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Despite very tough regulations, crypto exchanges are interested in entering the Japanese market. Coinsquare has announced its plans to expand into Japan.
The largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange had to walk back its claims: the company did not get official approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the acquisition of three companies. The upcoming deal can dramatically expand the range of services provided by Coinbase and ensure its market domination – in case it goes through.
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Check out the report jointly created by OK Blockchain Capital and Coinspeaker covering main trends of blockchain industry over July 7 – July 13, 2018, with strong focus placed on the market overview, analysis of the newly listed and closed public sales projects, along with topical news on global governmental policies.
GMO Internet Group leverages the robust blockchain technology to streamline an interbank settlement system and create “next-generation” banking services.
Having received the Sharia certification, the Stellar Foundation will be working on developing Sharia-compliant applications using the Stellar technology for Islamic financial institutions.
ELVN instant messenger to revolutionize the way we chat, offering built-in social network, own crypto wallet and generous incentive program.
Some details about the mysterious IMMO project leaked into the media this week, no one has any official or verified information on this confidential project though.
Goldman Sachs is appointing a new CEO David Solomon, who will replace the incumbent chief executive Lloyd Blankfein in October. With the new CEO, the bank is expected to add more bitcoin and other crypto services to its portfolio.
Mastercard has filed a patent application for a method of connecting blockchain-based assets to fiat currency accounts which will help to speed up crypto payments.
The Large Credit Union Coalition (LCUC) announced that it had joined New York-based enterprise software firm R3’s global blockchain ecosystem.
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee provided some details about recent acquisition of Litecoin Foundation, and stated that he expects to receive a board position at the German WEG bank, which will positively influence further adoption of cryptocurrencies in the bank’s operations.
Bitcoin is back with a bang trading above $7400 with the good news of growing institutional involvement in the crypto space.
The new AirCrypto platform will bring all the benefits of emerging technology to loyalty programs. The partnership of an innovative technological company and a customer engagement expert has impressive scope: the initial plans include a network of 150,000 payment terminals and 50,000 merchants.
The Japanese messaging app giant has launched a crypto-to-crypto exchange available in 15 languages. Low transaction fee and progressive security solutions are expected to attract users to the new global platform.
Afther months of delays, Japan’s banking giant SBI Holdings announced their new in-house cryptocurrency exchange is now available for users.