# Business News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business?page=338 Page 338 of 357. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [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. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2455.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2455.json) ## [Cryptocurrency exchange ErisX receives go signal from CFTC to offer bitcoin futures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2451) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-07-02T05:54:28.000Z Updated: 2019-07-02T05:54:28.000Z Crypto exchange ErisX has obtained derivatives clearing organization (DCO) license from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2451.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2451.json) ## [NEM Ventures invests in startup using blockchain and machine learning to reduce environmental footprint](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2450) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-07-02T04:51:29.000Z Updated: 2019-07-02T04:51:29.000Z NEM Ventures, the venture capital arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has made an investment in Ample, a machine-learning smart meter company aiming to reduce environmental footprint using blockchain and behavioural … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2450.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2450.json) ## [South Korea's Shinhan Bank to impose strict rules on cryptocurrency-related accounts](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2449) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-07-02T03:26:05.000Z Updated: 2019-07-02T03:26:44.000Z South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is planning to impose tougher regulations on accounts linked to cryptocurrency, Cointelegraph reported citing Korean news outlet BEI News. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2449.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2449.json) ## [Berlin-based Advanced Blockchain AG listed on Deutsche Börse-operated Xetra exchange](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2440) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-07-01T09:22:11.000Z Updated: 2019-07-01T09:23:25.000Z Advanced Blockchain AG, a Berlin-based blockchain firm, has become the first blockchain development company to be listed on Xetra, a Germany-based digital stock exchange operated by Deutsche Börse. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2440.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2440.json) ## [Kik hands over Defend Crypto initiative to Blockchain Association](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2425) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-07-01T03:26:41.000Z Updated: 2019-07-01T04:10:12.000Z Messaging giant Kik has announced that it is handing over Defend Crypto to the Blockchain Association. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2425.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2425.json) ## [New billionaire joins crypto game as sign of increasing acceptance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2431) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-30T11:07:37.000Z Updated: 2019-07-01T04:09:26.000Z Billionaires who have made their fortunes by trading in stocks have historically expressed distaste for cryptocurrency. However, there have been members of this elite tier that have decided to break off from their pee… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2431.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2431.json) ## [Binance kissing up to Facebook, thinks Libra is ‘good news’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/2418) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-29T04:29:16.000Z Updated: 2019-06-29T04:29:16.000Z It was inevitable that crypto exchanges like Binance would look upon the prospect of Facebook Libra with favor because of its potential to absolutely dominate the field. This is why it is trying to get ahead of the ga… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/2418.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/2418.json) ## [Ripple’s MoneyTap counts seven new bank participants for payment platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2419) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-29T04:29:04.000Z Updated: 2019-06-29T04:29:04.000Z The payment platform that Ripple launched in Southeast Asia MoneyTap recently added another seven new banks as participants. The transfer service is seeing quite a bit of success in the region after it added 13 instit… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2419.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2419.json) ## [Gemini creates Chicago engineering branch, hires five ex-Coinbase engineers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2420) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-29T04:28:58.000Z Updated: 2019-06-29T04:28:58.000Z Gemini, the crypto exchange platform by the Winklevoss brothers has announced that it will be creating a branch office in Chicago. This location will be focused on engineering and to that end, the firm just hired five… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2420.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2420.json) ## [New Celer partnership to make using blockchain stupidly easy](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2423) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-29T04:28:03.000Z Updated: 2019-06-29T04:28:03.000Z Celer is intent on making the prospect of using cryptocurrency or blockchain a lot less intimidating with its new partnership with Wyre. This partnership is to allow for seamless transactions with bitcoin using the Ce… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2423.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2423.json) ## [Goldman Sachs surrenders to temptation, hints at crypto ambitions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2424) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-29T04:27:49.000Z Updated: 2019-06-29T04:27:49.000Z JPMorgan Chase recently gave in to the allure of the crypto industry and announced its own take on the digital coins called JPM Coin. This clearly had an effect on other entrenched financial institutions since even Go… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2424.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2424.json) ## [Irish cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane disappears with customers’ funds: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2415) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-28T10:43:59.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T10:43:59.000Z Irish cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane has reportedly disappeared overnight along with user funds, Forbes reported June 27. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2415.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2415.json) ## [tZERO launches crypto wallet and exchange app; announces trading of second digital security on PRO Securities ATS](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2413) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-28T09:37:05.