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Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary led a $100,000 investment in a cryptocurrency application that converts spare change on credit card purchases to a user-selected cryptocurrency, reported CNBC on Oct. 23. Converting Spare Change to Crypto Called Bundil, the application was aired on a recent “Shark Tank” episode – a reality T.V. show which televises entrepreneur pitches […]

According to transaction data from Tether’s accounts, it took 500 million USDT permanently out of circulation on Wednesday. Tether has just destroyed 500M USDt from the Tether treasury wallet with the following tx: https://t.co/HTG52LaRVh For more information see the announcement here: https://t.co/McLTCGzmJi — Tether (@Tether_to) October 24, 2018 Transfer and Burn The company first transferred the […]

South Korea's $90 million investment in blockchain education positions it at the forefront of global technology fostering.

The first fully XRP-based exchange, called XRP United, launched on Tuesday and is now live. The First Full XRP Based Exchange now LIVE XRP United – Launch Video #xrpthebase https://t.co/CHyRCLdbG8 #Ripple #XRP ON DISCORD https://t.co/1kVqSwCMpH pic.twitter.com/3M40tI8hER — ???? ??? (@BankXRP) October 23, 2018 XRP/EUR A video posted by Twitter user @bankXRP teases the capabilities of […]

It’s not a particularly meaningful threshold, but it is a memorable one. Recently, the value of the average cryptocurrency has fallen further from its peak than the average tech stock during the worst portion of the dot-com stock rebound. And while the crypto markets likely have a slow, measured recovery in their future, just like web […]

Unikrn, an esports company that raised over $15 million in its ICO pre-sale last year, has been granted an Isle of Man license with regulatory approval for both crypto and real money betting that will span across 3 continents, the company announced in a Medium post on October 23, 2018. Unikrn’s Biggest Launch Since 2014 […]

Only a week after India’s first Bitcoin ATM was launched to much fanfare, regional authorities have confiscated the two-way crypto machine and arrested the initiative’s founder, reported Times of India on Oct. 24. Bitcoin ATM Seized The Bitcoin ATM was installed by cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin in a shopping mall in the city of Bengaluru, India’s […]

The Albanian government is planning a regulatory framework for digital assets in an effort to become a hub for digital asset investment in the Western Balkan region, a report from the Tirana Times said on Oct. 22. The announcement makes Albania the latest in a series of governments warming to cryptocurrencies and trying to draw […]

With Wall Street seemingly moving from the sidelines to their pre-match pep talk, the weight of institutional participation in cryptocurrency would no longer rest on the lone shoulders of a Bitcoin ETF approval. Those still looking to the SolidX-VanEck ETF application may be in luck, however, with the SEC having revealed fresh details in a […]

Japan, the largest cryptocurrency exchange market by daily trading volume, has allowed the local crypto market to self-regulate, demonstrating trust towards the country’s cryptocurrency-related businesses. The decision of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the main financial watchdog of the country, comes in a period in which two of the biggest digital asset exchanges in its […]