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## [Cybersecurity startup GK8 scores $4M to conduct cryptocurrency transactions without connecting to the Internet](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3478)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-19T04:47:47.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-19T04:49:30.000Z

Israeli cybersecurity startup GK8 has secured $4 million seed round to develop the first-ever offline system for transaction cryptocurrencies.

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## [Huobi launches fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange in Argentina](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3475)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-19T03:51:49.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-19T03:53:15.000Z

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi expanded its services to Argentina, with plans to establish a fiat-to-crypto gateway.

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## [Crypto exchange Binance.US to not launch in 13 U.S. states](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3470)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-18T04:55:57.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-18T04:55:57.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is launching its U.S.-based arm, Binance.US, in most states today, September 18, except 13.

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## ['Big Four' auditing firm Deloitte lets employees pay canteen food in bitcoin in a trial run](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3467)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-18T03:41:44.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-18T03:41:59.000Z

“Big Four” consulting giant Deloitte is now conducting a trial for a mobile Bitcoin wallet by allowing its employees to buy food in bitcoin, according to Luxembourg Times.

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## [Japan's LINE launches crypto exchange platform Bitmax](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3463)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-18T03:28:55.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-18T03:28:55.000Z

Japan’s most popular messaging app LINE launched its new crypto trading platform Bitmax on Tuesday, after obtaining a cryptocurrency business license from the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA).

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## [Crypto exchange Binance backs Chinese crypto news portal Mars Finance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3457)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-17T11:44:49.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-17T11:44:49.000Z

World’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Binance, has made an investment in Mars Finance, a Chinese cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused news website, Bloomberg reported.

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## [Largest independent Middle East news site Al Bawaba joins media blockchain consortium PUBLISHalliance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3454)

By Jean-Luc Leese | Business
Published: 2019-09-17T08:27:33.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-17T09:03:49.000Z

PUBLISHalliance, a media blockchain consortium initiated by PUBLISH Inc., has announced the addition Al Bawaba to its consortium.

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## [Crypto payment services BitPay to roll out Ethereum support in the coming weeks](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3447)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-17T05:16:29.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-17T05:16:29.000Z

Cryptocurrency payment services provider BitPay will soon add support for ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

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## [Blockchain food provenance platform OpenSC secures $4M in seed funding](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3446)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-17T04:37:01.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-17T04:37:01.000Z

OpenSC, a venture jointly developed by the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Digital Ventures, has secured $4 million in seed funding from strategic impact investors.

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## [HTC’s blockchain smartphone Exodus 1 adds support for Bitcoin Cash](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3439)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-16T11:24:01.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-16T11:24:01.000Z

HTC’s blockchain smartphone Exodus 1 has added support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) through its partnership with Bitcoin.com.

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## [Crypto ATM chain Coinme reels $1.5M from Ripple's Xpring, Blockchain Finance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3426)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-16T03:18:12.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-16T03:18:12.000Z

Cryptocurrency startup Coinme has secured $1.5 million in a recently opened A-1 funding round from Ripple’s Xpring and Blockchain Finance Fund.

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## [Crypto lending firm BlockFi now lets clients earn interest on any amount of crypto holdings](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3425)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-16T03:15:18.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-16T03:15:18.000Z

Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi announced that it has dropped minimum deposit requirement in its BlockFi Interest Account (BIA) and will pay interest on any amount of Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Gemini Dollar …

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## [Cryptokitties maker Dapper Labs secures $11.2M to develop blockchain 'Flow', scores deals from Warner Music, Ubisoft](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3413)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-13T04:53:51.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-13T11:52:24.000Z

Dapper Labs, the firm behind viral blockchain game CryptoKitties, has secured $11.2 million in a new round funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Digital Currency Group, and Warner Music Group. The new …

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## [Crypto exchange Huobi likely to attempt backdoor IPO in Hong Kong](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3414)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-13T04:48:00.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-13T04:48:57.000Z

Earlier speculations about Huobi’s plans to attempt a reverse initial public offering (IPO) appear to be coming true.

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## [Binance's NYDFS-approved stablecoin BUSD is now live on Paxos, to be listed on Binance next week](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3411)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-13T03:48:44.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-13T03:48:44.000Z

Binance announced that it will launch its New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)-approved stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD). The dollar-pegged stablecoin is now live on Paxos’ platform for U.S. dollar red…

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## [Binance Futures to go live on September 13](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3407)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-12T12:12:24.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-12T12:12:24.000Z

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that Binance Futures will go live on September 13.

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## [Binance US to open user registration next week](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3405)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-12T08:54:36.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-12T08:54:36.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will open account registrations and deposits for its U.S. arm on September 18.

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## [Marshall Islands to launch a pre-sale for its blockchain-based national cryptocurrency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3404)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-12T07:37:47.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-12T07:37:47.000Z

The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has announced that it will introduce its government-backed blockchain-based cryptocurrency, the Marshallese sovereign (SOV), in a token pre-sale.

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## [Bobby Lee unveils new crypto hardware wallet venture ‘Ballet’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3401)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-12T05:57:44.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-12T05:57:44.000Z

Bobby Lee, co-founder and former CEO of the BTCC – one of the longest running bitcoin exchanges in China, is making a comeback to the crypto space with a new venture, Ballet, CoinDesk reported.

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## [Ethereum development firm ConsenSys joins Hyperledger as a premier member](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3395)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-12T04:09:16.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-12T04:09:16.000Z

ConsenSys, the ethereum development startup founded by Joseph Lubin, has joined blockchain development project Hyperledger as a premier member.

