Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks has announced his resignation from the company, citing "strategic differences" as a main reason for stepping down. This marks an abrupt change of plans after just weeks ago he had been promoted to co-CEO alongside Binance's current CEO Changpeng Zhao; something that was hailed by...
Amazon has not been one to shy away from innovation, as they have recently hinted that cryptocurrencies may soon be accepted. The company is looking to expand their payment options by allowing Bitcoin for purchases, as they are hiring a digital currency and blockchain product lead This move will appeal...
Square is looking to create a new business dedicated to DeFi aka "decentralized finance" applications. The projects will rely on smart contracts that are executed without the need for third parties like banks or other financial entities in order to conduct transactions of any kind, including lending and borrowing money...
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has announced the launch of their new marketplace for Non Fungible Tokens, where users can buy and sell unique digital works of art. The creators will be able to take advantage of an economy that is booming in recent times with billions worth being exchanged across a...
The prominent figure in IT world, Facebook CEO – Mark Zuckerberg recently made comments on how blockchain based authentication system for user data can eliminate usage of the third-party systems. In an interview with Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain on Feb. 20, Zuckerberg quoted that use case involving a blockchain system...
Japan’s Financial Regulatory Agency FSA has raided two crypto exchanges to check internal operations on customer security and anti-money laundering measures. According to Reuters, Last week this raid has taken place on Huobi and Fisco Cryptocurrency Exchange. This raid was due to these exchanges went made some major changes...
Technion, an Israeli University has sued its senior faculty member for establishing a zero-knowledge proof technology company and making use of knowledge while working at the institute. Thereby violating the intellectual property of the university. As reported on local media the Prof. Eli Ben-Sasson has been filed with a civil...
The well-known e-commerce rival of Amazon in Japan, Rakuten has come up with its own crypto exchange and the registrations for Rakuten Wallet is open now. As stated on the official blog of the company, only the users who hold Rakuten Bank account or who already have a Rakuten member...
Coinbase, one of the popular cryptocurrency exchange has introduced Crypto Visa debit card in the UK. Now customers will be able to make the purchase and withdraw cash directly from their Coinbase accounts. As per the Coinbase blog, Customers in the UK can now use the Coinbase Card to make...
The Philippines central bank has approved a total of 10 crypto exchanges. And Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) has launched its first crypto ATM machine. According to manilatimes, THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is a central bank which has approved 3 more crypto exchanges to run in the...
Opera has officially launched its new browser which includes a built-in cryptocurrency wallet. The codename of the web browser is called Reborn 3. According to the press release, This cryptocurrency wallet integrated into the web browser will be synchronized with android smartphone Opera browser. Thus the keys in the wallet...