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T09:41:09.000Z Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO has launched a new digital wallet and exchange services app for cryptocurrencies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2413.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2413.json) ## [Blockchain media platform PUBLISH announces beta launch of decentralized hot wallet](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2412) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-28T08:03:27.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T08:03:27.000Z PUBLISH, the South Korean company behind an innovative blockchain media protocol and content management system for newspapers, has announced the launch of the beta version of its decentralized hot wallet. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2412.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2412.json) ## [Crypto startup Orbs to help Trump administration solve Israeli-Palestinian conflict using blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2411) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-28T07:56:39.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T07:56:39.000Z Israeli blockchain platform Orbs will reportedly help the Trump administration develop blockchain solutions for the region’s longstanding political conflicts, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2411.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2411.json) ## [Blockchain protocol Polkadot sells 500K DOT tokens, claims on track its $1.2B valuation](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2410) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-28T06:57:39.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T06:57:39.000Z Blockchain interoperability project Polkadot has reportedly sold 500,000 DOT tokens at the targeted valuation of $1.2 billion, according to The Block. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2410.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2410.json) ## [Blockchain-based smart contract startup Clause secures $5.5M led by Galaxy Digital](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2409) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-28T06:37:15.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T06:37:15.000Z Clause, a provider of blockchain-based smart legal contracting, has secured $5.5 million in a Series A round, spearheaded by Galaxy Digital. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2409.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2409.json) ## [Twitch re-activates cryptocurrency payments: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2407) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-28T06:32:15.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T06:34:46.000Z Twitch, the online streaming service owned by Amazon that is particularly popular for gamers, previously took away the ability to support streamers via bitcoin. Now, there are reports that the platform was bringing it… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2407.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2407.json) ## [New Ripple partnership represents major anti-money laundering move](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2405) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-28T06:01:28.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T06:01:44.000Z Money laundering is a huge issue that is tied to cryptocurrency and is one that Ripple aims to address with a new partnership. The crypto entity will be teaming up with Coinfirm, a startup that provides anti-money lau… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2405.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2405.json) ## [Crypto exchange Huobi goes big on Turkish expansion](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2404) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-28T05:34:51.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T05:35:31.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi Group recently announced that it will be expanding its services to Turkey. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2404.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2404.json) ## [Reserve Bank of India choking crypto growth, Koinex most recent casualty](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2403) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-28T05:09:38.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T05:10:13.000Z The war that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is waging on cryptocurrency has resulted in yet another crypto exchange in the country closing down. Koinex recently announced that it can no longer sustain its business du… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2403.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2403.json) ## [Brave to add crypto wallets into browser, teases bitcoin cash support](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2402) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-28T04:54:20.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T04:55:01.000Z Privacy-focused web browser Brave is reportedly working to add wallets for several cryptocurrencies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2402.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2402.json) ## [Mizuho’s J-Coin Pay app adds 7 participating financial firms](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2399) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-28T03:29:23.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T03:29:23.000Z J-Coin Pay, a QR code-based smartphone payment service app launched by Mizuho Bank, has added seven more financial institution partners to the digital currency platform which was officially unveiled in February this y… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2399.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2399.json) ## [Binance, Paxos team up to simplify exchanging stablecoins for fiat](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2394) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-27T10:27:29.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T10:27:29.000Z Fintech startup Paxos has partnered with leading cryptocurrency Binance to integrate a new deposit gateway on Binance’s trading platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2394.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2394.json) ## [Hackers steal over $4M in crypto from Singaporean exchange Bitrue](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2393) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-27T09:24:59.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T09:24:59.000Z Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue has suffered a major hack on its platform today in which it lost more than $4.2 million in user assets, the exchange confirmed in a series of tweets. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2393.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2393.json) ## [Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource adds support for Dai Stablecoin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2391) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-27T07:42:13.