# Business News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business?page=344 Page 344 of 357. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Bitmain-backed crypto trading platform Liquid expands into US market](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1753) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-30T06:27:04.000Z Updated: 2019-04-30T06:27:04.000Z Liquid, a cryptocurrency trading platform launched by Quoine last September, has announced the setting up of a jointly-owned entity called Liquid Financial USA Inc. (Liquid USA) with Virtual Currency Partners (VCP) as… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1753.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1753.json) ## [HTC to release second generation of Exodus blockchain smartphone in H2 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1747) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-29T08:52:06.000Z Updated: 2019-04-29T08:52:06.000Z Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC will release its second-generation blockchain phone in the latter half of 2019, Taiwan News reported referring to a report from Central News Agency. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1747.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1747.json) ## [Wirex partners with Stellar network, announces plan to launch 26 stablecoins](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1736) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-26T04:36:09.000Z Updated: 2019-04-26T04:36:09.000Z Wirex, a UK FCA-regulated digital money platform, has announced support for Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its platform, bringing its digital token offering to nine overall. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1736.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1736.json) ## [Brave rolls out new opt-in feature to reward users with BAT tokens for viewing ads](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1733) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-25T11:01:53.000Z Updated: 2019-04-25T11:01:53.000Z Privacy webs browser Brave has announced the launch of Brave Ads – an advertising platform built on privacy. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1733.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1733.json) ## [Crypto wallet startup Ledger secures investment from Samsung amid leadership changes](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1729) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-25T06:30:16.000Z Updated: 2019-04-25T06:30:16.000Z South Korean electronics giant Samsung has invested 2.6 million euros (approximately $2.9 million) into French crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger, CoinDesk reported referring to a report from Capital. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1729.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1729.json) ## [MUFG-backed Chainalysis adds support for 4 more cryptos to real-time transaction monitoring tool](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1728) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-25T05:32:59.000Z Updated: 2019-04-25T05:32:59.000Z Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions provider, has added four more cryptocurrencies to its real-time transaction monitoring tool. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1728.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1728.json) ## [Bitfury, Final Frontier launch regulated bitcoin mining fund](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1725) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-24T11:49:27.000Z Updated: 2019-04-24T11:49:27.000Z Blockchain startup Bitfury, in collaboration with Swiss investment firm Final Frontier, has launched a regulated bitcoin mining fund for institutional and professional investors. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1725.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1725.json) ## [Liverpool FC to partner with TRON](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1724) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-24T10:45:57.000Z Updated: 2019-04-25T05:48:26.000Z Liverpool Football Club has entered into a partnership with decentralized internet protocol TRON. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1724.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1724.json) ## [Disney in talks to acquire Bitstamp and Korbit owner Nexon: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1721) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-24T07:39:21.000Z Updated: 2019-04-24T07:39:21.000Z Global entertainment giant Disney is in talks to buy a controlling stake in South Korea’s biggest game company Nexon, which owns two cryptocurrency exchanges – Bitstamp and Korbit, the Korea Herald reported April 17. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1721.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1721.json) ## [Crypto exchange Coinbase shuts Chicago division](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1719) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-24T05:37:51.000Z Updated: 2019-04-24T05:37:51.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is closing its Chicago division, known as Coinbase Markets, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1719.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1719.json) ## [Binance launches decentralized exchange ‘Binance DEX’ on Binance Chain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1715) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-23T11:01:21.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T11:01:21.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has officially launched the launch of its decentralized exchange Binance DEX on the Binance Chain, its native blockchain platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1715.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1715.json) ## [Data-driven marketing firm Ascent Networks joins PUBLISHalliance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1710) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-23T06:57:57.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T07:46:40.000Z On April 18, 2019, PUBLISH, a blockchain media platform, entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Ascent Networks. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1710.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1710.json) ## [Ascent Networks, ProBit ink marketing partnership agreement for blockchain-based platform ‘Listening Mind’](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1709) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-23T04:31:04.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T06:59:25.000Z Data-driven marketing consulting firm Ascent Networks has signed a global marketing partnership agreement with South Korean crypto exchange ProBit. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1709.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1709.json) ## [Japanese crypto exchange Zaif resumes operations after hack](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1708) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-23T03:32:12.000Z Updated: 2019-04-23T03:32:12.000Z Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif has announced that the transfer of the business from Tech Bureau to Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) went into effect on April 22. