The Eurex financial derivatives platform, managed by Deutsche Börse, the largest German stock exchange, is preparing to launch Bitcoin, Ethereum futures and Ripple's XRP token. Reported by The Block. As the newspaper notes, Eurex has been closely following the cryptocurrency market since 2017, exploring opportunities to launch cryptoactive assets futures. The company also recently held a number of meetings with […]
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The head of SBI Holdings, Yoshitaka Kitao, said that Ripple and its XRP token will revolutionize the cryptocurrency market, ZyCrypto reports, citing the Japanese publication CoinPost. According to Kitao, the Japanese conglomerate will support a startup from San Francisco: “We will do our utmost to promote the mass adoption and practical use of the XRP virtual currency. We will also provide tools for institutional investors to be able to […]
Liechtensteinische Post AG, the postal service of the Principality of Liechtenstein, began selling bitcoin in its branches. It is reported by the Cointelegraph, citing the official press release. Since February 15, the service is available to residents of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. In the future, the postal service plans to add support for other popular coins, including Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and XRP. The new service has become possible thanks to the partnership Liechtensteinische […]
Payment giant Western Union is preparing for the "inevitable" rise of cryptocurrency and, without wasting time, was experimenting with cross-border transfers based on Ripple technology. Reports about it Daily HODL. According to Western Union Digital Senior Vice President Molly Shi, in the digital age, the company aims to remain competitive and efficient. Also, representatives of the American payment giant assume that the future may be […]
New York-based payment startup SendFriend, focused on the use of XRP tokens for international money transfers, closed a $ 1.7 million round of financing from Barclays Bank and fintech company Ripple, CoinDesk reports. Mastercard Foundation, MIT Media Lab, Techstars Incubator, Mahindra Finance, 2020 Ventures and 8 Decimal Capital also took part in the round. Note that SendFriend got into the business accelerator […]
Abra has launched a new feature for its mobile application. If previously users could send, receive, and also invest fiat…
Binance Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of the largest cryptobirge, said he did not consider ETFs "a key factor in the growth of the industry." https://t.co/1XzeaJYm1O – Binance (@binance) 7 February 2019 p. “I think that in order to grow our industry, we need more entrepreneurs to create real projects,” Zhao stressed during the Periscope broadcast. The head of Binance was asked to comment on the situation with QuadrigaCX, a problem cryptographic counterpart. Zhao replied that […]
Euro Exim Bank is the first bank to officially accept xRapid from Ripple. Representatives of the bank recently announced that…
The San Francisco-based Kraken Exchange has acquired the British Crypto Facilities adjustable crypto-derivative platform, according to a press release. The exact amount of the transaction is not specified, it says only that it is expressed in "a nine-digit number." Crypto Facilities features Bitcoin, Live, XRP, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash futures. The platform also delivers CME pricing data. "I am pleased to welcome the team Crypto Facilities in the family […]
In the US state of Wyoming last week passed a bill on digital assets, which was submitted to support cryptocurrency…