Nomura Unveils Institutional-Grade Cryptoasset Custody Service

A global venture called Komainu has been created to provide a secure digital asset custody solution for institutional investors. Partners in the venture include Nomura, a global financial services group, Ledger, a digital asset security solutions provider, and Global Advisor Holdings, an international investment house. Japanese Holding Company Nomura Unveils Institutional-Grade Cryptoasset Custody Service The […]

Goldman Sachs-Backed Circle Announces Cryptocurrency Version of US Dollar

Goldman Sachs-backed payment company Circle has announced that it is introducing a cryptocurrency version of the U.S. dollar. Circle’s Digital Coin Aims to Solve Volatility In an announcement today, the fintech startup revealed that a new digital currency would be pegged to the U.S. dollar, known as Circle USDC (USD Coin). According to the company, […]

Social Cryptocurrency Trading and Brokerage Firm eToro Is Expanding to U.S.

Israeli-based social trading platform eToro is expanding to the U.S. If all goes according to plan, U.S. citizens will be able to trade cryptocurrencies on the company’s platform sometime later this year. The announcement, which eToro made today, May 15, 2018, at Consensus in New York City, comes on the heels of a $100 million […]

Op-Ed: Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Addresses Bottlenecks around BlockSize Limits and Enables Smart-Contract Scripting

This opinion piece on the May 15 Bitcoin Cash hard fork was written by Alejandro de la Torre, VP of Business Operations at BTC.com, the leading digital platform for cryptocurrency users, miners and developers. Follow him on Twitter @bitentrepreneur. It’s another hard fork day! Today, Bitcoin Cash is creating a new blockchain with 32 MB block […]

Project Jasper Reveals Proof of Concept for Accelerated Payments

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group and Accenture have shown — through their collaboration on Project Jasper — that it is feasible to instantaneously clear and settle securities on-ledger, and have demonstrated for the first time that both central bank cash and assets can be tokenized to complete instant equity settlements via distributed […]