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1708.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1708.json) ## [Bithumb’s parent company BXA eyes US and Japanese markets for expansion](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1707) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-22T11:55:34.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T11:55:34.000Z Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA), the parent company of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, is planning to expand to American and Japanese markets, CEO BK Kim told Cointelegraph Japan. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1707.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1707.json) ## [Bitcoin nonprofit BitGive partners with digital money platform Uphold](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1706) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-22T10:58:55.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T10:58:55.000Z BitGive, the first Bitcoin 501(c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the U.S. government, has entered into a partnership with digital money platform Uphold. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1706.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1706.json) ## [Tennis superstar Serena Williams backs crypto exchange Coinbase](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1701) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-22T05:33:44.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T05:33:44.000Z World renowned tennis player Serena Williams has invested in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and a number of other companies, Williams revealed in an Instagram post last week. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1701.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1701.json) ## [SBI Holdings, FPT Corporation back Vietnamese blockchain startup Utop](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1699) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-22T03:36:02.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T03:36:02.000Z Vietnamese tech firm FPT Corporation and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to invest $3 million into a blockchain-based joint venture Utop. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1699.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1699.json) ## [Samsung invests in keyless crypto wallet “ZenGo”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1695) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-19T07:27:25.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T07:27:25.000Z ZenGo, a project that aims to provide keyless crypto wallet, has raised $4 million from Benson Oak Ventures, Samsung, and Elron, The Block reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1695.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1695.json) ## [\[TokenPost Interview\] Alexandria Co-Founder and FLO blockchain lead developer Joseph Fiscella on creating a decentralized "iTunes for everything"](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1693) By Jean-Luc Leese | Business Published: 2019-04-19T07:05:29.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T09:02:14.000Z “I would define Alexandria as ‘iTunes for everything’. You can put any content on it. It’s open for anyone to participate, and the protocol of OIP gives content creators the ability to monetize their work in a way tha… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1693.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1693.json) ## [ICE mulls seeking BitLicense amid regulatory resistance from CFTC for Bakkt: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1694) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-19T06:33:41.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T06:33:41.000Z NYSE operator Intercontinental exchange is considering seeking BitLicense from New York regulators, Bloomberg reported April 18. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1694.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1694.json) ## [Blockchain-focused VC fund “Proof of Capital” launches in US with $50M funding](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1691) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-19T04:29:20.000Z Updated: 2019-04-19T04:29:20.000Z A new blockchain-focused venture capital fund has launched in the United States with $50 million funding, Reuters reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1691.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1691.json) ## [Monex Group considers adding cryptocurrencies amid growing competition](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1689) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-18T11:50:39.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T11:50:39.000Z Japanese online brokerage Monex Group is considering adding cryptocurrencies to its offerings for retail clients, Bloomberg reported April 16. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1689.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1689.json) ## [E-Commerce giant Rakuten opens registrations for its cryptocurrency exchange](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1686) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-18T09:09:41.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T09:09:41.000Z Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has announced that it has started accepting applications for opening new accounts at its cryptocurrency exchange, Rakuten Wallet. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1686.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1686.json) ## [Crypto exchange Coinbase expands crypto-to-crypto support to 11 new countries](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1684) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-18T06:29:38.000Z Updated: 2019-04-18T06:29:38.000Z Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the expansion of crypto-to-crypto support to more countries. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1684.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1684.json) ## [Trading Technologies launches connectivity to bitcoin derivatives platform BitMEX](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1680) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T11:50:12.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T11:50:12.000Z Trading Technologies (TT), a global provider of trading software, has entered into a partnership with HDR Global Trading, a Republic of Seychelles incorporated entity and the owner of bitcoin-based trading platform Bi… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1680.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1680.json) ## [Blockchain smartphone maker Sirin Labs lays off 25% of staff](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1678) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T10:03:41.000Z Updated: 2019-05-17T04:23:48.000Z Blockchain smartphone maker Sirin Labs has laid off 25 percent of its workforce due to less than expected sales of its smartphone, Globes reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1678.