomura has signed a final agreement with chat giant LINE and LVC Corporation, LINE’s subsidiary focused on its virtual currency and blockchain-related business, to form a financial b… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3699.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3699.json) ## [BitGo launches staking service with Dash and Algorand following Hedge acquisition](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3691) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-04T05:06:08.000Z Updated: 2019-10-04T05:06:08.000Z Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo has announced the launch of its staking service with initial support for Dash and Algorand. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3691.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3691.json) ## [Beowulf Blockchain partners with Vietnam’s oldest taxi company to improve user experience and the quality of life for 30,000 taxi drivers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3689) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-04T04:24:58.000Z Updated: 2019-10-04T04:24:58.000Z The oldest taxi company in Vietnam, Mai Linh, will adopt Beowulf’s SDK for in-app voice calling and messaging capabilities, enabling riders to coordinate their rides more efficiently and quickly. This adoption will im… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3689.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3689.json) ## [Chainalysis adds support for more ERC-20 tokens, support for XRP, Dash and others coming soon](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3688) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-04T04:07:39.000Z Updated: 2019-10-04T04:07:39.000Z Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has launched on-demand compliance and investigations software for ERC-20 tokens. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3688.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3688.json) ## [Blockchain.com onboards Blackrock veteran as general counsel amid departures from other executives: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3686) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-04T03:11:27.000Z Updated: 2019-10-04T03:11:27.000Z Cryptocurrency wallet provider Blockchain.com is reportedly about to lose two of its top executives, according to a report by The Information. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3686.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3686.json) ## [Asset manager Stone Ridge to rival Bakkt, CME; files new bitcoin futures funds with SEC](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3685) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-04T02:51:53.000Z Updated: 2019-10-04T02:51:53.000Z Asset management firm Stone Ridge has filed a prospectus for its bitcoin futures fund with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3685.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3685.json) ## [Coinbase offers 1.25% interest to USDC stablecoin holders](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3682) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-03T17:14:35.000Z Updated: 2019-10-03T17:14:35.000Z Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is providing a 1.25% annualized interest rate for holders storing USD Coin (USDC) on its platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3682.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3682.json) ## [Swiss SIX Exchange to list Swiss Franc-denominated crypto ETP](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3678) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-03T11:05:01.000Z Updated: 2019-10-03T11:05:01.000Z Swiss stock exchange SIX is going to list a new crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) with a combination of bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH), The Block reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3678.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3678.json) ## [Vega secures $5M from Pantera, Xpring and others for decentralized derivatives protocol](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3671) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-03T05:51:16.000Z Updated: 2019-10-03T05:51:16.000Z Vega, a provider of decentralized trading technology, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Pantera Capital. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3671.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3671.json) ## [DeFi portal InstaDApp secures $2.4M from strategic investors including Pantera Capital, Coinbase](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3662) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-02T18:02:57.000Z Updated: 2019-10-02T18:02:57.000Z InstaDApp, an India-based digital banking portal for DeFi protocols, has secured $2.4 million in seed funding from strategic investors such as Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan, Naval Ravikant, and… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3662.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3662.json) ## [JP Morgan, Intel, and TrustToken alumni-led Global Currency Organization launches new USD Digital stablecoin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3663) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-02T18:00:10.000Z Updated: 2019-10-02T18:00:10.000Z The Global Currency Organization (GCO), led by former employees of JP Morgan, Intel, and TrustToken, is launching a new U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, called the USD Digital (USDD). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3663.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3663.json) ## [Broadridge likely to offer crypto post-trade services following Shadow Financial Systems' acquisition](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3666) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-02T17:29:37.000Z Updated: 2019-10-02T17:29:37.000Z Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. has acquired a New Jersey-based fintech firm Shadow Financial Systems for an undisclosed amount. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3666.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3666.json) ## [Crypto investment platform B21 receives in-principle DLT License in Gibraltar](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3661) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-02T03:15:03.000Z Updated: 2019-10-02T03:15:03.000Z B21, the developer of crypto-focused personal wealth management platform, has received an in-principle Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) License from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commissioner (GFSC). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3661.