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## [Polish cryptocurrency exchange Bitmarket ceases operations citing liquidity problems](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2556)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-09T12:04:53.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-09T12:04:53.000Z

Polish cryptocurrency exchange Bitmarket has announced that it is ceasing its operations due to liquidity problems.

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## [Fortress Investment Group to buy Mt Gox creditor bitcoin claims: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2555)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-09T11:04:58.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-09T11:04:58.000Z

Softbank Group-owned private equity firm Fortress Investment Group is buying bitcoin claims from the creditors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt Gox, CoinDesk reported.

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## [BitTorrent incentivizes users for seeding and bandwidth with cryptocurrency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2552)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-09T07:37:12.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-09T07:37:12.000Z

BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing service owned by TRON, has announced the release of BitTorrent Speed, software that connects and rewards users with BitTorrent (BTT) tokens in exchange for seeding and bandwidth.

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## [Bitfinex, Tether still continued New York operations until 2019: NYAG latest filings](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2551)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-09T06:42:36.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-09T06:42:36.000Z

The latest court filings from the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) have alleged that crypto exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether have carried out extensive New York dealings longer than they claimed.

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## [KuCoin launches crypto derivatives trading platform ‘KuMEX’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2550)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-09T06:21:17.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-09T06:21:17.000Z

IDG-backed crypto exchange KuCoin on Monday announced the official launch of its derivatives trading platform.

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## [TRON releases official statement after scammed investors swarmed Beijing office](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2549)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-09T06:06:12.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-09T06:06:12.000Z

The TRON Foundation, one of the biggest crypto companies that have come out of China, has issued an official statement with regard to the recent protest at its partner firm in Beijing.

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## [ShapeShift launches new non-custodial crypto management platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2546)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-09T03:51:07.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-09T03:51:07.000Z

Digital asset exchange ShapeShift has launched on Monday its new non-custodial crypto management platform.

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## [Taringa! announces stablecoin-powered rewards system with MakerDAO and Airtm](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2544)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-08T12:48:17.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-08T12:48:17.000Z

Social networking giant Taringa! has announced a new project in collaboration with MakerDAO and e-wallet provider Airtm to launch a stablecoin-based rewards system.

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## [Former R3 executive aims to disrupt funds industry with new blockchain venture ‘FundAdminChain’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2541)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-08T10:44:29.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-08T10:44:29.000Z

Former R3 managing director Brian McNulty is spearheading a new blockchain venture, called FundAdminChain (FAC), CoinDesk reported.

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## [CME Group announces itBit as constituent exchange for Ether reference rate and index](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2538)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-08T07:09:09.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-08T07:09:09.000Z

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the addition of itBit as a constituent exchange for the calculation of the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate and Real-Time Index.

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## [Crypto exchange Coinbase faces infringement lawsuit by patent troll](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2537)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-08T06:04:17.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-08T06:04:17.000Z

American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing a registered patent.

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## [Binance-backed TravelbyBit launches beta app to allow cryptocurrency payments for hotel, flight bookings](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2536)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-08T05:19:18.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-08T05:19:18.000Z

TravelByBit, a company that enables its users to book hotels and flights via cryptocurrencies, has launched the beta version of its app.

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## [Crypto loan entity makes questionable decision regarding Gram ICO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2529)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-07T04:13:39.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-07T04:13:39.000Z

In a rather startling development, Nexo, the firm that offers crypto loans has announced that it would be accepting new collateral in the form of Gram ICO token. This is basically the crypto coin the messaging app Tel…

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## [Crypto payments get tax exemptions in Singapore](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2528)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-07T04:13:32.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-07T04:13:32.000Z

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) recently published a new guide with regards to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the matter of crypto payments. Referring to crypto coins as “digital payment tokens,”…

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## [GBCI raises $10M in funding for Chinese blockchain firm Cailu](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2526)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-07T04:13:22.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-07T04:13:22.000Z

In a recent round of funding, the Singapore-based smart city venture fund called GBCI Venture raised $10 million for Cailu. This is meant to help the Chinese blockchain media platform grow via R&D, expansions, and mor…

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## [Japanese blockchain company invests big in India with academy and 5 offices](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2524)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-06T17:28:05.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-06T17:30:36.000Z

Emurgo is a Japanese tech company that is focused on blockchain and it would appear that it sees great potential for expansion in India. It was recently revealed that it was setting up an academy in Bengaluru along wi…

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## [Chinese news portal Sina Finance starts offering crypto index](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2507)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-05T11:42:07.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-05T11:44:11.000Z

China is usually quite unrestrained in being completely against cryptocurrency and everything related to it. However, it would appear that dissociating itself from the cryptocurrency buzz is easier said than done for …

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## [Kakao's investment arm considers acquiring blockchain beauty startup Cosmochain's FitsMe service](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2508)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-05T11:29:25.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-05T11:29:25.000Z

It would appear that Kakao’s expansion ambitions simply can’t be stopped with the South Korean tech giant's investment arm reportedly considering the acquisition of FitsMe, a beauty dApp owned by blockchain startup Co…

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## [Crypto exchange CEX.IO expands presence in U.S. with Money Transmitter Licenses](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2512)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-05T09:12:56.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-05T09:14:46.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO was recently granted additional licenses to operate in the United States.

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## [Blockchain CRM startup Cere Network attracts investment from Binance Labs, Arrington XRP Capital](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2505)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-05T07:01:01.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-05T07:01:56.000Z

With multiple customer relationship management (CRM) solutions spread across business units, companies today find it difficult to extract customer insights. This is where the startup Cere Network comes in.

