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- Hong Kong-based blockchain remittance startup Bitspark shuts down due to failed internal restructuring
Hong Kong-based blockchain remittance startup Bitspark had announced that it will terminate its services on March 4.
· Business
- Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announces TradingView integration
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced its integration with TradingView, a platform providing real-time information and market insights to traders.
· Business
- SITA launches MRO Blockchain Alliance for the air transport industry
Air transport IT and communications specialist SITA announced in a press release that it has formed a new blockchain consortium with key industry partners to use blockchain to “track, trace and record aircraft parts.”
· Technology
- South Korean crypto wallet Bitberry shuts down due to “uncertainty of the blockchain industry”
Bitberry, a South Korea-based cryptocurrency wallet, has decided to shut down, Finance Magnates reported citing NewsTomato.
· Business
- Blockchain startup Waves launches a non-profit organization in Germany
Blockchain startup Waves announced in a press release that it has launched a non-profit organization, called Waves Association, in Frankfurt, Germany.
· Business
- U.S. Marshals Service to auction $37M worth of confiscated bitcoins
The United States Marshals Service (USMS), a federal law agency under the U.S. Department of Justice, announced on its website that it is planning to auction over 4,000 confiscated bitcoins.
· Regulation
- Indian IT firm launches accelerator program for Telangana's ‘Blockchain District’
Indian IT firm Tech Mahindra has collaborated with the government of Telangana to launch a blockchain accelerator program called “T-Block Accelerator” for the newly created Telangana “Blockchain District,” The Hindu B…
· Technology
- Singapore-based iSTOX becomes fully regulated DLT-based capital markets platform
Capital markets platform iSTOX has graduated from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Regulatory Sandbox and is now officially a fully regulated distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform.
· Business
- Jack Dorsey adds Bitcoin emoji on Twitter
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter and the founder and CEO of Square, has announced that users can now use a bitcoin emoji on Twitter appearing the hashtags “#bitcoin” and “#btc", CoinDesk reported.
· Business
- Bitcoin startup CASA names Nick Neuman as new CEO as Jeremy Welch steps down
Bitcoin startup has named Nick Neuman as its new CEO following Jeremy Welch’s resignation. James Lopp, a Bitcoin and privacy expert, will remain as the company’s CTO and will join the board along with the new CEO, Coi…
· People
- LINE's crypto subsidiary LVC to launch LINK token trading in Japan in April
LVC Corporation (LVC), LINE's subsidiary focused on the chat giant's crypto and blockchain-related businesses, announced in a press release that it plans to start trading its digital currency called “LINK” in Japan in…
· Business
- UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention launches blockchain-based data storage platform
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) of the UAE has launched a blockchain-based platform that stores the data for health, pharmaceutical government and private facilities, health practitioners and drug inform…
· Technology
- Bermuda fintech advisor Denis Pitcher talks about blockchain adoption plans
Denis Pitcher, Premier of Bermuda’s chief fintech advisor, recently shared the country’s plan for comprehensive blockchain adoption with CoinDesk.
· Regulation
- Ripple’s Xpring launches developer relations forum
Xpring, an initiative launched by Ripple in 2018 to support firms in the crypto and blockchain space, has announced that it is rolling out a forum and community page as part of a new function called "developer relatio…
· Technology
- Seychelles' MERJ exchange partners to tokenize supercars including Ferrari
MERJ, the national stock exchange of Seychelles, has entered into a partnership with CurioInvest, an Ethereum-based tokenization platform, to create digital tokens representing shares in "supercars" such as the Ferrar…
· Business
- Blockchain startup Baton Systems receives $4M investment from Illuminate Financial
Blockchain startup Baton Systems announced on Twitter a $4 million investment from Illuminate Financial, bringing its total funding to $16 million to date.
· Business
- Bittrex obtains $300 million digital asset insurance for cold storage system
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has announced that the digital assets stored in its cold storage system are now insured.
· Business
- Cambodia to soon launch a central bank digital currency
The National Bank of Cambodia will launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the first quarter of the fiscal year, a bank official announced recently.
· Technology
- Crypto exchange Binance names former Huobi exec its European, Latin American director
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on its blog that it has hired John Goodboy as the new Director of European and Latin American Growth and Institutional Business.
· People
- Coinbase Custody, Bison Trails join Proof of Stake Alliance to engage with policy stakeholders
Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), an advocacy organization for Proof of Stake (PoS) technology, has announced the joining of new members.
