Coinme, a global leader in cryptocurrency ATMs, secured $1.5 million in funding from Ripple’s Xpring and the Blockchain Finance Fund to develop its cryptocurrency ATM network in the U.S. and international markets.
The announcement of Dash’s impending listing on Coinbase Pro comes slightly over a month after an announcement that the platform was exploring the addition of eight new digital assets.
Citing massive open positions and interest for its Bitcoin futures contracts, CME Group requested CFTC to double the limit of monthly contracts traded.
Dapper Labs, the company that is known for CryptoKitties, has raised $11 mln for its Flow blockchain aimed to enable decentralized applications at scale.
Russian law firm Zheleznikov and Partners has proposed a way to recover up to 200,000 Bitcoin stolen from Mt. Gox exchange. They want to take legal action against Russian nationals who received the stolen money.
Bitcoin has now entered the English Premier League. Watford FC has decided to include Bitcoin as part of their partners. The Sleeve partnership is to be crowdfunded and is part of a broader initiative for inclusion for major club partners Sportsbet.
If things go according to plan, Bitcoin.com would soon launch the first Bitcoin Cash derivative in the form of futures contracts. The company is looking to launch this with a CFTC-approved exchange.
The Huobi Group plans a backdoor IPO after acquiring a controlling stake in Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer Patronics Holdings, a public listed company on HKEX.
The VanEck’s Limited Bitcoin ETF has proved unimpressive so far with only 4 BTC tokens issued. Some crypto experts have also slammed VanEck for its marketing gimmick saying the product is nowhere close to real ETF.
France warned that it will block the development of Facebook’s planned Libra cryptocurrency in Europe as it represents itself a threat for the “monetary sovereignty” of governments.
Binance is set to resume operations in the United States of America under the name of Binance US. This indicates that the cryptocurrency exchange is doing everything possible to gain an upper hand in the marketplace.
On September 11, Bitwise officially announced the appointment of the Bank of New York Mellon to serve as the administrator and transfer agent for its forthcoming Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
In recent news, Seed SX’s subsidiary Zero Hash announced that it will support derivatives transactions, thus opening the gates for institutions to clear derivatives on its platform.
The Binance Futures platforms have already created a lot of buzz with over $150 million worth contracts traded. Currently, users have been given a limited access on a referral basis.
Binance recently launched its futures trading platform which is on an invitation-only basis. The soft launch has already raised about $150 million in less than twenty-four hours. This may mean good things for the cryptocurrency exchange.