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## [Bitwise appoints BNY Mellon as transfer agent for proposed bitcoin ETF](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3396)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-12T04:07:13.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-12T04:07:13.000Z

Bitwise Asset Management has appointed BNY Mellon as the transfer agent and administrator of its proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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## [Crypto data provider Kaiko bags $5.5M from Anthemis Group, Point Nine Capital](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3394)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-12T03:34:04.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-12T03:34:04.000Z

Cryptocurrency market data provider Kaiko has secured 5 million euros (~$5.5 million) in a seed funding round, spearheaded by global financial services investors Anthemis Group and Point Nine Capital.

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## [Legacy Trust to launch separate crypto custody business First Digital Trust](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3392)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-11T17:02:58.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T17:02:58.000Z

Hong Kong-based asset custodian Legacy Trust announced that it will launch a new and independent business to accommodate its growing digital asset custody services.

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## [Coinbase mulls launching initial exchange offering platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3384)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-11T09:55:46.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T09:56:48.000Z

Coinbase could be the latest cryptocurrency exchange to launch its initial exchange offering (IEO) platform, CoinDesk reported.

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## [Facebook's crypto project Libra would need Swiss payment system license: FINMA](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3382)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-11T09:05:42.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T09:05:42.000Z

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has revealed that the Libra Association, the governing body of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project ‘Libra,’ is seeking an assessment of the crypto project under S…

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## [ICE announces initial margin requirements for Bakkt bitcoin futures contracts](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3381)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-11T07:06:32.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T07:07:29.000Z

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced tentative margin requirements for Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly and Daily futures trading contracts.

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## [Blockstack scores $23M in first-ever SEC-approved token sale](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3379)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-11T05:50:17.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T05:50:17.000Z

Decentralized computing network Blockstack PBC, the first crypto startup to receive the blessing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO) for its blockchain-based …

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## [Coinbase launches 'USDC Bootstrap Fund' to invest in DeFi protocols Compound, dYdX](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3377)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-11T05:43:30.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T05:43:30.000Z

Crypto exchange Coinbase is depositing 1 million USDC each in lending and borrowing money protocol Compound and margin trading protocol dYdX, as it aims to grow the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

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## [Gemini launches own custody service with 18 cryptocurrencies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/3372)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T20:47:27.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T20:47:27.000Z

Gemini, a Winklevoss brothers-owned exchange, has launched its own custody service, Gemini Custody.

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## [Underdog crypto exchange Blackmoon says it will be the first to sell Telegram's native token](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/3373)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T20:47:08.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T03:49:59.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Blackmoon is eyeing to be one of the first companies to list Telegram’s upcoming Gram token through a collaboration with Swiss crypto custodian Gram Vault.

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## [NASDAQ lists decentralized finance index Defix (DEFX) for digital assets](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3374)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T20:46:48.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-11T03:50:41.000Z

NASDAQ, the major stock exchange in the United States, has added crypto index Defix (DEFX) to provide markets information on blockchain projects working in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

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## [CipherTrace unveils open source solution for crypto Travel Rule compliance ‘TRISA’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3369)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T13:00:26.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T13:00:26.000Z

Crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace has announced a new solution to assist cryptocurrency exchanges to comply with the FATF’s “Travel Rule.”

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## [Seychelles’ national stock exchange MERJ’s tokenized IPO goes live](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3365)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T10:19:44.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T10:19:44.000Z

MERJ Exchange, the national stock exchange of the Seychelles, has announced that the digital initial public offering (IPO), which is said to be the first ever blockchain-based IPO, is now live.

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## [Facebook reveals initial basket of currencies backing its cryptocurrency ‘Libra’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3363)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T09:35:08.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T09:35:08.000Z

In a major update, Facebook has revealed the list of potential currencies that will back its Libra cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reports.

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## [Bakkt reveals $125M insurance policy protection for bitcoin stored in Bakkt Warehouse](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3362)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T07:05:45.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T07:11:32.000Z

Crypto futures platform Bakkt has announced that the bitcoin deposited at its regulated custodian, Bakkt Warehouse, is protected by a $125 million insurance policy.

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## [Tether launches Chinese Yuan-pegged stablecoin 'CNHT' on the ethereum blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3360)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T05:59:31.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T05:59:31.000Z

Stablecoin firm Tether has released a new stablecoin pegged one-to-one to the offshore Chinese yuan (CNH).

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## [Social video platform Vid secures investment from blockchain platform Ontology](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3359)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T05:48:56.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T05:48:56.000Z

Public blockchain platform Ontology has made a strategic investment in Vid, a social video platform slated to launch this year. The details of the investment have not been disclosed.

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## [Stellar Development Foundation to airdrop 2 billion XLM crypto tokens worth $121M to 'WhatsApp-alternative' app Keybase](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3356)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T05:22:28.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T05:22:28.000Z

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization behind the open-source Stellar blockchain network, is launching a $121 million airdrop in cooperation with encrypted messenger Keybase.

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## [Netki updates TransactID solution to ensure compliance with FATF’s crypto "Travel Rule"](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3357)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T05:03:15.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T05:03:15.000Z

Netki, a provider of KYC-AML compliance tools for crypto and blockchain firms, has announced that it has updated its TransactID solution to ensure compliance with the FATF “Travel Rule.”

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## [U.K.-based hedge fund manager Nickel Asset Management raises $50M for a crypto investment fund](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/3353)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-09-10T03:59:42.000Z
Updated: 2019-09-10T03:59:42.000Z

U.K.-based hedge fund manager Nickel Asset Management has secured $50 million for a newly launched crypto investment fund, Nickel Arbitrage Fund, according to a report by CoinDesk.

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