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3661.json) ## [Ripple rebranding? Crypto startup removes xRapid, xCurrent, and xVia from its website](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3658) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-02T02:48:43.000Z Updated: 2019-10-02T02:48:43.000Z Ripple appears to be shifting to a new approach after it removed all mentions of its cross-border payment products from its website: xRapid, xCurrent, and xVia. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3658.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3658.json) ## [Band Protocol rolls out BTC binary options dApp 'BitSwing' on ethereum blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3659) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-02T02:30:55.000Z Updated: 2019-10-02T02:31:18.000Z Band Protocol, a Sequoia-backed data management firm, has rolled out its decentralized binary options trading app BitSwing on Ethereum’s mainnet. The dApp will serve as a brokerage for ether-dominated binary options. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3659.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3659.json) ## [Stripe-backed startup Rapyd secures $100 million for its 'fintech-as-a-service' API](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3660) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-02T02:24:39.000Z Updated: 2019-10-02T02:24:39.000Z London-based startup Rapyd, which describes itself as a “fintech as a service” provider, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by venture and growth equity investments firm Oak HC/FT. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3660.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3660.json) ## [Arrington XRP, ConsenSys Labs back “elastic sidechain network” SKALE’s $17.1M funding round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3656) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-01T14:01:21.000Z Updated: 2019-10-01T14:01:21.000Z The SKALE Network, an elastic, modular network of blockchains, has raised a total of $17.1 million, which includes a contribution from SKALE Labs and a global financing round which included top investors from Korea, H… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3656.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3656.json) ## [Terra’s blockchain network poised for mass adoption as payments dApp CHAI partners with BC Card](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3652) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-01T12:21:15.000Z Updated: 2019-10-01T12:21:15.000Z Blockchain-based payment network Terra’s mobile payments app CHAI has partnered with BC Card, South Korea’s largest payments processor, to roll out a prepaid card called ‘CHAI Card’ in the first half of 2020, CryptoNi… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3652.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3652.json) ## [WEG Bank AG to start processing crypto payments for retailers in 2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3649) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-01T11:06:24.000Z Updated: 2019-10-01T11:06:24.000Z WEG Bank AG, a Germany-based bank, is planning to start processing cryptocurrency payments for retailers in 2020, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3649.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3649.json) ## [Bittrex introduces new Liechtenstein-based digital asset platform Bittrex Global](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3647) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-01T09:22:31.000Z Updated: 2019-10-01T09:22:31.000Z Cryptocurrency trading platform Bittrex has unveiled its plan to launch a new digital asset platform, Bittrex Global, based in Liechtenstein. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3647.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3647.json) ## [Blockchain startup BlockApps secures Series A funding led by Fitz Gate Ventures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3644) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-01T09:05:08.000Z Updated: 2019-10-01T09:05:08.000Z BlockApps, an enterprise blockchain platform provider, has secured an undisclosed amount in a Series A funding round. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3644.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3644.json) ## [Mizuho Bank to roll out J-Coin Pay in 18,000 retail locations in Japan via InComm partnership](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3638) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-10-01T04:35:23.000Z Updated: 2019-10-01T04:36:47.000Z Mizuho Bank has partnered with payments technology company InComm to bring its bank digital currency platform “J-Coin Pay” to more than 18,000 retail locations in Japan. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3638.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3638.json) ## [Coinbase, Kraken and others form Crypto Rating Council to help firms comply with SEC](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3633) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-10-01T03:44:57.000Z Updated: 2019-10-01T03:44:57.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase introduced the Crypto Rating Council, an organization that aims to help traders comply with U.S. federal securities laws. The other founding members include Anchorage, Bittrex, Circle,… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3633.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3633.json) ## [Wave Financial announces bitcoin derivatives yield fund, taps Fidelity Digital Assets for custody](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3632) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-30T13:50:31.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T13:50:31.000Z Asset management company Wave Financial has launched the Wave BTC Income & Growth Digital Fund, Ltd, which it claims to be the first crypto derivatives-based yield fund on the market. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3632.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3632.json) ## [Swiss Digital Exchange to launch ‘Initial Digital Offering’ in mid-2020](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3629) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-30T11:53:53.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T11:53:53.000Z Swiss Digital Exchange (SDX), a blockchain unit of Swiss stock exchange company SIX Group, has organized a consortium of global financial institutions to support its “initial digital offering” (IDO), CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3629.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3629.json) ## [Ripple launches operations in Iceland with acqui-hire of crypto trading firm Algrim](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3627) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-30T10:43:35.