The exchange is set to enter the crowded market of institutional bitcoin custody as it aims to become a service provider in the cryptocurrency space. The Nasdaq is seeking to offer custody services to institutions dipping their toes into cryptocurrency. The exchange has been a service provider in the market for some time, but the…
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Blockchain Project Of The Week – EOS
EOS is a blockchain protocol based on the cryptocurrency EOS. The smart contract platform claims to eliminate transaction fees and also conduct millions of transactions per second. Its a platform that’s designed to allow developers to build decentralized apps (otherwise known as DApps for short.) The project’s goal is relatively simple: to make it as…
Blockchain Project Of The Week – Cardano (ADA)
Cardano is a blockchain platform for changemakers, innovators, and visionaries, with the tools and technologies required to create possibility for the many, as well as the few, and bring about positive global change. According to its founders, its the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies…
The Crypto Council for Innovation Launched With Coinbase, Fidelity and Square
Soon-to-be public crypto exchange operator Coinbase, fund giant Fidelity, and fintech stalwart Square are among the companies behind the new Crypto Council for Innovation – an organization aimed at giving companies with cryptocurrency exposure a say in how the asset class is regulated. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) was created by San Francisco-based investment…
PayPal and Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Trading
Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter. Currently, PayPal can be used as an alternative means for withdrawing funds from exchanges such as Coinbase, but this would be a first in terms of offering direct sales of crypto. “My understanding is that they are going to allow buys and sells of crypto directly from PayPal and Venmo,” a well-placed industry source told CoinDesk. “They are going to have some sort of a built-in wallet functionality so you can store it there.”
Interest in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Education Increases
Many institutions of higher education globally are considering offering classes related to Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain education and other emerging innovative technologies because of their much-acclaimed benefits. This is a clear indication that students have started picking interest in discovering the potential of new disruptive innovations such as bitcoin, smart contracts, cryptoassets and other innovations emerging…
Institutions Will Enter Crypto Market – Bakkt CEO
As reported by Ethereum World News last week, those familiar with the matter divulged that Adam White, Coinbase Institutional’s head, had unexpectedly left the San Francisco-based startup to join Bakkt, an up and coming crypto platform that has been endorsed by the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE’s parent company), Microsoft, Starbucks, and a number of leading venture…
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