The Big Crypto Acquisition: Wall Street Backed-Circle Acquires Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex

Author – Sam Fintech startup Circle Internet Financial Ltd reported it acquired Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex the 14th largest crypto exchange by 24 hours trade volume. The acquisition makes it a close rival for the Coinbase one of the largest crypto…

Bitfinex exchange and Tether under US Scrutiny, ING Confirms Bitfinex has an account with it

Author – Sam Reads The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sent the exchange a subpoena on 6th December last year. Wells Fargo ended its relationship with the digital currency exchange last year too. Bitfinex one of the largest crypto…

The Future of Bitcoin Looks Bright with the Arrival of SegWit on Bitfinex and Coinbase

SegWit, or Segregated Witness, is the soft fork change in Bitcoin’s transaction, which has also been applied on other cryptocurrencies such as Litecoin, Vertcoin, and Digibyte. It is a protocol improvement that improves and facilitates scaling. In this way, users…

UAE Giant Remittance Firm Partners With San Francisco DTL-based Startup Ripple

Author – Sam Reads, UK UAE Exchange, one of Middle East Top money transfer and FOREX firm just inked a new partnership with San Francisco based Blockchain – Startup Ripple. The deal comes as the XPR is trying to break…

Coinlib: A New Cryptocurrency Tracking and Portfolio Site for Crypto Traders & Enthusiasts

Coinlib is a modern website application that allows you to keep track of crypto prices and monitor your portfolio. Prices are updated in real-time to help users make better trades. The site has a beautifully designed interface to improve user…

China Regulations: China Restricts Access to Foreign Cryptocurrency Trading

China is taking its last crackdown on digital currency markets as it moves to block all websites, both domestic and foreign associated with crypto trading and Initial Coin Offering (ICOs). Financial News, a newspaper run by the China’s central bank…

Cryptomarket Dips as News of Subpoena from U.S. Regulators Threaten Bitfinex, Tether

Author – Mil , Asia Correspondent On January 30, a news article from Bloomberg reports that U.S. regulators have issued subpoenas in scrutiny of one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued…

Transaction Fee-less crypto trading to begin with Robinhood

Starting February, Robinhood, a commission-less stock trading application will let its users trade Bitcoin and Ethereum without the dreaded transaction fees. Compared to major exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, and others that charge fees from 1.5% to as much as 4%,…

The Coincheck Exchange Hack: The press release Questions and Answers

Coincheck was hacked and the exchange appears to have lost over 58 billion yen ($532.60 million) worth of NEM coins. This raises questions about the security and regulations in place to protect the cryptocurrency exchanges. The exact value of the…

The Weiss Cryptocurrency Rating: Bitcoin scores a C + while no crypto gets an A rating

Author – Sam Reeds, UK The Bitcoin received a lower rating than expected given its gold standards in the crypto world. Other cryptocurrencies received a better rating, but no “A” was awarded to any cryptocurrency. The Highest rating was a…