· Regulation
- Japan needs to be ready to issue CBDC if demand rises: BOJ Official
Japan has to be ready to issue digital currencies if the public demand for a digital yen surges, a Bank of Japan (BOJ) official said recently.
· Insights & Views
- Nomura Research Institute launches cryptocurrency index for financial institutions via new partnership
Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has teamed up with MV Index Solutions (MVIS) and Intelligence Unit (IU), a global provider of quantitative research and development for digital asset investment solutions, to launch a n…
· Business
- Coinbase welcomes Google’s former VP as chief product officer
Digital currency exchange Coinbase has announced the appointment of former Google executive Surojit Chatterjee as its new Chief Product Officer.
· People
- Coinbase Custody goes global with the launch of new Ireland-based entity
Digital currency exchange Coinbase has announced that its custodial services are going global with the launch of Coinbase Custody International, a new entity is based in Dublin, Ireland.
· Business
- Swiss city of Zermatt accepts bitcoin for local taxes and official transactions
Crypto financial services firm Bitcoin Suisse announced in a press release on Wednesday that it is supporting the municipality of Zermatt in accepting Bitcoin as payment for local taxes and official transactions.
· Business
- Blockchain startup Figure appoints former Coinbase COO Asiff Hirji as president
Blockchain startup Figure announced in a press release that it has appointed financial services veteran Asiff Hirji as its president.
· People
- Crypto exchange Binance US to offer staking rewards for ALGO and ATOM
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance US is going to launch staking rewards for two cryptocurrencies, ATOM and ALGO, starting in February.
· Business
- Standard Chartered invests in newly-rebranded blockchain trade finance startup 'Contour'
Standard Chartered has invested blockchain-based trade finance platform Contour, rebranded from blockchain trade finance project Voltron last week, CoinDesk reported. The amount invested has not been disclosed
· Business
- MIAX Futures Exchange welcomes former CFTC chair Mark Wetjen as new CEO
Miami International Holdings (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX Options, MIAX PEARL and MIAX Emerald options exchanges (the MIAX Exchange Group), announced the appointment of Mark Wetjen as the new CEO of i…
· People
- India’s national blockchain strategy calls for a state-backed digital Rupee
The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG), a non-profit company incorporated by the Indian government that provides e-governance consulting services to central and state governments, has published a draft doc…
· Regulation
- Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini appoints new chief compliance officer for UK and Europe
Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced that it appointed Blair Halliday as its new chief compliance and money laundering reporting officer for its affiliate in the United Kingdom and Europe, CoinDe…
· People
- Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures pumps $5M into blockchain-powered platform VAKT
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) is the latest company to back VAKT, a blockchain-based post-trade platform.
· Business
- Singapore announces commencement of new regulatory framework for crypto businesses
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Tuesday that it updated its regulatory framework for payment services with the commencement of the Payment Services Act (PS Act).
· Regulation
- Russian state corporation Rostec to cut blockchain spending by 50%
Russian Federation’s industrial conglomerate company Rostec is planning to cut back on its spending on blockchain by at least 50%, Cointelegraph reported citing local news outlet Kommersant.
· Business
- Digital currency to become mainstream within next 2 years and eventually replace cash: Deutsche Bank
In a new research report, German multinational banking giant Deutsche Bank said that digital currencies have a huge potential to become mainstream in the next two years and to eventually replace cash.
· Insights & Views
- Payments startup Currencycloud receives $80M from Visa and others
Cross-border payments platform Currencycloud has raised $80 million in a recent funding round to “fuel the next phase of its growth story," the company announced in a press release.
· Business
- Blockchain Association launches Market Integrity Working Group for cryptocurrency transparency
The Blockchain Association announced in a blog on Medium that they just launched the Market Integrity Working Group to ensure “transparency and fairness” in the crypto space.
· Regulation
- Iran issues over 1,000 licenses to cryptocurrency miners: Report
Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mine & Trade has issued more than 1,000 licenses to cryptocurrency miners since it began regulating the industry in the country, Finance Tribune reported citing IBENA.
· Regulation
- Swiss banking giant Julius Baer launches digital asset services
Switzerland-based private banking giant Julius Baer announced in a press release that it just launched digital asset services.
· Business
- South Korean military taps Raonsecure for blockchain-based biometric ID solution
South Korea’s Military Manpower Administration has partnered with one of the country’s leading cybersecurity firms Raonsecure to upgrade its biometric ID solution using blockchain, Bitcoinist reported.
· Technology