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Coinbase Launches 'Solidify' To Detect Security Risks In Ethereum Smart Contracts
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 10:46am | 347Read More...What Happened: Crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has launched a smart contract security tool called Solidify to detect and classify smart risks within crypto protocols. The new tool was unveiled by Coinbase’s Principal Blockchain Security Engineer Peter Kacherginsky, who said...
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Crypto Startup Founded By Morgan Stanley Traders Is Now A Unicorn
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - 5:12pm | 333Read More...Amber Group — a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading firm founded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) traders turned into a unicorn. What Happened: According to a Monday Bloomberg report, Amber Group reached a valuation of $1 billion in 18 months since its 2018 founding...
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Considers IPO After Coinbase Performance Post Direct Listing
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 1:14pm | 389Read More...Kraken’s Chief Executive is reportedly reconsidering the direct listing approach to take the crypto exchange public. What Happened: Jesse Powell, who co-founded Kraken in 2013 and acts as the exchange’s CEO, told Fortune on Thursday that an IPO now seems like a more...
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Fintech Focus For June 11, 2021
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 5:51pm | 2464Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "As my knowledge of things grew I felt more and more the delight of the world I was in.” Source: Helen Keller One Big Thing In Fintech: The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Thursday recommended the highest possible risk weighting — 1,250% —...
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ForUsAll Partners With Coinbase To Introduce 'Alt 401k' Retirement Plans With Crypto
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 8:05am | 513Read More...What Happened: ForUsAll, a San Francisco-based retirement plan provider, introduced an alternative 401(k) plan that provides in-plan access to cryptocurrency. According to a report, the company, which manages $1.7 billion in AUM, will enable employers to offer crypto as the plan’s alternative...
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Fintech Focus For June 8, 2021
Monday, June 7, 2021 - 8:14pm | 1747Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "Believe you can and you’re halfway there." Source: Theodore Roosevelt One Big Thing In Fintech: Latin America’s fintech industry is booming, and U.S. venture capital firms are not only taking notice, but are backing that growth with some significant...
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US Senator Cynthia Lummis Asks Followers To Share Bitcoin Success Stories After Public Endorsement Of Cryptocurrency
Monday, June 7, 2021 - 2:41pm | 553Read More...What Happened: U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis called for her Twitter followers to send her their Bitcoin success stories, issues, and concerns after her appearance at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. Please send me your #Bitcoin success stories. Please send me your issues and concerns. Thanks for...
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Dogecoin Falls Over 17% After Coinbase Pro Listing And $1.2M Giveaway Of The Coin
Friday, June 4, 2021 - 9:22am | 376Read More...The price of the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) fell significantly following its recent listing and giveaway announcement by the biggest US-based exchange Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN). What Happened: According to CoinMarketCap's data,...
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Crypto Stocks Hold Their Ground As Analysts Say Bitcoin May Reach New Lows
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 2:44pm | 632Read More...Stocks of companies exposed to the cryptocurrency market stay high as analysts at the world's top bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), suggest that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is headed lower. What Happened: According to JPMorgan's note written...
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Binance-Backed Crypto Exchange Tokocrypto Aims For IPO
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 1:54pm | 385Read More...Indonesian crypto exchange Tokocrypto, backed by the world's largest exchange, Binance, reportedly aims to hold an initial public offering (IPO). What Happened: According to a Wednesday Nikkei report, Tokocrypto wants to debut on the public market within two to three years. ...
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Coinbase Pro Adds Support For Dogecoin, Price Jumps To $0.42
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 10:24am | 381Read More...Major crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) announced that it is adding support for Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). What Happened: The exchange said it is “immediately accepting” inbound transfers of the meme-base cryptocurrency, but trading would officially go live after 9...
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Fintech Focus For June 2, 2021
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 - 11:54pm | 1360Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” Source: Jack Handey One Big Thing In Fintech: Technology was supposed to broaden access to financial...
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Fintech Focus For June 1, 2021
Monday, May 31, 2021 - 10:32pm | 2138Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “Showing is better than telling.” Source: Floyd Mayweather One Big Thing In Fintech: Ray Dalio, a billionaire investor and the founder of the world's largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, has said that the digital yuan will be more competitive than the...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For May 30, 2021
Sunday, May 30, 2021 - 11:20am | 1871Read More...Billionaire Ray Dalio Owns Bitcoin, Thinks It's Better Than Bonds Speaking at Coindesk's conference Consensus, Dalio said that he holds "some Bitcoin." He has not specified how much of his portfolio is allocated to the cryptocurrency or other digital assets, but he admitted that...
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Fintech Focus For May 28, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 9:26pm | 2153Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” Source: William James One Big Thing In Fintech: Mint is the most downloaded personal finance app by some margin, and it’s also the greediest for your data. However,...
