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New partnership to allow Aussies pay household bills with cryptocurrencies

Australian cryptocurrency exchange and digital wallet company Cointree has announced its partnership with bill payment AI-automation startup Gobbill, enabling users to pay bills with their...

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Wed, 22 Aug 2018, 05:18 am UTC

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UAE-based ADAB Solutions announces First Islamic Crypto Exchange (FICE)

ADAB Solutions, a UAE-based startup, has announced that it is going to launch the First Islamic Crypto Exchange (FICE) the only Shariah-compliant crypto exchange at present. Founded in 2017, the company is developing...

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Wed, 22 Aug 2018, 04:26 am UTC

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eToro to pay for partnership deals with seven football clubs in bitcoin

Seven Premier League clubs have agreed to be paid in digital currency bitcoin for partnership deals with global investment platform eToro. In its official announcement, eToro said that it is partnering with seven...

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Wed, 22 Aug 2018, 03:27 am UTC

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Italian Retail Association Confimprese partners with blockchain loyalty startup qiibee

Blockchain loyalty startup qiibee has entered into a partnership with Italian Retail Association Confimprese, which will allow it to harness the latters extensive relationships with some of the worlds most renowned...

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Tue, 21 Aug 2018, 10:12 am UTC

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Softbank, Tencent refute reports on investment deal with bitcoin mining giant Bitmain

Softbank has refuted recent reports that suggested it participated in bitcoin mining giant Bitmains latest funding round, CoinTelegraph reported. Earlier this month, reports floated in the media (which originally...

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Tue, 21 Aug 2018, 09:30 am UTC

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Blockchain marketing startup Atlas Protocol raises $3M in new funding led by Softbank China Capital

Blockchain-based advertising and marketing platform Atlas Protocol (ATP) has announced a multi-million dollar investment led by Softbank China Venture Capital (SBCVC). CoinDesk reported that SBCVC has completed a $3...

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Tue, 21 Aug 2018, 04:23 am UTC

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Multi-asset investment platform eToro adds support for IOTA

Global investment platform eToro has announced that it has added support for IOTA, bringing the total number of cryptoassets available on its platform to 12. IOTA is currently the eleventh most popular cryptocurrency by...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2018, 10:55 am UTC

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Bitmain invests in blockchain data storage startup Lambda

Blockchain-based data storage company Lambda has announced that it has received financial investment from bitcoin mining giant Bitmain Technologies. Founded in 2013, Bitmain is the provider of leading consumer-grade,...

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Mon, 20 Aug 2018, 05:47 am UTC

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Huobi to set up five cryptocurrency exchanges in new markets via cloud platform

Huobi Group, the operator of the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of 24-hour trading volume, has selected five partners to launch cryptocurrency exchanges in five countries through its recently launched Huobi...

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Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 11:06 am UTC

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Cryptocurrency dealer SFOX secures $22.7M in Series A funding

SFOX, a cryptocurrency dealer for high-volume traders and institutional investors, has raised $22.7 million in a Series A funding round led by Tribe Capital and Social Capital. Other investors include Y Combinator,...

Shampa Mani

Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 05:47 am UTC