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T10:43:35.000Z Blockchain startup Ripple has announced its further expansion in Europe as it launched operations in Iceland with the acquisition of crypto trading firm Algrim. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3627.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3627.json) ## [Crypto exchange Bithumb’s acquisition deal likely scrapped: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3619) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-30T05:56:29.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T05:56:29.000Z South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb’s acquisition deal with BK Consortium could be scrapped, Cryptonews.com reported citing local news outlets Hanguk Kyungjae and Yonhap. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3619.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3619.json) ## [Ripple's Xpring acquires Logos Network to build DeFi products](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3617) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-09-30T05:37:32.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T05:37:32.000Z Ripple, the startup behind digital asset XRP, has acquired payment platform Logos Network to develop decentralized financial (DeFi) products. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3617.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3617.json) ## [Æ Ventures’ blockchain accelerator surpasses $1.5M in investments, opens applications for third edition in Malta](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3616) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-30T04:56:54.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T04:56:54.000Z Æ Ventures, a blockchain investment company, has announced that applications are now open for the third edition of its Starfleet Accelerator program, which offers members mentorship and investment opportunities up to … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3616.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3616.json) ## [Blockchain and AI startup Core Scientific acquires Honeyminer creator Stax Digital](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3615) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-09-30T04:31:59.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T04:31:59.000Z Blockchain and artificial intelligence startup Core Scientific has acquired Stax Digital, the company behind the most widely used GPU mining program Honeyminer, for an undisclosed amount. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3615.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3615.json) ## [RSK maker IOVLabs buys Latin American Facebook rival Taringa](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3613) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-09-30T03:48:19.000Z Updated: 2019-09-30T03:48:19.000Z IOVLabs, the startup behind RSK’s Bitcoin-powered smart contract network, has acquired Taringa, one of the largest social networks in Latin America. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3613.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3613.json) ## [Crypto exchange Binance officially rolls out Staking Platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3608) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-27T10:48:30.000Z Updated: 2019-09-27T10:48:30.000Z Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the launch of its official staking platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3608.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3608.json) ## [Korea Blockchain Ratings begins operations to bring accurate information to investors](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3604) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-27T07:48:35.000Z Updated: 2019-09-27T07:53:47.000Z A new company focused on evaluating blockchain projects officially commenced its operations on September 25 in South Korea. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3604.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3604.json) ## [Blockchain identity firm Evernym raises $8M from Overstock's Medici Venture, Barclays Venture](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3593) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-09-27T03:17:49.000Z Updated: 2019-09-27T03:17:49.000Z Evernym, a Self-Sovereign Identity solutions provider, has procured $8 million in a pre-series A fund round, with investors including Overstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures and Barclays Ventures. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3593.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3593.json) ## [Blockchain data privacy startup StrongSalt secures $3M to develop encryption platform-as-a-service](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3594) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-09-27T03:16:00.000Z Updated: 2019-09-27T03:18:41.000Z California-based startup StrongSalt has raised $3 million in a seed funding round from Valley Capital Partners. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3594.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3594.json) ## [Blockchain-based decentralized content ecosystem Contentos joins PUBLISHalliance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3595) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-27T03:13:12.000Z Updated: 2019-09-27T03:13:12.000Z PUBLISH Inc., a blockchain-based media solutions company, has announced that decentralized content ecosystem Contentos has joined PUBLISHalliance, the media enterprise consortium responsible for the future direction a… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3595.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3595.json) ## [Crypto exchange Bittrex signs up for Chainalysis KYT solution to identify suspicious activity](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3591) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-26T14:15:19.000Z Updated: 2019-09-26T14:15:19.000Z Bittrex is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to adopt Chainalysis’ real-time monitoring software, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3591.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3591.json) ## [Coinbase adds support for Stellar Lumens (XLM) and LINK token in New York](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3589) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-09-26T12:31:23.000Z Updated: 2019-09-26T12:31:23.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that New York-based customers now have access to both Stellar Lumens (XLM) and Chainlink’s LINK token, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3589.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3589.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=326) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=328)