Ledn secures industry-first $50M Bitcoin-backed syndicated loan

The Tokyo-based startup raised $100 million in a Series A funding round led by New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures and Lux Capital, with participation from Nvidia.

Zero Hash, a calculation and settlement agent and subsidiary of cryptocurrency platform Seed CX, has added support for derivatives.According to a press release published on Sept. 11, Zero Hash now allows the settlement of bilateral derivatives transactions and supports settlement functions for forwards.The newly released service provides collateral management for derivatives, including options such as …

Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee, the founder of McAfee Associates — the company that released the first commercial antivirus software, McAfee VirusScan, in the late 1980s, contributing to the birth of multibillion-dollar industry — was indicted on five counts of tax evasion and five counts of willful failure to file a tax return, which could…

It has been more than a week since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain was split into two during the fateful hard fork. Two opposing sides clashed over the future of BCH as an asset, and it is time to see where both parties stand, now that the dust has finally started to settle.Conservatives secured the…

Speaking on stage at BlockShow Asia 2019 in Singapore, True Global Ventures 3d founder Dusan Stojanovic said the time to invest in crypto collectibles is “right now.”Some investors regard Bitcoin as a “safe haven” asset, and see high demand for it in a world of economic uncertainty. But Stojanovic sees the same value in crypto…

Arca, an American institutional-grade investment manager, is seeking regulatory approval to issue digitized securities on blockchain, according to a filing document released on April 12.The company has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue its Arca UST Coins — digitized shares that will be authenticated and then recorded in a…

Turkish blockchain platform Bitci steps into the English Premier League with a partnership with Wolverhampton Wanderers. 3153 Total views 5 Total shares The English Premier League’s Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club will launch fan tokens under a new partnership with Turkish blockchain platform Bitci Technology.The Premier League is the most followed soccer league in the world,…

Huobi Group rebranded its derivatives trading platform as Huobi Futures in a bid to attract more investors to cryptocurrency derivates trading. 3217 Total views 68 Total shares Huobi Group has rebranded its cryptocurrency derivatives exchange platform Huobi DM to Huobi Futures.According to the announcement from spokesperson and head of Huobi global business Ciara Sun the…