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Financial firm SoFi has added zero-fee cryptocurrency trading to its SoFi Invest platform.

EOS blockchain parent firm Block.one is opening another site in Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, making the new location its fourth global site.

Cryptocurrency data provider Skew has secured $2 million to enhance its data offering for the cryptocurrency derivatives market.

Crypto investment fund 1Confirmation, founded by former Coinbase employee Nick Tomaino, has secured $45 million in a second round.

Blockchain analytics platform Elementus has raised $3.5M in a seed round led by Morgan Creek Digital.

Fold App, an independent startup that enables people to use Bitcoin Lightning Network, has raised $2.5 million and added a fiat currency payment option.

Cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has announced that its European and American subsidiaries are adding support for a number of new cryptocurrencies.

Luno, formed in 2013, was immediately recognised as the first fully integrated cryptocurrency wallet on the planet. From there, the company developed a platform for different types of cryptos but always stayed true to…

Bitfinex is no longer required to continue turning over documents to the New York Attorney General (NYAG)’s office, as per the ruling of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.

Japanese financial services giant Monex Group revealed it would be granting Bitcoins as a mid-term shareholder benefit for the fiscal year of 2019.

NEO has become the first blockchain organization member to join the Microsoft-created .NET Foundation.

Digital asset custodian Knøx has raised $8.25 million in a seed round and launched a custody service for insurance institutions and fiduciaries.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it has been officially recognized by the International Organization for Standardization as an information security management system.

Securitize, a compliance platform for digitizing securities on the blockchain, has raised $14 million in the latest funding round.

Flipside Crypto, a crypto-focused data analytics company, has raised $7.1 million in a Series Seed Prime round led by Galaxy Digital Ventures, The Block reported.

UK-based blockchain startup Everledger has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Chinese internet giant Tencent.

Boerse Stuttgart, the ninth-largest stock exchange in Europe, has launched Germany’s first regulated trading venue for digital assets.

Kik Interactive, the Canada-based startup behind the famous mobile messaging app Kik, is planning to shut down the app.

Bithumb Global, the global platform of South Korea’s top cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, has announced its plans to launch in India.

Immutable, an Australian blockchain gaming studio and the creator of ‘Gods Unchained,’ has raised a $15 million Series A round led by Naspers Ventures.

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched its American digital asset marketplace, Binance.US, operated by BAM Trading Services.

Blockchain research and development startup Matter Labs secured $2 million in a seed round to develop a new scaling initiative for the ethereum blockchain.

SIX Swiss Exchange has announced the launch of a prototype version of its exchange and central securities depository (CSD) for digital assets.

Howdoo, a blockchain-powered social media platform, has announced that the Howdoo app will be available as a featured app in the Huawei AppGallery, starting next week.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit announced it will delist and stop trading support for six cryptocurrencies, including some privacy coins, following the recent regulatory requirements posted by the Financial…

Facebook has acquired Israeli chatbot startup Servicefriend to help provide customer service for its upcoming Libra cryptocurrency and related Calibra digital wallet service, according to a report by the Marker.

Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has announced the launch of its much-awaited bitcoin futures contracts on ICE Futures U.S.

Leading derivatives marketplace CME Group has revealed its plans to launch options on its Bitcoin futures contracts in the first quarter of 2020.

Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has lowered its trading fees in a bid to place the platform in a competitive position.

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is considering adding support for a range of new assets.

Beowulf Blockchain, a comprehensive B2B communications platform, has signed a strategic partnership with Vietnamese hardware company Xelex to jointly deploy blockchain-based agricultural tablets for farmers in order t…

Cryptocurrency trader and lender Genesis Trading has made its first-ever acquisition, the company said in a press release.

Pakistan’s Faysal Bank Limited has unveiled its partnership with crypto-based firm Ripple, in a bid to become the first Pakistani bank to implement Ripple’s xCurrent technology.

Cryptocurrency wallet app Abra announced on Thursday that it started selling cryptocurrencies for cash across all 7-Eleven store branches in the Philippines in collaboration with local payments provider ECPay.

Arab Bank Switzerland has penned a partnership with blockchain technology firm Taurus to offer its wealthy clients a full suite of digital asset services.

PUBLISH Inc., a blockchain-based media solutions company, has announced that its native token ‘NEWS’ is now listed on CoinMarketCap, a provider of price and market cap data for cryptocurrencies.

The Litecoin Foundation has chosen crypto lending platform Celsius Network as its preferred crypto wallet, CoinDesk reported.

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

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

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