37coins to shut down its services
Aug 12, 2015 04:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
37coins, a bitcoin remittance startup, has recently announced that it is going to discontinue all its services including its SMS-based wallet. The shutdown underlines the end of a process during which the company took part...
Visa to start research on blockchain technology
Aug 12, 2015 03:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
(Removed statement However, the company had acknowledged that it could probably support bitcoin as a payment method.) Visa, one of the leading global credit card processing firm, is planning to begin its research on...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD takes strong support near 200 day MA, good to buy at dips
Aug 11, 2015 12:44 pm UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD has broken short term support $270 and declined till $251.96. It is currently trading at $260. Short term trend is bullish as long as support $247 holds. The major support is around $247 (200 day MA) and break...
Aug 11, 2015 11:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
meXBT, a leading Mexico-based bitcoin exchange, has acquired CoinRepublic, one of the most reputable bitcoin brokerage in Singapore in its efforts to expand throughout the Asia-Pacific region.meBXT will now benefit from...
itBit opens OTC Agency Trading Desk
Aug 11, 2015 09:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
itBit, a US-based bitcoin exchange, is launching an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, that will deal in large transactions of more than 100 bitcoins (equal to $27,600 at present).The exchange is the first ever bitcoin...
Bitcoin start-ups likely to emerge in Asia
Aug 11, 2015 05:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Asian market is increasingly becoming the hotspot when it comes to financial technology investment, as the region has witnessed growth in remittances while banking sector in some countries is still not well developed. This...
BIT appoints Xapo as custodian of its assets
Aug 11, 2015 05:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) has chosen Xapo, a bitcoin wallet and service provider, as the custodian of its assets thereby asserting its trust in the startups long-term sustainability. Grayscale Investments LLC, a...
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