Coinbase Pro plans to open up to Dogecoin this year as the joke coin has seen a massive 6,000 percent increase in value, CNBC reported. The process began Tuesday (June 1), and the coin is now available to Pro users for trading, the report stated....
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Friday (May 28) that it has filed “an action” against five people, alleging that they marketed an international “global unregistered digital asset securities offering” that brought in more than $2 billion from retail investors, according to...
Payment network provider Flexa has grown its crypto acceptance service to encompass different plug-ins that let retailers take crypto through their eCommerce retail channels instantly, according to an press release. “We’ve dramatically expanded the reach of Flexa-powered payments, enabling instant, affordable payment acceptance for virtually any...
Ledn has wrapped up a Kingsway Capital-led $30 million Series A financing round that also saw the participation of new investors, according to a Wednesday (May 26) announcement. Every investor from the company’s previous round took part as well. “With this new injection of capital, we...
The Stellar Development Foundation has announced a $15 million investment in Airtm, a Mexican blockchain and bank-connected digital wallet and peer-to-peer (P2P) exchange platform, according to a press release. Airtm provides globally connected dollar accounts to consumers and businesses across Latin America and other emerging...
Paytm Payments Bank is no longer providing support for cryptocurrency exchanges, including WazirX, ZebPay and CoinSwitch Kuber, Mint reported. The crypto industry has been set back again with this move, as the industry is now having trouble finding banking partners, the report stated. The Reserve...
In Hong Kong, cryptocurrency exchanges will likely soon be required to be licensed by the city’s markets regulator, U.S. News reported. They’ll also only be able to provide services for professional investors. The news comes from government proposals as jurisdictions around the world look at...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is reporting that fraudulent actions are being taken to impersonate the OCC, according to an alert from the agency. Notifications are being sent out informing recipients that they need to supply a bitcoin wallet address identification...
BitPay, which works as a provider of bitcoin services, has rolled out crypto payments with Jomashop, an authentic luxury goods maker, according to a press release. BitPay allows companies to accept crypto without having to buy or own cryptocurrency. With the ability to accept crypto,...
