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## [Crypto exchange Bittrex teams up with IdentityMind for automated transaction monitoring](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1990)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-27T07:43:42.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-27T07:43:42.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has entered into a partnership with IdentityMind, a risk management and RegTech compliance platform, for boosting its anti-money laundering (AML) measures.

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## [Rabobank ditches plan to launch cryptocurrency wallet 'Rabobit'](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1988)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-27T07:04:48.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-27T07:04:48.000Z

Rabobank, a major Dutch bank, will no longer push through its plan to roll out a cryptocurrency wallet called "Rabobit," according to an article by The Next Web.

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## [Crypto trading app Robinhood gears up to raise $200M: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1986)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-27T06:08:39.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-27T06:08:39.000Z

Crypto trading app Robinhood is targeting at least $200 million in new funding round, according to a report by Bloomberg on May 25.

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## [Facebook’s Zuckerberg reaches out to Winklevoss twins for crypto project: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1984)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-27T04:19:52.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-27T04:19:52.000Z

On the heels of a recent report that suggested that Facebook’s cryptocurrency will be called “GlobalCoin,” a new report from the Financial Times stated that the social media giant is holding talks with major cryptocur…

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## [Blockchain software firm Unstoppable Domains raises $4M from Draper Associates, Boost VC](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1975)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-24T09:16:38.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-24T09:16:38.000Z

Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain-based software company, announced on Thursday a $4 million Series A led by venture capital firm Draper Associates.

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## [Robinhood Crypto is now in New York](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1973)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-24T08:44:51.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-24T08:44:51.000Z

Financial services company Robinhood has officially launched its crypto-trading app in New York.

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## [Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency 'GlobalCoin' in Q1 2020: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1972)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-24T07:26:58.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-24T07:27:52.000Z

Social media behemoth Facebook is reportedly gearing to launch its own cryptocurrency in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2020, BBC said in a new report today.

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## [AT&T teams up with BitPay to become the first telecom to accept cryptocurrency payments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1970)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-24T06:32:53.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-24T06:32:53.000Z

AT&T becomes the first major US mobile carrier to accept cryptocurrency as a bill payment option.

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## [Binance CEO CZ seeks compensation for reputational damage from Sequoia](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1966)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-24T05:00:42.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-24T05:05:24.000Z

The CEO and founder of crypto exchange Binance is seeking damages from venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China, CoinDesk reported.

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## [Coinbase crypto payment processor now accepts USD coin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1955)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-23T09:03:29.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-23T09:03:29.000Z

Digital currency exchange Coinbase revealed that its cryptocurrency payment processor Coinbase Commerce now supports the dollar-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC).

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## [Crypto bank Galaxy Digital sells Block.one stake for $71M as EOS maker eyes 10% buyback of its stock](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1950)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-23T07:09:03.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-23T07:09:03.000Z

Crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital has sold the majority of its share in EOS developer Block.one for $71.2 million, which amounts to a 123% return on its initial investment.

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## [Dutch Police, Europol seize crypto transaction mixing service Bestmixer.io](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1947)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-23T05:40:00.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-23T05:40:00.000Z

In a major crackdown on a leading crypto mixing service, the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), in collaboration with Europol and the authorities in Luxembourg, has seized servers of Bestmixer.io.

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## [Bitfinex and Tether ask judge to dismiss NYAG case](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1940)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-22T09:55:18.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-22T09:55:18.000Z

In the latest move in the ongoing legal tussle between iFinex, owner of Bitfinex and Tether, and the New York Attorney General (NYAG), the lawyers of the two crypto firms are moving to dismiss the case.

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## [Ethereum Foundation lays out details of $30M budget for network development](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1936)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-22T05:28:08.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-22T05:28:08.000Z

The Ethereum Foundation has detailed how it plans to allocate the previously announced $30 million on ecosystem development over the course of next year.

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## [Crypto startup Circle lays off 10 pct of its staff](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1935)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-22T04:29:11.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-22T04:29:11.000Z

Circle has become the latest company in the crypto space to lay off staff, CoinDesk reported.

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## [Crypto exchange Kraken raises over $6.5M in equity funding](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1932)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-21T11:42:37.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-21T11:42:37.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has raised more than $6.5 million in a couple of days, Bitcoinist reported.

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## [Coinbase Earn expands to over 100 countries](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1916)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-20T07:24:25.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-20T07:24:25.000Z

Digital currency exchange Coinbase on Friday announced that its Coinbase Earn Program has expanded to more than 100 countries, allowing users to earn while learning cryptocurrencies.

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## [Facebook registers new cryptocurrency firm Libra Networks in Switzerland](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1914)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-20T05:49:19.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-20T05:49:19.000Z

Facebook has registered a new financial technology company, Libra Networks, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 2, as shown on Geneva’s commercial register.

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## [Billion, Microsoft to work with University of Warsaw on blockchain development](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1912)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-20T03:41:53.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-20T03:41:53.000Z

Billon Group’s subsidiary, Billon Solutions, inked a cooperation agreement on Friday with the Centre for Research on Legal Aspects of Blockchain Technology, operating at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Un…

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## [FXCM adds Bitcoin Cash, XRP to crypto offering](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1910)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-20T03:08:51.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-20T03:08:51.000Z

Foreign exchange company FXCM announced on Friday that it will start offering two cryptocurrencies.

