Monthly Archives: September 2019

Binance.US, the United States branch of major crypto exchange Binance, announced that its users will be able to deposit five cryptocurrencies, namely: Cardano (ADA), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Stellar (XLM) and 0x (ZRX).According to the announcement published on Sept. 23, these coins are currently only available for deposits. Withdrawals will not be…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the relaunch of its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) platform Tokinex as Bitfinex Token Sales and will offer the token of P2P digital content and monetization blockchain K.IM on October 22.The news was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 24. A Bitcoin-integrated tokenPer the release, K.IM has raised…

British blockchain-enabled supply chain firm Everledger has raised $20 million in a new funding round participated by Chinese Internet giant Tencent.“Everledger and Tencent are a natural fit”Following the investment, Tencent will now be represented in the Everledger board, the company said in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 24.The new funding will help…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been awarded an internationally recognized security accreditation, ISO/IEC 27001, following two external audits of its information security systems.The exchange shared news of its accreditation in an official tweet on Sept. 23.Two external audits to secure the accreditationThe ISO/IEC 27001 standard that underpins Binance’s new accreditation is the international standard that provides…

By early 2020, support for Bitcoin payments will be launched at over 25,000 sales points for 30 French retailers, including sportswear giant Decathlon and cosmetics store Sephora.French crypto news outlet Cryptoglobe reported the development, announced during Paris Retail Week, on Sept. 24.25,000 retailers to enter Economy 3.0 via BitcoinThe new cryptocurrency payments system is launching via…

Cardiff-based cryptocurrency insurance startup Coincover has launched an insurance policy covering theft and loss. Local news outlet Whales247 reported on Sept. 24 that this is “the first and only service to guarantee digital funds held online will not be lost or stolen.” Coincover’s service reportedly monitors the wallet at all times and issues warnings in case of…

The governor of the Bank of Japan has said that international cooperation is of paramount importance when it comes to regulating digital currencies such as Facebook’s planned Libra token.Reuters reports that in a speech before business leaders in Osaka on Sept. 23, Haruhiko Kuroda urged policymakers to ensure that the highest level of regulation is…