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## [Tezos scores $1B STO deal with BTG Pactual, Dalma Capital](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2502)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-05T04:05:27.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-05T04:05:27.000Z

BTG Pactual, the biggest standalone investment bank in Latin America, will partner with Dubai-based asset manager Dalma Capital to use the Tezos blockchain for security token offerings (STOs).

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## [Telegram cryptocurrency is for sale at three times their ICO price](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2501)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-05T04:01:23.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-05T04:01:23.000Z

South Korea’ Gram Asia is selling its rights to Gram holdings beginning July 10 at $4 per token, up three times from its original price, according to Bloomberg.

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## [Crypto exchange Coinsquare acquires controlling stake in Just Cash](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2498)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T12:15:51.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T12:15:51.000Z

Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has announced that it has obtained a controlling stake in fintech software provider Just Cash.

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## [Bitfinex repaid $100M it allegedly misused to Tether](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2485)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T10:08:32.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T10:08:32.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced that it has paid $100 million of its outstanding loan facility to stablecoin operator Tether.

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## [eToroX adds five Ethereum tokens to its wallet, 115 more tokens to follow](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2486)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T09:14:10.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T09:17:10.000Z

eToroX, the blockchain division of global investment company eToro, has announced that it adding support for 120 ERC-20 tokens to its multi-crypto, on-chain wallet.

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## [Ripple's Xpring invests $500M to build an XRP-focused ecosystem](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2492)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T06:53:01.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T06:53:01.000Z

Ripple’s ecosystem initiative Xpring has spent $500 million in more than 20 firms in the blockchain space, with the ultimate goal of building an XRP-focused ecosystem.

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## [Crypto asset management firm Prime Factor Capital receives license from UK FCA](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2484)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T06:11:52.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T06:15:16.000Z

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently granted Prime Factor Capital the license to manage crypto assets in the country. For those looking to diversify their portfolios with crypto assets, there is a new pla…

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## [Alleged crypto Ponzi Scheme runs with $3B of scammed money: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2487)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T05:25:58.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T05:34:07.000Z

Numerous financial experts have already declared that cryptocurrency is here to stay but the industry is still subject to numerous scams. In the case of South Korean crypto firm PlusToken, for example, it is currently…

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## [U.S. city of Dublin Ohio plans to use Bitcoin Cash-based SLP tokens](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2491)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T04:53:17.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T04:53:17.000Z

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) implementation Bitcoin Verde has been working with the U.S. government in Dublin, Ohio, to release the first government token using the service ledger protocol (SLP).

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## [IOTA launches full release of Trinity wallet with host of different features](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2489)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T03:56:09.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T03:56:09.000Z

Nonprofit blockchain organization IOTA Foundation has released the full version of Trinity wallet, a secure software application for IOTA tokens, on all mobile and desktop platforms.

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## [Blockchain firm ConsenSys secures $10M 'opportunity fund' from South Korea's SK Group](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2490)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-04T03:52:19.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-04T03:52:19.000Z

Blockchain firm ConsenSys has secured $10 million “opportunity fund” investment from South Korea’s largest telecom and third top conglomerate SK Group, according to enterprise blockchain news outlet Ledger Insights.

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## [Euronext backs compliant tokenization platform Tokeny Solutions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2478)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-03T10:28:32.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-03T10:28:32.000Z

European stock exchange Euronext has made an investment in Tokeny Solutions, a Luxembourg-based tokenization platform.

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## [Blockchains CEO buys Nevada-based bank to get closer to blockchain vision](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2464)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-03T08:16:05.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-03T08:20:04.000Z

Jeffrey Berns, a Nevada attorney and the founder of blockchain incubation and investment company Blockchains.com, has acquired a Nevada-based bank, The Nevada Independent reported.

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## [PUBLISH innovates the way tokens are sold, introduces “Benchmark Token Sale” (BTS) mechanism](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2477)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-03T08:05:03.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-03T08:05:03.000Z

Delivering on its previous promise of revamping the token sale mechanism, blockchain media solution provider PUBLISH has announced the successful implementation of the new system on TokenPost Korea Edition, a digital-…

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## [Two major carriers join IBM-Maersk blockchain shipping initiative TradeLens](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2467)

By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business
Published: 2019-07-03T07:31:17.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-03T07:36:51.000Z

Blockchain’s influence on the shipping industry is about to get a whole lot bigger thanks to the new development in the Maersk-IBM project.

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## [Crypto exchange Gemini seeks FINRA broker-dealer license](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2474)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-03T05:29:20.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-03T05:30:10.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is reportedly seeking to obtain a broker-dealer license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), according to CoinDesk.

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## [Blockstream launches new tool to allow atomic swaps for Liquid sidechain assets](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2461)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-02T11:55:33.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-02T11:55:33.000Z

Blockchain startup Blockstream has announced the launch of a new tool that will allow users to execute atomic swaps for all assets supported on the Liquid Network.

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## [Crypto wallet and exchange Monarch raises over $2M in token generation event](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2459)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-02T10:45:06.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-02T10:45:06.000Z

Monarch, a decentralized wallet and exchange platform supporting over 1900 cryptocurrencies, has raised more than $2 million in its token generation event which concluded on June 30, 2019.

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## [Binance to soon launch crypto futures trading platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2458)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-07-02T10:04:49.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-02T10:04:49.000Z

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour trading volume, has revealed its plans to launch cryptocurrency futures trading platform, CoinDesk reported.

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## [South Korea's Busan eyes launch of own blockchain-based cryptocurrency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2455)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-07-02T07:02:04.000Z
Updated: 2019-07-02T07:02:04.000Z

South Korea’s second major city Busan is planning to launch a regional blockchain-based cryptocurrency in a bid to enhance its financial infrastructure, local media outlet ET reported.

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