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1678.json) ## [MUFG, Sozo Ventures back crypto compliance startup Chainalysis’s Series B round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1675) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T06:26:45.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T06:26:45.000Z Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions provider, has raised an additional $6 million to close its $36 million Series B round with a strategic investment from Japan's largest financial ins… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1675.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1675.json) ## [eToroX launches cryptocurrency exchange, announces 8 stablecoins](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1674) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-17T05:33:25.000Z Updated: 2019-04-17T05:33:25.000Z eToroX, the blockchain division of global investment company eToro, has launched its cryptocurrency exchange. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1674.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1674.json) ## [ShapeShift follows Binance to delist Bitcoin SV, Kraken likely to follow suit](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1668) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-16T09:07:16.000Z Updated: 2019-04-16T09:07:16.000Z Following the recent warning from Binace CEO Changpeng Zhao to delist Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV), other crypto exchange platforms seem to be following suit. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1668.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1668.json) ## [UK-based Corporate Traveller starts accepting crypto payments via BitPay partnership](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1666) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-16T06:30:04.000Z Updated: 2019-04-16T06:30:04.000Z Corporate Traveller, a UK-based business travel management services provider, has teamed up with blockchain payment provider BitPay to start accepting bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) payments from its SME custome… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1666.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1666.json) ## [Blockchain startup 20|30 raises £3m in tokenized equity on LSE’s platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1663) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-16T03:29:50.000Z Updated: 2019-04-16T03:29:50.000Z 20|30, a blockchain startup aiming to tokenize equity and other securities, has raised £3 million by selling tokenized shares on Turquoise, an equity trading platform operated by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Fi… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1663.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1663.json) ## [Japan’s ST Blockchain Fund invests $200M in Bithumb’s parent company’s Series A round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1662) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-15T11:53:03.000Z Updated: 2019-04-22T11:08:52.000Z Japan’s ST Blockchain Fund has invested $200 million in the Series A round of Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA), the parent company of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Cointelegraph reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1662.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1662.json) ## [Harvard endowment invests in blockchain startup Blockstack’s tokens](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1660) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-15T10:07:57.000Z Updated: 2019-04-15T10:07:57.000Z Harvard University’s endowment, a perpetual source of support for the University’s mission of teaching and research, is venturing into the blockchain space. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1660.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1660.json) ## [Tim Draper wants to hear Facebook’s crypto project story for investment possibilities](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1659) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-15T09:12:17.000Z Updated: 2019-04-15T09:12:17.000Z Venture capitalist Tim Draper was planning to meet with social media giant Facebook to discuss investing in the latter’s crypto project, Bloomberg reported April 10. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1659.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1659.json) ## [Binance Labs announces $45,000 grant to three blockchain startups](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1654) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-15T03:32:57.000Z Updated: 2019-04-15T03:32:57.000Z Binance Labs, Binance’s venture arm, has awarded a total of $45,000 to its first three open-source Fellowship projects. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1654.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1654.json) ## [Japan-based Resona Bank backs out of Ripple-powered Money Tap app](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1652) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-12T11:05:31.000Z Updated: 2019-04-12T11:05:31.000Z Japan-based Resona Bank has announced that it is cancelling its cooperation with the Ripple-powered payments app, Money Tap. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1652.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1652.json) ## [Crypto payments startup Flexa raises $14.1M ahead of public launch](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1651) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-12T10:10:13.000Z Updated: 2019-04-12T10:10:13.000Z Crypto payments startup Flexa has raised $14.1 million in funding ahead of the company’s public launch slated for May 2019. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1651.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1651.json) ## [New blockchain development firm Horizen Labs launches with $4M seed round](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1644) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-12T04:03:38.000Z Updated: 2019-04-12T04:03:38.000Z Horizen Labs has announced that it is launching as a blockchain development company that will aim to make distributed ledger technology accessible for business. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1644.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1644.json) ## [Bermuda’s Ministry of Finance gives green light to Velocity Ledger ICO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1642) By Shampa Mani | Business Published: 2019-04-11T11:13:46.000Z Updated: 2019-04-11T11:13:46.000Z Velocity Ledger Holdings Limited (VLHL) has announced that it has received the approval from the Ministry of Finance of Bermuda to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1642.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/1642.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=343) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business.md?page=345)