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## [Banking giants to invest $50M in blockchain-based settlement project: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1906)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-17T10:46:13.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-17T10:46:13.000Z

A number of banking giants are teaming up for a blockchain-based settlement project, Computer World reported May 17.

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## [Crypto exchange Coinbase in talks to acquire Xapo for $50M: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1904)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-17T09:52:05.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-17T09:52:05.000Z

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is in talks to acquire crypto custody provider Xapo for about $50 million, sources familiar with the matter told The Block.

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## [Crypto-focused Brave Browser seeks over $30M in funding round: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1902)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-17T08:41:16.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-17T09:56:27.000Z

Brave, a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software Inc., is looking to pull in between $30 million and $50 million at a valuation of around $133 million in a Series A equity round, CoinDesk reported.

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## [Sirin Labs allows FINNEY users to purchase crypto with credit cards via Simplex integration](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1901)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-17T07:20:23.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-17T07:20:23.000Z

Blockchain smartphone maker Sirin Labs has announced that FINNEY users can now purchase cryptocurrencies with a credit card directly through the smartphone.

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## [Poloniex to stop offering 9 crypto assets in U.S. over regulatory uncertainty](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1900)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-17T06:56:19.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-17T06:58:16.000Z

Poloniex, one of the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency market platforms, announced that it will stop offering nine coins in the United States, according to a blog post.

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## [Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex granted motion to modify injunction](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1899)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-17T06:49:45.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-17T06:58:26.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced on Thursday that a New York Supreme Court judge has granted its motion to modify an injunction obtained by the New York Attorney General (NYAG).

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## [Quoine-owned Liquid ties up with Virtual Currency Partners to enter US market](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1892)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-17T02:55:11.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-17T02:55:11.000Z

Crypto trading platform Liquid has established a joint venture with Virtual Currency Partners to break into the US market.

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## [UK blockchain startup Billon Group receives $2.1M grant](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1884)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T09:55:37.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T09:55:37.000Z

UK-based blockchain payment startup Billon Group has been awarded nearly €2 million (approximately $2.1 million) grant from the European Commission (EC) under the SME Instrument program, which is a part of the Horizon…

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## [Silicon Valley-based staking startup InfStones secures $2M from DHVC, Plug and Play](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1882)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T09:07:11.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T09:07:11.000Z

Silicon Valley-based cloud technology company InfStones has raised $2 million in seed funding to develop its block-producing capacity in proof-of-stake (PoS) networks, CoinDesk reported.

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## [Kakao-backed Dunamu pumped $46M in blockchain startups over the past year](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1883)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T08:44:14.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T14:46:24.000Z

Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange platform Upbit, announced on Wednesday that it has invested $46 million in 26 companies over the past year.

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## [Fidelity Investment posts 9 job offers for its digital asset wing](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1880)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T07:18:10.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T07:18:10.000Z

American multinational financial services corporation Fidelity Investments is looking for talented individuals for its institutional-grade crypto custody wing, Fidelity Digital Assets, as posted on the company’s caree…

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## [Opera’s crypto wallet to soon add support for TRON and TRC-standard tokens](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1879)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T06:06:22.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T06:06:22.000Z

Web browser Opera has announced its plans to soon add support for TRON’s TRX and other TRC-standard tokens within its browser.

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## [Ebay debunks cryptocurrency payment acceptance rumors](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1875)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T03:54:01.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T03:54:01.000Z

Commercial giant eBay brushed off speculations that it will start accepting cryptocurrency as a payment method, Bloomberg reported.

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## [Samsung plans to introduce crypto and blockchain features in budget Galaxy phones](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1873)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T03:23:20.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T03:26:03.000Z

Samsung plans to introduce cryptocurrency and blockchain functions to its budget Galaxy models, Business Korea reported.

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## [Huobi launches regulated OTC Desk for high volume crypto traders](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1872)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-16T03:12:48.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-16T03:12:48.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi Group has announced the release of its Huobi OTC (over-the-counter) Desk on Monday.

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## [NAGA launches new crypto exchange platform NAGAX](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1866)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-15T12:00:14.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-15T12:00:14.000Z

Fintech company NAGA has announced the launch of its crypto/fiat exchange NAGAX.com following a comprehensive beta phase.

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## [Bitcoin, digital currencies to be accepted by Starbucks, Amazon’s Whole Food, other major retailers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1867)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-15T11:59:28.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-15T12:43:01.000Z

A new retail initiative formed through the partnership of payment start-up Flexa and Winklevoss-owned digital currency firm Gemini could witness major retailers like Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Amazon-…

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## [Coinbase extends USDC stablecoin trading to 85 countries](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1869)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-15T11:58:09.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-15T11:58:09.000Z

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase revealed it has expanded support for crypto-to-crypto trading for USD Coin (USDC) to 85 countries.

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## [Hacked crypto exchange Cryptopia appoints liquidators](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1865)

By Shampa Mani | Business
Published: 2019-05-15T10:59:27.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-15T10:59:27.000Z

Following the major security breach earlier this year, New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia is now going into liquidation.

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## [Privacy-centric crypto startup Nym Technologies raises $2.5M](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1863)

By Charissa Echavez | Business
Published: 2019-05-15T10:52:19.000Z
Updated: 2019-05-15T10:52:19.000Z

Privacy-focused start-up Nym Technologies has raised $2.5 million in a private token sale, CoinDesk reported.

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