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Cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi is set to expand its suite of products in 2020, starting with a Bitcoin (BTC) rewards credit card, Cheddar reports, January 2, 2020. BlockFi to Expand Its Crypto Arsenal BlockFi, a U.S.-based digital currency lending firm backed by the Winklevoss brothers has stated that it will introduce a
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Mark Hipperson, who was head of technology for the Barclays group for over a decade as well as co-founder and former CTO at U.K. challenger bank, Starling, is planning a Q1 2020 launch for his latest digital banking venture, Ziglu. Billing itself as the next step in the challenger bank
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The Africa Blockchain Institute (ABI) will open Rwanda’s ostensibly first blockchain school in 2020, offering five new courses for local developers, professionals and policymakers.In an interview with CryptoX on Dec. 26, ABI Executive Director, Kayode Babarinde, revealed that the new school has five key courses in the pipeline: a
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The Bahamas’ digital currency pilot project goes live in Exuma on Friday.Residents of the island Exuma can enroll in the Central Bank of The Bahamas’ “Project Sand Dollar,” beginning December 27, 2019. They will receive mobile wallets that the Bahamamian government sees as facilitating the future of payments on the
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Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has launched Bitcoin (BTC) options trading for a select group of traders ahead of a public launch in January 2020.In a press release shared with CryptoX on Dec. 26, the exchange — currently ranked third-largest by daily trading volume globally — has indicated that the
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Tencent, the Chinese internet giant and owner of WeChat, is reportedly forming a team to explore possible new use cases for cryptocurrencies. According to reports by Chinese media, Tencent issued an internal notice informing employees it was searching for someone to head a new cryptocurrency research unit, which will form
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Ever since Facebook announced earlier this year that it was going to launch its own cryptocurrency, Libra, the token has been met with a lot of skepticism. Leading regulators at some of the world’s central banks, as well as United States President Donald Trump, have criticized different aspects of Libra. Major
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American blockchain and software development firm Orchid Labs has launched its privacy network alongside its native token OXT.According to a blog post on Dec. 16, Orchid’s digital currency OXT was immediately available for trading on major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro.According to an announcement, OXT will be available
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The U.S.-based asset management and administration firm State Street announced the launch of a digital asset pilot project in collaboration with Gemini Exchange, a digital currency exchange and custodian led by the Winklevoss twins.The new joint crypto project is the culmination of intense research efforts from State Street and Gemini
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Formed in 2016, CMCC is one of the first Asian venture funds to invest in blockchain technical infrastructures such as the ethereum network, The firm raised over $30 million for its third blockchain fund from Japanese social media giant Line as well as from one of the largest family offices
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