Articles by Bharggavi Ssayee

India supports blockchain but not cryptocurrency

Bitbay delists Monero (XMR) over money laundering and terrorist financing concerns

Indeed, the major powers do not look favourably on virtual cash that can be traded without trace, and cite money laundering and terrorist financing as the reasons for this mistrust

Nov 28, 2019

Japan's SBI Holdings makes a 7-digit investment in Securitize

SBI Investment, the asset management arm of the Japanese conglomerate SBI Holdings, announced a seven-digit investment in Securitize

Nov 28, 2019

Illustration photo of U.S. Dollar and China Yuan notes

China to modify its upcoming crypto-yuan for international trade

China is multiplying the signals in recent weeks to indicate that the release of its crypto-yuan is imminent

Nov 28, 2019

Marco Polo blockchain consortium welcomes BNY Mellon

Initiated in 2017 by R3 and Tradelx, the Marco Polo network, based on the blockchain platform Corda, allows banks and their corporate customers to reduce the costs

Nov 27, 2019

Cryptocurrency: Thailand plans to change its regulatory framework in 2020

In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand could adjust its regulatory framework for cryptocurrency to accelerate industry growth

Nov 27, 2019

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 13, 2018.

Ripple Invests $50 Million in MoneyGram

Moneygram is an American fintech company that promotes international money transfers. Ripple has just added a $20 million investment in a partnership between the two companies.

Nov 27, 2019

South Korea to ban anonymous crypto trading

Insights on peer-to-peer Bitcoin buying platform Paxful; read to know more

These over-the-counter transactions between individuals are intended to be facilitated as much as possible, with various buying/selling options, for simple use even by beginners

Nov 26, 2019

Australian Craig Wright identifies himself as bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto

Trezor adds three new crypto-exchange partners to its crypto-wallet

Changehero, Fox.Exchange and Morphtoken are now among the structures available on the portfolio's online interface.They do not require the intervention of third parties or traders.

Nov 26, 2019

Cryptocurrency: Monero's official software compromised by malware

Hackers reportedly found a backdoor to infiltrate Monero's official website and compromise all crypto-wallet applications downloaded onto the platform

Nov 25, 2019

Hard disks are pictured inside a server room at a company in Bangkok

iExec RLC project becomes an official member of the Confidential Computing Consortium

Alongside major cloud players such as IBM, Google, Microsoft, Alibaba and Tencent, iExec will explore the possibilities offered by confidential computing

Nov 24, 2019

DEFI: The details of decentralized finance revealed

On June 6 2019, Binance Research released a substantial report dedicated to decentralized finance which draws a very good portrait of the growing DEFI ecosystem

Nov 24, 2019

Builder of ASIC Bitcoin Canaan Creative raises $90M with its IPO in US

Listed last month on the US stock exchange Nasdaq, the IPO application of the giant Canaan indicated that the company planned to raise up to $400 million

Nov 24, 2019

Ripple's XRP token is redeemed for only $0.23

Following the downward trend of bitcoin and other important altcoins, the XRP dropped to a valuation of less than $0.23. Its lowest level since September 2019

Nov 24, 2019

How cryptocurrency is changing the world

Blockchain cyber surveillance company Chainalysis sacks 20% workforce

If some people naturally see this as a crisis, the representatives of the company limit themselves to evoking a "search for greater profitability"

Nov 23, 2019

Paypal boss opens up on leaving Facebook & promises of blockchain technology

As cryptos are "still very volatile", there would be only a small demand among Paypal's merchant customers for these new currencies

Nov 22, 2019

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Binance acquires Indian exchange Wazirx for undisclosed sum

The Binance Exchange announced today its latest acquisition, Wazirx, another exchange that focuses on the Indian market.

Nov 22, 2019

Fidelity to launch Bitcoin Exchange in New York

800The New York State Department of Financial Services has licensed Fidelity. The US multinational can now offer its crypto-services of negotiation and conservation in New York and its surroundings

Nov 21, 2019

French Gendarmerie's C3N using Tezos blockchain's smart contracts

This is the first time that a military institution uses a public blockchain to validate and certify financial transactions

Nov 21, 2019

Joltee aims at combining mobility of the future & rewarding responsible motorists

Joltee proposes a reward program for electric vehicle drivers: users will be encouraged to drive as best as possible to get more rewards

Nov 20, 2019

Gemini's Winklevoss buy the NFT platform created by identical twins

Winklevoss Twins' Gemini crypto exchange has just completed its first acquisition by purchasing the Nifty Gateway platform

Nov 20, 2019

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