Ripple, the San Francisco-based fintech firm is now set to open its regional office within Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) district. Ripple announced its interest in opening a regional HQ in Dubai. However, the fintech firm no longer wants to be situated in San Francisco. This is due to the
HDR Global Trading Limited, the parent firm of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex is facing a civil lawsuit claiming the exchanges three co-founders looted $440 million from the platform. HDR Co-founders faced criminal charges Moreover, the co-founders of the exchange are Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed. However, they have
Stax, an Australian crypto-friendly capital raising platform announced that West Coast Aquaculture (WCA) will conduct its first Initial Public Offering (IPO). WCA is a company that operates an aquaculture farm in Australia. It will allow investors to participate in its IPO purchase equity using the cryptocurrency Tether (USDT) or Australian
Fisco representatives filed a complaint on Binance in the Northern California District Court for the stolen funds from Zaif seeking the return of over $9 million. In the 2018 hack, Fisco, the Japanese exchange has lost nearly $60 million worth of crypto. This includes some units of Bitcoin (5966), Bitcoin
Stablecoin marketcap increases by $100 million every single day, and the world’s largest stable coin Tether (USDT) outperforms Ripple (XRP) by marketcap. A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged to other assets like the dollar or the euro. The current supply of stablecoins has been increasing by roughly $100 million daily
BestChange.ru, an aggregator of over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency suppliers in Russia, is being blocked by the country’s internet censorship agency, Roskomnadzor. According to the popup announcement on BestChange.ru, the website is still available to the users through VPN or websites like BestChange.net. Website block announcement is made on local social media
Bitmex, a cryptocurrency derivative exchange will restrict access to users from Ontario, Canada, starting from Sep. 1, 2020, restrictions are mandated by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), an independent Crown corporation, responsible for regulating the capital markets in Ontario. OSC’s statement comes not long after
On August 18, Elliptic added Binance Chain to its blockchain analytics and crypto asset risk monitoring platform to track any possible illegal activities committed on its blockchain. Elliptic was the only known blockchain forensics and risk intelligence tool that can support the Binance coin (BNB) and all tokens on the
On August 16, Standard Chartered Bank successfully leveraged blockchain technology to conduct Bangladesh’s first blockchain transaction by issuing a Letter of Credit (LC) for Viyellatex Ltd. Standard Chartered Bank is the biggest international bank in Bangladesh, with a presence of over 115 years in the country. Viyellatex Ltd is a
Bitso, a Ripple and Coinbase-backed crypto exchange in Latin America, has hit 1 million registered users prior to its upcoming launch in Brazil. Bitso was officially launched in Mexico in 2014 through which users can buy, sell, or transfer crypto. As of now, it has raised over $4 million in
