Senate confirms pro-crypto Scott Bessent as US Treasury Secretary

Cryptocurrency exchanges have closed 2018 with “record transacting volumes,” according to a report by research firm Diar published Jan. 14.In its report, Diar notes that both the number of trades and the trade volume have increased on major crypto exchanges in 2018, compared to 2017 figures. The firm predicts that 2019 will see lower figures…

Join us as we discuss the merits of building on Bitcoin with Muneeb Ali and our host, Giovanni Pigni. 384 Total views 33 Total shares On this week’s episode of Market Talks, we welcome Muneeb Ali, co-founder of Stacks — a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts — and the CEO of Trust Machines, which is…

On Dec. 12, the second-largest health insurance company in the United States announced plans to leverage blockchain technology to secure the medical data of all its 40 million members over the next three years.The most unique quality of a blockchain is that once a piece of information is added to the distributed ledger, it cannot…

Skrill customers outside the United States now have access to 35 cryptocurrencies in their digital wallets. The company expanded into the U.S. in March of this year. 252 Total views 1 Total shares Paysafe, the parent company of online money transfer service Skrill, announced this week that the payment platform has integrated an additional 20…

63%of 800 respondents in the U.K. are planning to buy Bitcoin in 2021, according to a new survey by Investing.com. 1787 Total views 8 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) is likely to hit $60,000 in 2021 amid the growing mainstream adoption, according to an analyst at major financial publication Investing.com.Jesse Cohen, a senior financial analyst at…

For Hong Kong to truly compete on the global stage, it will need to attract more significant inflows and broader participation from both retail and institutional investors. 

As a majority stakeholder, About Capital intends to fuel Huobi’s international brand promotion and business expansion among other initiatives. 284 Total views 22 Total shares

Both companies are offering companies and individuals the chance to buy space on a lunar lander in the form of nonfungible tokens. 236 Total views 14 Total shares Copernic Space and Lunar Outpost are set to launch a public sale for tokenized payload space in a lunar lander headed for the moon in Q4 2022.According…

Binance cryptocurrency exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao said that the company is not concerned over low trade volumes caused by the current market slump, according to an interview with CNBC Africa posted on YouTube Nov. 8.  Speaking on CNBC Africa’s “Crypto Trader” show, Changpeng Zhao — also known as CZ — said that the exchange is…