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T07:42:13.000Z Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has partnered with the Maker Foundation to launch support for the Dai stablecoin on its machines this summer ahead of the rollout of a full remittance service, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2391.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2391.json) ## [Imgur secures $20M investment from former Ripple Labs CTO's startup Coil](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2389) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-27T07:00:48.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T07:00:48.000Z Image hosting site Imgur announced that it has secured $20 million in venture equity from Coil, a micropayment tool for creators. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2389.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2389.json) ## [Coinbase Pro now supports Chainlink (LINK) trading](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2386) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-27T06:06:47.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T06:06:47.000Z Coinbase Pro will start accepting inbound transfers of LINK, the token that incentivizes the Chainlink decentralized network, for ether and dollar trading pairs. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2386.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2386.json) ## [CoinMarketCap acquires Hashtag Capital to enhance crypto data offering](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2385) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-27T05:12:32.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T05:12:32.000Z CoinMarketCap, a provider of price and market cap data for cryptocurrencies, has announced the acquisition of Hashtag Capital, a startup that has developed a set of algorithms for “true price” with focus on liquidity. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2385.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2385.json) ## [Blockchain startup dfuse raises $3.5M, led by Multicoin Capital and Intel Capital](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2384) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-27T04:19:05.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T04:19:05.000Z Blockchain data startup dfuse announced that it secured $3.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round, led by Multicoin Capital and Intel Capital. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2384.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2384.json) ## [CZ: 'the future is here' as Binance transfers $1.2B in BNB in 1 second for $0.01](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2383) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-27T03:41:26.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T03:41:26.000Z Over the past few months, crypto whales – described as those who have out-sized cryptocurrency stakes – have been transferring a colossal amount of cryptocurrencies around the crypto space. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2383.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2383.json) ## [Square rolls out bitcoin deposits for all Cash App users](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2382) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-27T03:36:09.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T03:37:03.000Z Payments firm Square has expanded the features of its Cash App to support bitcoin deposits. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2382.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2382.json) ## [Global telecom blockchain initiative announced, major carriers launching new platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2378) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-27T00:26:28.000Z Updated: 2019-06-27T00:26:28.000Z As a network of some of the world’s biggest carriers, ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF) is a powerful entity with plenty of influence in various fields. This same group is now poised to launch a blockchain-based platfor… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2378.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2378.json) ## [Opera launches blockchain-ready browser for iOS](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2374) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-26T12:42:45.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T12:42:45.000Z Opera, a web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, has announced the launch of the iOS version of its blockchain-ready Opera Touch browser. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2374.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2374.json) ## [Northern Trust hands over private equity blockchain technology platform to Broadridge](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2372) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-26T11:13:23.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T11:13:23.000Z Financial services giant Northern Trust has entered into an agreement with Broadridge Financial Solutions to transfer its distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for private equity (PE) asset servicing. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2372.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2372.json) ## [Startup Lolli partners with Hotels.com to reward travelers with bitcoin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2370) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-26T09:08:15.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T09:08:15.000Z Bitcoin rewards shopping platform Lolli has expanded its business, forming a new partnership with major booking service Hotels.com. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2370.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2370.json) ## [Crypto firm LedgerX obtains CFTC approval for physically-settled derivatives contracts](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2368) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-06-26T07:44:07.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T07:44:07.000Z The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the application of crypto derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX for designation as a contract market. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2368.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2368.json) ## [TP ICAP enters crypto business to trade bitcoin futures](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2362) By Charissa Echavez | Business Published: 2019-06-26T06:19:39.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T06:19:39.000Z TP ICAP, the largest interdealer broker in the world, is opening its digital doors to bitcoin trading with the launch of its Digital Asset Markets business. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2362.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2362.json) ## [Paysend acquires blockchain firm Rapid SD following stablecoin launch](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2360) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Business Published: 2019-06-26T05:30:44.000Z Updated: 2019-06-26T05:30:44.000Z Payment platform Paysend recently acquired Rapid SD Pty Ltd, an Australian startup that specializes in blockchain technology. 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