Blockchain Startup Hires Away Google’s Messaging Tech Leader
Blockchain technology startup Ripple Labs Inc confirmed to Reuters on Friday that it hired Amir Sarhangi, who had been leading Google’s rollout of a new wireless messaging system, as vice president of products.
San Francisco-based...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase Lays Off 15 Employees
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reportedly laid off some employees this week. The cuts have affected its customer support, compliance, and fraud departments. According to sources quoted by Yahoo Finance, more than 15 people have...
BitGo Announcing Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)
BitGo will provide custody of the Bitcoin and tokenize it by minting WBTC together with approval from community members. It’s an exciting opportunity for us to build on our mission: making digital currencies usable...
Vietnam Successfully Enters Blockchain Arena
Vietnam’s Largest Telecoms Company Viettel Enterprise Solutions Corporation aims to become the leading national blockchain technology provider in the next five years. “Blockchain is a technology that will change the world and Viettel would...
Central Bank Digital Currencies
The issue of central bank digital currencies has come to the fore over the last two years. Although a relatively new popular phenomenon, digital currencies have existed for decades.
This report, a collaboration between IBM...
The Malta Financial Services Watchdog Issues Warning on Cryptocurrency Trading Platform
The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued a warning against Primetradingbot, describing it a scheme of ‘dubious nature’. The Malta Financial Services Authority has warned that an online trading platform claiming to operate from...
Q3 2018 XRP Markets Report
In Q3 2018, Ripple sold $65.27 million worth of XRP programmatically. This represented 0.172 percent, or 17.2 basis points of the total XRP volume traded globally in the third quarter.
In addition, XRP II, LLC...
Alibaba Cloud Launches Global Blockchain as a Service
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today expanded its Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) offering to major global markets including South East Asia, the U.S and Europe. Alibaba Cloud's BaaS provides...
WORLD CRYPTO CON LAUNCHES BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT, ARIA HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, 31st OCTOBER 2018
The World Crypto Con Blockchain Experience Kicks off with Bitcoin’s 10th Birthday. Activities include Bloqchain Hackathon, Poker Tournament, eRacing, Token Tank and a Giant Halloween Crypto Party at Omnia Nightclub hosted by Steve Aoki.
LAS...
MGT Capital Enters into Agreement to Relocate Swedish Bitcoin Miners to Colorado
MGT Capital announced that it entered into a hosting agreement for a facility in Colorado Springs, CO to support its Bitcoin mining operations. As previously disclosed, the Company has been analyzing various options to...
