More than 8,000 people signed up for the open public beta launch of Eurekapro’s new fiat-crypto exchange, Finews.asia has reported. “A Singapore-based exchange will allow for easy fiat-to-crypto trading and aims to make digital currency more easily accessible to businesses and consumers,” the news site said. Eurekapro offers its own native token, EKT, and claims it provides the most extensive …
Crypto Markets See Sharp Drop-Off on the Day, Bitcoin Dips Below $6,300
Wednesday, Oct. 10: Crypto markets have suffered a sharp decline within an hour, with Bitcoin (BTC) plunging below the $6,300 threshold, and the top altcoin Ethereum (ETH) nearly touching $200. According to CoinMarketCap, virtually all the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap have suffered major declines at press time, with 19 out of the 20 top coins by market cap …
Crypto Startup Pundi X Says That it Made the ‘First Blockchain Phone Call’
Having launched a crypto-based Point-of-Sale (POS) device earlier this year with the goal of making cryptocurrency payments easier on the go, Pundi X now claims to have made the first blockchain phone call, according to a recent Medium post by the company co-founder Pitt Huang. The call was made on the startup’s newest device, called the XPhone, at the ongoing …
Crypto Exchange Hack Losses Already 250% Higher Than 2017, Q3 Report Shows
Losses caused by cryptocurrency exchange hacks hit $927 million in the first nine months of 2018, already 250 percent higher than throughout all of 2017, Reuters India reports October 10. Reuters cites a Crypto Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) report for Q3 2018 from crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace, which pitted the $927 million figure against last year’s $266 million total. According to the …
Highlights of Week 40: Transfero Swiss AG, Lambda, Agora
Do you want to see your favorite token on an exchange? Transfero Swiss AG helps projects list on exchanges, getting it done for faster & cheaper. Transfero has partnered with 80 exchanges from the Top 100 to make exchange listing smoother; cheaper and faster. The team only charge a success fee after the project is live and trading. Send a …
Mastercard Patent Hints at Plan for Multi-Currency Blockchains
Mastercard has won a patent for a proposed system that would allow for the launch of different kinds of blockchains – including those that support multiple currencies. Published Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the patent explains that a group or company may need to store different types of transaction information on a single platform – something that …
Middle East’s First Central Bank-Backed Crypto Exchange to Launch in 2019
Two blockchain veterans are gearing up to launch what could be the first cryptocurrency exchange in the Persian Gulf to be licensed by a central bank. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Rain Financial has opened its public waiting list after a year in the Central Bank of Bahrain’s fintech sandbox. Co-founded by Saudi blockchain consultant Abdullah Almoaiqel and Egyptian investor-turned-meetup organizer …
Is Crypto Market Awaiting for a Large Short-Term Rally? Bitcoin Improves
Yesterday, on October 10, the price of Bitcoin broke out of the $6.600 mark after stabilizing at the $6,550 level for a few weeks. The volume of Bitcoin saw an increase of 12 percent from $3.2 billion to $3.6 billion on Coinmarketcap and $2.1 billion to $2.38 billion on ShapeShift’s CoinCap.io. Some tokens including 0x and Polymath have recorded decent …
Binance Exchange to Replace Token Listing Fees With Donations
The Binance exchange has announced today a major change to its token listing fee policy. The team revealed that: “Starting immediately, and going forward, we will make all listing fees transparent and donate 100% of them to charity.” According to the new policy, leaders of any project will be able to determine their desired fees (donations) themselves. Binance’s charity initiative …
Seoul Mayor Plans $100 Million Fund to Boost Blockchain Adoption
Park Won-soon, the mayor of Seoul, has revealed a five-year plan to invest $108 million to develop the South Korean capital as a smart city powered by blockchain. In a speech during his visit to Zurich, Park announced last week that his Blockchain Urban Plan for 2018–2022 will cover 14 public services in five areas, with a government budget totaling …









