Cryptocurrency
Coinbase Pro Will List Kyber’s KNC Next Week
- KNC support will be available in all Coinbase-supported jurisdictions, except for the state of New York and the United Kingdom.
- If an order book does not meet the assessment for a healthy market it will not move to the next phase of the launch.
Gemini Custody Announces Support For 5 More Cryptocurrencies
- The new cryptocurrencies that are now supported by Gemini Custody are LINK, GNT, NMR, Orchid, and Storj.
- Earlier this year, the company completed a SOC 2 Type 2 exam, making it one of the most secure digital asset custodian services.
Coinbase Granted Visa Membership, Will Issue Crypto Debit Cards
- The card will be available in 29 countries across Europe, though U.S. residents won't have access.
- A total of 9 cryptocurrencies will be supported initially, including BTC, LTC, BAT, REP, ZRX, and XLM.
Bitcoin ABC, Jiang Zhuoer Determined to Implement a Mining Tax on Bitcoin Cash
- Major ecosystem participants, including former supporters of the proposal, have publicly criticised the actions of the most popular Bitcoin Cash node implementation and its representatives.
- The latest iteration of the proposal features a 5% redistribution amount, a voting system and a whitelist of fund recipients.
Unibright Updates Workshop Packages, Pushes For More UBT Adoption
- The smallest workshop package is no longer available, while the workshop price of UBT has been re-evaluated to $0.42.
- UBT is unaffected by the latest crypto market dump and has skyrocketed in 2020 from $0.018 to $0.25, a 1,288% increase.
Binance Expands To Singapore With New License Application
- The firm's CEO and co-founder, Changpeng Zhao, has said that their Singaporean entity was in close touch with local regulators.
- If approved, Binance will be regulated under Singapore's current AML and counterterrorist-financing rules.
Roger Ver Explains The Motivations Behind The @Bitcoin Twitter Handle Ownership Change
- In Ver's words, the original owner was one of the earliest popular bitcoiners who lost his cryptocurrency fortune to a hack.
- Selling Twitter accounts is prohibited by the service's policies.
Coinbase Pro Now Provides Margin Trading to Eligible Clients
- Margin trading is suitable for advanced traders who follow complex strategies and want to use the deepest pool of crypto liquidity.
- Every potential client has to check whether the feature is available in their region at the moment.
Tether To Use Chainalysis’ AML Compliance Tools
- With the help of Chainalysis' Know-Your-Transaction tool, Tether will be able to track potential criminal activities.
- While Tether can not confiscate the tokens used in a "high risk" transaction, it can still freeze the wallets that contain them.
Tether Deploys on Algorand
- Tether announced back in July, 2019, that they will deploy on Algorand.
- Algorand has become only the fifth blockchain where USDT is available for trading.
OKEx Announces 10th IEO – HyperDAO
- OKEx and HyperDAO share a common belief in decentralized finance, which led to this partnership.
- Users can participate from both the OKEx app and OKEx website, but have to complete their KYC2 verification before that.
Ripple Enables Fast Cross-Border Remittance Services Between The U.S. And Mexico
- MoneyGram has already implemented RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity service and is planning to expand its usage.
- Intermex will reduce costs for one of the most heavily used remittance corridors – the one between the USA and Mexico.
Gemini Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Integrate with TradingView
- The integration allows users of TradingView to trade digital assets directly on the platform.
- Only cryptocurrencies supported by Gemini can be traded, including BTC and ETH.
U.S. Marshals Service to Auction 4,040 Confiscated Bitcoin in February
- Worth nearly $40 million, the confiscated Bitcoins come from over 50 administrative forfeitures and legal cases.
- Potential bidders are required to deposit $200,000, and will have until 12 February to register for the auction.