Switzerland’s leading stock exchange has invested in an institutional trading platform, with plans to use it as a “gateway” into the digital asset space. SIX Swiss Exchange announced Tuesday it has formedRead More…
On Feb. 19, Coinbase announced that it has become a principal member of Visa. In an apparent first for the cryptocurrency industry, the firm is now able to issue debit cards withoutRead More…
Payments firm Ripple has given MoneyGram, a remittance firm, over $11 million dollars in the past half year, according to regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The funds areRead More…
J.P. Koning, a CoinDesk columnist, worked as an equity researcher at a Canadian brokerage firm and a financial writer at a large Canadian bank. He runs the popular Moneyness blog. I don’tRead More…
Tyler Winklevoss, a billionaire Bitcoin (BTC) investor and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, bought the world’s most expensive ticket to space. The purchase was made back in January, 2014, according to aRead More…
Lending and borrowing cryptocurrencies is becoming an increasingly important sub-sector of crypto finance, one that may end up shaping how the underlying assets themselves are valued and priced in the markets. WhileRead More…
Travelers on Norwegian Air, one of the largest airlines in Europe, will soon be able to pay for flights using cryptocurrency. In an interview with a local business newspaper, CEO of NorwegianRead More…
Blocknox, a subsidiary of the second largest German stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart, is expanding its cryptocurrency custody service to institutional players. According to an announcement from the bourse on Tuesday, Blocknox alreadyRead More…
Bitcoin miner maker MicroBT has rapidly expanded market share by selling over half a million units in 2019, chipping away at rival Bitmain’s dominance. MicroBT sold about 600,000 units of its flagshipRead More…
In his 1991 book, “Crossing the Chasm,” management consultant Geoffrey Moore defined a crucial gap between the early adopters of a new technology and the larger populations of users that come later.Read More…