Blockchain & Cryptocurrency News

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...

Mon, 20 Aug 2018, 10:55 am UTC

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,...

Mon, 20 Aug 2018, 05:47 am UTC

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...

Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 11:06 am UTC

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,...

Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 05:47 am UTC

Binance and LCX launch fiat-to-crypto exchange in Liechtenstein

Binance, the second largest cryptocurrency exchanges in terms of 24-hour trading volume, in collaboration with LCX Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange, has launched a fiat-to-crypto exchange in Liechtenstein. Recently,...

Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 04:41 am UTC

Ripple announces Bittrex, Bitso and Coins.ph as preferred digital asset exchanges

Blockchain startup Ripple has announced that Bittrex, Bitso and Coins.ph will act as preferred digital asset exchanges for xRapid transactions. Powered by XRP, xRapid is Ripples cross border payments solution for...

Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 03:54 am UTC

Crypto exchange Coinbase rebrands Toshi as “Coinbase Wallet”

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that Toshi is becoming Coinbase Wallet. Developed by Coinbase team, Toshi featured the worlds first mobile dapp browser at launch, Coinbase said, adding that it became the...

Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 12:19 pm UTC

Pantera Capital seeks $175M for third crypto venture fund

Blockchain investment firm Pantera Capital is seeking to raise up to $175 million for its third crypto venture fund, TechCrunch reported. According to the SEC filing, Venture Fund III has already raised more than $71...

Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 11:02 am UTC

Coinbase increases focus on digital identity solutions with Distributed Systems acquisition

Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has acquired Distributed Systems, a digital identity startup, TechCrunch reported. Founded in 2015, Distributed Systems raised $1.7 million in a seed funding round in 2017 led by...

Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 06:50 am UTC

LINE launches $10M blockchain venture fund, lists TRON on BITBOX cryptocurrency exchange

Chat giant LINE subsidiary Unblock has launched a $10 million fund for investing in early-stage blockchain startups. Launched in April, Unblock marks LINEs first venture into the blockchain space. The Unblock Ventures...

Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 05:39 am UTC