A February 26th report by Diar, a blockchain research firm, uncovers evidence regarding Ripple’s (XRP) violation of Coinbase’s listing guidelines. This is despite the fact that they have added additional support for their altcoin on Coinbase’s Pro platform. Coinbase’s Digital Asset Framework states that any ownership…
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Traditional Finance Executives Are Now Accepting Cryptocurrency Leadership Roles
According to a report from Finance Magnates on February 25th, Marco Lim, a former Goldman Sachs executive, was recently appointed to be a managing partner at MaiCapital, a blockchain-based company in Hong Kong. Mr. Lim served at Forex Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, and Deutsche Bank in foreign exchange sales prior…
Could a Crypto Winter Be On the Way for Ethereum?
Ethereum Enters a Brave New World By all indications, February 28—or a day that same week—will become a very interesting date in the history of Ethereum. This is the day that experts are predicting block 7,280,000 will be mined. Ordinarily, such an event would not be…
Digital Currencies Remain Mostly Steady in Their Values This February
On February 23, the price of Bitcoin remained just below the $4,000 mark, while other top digital currencies saw mixed results. The world's leading cryptocurrency briefly surpassed the $4,000 level during trading before falling back to $3,976. For the day, it fell a modest 0.…
One Small Tweet Offends a Big Part of Development Community
Afri Schoeden, who has been the release manager at Parity Technologies, has quit all Ethereum projects after a controversial tweet that caused widespread outrage across social media. The tweet was sent on Wednesday, February 20. Afri Schoeden spoke with the media about it on February 21. In the tweet, Schoeden…
Eurex To Debut Digital Currency-Related Products
On February 21, it was reported that Deutsche Boerse, which runs a large derivative exchange in Germany called Eurex, will soon offer future contracts at the exchange relating to digital currencies. According to sources within the company, Eurex will offer a variety of future contracts. The exchange will tie these…